Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet 2001 N/R, 100 min. Genre: Foreign / Documentary
Director: Nils Tavernier Cast: Paris Opera Ballet
Nils Tavernier directed, wrote, and narrates this interesting (for ballet fans, especially) documentary of what it takes to become a star in a demanding profession.
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Mina Tannenbaum 1994 N/R, 128 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Martine Dugowson Cast: Romane Bohringer, Elsa Zylberstein, Florence Thomassin, Nils Tavernier, Stephane Slima, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Eric Defosse, Chantal Krief, Jany Gastaldi, Dumitru Furdui
Two Jewish girls are born on the same day in the same Paris hospital. Ten years later they meet at ballet class and become best friends. The story continues as they mature, find and lose loves, and find the meanings in life despite their families' influences.
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Post Coitum, Animal Triste 1997 N/R, 97 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama aka: After Sex
Director: Brigitte Rouan Cast: Francoise Arnoul, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-Louis Richard, Brigitte Rouan, Nils Tavernier, Boris Terral, Emmanuelle Bach, Carmen Chaplin, Gaelle Le Fur, Elodie Pong, Roberto Plate, Olivier Lechat
Diane Clovier (Brigitte Rouan), a Parisian book editor in her mid-40s, is happily married to an attorney, Philippe (Patrick Chesnais), and together they are raising their young sons. But when Diane meets young stud Emilio Pessi (Boris Terral), she throws caution to the wind and risks both her professional and personal lives for the sake of a torrid love affair.
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Revenge of the Musketeers 1994 R, 130 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure aka: The Return of the Musketeers D'Artagnan's Daughter
Director: Bertrand Tavernier Cast: Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, Claude Rich, Sami Frey, Jean-Luc Bideau, Raoul Billerey, Charlotte Kady, Nils Tavernier, Luigi Proietti, Pascale Roberts
Set during 1654 in Southern France, this story revolves around a sheltered woman, Eloise (Sophie Marceau), who is determined to find the murderer of her convent's mother superior. What should she do? Go to her father, of course. So, Eloise pleas for help from her aging father, D'Artagnan (Philippe Noiret), and his old cohorts, Aramis (Sami Frey), Athos (Jean-Luc Bideau), and Porthos (Raoul Billerey). Let the sword fights begin!
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Story of Women 1988 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Francois Cluzet, Nils Tavernier, Marie Trintignant, Louis Ducreux, Michel Beaune, Marie Bunel, Dominique Blanc, Evelyne Didi, Dani, Francois Maistre
During 1941 in German-occupied France, Marie (Isabelle Huppert) struggles for the survival of her family by performing illegal abortions. Marie grows wealthy–until one patient dies, and Marie is arrested, tried, and executed. Based on a true story.
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| 1. Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (2001)
2. Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
3. Post Coitum, Animal Triste (1997) aka: After Sex
4. Revenge of the Musketeers (1994) aka: The Return of the Musketeers aka: D'Artagnan's Daughter
5. Story of Women (1988)
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