The Chateau 2001  R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jesse Peretz
Cast: Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Didier Flamand, Sylvie Testud, Donal Logue, Maria Verdi, Philippe Nahon, Nathalie Jouen, Marie Girard, Estelle Sobelman
When American brothers–Graham (Paul Rudd) and Allen (Romany Malco)–inherit a French chateau, they head for France where they find it difficult to communicate with the chateau's servants. And, to make matters even worse, the chateau is high in both decay and debt. The brothers want to leave, but the servants want desperately to keep their home.
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Factotum 2005  R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bent Hamer
Cast: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Didier Flamand, Adrienne Shelly, Karen Young, Tony Lyons
Short-story writer Hank Chinaski (Matt Dillon) wanders in and out of flophouses, bars, and jobs in Los Angeles. One night, he meets Jan (Lili Taylor) at a bar, and a few days later Hank moves in with her. All goes well for awhile, but when Hank appears to be gaining success in a new job, problems with Jan arise.
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Les Choristes 2004 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Chorus
Director: Christophe Barratier
Cast: Gerard Jugnot, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Marie Bunel, Kad Merad, Francois Berleand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Didier Flamand, Paul Charieras, Carole Weiss, Philippe Du Janerand
Clement Mathieu (Gerard Jugnot) bonds with his students through the music he teaches at their unruly reform school and, in the process, enriches their lives. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Foreign Language Film.
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Les Rivieres Pourpres 2000 R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Crimson Rivers
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Cast: Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Fares, Dominique Sanda, Karim Belkhadra, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Didier Flamand, Francois Levantal, Francine Berge, Philippe Nahon
Two French policemen–Commissaire Pierre Niemans (Jean Reno) and Lieutenant Max Kerkerian (Vincent Cassel)–follow clues in separate investigations that converge on the perpetrator of grisly serial killings.
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 Women 1997 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luis Galvao Teles
Cast: Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller, Marisa Berenson, Geusch Patti, Joaquim de Almeida, Morgan Perez, Didier Flamand, Robert Guilmard, Maurice Chevit
Five middle-aged friends–Eva (Miou-Miou), Linda (Carmen Maura), Barbara (Marthe Keller), Chloe (Marisa Berenson), and Branca (Guesch Patti)–agree to be videotaped for a segment of Linda's TV show on which they will discuss their lives and loves through sarcasm, tears, and laughter.
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| 1. The Chateau (2001)
2. Factotum (2005)
3. Les Choristes (2004)
aka: The Chorus
4. Les Rivieres Pourpres (2000)
aka: The Crimson Rivers
5. Women (1997)
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