Genre: France
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Inspector Bellamy (2009)
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Jacques Gamblin …
Directed by: Claude Chabrol
From renowned French director Claude Chabrol comes this intriguingly low-key police thriller in which vacationing detective Paul Bellamy (Gérard Depardieu) can't keep himself from…
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Pardon My French (2009)
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Agathe Bonitzer, Malik Zidi …
Directed by: Sophie Fillières
While staying at her mother's (Dominique Valadie) place, eccentric author Célimène (Chiara Mastroianni) wages a losing battle against writer's block, struggles to get…
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Father of My Children (2009)
Cast: Valerie Lang, Patrick Mimoun, Michaël Abiteboul …
Directed by: Mia Hansen-Løve
When a man who seemingly has everything takes his own life, the question on everyone's mind is, why? This drama penned and helmed by Mia Hansen-Løve explores that quandary by…
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Around a Small Mountain (2009)
Cast: Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon …
Directed by: Jacques Rivette
Kate (Jane Birkin) moved on from her life as the daughter of a small circus owner many years ago, but when her father dies the day before the troupe's tour opens, Kate agrees to abandon…
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Eden Is West (2009)
Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio, Juliane Köhler, Juliane Kohler …
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Riccardo Scamarcio stars as Elias, a migrant worker trying to get from Greece to the city of dreams: Paris. But his journey turns out to be an obstacle course in this epic drama from…
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Apres la chute (2009)
Cast: Marisa Commandeur, Ferhad Feqi, Abdulselam Kilgi …
Directed by: Hiner Saleem
As the reign of Saddam Hussein crumbles, Azad (Nazmi Kirik), one of many Kurds across Iraq celebrating the historic event, hosts a party at his home. But the evening's jubilation begins…
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Kings of Pastry (2009)
Cast: Jacquy Pfeiffer, Sebastien Canonne, Philippe Rigollot …
Directed by: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Acclaimed documentarians D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus venture inside the deliciously cutthroat Meilleur Ouvrier de France, the legendary French pastry competition, to capture this…
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Persécution (2009)
Cast: Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Hugues Anglade …
Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
Contented home renovator Daniel has a knack for being the most important person to nearly everyone he knows, including his girlfriend, Sonia, his pals and -- most troubling -- a new stranger…
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My Greatest Escape (2009)
Cast: Michel Vaujour
Directed by: Fabienne Godet
Discover the indomitable spirit of Michel Vaujour, an ex-con who escaped from prison five times during his 27 years behind bars, in this documentary that profiles his remarkable life and…
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Irene (2009)
Directed by: Alain Cavalier
Although director Alain Cavalier's wife -- the actress and beauty queen Irene Tunc -- died in a car crash decades before he made this documentary, his grief is still fresh as he leafs…
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White Material (2009)
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Lambert, Nicolas Duvauchelle …
Directed by: Claire Denis
Writer-director Claire Denis returns to Africa -- her childhood home and the site of her 1988 film, Chocolate -- to spin this tale of a country torn apart by civil war, as African soldiers…
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Face (2009)
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Jeanne Moreau, Fanny Ardant …
Directed by: Ming-liang Tsai
Taiwanese director Hsiao-Kang (Kang-sheng Lee) journeys to the Louvre in Paris, where he shoots a wild adaptation of the story of Salome (supermodel Laetitia Casta), the stepdaughter of Herod…
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The Animation of Alexeieff (2009)
Cast: Alexandre Alexeïeff, Claire Parker, Jacques Drouin …
This comprehensive compilation explores the fascinating works of influential animator Alexandre Alexeïeff, who, along with his wife and collaborator, Claire Parker, created and…
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Amer (2009)
Cast: Cassandra Forêt, Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud, Marie Bos …
Directed by: Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Searing memories and carnal desires rule the mind of Ana (Marie Bos), a young woman in thrall to her own fantasies in this French psychological thriller that blends eroticism with European…
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OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler …
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
When outrageously chauvinistic French secret agent OSS 117 (Jean Dujardin) journeys to Cold War-era Rio de Janeiro to recover a top-secret microfilm, gorgeous Israeli Nazi-hunter Dolorès…
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A Real Life (2009)
Cast: Guillaume Depardieu, Florence Loiret Caille, Jacques Nolot …
Directed by: Sarah Leonor
When petty thief Bruno (Guillaume Depardieu) falls in love with Isabelle (Florence Loiret), a teacher, they believe they can build a life together despite his criminal past. That is, until…
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Lascars (2009)
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Frédérique Bel …
Directed by: Emmanuel Klotz, Albert Pereira-Lazaro
In this French animated comedy, best buds Tony (Vincent Cassel) and José (Izm) are happy getting by on the streets of the inner city with their scams and minor crimes, until Tony falls…
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Hideaway (2009)
Cast: Isabelle Carré, Louis-Ronan Choisy, Pierre Louis-Calixte …
Directed by: François Ozon
When Louis (Melvil Poupaud) dies of a drug overdose in Paris, his wealthy mother instructs his strung-out but pregnant girlfriend, Mousse (Isabelle Carré), to get an abortion. Determined…
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A l'aventure (2009)
Cast: Carole Brana, Etienne Chicot, Lise Bellynck …
Directed by: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Realizing she's unfulfilled, Sandrine (Carole Brana) leaves both her job and her boyfriend, Fred (Jocelyn Quivrin). When she meets Greg (Arnaud Binard) -- a student of psychiatry -- he…
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In the Beginning (2009)
Cast: François Cluzet, Emmanuelle Devos, Gérard Depardieu …
Directed by: Xavier Giannoli
Career con man Paul (François Cluzet) is enjoying the profits of his latest scam -- in which he's passed himself off as the foreman of a highway extension construction site -- when…
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Complices (2009)
Cast: Virginia Anderson, Cyril Descours, Emmanuelle Devos …
Directed by: Frédéric Mermoud
Vincent (Cyril Descours) and Rebecca (Nina Meurisse) are young, beautiful and in love, until violence and tragedy tear the lid off their seemingly idyllic relationship to reveal something…
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Mademoiselle Chambon (2009)
Cast: Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain, Aure Atika …
Directed by: Stéphane Brizé
When shy schoolteacher and gifted violinist Véronique Chambon (Sandrine Kiberlain) invites blue-collar construction worker Jean (Vincent Lindon) to speak to her class about his trade,…
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Mutants (2009)
Cast: Hélène de Fougerolles, Francis Renaud, Dida Diafat …
Directed by: David Morlet
With an unstoppable virus turning the populace into violent zombies, Sonia (Hélène de Fougerolles) and her husband, Marco (Francis Renaud), scramble for safety. When Marco becomes infected,…
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The String (2009)
Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan, Salim Kechiouche …
Directed by: Mehdi Ben Attia
After returning from France to his mother's (Claudia Cardinale) home in Tunisia following his father's death, 30-year-old gay architect Malik (Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan) has…
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La Yuma (2009)
Cast: Alma Blanco, Gabriel Benavides, Rigoberto Mayorga …
Directed by: Florence Jaugey
Nicaragua's first feature film in more than 20 years, this gritty drama follows the story of Yuma (Alma Blanco), a tough girl from the wrong side of the tracks who believes that boxing…