Cote D'Azur 2005  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau
Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gilbert Melki, Jean-Marc Barr, Jacques Bonnaffe, Edouard Collin, Romain Torres, Sabrina Seyvecou, Yannick Baudin, Julien Weber, Marion Roux
When Beatrix (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) and Marc (Gilbert Melki) head to the beach with their teenagers–Charly (Romain Torres) and Laura (Sabrina Seyvecou)–in tow, Laura falls for a biker, Charley may be in love with a gay guy, Marie's lover appears on the scene, and then the gay plumber (Jean-Marc Barr) arrives on a house call and sets his sights on Marc. Not the usual family vacation.
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Lemming 2005 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Dominik Moll
Cast: Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, Andre Dussollier, Jacques Bonnaffe, Veronique Affholder, Michel Cassagne, Florence Desille, Emmanuel Gayet, Felix Gonzales
Alain and Benedicte Getty (Laurent Lucas and Charlotte Gainsbourg) invite Alain's boss Richard Pollock (Andre Dussollier) and Richard's wife Alice (Charlotte Rampling) over for dinner. The dinner sets off a series of incidents that are far from the norm–including Alice's suicide.
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The Page Turner 2006  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Denis Dercourt
Cast: Catherine Frot, Deborah Francois, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine Citti, Jacques Bonnaffe, Antoine Martynciow, Julie Richalet, Martine Cevallier, Andre Marcon, Ariele Butaux
While taking her conservatory entrance exam, aspiring pianist Melanie Prouvost is distracted when one of the judges, Ariane (Catherine Frot), signs an autograph for a fan. Melanie's loss of concentration results in her failing the test and ends her dream for a music career. Years later, Jean Fouchecourt (Pascal Greggory)–who is a senior partner in the law firm for which Melanie is a file clerk–hires Melanie to be his son's live-in nanny. Jean's wife turns out to be Ariane. But Ariane does not remember Melanie and even employs her as her page turner for the upcoming radio broadcast with her musical trio. Meanwhile, Ariane learns to rely on Melanie who, in turn, waits for the right moment to exploit the situation.
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Va Savoir 2001 PG-13, 150 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Who Knows?
Director: Jacques Rivette
Cast: Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler, Jacques Bonnaffe, Helene de Fougerolles, Bruno Todeschini, Catherine Rouvel, Claude Berri, Attilo Cucari, Bettina Kee
When Camille (Jeanne Balibar) returns to Paris, starring in a play for an Italian touring company, she reunites with her old flame, Pierre (Jacques Bonnaffe). Meanwhile, her co-star-director-lover, Ugo (Sergio Castellitto), has no problem finding another love interest in Do (Helene de Fougerolles) whose brother Arthur (Bruno Todeschini) chases after Pierre's current lover. Confusing? You bet!
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Venus Beauty Institute 1999 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Tonie Marshall
Cast: Nathalie Baye, Bulle Ogier, Samuel Le Bihan, Jacques Bonnaffe, Mathilde Seigner, Audrey Tautou, Robert Hossein, Elli Medeiros, Micheline Presle, Emmanuelle Riva
Madame Nadine (Bulle Ogier) and her employees–Angele (Nathalie Baye), Samantha (Mathilde Seigner), and Marie (Audrey Tautou)–at the Parisian Venus Beauty Institute make their customers feel better about themselves. But, at the same time, the beauticians suffer their own psychological ups and downs running the gamut from casual sex to jealousy to suicide. This film received four Cesars (French Oscars) for Best Picture, Screenplay, Director, and Young Actress.
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When the Sea Rises 2004 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Yolande Moreau, Gilles Porte
Cast: Yolande Moreau, Wim Willaert, Olivier Gourmet, Jackie Berroyer, Jan Hammenecker, Vincent Mahieu, Philippe Duquesne, Jacques Bonnaffe, Severine Caneele, Bouli Lanners, Nan Buyl
Irene (Yolande Moreau) roams around northern France performing her one-woman show while her husband and son wait at home for her return. During every performance, she calls an audience member onstage and calls him "Chicken" for a pretend romance and robbery that are part of the act. One night she pulls Dries (Wim Willaert) onto the stage and later has a drink with him, which sets the stage for a tender, if unsettling, love affair.
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| 1. Cote D'Azur (2005)
2. Lemming (2005)
3. The Page Turner (2006)
4. Va Savoir (2001)
aka: Who Knows?
5. Venus Beauty Institute (1999)
6. When the Sea Rises (2004)
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