8 Women 2002  R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Musical / Comedy
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Danielle Darrieux, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart, Catherine Deneuve, Fanny Ardant, Virginie Ledoyen, Ludivine Sagnier, Firmine Richard, Dominique Lamure
Stranded by a snowstorm, eight women search for the truth of who murdered the family patriarch. Telephone lines have been cut. One of them must be the killer. Whodunit?
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The Children of the Century 1999  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Diane Kurys
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Benoit Magimel, Stefano Dionisi, Robin Renucci, Karin Viard, Isabelle Carre, Patrick Chesnais, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Denis Podalydes, Olivier Foubert, Michel Robin, Ludivine Sagnier
This film reveals moments from the torrid love affair of early 19th-century French novelist George Sand (Juliette Binoche) and gifted poet Alfred de Musset (Benoit Magimel) in which they came close to destroying each other.
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La Petite Lili 2003 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Little Lili
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Ludivine Sagnier, Robinson Stevenin, Julie Depardieu, Yves Jacques, Anne Le Ny, Marc Betton, Michel Piccoli
In this updated adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull," Mado Marceaux (Nicole Garcia) hostesses family and friends at her French country home where they critique both good and bad aspects of the film industry–and even find time for secret affairs during breaks in the discussions.
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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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 Peter Pan 2003  PG, 113 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Jason Isaacs, Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lynn Redgrave, Richard Briers, Olivia Williams, Geoffrey Palmer, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Ludivine Sagnier, Theodore Chester, Rupert Simonian, George MacKay, Harry Eden, Patrick Gooch
This live action film–about the Darling family children's visit to Never Never Land as the guest of Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter)–compares well with the Disney animated version. Wendy (Rachel Hurd-Wood) and her brothers John and Michael (Harry Newell and Freddie Popplewell) join Peter Pan and the Lost Boys for a daring adventure that leads them to a showdown with the evil Captain Hook (Jason Isaacs–who also doubles as Wendy's father).
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 Swimming Pool 2003 R, 102 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Francois Ozon
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Marc Fayolle, Jean-Marie Lamour, Mireille Mosse, Michel Fau, Jean-Claude Lecas, Emilie Gavois-Kahn, Erarde Forestali, Frances Cuka, Lauren Farrow
Crime novelist Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling) accepts the invitation to visit her publisher John Bosload's (Charles Dance) home in the South of France for some peace of mind and inspiration for her new book. All goes well–until John's daughter, Julie (Ludivine Sagnier), arrives on the scene and gives Sarah reason to suspect there is more going on than meets the eye.
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| 1. 8 Women (2002)
2. The Children of the Century (1999)
3. La Petite Lili (2003)
aka: Little Lili
4. My Wife Is an Actress (2001)
5. Peter Pan (2003)
6. Swimming Pool (2003)
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