Romauld And Juliette

17 Feb 1993 Director: Coline Serreau France 1989 108 min Romuald, a stressed executive facing sabotage at his company, finds an unexpected ally in Juliette, his cleaning lady. Juliette, a strong-willed single mother, discovers the plot against Romuald and helps him expose the culprits. Despite their social differences, they develop a deep connection amidst the… Continue reading Romauld And Juliette

The Girl on the Bridge – La Fille sur le Pont

2 Apr 2003 Director: Patrice Leconte France 1999 90min A charming love story from the director of Monsieur Hire (1989) and The Hairdresser’s Husband (1990). Adele stands on a bridge in Paris leaning over the Seine intending to drown her sorrows. Then a stranger takes an interest in her plight. He is Gabor and needs… Continue reading The Girl on the Bridge – La Fille sur le Pont

The Well Digger’s Daughter

La fille du puisatier 26 Sept 2012 Director: Daniel Auteuil France 2011 107 min Love and forgiveness are the overwhelming themes of Daniel Auteuil’s beautifully shot and hugely enjoyable directorial debut. It is no coincidence that this film reminds viewers of ‘Jean de Florette’ and ‘Manon des Sources’ – all three stories share a writer… Continue reading The Well Digger’s Daughter

Caché

Hidden Director: Michael Haneke 11 Oct 2006 France, Austria, Germany, Italy 2005 117 min The comfortable life of talk show host George, and his wife Anne is shattered when they receive a package containing footage shot of themselves and their family. Secretly filmed by an unknown sender they are soon followed by disturbing drawings and… Continue reading Caché

La Fille du Puisatier

The Well Digger’s Daughter 26 Sept 2012 Director: Daniel Auteuil France 2011 107 min Love and forgiveness are the overwhelming themes of Daniel Auteuils’ beautifully shot and hugely enjoyable directorial debut. It is no coincidence that this film reminds viewers of ‘Jean de Florette’ and ‘Manon des Sources’ – all three stories share a writer… Continue reading La Fille du Puisatier

Dialogue avec mon jardinier

Conversations With My Gardener 25 Sept 2013 Director: Jean Becker France 2007 109 min In this beautifully crafted celebration of the pleasures and value of friendship, Daniel Auteuil plays a successful and affable painter who decides to leave Paris and return to his rural hometown in the throes of a mid-life crisis. At first he… Continue reading Dialogue avec mon jardinier

Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart In Winter)

2 Feb 1994 Director: Claude Sautet France 1992 105 min Maxime and Stephan have been friends since music student days. They are both violin makers, but their accustomed lifestyle is broken when Camille arrives and falls in love with Maxime. Stephan cannot adjust and reverts to his music, but he is soon attracted to Camille… Continue reading Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart In Winter)

La Reigne Margot (Queen Margaret)

20 Oct 1999 Director: Patrice Chéreau France, Germany, Italy 1994 162 min Marguerite is the proud and beautiful sister of the Catholic King of France. It is August 1572. The nation is being torn apart by religious hatred and Margot is forced to marry the Protestant Duke of Navarre in an effort to reconcile her… Continue reading La Reigne Margot (Queen Margaret)