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L'Amant Double (2017)Double Lover
Marine Vacth (Jeune et Jolie) plays Chloé, a young woman who falls in love with her psychoanalyst Paul (Jérémie Renier). When they decide to move in together, everything seems perfect until a series of discoveries lead her to believe that he may be living a double life. As she searches for the truth, Chloé's investigations plunge her into a dark and bewildering world of smoke, mirrors and doppelgangers where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. - Director:
- François Ozon
- Cast:
- Marine Vacth, Pascal Aubert, Jérémie Renier
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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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Summertime (2015)La belle saison
In 1970s France Delphine (Izia Higelin) moves from her rural roots to Paris where she meets Carole (Cecile de France), an activist involved in the stirrings of the feminist movement, and they become involved in an all-consuming romance. However, when Delphine has to return home after her father's stroke, the couple find it difficult to square this new life with the less liberal attitude of the village and Delphine's family. - Director:
- Catherine Corsini
- Cast:
- Cécile De France, Izïa Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky
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Noroît (1976)Nor'west / Northwest Wind
On a beach, Morag (Geraldine Chaplin) weeps over the lifeless corpse of her brother, Shane and vows to avenge his death. He was killed by Giulia (Bernadette Lafont), the leader of a band of pirates that inhabit the island's castle. Amongst his band are three men, Jacob (Humbert Balsan), Ludovico (Larrio Ekson) and Arno (Anne-Marie Reynaud). Morag enlists Erika (Kika Markham) to be a spy in the pirate's castle and she is employed by Giulia as a bodyguard. His pirate gang attack a boat and Erika attempts to use the distraction as an opportunity for Morag to stab Giulia. However, the plot fails when Morag is hesitant; the boat attack continues and Jacob is injured. Morag uses her dead brother's body as a trap to ensnare another Giulia ally, Regina (Babette Lamy). She pours poison on the lips of Shane and leaves him in Jacob's bed. Erika and Morag organize a theater where they mimic the scenario of Regina's death. In a rage by the turn of events, Giulia kills a pirate. She then decides to send Jacob to seduce Erika. Meanwhile, Ludovico attempts to discover the location of hidden treasure. Morag is betrayed by Erika and stabs her. At a masked ball hosted by Giulia, Morag decides to attend and finally avenge Shane. In the battle of the two women, they kill each other. - Director:
- Jacques Rivette
- Cast:
- Geraldine Chaplin, Bernadette Lafont, Kika Markham
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Redoubtable (2017)Godard Mon Amour
Set against the backdrop of an achingly chic Paris of the 1960's, 'Redoubtable' depicts the relationship between iconic filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard - leading voice of the French New Wave - and his younger wife Anne Wiazemsky (Stacy Martin), a budding actress. After the poor reception to his latest film unleashes a profound self-examination in Godard, the relationship with his leading lady is put to the test as the revolutionary events of May '68 threaten to tear them apart. - Director:
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Cast:
- Louis Garrel, Stacy Martin, Bérénice Bejo
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Despite being ridiculed by the scientific establishment, the determined Fawcett - supported by his devoted wife (Sienna Miller), son (Tom Holland) and aide-de-camp (Robert Pattinson) - returns to his beloved jungle in an attempt to prove his case, culminating in his mysterious disappearance in 1925. An epic tale of courage and passion, 'The Lost City of Z' is a stirring tribute to the exploratory spirit and a conflicted adventurer driven to the verge of obsession. - Director:
- James Gray
- Cast:
- Charlie Hunnam, Barnaby Edwards, Robert Pattinson
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The Heiresses (2018)Las Herederas
Chela (Ana Brun) and Chiquita (Margarita Irun), both descended from wealthy families in Asuncion, Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years. But recently, their financial situation has worsened, and they begin to sell off their inherited possessions. When their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality as she begins to break out of her shell to explore a personal and intimate revolution... - Director:
- Marcelo Martinessi
- Cast:
- Ana Brun, Margarita Irun, Ana Ivanova
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Valley of Love (2015)The Valley of Love
Two of French cinema's most prolific performers, Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu, reunite to play an estranged couple meeting for the first time in years. Their photographer son, Michael, has requested they visit a series of remote locations outlined in a note prior to his suicide six months earlier. Respecting their son's wishes, they put their personal grievances to one side and proceed to confront the wounds of the past. - Director:
- Guillaume Nicloux
- Cast:
- Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Huppert, Dan Warner
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The evolution story of Marvel's most enigmatic, complex and badass character - Venom! Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) is a broken man after he loses everything including his job and fiancée. Just when his life is at its lowest, he becomes host to an alien symbiote which results in extraordinary superpowers - transforming him into Venom. Will these powers be enough for this new lethal protector to defeat great evil forces, especially against the far stronger and more weaponised symbiote rival, Riot (Riz Ahmed)? - Director:
- Ruben Fleischer
- Cast:
- Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed
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Alpha (2018)The Solutrean
"Alpha" is an epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. While on his first hunt with his tribe's most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone, he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learns to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives. - Director:
- Albert Hughes
- Cast:
- Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Marcin Kowalczyk
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Things to Come (2015)L'avenir
Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert) teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris and divides her remaining time between her family, former students and her eccentric mother. But when her husband announces he is leaving her for another woman she finds a newfound freedom suddenly thrust upon her that is simultaneously liberating and disconcerting. Featuring a remarkable performance from Huppert, 'Things to Come' is an intelligent, poetic and naturalistic exploration of one woman's pursuit of contentment in the face of adversity. - Director:
- Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast:
- Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Roman Kolinka
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This masterpiece by the acclaimed Italian director Marco Bellocchio tells the extraordinary story of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's secret mistress and her struggle for recognition. Giovanna Mezzogiorno gives a raw and powerful performance as Ida Dalser, the woman loved by Mussolini and who bore him a son, only to be denied and erased from II Duce's official biography. Rising star Filippo Timi is superb as the young dictator whose ruthless ambition knows no bounds. - Director:
- Marco Bellocchio
- Cast:
- Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Fausto Russo Alesi
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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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Seeds (2017)Cuernavaca
Young Andy (Emilio Puente) is having a hard time at school, taunted for being different to the other boys. When his mother unexpectedly dies, Andy moves to a small Mexican suburb to live with his strict, no-nonsense grandmother (played by frequent Pedro Almodo var collaborator Carmen Maura), Soon, Andy finds comfort and refuge in Charly, the estate's sexy young gardener, who introduces him to an exciting world of danger, risk, and temptation. In this epic coming-of-age story, Andy will navigate the pain and joy that comes with grief, growing up, and finding your identity. - Director:
- Alejandro Andrade
- Cast:
- Moises Arizmendi, Mariana Gajá, Carmen Maura
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Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his son Luis when he crossed the border into the U.S. But after years of trying to set an example for his son, Luis has become an impressionable American teen, unwilling to work for the things that he wants in life. In a desperate attempt to teach his son some important lessons in life and save him from the dangerous path he's about to choose, Carlos invests in his own business, with far reaching consequences. - Director:
- Chris Weitz
- Cast:
- Demián Bichir, José Julián, Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo
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