Nathalie... 2003  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Anne Fontaine
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart, Gerard Depardieu, Wladimir Yordanoff, Judith Magre, Rodolphe Pauly, Evelyne Dandry, Christian Aaron Boulogne, Aurore Auteuil, Idit Cebula, Serge Boutleroff, Sasha Rucavina
Middle-aged Catherine (Fanny Ardant) believes her husband, Bernard (Gerard Depardieu), is cheating on her and hires Parisian prostitute Nathalie (Emmanuelle Beart) to seduce him and report back on his performances–week after week.
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Sheer Madness 1983 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Friends and Husbands
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Angela Winkler, Peter Striebeck, Christine Fersen, Franz Buchrieser, Jochen Striebeck, Wladimir Yordanoff, Therese Affolter, Agnes Fink, Werner Eichhorn
Pianist and feminist literature teacher Olga (Hanna Schygulla) enjoys a relationship with an artist harboring suicidal tendencies, Ruth (Angela Winkler). The friendship is encouraged by Ruth's husband, Franz (Peter Striebeck). However, as the women rely more and more on each other, Franz feels left out, and problems ensue.
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The Taste of Others 1999  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Agnes Jaoui
Cast: Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Brigitte Catillon, Alain Chabat, Agnes Jaoui, Gerard Lanvin, Anne Le Ny, Christiane Millet, Wladimir Yordanoff, Xavier De Guillebon
This comedy revolves around romantic attachments among opposites, such as stodgy businessman Castella (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who has been enduring life with neurotic wife Angelique (Christiane Millet). He is now attracted to a 40ish actress, Clara (Anne Alvaro), who, for her part, long ago gave up on love. Meanwhile, Clara's friend Manie (Agnes Jaoui) begins a romance with Castella's dyed-in-the-wool bachelor chauffeur, Bruno (Alain Chabat), before switching over to Castella's bodyguard, Franck Moreno (Gerard Lanvin). A very good romantic comedy. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.
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Un Air de Famille 1996 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Family Resemblances
Director: Cedric Klapisch
Cast: Agnes Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Frot, Claire Maurier, Wladimir Yordanoff, Alain Guillo, Sophie Simon, Cedric Klapisch, Antoine Chappey
A dysfunctional French family's dinner celebration brings out grudges, tensions, and memories as the family airs its dirty laundry. Siblings revert to roles played since childhood and freely push each other's buttons.
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| 1. Nathalie... (2003)
2. Sheer Madness (1983)
aka: Friends and Husbands
3. The Taste of Others (1999)
4. Un Air de Famille (1996)
aka: Family Resemblances
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