 Belle de jour 1967  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Luis Bunuel
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Genevieve Page, Pierre Clementi, Francisco Rabal, Francoise Fabian, Maria Latour, Georges Marchal, Macha Meril, Muni, Michel Charrel, Iska Khan, Bernard Musson, Francois Maistre
Young Severine (Catherine Deneuve) is a Parisian housewife who is bored with her husband Pierre (Jean Sorel). After a gang rapes her, Severine takes a job as a prostitute in a house of ill repute working only in the afternoons and returning home to the unsuspecting Pierre at night. But, is Severine's double life a reality, or is it only a sexual daydream?
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Chinese Roulette 1976  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cast: Margit Carstensen, Ulli Lommel, Anna Karina, Brigitte Mira, Alexander Allerson, Andrea Schober, Macha Meril, Volker Spengler, Armin Meier, Roland Henschke
A wealthy, happily-married couple has a daughter who is crippled as a result of an accident. The husband heads off on a business trip to Oslo and his wife heads to Milan. But, both really pick up their lovers and go to the family vacation castle. When the four meet, they decide to continue with their respective plans at the castle. But when the daughter shows up and decides to play a game of "Chinese Roulette," the weekend takes a turn for the worse.
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Deadly Circuit 1983 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Michel Serrault, Isabelle Adjani, Guy Marchand, Stephane Audran, Macha Meril, Genevieve Page, Sami Frey, Dominique Frot, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-Claude Brialy, Isabelle Ho, Francois Bernheim
Private detective Beauvoir, The "Eye," (Michel Serrault) is on the trail of a seductress (Isabelle Adjani), a serial killer leaving victims in her wake as she travels through Europe.
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 Deep Red 1975  R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Thriller / Mystery
aka: The Hatchet Murders
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Clara Calamai, Macha Meril, Glauco Mauri, Eros Pagni, Giuliana Calandra, Piero Mazzinghi, Aldo Bonamano, Liana Del Balzo, Vittorio Fanfoni, Dante Fioretti, Geraldine Hooper, Jacopo Mariani
English pianist Mark Daly (David Hemmings) witnesses the murder of a psychic and, with the help of reporter Gianna Brezzi (Daria Nicolodi), goes after the killer when he becomes a target. Additional murders convince Mark that there is more to this puzzle than he had thought. One of Dario Argento's best, with excellent mood-setting and musical score.
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Duet for One 1986 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrei Konchalovsky
Cast: Julie Andrews, Alan Bates, Max von Sydow, Rupert Everett, Margaret Courtenay, Cathryn Harrison, Liam Neeson, Macha Meril
When violin virtuoso Stephanie Anderson (Julie Andrews) is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she copes with help from a psychologist, Dr. Louis Feldman (Max von Sydow).
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Love on a Pillow 1962  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Warrior's Rest
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, James Robertson Justice, Macha Meril, Yves Barsacq, Jean-Marc Bory, Jacqueline Porel, Christian Melson, Michel Serrault, Robert Dalban
A young woman, Genevieve (Brigitte Bardot), while in a small town to receive an inheritance, saves alcoholic Renaud (Robert Hossein) from committing suicide. They start a relationship, and his abusive nature starts to show. Though Genevieve loves him, will that be enough in this dysfunctional affair?
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| 1. Belle de jour (1967)
2. Chinese Roulette (1976)
3. Deadly Circuit (1983)
4. Deep Red (1975)
aka: The Hatchet Murders
5. Duet for One (1986)
6. Love on a Pillow (1962)
aka: Warrior's Rest
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