America Brown 2004 N/R, 87 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Black Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Hill Harper, Karen Black, Natasha Lyonne, Elodie Bouchez, Leo Burmester, Frankie Faison, Michael Rapaport, David Dayan Fisher
After high-school football star Ricky "America" Brown (Ryan Kwanten) leaves his Texas home to begin a new life in NYC, he finds refuge in Williamsburg with John Cross (Hill Harper) who had left Texas years before and is now a priest. Ricky becomes involved with waitress Vera (Natasha Lyonne), while Cross has his own problems to deal with–involving an affair with Rosie (Elodie Bouchez).
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CQ 2001 R, 91 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Roman Coppola Cast: Jeremy Davies, Angela Lindvall, Elodie Bouchez, Gerard Depardieu, Massimo Ghini, Giancarlo Giannini, John Phillip Law, Jason Schwartzman, Dean Stockwell, Billy Zane
A French director (Gerard Depardieu) is making a sci-fi film but cannot seem to find an ending for his story. The solution: A young American, Paul (Jeremy Davies), who is already in Paris documenting his own life on film. The problem: Paul begins to intertwine his own life story with that of the sci-fi movie.
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Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday 1998 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Didier Le Pecheur Cast: Elodie Bouchez, Jean-Marc Barr, Martin Petit-Guyot, Patrick Catalifo, Gerard Loussine, Jean-Michel Fete, Zazie, Jeanne Casilas, Florence Darel, Jean-Jacques Vanier
While performing his duties as a morgue worker, Ben (Jean-Marc Barr) steps over the line and attempts to perform sex on the corpse of Teresa (Elodie Bouchez). During the act, Teresa awakens and, ultimately, joins Ben and others in equally perverse sexual acts.
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The Dreamlife of Angels 1998 R, 113 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Erick Zonca Cast: Elodie Bouchez, Natacha Regnier, Gregoire Colin, Jo Prestia, Patrick Mercado
Two working-class women from Lille–Isa (Elodie Bouchez) and Marie (Natacha Regnier)–become apartment roommates and good friends. But, when Marie becomes sexually attracted to Chris (Gregoire Colin), the friendship turns bitter. Bouchez and Regnier shared Best Actress honors at the Cannes Film Festival for their roles in this film.
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Sorry, Haters 2006 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Jeff Stanzler Cast: Robin Wright Penn, Abdel Kechiche, Sandra Oh, Remy K. Selma, Elodie Bouchez, Aasif Mandvi, Jim Ryan, Starla Benford, Fred Dunst, Annouchka Yameogo-Stanzler, Sebastian Roche, Josh Hamilton
This psychological thriller deals with anxieties involved in relationships of Americans and Muslims following 9/11 as is shown when cab driver Ashade (Abdel Kechiche) picks up New York businesswoman Phoebe (Robin Wright Penn). During the ride, Ashade tells Phoebe about his brother's problems involving deportation. Phoebe convinces Ashade that she can help him find a good lawyer. But Phoebe has her own problems, is not who Ashade thinks she is, and draws Ashade into her tangled web.
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| 1. America Brown (2004)
2. CQ (2001)
3. Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday (1998)
4. The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
5. Sorry, Haters (2006)
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