Code Unknown 2000  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler, Alexandre Hamidi, Maimouna Helene Diarra, Ona Lu Yenke, Djibril Kouyate, Luminita Gheorghiu, Grenguta Hariton, Bob Nicolaescu, Bruno Todeschini
Separate lives intersect as a result of one incident on the streets of Paris. This film explores how that incident affected them in this complex film that focuses on intolerence. Each viewer will walk away with a different take on meaning of the "unknown code."
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La Petite Jerusalem 2005  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Karin Albou
Cast: Fanny Valette, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini, Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre, Sonia Tahar, Michael Cohen, Aurore Clement, Francois Marthouret, Saida Bekkouche, Salah Teskouk
Eighteen-year-old philosophy student Laura (Fanny Valette) lives in her sister Mathilde's (Elsa Zylberstein) apartment with Mathilde's husband, Ariel (Bruno Todeschini), their four children, and her mother (Sonia Tahar). The home is located in the suburban Paris neighborhood known as "Little Jerusalem" because of its large Jewish population. But, Laura is not into her family's religious fervor, which has damaged Mathilde's marital relationship with Ariel, and she really is not into the dating scene–until she meets Djamel (Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre).
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La Sentinelle 1992  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Sentinal
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, Jean-Louis Richard, Valerie Dreville, Marianne Denicourt, Jean-Luc Boutte, Bruno Todeschini, Emmanuelle Devos, Philippe Laudenbach, Laszlo Szabo
A young doctor, Mathias Barillet (Emmanuel Salinger), is confronted by a strange man during his train ride from Germany to Paris. Later, he discovers a shrunken human head in his luggage. The head develops into an obsession for Mathias, and he is determined to discover its identity.
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Ma Saison Preferee 1993  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: My Favorite Season
Director: Andre Techine
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Marthe Villalonga, Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Chiara Mastroianni, Carmen Chaplin, Anthony Prada, Michele Moretti, Jacques Nolot, Bruno Todeschini, Jean Bousquet, Roschdy Zem, Ingrid Caven
Emilie (Catherine Deneuve) and Antoine (Daniel Auteuil) are a sister and brother who tend to the problems confronting their aged mother Berthe (Marthe Villalonga) when Berthe comes to live with Emilie. They reflect on their past, present, and future relationships with each other in this delicately perceptive examination of family bonds.
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Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train 1998 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Pascal Greggory, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling, Vincent Perez, Bruno Todeschini, Sylvain Jacques, Roschdy Zem, Dominique Blanc, Delphine Schiltz
Friends and relatives of a deceased, French filmmaker board a train that will take them to the funeral in the provincial city of Limoge. Each member of the entourage carries his or her own emotional baggage on the journey, which is shown as individual stories unfold.
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Va Savoir 2001 PG-13, 150 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Who Knows?
Director: Jacques Rivette
Cast: Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler, Jacques Bonnaffe, Helene de Fougerolles, Bruno Todeschini, Catherine Rouvel, Claude Berri, Attilo Cucari, Bettina Kee
When Camille (Jeanne Balibar) returns to Paris, starring in a play for an Italian touring company, she reunites with her old flame, Pierre (Jacques Bonnaffe). Meanwhile, her co-star-director-lover, Ugo (Sergio Castellitto), has no problem finding another love interest in Do (Helene de Fougerolles) whose brother Arthur (Bruno Todeschini) chases after Pierre's current lover. Confusing? You bet!
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| 1. Code Unknown (2000)
2. La Petite Jerusalem (2005)
3. La Sentinelle (1992)
aka: The Sentinal
4. Ma Saison Preferee (1993)
aka: My Favorite Season
5. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
6. Va Savoir (2001)
aka: Who Knows?
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