The Bridge 1999  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Frederic Auburtin, Gerard Depardieu
Cast: Carole Bouquet, Gerard Depardieu, Charles Berling, Stanislas Crevillen, Dominique Reymond, Melanie Laurent, Michelle Goddet, Christiane Cohendy, Agathe Dronne, Gerard Dauzat
A bored housewife, Mina (Carole Bouquet), has been married to Georges (Gerard Depardieu) for 15 years, during which time they produced Tommy (Stanislas Crevillen). Now a young teenager, Tommy holds the marriage together. One day Mina goes to the cinema where she meets free-spirited Matthias (Charles Berling), and an affair ensues. When Tommy discovers his mother's secret, he is forced into the role of co-conspirator.
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The Comedy of Innocence 2000  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jeanne Balibar, Charles Berling, Edith Scob, Nils Hugon, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Denis Podalydes, Chantel Bronner, Bruno Marengo, Nicolas de La Baume
Camille (Nils Hugon) feels neglected and, thus, frequently lives in his own fantasy world. On this ninth birthday, he announces that he in not really Camille, but Paul, a boy who had drowned two years previously. He even takes his mother (Isabelle Huppert) to Paul's home and demonstrates his detailed knowledge of the place–including Paul's mother (Jeanne Balibar). Has Paul really come back and taken over Camille's body?
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Demonlover 2002  N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloe Sevigny, Gina Gershon, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Dominique Reymond, Edwin Gerard, Thomas M. Pollard, Julie Brochen, Abi Sakamoto, Jorgen Doering, Jean-Charles Dumay
Corporate espionage operates at full capacity when two companies vie for 3D porn from Japan.
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Dry Cleaning 1997 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Anne Fontaine
Cast: Miou-Miou, Charles Berling, Stanislas Merhar, Mathilde Seigner, Nanou Meister, Noe Pflieger, Michel Bompoil, Christopher King, Gerard Blanc, Betty Petristy
A middle-aged couple, Nicole (Miou-Miou) and Jean-Marie Kunstler (Charles Berling), has been married 15 years and run a successful dry cleaning business, but life has become too routine UNTIL they take in Loic (Stanislas Merhar)–the brother part of a brother/sister drag queen act. Once Loic is in their home, he turns their lives inside out, which leads to the demise of everything Nicole and Jean-Marie have ever known.
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How I Killed My Father 2001 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: My Father and I
Director: Anne Fontaine
Cast: Michel Bouquet, Charles Berling, Natacha Regnier, Amira Casar, Stephane Guillon, Hubert Kounde, Karole Rocher, Marie Micla, Nicole Evans, Philippe Lehembre
Successful 44-year-old gerontologist Jean-Luc's (Charles Berling) absentee father, 70-year-old Maurice (Michel Bouquet), suddenly returns–broke and need of a home. Jean-Luc's wife, Isa (Natacha Regnier), welcomes Maurice into their home, but tensions build between father and son.
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L'Ennui 1998 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Cedric Kahn
Cast: Charles Berling, Sophie Guillemin, Arielle Dombasle, Robert Kramer, Alice Grey, Maurice Antoni, Tom Ouedraogo, P. Arrachequesne, Mirtha C. Medeiros, Pierre Chevalier
Martin (Charles Berling), a professor of philosophy, falls under the spell of a 17-year-old model, Cecilia (Sophie Guillemin). Martin's obsession stems from the fact that the more he desires Cecilia, the more frustrated he becomes with her indifference: while he can devour her sexually, he cannot gain her love, her soul.
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Sentimental Destinies 2000 N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Emmanuelle Beart, Charles Berling, Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Perrier, Dominique Reymond, Andre Marcon, Alexandra London, Julie Depardieu, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Valerie Bonneton
During the early decades of the 20th century, Limoges porcelain is faced with no family member able or willing to take over the business–until Jean Barnery (Charles Berling) and his second wife, Pauline (Emmanuelle Beart), step in hoping to find both personal and professional success.
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Stardom 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: 15 Moments
Director: Denys Arcand
Cast: Jessica Pare, Dan Aykroyd, Charles Berling, Bruce Taylor, Camilla Rutherford, Thomas Gibson, Frank Langella, Patrick Huard, Tony Calabretta, Larry Day
The rise and fall of fashion supermodel Tina Menzhal (Jessica Pare) is chronicled in this so-so spoof of one young girl's experiences with fame in the fashion industry.
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Summer Hours 2008  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jeremie Renier, Edith Scob, Dominique Reymond, Valerie Bonneton, Isabelle Sadoyan, Kyle Eastwood, Alice de Lencquesaing, Emile Berling, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Gilles Arbona, Eric Elmosnino, Marc Voinchet, Sara Martins
Helene (Edith Scob) prepares for her 75th birthday and invites her children to her home in the French countryside. Designer Adrienne (Juliette Binoche) arrives from New York, and Jeremie (Jeremie Renier) comes from China with his wife Angela (Valerie Bonneton). Economist Frederick (Charles Berling) arrives with his wife Lisa (Dominique Reymond). When they are gathered together, Helene asks them to decide on what to do with her home and valuable art collection after she dies. They have different opinions. Later, Helene dies, and now her children must take on the difficult task of deciding how to dispose of her property, which involves many memories of their lifetime.
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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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| 1. The Bridge (1999)
2. The Comedy of Innocence (2000)
3. Demonlover (2002)
4. Dry Cleaning (1997)
5. How I Killed My Father (2001)
aka: My Father and I
6. L'Ennui (1998)
7. Ridicule (1996)
8. Sentimental Destinies (2000)
9. Stardom (2000)
aka: 15 Moments
10. Summer Hours (2008)
11. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
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