France

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At 25, Berthe dreams of making a living from her painting, to never marry, and to always stay with her sister Edma. Her parents do not see things from the same angle and are already shaping her a higher destiny.Read More »

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During the last half-century, Cambodia has witnessed genocide, decades of war and the collapse of social order. Now, documentary filmmaker Rithy Panh looks at an irreparable tragedy that is less visible, yet no less pervasive: the spiritual death that results when young women are forced into prostitution. Angry and impassioned, PAPER CANNOT WRAP UP EMBERS presents the searing stories of poor Asian women whose lives were violated and their destinies destroyed when their bodies were turned into items of sexual commerce.Read More »

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Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.Read More »

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Following a botched job interview, Lulu decides not to return home, leaving her husband and their three children in the lurch. She premeditated nothing; it all happened quite simply. She steals a few days of freedom for herself, alone, on the coast with no other purpose in mind than to take full advantage of the moment, without feeling guilty about it. On the way, she crosses paths with a variety of people who, like herself, are at the edge of the world: a strange guy protected by his brothers; an old woman who is bored to death; a female employee hassled by her female boss.. Three decisive encounters that will help Lulu rediscover an old acquaintance she’s not seen for years: herself.Read More »

Ginette, a Parisian seamstress, lives poorly but happily with her musician lover. When Count la Ferronnière offers to teach her the manners and behaviours that will open her the doors to a richer world, she quickly chooses wealth over love.Read More »

Serge Toubiana followed Isabelle Huppert and her lifestyle for one year. With her, we reflect on the “album” of her life. The images flow: films of her childhood, the importantmoments in her career, intrpersed with interviews, impressing rehersals, scenes from films, and ordinary walks, in the center of a crowd that does not recognise her. We are given an insider’s view of a remakable actress, a discreet woman, who, in this portrait, gives us a glimpse at her emotions, her vocation, and her life.Read More »

Obsessed with a general’s woman, a clergyman has strange visions of death and lust, struggling against his own eroticism.Read More »

The story of a narcissist actor who loses himself under the skin of the great lover he portrays. Based on the on-screen romances of Rudolph Valentino and Pola Negri.Read More »

An awkward banker tracks down cabaret performers, who stole the ownership title of their nightclub.Read More »