Emmanuelle Béart
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
Français
Description
A wealthy industrialist is found murdered in his home while his family gathers for the holiday season. The house is isolated and the phone lines have been found to be cut. Eight women are his potential murderers. Each is a suspect and each has a motive. Only one is guilty.
3) La bûche
Publisher
distributed by Wellspring
Pub. Date
[2002], c1999
Language
Français
Description
When Yvette's second husband suddenly dies days before Christmas, she turns to her three daughters from her first marriage to console her during the holidays. Not wanting their father to be alone, one of the girls invites him to Christmas dinner, forcing their parents to speak to eachother for the first time in 25 years. As their complicated lives converge, secrets are revealed that will test their love and their loyalties.
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
Français
Description
Legendary French New Wave director Jacques Rivette’s intimately epic exploration of the convergence between artistry and eroticism. Edouard Frenhofer is a reclusive painter living in the French countryside with his wife. Their lives are radically upended with the arrival of a younger artist and his girlfriend, who becomes the muse that awakens Edouard’s fading passions. Rivette creates a layered character study, while also offering an immersive...
5) The Torment
Publisher
Mk2 Films
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
Français
Description
Paul has just bought a charming waterfront hotel in the heart of France. In debt for the next ten years, he sets to work with his beautiful new wife, Nelly (Emmanuelle Béart). The life of the young couple is a dream come true. Paul, however, becomes increasingly irritated and high strung. He starts taking sleeping pills and is aware of a voice in his head expressing doubts. As the tension rises, Paul becomes more and more suspicious and violent.
Publisher
KimStim
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
Français
Description
Raúl Ruiz’s most ambitious literary adaptation and considered his greatest cinematic achievement, TIME REGAINED distills all of Marcel Proust’s iconic "In Search of Lost Time" into a single epic feature. The film opens in 1922, as Proust is on his deathbed pouring through old photographs that summon the events of his life. Gradually, we watch as his own experiences merge with his own literary creations. In Ruiz’s deft cinematic hands the film...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
Français
Description
Nelly has just left her husband. Through a mutual friend, she meets Monsieur Arnaud, 40 years her senior. He offers her a job, money and emotional comfort. Their relationship evolves into a touching and ambiguous journey through friendship, love and desire. Nominated for a **BAFTA Award** for Best Film not in the English Language. Winner of **César Awards** for Best Actor (Michel Serrault) and Best Director (Claude Sautet). "*It's reserved, polished...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
Français
Description
Stephane and Maxime are partners in an upscale violin restoration business, but their relationship becomes complicated when Maxime's girlfriend, a concert violinist, realizes she loves Stephane. Haunting sonatas by the composer Ravel heighten the emotionality in this elegant French film about the strange ways of the human heart. Nominated for a **BAFTA Award** for Best Film not in the English Language. Winner of a **César Award** for Best Director....
Author
Language
Français
Description
The time is 1984. The place is Paris. A young, handsome man (Johan Libéreau) arrives and strikes up a platonic relationship with a wealthy doctor, Adrien (Michel Blanc), who exposes him to Sarah (Emmanuelle Beart) and Mehdi (Sami Bouajila), a young couple who have just had their first child. An unplanned love affair at the onset of a new, unnamed epidemic upsets the tranquility of their lives. The four friends are confronted with the end of the sexual...
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