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A Bad Son AKA Un mauvais fils (1980) Claude Sautet, Patrick Dewaere, Brigitte Fossey, Jacques Dufilho
Bruno is released from prison. He looks for a job and tries to start a new life. Read More »
Romamor (1992) Françoise Michaud, Joseph Morder
Mark, a filmmaker, sends a filmed letter from Berlin to Sandra. In this film, Mark remembers his first encounter with Sandra Read More »
Xchange (2001) Allan Moyle, Stephen Baldwin, Pascale Bussières, Kim Coates
In the near future, a company called Xchange owns a mind transference technology that enables Read More »
Little Brothers AKA Petits frères (1999) Jacques Doillon, Stéphanie Touly, Iliès Sefraoui, Mustapha Goumane
Talia runs away from home taking her beloved dog with her. Read More »
A Sunday in the Country AKA Un dimanche à la campagne (1984) Bertrand Tavernier, Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma
In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague Read More »
War of the Buttons AKA La guerre des boutons (1962) Yves Robert, Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. Read More »
Angélique, marquise des anges (1964) Bernard Borderie, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort
In this first part of the Angélique cycle, set in Mid-17th century France under the young Sun King Louis XIV Read More »
Mécanix (2003) Rémy M. Larochelle, Stéphane Bilodeau, Julie-Anne Côté, Philippe Chabot
Mecanix tells the story of the last human beings who are forced to be the slaves of the strange Read More »
The Declic Years AKA Les années déclic (1984) Raymond Depardon
This documentary is an autobiography based on director Depardon’s voice, his face and pictures Read More »
Le masque de la Méduse (2009) Jean Rollin, Simone Rollin, Bernard Charnacé, Sabine Lenoël
A modern-day version of the Greek mythological tale of the Gorgon. Read More »
Wheel of Ashes (1968) Peter Emmanuel Goldman, Pierre Clémenti, Katinka Bo, Pierre Besançon
After experiencing a wild life of sordidness, the young Pierre decides to quit this chaotic world, trading it for a search for inner peace and getting closer to God. Read More »
Le petit bougnat (1970) Bernard Toublanc-Michel, Claude Amazan, Isabelle Adjani, Vincenzo Sartini
This French film stars Claude Amazan as a child coal merchant eager to go to summer camp. Read More »
High Tension AKA Haute tension (2003) Alexandre Aja, Cécile De France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. Read More »
Or (My Treasure) (2004) Keren Yedaya, Dana Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz, Meshar Cohen
Or shoulders a lot: she’s 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash Read More »