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The Town Is Quiet (2000)La Ville Est Tranquille
Robert Guediguian, director of 'A la Place du Coeur' and 'Marius & Jeanette', returns once again to Marseilles n this compassionate and moving drama. Beautifully observed, uncompromisingly honest and always engrossing, Guediguian skillfully interweaves the stories of several different characters, following their everyday struggles to survive life in the teeming cultural melting pot of the city. Among the director's regular troupe of actors, Ariane Ascaride is outstanding as Michele, a woman who is pushed to extremes trying to cope with her wayward daughter. Acclaimed by critics and audiences, 'La Ville est Tranquille' is a passionate and powerful film from one of French cinema's most distinctive directors. - Director:
- Robert Guédiguian
- Cast:
- Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
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Take Me for a Ride (2016)UIO: Sácame a Pasear
How do you deal with being 'different'? Starting her senior year in high school, Sara (Samanta Caicedo) doesn't have many friends and is caught between an overbearing mother, and a more understanding father. With uneasiness at school and tension in the household, Sara escapes to smoke in a little alley alone - that is - until Andrea (Maria Juliana Rangel), a new classmate, arrives. A close friendship develops to all that can see, but behind closed doors, an intimate relationship unfolds, which, when discovered, throws everything into disarray. - Director:
- Micaela Rueda
- Cast:
- Samanta Caicedo, Maria Juliana Rangel, Diego Naranjo
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3 Hearts (2014)3 Coeurs
A touching and tense drama about destiny, connections, and passion, "3 Hearts" presents a headily romantic look at a classic love triangle. One night in provincial France, Marc (Benoît Poelvoorde) meets Sylvie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) after missing his train back to Paris. Instantly and intensely drawn to one another, they wander through the streets until morning in rare, almost choreographed, harmony. A thwarted plan for a second meeting sends each in a separate direction - Sylvie reunites with her ex and leaves France; Marc falls in love and marries. What neither knows is that Marc's new bride is Sylvie's sister, Sophie (Chiara Mastroianni). Upon Sylvie's return to France, the spark between her and Marc is reignited in ways that will forever alter the relationships between sister to sister and husband to wife. - Director:
- Benoît Jacquot
- Cast:
- Benoît Poelvoorde, Irina Wanka, Charlotte Gainsbourg
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David Ryan (Jonathan Byrne) is left at the alter on his wedding day when his bride to be (Justine Mitchell) has a last moment change of heart. After drowning his sorrows at the airport, Ryan misses his flight and finds himself being driven to the cottage that was to have been his wedding present. His driver is Claire Kennedy (Alex Reid), a recently fired waitress with a few romance issues of her own. In the depths of rural Ireland David and Claire's worlds collide and the pair begin a hilarious and chaotic adventure that proves that sometimes loves lies the most unlikeliest of the places. - Director:
- Karl Golden
- Cast:
- Jonathan Byrne, Alex Reid, Justine Mitchell
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Bitter Sweet (2004)Noko furin: torareta onna
From the director of the trendy cult movie 'The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanoi' comes this tale of sexual awakening, love and betrayal. Centring on a young women who is about to get married and who on the eve of her wedding embarks on an affair with an older man. 'Bitter Sweet' is a sophisticated tale of love, sex and relationships and a fine example of 'Pink Cinema'. - Director:
- Mitsuru Meike
- Cast:
- Konatsu, Hitoshi Ishikawa, Yumika Hayashi
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Producing Adults (2004)Lapsia ja aikuisia - Kuinka niitä tehdään?
Pretty, intelligent and headstrong Venla (Minna Haapkylä) nearly has it all - a secure job as a marriage counsellor, a large house with all the mod-cons and a sporting champion for a husband. All she wants now is a baby. However, when hubby is caught spiking her drink with contraceptives, her world is turned upside down. Turning to lesbian work colleague Satu (Minttu Mustakallio), Venla embarks on a mission to get herself pregnant, with or without a man by her side - which is just as well, as she's falling in love with Satu! - Director:
- Aleksi Salmenperä
- Cast:
- Minna Haapkylä, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Minttu Mustakallio
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He's My Girl (2009)La folle histoire d'amour de Simon Eskenazy
Among the crowded streets around Paris's Chateau Rouge Metro station, a modern apartment block rises up incongruously. Here, virtuoso clarinettist Simon Eskenazy (Antoine de Caunes) is trying to finish his record. He is also resisting his sick mother's pleas to stay in his apartment, while coming to terms with the reappearance of ex-wife Rosalie (Elsa Zylberstein) and their ten-year-old son; then there are his musicians, his insistent agent, Arlette (Catherine Hiegel), and his current lover, Raphael (Micha Lescot). And then there is Naim (Mehdi Dehbi). By night he is Rose, waitress at the 'Paradise' cabaret. Fragile yet violent, loving, funny, elusive and provocative, he is the artist of his own life; in a heartbeat, he can transform himself into a femme fatale. Simon, an Ashkenazi Jew, and Naim, a Muslim, are worlds apart. But this film is both a love story and a dizzying comedy, in which Simon is forced to let go of all his preconceived ideas and fears. - Director:
- Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
- Cast:
- Antoine de Caunes, Mehdi Dehbi, Elsa Zylberstein
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Isabelle Huppert stars as Ann. a gifted and brilliant musician whose sense of security falls to pieces when she witnesses her husband kissing another woman. Without hesitation, she abandons him and takes a headlong rush into a new beginning, embarking on a transnational journey that ultimately takes her to an isolated island villa and into the arms of local woman Giulia. with whom Ann begins to explore a whole new facet of life. - Director:
- Benoît Jacquot
- Cast:
- Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Xavier Beauvois
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Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013)Nugu-ui Ttal-do Anin Haewon
After her mother leaves for Canada in the hope of starting a new life, film student and aspiring actress Haewon begins to sink into a deep depression. In the hope of finding solace, she re-ignites an affair with her ex-lover, a much older married professor. But within the kaleidoscopic inner world of her emotions, her dreams slowly begin to interweave with her reality and evolve into something that will change her life forever. - Director:
- Sang-soo Hong
- Cast:
- Jeong Eun-Chae, Sun-kyun Lee, Joon-sang Yoo
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)Les neiges du Kilimandjaro
Despite losing his job, Michel lives happily with Marie-Claire. They have been in love for more than 30 years... Their children and grand-children delight them... They have plenty of close friends... They are proud of their union and political struggles... Their conscience is as clear as their view of life. This happiness will be shattered by two young men, armed and masked, who beat them, tie them up, snatch their wedding rings and flee with their credit cards... The shock will be all the more violent when they discover that this brutal attack was organised by one of the young workers laid off at the same time as Michel. Michel and Marie-Claire gradually discover that their attacker, Christophe, only did what he did because he had no choice.. - Director:
- Robert Guédiguian
- Cast:
- Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
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Before the Winter Chill (2013)Avant L'hiver
Paul (Daniel Auteuil), a successful surgeon in the autumn of his life, becomes torn between a loving wife, Lucie (Kristin Scott Thomas), and a dangerous attraction for a troubled, mysterious young woman. As Paul is drawn further to Lou (Leila Bekhti), a cafe waitress claiming to be one of his former patients, Lucie begins to suspect her husband of having an affair, but the truth proves to be far darker and complex than she expected. - Director:
- Philippe Claudel
- Cast:
- Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Leïla Bekhti
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The ghost of a young soldier, who bids farewell to his mother and travels the world to see his transgender sister. By possessing living bodies, he meddles with the romances of unfaithful lovers along the way in Taiwan, Japan, Spain and Thailand. He meets a soul mate amid the massive protests of Hong Kong and they take shelter in a disguised garage, where human bodies are treated in a way beyond moral limits. - Director:
- Scud
- Cast:
- Adonis He, Joe Leung, Daniel Benjamin
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The House by the Sea (2017)La Villa
By a little bay near Marseilles lies a picturesque villa owned by an old man. His three children have gathered by his side for his last days: Angela (Ariane Ascaride), an actress living in Paris, Joseph (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), who has just fallen in love with a girl half his age and Armand (Gérard Meylan), the only one who stayed behind in the bay to run the family's small restaurant. It's time for them to weigh up what they have inherited of their father's ideals and the community spirit he created in this magical place. The arrival, at a nearby cove, of a group of boat people will throw these moments of reflection into turmoil. - Director:
- Robert Guédiguian
- Cast:
- Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
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Leap Year (2010)Año bisiesto
This highly charged sexual thriller from Mexico follows Laura (Monica del Carmen), a freelance journalist, as she alleviates the boredom of her solitary existence by moving from one anonymous sexual encounter to another. Upon meeting Arturo (Gustavo Sanchez Parra), she finds herself drawn into a sadomasochistic relationship in which he is the dominant partner. Increasingly, however, the balance of power shifts. What begins as an attempt by two lonely people to connect with one another soon becomes something more dangerous. When Laura marks a red square around an upcoming date on her calendar, the wheels are set in motion for a startling conclusion. - Director:
- Michael Rowe
- Cast:
- Mónica Del Carmen, Gustavo Sánchez Parra, Armando Hernández
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Red Lights (2003)Feux Rouges
On the hottest day of the year Antoine and Helene hit the road, destined for the south of France. The oppressive heat and traffic gridlock take their toll on Antoine's frazzled nerves and, as he attempts to cool off with one cold beer after another, tensions between the bickering couple are pushed to boiling point. As night draws in Antoine stops off at yet another bar but returns to the car to find Helene missing. Panic-stricken, he embarks on a desperate search, only to find events spiralling far beyond his control with horrifying consequences... - Director:
- Cédric Kahn
- Cast:
- Carole Bouquet, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Vincent Deniard
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