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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Beach Cafe 2001  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Benoit Graffin
Cast: Jacques Nolot, Ouassini Embarek, Leila Belarbi, Delia Amrani, Meryem Serbah, Mohammed El Hasnaoui, Abdelaziz Semlali, Hind Ramdi
Morocco food-vendor Driss (Oussini Embarek) sells fish from his car. One day, when he walks into a run-down cafe on the beach and meets the owner, Fouad (Jacques Nolot), Driss becomes intrigued with Fouad and offers to help him get the cafe back in order. Unfortunately, the offer was a big mistake that leads to rumors and deceit.
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Diary of a Seducer 1995  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Daniele Dubroux
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Melvil Poupaud, Hubert Saint-Macary, Serge Merlin, Mathieu Amalric, Daniele Dubroux, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Micheline Presle, Karin Viard, Jacques Nolot
This entertaining, philosophical romance revolves around the copy of one of Gregoire's (Melvil Poupaud) books–actually Soren Kierkegaard's "Diary of a Seducer." The book's treatise on love casts a love spell on an assortment of not-quite-"normal" characters and provides the catalyst for an entertaining storyline.
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Ma Saison Preferee 1993  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: My Favorite Season
Director: Andre Techine
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Marthe Villalonga, Jean-Pierre Bouvier, Chiara Mastroianni, Carmen Chaplin, Anthony Prada, Michele Moretti, Jacques Nolot, Bruno Todeschini, Jean Bousquet, Roschdy Zem, Ingrid Caven
Emilie (Catherine Deneuve) and Antoine (Daniel Auteuil) are a sister and brother who tend to the problems confronting their aged mother Berthe (Marthe Villalonga) when Berthe comes to live with Emilie. They reflect on their past, present, and future relationships with each other in this delicately perceptive examination of family bonds.
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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. Artemisia (1997)
2. Beach Cafe (2001)
3. Diary of a Seducer (1995)
4. Ma Saison Preferee (1993)
aka: My Favorite Season
5. Nenette and Boni (1996)
6. Under the Sand (2000)
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