 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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 Cinema Paradiso 1988  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano, Leopoldo Trieste, Nino Terzo, Roberta Lena, Nicola Di Pinto, Pupella Maggio
In this winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Salvatore Devitto (Jacques Perrin) succeeds in the professional world of filmmaking, but when he finally returns to his hometown, he finds the secret to happiness.
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The Desert of the Tartars 1976  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Valerio Zurlini
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Giuliano Gemma, Helmut Griem, Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Francisco Rabal, Fernando Rey, Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Max von Sydow
French army recruit Lt. Drogo (Jacques Perrin) is serving at an isolated fort where many are training to repel an attack by the Tartars. As days turn into months, the soldiers experience boredom, loneliness, and even paranoia as they wait for the enemy who some doubt will appear.
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Donkey Skin 1970 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Fantasy
Director: Jacques Demy
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Perrin, Jean Marais, Delphine Seyrig, Micheline Presle, Fernand Ledoux, Henri Cremieux, Sacha Pitoeff, Pierre Repp, Jean Servais, Louise Chevalier
When the queen (Catherine Deneuve) died, she made the king (Jean Marais) promise to marry a woman as beautiful as she, and he chooses his own daughter (also played by Catherine Deneuve). The daughter is not happy with this match, and a fairy (Delphine Seyrig) offers advice and helps her to escape. But, it is a prince (Jacques Perrin) who finally comes to the rescue.
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The Flight of the Innocent 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Carlo Carlei
Cast: Manuel Colao, Federico Pacifici, Nicola Di Pinto, Francesca Neri, Jacques Perrin, Sal Borgese, Guisi Cataldo, Lucio Zagaria, Anita Zagaria, Massimo Lodolo, Gianfranco Barra, Giovanni Pallavicino
Young Vito (Manuel Colao) is the son of tough peasants and his father and brothers are kidnappers who currently hold the son of a rich family in custody. The innocent boy takes flight when his family is killed by a rival gang, and the chase is on as he tries to reach his Rome relatives.
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Girl with a Suitcase 1960 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Valerio Zurlini
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin, Luciana Angiolillo, Corrado Pani, Gian Maria Volonte, Riccardo Garrone, Renato Baldini, Romolo Valli, Elsa Albani, Ciccio Barbi, Nadia Bianchi, Edda Soligo
After nightclub singer Aida (Claudia Cardinale) is jilted by Marcello (Corrado Pani), she begins a new romance with his 16-years-younger brother, Lorenzo (Jacques Perrin). Love blooms–for awhile until Aida falls for a musician and leaves Lorenzo out in the cold.
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Les Choristes 2004 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Chorus
Director: Christophe Barratier
Cast: Gerard Jugnot, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Marie Bunel, Kad Merad, Francois Berleand, Jean-Baptiste Maunier, Didier Flamand, Paul Charieras, Carole Weiss, Philippe Du Janerand
Clement Mathieu (Gerard Jugnot) bonds with his students through the music he teaches at their unruly reform school and, in the process, enriches their lives. The film received two Academy Award nominations, including Best Foreign Language Film.
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Love Songs 1984  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Christopher Lambert, Richard Anconina, Jacques Perrin, Nick Mancuso, Dayle Haddon, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Dominique Lavanant, Franck Ayas, Nelly Borgeaud, Laszlo Szabo, Inigo Lezzi
When Yves (Jacques Perrin) leaves for New York to work on a book, his wife, Margaux (Catherine Deneuve), remains behind in Paris to raise their children. While Yves is working across the Atlantic, Margaux meets and has an affair with rock singer Jeremy (Christopher Lambert). She sends the kids to New York to be with their father, but there is another problem: Jeremy's singing partner Michel (Richard Anconina) doesn't like the fact that Margaux is taking up valuable time with Jeremy. But, with success in the music world just around the corner, who will Jeremy then turn to?
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Special Section 1975  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Louis Seigner, Michael Lonsdale, Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Dux, Henri Serre, Roland Bertin, Ivo Garrani, Francois Maistre, Jacques Spiesser
Based on a true story involving Marxists killing a German officer in a Paris subway, this film explores forces behind the Vichy government's appeasement of Nazis even when judges and cabinet members were in no immediate danger themselves.
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Touch and Die 1991  R, 108 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Piernico Solinas
Cast: Martin Sheen, Renee Estevez, David Birney, Franco Nero, Veronique Jannot, Horst Buchholz, Jacques Perrin, Paolo Bonacelli, Kent Broadhurst, Luca Venantini
Martin Sheen is an American news chief in Rome who starts to investigate when bodies are found around Europe with their hands cut off. He uncovers a plutonium theft scheme as well as political nuclear arms deals. It's all very confusing and not worth the time or effort to try to figure it out.
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The Young Girls of Rochefort 1968 G, 126 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Jacques Demy, Agnes Varda
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, George Chakiris, Gene Kelly, Jacques Perrin, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Piccoli, Francoise Dorleac, Jacques Riberolles, Grover Dale, Genevieve Thenier, Henri Cremieux, Pamela Hart, Leslie North, Patrick Jeantet, Rene Bazart
Every word is sung and every step is choreographed in this film about sisters Delphine (Catherine Deneuve) and Solange (Francoise Dorleac). They help their mother Madam Yvonne (Danielle Darrieux) with her cafe in the Town Square and run a music and ballet school in Rochefort, France, in their spare time. Although happy while entertaining on stage, Delphine and Solange lack romance in their real lives. Now, the town's annual fair attracts new romantic possibilities in the form of painter Maxence (Jacques Perrin) and tourist Andy Miller (Gene Kelly) as songs and dancing fill the screen.
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 Z 1969 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Costa-Gavras
Cast: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, Francois Perier, Pierre Dux, Bernard Fresson, Renato Salvatori, Marcel Bozzuffi, Gorges Geret, Julien Guiomar, Magali Noel, Clotilde Joano, Habib Reda
On his way to giving a speech opposing the use of the atomic bomb, Greek pacifist Z (Yves Montand) is attacked by right-wing political extremists. The police have done little to protect Z, and, later, when Z is killed after being clubbed on the head, the police also had not protected him. The Examining Magistrate (Jean-Luis Trintignant) is appointed to look into the matter and finds that there was, indeed, a cover-up involving the police. The film is based on the 1963 killing of Gregorios Lambrakis and employs flashbacks as a tool for intrigue. "Z" won Academy Awards for Best Foreign Picture and Editing and was nominated for Best Picture and Director.
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| 1. Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
2. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
3. The Desert of the Tartars (1976)
4. Donkey Skin (1970)
5. The Flight of the Innocent (1992)
6. Girl with a Suitcase (1960)
7. Les Choristes (2004)
aka: The Chorus
8. Love Songs (1984)
9. Special Section (1975)
10. Touch and Die (1991)
11. Winged Migration (2001)
12. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1968)
13. Z (1969)
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