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Paris Memories (2022)Revoir Paris
From acclaimed French filmmaker Alice Winocour comes an exceptional new drama."Paris Memories" follows Mia (Virginie Efira) as she struggles to make sense of her experience in the aftermath of a violent attack. Her isolation and confusion leads her to meet with others who were there, including Thomas (Benoit Magimel) who she forges a close relationship with. As Mia works through her fractured memories, she starts to rebuild her life and reconnect with the city she loves. Featuring outstanding performances, Winocour's new film is a powerful story of hope, humanity and compassion. - Director:
- Alice Winocour
- Cast:
- Virginie Efira, Benoît Magimel, Grégoire Colin
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My Wife Is an Actress (2001)Ma Femme Est Une Atrice
Yvan (writer/director Yvan Attal), a young sports writer, is married to Charlotte (Charlotte Gainsbourg), one of France's most famous actresses. They try to live a normal life, but her fame makes it difficult as autograph hunters interrupt their dinners, cops about to serve traffic summonses let them off with a warning and a smile when they recognise her, and impossible-to-get restaurant reservations magically appear when Charlotte makes the calls instead of Yvan. All this threatens and challenges his male ego, but Yvan is able to take her stardom in his stride. Until, that is, a man at a bar asks him if he gets jealous watching his wife make love in the nude to another man on screen. It has never seriously worried him before, but the stranger has sown the first seed of doubt in his head... - Director:
- Yvan Attal
- Cast:
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp
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Leaving (2009)Partir
Suzanne (Kristin Scott Thomas) and her husband Samuel (Yvan Attal) enjoy a pleasant, middle-class life with their two children. When she decides to go back to work as a physiotherapist, Suzanne is brought into contact with a builder called Ivan (Sergi Lopez), a tough yet down-to-earth odd-job man who has recently been released from prison. Their mutual attraction is sudden and violent, sending them on a whirlwind affair of the senses. As Suzanne's life spirals out of control, she must decide between her family and living this all-engulfing passion to the full. - Director:
- Catherine Corsini
- Cast:
- Kristin Scott-Thomas, Sergi López, Yvan Attal
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Marianne (Catherine Deneuve) is at a terrible crossroads in her life, following the shock of her husband Vincent's apparent suicide and the revelation that his prestigious jewellery business is riddled with crippling debt. Once a promising young jeweller herself, Marianne has gradually sunk into alcoholism since her marriage, but the discovery of seven magnificent diamonds, secretly stashed away by Vincent, rekindles her forgotten ambition. Resolving to sell them, she unwittingly enters the shady underworld of the diamond trade, uncovering a sinister web of intrigue that will lead to a mysterious former lover and a dangerous struggle for her own survival. - Director:
- Nicole Garcia
- Cast:
- Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emmanuelle Seigner
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From the Edge of the City (1998)Apo tin akri tis polis
Violent and energetic in its headlong rush into the abyss, 'From The Edge Of The City' takes an unsparing look at the lives of a gang of Pontian immigrants from the former USSR, returned, after centuries to their motherland, Greece. 17 year old Sasha (Stathis Papadopoulos), sharp, streetwise and ambitious, is the head of the gang. They roam Athens, hang out in clubs, hit brothels and cruise the city streets. They make a living from petty crime and from selling their bodies in Omonia Square. Adolescents hungry for adventure, they dare to challenge the great city that sprawls seductively at their feet. Using all the means at their disposal, they stop at nothing... - Director:
- Constantine Giannaris
- Cast:
- Stathis Papadopoulos, Constantine Giannaris, Tamila Koulieva-Karantinaki
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Brendan (Peter McDonald) is out of touch. In school, his pupils ignore him and his fellow teachers give him a wide berth. His enthusiasm for old movies borders on obsession and even his love of music doesn't help him to connect with the world. He sings baritone in his local choir, but the rest of the time he's solo. Then one night, over his lonely pint of Guinness, Brendan meets Trudy (Flora Montgomery). Beautiful, extrovert and fast-talking, she drags him out of his black-and-white dreams into a full colour world. But what Brendan could never guess is that it's not just his heart she's breaking and entering... - Director:
- Kieron J. Walsh
- Cast:
- Peter McDonald, Flora Montgomery, Marie Mullen
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A unique insight into the secret world of a group of young men - Peaches is a slang term for women. If only Frank has a notion of how to win them over? This however fails to dampen his supposed exploits as he thrills his two best friends (Johnny and Pete) with fables of his conquests. According to Frank, wherever you look, you're outnumbered by Peaches, but when college buddy Cherry declares an interest in him, Frank is truly lost for words. Men will laugh and women will rejoice at this realistic view of single men and how little they know about the opposite sex. - Director:
- Nick Grosso
- Cast:
- Matthew Rhys, Kelly Reilly, Justin Salinger
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A Bizarre Love Triangle (2002)Cheoleobtneun anaewa paramanjanhan nampyeon geurigo taekwon sonyeo
Keum-sook and Eun-hee have been devoted to one another in every way since they were school children. Their very first encounter started when Keum-sook used her formidable Tai Kwon Do skills to protect Eun-hee from school bullies. But eventually everything changes as Keum-sook is imprisoned for protecting her friend and Eun-hee finds herself alone and pregnant. Alone, that is, until she meets the charitable comedian Doo-chan. So a different kind of love blossoms between the pair and when Keum-sook is released from prison she finds that her pregnant girlfriend is involved in a relationship that complicates everything. A moving and funny drama from Lee Moo-young (Humanist), A Bizarre Love Triangle is a smart, sexy and original and offers a refreshing look at the complexities of modern relationships. - Director:
- Mu-yeong Lee
- Cast:
- Hyo-jin Kong, Eun-ji Jo, Kwang-il Choi
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One of the leading figures of the French nouvelle vague and a contemporary of Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffant and Louis Malle, veteran filmmaker Eric Rohmer is firmly established as one of world cinema's greatest and most enduring directors.
The Sign Of LeoRohmer's debut feature tells the cautionary tale of a Paris-based American, born under the sign of Leo and confident that luck is on his side. In anticipation of an inheritance from a recently deceased aunt, he freely wracks up debts only to find himself in dire straits when his windfalls to materialise.
The Girl at the Monceau Bakery
Rohmer's international reputation was made by the 'Moral Tales', an ambitious series of six films around a common theme. Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier narrates the first, 'La Boulangere de Monceau', a charming short shot on the streets of Paris in Rohmer's trademark naturalistic style. Barbet Schroeder plays a young man whose affections are divided between two beautiful girls - one he meets on the street and another who works in a local bakery - but finds himself faced with the dilemma of choosing between them.
Suzanne's Career
In Rohmer's tale of adolescent naivete, Bertrand, a shy and reserved student, finds himself consumed with jealousy and resentment as he observes his roguishly confident best friend Guillaume exploit the generosity of the sweetly seductive Suzanne.- Director:
- Eric Rohmer
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- Barbet Schroeder, Jess Hahn, Michèle Girardon
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The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Ever Airborne Operation. In June 1948, the Soviet Union blockaded Berlin, determined to drive the occupying Allies out of the city. Road, rail and canal links were all severed. So began the Cold War. Instead of backing down and conceding defeat, the Americans, British and French instead embarked on the greatest airborne operation ever attempted. The besieged city would be supplied entirely by air, for as long as it took to win the battle of nerves. Using invaluable experience of airborne operations gained in campaigns as diverse as D-Day, Arnhem and Burma, the Allies kept up a constant supply of food, fuel and clothing to the besieged city. Vast armadas of transport aircraft flew down narrow air corridors to land at Berlin's airports, while seaplanes used the city lakes. Every three minutes, an aircraft would land and take off. It was a truly Herculean effort, but the demonstration of Allied resolve shook Stalin and the Soviets. It may have even deterred them from launching a war against the West... Using considerable rare archive film and interviews with veterans who took part in the Berlin Airlift, this video tells the full story of one of the greatest achievements in aviation history. - Director:
- Peter Adler
- Cast:
- Pavel Figurski
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If Not Us, Who? (2011)Wer, wenn nicht wir?
Bern (August Diehl) and Gudrun (Lena Lauzemis) begin a passionate love affair set against the backdrop of 1960s West Germany. Following the war there has been a stifling atmosphere of provincialism, but a new mood has captured the imagination of the young. Setting out to challenge the establishment, Bern and Gudrun become part of a global uprising, joining forces with leftist writers and political activists. However, Gudrun's passion makes her join the infamous German terrorist group "The Baader Meinhof Gang", and the lovers' paths are set to take very different courses. - Director:
- Andres Veiel
- Cast:
- August Diehl, Lena Lauzemis, Alexander Fehling
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Despite the Night (2016)Malgré la nuit
English musician Lenz (Kristian Marr) searches for his lover Madeleine who has mysteriously disappeared, but tumbles into an amour fou with troubled, self-destructive Héléne (Ariane Labed). Grieving the loss of her infant son, Héléne seeks oblivion in the murky subterranean world of a brutal sex ring, followed by Lenz. A stark, elliptical, hauntingly spectral narrative with scenes of sensual abandon and raw carnality. - Director:
- Philippe Grandrieux
- Cast:
- Kristian Marr, Ariane Labed, Roxane Mesquida
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You Can't Escape Lithuania (2016)Nuo Lietuvos nepabegsi
After his star actress, Indre (Irina Lavrinovic), murders her mother, rich-kid filmmaker Romas (Denisas Kolomyckis) plans her escape from Lithuania. His sexy Mexican boyfriend Carlos (Adrian Escobar) helps them reluctantly. On the road, Romas begins shooting an improvised experimental film of the trip with his smartphone. As events take an unexpected turn, their secrets, memories and emotions make this journey wilder than any film Romas could have imagined. - Director:
- Romas Zabarauskas
- Cast:
- Denisas Kolomyckis, Orijus Gasanovas, Titas Motuzas
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Girls Lost (2016)Pojkarna
Snips and snails and puppy dog's tails... After drinking the curious nectar that drips from a mysterious plant, best friends Kim (Tuva Jagell), Bella (Wilma Holmén) and Momo (Alexander Gustavsson) magically transform into boys. Geeky girls by day and popular boys by night they find themselves living in two completely different worlds. The thrill of experiencing life as the opposite sex soon wears off for Bella and Momo, but being a boy becomes addictive for Kim as he experiments with his sexuality and the possibility of first love with bad boy Tony (Mandus Berg). Friendship between the three girls is tested as a boy s life is not all it s made out to be. - Director:
- Alexandra-Therese Keining
- Cast:
- Mandus Berg, Adam Dahlgren, Malin Eriksson
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Sixteen-year-old Manuel (Martín Miller) spends his days hanging out with his girlfriend and playing in a rock band with his childhood best friend, Felipe (Teo Inama Chiabrando). But Manuel's latent feelings for Felipe come bubbling to the surface - could they be more than friends? Will he take the plunge to discover whether the feelings are mutual, or would he be risking their friendship? Mariano Biasin's acclaimed coming-of-age film is a celebration of young love and its innocent beauty. - Director:
- Mariano Biasin
- Cast:
- Martín Miller, Teo Inama Chiabrando, Azul Mazzeo
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