Danton 1982  PG, 136 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Patrice Chereau, Boguslaw Linda, Angela Winkler, Roland Blanche, Roger Planchon, Anne Alvaro, Emmanuelle Debever, Krzysztof Globisz, Gerard Hardy, Tadeusz Huk, Ronald Guttman, Andrzej Seweryn
During the French Revolution, Robespierre (Wojciech Pszoniak) and Georges Danton (Gerard Depardieu) represented opposing ideas on how best to carry out the plans for liberty, equality, and fraternity. Robespierre's "Reign of Terror" prevailed, and Danton joined the aristocrats on the guillotine.
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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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Intimacy 2001 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall, Alastair Galbraith, Susannah Harker, Philippe Calvario, Marianne Faithfull, Fraser Ayres, Michael Fitzgerald, Robert Addie
Once a week, Claire (Kerry Fox) arrives at Jay's (Mark Rylance) London flat where they have sex. Few words are spoken, and then they part. Jay has walked out on his wife and children, while Claire turns out to be a married woman. Despite their physical intimacy, happiness eludes them. Are you surprised?
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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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 The Last of the Mohicans 1992  R, 112 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington, Wes Studi, Pete Postlethwaite, Colm Meaney, Maurice Roeves, Patrice Chereau, Edward Blatchford, Terry Kinney, Tracey Ellis, Dennis Banks
Beautiful cinematography backs this story of unlikely alliances between Native Americans and European nations during America's French and Indian War. The story centers around Hawkeye (Daniel Day-Lewis), the European-born adopted son of Mohican Indian scout Chingachgook (Russell Means). Hawkeye rescues the daughters–Cora (Madeleine Stowe) and Alice (Jodhi May)–of British Col. Edmund Munro (Maurice Roeves) who have newly arrived in the colonies. After a perilous journey in the midst of the war, the girls find safety under the watchful eye of Hawkeye. 1 User Review
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| | A favorite film of mine | Anonymous 07/09/2009 | | an emotional journey, filled with effective shots and solid acting. |
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Lucie Aubrac 1997  R, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Berri
Cast: Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil, Patrice Chereau, Jean-Roger Milo, Eric Boucher, Heino Ferch, Bernard Verley, Jean Martin, Marie Pillet, Maxime Henry
This love story is based on the true story of a French Resistance fighter, Lucie Aubrac (Carole Bouquet), who organized a rescue mission in 1943 to save her husband, Raymond (Daniel Auteuil), slated by the Nazis for execution in a Lyon prison.
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Nearest to Heaven 2002  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tonie Marshall
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, William Hurt, Bernard Le Coq, Helene Fillieres, Patrice Chereau, Nathalie Richard, Gilbert Melki, Emmanuelle Devos, Noemie Godin-Vigneau, Paulina Porizkova
Author Fanette (Catherine Deneuve) is still infatuated with an old flame and reminisces about their affair while watching 1957's "An Affair to Remember" several times. She travels to NYC and meets an American photographer (William Hurt) who may make her forget her old love. Bor-r-r-ing.
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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 of the Wolf 2003 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Maurice Benichou, Lucas Biscombe, Anais Demoustier, Olivier Gourmet, Patrice Chereau, Brigitte Rouan, Beatrice Dalle, Rona Hartner, Hakim Taleb, Serge Riaboukine, Florence Loiret
When Anna (Isabelle Huppert) and her family arrive at their cabin, they are confronted by strangers. Gun shots fly, and the father is killed. Anna and children Ben (Lucas Biscombe) and Eva (Anais Demoustier) flee into a hostile world that suddenly lacks any apparent social order. After wandering through the eerie countryside, they arrive at a railroad station where they encounter other refugees waiting for salvation that may or may not come.
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| 1. Danton (1982)
2. Gabreille (2005)
3. Intimacy (2001)
4. La Reine Margot (1994)
aka: Queen Margot
5. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
6. Lucie Aubrac (1997)
7. Nearest to Heaven (2002)
8. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998)
9. Time of the Wolf (2003)
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