The Dreamlife of Angels 1998  R, 113 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Erick Zonca
Cast: Elodie Bouchez, Natacha Regnier, Gregoire Colin, Jo Prestia, Patrick Mercado
Two working-class women from Lille–Isa (Elodie Bouchez) and Marie (Natacha Regnier)–become apartment roommates and good friends. But, when Marie becomes sexually attracted to Chris (Gregoire Colin), the friendship turns bitter. Bouchez and Regnier shared Best Actress honors at the Cannes Film Festival for their roles in this film.
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 Irreversible 2002  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Gaspar Noe
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Nahon, Jo Prestia, Stephane Drouot, Jean-Louis Costes, Mourad Khima, Christophe Lemaire, Gaspar Noe
This story begins with Marcus (Vincent Cassel) and Pierre (Albert Dupontel) being handcuffed by police and then relates the circumstances leading to the arrest, which involve Alex's (Monica Bellucci) brutal rape (10 minutes of film time) followed by Marcus and Pierre setting out to find the attacker (Joe Prestia) and administer their own form of justice.
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The Little Thief 1999  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Erick Zonca
Cast: Nicolas Duvauchelle, Yann Tregouet, Jean-Jerome Esposito, Martial Bezot, Jean-Armand Dalomba, Jo Prestia, Ingrid Preynat, Veronique Balme
This is another film with the same "feel" as Zonca's award-winning "Dreamlife of Angels." Esse (Nicolas Duvauchelle) quits his menial job and, searching for friendship, casts his lot with a group of hooligans. Before long, he has learned the intricacies of crime. A dreary, but compelling, tale that is told in just over an hour.
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| 1. The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
2. Irreversible (2002)
3. The Little Thief (1999)
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