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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It All Starts Today 1999 N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci, Veronique Ataly, Nathalie Becue, Emmanuelle Bercot, Francoise Bette, Christine Citti, Christina Crevillen, Sylviane Goudal, Didier Bezace, Betty Teboulle, Gerard Giroudon
When the coal mines close in a small French town, the local economy plunges. Kindergarten teacher Daniel Lefebvre (Philippe Torreton) finds he must deal with a myriad of problems–physical as well as psychological–brought on by unemployment. A well-produced, thought-provoking film.
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Les Voleurs 1996  R, 117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Thieves
Director: Andre Techine
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Laurence Cote, Benoit Magimel, Ivan Desny, Chiara Mastroianni, Didier Bezace, Fabienne Babe, Julien Riviere, Regis Betoule
Set in Northern France, this is the intriguing story of Juliette (Laurence Cote) and her relationships with a cop (who had arrested her for shoplifting and then let her go) (Daniel Auteuil) and Marie (Catherine Deneuve), a professor who loves her.
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| 1. The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997)
aka: The Chambermaid
2. It All Starts Today (1999)
3. Les Voleurs (1996)
aka: Thieves
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