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 | The Witnesses More Info | 2007 |  |     | 09/01/10 | 09/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, Foreign Gay & Lesbian, Foreign Romance, French Language, Foreign Countries, Foreign Languages, Cast: Alain Cauchi, Constance Dollé, Emmanuelle Béart, Johan Libéreau, Julie Depardieu, Lorenzo Balducci, Michel Blanc, Raphaëline Goupilleau, Sami Bouajila, Xavier Beauvois, Director(s): André Téchiné, This compelling drama from André Téchiné looks back at a time when the AIDS epidemic was just becoming a reality. It's 1984, and the people of Paris have no idea how much their lives are about to change when an unnamed disease is discovered. Written by Téchiné, Laurent Guyot and Viviane Zingg, this gripping tale stars Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila, Johan Libéreau and Julie Depardieu. |
 | How Much Do You Love Me? More Info | 2007 |  |    | 09/01/10 | 09/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Comedies, France, Foreign Romance, French Language, Foreign Languages, Foreign Countries, Cast: Bernard Campan, Edouard Baer, Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Monica Bellucci, Sara Forestier, Director(s): Bertrand Blier, After winning the lottery, lowly clerk François (Bernard Campan) asks a gorgeous prostitute to live with him until his money runs out. François's life greatly improves when Daniela (Monica Bellucci) moves in -- that is, until her pimp, Charly (Gérard Depardieu), shows up. Director Bertrand Blier's sexy comedy co-stars Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Edouard Baer. |
 | The Last Mistress More Info | 2007 |  |    | 09/01/10 | 03/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Steamy Romance, France, Foreign Romance, French Language, Foreign Dramas, Cast: Anne Parillaud, Asia Argento, Claude Sarraute, Fu'ad Ait Aattou, Jean-Philippe Tesse, Michael Lonsdale, Roxane Mesquida, Sarah Pratt, Yolande Moreau, Director(s): Catherine Breillat, After a 10-year affair with his Spanish mistress, Vellini (Asia Argento), the well-bred but penniless Ryno de Marigny (Fu'ad Ait Aattou) must marry wealthy aristocrat Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida). But Ryno's sensual and volatile former lover will not give up so easily. Set in 19th-century France, this ravishing period piece by acclaimed French director Catherine Breillat was nominated for the Palm d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. |
 | Phaedra More Info | 1962 |  |    | 09/01/10 | 05/01/13 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classics, France, French Language, Foreign Classic Dramas, Cast: Andreas Filippides, Anthony Perkins, Elizabeth Ercy, Melina Mercouri, Olympia Papadouka, Raf Vallone, Tzavalas Karousos, Zorz Sarri, Director(s): Jules Dassin, This contemporary remake of Euripides's Hippolytus stars Melina Mercouri as Phaedra, whose husband, Greek tycoon Thanos (Raf Vallone), wants her to persuade his adult son, Alexis (Anthony Perkins), to enter the family business. Trouble arises when Phaedra and Alexis fall in love. After Thanos welcomes Alexis home, he arranges an engagement between his son and the daughter of another shipper, but Phaedra's jealousy leads to violent confrontations. |
 | Mademoiselle More Info | 1966 |  |    | 09/01/10 | 05/01/13 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classics, France, French Language, Foreign Classic Dramas, Cast: Ettore Manni, Georges Aubert, Jean Gras, Jeanne Moreau, Jocelyn Rickards, Keith Skinner, Paul Barge, Pierre Collet, Umberto Orsini, Director(s): Tony Richardson, The denizens of a bucolic French community would be stunned to discover that the town's prim-and-proper schoolteacher (Jeanne Moreau), who prefers to be addressed as "Mademoiselle," is the anonymous sociopath who's been perpetrating destructive acts in their midst. But the devil didn't make her do it: Her motivation is all about frustrated passion for an Italian lumberjack (Ettore Manni) in this lusty melodrama directed by Tony Richardson. |
 | La Chamade More Info | 1969 |  |    | 09/01/10 | 05/01/13 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classics, France, French Language, Foreign Romance, Foreign Classic Dramas, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Cast: Amidou, Catherine Deneuve, Christiane Lasquin, Irene Tunc, Jacques Sereys, Louis Rioton, Matt Carney, Michel Piccoli, Monique Lejeune, Philippine Pascal, Roger Van Hool, Director(s): Alain Cavalier, In this heartwrenching story written by famed author Francoise Sagan, Lucile (Catherine Deneuve) has gotten used to her comfortable "kept" life underwritten by a wealthy older man. But her real desire is for a young, misfit writer who has trouble taking care of himself. Deneuve -- luminous as always -- delivers another riveting performance in this drama. |
 | He Who Must Die More Info | 1957 |  |   | 09/01/10 | 05/01/13 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classics, France, French Language, Foreign Classic Dramas, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Cast: Carl Möhner, Fernand Ledoux, Gert Fröbe, Gregoire Aslan, Jean Servais, Melina Mercouri, Pierre Vaneck, Teddy Bilis, Director(s): Jules Dassin, Filmed on the island of Crete, this tense drama received a Best Film BAFTA nod and won a special award at Cannes. As the townspeople of a 1920s Greek village put together their annual passion play, a real-life parallel plays out when a group from another town arrives. They've been displaced by the war with the Turks, and come seeking shelter. Soon, the town is split between those who want to help the refugees and those who want to turn them away. |
 | Viva Maria! More Info | 1965 |  |    | 09/01/10 | 05/01/13 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classics, France, French Language, Foreign Comedies, Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma, Claudio Brook, Francisco Reiguera, George Hamilton, Gregor von Rezzori, Jeanne Moreau, Jonathan Eden, Jose Angel Espinosa, Paulette Dubost, Poldo Bendandi, Roberto Pedret, Director(s): Louis Malle, French bombshells Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau team up as two buxom women named Maria who unwittingly invent the striptease near the turn of the century -- and become such a sensation that enthusiastic audiences strip down right along with them. But when one of the ladies falls for a handsome revolutionary (George Hamilton), she and her new beau soon find themselves embroiled in an armed peasant revolt. |
 | The Page Turner More Info | 2007 |  |     | 08/25/10 | 08/25/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Foreign Languages, Foreign Countries, Cast: Catherine Frot, Christine Citti, Clotilde Mollet, Déborah François, Jacques Bonnaffe, Pascal Greggory, Xavier De Guillebon, Jacques Bonnaffé, Director(s): Denis Dercourt, As a child, pianist Melanie's (Déborah François) dream of studying at a prestigious musical conservatory is shattered when the chairwoman of the jury (Catherine Frot) distracts her during an audition. Years later, a coincidence leads to Melanie's employment in the woman's household, and she finds herself in the perfect position for revenge. Directed by Denis Dercourt, this stylish psychological drama co-stars Pascal Greggory. |
 | Ultimate Heist More Info | 2009 |  |    | 08/11/10 | 09/22/10 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Thrillers, France, French Language, Cast: Alberto Gimignani, Eric Challier, Franco Trevisi, Gaspard Ulliel, Isaac Sharry, Jean Reno, Julian Negulesco, Sami Bouajila, Vahina Giocante, Director(s): Laurent Tuel, Hoping to escape the long shadow of his father, Milo (Jean Reno), a powerful mobster who controls an organized crime syndicate in France, Anton Malakian (Gaspard Ulliel) plans one final heist that will enable him to begin a new life. But he soon discovers that extricating himself from the criminal underworld is more difficult -- and dangerous -- than he expected. This thriller from director Laurent Tuel co-stars Vahina Giocante. |
 | The Thorn in the Heart More Info | 2009 |  |    | 08/10/10 | 02/10/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, Cast: Jean-Yves Gondry, Suzette Gondry, Tiffany Limos, Director(s): Michel Gondry, Acclaimed writer and director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) turns the camera on his own family in this documentary about his aunt Suzette, a teacher in rural France from 1952 to 1986. Raised in Versailles in a family of musicians and educated in Paris, Gondry is keen on understanding a life very different from his own. In the process, he stumbles upon a wealth of new stories about the clan he thought he knew.
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 | Welcome More Info | 2009 |  |     | 08/10/10 | 08/10/13 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Romance, France, French Language, Arabic Language, Cast: Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi, Firat Ayverdi, Firat Celik, Murat Subasi, Selim Akgul, Thierry Godard, Vincent Lindon, Director(s): Philippe Lioret, When authorities forbid young Kurdish refugee Bilal (Firat Ayverdi) from crossing the English Channel to reunite with his girlfriend in England, the 17-year-old resolves to swim to his love -- and finds an unlikely ally in the form of swim instructor Simon (Vincent Lindon). Facing an inevitable divorce from his wife (Audrey Dana), the middle-aged teacher takes the resolute youth under his wing in this stirring, beautifully acted French drama. |
 | With a Friend Like Harry More Info | 2000 |  |     | 08/06/10 | 07/12/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Thrillers, France, French Language, Cast: Dominique Rozan, Laurent Lucas, Laurie Caminata, Liliane Rovere, Lorena Caminata, Mathilde Seigner, Michel Fau, Sergi López , Sophie Guillemin, Victoire de Koster, Director(s): Dominik Moll, While fixing up their summer cottage, Michel (Laurent Lucas) and his family run into a man (Sergi López) who claims to have gone to high school with Michel. Although Michel doesn't recognize him, the man knows too much not to be a former mate. Soon the man and his girlfriend are living in the cottage, and Michel is realizing that his classmate's interest may instead be obsession in this highly lauded thriller from director Dominik Moll. |
 | Troubles We've Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime More Info | 1994 |  |   | 07/28/10 | 07/28/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, Cast: Christiane Amanpour, Walter Cronkite, Director(s): Marcel Ophüls, Filmed largely in Sarajevo during the bitter Bosnian War, this provocative documentary from filmmaker Marcel Ophüls dissects the complex ethical and moral challenges that face journalists who report on armed conflicts. Paying attention to the Western media's proclivity for oversimplify war reporting, this film features interviews with scores of influential politicians, philosophers and journalists, such as Walter Cronkite and Christiane Amanpour. |
 | I'm Going Home More Info | 2001 |  |    | 07/28/10 | 07/28/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Cast: Adrien de Van, Andrew Wale, Antoine Chappey, Catherine Deneuve, Isabel Ruth, Jean Koeltgen, Jean-Michel Arnold, John Malkovich, Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Mauricette Gourdon, Michel Piccoli, Ricardo Trêpa, Robert Dauney, Sylvie Testud, Director(s): Manoel de Oliveira, Aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence (Michel Piccoli) is in the prime of his career until the night he learns that his family has been killed in a car accident. Undefeated, Valence struggles to care for his orphaned grandson and continue with his daily routines. But when his agent forces him into an English-language film of James Joyce's Ulysses, Valence begins to feel overwhelmed and quickly changes his situation, as he contemplates old age. |
 | The Sorrow and the Pity More Info | 1972 |  |     | 07/28/10 | 07/28/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, Cast: Director(s): Marcel Ophüls, Directed by Marcel Ophüls, this Oscar-nominated documentary looks at life in Nazi-occupied France, shattering the fable of a unified and universal resistance movement under the Vichy regime in World War II. A tableau of archival footage, newsreels, clips from the anti-Semitic 1940 drama Jew Süss and an extensive assortment of interviews, the film paints an illuminating portrait of French complicity in the Holocaust. |
 | The Sorrow and the Pity: "Part 1" More Info | 1972 |  | | 07/28/10 | 07/28/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, |
 | The Sorrow and the Pity: "Part 2" More Info | 1972 |  | | 07/28/10 | 07/28/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, |
 | Troubles We've Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime: "Part 1" More Info | 1994 |  | | 07/28/10 | 07/28/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, |
 | Troubles We've Seen: A History of Journalism in Wartime: "Part 2" More Info | 1994 |  | | 07/28/10 | 07/28/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, |
 | Home More Info | 2008 |  |    | 07/27/10 | 01/27/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Cast: Adélaïde Leroux, Hugo Saint-James, Isabelle Huppert, Ivailo Ivanov, Kacey Mottet Klein, Kilian Torrent, Madeleine Budd, Nicolas Del Sordo, Olivier Gourmet, Renaud Rivier, Director(s): Ursula Meier, When an unused highway next to their home is rebuilt and put back to use, Michel (Olivier Gourmet) and Marthe (Isabelle Huppert) soon discover it's an affront to their once peaceful life, adding din and dust to their daily existence. Their extroverted son, Julien (Kacey Mottet Klein), grows more introspective; their daughter, Marion (Madeleine Budd), turns obsessive; and Julie (Adélaïde Leroux) is a near lost cause. But how can they fight back? |
 | Man on the Train More Info | 2002 |  |     | 07/20/10 | 03/16/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Paramount Home Entertainment, Foreign Languages, Foreign Regions, Cast: Charlie Nelson, Edith Scob, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Jean Rochefort, Jean-François Stévenin, Johnny Hallyday, Pascal Parmentier, Director(s): Patrice Leconte, A weathered old gangster (Johnny Hallyday) arrives by train at a small French town to rob the local bank. But he soon discovers there's no room at the local inn in which he'd hoped to stay while he plans his crime. Taking up the kind offer of an elderly teacher (Jean Rochefort) to stay in his mansion, the two men soon discover that they each might have been better suited for the other man's way of life. |
 | The Lower Depths More Info | 1936 |  |     | 07/20/10 | 06/21/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classics, Foreign Art House, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Foreign Classic Dramas, Foreign Regions, Foreign Languages, Cast: Camille Bert, Jany Holt, Jean Gabin, Junie Astor, Louis Jouvet, Rene Genin, Robert Le Vigan, Suzy Prim, Vladimir Sokoloff, Director(s): Jean Renoir, Jean Renoir's acclaimed drama, based on Russian author Maxim Gorky's play, follows the denizens of a Paris slum as they struggle with their lives and loves. Among the miscreants are the thief Pépel (Jean Gabin), a baron (Louis Jouvet) whose gambling habit has cost him his wealth, a miserly landlord (Vladimir Sokoloff) and his shrill wife (Suzy Prim). Compare Renoir's somewhat lighthearted version to Akira Kurosawa's 1957 take on Gorky's play. |
 | The 400 Blows More Info | 1959 |  |     | 07/20/10 | 07/22/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classic Dramas, France, Foreign Classics, French Language, Foreign Languages, Foreign Regions, Blu-ray, Cast: Albert Remy, Claire Maurier, Daniel Couturier, Francois Nocher, Georges Flamant, Guy Decomble, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffray, Robert Beauvais, Director(s): François Truffaut, After young Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) runs away, life on the streets of Paris leads to nothing but trouble and guilt in this gritty feature film debut from legendary director François Truffaut. Though he turns to petty crime to survive, Antoine's remorse often leads him to try to return things he's stolen -- with disastrous results. The film was nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. |
 | A Town Called Panic More Info | 2009 |  |     | 07/20/10 | 07/20/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Children & Family, Belgium, French Language, Cast: Benoit Poelvoorde, Bruce Ellison, Christine Grulois, Didier Odieu, Francois De Brigode, Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Véronique Dumont, Director(s): Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Tag along for the small-town adventures of plastic toys Cowboy (voiced by Stéphane Aubier), Indian (Bruce Ellison) and Horse (Vincent Patar) when they buy 50 million bricks, setting into motion a crazy chain of events at their rambling rural home. Now trekking across distant lands, they end up in another world pludged under water in this film based on the Belgian television series of the same name. Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar direct. |
 | Private Fears in Public Places More Info | 2006 |  |    | 07/09/10 | 07/09/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Romance, France, Foreign Dramas, French Language, Based on the popular stage drama by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, the ensemble film revolves around several couples as they cope with their relationships and other entanglements amid a curious Paris snowstorm. Lambert Wilson and Laura Morante star in this story of intersecting lives. No stranger to Ayckbourn's work, director Alain Resnais crafted his 1993 film Smoking/No Smoking from another group of Ayckbourn plays. |
 | My Best Friend More Info | 2007 |  |     | 07/09/10 | 07/09/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Comedies, France, French Language, So single-minded is antiques dealer François Coste (Daniel Auteuil) that he's failed to make a single friend over the years -- a point his business partner (Julie Gayet) is willing to wager on. With a prized Greek vase at stake, Coste must find a best pal in 10 days or pay up. The arrogant Parisian turns to a gregarious, lowbrow taxi driver (Dany Boon) to teach him how to make friends in this buddy movie (without the buddy) from Patrice Leconte. |
 | The Man from London More Info | 2007 |  |    | 07/09/10 | 07/09/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Thrillers, France, Foreign Dramas, French Language, After railway worker Maloin (Miroslav Krobot) witnesses a murder, he retrieves the victim's briefcase full of money from the harbor. A London police inspector (István Lénárt) comes looking for the cash, but for Maloin it's not about wealth; it's about escaping the monotony of his life. Tilda Swinton, Erika Bók, János Derzsi and Volker Spengler co-star in director Béla Tarr's adaptation of Georges Simenon's novel. |
 | A Girl Cut in Two More Info | 2007 |  |    | 07/09/10 | 07/09/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Comedies, France, Foreign Dramas, French Language, Foreign Art House, In this Venice Film Festival award winner from legendary director Claude Chabrol, a beautiful TV weather girl (Ludivine Sagnier) is torn between two suitors -- one older and married, the other her age and available. Chabrol's trademark black humor is on full display as he documents his characters' often perverse choices. François Berléand and Benoît Magimel co-star in this film inspired by the 1906 murder of architect Stanford White. |
 | Flight of the Red Balloon More Info | 2007 |  |    | 07/09/10 | 07/09/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, Foreign Art House, French Language, Cast: Fang Song, Hippolyte Girardot, Juliette Binoche, Simon Iteanu, Director(s): Hsiao-hsien Hou, Puppet theater voice actress Suzanne (Juliette Binoche) lives with her young son Simon (Simon Iteanu) in a tiny Parisian apartment. With her hectic schedule, she has little time to care for the boy and leaves most of her mothering duties to baby sitter Song (Fang Song). As Suzanne becomes embroiled in a court case involving her downstairs tenant, Song and Simon become intrigued by a red balloon that starts following them around the city. |
 | A Christmas Tale More Info | 2008 |  |    | 07/09/10 | 07/09/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Cast: Anne Consigny, Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni, Emile Berling, Emmanuelle Devos, Francoise Bertin, Hippolyte Girardot, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Laurent Capelluto, Mathieu Amalric, Director(s): Arnaud Desplechin, Arnaud Desplechin directs this artfully unconventional tale (which received a nod for the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or award) about members of a dysfunctional family who come together for a strained and animosity-filled Christmas reunion. The all-star ensemble cast includes Jean-Paul Roussillon, Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Hippolyte Girardot, Emmanuelle Devos and Deneuve's real-life daughter, Chiara Mastroianni. |
 | The Secret of the Grain More Info | 2007 |  |     | 07/09/10 | 07/09/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Cast: Bouraouïa Marzouk, Habib Boufares, Hafsia Herzi, Leila D'Issernio, Director(s): Abdel Kechiche, After 35 years of shipyard work in the French port town of Sète, Tunisian immigrant Slimane (Habib Boufares) takes his severance pay and pursues his impossibly expensive dream of opening a couscous restaurant. His only hope lies in his fractured family, including his mistress, Lilia (Leila D'Issernio), her entrepreneurial daughter, Rym (Hafsia Herzi), and his ex-wife and ace couscous cook, Souad (Bouraouïa Marzouk), in this César-winning drama. |
 | A Very Long Engagement More Info | 2004 |  |     | 07/02/10 | 12/16/10 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Period Pieces, Foreign Must-See, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Romance, France, Military & War Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, French Language, Foreign Countries, Foreign Languages, Warner Home Video, Cast: André Dussollier, Audrey Tautou, Chantal Neuwirth, Clovis Cornillac, Dominique Bettenfeld, Dominique Pinon, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Jean-Pierre Becker, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Jodie Foster, Julie Depardieu, Marion Cotillard, Tchéky Karyo, Ticky Holgado, Director(s): Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie's Audrey Tautou stars as Mathilde, a young Frenchwoman who vows to find out what happened to her missing fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) during World War I. He appears to have died after a court-martial, but she needs to know for sure. As she looks for the truth, she discovers unexpected things about herself and the people she meets along the way. Jean-Pierre Jeunet directs this foreign-language adaptation of Sebastien Japrisot's novel. |
 | Irma Vep More Info | 1996 |  |    | 07/01/10 | 07/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Comedies, France, French Language, Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Maggie Cheung, Director(s): Olivier Assayas, When new wave director René Vidal (Jean-Pierre Léaud) remakes the celebrated silent serial "Les Vampires," the production faces constant difficulties, including the fact that the leading lady, martial arts star Maggie Cheung (playing herself), speaks no French. This remastered edition of Olivier Assayas's hip cult classic satire includes extensive behind-the-scenes footage, Assayas's interview with Cheung and other bonus features. |
 | The Gleaners and I More Info | 2000 |  |     | 07/01/10 | 07/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Documentaries, France, French Language, Cast: Director(s): Agnès Varda, Inspired by Jean-François Millet's famous painting "Les Glaneuses," filmmaker Agnes Varda strikes out with just a hand-held digital camera in search of the modern equivalent of Millet's grain field gleaners. She finds her quarry at dumpsters, outdoor markets and roadsides across France. Varda's no-holds-barred documentary about scavengers and recyclers is an insouciant treat from beginning to end, with an unexpectedly obtuse perspective. |
 | See the Sea More Info | 1997 |  |    | 07/01/10 | 07/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Thrillers, France, Foreign Dramas, French Language, Cast: Marina de Van, Paul Raoux, Sasha Hails, Director(s): François Ozon , Sasha is a young mother staying in an isolated French beach community with her baby, awaiting her husband's return. Her solitude is broken by the appearance of Tatiana, a brooding backpacker who asks to camp outside her cottage. Sasha grows increasingly fascinated with her mysterious visitor ... even as Tatiana becomes increasingly ominous and insinuates herself into Sasha's home. Also included is director Francois Ozon's short film A Summer Dress. |
 | La Captive More Info | 2000 |  |   | 07/01/10 | 07/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, Foreign Thrillers, French Language, Steamy Romance, Foreign Steamy Romance, Cast: Adeline Chaudron, Anna Mouglalis, Aurore Clément, Berenice Bejo, Christopher Gendreau, Claude Hermann, Francoise Bertin, Jean Borodine, Laurence Guillet, Liliane Rovere, Olivia Bonamy, Pascal Erizabal, Samuel Tasinaje, Sebastien Haddouk, Sophie Assante, Stanislas Januskiewicz, Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Vanessa Larré, Xavier Morange, Director(s): Chantal Akerman, Simon (Stansilas Merhar) is a wealthy man living a sheltered life in an affluent Paris neighborhood. He's smitten with his companion Ariane (Sylvie Testud) and spends all his time by her side. His obsession deepens when he sets out to discover everything about Ariane, including her past, her secrets and even her most private thoughts. He even begins to follow her, stopping at nothing to allow his complete vision of her to take shape. |
 | Since Otar Left More Info | 2004 |  |     | 07/01/10 | 07/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Cast: Abdallah Moundy, Dinara Drukarova, Duta Skhirtladze, Esther Gorintin, Micha Eristavi, Mzia Eristavi, Nino Khomasuridze, Rusudan Bolqvadze, Sasha Sarishvili, Temur Kalandadze, Zoura Natrochvili, Director(s): Julie Bertucelli, Eka (Esther Gorintin) is an aging woman who lives with her daughter Marina (Nino Khomasuridze) and granddaughter Ada (Dinara Drukarova), but anxiously anticipates receiving letters from her doctor son Otar, who resides in Paris. When Marina and Ada learn that Otar has died in a construction accident (where he's actually been employed), they begin to fake his letters, hoping to avoid devastating their mother as her health declines. |
 | Tomorrow We Move More Info | 2004 |  |    | 07/01/10 | 07/01/12 | |
| Genres: Foreign, French Language, Foreign Comedies, France, Cast: Anne Coesens, Aurore Clément, Christian Hecq, Dominique Reymond, Elsa Zylberstein, Gilles Privat, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Lucas Belvaux, Natacha Régnier, Sylvie Testud, Director(s): Chantal Akerman, Home life becomes claustrophobic for dutiful daughter Charlotte (Sylvie Testud) when her widowed mother (Aurore Clement) moves into her tiny apartment in this chaotic comedy. Writer Charlotte finds it impossible to get her work done when mom decides to return to teaching piano. With a steady stream of students invading, there's only one thing to do: sell her home and move to a bigger one. But can she really handle more disorder in her life? |
 | Bluebeard More Info | 2009 |  |    | 06/22/10 | 06/22/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Thrillers, France, French Language, Cast: Daphné Baïwir, Dominique Thomas, Farida Khelfa, Isabelle Lapouge, Laure Lapeyre, Lola Créton, Lola Giovannetti, Luc Bailly, Marilou Lopes-Benites, Suzanne Foulquier, Director(s): Catherine Breillat, French director Catherine Breillat serves up an inspired take on Charles Perrault's 17th-century fairy tale about a murderous nobleman whose wives have been disappearing in droves in this fantastical foreign-language drama partially set in the 1950s. Dominique Thomas stars as the titular Bluebeard, with Lola Creton playing the part of his most recent bride, the virginal, beautiful -- and terrified -- Marie-Catherine. |
 | Le Combat Dans l'Ile More Info | 1962 |  |    | 06/22/10 | 06/22/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Thrillers, France, Foreign Dramas, French Language, Cast: Armand Meffre, Diane Lepvrier, Henri Serre, Jacques Berlioz, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Maurice Garrel, Pierre Asso, Romy Schneider, Director(s): Alain Cavalier, When the well-groomed son of an industrialist (Jean-Louis Trintignant) blows his cover as a right-wing extremist, he's forced to flee the city of Paris with his wife (Romy Schneider) in tow, seeking solace in the country in the company of a childhood friend (Henri Serre). Alain Cavalier directs this politically charged product of the French New Wave, with black-and-white cinematography by Pierre Lhomme. |
 | La Grande Bouffe More Info | 1973 |  |    | 06/01/10 | 06/01/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Classic Comedies, France, Foreign Classics, French Language, Foreign Countries, Foreign Languages, Cast: Andréa Ferréol, Florence Giorgetti, Marcello Mastroianni, Maurice Teynac, Michel Piccoli, Michèle Alexandre, Monique Chaumette, Philippe Noiret, Solange Blondeau, Ugo Tognazzi, Director(s): Marco Ferreri, Bored with modern living, four middle-aged friends -- a pilot (Marcello Mastroianni), a judge (Philippe Noiret), a television star (Michel Piccoli) and a chef (Ugo Tognazzi) -- embark on a gluttonous weekend of food and fornication that's to die for. Italian director Marco Ferreri scored his greatest global success with this darkly amusing allegory, which nabbed the Cannes Film Festival's International Critics Award. |
 | Amelie More Info | 2001 |  |      | 05/21/10 | 04/21/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Comedies, France, French Language, Foreign Romance, Foreign Must-See, Cast: Artus de Penguern, Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Urbain Cancelier, Yolande Moreau, Director(s): Jean-Pierre Jeunet, When impish gamine Amélie (Audrey Tautou), who lives alone, finds a long-hidden trove of toys behind a baseboard in her apartment, she's inspired to repatriate the items, an impulse of generosity that sparks more benevolent acts. A celebration of life and love, French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Oscar-nominated charmer stresses the importance of small wonders that surround us, if only we paused to look. |
 | Lorna's Silence More Info | 2008 |  |    | 05/21/10 | 05/05/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, Belgium, French Language, Foreign Art House, Cast: Alban Ukaj, Anton Yakovlev, Arta Dobroshi, Fabrizio Rongione, Grigori Manukov, Jérémie Renier, Mireille Bailly, Morgan Marinne, Olivier Gourmet, Stéphanie Gob, Director(s): Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, While saving up to open her own snack bar in the Belgian city of Liège, Albanian immigrant Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) is given a shot at citizenship when local mobster Fabio (Fabrizio Rongione) arranges a sham marriage to drug addict Claudy (Jérémie Renier). But when Fabio plots to kill Claudy, Lorna gets dragged into the mobster's sordid plan in this gripping drama from the acclaimed Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. |
 | The Girl on the Train More Info | 2009 |  |    | 05/18/10 | 05/18/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Cast: Alain Cauchi, Amer Alwan, Catherine Deneuve, Djibril Pavadé, Jérémie Quaegebeur, Mathieu Demy, Michel Blanc, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ronit Elkabetz, Émilie Dequenne, Director(s): André Téchiné, Inspired by a true story, director André Téchiné's riveting drama centers on a young Parisian woman (Émilie Dequenne) who captures the attention of her country when she claims she's been the target of a hate crime. International film legend Catherine Deneuve also stars in this ripped-from-the-headlines tale, which explores the power of prejudice and the diminishing credibility of modern-day media. |
 | The Seventh Continent More Info | 1989 |  |     | 05/15/10 | 11/15/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, Eastern Europe, French Language, Cast: Birgit Doll, Dieter Berner, Georg Friedrich, Leni Tanzer, Udo Samel, Director(s): Michael Haneke, Austrian director Michael Haneke trains a critical lens on postmodern alienation in this disquieting drama based on a true story. When young Eva Schober (Leni Tanzer) inexplicably feigns blindness at school, the incident brings to the surface the emotional fissure in her middle-class family's humdrum existence. But as Eva and her parents (Dieter Berner and Birgit Doll) try to transcend their vacuous, pedestrian lives, the family slowly unravels.
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 | The Piano Teacher More Info | 2002 |  |    | 05/01/10 | 11/01/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Steamy Romance, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Foreign Regions, Foreign Languages, Cast: Anna Sigalevitch, Annie Girardot, Benoît Magimel, Cornelia Kondgen, Isabelle Huppert, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel, Director(s): Michael Haneke, Isabelle Huppert stars as Erika, an emotionally repressed piano teacher still tied to her obsessive mother (Annie Girardot) and fast approaching spinsterhood, who sees an attractive student (Benoît Magimel) as a potential player in her dark sexual fantasies. Huppert is fascinating to watch in writer-director Michael Haneke's disturbing character study based on the novel by Nobel Literature Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek. |
 | Code Unknown More Info | 2000 |  |    | 05/01/10 | 11/01/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Dramas, Foreign Art House, France, French Language, Cast: Juliette Binoche, Luminita Gheorghiu, Ona Lu Yenke, Thierry Neuvic, Director(s): Michael Haneke, German director Michael Haneke's stunning drama carefully interweaves the stories of a promising actress (Juliette Binoche), her photojournalist boyfriend (Thierry Neuvic), a young teacher of African descent (Ona Lu Yenke) and a Romanian illegal immigrant (Luminita Gheorghiu).On a bustling Paris street corner, their lives intersect for a fleeting moment, setting into motion a compelling portrait of life in a fractured, lonely world. |
 | La Chevre More Info | 1981 |  |     | 05/01/10 | 11/01/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Comedies, France, French Language, Cast: Andre Valardy, Corynne Charbit, Gérard Depardieu, Jorge Luke, Maritza Olivares, Michel Robin, Pedro Armendáriz Jr, Pierre Richard, Sergio Calderon, Director(s): Francis Veber, Gerard Depardieu and Pierre Richard team up in this comedy (later remade in America as Pure Luck) as incompetent cops Campana and Francois, who are searching for the accident-prone daughter of a filthy-rich business titan. Their investigation takes them from the boardrooms of a huge multinational conglomerate all the way to the tropics of Mexico. |
 | Happily Ever After More Info | 2005 |  |     | 05/01/10 | 11/01/11 | |
| Genres: Foreign, Foreign Comedies, Foreign Dramas, France, French Language, Cast: Alain Chabat, Alain Cohen, Angie David, Anouk Aimée, Aurore Clément, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Claude Berri, Emmanuelle Seigner, Johnny Depp, Marie-Sophie Wilson-Carr, Stephanie Murat, Yvan Attal, Director(s): Yvan Attal, Writer, director and actor Yvan Attal trains his lens on the vicissitudes of love, marriage and monogamy in this crisp romantic comedy. Married with children, Vincent (Attal) is cheating on his wife, Gabrielle (Charlotte Gainsbourg), who's having thoughts of infidelity herself. Meanwhile, Georges (Alain Chabat) dreams of release from his constrictive marriage, and bachelor playboy Fred (Alain Cohen) longs for a committed relationship.
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