The Beat That My Heart Skipped 2005  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Audiard
Cast: Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccai, Gilles Cohen, Linh Dan Pham, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos, Anton Yakovlev, Melanie Laurent, Etienne Dirand, Emmanuel Finkiel
Like father (Niels Arestrup), like son (Romain Duris), 28-year-old Tom Seyer is a real estate broker working in the criminal world. But, what Tom really wants is a career as a concert pianist like his deceased mother enjoyed. Tom acquires a piano coach (Linh Dan Pham) and, in the process of chasing his dream, Tom loses control of the rest of his life.
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The Bridge 1999  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Frederic Auburtin, Gerard Depardieu
Cast: Carole Bouquet, Gerard Depardieu, Charles Berling, Stanislas Crevillen, Dominique Reymond, Melanie Laurent, Michelle Goddet, Christiane Cohendy, Agathe Dronne, Gerard Dauzat
A bored housewife, Mina (Carole Bouquet), has been married to Georges (Gerard Depardieu) for 15 years, during which time they produced Tommy (Stanislas Crevillen). Now a young teenager, Tommy holds the marriage together. One day Mina goes to the cinema where she meets free-spirited Matthias (Charles Berling), and an affair ensues. When Tommy discovers his mother's secret, he is forced into the role of co-conspirator.
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 Days of Glory 2006   R, 123 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Sami Bouajila, Samy Naceri, Roschdy Zern, Bernard Blancan, Mathieu Simonet, Benoit Giros, Melanie Laurent, Antoine Chappey, Assaad Bouab, Aurelie Eltvedt, Thomas Langmann
Young North Africans–Said Otmari (Jamel Debbouze), Yassir (Samy Naceri), Messaoud Souni (Roschdy Zem), and Abdelkader (Sami Bouajila)–enlist in the French Army in 1943 to help liberate their homeland from the Nazis during World War II. Despite obvious racism, they loyally go to Italy, Provence, and Alsace on tours of duty to defeat the Nazi death machine. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Inglourious Basterds 2009  R, 152 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent, Eli Roth, B.J. Novak, Samm Levine, Mike Myers, Michael Fassbender, Til Schweiger, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl, Gedeon Burkhard, Jacky Ido, Omar Doom, August Diehl
In France, during 1944, Shosanna (Melanie Laurent) owns a theater in Paris where she plots to kill Hitler and the upper echelon of the Third Reich when they attend her theater. Her plans are to lock the theater door and burn down the building while Hitler is inside. Meanwhile, Jewish-American soldiers, the "Basterds"–led by Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt)–are on their own Nazi hunting mission, and they join undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) with their own plan to kill Hitler and bring an end to the Third Reich. What Shosanna doesn't know is that the "Basterds" are planning to attack her theater, but Col. Hans "The Jew Hunter" Landa (Christoph Waltz), who has wiped out Shosanna's whole family, is hot on their trail. 1 User Review
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| | enjoyble | Anonymous 09/13/2009 | | Mindblowing movie |
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| 1. The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005)
2. The Bridge (1999)
3. Days of Glory (2006)
4. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
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