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    A dangerous method

    A dangerous method (Fr.)

    A dangerous method (Int.)

    by David Cronenberg

    Drama

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel
    International Sales : Hanway
    A single man

    A single man (Fr.)

    A single man (Int.)

    by Tom Ford

    Drama

    Released February 24, 2010 in France
    Cast : Colin Firth, Julianne Moore
    International Sales : IM Global

    Synopsis :

    Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crises, A SINGLE MAN, is the story of George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim (Matthew Goode). George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately leads him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim.
    George is consoled by his closest friend Charley (Julianne Moore), a 48 year old beauty who is wrestling with her own questions about the future. A yound student of George's, Kenny (Nicholas Hoult), who is coming to terms with his true nature, stalks George as he feels in him a kindred spirit.

    A SINGLE MAN is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.

    The story is an adaptation based on a novel by Christopher Isherwood and is directed by Tom Ford.

    Actresses

    Actrices (Fr.)

    Actresses (Int.)

    by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

    Dramatic

    Released December 26, 2007 in France
    Cast : Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Louis Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky, Valeria Golino
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Marcelline is an actress. Forty, single and childless, she begins rehearsals for Turgenev’s A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY. Denis, the director, admires her greatly and promises he'll make her happy on stage – she will shine. But things don't go to plan.
    Denis introduces Marcelline to his assistant, Nathalie. The two women were at drama school together twenty years earlier. Nathalie tells her she had to give up acting: she has a husband and children. Marcelline and Nathalie look at each other as if in a mirror, each seeing in the other the life she doesn't have, the dreams she cannot bear to abandon. Their meeting is the first in a series of tremors that will turn Marcelline's life upside down.

    Agora

    Agora (Fr.)

    Agora (Int.)

    by Alejandro Amenabar

    Drama

    Released January 06, 2010 in France
    Cast : Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom,
    International Sales : Focus

    Synopsis :

    IVth century... Egypt under the Roman Empire... Violent religious upheaval in the streets of Alexandria spills over into the city’s legendary library. Traped within its walls, the brilliant astronomer, Hypatia, fights, with the help of her disciples, to save the wisdom of the Ancient World... Among those disciples, the two men who are fighting for her heart : the witty, privileged Orestes and Davus, Hypatia’s young slave who is torn between his secret love for her and the freedom he
    knows can be his if he chooses to join the unstoppable surge of the Christians.

    Away We Go

    Away We Go (Fr.)

    Away We Go (Int.)

    by Sam Mendes

    Comedy

    Released November 04, 2009 in France
    Cast : John Krasinski, Maya Rudolf, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Daniels,
    International Sales : Focus

    Synopsis :

    When Burt and Verona discover that they are going to have a baby, panic sets in. They hate the small town where they live, and now that Burt’s parents are moving away, they will have no support system in place to help them there. So they hit the road in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they visit an assortment of relatives and old friends. Some are hysterical oddballs, some are heartbreaking inspirations, but all of them help lead Burt and Verona to the most unexpected of destinations where they just might discover that the only thing they need to build their home is each other.

    Baby Blues

    Baby Blues (Fr.)

    Baby Blues (Int.)

    by Diane Bertrand

    Dramatic

    Released November 26, 2008 in France
    Cast : Karin Viard, Stefano Accorsi, Valérie Benguigui
    International Sales : Other Angle Picture

    Synopsis :

    Alex shares her life between a successful career and a flawless love story with Fabrizio when she’s offered a job opportunity in New York. She is almost 40, and accepting the job offer would mean forgetting about any baby desire she might have. Alex would like to share her issues with Fabrizio, but any baby related conversation makes him physically sick. Without her knowing, he decides to see a shrink about it... The only problem being that Alex has been secretly seeing the same shrink for two years.

    The one I love

    Celle que j'aime (Fr.)

    The one I love (Int.)

    by Elie Chouraqui

    Romance

    Released April 22, 2009 in France
    Cast : Gérard Darmon, Marc Lavoine, Anton Balekdjian, Barbara Schulz
    International Sales : Other angle Picture, Latido Films

    Synopsis :

    I was ten years old. The age at which "the one I love" is called Mom, the age at which love is exclusive and passionate. Since my father and her got divorced we lived tight together, without any room for anybody else and certainly not a man, I mean another man. Nevertheless, little by little and without me noticing, Antoine came into our lives.

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    Chez Gino (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Samuel Benchetrit

    Comedy

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : José Garcia, Anna Mouglalis, Sergi Lopez, Samuel Benchetrit
    Coluche

    Coluche (Fr.)

    Coluche (Int.)

    by Antoine de Caunes

    Dramatic

    Released October 15, 2008 in France
    Cast : François-Xavier Demaison, Léa Drucker, Denis Podalydès, Olivier Gourmet, Jean-Pierre Martins, Serge Riaboukine, Alexandre Astier
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    September 1980. Coluche shines every night on stage. France’s favorite comedian is at the peak of his career. TV, radio and newspapers chase him down, and his home was the place to see and be seen. Always ready to push even more buttons, he decides to run for the presidency just for kicks! The people respond with laughter, cheer him along, and support him. The polls go nuts and his popularity explodes. What if a clown were to actually become a serious presidential contender and even win the presidency? The clown himself begins to believe it’s possible… until his larger-than-life dream spins out of control, and this beloved figure ends up tragically defeated.

    Baby Love

    Comme les autres (Fr.)

    Baby Love (Int.)

    by Vincent Garenq

    Comedy

    Released September 03, 2008 in France
    Cast : Lambert Wilson, Pilar Lopez de Alaya, Pascal Elbé, Anne Brochet
    International Sales : Films Distribution

    Synopsis :

    They are the perfect loving couple… Well, almost: Emmanuel wants a child but Philippe doesn’t. However Emmanuel decides to take the plunge, at the risk of losing Philippe. But how do you make a child when both parents are boys?

    In your hands

    Contre toi (Fr.)

    In your hands (Int.)

    by Lola Doillon

    Psychological drama

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Kristin Scott-Thomas, Pio Marmai
    International Sales : Elle Driver

    Synopsis :

    Mad with grief, a young man kidnaps a brilliant female surgeon
    he holds responsible for his young wife’s death.
    During her confinement, ambivalent and passionate feelings
    arise between the kidnapper and his victim... Violence and
    loneliness, the tragic events of their shared past, the desperate
    need for love and to survive will bring them face to face with
    the raw essence of their own lives. Both are helpless in the face
    of an overwhelming attraction, that will change them forever.

    Copacabana

    Copacabana (Fr.)

    Copacabana (Int.)

    by Marc Fitoussi

    Dramatic

    Released July 07, 2010 in France
    Cast : Isabelle Huppert, Lolita Chammah, Aure Atika
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Babou seems to be able to shrug off anything.
    Real jobs, husbands, responsibilities, who needs them ? But when she finds out that her own daughter is too ashamed of her to invite her to her wedding, she decides to make some changes. She takes a job selling time-shares at the Belgian seaside during the off-season, and even to her own surprise, becomes the model employee. Eventually Babou once again gets in the way of her success, and she must find a way to get a wedding gift worthy of her daughter yet true to her one-of-a-kind
    self.

    Creation

    Création (Fr.)

    Creation (Int.)

    by Jon Amiel

    Biopic

    Released November 17, 2010 in France
    Cast : Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly
    International Sales : Hanway

    Synopsis :

    English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with his religious wife,
    whose faith contradicts his work.

    Cyprien

    Cyprien (Fr.)

    Cyprien (Int.)

    by David Charhon

    Comedy

    Released February 25, 2009 in France
    Cast : Elie Semoun, Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Desagnat, Mouloud, Elisa Tovati, Jean-Michel Lahmi, Laurent Stocker, Léa Drucker
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Cyprien is a 35 year-old wall-flower. He splits his time between his job at Dress Code, an uber-hip fashion magazine (he’s the not-so-hip head of IT), and an internet café with his buddies. Cyprien and his friends are all bona fide nerds, adolescents for life, Star Wars worshippers… Favorite pastimes include surfing the web all night long and collecting DVD’s. His looks and the constant chastising from his co-workers don’t make him the most desirable bachelor, but even so, Cyprien has one ultimate goal : to seduce blonde bombshell Gina McQueen. A magic deodorant that falls in his hands allows him to become an instant hottie - Jack Price - on command… a la Clark Kent/ Superman and Peter Parker/ Spiderman. But his social skills could still use some fine-tuning. Helena, one of Cyprien’s co-workers, decides to give him a 101 on life. Little does she realize that her coaching is actually benefiting his alter-ego, Jack. And that’s when the romantic triangle starts to take unexpected twists and turns…

    Changing sides

    De l'autre coté du lit (Fr.)

    Changing sides (Int.)

    by Pascale Pouzadoux

    Comedy

    Released January 07, 2009 in France
    Cast : Sophie Marceau, Dany Boon, Juliette Arnaud, Anny Duperey, Antoine Duléry, Roland Giraud,
    International Sales : Elle Driver

    Synopsis :

    Is life always sweeter on the other side of the bed?
    That's what Ariane and Hugo are wondering when they hire a lawyer to do something about the delays in their house renovation and end up asking him to help them swap lives (and, in the process, jobs, bank accounts, cars...).

    By taking each other's place, they think they will overcome the routine setting in after ten years of marriage, making them feel like hamsters on a wheel.

    But can you sell jewelry door-to-door when you used to run a company renting equipment to the construction industry? Can you win the respect of your mostly male employees when they see only see you as "the boss's hot wife"? Can you resist temptation when you deal with pretty clients and a single, female business partner all day? How long can you bear not being the children's go-to parent for hugs and kisses at night? And how do you stick to your guns in the face of disapproving looks from your perfect mother-in-law?

    To everybody's surprise, the experiment works out. Just not in the way that they expected...

    Of gods & men

    Des Hommes et des Dieux (Fr.)

    Of gods & men (Int.)

    by Xavier Beauvois

    Drama

    Released September 08, 2010 in France
    Cast : Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    A monastery high in the mountains of the Maghreb, some time in the 90s. Eight French Cistercian monks live in harmony with the Muslim population.
    Close to the villagers, they share in their labors and festivities, and take care of their daily medical needs.
    When a group of foreign workers are massacred, panic seizes the region. The army tries to insist on armed protection for the monks, but the brothers
    refuse…
    This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996.

    Dog Pound

    Dog Pound (Fr.)

    Dog Pound (Int.)

    by Kim Chapiron

    Drama

    Released June 23, 2010 in France
    Cast : Adam Butcher, Shane Kippel, Mateo Morales,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch (except in the US : Partizan Films)

    Synopsis :

    Davis, 16 years old: possession of narcotics with intent to resell.
    Angel, 15 years old: assault and autotheft.
    Butch, 17 years old: assault on a correctional officer.
    The same sentence: Enola Vale youth correctional facility.
    On arriving at the correctional facility they have to pick a side: victim or executioner.

    Dorothy

    Dorothy (Fr.)

    Dorothy (Int.)

    by Agnès Merlet

    Drama

    Released August 06, 2008 in France
    Cast : Carice Van Houten, Gary Lewis, David Wilmot, Jenn Murray,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Jane, a psychiatrist, is sent into a hostile island community in Ireland to take charge of a gifted teenager, Dorothy Mills, charged with attacking a baby. Jane discovers that Dorothy may not be responsible for her actions and might be possessed by a horrifying and malevolent force. As she helps Dorothy, Jane is confronted with her own past tragedies and starts to unravel another terrible secret hidden by some of the local villagers.

    Kiss me again

    Encore un baiser (Fr.)

    Kiss me again (Int.)

    by Gabriele Muccino

    Dramatic

    Released December 29, 2010 in France
    Cast : Stefano Accorsi, Vittoria Puccini, Claudio Santamaria, Giorgio Pasotti, Pierfrancisco Favino
    International Sales : Fandango Portobelo (except in Belgium and Switzerland : Mars)

    Synopsis :

    Carlo is separated from his wife Giulia, who has the custody of their ten year-old daughter, Sveva. He lives with Ginevra, a woman who is much younger than him, while Giulia lives with Simone, an actor struggling for success.
    Paolo, Alberto and Adriano’s trip around the world was stopped by the tsunami. Paolo and Alberto came back, but Adriano got arrested for drug dealing and spent three years in jail in Thailand. Paolo took over his father’s religious gift store and now dates Livia, Adriano’s ex-girlfriend, who raised alone their son, Tommaso, now 11 years old. Livia
    refuses to tell Tommaso what the nature of her relationship with Paolo really is. Marco and Veronica’s relationship is coming to an end as they have never been able to have children and desire is now gone.
    When Adriano comes back from Thailand, the friends meet again, ten years later, and it is now time to move on.

    Spy(ies)

    Espion(s) (Fr.)

    Spy(ies) (Int.)

    by Nicolas Saada

    Thriller

    Released January 28, 2009 in France
    Cast : Guillaume Canet, Géraldine Pailhas
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Two years after his worldwide critical and box office success of Tell No One ($33M US- world, $6,5M US- US), Guillaume Canet returns to the big screen - this time to star in a sensual espionage thriller set in London. Stephen Rhea (V for Vendetta, Breakfast on Pluto, The Crying Game) and Archie Panjabi (A Mighty Heart, The Constant Gardener, Bend it Like Beckham) round out the superb cast in this elegant detective story, where the heart can trample even the most dedicated of spies…

    Vincent is a brilliant and reclusive young man who rejects a conventional and stable life to become a bag boy at an airport. He takes things here and there from the suitcases along with his co-worker. But when a diplomat’s bag explodes in his colleague’s face and violently kills him, the game comes to an end. When the French Secret Services gets involved in the case, Vincent is cornered into executing a mission in London under a secret identity: investigating a British businessman, Peter Burton, suspected of illicit trafficking. The key lies in seducing Burton’s beautiful but vulnerable French wife, Claire. But who will fall prey to whom? All spirals down as Vincent must choose between his heart and his freedom.

    Afterwards

    Et après (Fr.)

    Afterwards (Int.)

    by Gilles Bourdos

    Thriller

    Released January 14, 2009 in France
    Cast : Romain Duris, John Malkovich, Evangeline Lilly,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Nathan, a successful corporate New York Lawyer, has barricaded himself behind his work, far away from his daughter and his ex-wife Claire. A mysterious doctor interrupts his life, claiming that
    he can foresee imminent death for certain people. Will Nathan be able to escape his own destiny?

    About Greenberg

    Greenberg (Fr.)

    About Greenberg (Int.)

    by Noah Baumbach

    Dramatic

    Released April 28, 2010 in France
    Cast : Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans, Jennifer Jason Leigh
    International Sales : Focus

    Synopsis :

    Greenberg brings actor Ben Stiller together with Academy Award-nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach ("The Squid and the Whale") to tell the funny and moving tale of Roger Greenberg. Focus Features releases Greenberg in select cities on March 12th, 2010.

    Roger Greenberg [Ben Stiller], single, fortyish and at a crossroads in his life, finds himself in Los Angeles, house-sitting for six weeks for his more successful/married-with-children brother. In search of a place to restart his life, Greenberg tries to reconnect with old friends including his former bandmate Ivan [Rhys Ifans]. But old friends aren't necessarily still best friends, and Greenberg soon finds himself spending more and more time with his brother's personal assistant Florence [Greta Gerwig], an aspiring singer and also something of a lost soul. Despite his best attempts not to be drawn in, Greenberg and Florence manage to forge a connection, and Greenberg realizes he may at last have found a reason to be happy.

    Islands in the stream

    Islands in the stream (Fr.)

    Islands in the stream (Int.)

    by Tommy Lee Jones

    Drama

    Released December 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, John Goodman
    International Sales : Intandem Films
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    Itinéraire bis (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Jean-Luc Perreard

    Comedy

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Fred Testot, Leïla Bekhti
    I always wanted to be a gangster

    J'ai toujours rêvé d'être un gangster (Fr.)

    I always wanted to be a gangster (Int.)

    by Samuel Benchetrit

    Comedy

    Released March 26, 2008 in France
    Cast : Anna Mouglalis, Jean Rochefort, Alain Bashung, Arno, Bouli Lanners, Serge Larivière, Laurent Terzieff, Roger Dumas, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Venantino Venantini, Selma El Mouissi, Edouard Baer
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    An amateur armed robber whose attractive victim is herself starting out in the armed robbery game. Two crooks who kidnap a teenager so suicidal she begs them to kill her - her father has no intention of paying the ransom anyway. A singer, abandoned by the muse, who steals the latest compositions of a more successful colleague. And finally... Four pensioners who abandon the safety of retirement and return to the joyful thrills of the criminal life.

    Every Jack has a Jill

    Jusqu'à toi (Fr.)

    Every Jack has a Jill (Int.)

    by Jennifer Devoldère

    Romance

    Released July 29, 2009 in France
    Cast : Mélanie Laurent, Justin Bartha, Valérie Benguigui, Eric Berger, Arié Elmaleh, Géraldine Nakache, Jackie Berroyer, Maurice Bénichou, Billy Boyd, Jessica Paré
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Chloe lives by herself in Paris but is surrounded by personalities such as an intrusive nextdoor neighbour, a nasty coworker, a guy at the DVD rental store who is always eager to give unsolicited life lessons... Not exactly the life she had hoped
    for... And yet a random course of events changes
    her luck : she stumbles upon a suitcase of a
    young American, Jack, who is visiting Paris. She discovers its contents, revealing little
    surprises... some good and others somewhat unexpected.
    Without ever laying eyes on him, she convinces herself that she is in love with him and ready to overcome any trials and tribulations to find him... The string of mishaps and misunderstandings that follow show the possibilities for romance in serendipitous encounters.

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    L'assaut (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Julien Leclercq

    Action

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Vincent Elbaz, Mélanie Bernier
    The Age of reason

    L'âge de raison (Fr.)

    The Age of reason (Int.)

    by Yann Samuell

    Romance

    Released July 28, 2010 in France
    Cast : Sophie Marceau, Marton Csokas, Michel Duchaussoy, Jonathan Zaccaï
    International Sales : Films Distribution

    Synopsis :

    «Dear me. Today I am seven years old and I’m writing you this letter to help you remember the promises I made at the age of reason, and also to remind you of what I want to become...»
    Thus begins the letter that Margaret, a successful business-woman, receives on her fortieth birthday.

    Thorn in the heart

    L'Epine dans le coeur (Fr.)

    Thorn in the heart (Int.)

    by Michel Gondry

    Documentary

    Released April 21, 2010 in France
    Cast :
    International Sales : Partizan Films

    Synopsis :

    Suzette, Michel Gondry's aunt, was a school teacher from 1952 to 1986 and tells Michel about her school years in a rural and isolated part of France. But little by little, Michel discovers some family stories he was totally unaware of and uses his camera to explore it in a subtle but very emotionnal way.

    Second Chance

    La chance de ma vie (Fr.)

    Second Chance (Int.)

    by Nicolas Cuche

    Romance

    Released January 05, 2011 in France
    Cast : François-Xavier Demaison, Virginie Efira
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Julien has a big problem. He may be a brilliant marriage counselor but he can’t keep hold of a woman for more than a fortnight.
    For as long as he can remember, Julien has jinxed any woman who falls for him.
    And not just a little bit of bad luck. The kind that puts you in hospital several times a week. The kind that screws up your career or your closest friendship.
    To put it bluntly, Julien’s a real black cat for women – as Joana will learn to her cost the day their paths cross.
    Things couldn’t be better professionally, and at long last her love life seems to be looking up… all that’s about to change.

    First Snow

    La Première étoile (Fr.)

    First Snow (Int.)

    by Lucien Jean-Baptiste

    Comedy

    Released March 25, 2009 in France
    Cast : Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Anne Consigny, Firmine Richard, Michel Jonasz, Bernadette Lafont, Edouard Montoute
    International Sales : Other Angle Picture

    Synopsis :

    Jean-Gabriel, married and father of three children, is not exactly a workaholic and a responsible father : he lives off small jobs and spends most of his time hanging at the pub and betting on horse races.
    One day, to please his daughter, he promises the whole family he is going to take them on a ski trip.
    Only this time, if he doesn’t keep his promise, his wife will leave him. He won’t let anything get in their way...

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    La première fois (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Marie-Castille Mention Schaar

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Esther Comar, Martin Cannavo
    Bitter Victory

    La Sainte Victoire (Fr.)

    Bitter Victory (Int.)

    by François Favrat

    Thriller

    Released December 02, 2009 in France
    Cast : Christian Clavier, Clovis Cornillac, Sami Bouajila, Vimala Pons, Maryline Canto, Michel Aumont, Eric Berger, Marianne Denicourt,
    International Sales : SND

    Synopsis :

    Xavier Alvarez is a successful self-made man. His architecture firm is doing well, yet he still goes to extreme lengths to hide his humble origins.
    When Xavier meets Vincent Cluzel, a deputy running for mayor, he befriends the candidate and decides to help his campaign, secretly hoping that a victory will grant him public contracts...

    The Coach

    Le Coach (Fr.)

    The Coach (Int.)

    by Olivier Doran

    Comedy

    Released September 09, 2009 in France
    Cast : Jean-Paul Rouve, Richard Berry, Anne Marivin, Mélanie Bernier
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Chêne is a well known business coach but he is also a big-time gambler in huge debt. Fed up with the situation, his wife, who is pregnant, leaves him.
    Receiving threats from his creditors ; Chêne decides to accept a deal that could save his
    situation. He will have to coach Marmignon, a very peculiar director, who seems to be the worst person to be coached.

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    Le Skylab (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Julie Delpy

    Comedy

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Julie Delpy, Eric Elmosnino, Aure Atika, Noémie Lvovsky, Bernadette Lafont, Emmanuelle Riva, Vincent Lacoste, Albert Delpy
    International Sales : Films Distribution
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    Le Syndrome du Titanic (Fr.)

    One (Int.)

    by Nicolas Hulot et Jean-Albert Lièvre

    Documentary

    Released October 07, 2009 in France
    Cast :
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    «I was not an environmentalist when I began to travel around the world 30 years ago. I saw the planet shrink before my eyes, and I went from being carefree and believing that we live in an infinite and unchanging world to realizing that the world is finite and vulnerable. During the past 20 years, I have been fighting to make others conscious of the environmental perils but especially to mobilize others to act. Cinema is the perfect medium, both in France and abroad, to discover these threats and share my feelings on the subject : that everyone sees the Earth and Humanity as they are and as I saw them ; that Man find his own place in time and space. This film is a wake-up call: let us not allow any more time to go by without change. It is also a window of hope: let us seize the occasion to find ourselves again, mobilize human intelligence, giving meaning once more to the idea of progress.»
    Nicolas Hulot

    No one knows about persian cats

    Les chats persans (Fr.)

    No one knows about persian cats (Int.)

    by Bahman Ghobadi

    Documentary Fiction

    Released December 23, 2009 in France
    Cast : Ashkan Koshanejad, Negar Shaghaghi, Hamed Behdad,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Recently released from prison, two young musicians - a man and a woman - decide to form a band. Together they trawl the underworld of contemporary Tehran searching for other players. Forbidden by the authorities to play in Iran, they plan to escape from their clandestine existence, and dream of performing in Europe. But with no money and no passports, it won’t be easy...

    Regrets

    Les Regrets (Fr.)

    Regrets (Int.)

    by Cédric Kahn

    Drama

    Released September 02, 2009 in France
    Cast : Valéria Bruni-Tedeschi, Yvan Attal
    International Sales : Films Distribution

    Synopsis :

    Mathieu is happily married. When his mother falls ill, he returns to his provincial hometown to be by her side. Alone and in a state of shock due to his mother's coma, he reencounters Maya, his childhood love. Time hasn't erased the chemistry between them, and the former lovers start seeing each other again...

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    Les yeux de sa mère (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Thierry Klifa

    Drama

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Catherine Deneuve, Géraldine Pailhas, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Marisa Paredes, Marina Foïs, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean-Baptiste Lafarge, Hélène Fillières, Karole Rocher, Gilles Cohen,
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    Minuit à Paris (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Woody Allen

    Romance

    Released June 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Rachel Mcadams, Owen Wilson, Marions Cotillard
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    Mon pote (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Marc Esposito

    Comedy

    Released December 01, 2010 in France
    Cast : Edouard Baer dans le rôle de Victor, Benoît Magimel dans le rôle de Bruno
    International Sales : Films Distribution

    Synopsis :

    Victor is the editor-in-chief of a car magazine.
    One day he visits a prison to speak about his work.
    He meets Bruno, serving time for trafficking in stolen cars, who is a fan of his magazine. Bruno asks Victor to hire him. Victor agrees.
    A bond of friendship forms between the two men.

    My own love song

    My own love song (Fr.)

    My own love song (Int.)

    by Olivier Dahan

    Road movie

    Released April 07, 2010 in France
    Cast : Forest Whitaker, Renée Zellweger
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Jane and Joey couldn’t be any more different.
    She’s a matter-of-fact, take charge kind of lady who never needs help from anyone, though she’s been paralyzed from the legs down after a bad car accident . He’s a lovable odd-ball who turns to angels and ghosts to get by day-to-day. Behind Jane’s tough exterior, though, hides a woman who’s also been emotionally paralyzed, incapable of confronting her former life as a singer and mother. Joey convinces Jane to embark on a cross-country road trip, where they stumble upon one
    hilarious disaster after another. When Joey finds out her son invited his mother to his first communion after all these years, he refuses to let her continue hiding from life. The journey takes an unexpected turn, and its destination becomes a poignant reunion with her long-lost son, where she’s finally able to sing the love song she’s been writing in her head for years.

    Neds

    Neds (Fr.)

    Neds (Int.)

    by Peter Mullan

    Drama

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast :
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    “If you want a Ned, I’ll give you a fucking
    Ned!”
    Glasgow, 1973. On the brink of adolescence, young John McGill’s about to start secondary school. He’s a bright boy, a sensitive boy, eager to learn, but the cards are stacked high against him. The McGill family’s dirt poor, his hated father’s a drunken bully. His teachers - punishing John for the ‘sins’ of his
    older brother Benny - are down on him from the start. John’s on his own. And then there’s the gangs.
    The Neds. Non Educated Delinquents. The bad boys with weapons and attitude: cheap drugs, glam rock, fumbling sex, the violence and the camaraderie of the streets. Local monsters. Local heroes. Benny’s fearsome reputation buys John protection, and then a way in. Scared, resentful, full of rage, John makes his decision. If no one else will give him a chance: fuck them!
    John takes to the savage life of the streets with a vengeance. But as his rage and frustration spin him further and further out of control, he is left facing a blank wall. No future. With one extraordinary chance of redemption.

    Nowhere Boy

    Nowhere Boy (Fr.)

    Nowhere Boy (Int.)

    by Sam Taylor-Wood

    Biopic

    Released December 08, 2010 in France
    Cast : Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff
    International Sales : Hanway

    Synopsis :

    John Lennon grew up in a family full of secrets. Raised by his aunt Mimi, he is suddenly reacquainted with his mother, Julia.
    Their reconciliation catapults him toward finding out the truth behind the war that has raged between two very different sisters. Now coming of age, John must bring this war to an end. A fragile peace breaks out, marred by tragedy.
    But his mother gives him one great gift-music. A wayward boy finds his voice.

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    Omar m'a tuer (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Roschdy Zem

    Drama

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès
    Paris

    Paris (Fr.)

    Paris (Int.)

    by Cédric Klapisch

    Dramatic

    Released February 20, 2008 in France
    Cast : Juliette Binoche, Albert Dupontel, Romain Duris, Mélanie Laurent, Gilles Lellouche, Fabrice Luchini, François Cluzet, Karin Viard
    International Sales : StudioCanal

    Synopsis :

    This is the story of a Parisian who is sick and thinks he may die. His condition makes him look at all the people he meets in a new and different way. Imagining his death suddenly gives new meaning to his life, to other peoples’ lives, and to the life of the whole city. Fruit and vegetable sellers, a woman who runs a bakery, a social worker, a dancer, an architect, a homeless person, a university professor, a model, an illegal immigrant from Cameroon... All these very different people come together in this city and in this film.
    You might imagine there’s nothing special about them, but for every single one of them, their life is unique. You might believe their problems don’t matter, but to them, they are the most important things in the world.
    Cédric Klapisch

    Persecution

    Persécution (Fr.)

    Persecution (Int.)

    by Patrice Chéreau

    Psychological drama

    Released December 09, 2009 in France
    Cast : Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Hugues Anglade,
    International Sales : MK2

    Synopsis :

    A Stranger
    Daniel, 35, is being pursued by a guy he doesn’t know. This stranger repeatedly breaks into his home. How did this man get into Daniel’s life ? Daniel himself can’t seem to remember. Then one day the guy plants himself before Daniel, looks him in the eye and declares, «You’re the love of my life.»

    A Woman
    Daniel lives alone but spends two or three nights a week with Sonia, the lover he simultaneously harasses and idealizes. He is uncompromising and emotionally dependent upon her.
    She gives him all she can, which is not much, being a workaholic. Daniel nags at her, begging for more.

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    Polisse (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by MaÏwenn

    Drama

    Released June 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Karin Viard, Joey Starr, Marina Foïs, Maïwenn, Nicolas Duvauchelle
    Trophy housewife

    Potiche (Fr.)

    Trophy housewife (Int.)

    by François Ozon

    Comedy

    Released November 10, 2010 in France
    Cast : Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Jérémie Renier, Judith Godrèche
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    A French bourgeois province, 1977. Suzanne is the submissive, housebound wife of wealthy industrialist Robert Pujol, who oversees his umbrella factory with an iron fist and is equally
    tyrannical with his children and ‘trophy housewife’.
    When the workers go on strike and take Robert hostage, Suzanne steps in to manage the factory. To everyone’s surprise, she proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action.
    But when Robert returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated...

    Anything For Her

    Pour elle (Fr.)

    Anything For Her (Int.)

    by Fred Cavayé

    Thriller

    Released December 03, 2008 in France
    Cast : Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger
    International Sales : Elle Driver

    Synopsis :

    Lisa and Julian are leading a perfectly happy family life with their son Oscar. But one morning, their world falls apart. Policemen come to their apartment and arrest Lisa for murder. She is sentenced to 20 years. Convinced of her innocence, Julian is decided to fight.
    How far would he go for love?

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    Présumé coupable (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Vincent Garenq

    Drama

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Philippe Torreton
    Promise me this

    Promets-moi (Fr.)

    Promise me this (Int.)

    by Emir Kusturica

    Comedy

    Released January 30, 2008 in France
    Cast : Uros Milovanovic, Marija Petronijevic, Ljiljana Blagojevic, Aleksandar Bersek, Predrag Miki Manojlovic
    International Sales : StudioCanal

    Synopsis :

    Tsane lives with his grandfather and their cow, Cvetka, on a remote hilltop. Except for their neighbor, the teacher, they are the village’s only inhabitants.
    One day, Tsane’s grandfather tells the young man that he is dying. He makes Tsane promise to go over the three hills into the nearest town and sell Cvetka at the market there. With the money, he must buy a religious icon, then anything he really wants, and finally he must find a wife to bring home.
    In town, Tsane easily fulfills the first parts of his promise but how is he going to get home with a wife before his granddad dies? That’s when he meets Jasna, who’s late for school as usual...

    The Easy Way

    Sans arme ni haine ni violence (Fr.)

    The Easy Way (Int.)

    by Jean-Paul Rouve

    Comedy

    Released April 16, 2008 in France
    Cast : Jean-Paul Rouve, Alice Taglioni, Gilles Lellouche
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    After perfectly executing a major bank robbery in 1977, Albert Spaggiari (Rouve) escapes the judge’s office and flees to Latin America. Along the way, he meets Julia (Taglioni), a bombshell that falls head-over-heels for this zany fugitive in a disheveled disguise and follows him to the ends of the world. But all the swank and an ideal woman are not enough. Public recognition for his spectacular feat is all that matters, and he vies for the attention of journalists. One in particular, Vincent (Lellouche), turns out to be a cop in disguise at Spaggiari’s tail after some time. Rather than an infamous criminal, we discover through the eyes of Vincent an endearing, giving, happy-go-lucky fellow, but also a penniless, sick man fighting for his life. In this tragicomedy, Spaggiari captures our hearts with his view of a world full of silver-linings.

    Immaculate

    Sans laisser de traces (Fr.)

    Immaculate (Int.)

    by Grégoire Vigneron

    Thriller

    Released March 10, 2010 in France
    Cast : Benoît Magimel, François-Xavier Demaison, Julie Gayet, Léa Seydoux,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Etienne is on the verge of taking over as head of a large industrial group specializing in household cleaning products. Married to the beautiful Clemence, he's a man with everything. If only Clemence could conceive... By chance he runs into Patrick, a long-lost childhood friend, they share a few drinks, and Etienne ends up confessing that he owes his success to a lie. Years earlier, he took credit for a formula devised by an obscure chemist named Michelet.

    A formula which became the company's bestselling product. Patrick convinces his old friend to visit Michelet, to make amends. But things go horribly wrong and Patrick ends up killing the chemist.

    Etienne's life becomes a nightmare. Harassed by Patrick, caught up in the police investigation, he falls under the spell of Fleur, Michelet's daughter, who contacts him in the hope of learning more about the misanthropic father she barely knew.

    The noose tightens. Etienne tries to buy Patrick's silence, then to send him abroad. But Patrick is arrested and charged with Michelet's murder. Imprisoned, he blackmails Etienne: either he helps him escape, or Patrick will turn him in. Clemence, believing that Etienne's cheating on her with Fleur, leaves him. Just when she is pregnant at last. For Etienne there's only one desperate choice left...

    Beyond The Years

    Souvenir (Fr.)

    Beyond The Years (Int.)

    by Im Kwon-Taek

    Drama

    Released July 23, 2008 in France
    Cast : Oh Jung-hae, Jo Jae-hyun
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Yoo-bong, a traditional singer tormented by his lack of fame, teaches his daughter Song-hwa to sing and his stepson Dong-ho to play the traditional Korean drum. Together, the trio travels endlessly. One day, Dong-ho runs away, abandoning both music and the stepsister he secretly loves. Many years pass. Now grown, Dong-ho and Song-hwa both realize the longing they have always felt for each other. In a small tavern in Sunhak, the village where he left Song-hwa, Dong-ho learns that his love is now blind, and her father dead.

    Sweet Valentine

    Sweet Valentine (Fr.)

    Sweet Valentine (Int.)

    by Emma Luchini

    Dramatic

    Released June 02, 2010 in France
    Cast : Vincent Elbaz, Vanessa David, Louise Bourgoin,
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Sonia is a woman who's got too much to give. And what she has to give, more than anything, is herself. Her whole self. So she offers herself to nearly anyone. But, deep inside, she's waiting for someone. The one, the man she is going to give her life to. A life can be bothersome; sometimes people don't know what to do with it. So, as in every love story, it could have been anyone, but it happened to be him. Ivan. Except that far from being a prince charming, Ivan is a dark, ruined person, and he's the one Sonia is about to choose. But she may not be as innocent as she seems and the prince may be nothing but a prey...

    So Happy Together

    Tellement proches (Fr.)

    So Happy Together (Int.)

    by Eric Toledano et Olivier Nakache

    Comedy

    Released June 17, 2009 in France
    Cast : Vincent Elbaz, Isabelle Carré, François-Xavier Demaison, Audrey Dana, Omar Sy, Joséphine de Meaux
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    Ever heard your mother say, « be careful, honey, when you mary, you also marry the family ? ». When Alain maried Nathalie, he wasn’t quite aware of the extra bagage that came along in the hapy-ever-after equation: her family. Saturday night means diner at his brotherin-law’s, but Alain has reached his limit. He’s sick of his brother -in-law’s life advice, sick of his niece’s soporific pretentious prediner singing recitals, sick of watching an old weding video for the milionth time, and definitely sick of his sister-in-law, on the verge of a psychotic break-down due to her ticking clock. But he hasn’t sen the worst of it yet... until he realizes that perhaps there’s some afection beneath the insufferable hysteria - one might even say love.

    Terra

    Terra (Fr.)

    Terra (Int.)

    by Walter Salles

    Road movie

    Released June 01, 2011 in France
    Cast : Gael Garcia Bernal, Ricardo Darin
    The American

    The American (Fr.)

    The American (Int.)

    by Anton Corbijn

    Thriller

    Released October 27, 2010 in France
    Cast : George Clooney
    International Sales : Focus

    Synopsis :

    Jack is an artful assassin with a lengthy track record, constantly on the move and always watching his back. When an assignment goes wrong and a lover ends up dead, he vows that the next job will be his last.
    This final obligation takes him to a picturesque town nestled amongst lush Italian hills, its historical piazzas bursting with life. But to Jack, every location is a trap and every person a potential threat. Still, he surprises himself, enjoying confessional conversations over Armagnac with an insightful priest and slipping into an affair with a local beauty.
    But by letting his guard down, Jack may be tempting fate. A dangerous shadow-dweller shows every sign of closing in, and the mysterious woman who has hired him maynot be all that she seems. As an increasingly wary Jack contemplates life, love and death in Italy, the film escalates into a climactic showdown through the cobbled maze of age-old alleyways.

    The Eye

    The Eye (Fr.)

    The Eye (Int.)

    by Xavier Palud et David Moreau

    Horror

    Released April 09, 2008 in France
    Cast : Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey, Rade Serbedzija
    International Sales : Paramount Vantage
    The killer inside me

    The killer inside me (Fr.)

    The killer inside me (Int.)

    by Michael Winterbottom

    Thriller

    Released August 11, 2010 in France
    Cast : Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Lou has a bunch of problems. Woman problems. Law enforcement problems. An ever-growing pile of murder victims in his West Texas jurisdiction. And
    the fact he’s a sadist, a psychopath, a killer. Suspicion begins to fall on Lou, and it’s only a matter of time before he runs out of alibis. But in Thompson’s savage, bleak, blacker than noir universe nothing is ever what it seems, and it
    turns out that the investigators pursuing him might have a secret of their own.

    The we and the I

    The we and the I (Fr.)

    The we and the I (Int.)

    by Michel Gondry

    Dramatic

    Released February 01, 2011 in France
    Cast :
    The Wrestler

    The Wrestler (Fr.)

    The Wrestler (Int.)

    by Darren Aronofsky

    Drama

    Released February 18, 2009 in France
    Cast : Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomeï, Evan Rachel Wood,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    A once hugely successful professional wrestler in the late 80's, Randy “The Ram” Robinson now ekes out a living performing for diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter, unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show, the adrenalin rush of combat and the adoration of his remaining fans.

    But, when he suffers a heart attack in the middle of a bout, Randy’s doctor tells him he needs to lay off the steroids and stop wrestling. For good.

    Forced out of show business, Randy begins to evaluate the state of his life. He tries to reconnect with his daughter and strikes up a wary romance with an aging stripper, Pam. For a while, things work out.

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    Toi, Moi, les autres (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Audrey Estrougo

    Musical

    Released February 09, 2011 in France
    Cast : Leïla Bekhti, Benjamin Siksou, Cécile Cassel
    International Sales : Wild Bunch
    Totally Spies

    Totally Spies, le film (Fr.)

    Totally Spies (Int.)

    by Pascal Jardin

    Animation

    Released July 22, 2009 in France
    Cast :
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    When Sam, Clover and Alex, three clueless Beverly Hills teens, are recruited to become international spies for WOOHP - The World Organization Of Human Protection - they are totally shocked ! After some way serious training, the girls are sent on their first assignment by Jerry, their new mentor. Juggling between their regular, high-school girl lives and their new secret identities, the Spies ultimately uncover Fabu a failed male model and inventor of the « Fabulizer », who is behind the abductions. His plan ? To create a utopia of fabulous-looking people on his space station, then blow up Earth and those who don’t appreciate his vision ! With some clever thinking and girly gadgets, will the girls be able to save Beverly Hills and the world ?

    Ultimatum

    Ultimatum (Fr.)

    Ultimatum (Int.)

    by Alain Tasma

    Drama

    Released September 30, 2009 in France
    Cast : Gaspard Ulliel, Jasmine Trinca, Sara Adler, Lior Ashkenazi, Hannah Lazlo, Michel Boujenah,
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    December 31, 1990. The UN gives Iraq an ultimatum, and its expiration date is approaching in fifteen days. Tensions run high in Jerusalem as Saddam Hussein threatens to launch Scuds charged with chemical and biological weapons. Talks of a third world war fly rampant amongst Western journalists. Amidst all the hopelessness we enter a more private world of a struggling young couple and their eccentric but endearing friends. Louisa is a 23-year-old French-Italian student specializing in ancient history at the University of Jerusalem. Her boyfriend Nathanael is a French painter, always at odds with himself. Their relationship is as violent and complex as the world around them. How do you live when your life is hanging by a thread ? How do you spend your days and nights knowing that the apocalypse might hit at any moment ?

    Definitely, Maybe

    Un jour, peut-être (Fr.)

    Definitely, Maybe (Int.)

    by Adam Brooks

    Romance

    Released June 25, 2008 in France
    Cast : Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Derek Luke,
    International Sales : Universal

    Synopsis :

    Will, a 30-something Manhattan dad is in the midst of a divorce when his 10-year-old-daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know absolutely everything about how her parents met and fell in love. For her, Will recounts the history of his romantic relationships with three very different women. He hopelessly attempts a gentler version of his story for his daughter and changes the names so Maya has to guess who is the woman her father finally married. Is her mother Will’s college sweetheart, Emily? Is she his longtime best friend and confidante, April? Or is she the free-spirited but ambitious journalist Summer? As Maya puts together the pieces of her dad’s mystery love story, she begins to understand that love is not so simple or easy. And as Will tells her his tale, Maya helps him to understand that
    it’s definitely never too late to go back...and maybe even possible to find a happy ending.

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    Un monde à nous (Fr.)

    (Int.)

    by Frédéric Balekdjian

    Drama

    Released July 16, 2008 in France
    Cast : Edouard Baer, Anton Balekdjian, Philippe Lefebvre
    International Sales : Films Distribution

    Synopsis :

    Noé, a ten years-old boy and his father Marc move into a new house, in a new city.
    Apparently in constant danger, Marc coaches his son through a very tough fighting training and does not hesitate to test his son by faking agressions, as they must be able to face any attack.
    With the secret about his life close-kept, Noé tries to make friends in his new school, and bounds with Marine, a joyful young girl. It helps him discover what the world looks like without the filter of
    his father’s vision...
    The friendship with Marine will thicken an already complicated relationship: they are best friends, but his father is very secretive, which leads to permanent conflict.

    State's Spheres

    Une affaire d'état (Fr.)

    State's Spheres (Int.)

    by Eric Valette

    Political Thriller

    Released November 25, 2009 in France
    Cast : André Dussollier, Rachida Brakni, Thierry Frémont,
    International Sales : Kinology

    Synopsis :

    French military officers have been taken hostage by Congolese rebels. The ransom : weapons. Victor Bornand, a «fixer» friend of the President ’s, handles the negotiation with the help of his right -hand-man Michel Fernandez. In comes Nora, a feisty rookie police officer investigating the murder
    of a prostitute. She’s clearly in over her head as suspicious top-secret government arrangements begin to surface. The stakes are upped as she gets dangerously close to Fernandez and realizes that law enforcement does not always mean protecting the interest of the state...

    Welcome

    Welcome (Fr.)

    Welcome (Int.)

    by Philippe Lioret

    Drama

    Released March 11, 2009 in France
    Cast : Vincent Lindon, Audrey Dana, Firat Ayverdi
    International Sales : Films Distribution

    Synopsis :

    Bilal, a young 17 year old Kurdish boy, has travelled through Middle East and Europe to join his girlfriend, freshly immigrated to England. But his journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the French side of the Channel.
    Having decided to swim across, Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train. There he meets Simon, a swimming instructor in the midst of a divorce. To impress his wife and win back her heart, Simon decides to risk everything by taking Bilal under his wing.

    Whatever works

    Whatever works (Fr.)

    Whatever works (Int.)

    by Woody Allen

    Comedy

    Released July 01, 2009 in France
    Cast : Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson,
    International Sales : Wild Bunch

    Synopsis :

    Boris once had a picture-perfect life. A world renowned physicist teaching String Theory at Columbia, he was married to Jessica, a brilliant and beautiful rich woman, and lived in an opulent uptown apartment. But Boris’s god fortune didn’t alleviate his perpetual feelings of despair, and one night, in the midst of an argument with Jessica, he leapt out the window. To his great disappointment,
    he landed on a canopy and survived. Afterwards, he divorced Jessica and moved downtown. One night, Boris is about to enter his apartment, when he is approached by a young runaway, Melodie St. Ann Celestine, who begs to be let into his apartment. Seeing that she is hungry and cold, he reluctantly agrees. Melodie turns out to be dewy-eyed innocent from Mississippi, who takes every sarcastic comment Boris makes completely literally. Boris helpfully tells her she is a brainless twit too fragile to survive in New York, but he allows her to stay for a « few nights ». But as time passes, Melodie makes herself at home, and shows no intention of moving out...