Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus. The sparkling story of a naive Parisian girl who finds a box of old photos and treasures and tracks down the owner of it. When she sees the beautiful effect... more
A haunting exploration of love, loss and grief, director François Ozon's acclaimed drama features Charlotte Rampling as English-born teacher Marie Drillon, whose French husband vanishes while... more
Widely hailed by critics as 2009's best film, Summer Hours is the great contemporary French filmmaker Olivier Assayas's most personal film to date. Three siblings, played by Juliette Binoche, Charles... more
Academy Award winning Austrian director Michael Haneke shifted his focus from the social to the psychological for this riveting study of female sexuality and the dynamics of control, an adaptation of... more
Criterion white material in WHITE MATERIAL, the great contemporary French filmmaker Claire Denis (CHOCOLAT, BEAU TRAVAIL), known for her restless, intimate dramas, introduces an unforgettably crazed... more
A tormented overweight girl whose sister is a teenage beauty struggles with her demons while her family vacations at a deary seaside town—and a handsome Italian law student romances her sister.... more
Vincent Cassel, Jean Reno, Nadia Faeres. Blood-curdling horror and suspense fill this tale of a serial killer who removes the hands and eyes of his victims and the famed investigator whose mission it... more
One of the world's most influential and provocative filmmakers, the Academy Award-winning Austrian director Michael Haneke (Amour) diagnoses the social maladies of contemporary Europe with... more
Winner of four Cesar awards, including best picture and director, Abdellatif Kechiche's the Secret of the Grain is a stirring drama about the daily joys and struggles of a bustling French-Arab... more
White-collar drudge by day. Genius by night - and any other time likable, clever Stephane (Gael García Bernal) dreams. Because it's on his magic carpet of dreams where Stephane headlines Stephane TV,... more
Quentin is an amiable idiot who drives everyone crazy with his mindless, incessant chatter. After a botched hold-up, he's thrown in a prison cell with Ruby, a hard-boiled thief who refuses to speak... more
A family's peaceful existence is threatened when a busy highway is opened only meters away from their isolated house in the middle of nowhere. Refusing to move, Marthe (Isabelle Huppert), Michel... more
The shattering consequences of violence are explored in writer/director Gaspar Noé's graphic and profoundly powerful drama, made up of 12 one-shot sequences in reverse chronological order. After... more
Thierry Godard, Audrey Fleurot. The average citizens of a village in central France must figure out how to cope with the Nazi occupation during World War II in this heartfelt drama. 6 episodes on 3... more
Screen legend Omar Sharif (Hidalgo and such classics as Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago) is Monsieur Ibrahim an elderly widower who owns a grocery store in a shabby*working-class section of... more
Carole Brana, Arnaud Binard, Lise Bellynck. After a man in the park helps her realize the lack of fulfillment in her life, Sandrine leaves behind her job and her boyfriend to explore her wildest... more
Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h. A stunning exploration of love, passion, war, class and hypocrisy comes together in what is known as one of the most sensual movies ever made. This Pascale... more
A small-time crook named Jack (Julien Courbey) wants to move up the underworld hierarchy to become a big-time gangster. After a deadly mistake that almost costs him his life, he gets the opportunity... more
From acclaimed Israeli director Amos Gita (Kadosh, Kippur), One Day You'll Understand is a meditation on memory, identity, and the reconciliation that follows a French businessman's growing obsession... more
In Arnaud Desplechin's beguiling a Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon, matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together... more