Gabreille 2005  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Claudia Coli, Thierry Hancisse, Chantal Neuwirth, Thierry Fortineau, Louise Vincent, Clement Hervieu-Leger, Nicolas Moreau, Rinaldo Rocco, Xavier Lafitte, Mai David
Based on Joseph Conrad's short story "The Return," this film begins with Jean Hervey (Pascal Greggory) extolling the virtues of his "perfect" marriage to his wife Gabrielle (Isabelle Huppert). But, everything changes when Jean arrives home one day and finds a note from Gabrielle telling Jean that she is leaving him. Jean is miserable, and matters do not change much when Gabrielle returns home prepared to carry on with their now "less-than-perfect" marriage. Many struggles lie ahead for both of them.
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La Reine Margot 1994 R, 143 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Queen Margot
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi, Dominique Blanc, Pascal Greggory, Claudio Amendola, Miguel Bose, Asia Argento, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Based on a historical novel by Alexandre Dumas, this lavish adaptation tells of the events leading up to the "Massacre of St. Bartholomew" in 1572. Religious strife was prevalent during the reign of the Catholic King, Charles IX (Jean-Hugues Anglade). In an effort to appease the Protestants, the real power behind the throne, Catherine de Medici (Virna Lisi), initiates a marriage between her daughter Margot (Isabelle Adjani), the heiress to the throne, and Protestant Henri of Navarre (Daniel Auteuil). But this only leads to further violence.
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La Vie en Rose 2007 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Musical
aka: La Mome
Director: Olivier Dahan
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve, Clotilde Courau, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Martins, Catherine Allegret, Marc Barbe, Caroline Sihol, Manon Chevallier, Pauline Burlet
Writer-director Olivier Dahan's story skips back and forth as it chronicles events in the life of fabled French singer Edith Piaf (Marion Cotillard). She was born into poverty to street singer mother Anetta (Clotilde Courau) and circus contortionist father Louis (Jean-Paul Rouve), but as a young girl (played by Manon Chevallier) Edith was given to Louis' mother (Catherine Allegret) to raise. Later, with support from friend Momone (Sylvie Testud), song writer Raymond Asso (Marc Barbe), and manager Louis Barrier (Pascal Greggory) she succeeds as a singer. As the story shows, Edith's powerful singing voice helps her survive when she goes through the trials and triumphs of her short, bittersweet life. The film received two Academy Awards including Best Actress (Cotillard) and received one other nomination.
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La Vie Promise 2002  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Ghost River
The Promised Life
Director: Olivier Dahan
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory, Maud Forget, Andre Marcon, Fabienne Babe, Elisabeth Commelin, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Diana Jones, Edith Lemerdy, Cylia Malki, Remy Roubakha, Janine Souchon
A hooker, Sylvia (Isabelle Huppert), and her estranged daughter, Laurence (Maud Forget), flee to the countryside after Laurence grabbed a kitchen knife and attacked Sylvia's pimp. Along the way they meet a car thief, Joshua (Pascal Greggory), who helps mother and daughter recognize their need for each other.
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Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999 R, 148 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory, Vincent Cassel, Tcheky Karyo, Richard Ridings, Desmond Harrington, Timothy West
The inspired teenage heroine, Joan of Arc (Milla Jovovich) leads the French forces against the English to free her country from foreign domination. This film features realistic 15th-century combat scenes–flaming arrows, catapults, etc.
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The Page Turner 2006 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller
Director: Denis Dercourt
Cast: Catherine Frot, Deborah Francois, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet, Xavier De Guillebon, Christine Citti, Jacques Bonnaffe, Antoine Martynciow, Julie Richalet, Martine Cevallier, Andre Marcon, Ariele Butaux
While taking her conservatory entrance exam, aspiring pianist Melanie Prouvost is distracted when one of the judges, Ariane (Catherine Frot), signs an autograph for a fan. Melanie's loss of concentration results in her failing the test and ends her dream for a music career. Years later, Jean Fouchecourt (Pascal Greggory)–who is a senior partner in the law firm for which Melanie is a file clerk–hires Melanie to be his son's live-in nanny. Jean's wife turns out to be Ariane. But Ariane does not remember Melanie and even employs her as her page turner for the upcoming radio broadcast with her musical trio. Meanwhile, Ariane learns to rely on Melanie who, in turn, waits for the right moment to exploit the situation.
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Raja 2003 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jacques Doillon
Cast: Pascal Greggory, Najat Benssallem, Ilham Abdelwahed, Hassan Khissal, Fatiha Khoulaki, Ahmed Akensouss, Oum El Aid Ait Youss, Zineb Ouchita, Aicha Aarif, Hajiba Firma, Jmiaa Aarif
Wealthy, middle-aged Frenchman Fred (Pascal Greggory) tries to seduce beautiful Moroccan Raja (Najat Benssallem) who works in the gardens surrounding his estate. Problems in communication play an important role as each attempts to manipulate the other.
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Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train 1998  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Pascal Greggory, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Charles Berling, Vincent Perez, Bruno Todeschini, Sylvain Jacques, Roschdy Zem, Dominique Blanc, Delphine Schiltz
Friends and relatives of a deceased, French filmmaker board a train that will take them to the funeral in the provincial city of Limoge. Each member of the entourage carries his or her own emotional baggage on the journey, which is shown as individual stories unfold.
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Time Regained 1999 N/R, 165 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Beart, Vincent Perez, John Malkovich, Pascal Greggory, Marie-France Pisier, Arielle Dombasle, Dominique Labourier, Marcello Mazzarella, Chiara Mastroianni
This film, based on Marcel Proust's autobiographical novel about a dying novelist, revolves around Marcel (Marcello Mazzarella) who associates tastes and smells to remember people and moments of his past. Boredom and arrogance highlight Marcel's trips back to the World War I era where he, once again, encounters the lovers of his past.
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| 1. Gabreille (2005)
2. La Reine Margot (1994)
aka: Queen Margot
3. La Vie en Rose (2007)
aka: La Mome
4. La Vie Promise (2002)
aka: Ghost River
aka: The Promised Life
5. Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
6. The Page Turner (2006)
7. Pauline at the Beach (1983)
8. Raja (2003)
9. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
10. Time Regained (1999)
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