La Petite Jerusalem 2005  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Karin Albou
Cast: Fanny Valette, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini, Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre, Sonia Tahar, Michael Cohen, Aurore Clement, Francois Marthouret, Saida Bekkouche, Salah Teskouk
Eighteen-year-old philosophy student Laura (Fanny Valette) lives in her sister Mathilde's (Elsa Zylberstein) apartment with Mathilde's husband, Ariel (Bruno Todeschini), their four children, and her mother (Sonia Tahar). The home is located in the suburban Paris neighborhood known as "Little Jerusalem" because of its large Jewish population. But, Laura is not into her family's religious fervor, which has damaged Mathilde's marital relationship with Ariel, and she really is not into the dating scene–until she meets Djamel (Hedi Tillette de Clermont-Tonnerre).
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Metroland 1997  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Saville
Cast: Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Lee Ross, Elsa Zylberstein, Rufus, Jonathan Aris, Ifan Meredith, Amanda Ryan, John Wood, Brian Protheroe
Chris (Christian Bale) is living a placid life in London with his wife, Marion (Emily Watson), and their baby. Then, the appearance of his friend Toni (Lee Ross), after a 10-year absence, causes Chris to question his decision to choose marriage and family over his old life as a carefree bachelor.
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Mina Tannenbaum 1994  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Martine Dugowson
Cast: Romane Bohringer, Elsa Zylberstein, Florence Thomassin, Nils Tavernier, Stephane Slima, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Eric Defosse, Chantal Krief, Jany Gastaldi, Dumitru Furdui
Two Jewish girls are born on the same day in the same Paris hospital. Ten years later they meet at ballet class and become best friends. The story continues as they mature, find and lose loves, and find the meanings in life despite their families' influences.
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Modigliani 2004  R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mick Davis
Cast: Andy Garcia, Elsa Zylberstein, Hippolyte Girardot, Omid Djalili, Eva Herzigova, Udo Kier, Susie Amy, Peter Capaldi, Louis Hilyer, Miriam Margolyes, Jim Carter, Lance Henriksen
Based on the life of gifted painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani (Andy Garcia), this story covers his rivalry with Pablo Picasso (Omid Djalili); Modigliani's abuse of alcohol and opium; and his relationship with his mistress, Jeanne Hebuterne (Elsa Zylberstein), who remains with the Jewish Modigliani despite her Catholic father's (Jim Carter) objection.
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Monsieur N. 2003 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Antoine de Caunes
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Richard E. Grant, Jay Rodan, Elsa Zylberstein, Roschdy Zem, Bruno Putzulu, Stephane Freiss, Frederic Pierrot, Siobhan Hewlett, Peter Sullivan, Igor Skreblin, Bernard Bloch
This story begins with the exhumation of a body and then continues, through flashbacks, to 1815 when Napoleon Bonaparte (Philippe Torreton) was in exile on Elba. The story then explores age-old questions surrounding the mystery of how Napoleon died.
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Portraits Chinois 1996 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Shadow Play
Director: Martine Dugowson
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Romane Bohringer, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Marie Trintignant, Elsa Zylberstein, Yvan Attal, Sergio Castellitto, Miki Manojlovic, Jean-Claude Brialy, Mathilde Seigner
Complicated relationships can be found everywhere in this story of two costume designers–Ada (Helena Bonham Carter) and Lise (Romane Bohringer)–who work in Paris. Although there is not much insight into these two, the storyline is entertaining.
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Tomorrow We Move 2004  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Chantal Akerman
Cast: Sylvie Testud, Aurore Clement, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Natacha Regnier, Lucas Belvaux, Dominique Reymond, Elsa Zylberstein, Gilles Privat, Georges Siatidis, Anne Coesens
Charlotte (Sylvie Testud) and her mother, Catherine (Aurore Clement), live amidst clutter in cramped quarters where Catherine teaches piano lessons. The decision is made to move, and realtor Popernick (Jean-Pierre Marielle) enters the picture–introducing Charlotte to prospective tenants, some of which become new friends.
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| 1. Farinelli (1994)
2. La Petite Jerusalem (2005)
3. Metroland (1997)
4. Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
5. Modigliani (2004)
6. Monsieur N. (2003)
7. Portraits Chinois (1996)
aka: Shadow Play
8. Tomorrow We Move (2004)
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