24 Days
Drama based on the true story of a Parisian telephone seller who was kidnapped and tortured.
9 Month Stretch
The lady judge is guilty of sexual discrepancy but what has the most hated criminal in France got to do with it?
Ariane's Thread
A woman alone on her birthday heads for adventure in Marseille.
Belle And Sebastian
The adventures of a boy, his grand-dad and a runaway dog in the French Alps during the German occupation
The Blue Room
Psychological thriller about a couple's torrid affair.

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The Day Of The Crows
Animated story of a boy who leads a wild existence deep in the forest until the day he discovers civilised life in a neighbouring village and meets a girl who lives there.
French Riviera
Nice, 1976, Following the failure of her marriage, Agnès Le Roux returns from Africa to her mother Renée, owner of the Casino Le Palais de la Méditerranée and falls in love with Renée's confidant, Maurice Agnelet.
Going Away
A loner teacher finds his life changed by an encounter with a single mum.
Hiroshima Mon Amour
A French actress making an anti-war film embarks on an affair with a married man.

I

In The Courtyard
Life, cracked ceilings, friendship and despondency in a Parisian apartment block
Life Of Riley
A group of close friends discover that one of them only has a few months to live.
Life And Nothing But
Humanity and bureaucracy clash as the debris of war is sifted and reconstituted.
Love At First Fight
Between his friends and the family business, Arnaud’s summer looks set to be a peaceful one. Peaceful until he runs into Madeleine, as beautiful as she is brusque.

M

Marie's Story
Biopic about a woman who was born deaf and blind.
Patchwork Family
A salesman finds his sharp practice comes back to haunt him.

R

Timbuktu
After a herdsman accidentally kills someone, he finds himself a victim of Sharia law fundamentalists.

V

Wolfy, The Incredible Secret
A young wolf and his best friend, a rabbit, go in search of his heritage in a country of carnivorous hunters
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