Le Grand Role 2004 N/R, 89 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Steve Suissa Cast: Stephane Freiss, Berenice Bejo, Peter Coyote, Lionel Abelanski, Laurent Bateau, Sephen Guerin-Tillie, Francois Berleand, Olivier Sitruk, Valerie Benguigui, Rufus, Clement Sibony, Steve Suissa
The same day he learns his wife, Perla (Berenice Bejo), has terminal cancer, film director Maurice Kurtz (Stephane Freiss) thinks he has nailed an acting role in an upcoming film. He reports the news to Perla and later learns that the role is awarded, instead, to a famous actor. Determined to keep bad news from Perla, Maurice gets help from his friends to make Perla believe he is acting in the film. But the deception backfires, and comedy mixes with pathos in the lives of Maurice and Perla.
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My Wife Is an Actress 2001 R, 93 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Yvan Attal Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp, Noemie Lvovsky, Laurent Bateau, Keith Allen, Jo McInnes, Ludivine Sagnier, Lionel Abelanski, Valerie Leboutte
Real-life married couple Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal star as Charlotte and Yvan–a famous actress and a sports writer. Yvan must deal with his jealousies over Charlotte's love scenes, and Ivan's suspicions hit new heights when Charlotte heads to England to costar with suave John (Terrence Stamp).
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Train of Life 1998 R, 102 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Radu Mihaileanu Cast: Lionel Abelanski, Rufus, Clement Harari, Marie-Jose Nat, Agath de La Fontaine, Bruno Abraham-Kremer, Michel Muller, Johan Leysen, Gad Elmaleh, Serge Kribus
During 1941, residents of a Jewish community in Central Europe fear the arrival of Nazi forces and devise their own plan: take over a train, fake their own deportation, escape the Nazis, and reach Palestine.
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| 1. Le Grand Role (2004)
2. My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
3. Train of Life (1998)
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