The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mary McGuckian
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Robert De Niro, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Harvey Keitel, Geraldine Chaplin, Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Emilie Dequenne, Adriana Dominguez, Samuel Le Bihan, John Lynch, Dominique Pinon
In the 18th century, a freak accident on a rope bridge stretching over a Peruvian ravine results in the deaths of five people. Was the accident part of God's Divine Plan? That is the question asked by Friar Juniper (Gabriel Byrne) as he investigates the life stories of the victims. Previously made in 1944.
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 Brotherhood of the Wolf 2001  R, 142 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Action / Horror / Mystery
Director: Christophe Gans
Cast: Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Vincent Cassel, Emilie Dequenne, Monica Bellucci, Jean Yanne, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Edith Scob, Hans Meyer, Jeremie Renier, Jacques Perrin, Johan Leysen, Bernard Farcy, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Nahon
According to French legend, in the year 1765 trouble brewed in the form of a beast that killed humans in the mountains of France. Two brave men–one, enlightened Parisian Fronsac (Samuel Le Bihan), and the other, wise native American Iroquois Mani (Mark Dacascos)–are sent by King Louis XV to investigate the uncivilized, backward Gevaudan province, which is far removed from Paris society.
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The Housekeeper 2002  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Berri
Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emilie Dequenne, Brigitte Catillon, Jacques Frantz, Axelle Abbadie, Catherine Breillat, Apollinaire Louis-Philippe Dogue, Amalric Gerard
Barely out of her teens, Laura (Emilie Dequenne) goes to work as a housekeeper for an older man, newly divorced Jacques (Jean-Pierre Bacri). Against Jacques' better judgment, Laura and he become intimate–a decision that brings both pleasure and pain to Jacques' sexual ego.
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Rosetta 1999 R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast: Emilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux, Olivier Gourmet, Bernard Marbaix, Frederic Bodson, Florian Delain, Christiane Dorval, Mireille Bailly, Thomas Gollas
This film won the "Palm d'Or" prize for best film at the Cannes film festival where Emilie Dequenne also took honors for the "Best Actress" award for her portrayal of 17-year-old Rosetta who is desperate in her attempts to rise beyond her wretched family circumstances.
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| 1. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
2. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
3. The Housekeeper (2002)
4. Rosetta (1999)
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