Alias Betty 2001  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia, Mathilde Seigner, Luck Mervil, Edouard Baer, Stephane Freiss, Yves Jacques, Alexis Chatrian, Roschdy Zem, Consuelo De Haviland
In this suspense thriller, adapted from Ruth Rendell's "The Tree of Hands," several stories intertwine to exemplify aspects of motherhood when one child is kidnapped to replace another who has died.
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Class Trip 1998  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Clement van den Bergh, Lokman Nalcakan, Francois Roy, Yves Verhoeven, Tina Sportolaro, Emmanuelle Bercot, Yves Jacques, Chantel Banlier, Benoit Herlin, Julien Le Mouel, Jean-Claude Frissung
While on a school ski trip, insecure Nicolas (Clement van den Bergh) experiences nightmares about an unseen killer in the wintry French countryside.
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Deadly Circuit 1983 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand, Stephane Audran, Macha Meril, Genevieve Page, Sami Frey, Dominique Frot, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-Claude Brialy, Isabelle Ho, Francois Bernheim
Private detective Beauvoir, The "Eye," (Michel Serrault) is on the trail of a seductress (Isabelle Adjani), a serial killer leaving victims in her wake as she travels through Europe.
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La Petite Lili 2003 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Little Lili
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Ludivine Sagnier, Robinson Stevenin, Julie Depardieu, Yves Jacques, Anne Le Ny, Marc Betton, Michel Piccoli
In this updated adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull," Mado Marceaux (Nicole Garcia) hostesses family and friends at her French country home where they critique both good and bad aspects of the film industry–and even find time for secret affairs during breaks in the discussions.
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L'Effrontee 1985 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Charlotte and Lulu
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Claude Brialy, Clothilde Baudon, Julie Glenn, Raoul Billerey, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Richard Guerry, Simon de La Brosse, Cedric Liddell
Charlotte (Charlotte Gainsbourg) has nothing to do for a month after school is out. Her friends are gone for the summer and her brother is also leaving town. Her life changes when she becomes obsessed with a younger girl, a piano prodigy, who will be having a concert in town. Though her life is no longer drab, problems lie ahead.
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The Wild Child 1970 G, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Francois Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Cargol, Jean Daste, Paul Ville, Annie Miller, Claude Miller, Francoise Seigner, Mathieu Schiffman, Jean Grualt, Robert Cambourakis, Gitt Magrini, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Laura Truffaut, Eva Truffaut, Guillaume Schiffman
This film is based on a true story about a child, Victor (Jean-Pierre Cargol), who was raised in the wilds. When Victor is rescued, he is taken under the tutelage of Dr. Itard (Francois Truffaut) whose love and understanding helps him adapt to civilization. Dr. Itard takes Victor into his own home and uses rewards and punishments to teach him how to listen and respond in his new world.
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| 1. The Accompanist (1992)
2. Alias Betty (2001)
aka: Betty Fisher and Other Stories
3. Class Trip (1998)
4. Deadly Circuit (1983)
5. La Petite Lili (2003)
aka: Little Lili
6. L'Effrontee (1985)
aka: Charlotte and Lulu
7. The Wild Child (1970)
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