Black and White in Color 1976  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Jean Carmet, Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Dufilho, Claude Legros, Catherine Rouvel, Dora Doll, Maurice Barrier, Benjamin Memel, Peter Berling, Marius Beugre Boignan
This anti-war film centers on French residents of a colonial West African outpost in 1915 who learn that France is at war with Germany. This news is the catalyst that propels them into a mini-war against a neighboring German outpost that is now identified as the enemy. This picture won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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My Best Friend 2006  PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Patrice Leconte
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, Julie Gayet, Julie Durand, Henri Garcin, Jacques Mathou, Marie Pillet, Elisabeth Bourgine, Jacques Spiesser, Audrey Marnay, Anne Le Ny, Pierre Aussedat, Philippe Du Janerand
Business partners Francois Coste (Daniel Auteuil) and Catherine (Julie Gayet) deal in antiques, and Francois is a ruthless workaholic who has no friends. Catherine makes a deal with Francois: if he can produce one true friend, she will give him a valuable ancient vase they just purchased for their business. And the fun and games begin as Francois treks through the Paris streets and finds big-hearted cab driver Bruno (Dany Boon) who just might be the one to pull off the pretense that will result in Francois getting the vase.
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She's One of Us 2003  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: For She's a Jolly Good Fellow
Director: Siegrid Alnoy
Cast: Sasha Andres, Catherine Mouchet, Carlo Brandt, Eric Caravaca, Pierre-Felix Graviere, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jacques Spiesser, Mireille Roussel, Dominique Valadie, Clotilde Mollet
Temp-worker Christine Blanc (Sasha Andres) has problems fitting into the protocol of any workplace and spends much of her time wandering around the streets observing people. Then she begins acting the part of a "normal" person. But what really lies behind Christine's personality change? Could it be murder?
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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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Stavisky 1974 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Francois Perier, Anny Duperey, Michael Lonsdale, Roberto Bisacco, Claude Rich, Pierre Vernier, Jacques Spiesser, Gerard Depardieu
Small-time swindler Stavisky (Jean-Paul Belmondo) rose to great wealth and power in the early 1930s through his drive, cleverness, and charm. After his shady dealings and rumors that he had bought out members of the French government, he was abandoned by his friends, resulting in his suicide. Based on a true story that nearly brought down the French government during the Depression.
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| 1. Black and White in Color (1976)
2. My Best Friend (2006)
3. She's One of Us (2003)
aka: For She's a Jolly Good Fellow
4. Special Section (1975)
5. Stavisky (1974)
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