, 1h40 Directed byClaire Denis OriginFrance GenresDrama, Thriller, Crime ActorsVincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Julie Bataille, Michel Subor, Isolda Dychauk, Lola Créton Rating60% Marco (Vincent Lindon), a sailor who has cut off ties with most of his family, returns home after the suicide of his brother-in-law. At the urging of his sister Sandra (Julie Bataille), who believes that her husband’s death was caused by one of their creditors, Marco tries to avenge his family. He moves in to an apartment above that occupied by the creditor, Edouard Laporte, and begins an affair with his wife, Raphaëlle (Chiara Mastroianni). Marco discovers that his sister is deep in debt and that his niece, Justine (Lola Créton), has been hospitalized and might need reconstructive surgery as her vagina has been badly damaged. After some investigation he believes that Laporte was the one who injured his niece by penetrating her with a corn cob.
, 1h55 Directed byBruno Podalydès, Alain Resnais OriginFrance GenresDrama, Comedy-drama ThemesThéâtre, Films based on plays ActorsMathieu Amalric, Denis Podalydès, Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi, Anne Consigny, Andrzej Seweryn Roles Monsieur Henri Rating64% From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d’Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play “Eurydice.” These actors watch a recording of the work performed by a young acting company, La Compagnie de la Colombe. During the screening, Antoine’s friends are so overwhelmed by their memories of the play that they start performing it together, despite no longer being the appropriate age for their various roles.
, 1h40 Directed byClaire Denis OriginFrance GenresDrama ThemesLa banlieue française ActorsGrégoire Colin, Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogué, Ingrid Caven, Jean-Christophe Folly Roles Ruben Rating70% Lionel (Alex Descas), a widower who drives RER trains in metropolitan Paris, has raised his daughter Josephine (Mati Diop) alone for many years. They have always shared a special bond and live a secure and contented life somewhat isolated from others, in an apartment building in a suburb of Paris. Josephine, an anthropology student, is now grown and become a young woman, but she remains deeply devoted to her father.
, 1h50 Directed byCosta-Gavras OriginFrance GenresDrama ThemesFilms about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Transport films, La précarité, Films about automobiles, Road movies ActorsRiccardo Scamarcio, Ulrich Tukur, Juliane Köhler, Anny Duperey, Alban Casterman, Éric Caravaca Roles Le chanteur / musicien Rating67% Elias (Riccardo Scamarcio) is an immigrant in his twenties who tries to get to Europe by a boat along with other illegal immigrants. When the boat is near the Greek shores and they hope they will soon disembark, a marine patrol approaches and Elias jumps into the sea in order to avoid arrest. So do the other people in the boat. He wakes up next morning in a shore with nudists, which is not so bad after all, since he has lost some of his clothes while he was swimming for quite a few hours. He pretends to be a nudist himself, steals some clothes and he pretends he is an employee of the hotel “Eden Club-Paradise”. Some residents consider him to be an employee and some others a client like themselves. He meets a magician (Ulrich Tukur) who hires him for a few tricks and since Elias is fairly good, Nick Nickelby, as the magician is called in the movie, tells him “if you find yourself in Paris, come and find me”. Elias considers it an invitation and a great opportunity. Going to Paris becomes an obsession.
, 1h34 Directed byBenoît Jacquot OriginFrance GenresDrama ActorsIsabelle Huppert, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Xavier Beauvois, Maya Sansa, Jean-Christophe Folly, Clara Bindi Rating61% Ann (Isabelle Huppert) is 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 the arms of a new beginning, embarking on a transnational journey that ultimately takes her to an isolated villa on the secluded island of Ischia, Italy. Once settled, Ann insists on goading herself to fresh extremes, and takes it upon herself to swim out as far into the ocean as possible. Fainting under the scorching summer rays, her floating body is pulled out of the water by local woman Giulia (Maya Sansa), with whom Ann begins to explore a whole new facet of life.