Alias Betty 2001  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicole Garcia, Mathilde Seigner, Luck Mervil, Edouard Baer, Stephane Freiss, Yves Jacques, Alexis Chatrian, Roschdy Zem, Consuelo De Haviland
In this suspense thriller, adapted from Ruth Rendell's "The Tree of Hands," several stories intertwine to exemplify aspects of motherhood when one child is kidnapped to replace another who has died.
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 The Barbarian Invasions 2003 R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Denys Arcand
Cast: Remy Girard, Stephane Rousseau, Dorothee Berryman, Louise Portal, Dominique Michel, Yves Jacques, Pierre Curzi, Marie-Josee Croze, Marina Hands, Toni Cecehinato, Mitsou Gelinas, Sophie Lorain
When she learns that Remy (Remy Girard), a professor of history, is dying of cancer, his ex-wife Louise (Dorothee Berryman) calls on their son, Sebastien (Stephane Rousseau), to visit him. After one look at the hospital situation, Sebastien finds Remy a more suitable room and then contacts Remy's friends from around the world who all respond by visiting Remy. Winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar.
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Class Trip 1998  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Clement van den Bergh, Lokman Nalcakan, Francois Roy, Yves Verhoeven, Tina Sportolaro, Emmanuelle Bercot, Yves Jacques, Chantel Banlier, Benoit Herlin, Julien Le Mouel, Jean-Claude Frissung
While on a school ski trip, insecure Nicolas (Clement van den Bergh) experiences nightmares about an unseen killer in the wintry French countryside.
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Jesus of Montreal 1989 R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Denys Arcand
Cast: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Remy Girard, Robert Lepage, Gilles Pelletier, Yves Jacques, Jean-Louis Millette, Cedric Noel, Pauline Martin
When the Catholic Church opposes an unconventional production of the Passion Play in Montreal, the group of actors, which had enjoyed new-found popularity, see their lives imitating stories from the Bible as they are condemned by society. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
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La Petite Lili 2003 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Little Lili
Director: Claude Miller
Cast: Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Ludivine Sagnier, Robinson Stevenin, Julie Depardieu, Yves Jacques, Anne Le Ny, Marc Betton, Michel Piccoli
In this updated adaptation of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull," Mado Marceaux (Nicole Garcia) hostesses family and friends at her French country home where they critique both good and bad aspects of the film industry–and even find time for secret affairs during breaks in the discussions.
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The Widow of Saint-Pierre 2000 R, 113 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Patrice Leconte
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Michel Duchaussoy, Philippe Magnan, Christian Charmetant, Philippe Du Janerand, Reynald Bouchard, Yves Jacques, Catherine Lascault
Based on court records, this is the story of events following a murder when the perpetrator (Emir Kusturica) is arrested and awaits the guillotine. He is placed in custody of an army captain (Daniel Anteuil) whose wife sets out to redeem the prisoner.
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| 1. Alias Betty (2001)
aka: Betty Fisher and Other Stories
2. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
3. Class Trip (1998)
4. Jesus of Montreal (1989)
5. La Petite Lili (2003)
aka: Little Lili
6. The Widow of Saint-Pierre (2000)
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