The Chambermaid on the Titanic 1997 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama aka: The Chambermaid
Director: Bigas Luna Cast: Olivier Martinez, Romane Bohringer, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Didier Bezace, Aldo Maccione, Jean-Marie Juan, Arno Chevrier, Marianne Groves, Didier Benureau, Alberto Cassadie
As a contest prize, foundry worker Horty (Olivier Martinez) wins a trip to Southampton to watch the Titanic sail out of port on her maiden voyage. While in Southampton, he meets and spends one chaste night with a Titanic chambermaid (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon). On his return home, Horty builds up the meeting into a romantic rendezvous, which does not sit well with his wife, Zoe (Romane Bohringer).
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C'est la Vie 1990 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Diane Kurys Cast: Nathalie Baye, Richard Berry, Zabou, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Vincent Lindon, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Didier Benureau, Julie Bataille, Candice Lefranc, Alexis Derlon
Set in the late 1950s, this film is the final entry in Diane Kurys' autobiographical trilogy (preceded by "Peppermint Soda" and "Entre Nous"). When Lena (Nathalie Baye) decides to divorce her husband, Michele (Richard Berry), she sends her daughters to a seaside resort and joins them later. As the girls learn life's lessons, Lena starts an affair with a young man, Leon (Jean-Pierre Bacri). The fun lifestyle ends when Michel arrives on the scene.
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Les Visiteurs 1993 R, 106 min. Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Fantasy aka: The Visitors The Corsican File
Director: Jean-Marie Poire Cast: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno, Valerie Lemercier, Marie-Anne Chazel, Didier Pain, Didier Benureau, Christian Bujeau, Isabelle Nanty, Gerard Sety, Jean-Paul Muel
A 12th-century knight (Jean Reno) and his squire (Christian Clavier) drink a magician's potion and are catapulted into the 20th century. In this comedic adventure from France, their castle is now a swanky hotel in the future.
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Too Beautiful for You 1989 R, 91 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Blier Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, Carole Bouquet, Roland Blanche, Francois Cluzet, Didier Benureau, Myriam Boyer, Denise Chalem, Philippe Loffredo, Stephane Auberghen
When Bernard Barthelemy (Gerard Depardieu) falls for his secretary, Colette Chevassu (Josiane Balasko), his marriage to the beautiful Florence (Carole Bouquet) takes a U-turn.
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| 1. The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997) aka: The Chambermaid
2. C'est la Vie (1990)
3. Les Visiteurs (1993) aka: The Visitors aka: The Corsican File
4. Too Beautiful for You (1989)
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