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Une
pure coïncidence
presented
by director Romain Goupil
R. Goupil is informed that a Parisian currency
exchange office is being used as a front for people trafficking
in illegal immigrants from Asia. Apparently immigrants have been
beaten up there when they were late with the payment for their journey.
Romain and a group of his friends decide to take action with the
aim of collecting evidence and exposing the operation to the light
of day. They organise a break-in with the purpose of getting the
police involved. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead,
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Se
souvenir des belles choses
presented
by director Zabou Breitman
Ecureuils is the place where one
forgets words, time, one’s keys, native language, even a lover's
birthday. Ecureuils is the place where one remembers one’s
first kiss, the phases of the moon and the Twelve Apostles. Ecureuils
is the place where Claire and Philippe love each other. Before becoming
lost in the dark forest of Oblivion, Claire gives Philippe the most
precious gift: her memory. more>> |
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Quelqu'un
de bien
presented
by actor and director Patrick Timsit
Pierre
has been furious with his brother Paul since the latter stole his
fiancée away from him ten years ago. Nothing in the world would
induce him to see Paul again. Yet, his life depends on it: he needs
an urgent liver transplant and Paul is one of the few people whose
blood type is compatible with his... more>> |
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Être
et avoir (To Be and to Have)
presented
by director of photography Laurent
Didier
All over France there are still examples of
what are known as “single-class schools” that bring
together all the children of a village around one teacher, from
kindergarten to the last year of elementary school. Between isolation
and opening to the world, these eclectic little groups share everyday
life, for better and for worse. This film was shot in one such school,
somewhere in the heart of Auvergne in the French countryside.
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Le
Papillon
presented
by director Philippe Muyl and young actress Claire Bouanich
Julien, an aging widower, collects butterflies. Isabelle
and her eight-year-old daughter Elsa have just moved into his apartment
building. The young mother is usually out, and lonely little Elsa
starts visiting Julien. One day, Julien decides to go to the breathtaking
Vercors plateau in search for a rare breed of butterfly, the Isabelle.
He thinks he is alone, but young Elsa has managed to tag along on
the trip. The little girl asks tons of questions, upsetting the
tranquility that the old man longed for. more>> |
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Sur le
bout des doigts
presented
by actress and pianist Anne-Sophie Latour
In a small town in France, Juliette lives alone with her
daughter Julie. The twelve-year-old girl is a music prodigy who
spends her days playing the piano. Her father Pierre owns a wine
shop. He visits his daughter each week but leaves her education
up to Juliette. Julie represents everything that her mother always
dreamed of being, and this image of perfection, obtained effortlessly,
gradually becomes a harder burden to bear. more>> |
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Toutes les
filles sont folles
presented
by actrice Camille Japy and producer Alexandre Mehring
Celeste,
in her thirties, is single and longs desperately to meet her Prince
Charming. Her sister, Rosalie, rebellious and independent, consoles
her with the notion that true love doesn’t exist. One day, Celeste
impulsively decides to kidnap her ideal man, forcing Rosalie to be
part of her folly. In her panic, Celeste gets her men muddled and
chooses the wrong one. The kidnapper becomes the kidnapped. more>> |
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Marche et
rêve! Les Homards de l’utopie
In
Martigues, in the South of France, Toinou, “the doctor”,
and Bibi have just been laid off. Thanks to their severance package,
the three former Plurimétal’s employees have set up a
small seafood business. Unfortunately, business is bad, and our heroes’
severance packages have almost run out. Wrongly declared the paralyzed
victim of a stupid accident, Toinou receives an insurance package.
Thus, the three of them make the poor decision to keep the money for
themselves… more>> |
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Monsieur Batignole
Paris, July 1942. France is
under German occupation. Edmond, a butcher whose future son in law
is an active collaborator, inadvertently takes part in the deportation
of his Jewish neighbor’s family... more>> |
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Un aller simple
I work as a civil servant at the ministry of
Foreign Affairs. My boss, Loupiac, is having an affair with my wife.
I can't stand it any longer. I accepted this mission to escape the
situation... more>> |
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Les Destinées
sentimentales
Pauline is twenty years old when she and Jean
first meet at a ball in Barbazac in the Charente. Jean, a minister
married with children, has just recently realized the failure of his
marriage with Nathalie. Despite efforts to conform to Protestant society’s
standards surrounding them, from this moment on, Pauline and Jean’s
“emotional destinies” are linked... more>> |
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Betty
Fisher and Other Stories
Two different women from different worlds:
Betty Fisher, a successful young writer, discovers the joys of motherhood
with her four-year-old son Joseph whom she cherishes; Carole, a
waitress in a bar at a shopping center, has had a difficult life
and has trouble showing love and affection to her son José.
These two young women, whose lives are so far apart, are brought
together by Betty's eccentric mother Margot, who has suddenly reappeared
after a long absence. After the tragic loss of Betty's son, Margot
develops an incredible scheme to prove her love to her daughter:
she "replaces" Joseph by another child. more>>
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