Artemisia 1997  R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Agnes Merlet
Cast: Valentina Cervi, Michel Serrault, Miki Manojlovic, Luca Zingaretti, Emmanuelle Devos, Frederic Pierrot, Jacques Nolot, Dominique Reymond, Maurice Garrel, Brigitte Catillon
Artemisia Gentileschi (Valentina Cervi) (1593-1652) was the daughter of the painter Orazio Gentileschi (Michel Serrault), and she became a Baroque artist in her own right. This biography deals with Artemisia's early years as an apprentice and the rape trial that resulted from her affair with her teacher, Angostino Tassi (Miki Manojlovic).
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The Beat That My Heart Skipped 2005  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Audiard
Cast: Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccai, Gilles Cohen, Linh Dan Pham, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos, Anton Yakovlev, Melanie Laurent, Etienne Dirand, Emmanuel Finkiel
Like father (Niels Arestrup), like son (Romain Duris), 28-year-old Tom Seyer is a real estate broker working in the criminal world. But, what Tom really wants is a career as a concert pianist like his deceased mother enjoyed. Tom acquires a piano coach (Linh Dan Pham) and, in the process of chasing his dream, Tom loses control of the rest of his life.
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Christmas Tale 2008 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Chiara Mastroianni, Francoise Bertin, Laurent Capelluto, Emmanuelle Devos, Emile Berling, David Frenkel, Hippolyte Girardot, Samir Guesmi, Thomas Obled, Clement Obled
Junon (Catherine Deneuve) and Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) "entertain" their grown children Elizabeth (Ann Consigny), Ivan (Melvil Poupaud), and black sheep of the family Henri (Matthieu Amalric) over the Christmas holiday. Junon has been diagnosed with leukemia, and it is hoped that one of her children will prove to be an acceptable match for a bone marrow transplant for Junon that will extend her life. As the family gathers together, old wounds are reopened. Elizabeth, for unknown reasons, is especially hostile to Henri who had been banished from the family years ago. Will the results of their lab tests bring the family together, or will more chaos ensue?
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Esther Kahn 2000 N/R, 163 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Frances Barber, Ian Bartholomew, Emmanuelle Devos, Akbar Kurtha, Anton Lesser, Kika Markham, Paul Regan, Laszlo Szabo
This is an interesting portrait of a late 19th-century actress, Esther Kahn (Summer Phoenix), who was born into a large Jewish immigrant family and raised on the streets of London. Her one interest was the theater, where she could escape life's realities. A good depiction of the acting profession.
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Gilles' Wife 2004 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Frederic Fonteyne
Cast: Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet, Alice Verlinden, Chloe Verlinden, Colette Emmanuelle, Gil Lagay, Patrick Quinet, Frederic Fonteyne
Set in a small French mining town in the 1930s, this story involves Gilles' (Clovis Cornillac) infatuation with his pregnant wife Elisa's (Emmanuelle Devos) sister Victorine (Laura Smet). Elisa suspects Gilles' has a sexual interest in Victorine and knows that she must act–but how and when is the question.
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It's Easier for a Camel... 2003  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Chiara Mastroianni, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Denis Podalydes, Marysa Borini, Roberto Herlitzka, Lambert Wilson, Nicolas Briancon, Yvan Attal, Emmanuelle Devos
Grown offspring of a wealthy Italian business magnate face their individual fears when their father lies on his deathbed.
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Kings and Queen 2004 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Catherine Deneuve, Maurice Garrel, Nathalie Boutefeu, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Valentin Lelong, Magalie Woch, Hippolyte Girardot, Noemie Lvovsky, Geoffrey Carey, Thierry Bosc
Parisian art gallery owner Nora (Emmanuelle Devos) visits her 10-year-old son, Elias (Valentin Lelong), who is living with her father, Louis (Maurice Garrel), in Grenoble. Although engaged to be married, when she finds out that Louis is dying, Nora decides to ask ex-husband Ismael (Matthieu Amalric) to adopt Elias–whose own father died before he was born–so that Elias will not be alone if she dies. But Ismael is holed up in a mental hospital. The story cuts between Nora and Ismael and their past and present dilemmas as they try to put together a plan for the future.
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La Sentinelle 1992 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: The Sentinal
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, Jean-Louis Richard, Valerie Dreville, Marianne Denicourt, Jean-Luc Boutte, Bruno Todeschini, Emmanuelle Devos, Philippe Laudenbach, Laszlo Szabo
A young doctor, Mathias Barillet (Emmanuel Salinger), is confronted by a strange man during his train ride from Germany to Paris. Later, he discovers a shrunken human head in his luggage. The head develops into an obsession for Mathias, and he is determined to discover its identity.
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My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument 1996 N/R, 178 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuel Salinger, Marianne Denicourt, Chiara Mastroianni, Thibault de Montalembert, Denis Podalydes, Fabrice Desplechin, Helene Lapiower
Paul Dedalus (Mathieu Amalric) is a 29-year-old assistant professor facing a moment of crisis involving his personal and professional life.
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Nearest to Heaven 2002  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tonie Marshall
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq, Helene Fillieres, Patrice Chereau, Nathalie Richard, Gilbert Melki, Emmanuelle Devos, Noemie Godin-Vigneau, Paulina Porizkova
Author Fanette (Catherine Deneuve) is still infatuated with an old flame and reminisces about their affair while watching 1957's "An Affair to Remember" several times. She travels to NYC and meets an American photographer (William Hurt) who may make her forget her old love. Bor-r-r-ing.
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Read My Lips 2001 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Jacques Audiard
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos, Olivier Gourmet, Olivier Perrier, Olivia Bonamy, Bernard Alane, Celine Samie, Pierre Diot, Serge Boutleroff, Francois Loriquet
An almost-deaf office clerk, Carla (Emmanuelle Devos), and an ex-con, Paul (Vincent Cassal), join forces to beat the office system and, in the process, raise the level of intrigue into the categories of violence and death.
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| 1. Artemisia (1997)
2. The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
3. Christmas Tale (2008)
4. Esther Kahn (2000)
5. Gilles' Wife (2004)
6. It's Easier for a Camel... (2003)
7. Kings and Queen (2004)
8. La Sentinelle (1992)
aka: The Sentinal
9. My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
10. Nearest to Heaven (2002)
11. Read My Lips (2001)
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