French

Pop diva Mimi Madamour’s career peaks in 2005 before spiraling downwards due to her tumultuous love affair with punk icon Billie Kohler, their passionate and rage-fueled relationship playing out on stage for half a century.Read More »

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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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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 »

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 »

Two Belgian brass bands compete for the European title. One is Flemish (Sint-Cecilia), the other Walloon (En Avant). Sint Cecilia loses their soloist in dramatic circumstances and to ensure their participation in the contest they try to steal the very talented soloist from En Avant. The ball starts rolling and not everything will happen as planned.Read More »

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