Balzac 1999 N/R, 210 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance aka: Balzac: A Life of Passion
Director: Josee Dayan Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant, Virna Lisi, Katja Riemann, Gert Voss, Katja Studt, Sergio Rubini, Marianne Denicourt, Gottfried John, Francois Marthouret, Pascal Vannson, Herve Briaux, Didier Lesour, Enquerran Demeulenaere
Gerard Depardieu assumes the role of great French writer Honore de Balzac in this made-for-French-TV biography. The story covers Balzac's childhood under the influence of his critical mother (Jeanne Moreau), later romantic relationships (Fanny Ardant and Virna Lisi), and, finally, fame and fortune.
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Day and Night 1997 N/R, 108 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bernard-Henri Levy Cast: Alain Delon, Lauren Bacall, Xavier Beauvois, Arielle Dombasle, Marianne Denicourt, Francisco Rabal, Karl Zero, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Vanessa Bauche, Dionisos Espinoza
While the residents of a Mexican town prepare to revolt, life goes on for Parisian author Alexandre (Alain Delon) and his wife Ariane (Marianne Denicourt) who appear far-removed from the issues around them. But, they have their own unique set of problems within their small world at their Mexican hacienda.
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Innocent Lies 1995 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Patrick Dewolf Cast: Adrian Dunbar, Stephen Dorff, Gabrielle Anwar, Sophie Aubry, Joanna Lumley, Florence Hoath, Alexis Denisof, Marianne Denicourt, Melvil Poupaud, Bernard Haller, Keira Knightley
In the last days before World War II, during September 1938, British police detective Alan Cross (Adrian Dunbar) arrives in a French coastal town to attend the funeral of one of his good friends. He uses the trip to investigate the death of his friend, and the trail leads him to the estate of the aristocratic Graves family who appear to be hiding more than a few secrets.
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La Belle Noiseuse 1991 N/R, 240 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama aka: The Beautiful Troublemaker
Director: Jacques Rivette Cast: Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Beart, Marianne Denicourt, David Bursztein, Gilles Arbona, Marie-Claude Roger, Leila Remili, Daphne Goodfellow, Marie Belluc
A visit from Nicholas (David Bursztein) and girlfriend Marianne (Emmanuelle Beart) inspires artist Edouard Frenhofer (Michel Piccoli) to restart work on an unfinished painting. This leads to a love/hate relationship.
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La Sentinelle 1992 N/R, 140 min. Genre: Foreign / Thriller aka: The Sentinal
Director: Arnaud Desplechin Cast: Emmanuel Salinger, Thibault de Montalembert, Jean-Louis Richard, Valerie Dreville, Marianne Denicourt, Jean-Luc Boutte, Bruno Todeschini, Emmanuelle Devos, Philippe Laudenbach, Laszlo Szabo
A young doctor, Mathias Barillet (Emmanuel Salinger), is confronted by a strange man during his train ride from Germany to Paris. Later, he discovers a shrunken human head in his luggage. The head develops into an obsession for Mathias, and he is determined to discover its identity.
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Me Without You 2001 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sandra Goldbacher Cast: Anna Friel, Michelle Williams, Oliver Milburn, Trudie Styler, Marianne Denicourt, Allan Corduner, Nicky Hanson, Steve John Shepard, Kyle MacLachlan, Deborah Findlay
Inseparable as teenagers, Marina (Anna Friel) and Holly (Michelle Williams) find that, after many years of growing into adulthood, betrayal threatens their friendship.
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My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument 1996 N/R, 178 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuel Salinger, Marianne Denicourt, Chiara Mastroianni, Thibault de Montalembert, Denis Podalydes, Fabrice Desplechin, Helene Lapiower
Paul Dedalus (Mathieu Amalric) is a 29-year-old assistant professor facing a moment of crisis involving his personal and professional life.
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Sade 2000 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Benoit Jacquot Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt, Jeanne Balibar, Gregoire Colin, Isild Le Besco, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Philippe Duquesne, Vincent Branchet, Raymond Gerome, Jalil Lespert, Dominique Reymond, Sylvie Testud, Francois Levantal, Frederique Tirmont, Daniel Martin
In 1794, the imprisoned Marquis de Sade (Daniel Auteuil) is transferred–after 13 years in grim Saint Lazarde prison–to a luxury prison where he relives his youth by "educating" the beautiful, young Emilie de Lancris (Isild Le Besco).
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| 1. Balzac (1999) aka: Balzac: A Life of Passion
2. Day and Night (1997)
3. Innocent Lies (1995)
4. La Belle Noiseuse (1991) aka: The Beautiful Troublemaker
5. La Sentinelle (1992) aka: The Sentinal
6. Me Without You (2001)
7. My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
8. Sade (2000)
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