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Home (2008) Ursula Meier. France -Switzerland
Life for an isolated rural family is upended when a major highway next to their property, constructed 10
years before but apparently abandoned, is finally opened. Starring Isabelle Huppert, the film is a
mesmerizing fable of modern family life.
The Horseman on the Roof/ Le Hussard sur le toit (1995) Jean-Paul Rappeneau. France-USA
In 1832, cholera ravages Provence (South of France). After several misadventures, Angelo, young Italian
officer hunted by the Austrian secret police, meets Pauline de Theus, a young lady. After a second
accidental meeting, both will start the search of Pauline's husband in a chaotic country.
In Love with Paris (1986)
Paris has its share of famous sights to see, including the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, Montmartre,
Notre Dame, the Louvre, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the palace at Versailles. Many travelers go
there for the marvelous French cuisine, the elegant bakeries, the chocolatiers, and other temptations that
beckon from bistros and restaurants. Video Visits: In Love With Paris gives an overview of the pleasures
that await in the City of Lights. French fashions are the envy of the world, and many opportunities for
shopping are available to the visitor.
In my Skin/ Dans ma peau (2002) Marina de Van. France
A woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident.
Innocence (2004) Lucile Hadzihalilovic. France
A look inside an offbeat boarding school for young girls.
In Paris/ Dans Paris (2006) Christophe Honoré. France
Anna has just left Paul who, annihilated by the separation, moves back with his father in Paris. His younger
brother Jonathan, a casual student, still lives in his father's apartment and spends most of his time
womanizing and fooling around. But what this apparent lightness conceals is a deep wound. Jonathan, in
fact, has never been able to overcome the death of his beloved sister. Meanwhile Paul sinks into
depression...
It's Easier for a Camel/ Il est plus facile pour un chameau (2003) Valeria Bruno Tedeschi. France
As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that would grow back as soon as she
cut it, about never-ending cones of cotton candy and about countless adventures that took her to the far
side of the world. Now a charming thirty-something-single woman, Federica's fantasies have evolved,
adding lovers, stardom, and motherhood to her waking dreams. Unfortunately, Federica's daydreams can
only provide a meager distraction from the reality she faces. Her career as a successful playwright is
heading south, her boyfriend is pressuring her to start a family, a former lover wishes to rekindle an old
affair, her sister is barely talking to her, her brother is self-centered and her loving father is terminally ill.
As Federica struggles to find meaning in her life, she turns to her vivid imagination, where her reality
grows wonderful and, if only fleetingly, gives her the sense that all is perfect in her world.