Chaos 2001  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Coline Serreau
Cast: Catherine Frot, Vincent Lindon, Rachida Brakni, Line Renaud, Aurelien Wiik, Ivan Franek, Chloe Lambert, Marie Denarnaud, Michel Lagueyrie, Wojciech Pszoniak
After Helene and Paul Vidal (Catherine Frot and Vincent Lindon) watch prostitute Malika (Rachida Brakni) being beaten into a coma by her pimp, Helene puts her own family life on hold and ministers to Malika.
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The New Eve 1999  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Catherine Corsini
Cast: Karin Viard, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Catherine Frot, Sergi Lopez, Mireille Roussel, Nozha Khouadra, Laurent Lucas, Valentine Vidal, Francois Caron, Frederic Gelard
A French woman, Camille (Karin Viard), leaps from one reckless liaison to another–lost in a depraved world of drugs, sex, and alcohol–in this film reflecting the style of new French realism.
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The Page Turner 2006  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Denis Dercourt
Cast: Catherine Frot, Deborah Francois, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine Citti, Jacques Bonnaffe, Antoine Martynciow, Julie Richalet, Martine Cevallier, Andre Marcon, Ariele Butaux
While taking her conservatory entrance exam, aspiring pianist Melanie Prouvost is distracted when one of the judges, Ariane (Catherine Frot), signs an autograph for a fan. Melanie's loss of concentration results in her failing the test and ends her dream for a music career. Years later, Jean Fouchecourt (Pascal Greggory)–who is a senior partner in the law firm for which Melanie is a file clerk–hires Melanie to be his son's live-in nanny. Jean's wife turns out to be Ariane. But Ariane does not remember Melanie and even employs her as her page turner for the upcoming radio broadcast with her musical trio. Meanwhile, Ariane learns to rely on Melanie who, in turn, waits for the right moment to exploit the situation.
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Un Air de Famille 1996 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Family Resemblances
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Cast: Agnes Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Claire Maurier, Wladimir Yordanoff, Alain Guillo, Sophie Simon, Cedric Klapisch, Antoine Chappey
A dysfunctional French family's dinner celebration brings out grudges, tensions, and memories as the family airs its dirty laundry. Siblings revert to roles played since childhood and freely push each other's buttons.
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| 1. Chaos (2001)
2. The Dinner Game (1998)
aka: Le Diner de Cons
3. The New Eve (1999)
4. The Page Turner (2006)
5. Un Air de Famille (1996)
aka: Family Resemblances
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