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Very Long Engagement
 

Very Long Engagement

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Very Long Engagement
This World War I mystery finds limitless beauty in the nostalgia of loss. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, whose whimsical AMELIE riveted audiences, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT also stars Audrey Tautou--the 21st century's Audrey Hepburn--in the stubbornly emotional role of a widow in denial. Here she is Mathilde, a waifish young woman with a pronounced limp from childhood polio. Living with her quirky aunt and uncle in a farmhouse by the sea, and waiting desperately for her fiance Manech (Gaspard Ulliel) to return from the war, she believes that if he were truly lost she would feel it in her heart. Thus, when the bad news arrives--Manech and five fellow soldiers were exiled to No Man's Land for shooting off their own fingers in hope of being discharged--Mathilde refuses to believe he is dead. Instead, she begins her own investigation into Manech's infantry, hiring a private detective and tracking down the wives and girlfriends of each of Manech's compatriots. Conducting countless interviews, Mathilde pieces together Manech's war stories--which are told in earthshaking flashbacks involving gruesome explosions, flying guts, and massive suffering. And yet, the all-in-this-together humanity of these awful scenes, and the heartfelt bravery with which Mathilde absorbs the details of each battle, is undeniably moving. Jodie Foster appears as Elodie, one of the widows, in a charismatic yet muted performance and with a flawless accent. However, the most intriguing of the widows is Tina Lombardi (Marion Cotillard), a thrilling dominatrix-assassin bent on avenging her lover. A timeless masterwork that raises the bar for breathtaking camerawork, vivid landscapes, and fantastical storytelling, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is adapted from the novel by Sebastien Japriscot.

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The Gerard Depardieu Collection (5-Disc Set) [DVD]
 

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The Gerard Depardieu Collection (5-Disc Set) [DVD]
This collection includes three films starring talented French actor Gerard Depardieu. The movies included are CHANGING TIMES, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, and TOUS LES MATINS DU MONDE. Please see individual titles for synopsis information.

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Two Men in Town
 

Two Men in Town

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Two Men in Town
Former safecracker Gino's (Alain Delon, PLEIN SOLEIL) plans for a new life upon his release from jail encounter obstacles from all sides in this crime drama from French director José Giovanni. After serving a ten-year stint in prison, Gino heads to the South of France to take a job in a print shop, and begins a romance with Lucie (Mimsy Farmer, THE BLACK CAT). Gino finds help in his endeavors to reform his life in liberal prison reformer Germain (Jean Gabin, VERDICT), though he is beset with deprivation and hardship due to the stigma of having served time. A cop with an old bone to pick makes it difficult for Gino to stay on the straight path, however, and news of his old gang's plan to target the bank where Lucie works lures him back into the fray. Gérard Depardieu (36 QUAI DES ORFEVRES, 102 DALMATIONS) also appears with an early role in this compelling drama.

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La Chevre [DVD]
 

La Chevre [DVD]

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La Chevre [DVD]
LA CHEVRE introduced the popular comic duo of Gerard Depardieu and Pierre Richard, who went on to star in a number of other films together. Here they are François Perrin (Richard) and Campana (Depardieu), two bumbling detectives hired to find the twenty-year-old daughter of a wealthy industrialist. Their travels range from the boardrooms of a huge multinational conglomerate to the tropics of Mexico, in search of the industrialist's accident prone daughter. Remade in America as PURE LUCK.

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Les Compères [DVD]
 

Les Compères [DVD]

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Les Compères [DVD]
After her 17 year-old son disappears, a resourceful and charming woman named Christine enlists the aid of two of her former lovers by convincing each of them that they are the young man's father. It isn't long before both men, François Pignon and Jean Lucas, are bumbling their way around France, looking for their long lost son. Soon, the two happen to meet by chance, explain to each other that they're looking for their lost son, and decide to team up, forming one of the oddest and most inept partnerships France has ever seen.

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The Closet [DVD]
 

The Closet [DVD]

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The Closet [DVD]
In this witty commentary on political correctness in the work place, Francois Veber directs the excellent Daniel Auteuil as Francois Pignon, better known around the office as "Pignon le Mignon" (Pignon the Cutey). Poor Pignon is helplessly misunderstood and pathetically down on his luck. A senior executive at a small corporation, Pignon overhears rumors that he is going to be fired. On top of a difficult relationship with his ex-wife and a failing relationship with his sullen teenage son, the idea of losing his job and becoming incapable of making alimony payments is unfathomable. Pignon feels totally defeated--like a real loser. That's why, when Pignon's next door neighbor (Michel Aumont) offers a solution to his problems, Pignon is quick to accept: He comes out of the closet, convincing his coworkers that he is gay, and making it improbable that the company would fire him at risk of legal action. But before he knows it, Pignon's plan has backfired and metamorphosed in hilarious ways, causing a string of bizarre office-related situations and family dilemmas that are both complex and comic.

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Tous Les Matins Du Monde (2 - Disc Set) [DVD]
 

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Tous Les Matins Du Monde (2 - Disc Set) [DVD]
This sprawling romantic tale tells the story of composer Sainte Colombe--who worked in France during the 17th century--and his talented student Marin Marais.

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Cyrano de Bergerac (World Films) [DVD]
 

Cyrano de Bergerac (World Films) [DVD]

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Cyrano de Bergerac (World Films) [DVD]
Gerard Depardieu won the Best Actor award at Cannes for his performance as Cyrano in this lavish adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Actor--Gerard Depardieu. Academy Awards: Best Costume Design.

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A Loving Father [DVD]
 

A Loving Father [DVD]

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A Loving Father [DVD]
Leo (Gerard Depardieu) is a highly successful novelist who has just won the Nobel Prize. Unfortunately, he has been an emotionally distant failure as a father, forcing his twenty-something son, Paul (Depardieu's real-life son, Guillame) to live in his shadow. While travelling, Leo is kidnapped by Paul, and tries to make one last attempt to establish a true connection with his father. Sylvie Testud (THE CHATEAU) costars in this darkly comic tale of family dysfunction.

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Count of Monte Cristo
 

Count of Monte Cristo

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Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas' THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO follows the adventures of Edmond Dantès (Gérard Depardieu), a 19th-century French version of James Bond or Batman, a rich, ruthless, and suave purveyor of homemade justice. This French production goes all out, having the destinction of being the first filmed version of the newly restored unabridged version of Dumas' classic, which runs about 800 pages. The movie was filmed all over Europe, has a cast of thousands where even the extras are big names, and, with an original running time of more than six hours, doesn't leave out any detail from the celebrated novel.

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Marco Ferreri Collection (8-Disc Set) [DVD]
 

Marco Ferreri Collection (8-Disc Set) [D...

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Marco Ferreri Collection (8-Disc Set) [DVD]
One of the great satirists of Italian cinema, controversial filmmaker Marco Ferreri often used shock value to draw conclusions about the excesses of modern life. This collection unites eight of the master's greatest works of artful grotesque, including BYE BYE MONKEY, starring Gerard Depardieu and Marcello Mastroianni, and LE GRAND BOUFFE (THE BIG FEAST), the critically-acclaimed story of four men intent on eating themselves to death.

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Changing Times [DVD]
 

Changing Times [DVD]

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Changing Times [DVD]
Re-teaming French icons Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu for their sixth on-screen pairing, CHANGING TIMES is a complex and dolorous look at the life of Cecile (Deneuve), a French expatriate living in the changing city of Tangiers with her Moroccan doctor husband, Nathan (Gilbert Melki). After their 20-something son, Sami (Malik Zidi), his pill-popping girlfriend, Nadia (Lubna Azabal), and their nine-year-old become unexpected houseguests, Cecile and Nathan have new things to focus on besides the routine-ness of their marriage. Enter Antoine (Depardieu), who found first love with Cecile 30 years before, and has come to Tangiers on business--and with the intention of rekindling a romance with her. But when a work-related accident at a construction site sends him into a coma, it looks like Antoine's plans may never work out. With a rich, bleak tapestry of intersecting characters, CHANGING TIMES places a realistic look at love and relationships against the devastating effects of globalization. While any filmgoer would be pleased to see Deneuve and Depardieu together again on film, Techine throws an engrossing curveball by giving us scene after scene in which Cecile and Antoine are clearly ill-at-ease with each other--and often with unpleasant results. CHANGING TIMES doesn't aim to please--instead, Techine shows the messy ways in which families and lovers interact, understanding that there are not always easy resolutions or happy endings. Depardieu's Andre is sad, but hopeful--an imposing figure with a soft heart--while Deneuve is allowed to gloriously look her age in a refined and restrained performance.

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Parola amore esiste
 

Parola amore esiste

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Parola amore esiste
This Italian drama follows a mentally unstable woman named Angela (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) whose self-destuctive nature makes her unable to form bonds with others--and her woes are compounded by a brittle relationship with her mother (played by Daria Nicolodi). In addition, Angela harbors an unhealthy obsession, from afar, with her neighbor, a divorced man named Marco (Fabrizio Bentivoglio). After meeting him by chance, she soon convinces herself that they are meant to be together, and the film climaxes in a torrid finale. In LA PAROLA AMORE ESISTE, director Mimmo Calopresti offers a sad but compelling view of a lonely life.

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Barocco [DVD]
 

Barocco [DVD]

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Barocco [DVD]
André Téchiné's BAROCCO takes place during a local election in Amsterdam, where a small-time boxer named Samson (Gérard Depardieu) is paid to create a scandal by saying he had a homosexual affair with one of the candidates. Although Samson is reluctant at first to get involved, his lover, Laure (Isabelle Adjani), persuades him to agree and use the money to escape the city. However, after Samson takes a large sum of money from one candidate, he accepts an equal amount from another. When the situation blows up in his face, Samson is murdered by his double, a gangster, and chaos ensues. Laure, haunted by the murder of her lover, falls in love with the gangster despite his ruthless act, and the situation gets worse as both the underworld and the shady group of politicians conspire against them.

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Maitresse [DVD]
 

Maitresse [DVD]

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Maitresse [DVD]
A young Depardieu stars as Olivier, a petty thief who gets drawn into the world of S&M when his next door neighbor, a high-priced dominatrix (Ogier), catches him burglarizing her apartment. The two embark on a tumultuous, kinky relationship in Schroeder's intense, often funny, examination of love, lust, gender, and bourgeois morality. Includes some graphic violence and sex, viewer discretion advised.

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Jean de Florette (World Films) [DVD]
 

Jean de Florette (World Films) [DVD]

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Jean de Florette (World Films) [DVD]
The first of two parts of the classic Marcel Pagnol story set in southeast France in the mid 1920s. In a small provencal village, where water is scarce and the earth dry, only one piece of property possesses an underground spring to irrigate the soil--and the wily, greedy César (Yves Montand) will do anything to get hold of it. His dreams seem on the verge of coming true when the owner (with a little help from César) dies unexpectedly. But then Jean Cadoret (Gerard Depardieu), an outsider who inherits the farm, arrives with the intention of settling down and cultivating the land with his good-hearted wife Aimee (played by Depardieu's real wife, Elisabeth Depardieu) and young daughter Manon (Ernestine Mazurowna). Jean, a hunchback and sensitive dreamer, glories in his new life while César and his nephew Ugolin (Daniel Auteuil) secretly decide to stop up the spring so his plans will fail. The good-hearted Jean, too naive to imagine that anyone would sabotage him, struggles fruitlessly to make his garden bloom. His continual failure erodes his spirit, setting the stage for a tragedy with consequences for all. Director Claude Berri focuses a well-trained eye on the heart-stopping scenery of the rural provencal landscape in this beautifully filmed tragedy, establishing a farmer's reverence for his land and native soil. Gerard Depardieu delivers an unforgettable performance as the failed dreamer. Followed by Berri's MANON DES SOURCES (MANON OF THE SPRING).

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Paris, Je T'aime [Blu-ray Disc]
 

Paris, Je T'aime [Blu-ray Disc]

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Paris, Je T'aime [Blu-ray Disc]
Eighteen different directors and a slew of indie actors come together for PARIS, JE T'AIME, a cinematic homage to the City of Lights. Each director presents his or her own short story set in a different Parisian quarter, each one featuring a different cast of characters. The pieces vary in length, with some of them striving to tell a fully developed tale--no matter how simple the plot--while others are more abstract, content to rely on sparse dialogue and vivid imagery. With directors such as Gus Van Sant, Alexander Payne, Wes Craven, and the Coen brothers participating, the tales are as varied and oddball as one might expect. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays a lonely actress with a fondness for her hash dealer. Elijah Wood encounters a seductive vampire on a moonlit street. Steve Buscemi is a flustered tourist. Natalie Portman falls for a deaf Frenchmen. Each tale is markedly unique, and specific to the quirky style of its director, and the film is a veritable Who's Who for indie buffs. The end product is a bit uneven, with some of the narratives sparkling and others starting strong, then falling flat. But in the moments when it succeeds, the movie can feel mysterious and magical, evoking the romance and longing the city is famous for.

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Last Metro
 

Last Metro

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Last Metro
A determined woman endeavors to keep her Jewish husband's theatre operating while the Nazis occupy Paris. Each night, she visits her husband who is hiding in a secret apartment under the stage. Winner of ten French Cesar awards.

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Leonardo Dicaprio - Triple Feature (3-Disc Set ; Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen) [DVD]
 

Leonardo Dicaprio - Triple Feature (3-Di...

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Leonardo Dicaprio - Triple Feature (3-Disc Set ; Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Widescreen) [DVD]
For a length of his career, actor Leonardo DiCaprio teetered on the line between squeal-inducing heartthrob and artist with an eye for wild and challenging projects. Witness the latter side win out in this triple feature of Danny Boyle's hallucinogenic cult thriller THE BEACH, the classic historical adaptation THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, and Baz Luhrmann's modernized yet decidedly Shakespearean ROMEO + JULIET. See individual titles for complete details.

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City of Ghosts [DVD]
 

City of Ghosts [DVD]

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City of Ghosts [DVD]
Actor Matt Dillon (OVER THE EDGE, THE OUTSIDERS) makes his directorial debut with CITY OF GHOSTS, an atmospheric thriller about an American man who finds himself in a very dangerous Cambodia. Dillon plays Jimmy Cremmins, a New York scam artist who has been working as a front man for a phony insurance company established by his employer, Marvin (James Caan). When the scam is exposed, Jimmy heads for Bangkok, where he meets an associate, Kaspar (Stellan Skarsgard), who informs him that Marvin is in Cambodia. Soon, Jimmy is prowling the streets of the downtrodden city, trying to solve a mystery that gets more convoluted every day. Along the way, he meets the beautiful Sophie (Natascha McElhone), an artist who wants Jimmy to leave his troubles behind. But Jimmy can't abandon Marvin that easily, for reasons that only he appears to know. Written by Dillon and novelist/friend Barry Gifford (WILD AT HEART), CITY OF GHOSTS is an ambitious, entertaining mood piece that features enough twists and turns for three movies. Gerard Depardieu steals the show as an easily excitable bar/hotel proprietor.

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