A handful of old friends make some unexpected discoveries about one another in this comedy-drama from French writer and...
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Max
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2011
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Affluent paraplegic Philippe (François Cluzet) develops an unexpectedly close bond with his gruff aide, Driss (Omar Sy), in...
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Philippe
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2011
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2011
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Maxime
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2010
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Interpreted in some quarters as a (very black) deadpan comedy and in others as a straightforward drama, this grim chronicle...
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Hervé Chabalier
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2009
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An innocent man is on the run after he's accused of murder and his spouse seemingly returns from the grave in this thriller...
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Alex Beck
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2008
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Love and life pose dilemmas for a handful of friends in the City of Lights in this romantic drama from French filmmaker...
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Philippe Verneuil
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2008
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Three couples wrestle with temptation and fidelity in this tart romantic comedy from France. Anne (Karin Viard) is a producer...
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2008
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A confidence man stumbles into a scam that's not only lucrative but might actually help people in this comedy-drama inspired...
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Paul,Philippe
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2008
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Jacques Maillot's psychological drama Les Liens du sang observes the tense and fragile days following a difficult reunion...
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Gabriel
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2008
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French helmer Christian Vincent's quirky labyrinthine comedy Quatre étoiles (AKA Stars, 2005) opens with a comely young...
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2006
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2005
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Ben Castelano
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2004
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Olivier
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2003
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First-time director Samuel Benmchetrit's 2003 debut Janis et John (Janis and John) follows the comedic exploits of a...
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Walter Kingkate
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2003
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French filmmaker Eric Lartigau directs the anarchic buddy comedy Bullit and Riper, originally released as Mais qui a tue...
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2003
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Luc
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2002
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Nae Caranfil directs this playful movie about the two years that young French author Stendhal gallivanted about the Italian...
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Stendhal
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2000
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Olivier Assayas directed this French drama, examining several relationships over a year's span, capturing varying textures...
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Adrien Willer
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1999
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Antoine
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1998
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Jules
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1998
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Maurice
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1997
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This French comedy-drama is loosely inspired by Crime and Punishment. The title refers to an unnamed country where lovers use...
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Rak
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1997
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In this zany French comedy, a writer chooses the day he and his family are to move out into the country to quit his...
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1997
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In a Brussels courthouse, notoriously brutal killer Julius Mandenne stands trial for dismembering a woman and cryptically...
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Sandro
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1996
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An American woman discovers that Paris truly is the city of love -- though not in the manner she expected -- in this romantic...
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Bob
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1995
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Two losers find an especially bad way to beat the high cost of living in this off-beat comedy from France. Antoine...
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Antoine
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1995
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In this beautifully mounted historical drama, Angelo Pardi (Olivier Martinez), an Italian soldier, is fleeing his country in...
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Doctor
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1995
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The "Wind From Wyoming" is a breeze said to contain erotic properties. This bizarre comedy, set in Montreal, has the feel...
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Chester Celine
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1994
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This unique French offering is a compilation of 30 short films focused on AIDS. The mini-films were based on over 3,000...
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1994
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This French drama about the relationship between an insanely jealous man and his wife took 30 years to make. Since its...
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Paul Prieur
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1994
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This large, sprawling comedy directed by Robert Altman concerns a variety of romantic and personal intrigues that intersect...
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1994
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Olivier, the nine-year-old son of a country veterinarian, vanishes one afternoon on the way to his grandmother's house. The...
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Dr. Serge Duval
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1992
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As directed by Richard Dembo, the period adventure drama L'Instinct de l'ange (Angel's Wing) unfurls in early 20th century...
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Ernest Devrines
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1992
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In this affectionate feature, an adult child of a functional family recollects his largely satisfactory childhood in Paris in...
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Gilles
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1992
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One would think that Maud could divorce her completely unamorous husband: in ten years of marriage, they have never once had...
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Sebastien Sebastian
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1992
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Bertrand Blier's films have explored the sometimes misogynistic sexuality of younger men, but here he offers an absorbing,...
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Pascal Chevassu
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1990
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The women in this story are the customers of amateur abortionist Isabelle Huppert. The time is 1941, and the place is a...
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Paul
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1989
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Set in French Colonial Africa, Chocolat is told from the viewpoint of 8-year-old Cecile Ducasse. With no other frame of...
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Marc
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1989
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With its release timed to coincide with celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution (1789-94), this film...
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Desmoulins
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1989
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Wielzky
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1989
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Force Majeure (Uncontrollable Circumstances) begins with a drug deal involving tourists Phillipe (Patrick Bruel) and Daniel...
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Daniel
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1989
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Louis
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1988
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Al
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1988
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Thierry
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1987
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A French music lover befriends a once-great American jazz artist and attempts to save him from self-destruction in this moody...
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Francis Borler
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1986
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In this political drama, five left-leaning friends gradually lose heart in the Socialist government elected in 1981 in...
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Pierrot
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1986
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The protagonists in this drama are caught in the sleaze of the lower echelons of Paris life and are trying to get out. Clara...
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Paul Triana
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1986
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This light romantic comedy is set up as a film-within-a-film, and features Francois Cluzet as Ferdinand, a screenwriter and...
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Ferdinand (adult)
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1985
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This is an overwrought drama about two repugnant petty criminals who terrorize a movie star in her home. Marc...
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Marc
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1985
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In this charming, semi-autobiographical look at his politicized past, director Gerard Mordillat focuses on the ironic, the...
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Maurice Decques
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1983
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In this tragic tale of misunderstanding, obsession, and increasing madness, "she," a beautiful young woman (Isabelle Adjani)...
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Mickey
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1983
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French filmmaker Diane Kurys directs the period drama Coup de Foudre (distributed in the U.S. as Entre Nous), adapted from a...
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1983
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In this murder mystery, based on a Georges Simenon novel, a homicidal maniac goes on a killing spree beginning with his wife,...
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1982
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This youthful drama centers on a group of teens struggling to become adults without losing their youthful aspirations. It...
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Bruno
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1980
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Based on a popular novel by Pierre-Jakez Helias, Horse of Pride is set in a hardscrabble peasant community in Brittany....
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Pierre
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1980
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