Boarding Gate 2007  R, 106 min.
Genre: Thriller
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin, Joana Preiss, Alex Descas, Kim Gordon
Former lovers Sandra (Asia Argento) and Miles (Michael Madsen) reunite in Paris where her current lover Lester (Carl Ng) has promised Sandra that after she murders Niles he will get her to Hong Kong where she can assume a new name and invest in a nightclub. And, of course, double crosses prevail throughout, and sleazy consequences ensue.
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Clean 2004  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Beatrice Dalle, Jeanne Balibar, Don McKellar, Martha Henry, James Johnston, James Dennis, Remi Martin, Laetitia Spigarelli, Mary Moulds, Jodi Crawford
After years of addiction and then recovery, Emily Wang (Maggie Cheung) tries to get her life back on the right track so that she can properly care for her son who is now in the legal custody of her father-in-law Albrecht (Nick Nolte) and his dying wife, Rosemary (Martha Henry).
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Demonlover 2002 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Connie Nielsen, Charles Berling, Chloe Sevigny, Gina Gershon, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Dominique Reymond, Edwin Gerard, Thomas M. Pollard, Julie Brochen, Abi Sakamoto, Jorgen Doering, Jean-Charles Dumay
Corporate espionage operates at full capacity when two companies vie for 3D porn from Japan.
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Irma Vep 1996 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler, Nathalie Boutefeu, Alex Descas, Dominique Faysse, Arsinee Khanjian, Bernard Nissile, Olivier Torres, Bulle Ogier, Lou Castel
A former New-Wave director Rene Vidal (Jean-Pierre Leaud) has seen better times, and now he wants to remake the French film "Les Vampire." Actress Maggie Cheung (played by herself) has been signed to star in the film; however, there is much chaos on the set (all but the director are against his choice of Cheung as star). When both director and star are replaced, they set out for revenge.
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Late August, Early September 1999  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Virginie Ledoyen, Francois Cluzet, Jeanne Balibar, Alex Descas, Arsinee Khanjian, Mia Hansen-Love, Nathalie Richard
Growing into maturity is the theme of this film about several friends making decisions about their future professional and personal lives. Decisions do not always come easily, and the longer the friends back away from commitment, the higher their discomfort level rises.
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Sentimental Destinies 2000 N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Emmanuelle Beart, Charles Berling, Isabelle Huppert, Olivier Perrier, Dominique Reymond, Andre Marcon, Alexandra London, Julie Depardieu, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Valerie Bonneton
During the early decades of the 20th century, Limoges porcelain is faced with no family member able or willing to take over the business–until Jean Barnery (Charles Berling) and his second wife, Pauline (Emmanuelle Beart), step in hoping to find both personal and professional success.
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Summer Hours 2008 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Charles Berling, Jeremie Renier, Edith Scob, Dominique Reymond, Valerie Bonneton, Isabelle Sadoyan, Kyle Eastwood, Alice de Lencquesaing, Emile Berling, Jean-Baptiste Malartre, Gilles Arbona, Eric Elmosnino, Marc Voinchet, Sara Martins
Helene (Edith Scob) prepares for her 75th birthday and invites her children to her home in the French countryside. Designer Adrienne (Juliette Binoche) arrives from New York, and Jeremie (Jeremie Renier) comes from China with his wife Angela (Valerie Bonneton). Economist Frederick (Charles Berling) arrives with his wife Lisa (Dominique Reymond). When they are gathered together, Helene asks them to decide on what to do with her home and valuable art collection after she dies. They have different opinions. Later, Helene dies, and now her children must take on the difficult task of deciding how to dispose of her property, which involves many memories of their lifetime.
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| 1. Boarding Gate (2007)
2. Clean (2004)
3. Demonlover (2002)
4. Irma Vep (1996)
5. Late August, Early September (1999)
6. Sentimental Destinies (2000)
7. Summer Hours (2008)
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