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Home Video > Foreign > Films from France

 

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Almost Peaceful
Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors.



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Beyond Hatred
In this deeply moving, award-winning documentary, a French family reflects on the vicious murder of their 29-year-old gay son by neofascist skinheads and courageously tries to move beyond feelings of hatred and revenge.



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Bridesmaid, The
Directed by Claude Chabrol and based on the novel by Ruth Rendell. It's love at first sight when Senta falls into the life of handsome young Philippe, but Philippe soon discovers that Senta's life is shrouded in mystery.



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Butterfly, The
Eight-year-old Elsa and her mother move in next to Julien, an ornery old entomologist with a lavish butterfly collection in his apartment.



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Chabrol: Two Classic Thrillers
Two classic films from Claude Chabrol: The Bridesmaid, a thriller starring Benoît Magimel and Laura Smet, and Merci Pour le Chocolate, a delectable mystery starring Isabelle Huppert.



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Dad on the Run
A Film by Dante Desarthe. Fueled by klezmer and set in the Paris night world, Dad On The Run is an intelligent & hilarious screwball comedy involving Bar Mitzvahs, frozen fish and a misplaced foreskin.



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Disenchanted , The
A Film by Benoit Jacquot. A beautiful 17 year old school girl (Judith Godreche) who lives with her younger brother and ailing mother in Paris must come to terms with three different men in her life.



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Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday
A Film By Didier Le Pecheur. Starring Elodie Bouchez (Dreamlife of Angels) and Jean-Marc Barr (Dancer in the Dark) this provocative, disturbing film takes you on a dangerous sexual odyssey.



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Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
Celebrated filmmaker Nils Tavernier celebrates the legacy of the famed Paris Opera Ballet by weaving together rehearsals and tour snapshots of classical ballets as well as contemporary works.



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Eye of Vichy, The
A Film by Claude Chabrol (Madame Bovary). Using rarely seen Nazi and Vichy propaganda newsreels and footage, Chabrol creates a masterful look at the Nazi occupation of France during World War II.



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Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution
Food Beware visits a small village in the mountains of France, where the town’s mayor has decided to make the school lunch menu organic, with much of it grown locally. Will this experiment in safe food work?



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French Art of Seduction, The
This box set features four gems from the land of Ooh La La: La Vie Promise (Isabelle Huppert), La Petite Lili (Ludivine Sagnier), La Désenchantée (Judith Godreche), and Seaside (Winner of the Camera d'Or at Cannes).



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Grand Role, The
Thinking he has been cast in a Yiddish version of The Merchant of Venice, struggling Parisian actor Maurice tells his beloved wife Perla. But when the part goes to an American star, Maurice must play the role of his life to be sure Perla doesn’t find out.



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Guy Martin: Portrait of a Grand Chef
Guy Martin, chef of the legendary restaurant Le Grand Véfour, is considered one of the best chefs in the world. This film reveals his cooking philosophy, which ranges from traditional to savagely creative, and brings to life the sources of his inspiration.



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I'll Sing For You
In the sixties, the people of Mali awoke each morning to the sound of Boubacar "KarKar" Traoré's voice on the radio, singing of independence. But KarKar, like his native country, fell on hard times. Also featuring Ali Farka Toure.



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La Petite Lili
Ludivine Sagnier, the sexy siren from Swimming Pool, stars as Lili, the love and muse of an idealistic young filmmaker in this modern adaptation of Chekov’s classic play The Seagull, directed by French master Claude Miller (Alias Betty).



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La Vie Promise: Empire Collection
Isabelle Huppert stars as Sylvia, a prostitute who suddenly makes contact with her estranged teenage daughter. Desperate not to see her daughter repeat her own mistakes, Sylvia tries to re-discover her once promising past.



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Love Kittens
This box set features four sexy classics from the 60s: The Nude Set, The Twilight Girls (starring Agnes Laurent and Catherine Deneuve), Sweet Ecstasy (starring Elke Sommer and featuring a score by Charles Aznavour), and Daniella by Night.



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Merci Pour Le Chocolat
With his accomplice Isabelle Huppert, one of the world's greatest living screen actresses, French master Claude Chabrol weaves a tangled, nervy web of circumstance, mischief and malevolence.



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Monsieur N. : Empire Collection
After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the south Atlantic island of St. Helena, where he died a few years later. Or did he? This intricate thriller posits an amazing secret: Napoleon escaped from St. Helena.



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Petits Freres
A wonderful follow-up from Jacques Doillon, director of Ponette, Petits Freres is the gritty and lyrical story of a young girl who finds real friendship in a Paris housing project.



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Seaside
In a small beach town in France, beautiful young Marie works at a pebble processing plant. Her boyfriend, Paul, a warehouse employee in winter and a lifeguard in summer, doesn’t understand Marie’s dreamy temperament and stifles her with his clumsy love.



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Secret Things
Two young women discover the power of sex to get what they want in the male-dominated business world. Starring Sabrina Seyvecou, and told in voiceover by her character Sandrine.



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Special Treatment
In this darkly erotic drama, Isabelle Huppert stars as a prostitute who serves up sexual fantasies for her clientele. When she crosses paths with a neurotic psychoanalyst, the two quickly realize their professions share a thing or two in common.



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Steamy Art House Hits
This scintillating box set includes the following four films: Secret Things, House of the Sleeping Beauties (Maximilian Schell), Torremolinos 73 (Javier Cámara) and Don't Let Me Die on a Sunday (Elodie Bouchez).



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Yves Saint Laurent
Two feature documentaries about the man who re-imagined women’s fashion that together form “a timeless portrait of an artist at work - a celebration of human endeavor.” (LA Times).










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