5x2 2004  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stephane Freiss, Geraldine Pailhas, Francoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale, Antoine Chappey, Marc Ruchmann, Jason Tavassoli, Joan-Pol Brissart
The story begins with Marion and Gilles (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Stephane Freiss) signing divorce papers and then reverts to the past to show five segments of their married life that evolve from innocence–through lies and secrets that, ultimately, lead to the tragedy of divorce.
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8 Women 2002 R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Musical / Comedy
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Danielle Darrieux, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart, Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard, Dominique Lamure
Stranded by a snowstorm, eight women search for the truth of who murdered the family patriarch. Telephone lines have been cut. One of them must be the killer. Whodunit?
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Criminal Lovers 1999  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Natacha Regnier, Jeremie Renier, Miki Manojlovic, Salim Kechiouche, Yasmine Belmadi
Teen lovers gone amuck is the plot for this film about a pair of sociopathic killers–Alice (Natacha Regnier) and Luc (Jeremie Renier)–who attempt to commit a perfect crime when they viciously murder fellow gymnast Said (Salim Kechiouche). But turnabout is fair play: after burying Said's corpse, Alice and Luc are imprisoned in a filthy cellar by a homosexual cannibal (Miki Manojlovic) who has definite plans for his "houseguests."
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See the Sea 1997  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Sasha Hails, Marina de Van, Paul Raoux, Samantha, Frederic Mangenot, Lucia Sanchez
"See the Sea" involves a young woman, Sasha (Sasha Hails), and her young baby daughter living peacefully in a small beach community waiting for Sasha's husband to return from a business trip. One fateful day, when a stranger, Tatiana (Marina de Van), arrives and puts up her tent in Sasha's backyard, the atmosphere turns to one of psychological horror.
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 Swimming Pool 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Marc Fayolle, Jean-Marie Lamour, Mireille Mosse, Michel Fau, Jean-Claude Lecas, Emilie Gavois-Kahn, Erarde Forestali, Frances Cuka, Lauren Farrow
Crime novelist Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling) accepts the invitation to visit her publisher John Bosload's (Charles Dance) home in the South of France for some peace of mind and inspiration for her new book. All goes well–until John's daughter, Julie (Ludivine Sagnier), arrives on the scene and gives Sarah reason to suspect there is more going on than meets the eye.
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Time to Leave 2005 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Daniel Duval, Marie Riviere, Christian Sengewald, Louise-Anne Hippeau, Henri de Lorme, Walter Pagano, Violetta Sanchez
Romain (Melvil Poupaud) is a gay man dying from cancer in this second part of a trilogy (the first is "Under the Sand"). Deciding to not share the fact that he is dying, Roman tells only his grandmother (Jeanne Moreau) and alienates himself from his family and lover (Christian Sengewald). Finally, Romain agrees to father a child with a waitress, Jany (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi), who is desperate to have a child.
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Under the Sand 2000 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer, Jacques Nolot, Alexandra Stewart, Pierre Vernier, Andree Tainsy
Marie (Charlotte Rampling) and her husband, Jean (Bruno Cremer), are vacationing at a cabin near the beach when Jean disappears into the sea. In denial over the probability of Jean's death, Marie returns to her teaching job in Paris. When her concerned friends set her up with Vincent (Jacques Nolot), Jean's "presence" stands in the way.
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| 1. 5x2 (2004)
2. 8 Women (2002)
3. Criminal Lovers (1999)
4. See the Sea (1997)
5. Swimming Pool (2003)
6. Time to Leave (2005)
7. Under the Sand (2000)
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