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line up fall 2018 d ra m a
line up
fall 2018
series & mini-series
drama
CHEFS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
CHRONICLES OF THE SUN | UN SI GRAND SOLEIL NEW ........................................................................................... 7
TAKE THREE GIRLS | LA VIE DEVANT ELLES ............................................................................................................................. 11
THEY HAD A DREAM | LE RÊVE FRANÇAIS ................................................................................................................................. 11
WAR ON BEASTS | AUX ANIMAUX LA GUERRE ....................................................................................................................... 9
crime & thriller
ALEX HUGO NEW episodes................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
CAPTAIN MARLEAU | CAPITAINE MARLEAU NEW episodes ................................................................................ 23
CAPTAIN SHARIF | CHERIF .............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
CRIMINAL GAMES, NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE COLLECTION |
LES PETITS MEURTRES D’AGATHA CHRISTIE (COLLECTION 2) NEW episodes ................................ 26
CRIMSON WEDDING | NOCES ROUGES NEW .......................................................................................................................... 17
FAMILY MURDER PARTY | PETITS MEURTRES EN FAMILLE ................................................................................... 27
INSIDE | À L’INTERIEUR NEW ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
KEPLER(S) NEW ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
LITTLE MURDERS BY AGATHA CHRISTIE |
LES PETITS MEURTRES D’AGATHA CHRISTIE (COLLECTION 1) ............................................................................... 27
MOTHER IS WRONG | MAMAN A TORT ........................................................................................................................................... 19
“MURDER IN” COLLECTION | LA COLLECTION MEURTRES À NEW episode .................................... 24
MYSTERY IN PARIS COLLECTION | LA COLLECTION MYSTÈRE À PARIS ............................................... 28
PERFECT CRIMES | CRIMES PARFAITS NEW ............................................................................................................................. 20
THE CHALET | LE CHALET ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK COLLECTION | LA COLLECTION MARY HIGGINS CLARK ........... 29
comedy
CALL MY AGENT! – SEASONS 2 & 3 | DIX POUR CENT NEW season 3................................................... 31
THE PIM (PARENTHOOD INSTRUCTION MANUAL) | PARENTS MODE D’EMPLOI ..................... 32
drama
TV movie feature film library
crime & thriller drama
BLOOD MEMORY | MÉMOIRE DE SANG NEW .......................................................................................................................... 33 A LOVING FATHER | AIME TON PÈRE ................................................................................................................................................. 46
BURNING CRIMES | LA PROMESSE DU FEU .......................................................................................................................... 34 A MATTER OF TEST | UNE AFFAIRE DE GOÛT ............................................................................................................................ 47
DEAD RINGER | DEUX GOUTTES DE SANG NEW................................................................................................................. 33 ANGEL’S WING | L’INSTINCT DE L’ANGE ......................................................................................................................................... 48
I MARRIED A MURDERER | ALLIANCES ROUGE SANG ................................................................................................ 35 INGUELEZI .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
TROUBLE WATERS | LA PROMESSE DE L’EAU NEW ........................................................................................................ 34 LUMUMBA .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
UNTIL DEATH UNITS US | JUSQU’À CE QUE LA MORT NOUS UNISSE NEW .................................. 35 MRS OSMANE’S HAREM | LE HAREM DE MADAME OSMANE ............................................................................ 48
NHA FALA ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
THE GUAVA HOUSE | LA SAISON DES GOYAVES .................................................................................................................. 47
history WOMEN | ELLES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 48
BURN MOLIÈRE! | BRÛLEZ MOLIÈRE ! NEW ............................................................................................................................ 36
dramedy
drama JAIME ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
DON’T LEAVE ME | NE M’ABANDONNE PAS .............................................................................................................................. 38
A MAN OF FEW WORDS | ILLETTRÉ NEW..................................................................................................................................... 37
INFIDELITY | UN ADULTÈRE .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37 adventure
THROUGH THE MILL | MÉLANCOLIE OUVRIÈRE ................................................................................................................... 38 THE RED KNIGHT | RENCONTRE AVEC LE DRAGON ...................................................................................................... 49
TOM & THOMAS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
thriller
BODY SNATCH | CORPS À CORPS ........................................................................................................................................................... 50
THE NEWCOMER | BETTY FISHER ET AUTRES HISTOIRES .......................................................................................... 50
feature film comedy
BALL AND CHAIN | LE BOULET ................................................................................................................................................................. 52
comedy / drama FRENCHMEN | LE CŒUR DES HOMMES ......................................................................................................................................... 51
KINGS FOR A DAY | COMME DES ROIS ............................................................................................................................................ 41 HYPNOTIZED AND HYSTERICAL | FILLES PERDUES CHEVEUX GRAS .................................................... 52
MUMU | MADEMOISELLE MUMU ........................................................................................................................................................... 51
NEWS FROM THE GOOD LORD | DES NOUVELLES DU BON DIEU ............................................................... 53
drama WOMEN | ELLES ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
THE RED COLLAR | LE COLLIER ROUGE ........................................................................................................................................ 43 ZULU LOVE LETTER .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
docu feature animation
ON THE ROAD IN FRANCE | LA TRAVERSÉE NEW ............................................................................................................... 45 THE BOY WHO WANTED TO BE A BEAR |
L’ENFANT QUI VOULAIT ÊTRE UN OURS ........................................................................................................................................... 54
TO BUILD A FIRE | CONSTRUIRE UN FEU ....................................................................................................................................... 54
classic
CURSE OF BELPHEGOR | LA MALÉDICTION DE BELPHÉGOR .............................................................................. 55
FORT ALESIA | FORT ALÉSIA ...................................................................................................................................................................... 55
FRANCIS I | FRANÇOIS 1ER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
KNIGHTS OF TERROR | LES CAVALIERS DE LA TERREUR ..................................................................................... 55
THE MIGHTY LEGIONNAIRE | UN DE LA LÉGION ............................................................................................................. 56
drama
series & mini-series | drama series & mini-series | drama
NEW
© 2018 – france.tvstudio / France télévisions
CHRONICLES OF THE SUN UN SI GRAND SOLEIL HD
235 x 22’ France tv studio | Epéios productions 2018-2019
After a 17-year absence, Claire travels back to Montpellier with her teenage son, Theo. Her return from Africa is moti-
vated by her need to reveal the existence of a family to Theo, and to enroll him in high school. But most importantly, she
has a meeting with a childhood friend who has information regarding her sister’s disappearance. Claire finds this friend…
murdered. She is taken into custody and accused of the crime.
© 2018- FRANCE.TVSTUDIO / FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS.
Forty characters are interwoven into these tales of family, love, drama, contemporary destiny and everyday life, set in the
south of France, in the modern, dynamic, seaside city of Montpellier.
The new daily ongoing drama from France Télévisions.
The new daily ongoing drama from France Télévisions Cast: Jérémy Banster, Fred Bianconi, Manuel Blanc, Bertrand Farge, Gary Guénaire, Valérie Kaprisky,
Chrystelle Labaude, Gabrielle Lazure, Mélanie Maudran, Maëlle Mietton, Moïse Santamaria
WITH : MÉLANIE MAUDRAN, JEREMY BANSTER, GARY GUÉNAIRE, GABRIELLE LAZURE, VALÉRIE KAPRISKY, CHRYSTELLE LABAUDE, MAÉVA EL AROUSSI, MOÏSE SANTAMARIA, FRED BIANCONI, MANUEL BLANC,
BENJAMIN BOURGOIS, MARIE-GAËLLE CALS, EMMA COLBERTI, JENNIFER DUBOURG-BRACCONI, MALIK ELAKEHAL EL MILIANI, BERTRAND FARGE, MARTHE FIESCHI, FRÉDÉRIQUE KAMATARI, MAËLLE MIETTON,
MARIE-CLOTILDE RAMOS-IBANEZ, NAÏMA RODRIC, MÉLANIE ROBERT, AUGUSTE YVON...
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series & mini-series | drama series & mini-series | drama
BEST MALE
PERFORMANCE
for Roschdy Zem
SERIES MANIA
2018
WAR ON BEASTS AUX ANIMAUX LA GUERRE HD
6 x 52’ Storia TV (Europacorp) 2018
Man is wolf to man
In a region where the only job prospects are the local factory, prostitution or drugs, Martel tries to make a decent living
and to take care of his old mother. He has two jobs, but this is not enough to cover for the expenses of his mother’s nur-
sing home. One day, he and his colleagues find out that the factory is about to be delocalized and they will soon lose their
jobs. Martel needs money. His friend Bruce, a simple minded bodybuilder, needs an accomplice to kidnap a prostitute
and earn a lot of money. But Bruce is stupid and it all turns wrong.These are the stories of lower class people, men and
women who dream of love and of a normal life but must deal with a cruel and inevitable reality.
© STORIA TELEVISION.
Based on the novel War on Beasts by Nicolas Mathieu.
Award Best male performance for Roschdy Zem, Series Mania, 2018
Cast: Roschdy Zem, Olivia Bonamy, Rod Paradot, Florent Dorizon, Tchéky Karyo, Michel Subor, Olivier Chantreau,
Dani, Eric Caravaca
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series & mini-series | drama series & mini-series | drama
THEY HAD A DREAM HD
BEST MALE
PERFORMANCE LE RÊVE FRANÇAIS
FOR YANN GAËL
LA ROCHELLE
FESTIVAL 2017 4 x 45’ | 2 x 90’ Eloa Prod 2018
Two families, three generations, five decades,
one hope.
The French West Indies in the Sixties. The Govern-
ment encourages the Islanders to leave their native
lands to escape a poverty that results from, among
other factors, the closure of sugar mills. Lured
by the idea of a “dream country”, these overseas
citizens find life in Europe is not at all what they
had imagined.
Award Best male performance
for Yann Gaël - TV drama
Festival, La Rochelle 2017
Cast: Aïssa Maïga, Yann Gaël, Aude Legastelois,
Firmine Richard, Cyril Gueï, Ambroise Michel,
Caroline Anglade, Sébastien Knafo, Xavier Lafitte,
Laurence Joseph
TAKE THREE GIRLS HD
BEST FRENCH LA VIE DEVANT ELLES
TV SERIES
AT SERIES MANIA
2015 12 x 52’ • 2 seasons Cinétévé 2015-2017
CHEFS HD
Three young women born in northern France in
Season 1: 6 x 52’ Season 2: 8 x 52’ Calt Production 2014-2016 the late 50s suffered the same tragedy when they
lost their fathers in a mining disaster. Together,
Sharpen your Knives they swore to remain friends forever and honor
their fathers’ memories as long as they lived. They
The Chef has to deal with betrayal, intrigues, fratricidal quarrels and heartbreaks. have a shared obsession: to find out why the lethal
accident happened and have those responsible
Season 1: Romain, a 25 year-old locksmith jailed for fraud, is granted early release. His parole officer has found him punished.
a job in the kitchens of a famous restaurant. Every year, the Chef, a genius of French cuisine, takes on an ex-convict in
memory of his own misspent youth. Romain soon begins to open up to the world, learning the gastronomic arts and Award Best French TV Series at
dealing with emotional attachments. Having long struggled to be part of society, he goes through his rites of passage. At Series Mania 2015
first there are difficulties, but then he begins a dazzling rise to success.
Cast: Stéphane Caillard, Alma Jodorowsky,
Season 2: Having learned that the Chef is actually his father, former convict Romain has become a Mozart of culinary Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux
excellence and is doing an outstanding job at Le Paris where has just been awarded a star. He is in love with his assis-
tant chef Charlene… but his life is not all roses. Despite his success, Romain is unhappy. He desperately wants his
father’s approval, but the Chef has given up on cuisine and gotten involved in a sordid, clandestine gambling operation.
Meanwhile, the Chef’s former lover Delphine is trying to forget her solitude in a luxury hotel. When Edward, the twisted
owner of Le Paris, returns and tries to take control of Romain’s life, they clash violently.
Cast: Clovis Cornillac, Hugo Becker, Anne Charrier, Nicolas Gob
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series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
NEW
KEPLER(S) HD
6 x 52’ EVS Productions 2018
A faceless killer, a cop with too many faces
© EVS PRODUCTION/PICTANOVO/2018.
Samuel Kepler is an unstable cop suffering from a dissociative identity disorder. His mind is a crowded place: three other
individuals share it with him, competing to take control of his personality. Following an operation that ended badly, Kepler
was transferred to a small police station in Calais, Northern France. He has a desk job there and has ruled out going back
into the field and risking a relapse. But he has not reckoned with the situation in Calais, a very different kind of city, and
the death of girl whose body is found on the site of the refugee «Jungle». So Kepler is forced to confront his worst fear:
getting back out on the street and investigating. He teams up with Alice, a local cop who hates migrants even though
she herself comes from an immigrant background.
To find the killer, Kepler will have to risk his new life, his family and his mental health.
A daring fictional series.
High-end directing by Frédéric Schoendoerffer (Fast Convoy, Switch).
Cast: Marc Lavoine, Sofia Essaïdi, Isabelle Renauld, Elodie Navarre, Serge Riaboukine, Cyril Lecomte
| 12 | 13
series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
FACED WITH OTHER PEOPLE’S MADNESS
NEW
INSIDE À L’INTERIEUR HD
6 x 52’ Elzévir Films Fall 2018
Who among the insane can we trust?
A young woman about to leave a psychiatric clinic is found dead. Ana’s heart has been torn out.
Angèle, 29 years old, investigates alone for her first case.
© Gilles Scarella - France Télévisions - Elzévir Films Most police officers are disturbed by ‘mad’ people, but she finds the inmates engaging, lively and amusing, maybe more
so than ‘normal’ individuals.
Yet the case baffles her. Who can she trust? What is the relationship between staff and patients? And what are the secrets
of the psychiatrist couple who run the place?
Are there clues in Ana’s diary, found half-destroyed?
The inquiry shakes Angèle’s grip on reality, driving her to the brink of madness… but also towards the truth.
An investigation in a psychiatric environment: a world turned upside down.
Faced with other people’s madness.
Cast: Emilie Dequenne (See You Up There), Béatrice Dalle (Call My Agent S3),
Judith El Zein (What’s in a Name?), Mylène Demongeot (The Midwife) and Noémie Schmidt (Radin)
| 14 | 15
series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE…
NEW
© Scarlett Production, 13 PRODUCTIONS, BE-FILMS, RTBF (Télévision belge) – 2018
CRIMSON WEDDING NOCES ROUGES HD
6 x 52’ Scarlett Production Fall 2018
There is a party atmosphere in Provence: Sandra, the daughter of a couple of renowned local restaurant owners, is
getting married, and her sister Alice comes home for the occasion. The family reunion is initially a carefree affair, but
then tragedy strikes. A few hours after the ceremony, the bride is found dead at the bottom of a cliff. What at first looks
like suicide could well be murder. When Vincent, a family friend, investigates, he stumbles on some very dark secrets.
A saga of breathtaking suspense and addictive storylines.
Engaging, authentic, beautifully developed characters.
An idyllic world: a magnificent variety of Mediterranean settings.
Beautiful undersea shooting.
Cast: Alexia Barlier, Cristiana Reali, Lannick Gautry, Patrick Catalifo, Alexandra Vandernoot, Stéphane Freiss
| 16 | 17
series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
BEST FEMALE
PERFORMANCE
for Anne Charrier
SERIES MANIA
© FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS/MFP/PICTANOVO/2018. PHOTO: ©ALAIN GUIZARD-FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS/MFP. PUBLISHED BY EDITIONS PRESSES DE LA CITE, A PLACE DES EDITEURS DIVISION, 2015.
2018
MOTHER IS WRONG MAMAN A TORT HD
format
Mother
6 x 52’ France tv studio 2018
Would you believe a child who told you his mother was not his real mother?
Should Police Captain Marianne Aubrais believe a child who claims that his mom is not his mom? If his story is not
simply a fantasy, it would be genuinely criminal to ignore it. The boy may never become the man he should be and have
to accept the unthinkable: being raised by a woman who has taken his real mother’s place.
IS wron
A breathtaking race against time.
An addictive story, combining the intensity of a thriller and the emotion of high drama.
Based on Michel Bussi’s bestseller translated in 13 countries, from the #3 most-read author in France.
A brilliant director.
A great success in France: on average 4,7 million viewers.
BASED ON MICHEL BUSSI’S BEST SELLER MOTHER IS WRONG Award Best female performance for Anne Charrier, Series Mania, 2018
PUBLISHED BY EDITIONS PRESSES DE LA CITÉ, A PLACE DES EDITEURS DIVISION
A SERIES BY FRANÇOIS VELLE
Cast: Anne Charrier, Pascal Elbé, Sophie Quinton, Camille Lou, Samuel Theis, Emmanuel Bonami, Gil Alma,
WRITTEN BY VÉRONIQUE LECHARPY Sébastien Libessart
| 18 | 19series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
NEW
PERFECT CRIMES CRIMES PARFAITS HD THE CHALET LE CHALET HD
Season 1: 6 x 52’ Season 2: 8 x 52’ • in production Elephant Ango JLA, Episode Prod 2017-2018 6 x 52’ format Dajma 2017
Apparently the perfect murder... so where is the flaw? Six residents. Thirteen guests. The slaughter can begin...
The Perfect Crimes collection features killers who believe they have committed the ideal murder. Ideal? They have not Adèle is three months pregnant and needs a change of air. She and her partner Manu go to stay in the heart of the Alps
counted on an investigating officer whose sole aim is to find the flaw in their Machiavellian scheme. at the Chalet de Valmoline, where Manu used to spend his summer vacations. They will not be on their own: other
guests – childhood friends of Manu – are coming to join them. The visitors have barely crossed the bridge that provides
Each episode begins with the murderer slaying the victim. The intrigue lies in the way the detective solves the mystery. the only link with the valley when a huge rock crashes down and destroys it! No more road and no cell phone network.
The suspense is unrelenting as the police officer attempts to find the weak point in the killer’s perfect plan and prove They are completely cut off from the world. Now Adèle finds out that a couple called Rodier came to the Chalet with their
their guilt. two children twenty years before to start a new life and vanished without trace!
History is about to repeat itself.
Each episode has a new cast in a different setting.
Global NETFLIX release.
Famous actors.
Strong TV ratings in France: 3,6 million viewers.
Apparently perfect crimes: how do you catch a seemingly unidentifiable murderer?
Cast: Nicolas Gob, Marc Ruchmann, Emilie De Preissac, Thierry Godard, Philippe Dusseau, Chloé Lambert,
Cast: Isabelle Gelinas, Gérard Darmon, Frédéric Dieffenthal, Antoine Dulery, Helena Noguerra, Samuel Labarthe Eric Savin, Blanche Veisberg, Agnès Delachair
| 20 | 21series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
season
new
6 in episodes BEST FEMALE
BEST MALE production BEST
PERFORMANCE DRAMA SERIES PERFORMANCE
for Abdelhafid Metalsi OF THE YEAR for Corinne Masiero
SERIES MANIA LA ROCHELLE LAURIERS de
2013 FESTIVAL 2017 la RADIO et de
la TÉLÉVISION
2018
CAPTAIN SHARIF CHERIF HD CAPTAIN MARLEAU CAPITAINE MARLEAU HD
48 x 52’ • 5 seasons Season 6 in production Makingprod 2013-2018 12 x 90’ 5 x 90’ in production • Fall 2018 Passion Films 2015-2018
Two detectives with very different approaches to their job Solving baffling crimes with style!
First, there is Captain Kader Sharif, who is passionate about his job! He has a gift for sniffing out just what smells bad Behind her deliberately offbeat facade, Captain Marleau, a Columbo in female form, has a hunter’s finely-honed ins-
about a case and criminals may be taken in by his light touch. Then there is his new, ambitious teammate, Captain tincts. As she herself explains, she does not dabble in criminal cases, but “gets down and dirty.” Ever alert, she collects
Adeline Briard. Keen to follow official procedure, she disapproves of Sharif’s methods but finds herself unable to stay mad clues and then ambushes her unsuspecting prey. In each episode, the storyline pits her against a central character played
at him for long. There is an obvious chemistry between our two irresistible heroes. by a distinguished guest actor. Despite their cunning and intelligence, each finally realizes that the brilliant detective is
The general tone of the series and its excellent storylines bring humanity, comedy and emotion to the partners’ criminal more than a match for them.
investigations. The episodes revolve around a very engaging duo brimming with charm and the scripts are packed with
humor and originality.
Starring : Gérard Depardieu, Victoria Abril, Irène Jacob, Sandrine Bonnaire, Pierre Arditi,
Marius Colucci, Aure Atika.
A long-running primetime show. Fantastic TV ratings in France: up to 6.8 million viewers!
A hit in France: more than 4 million viewers per episode! Intricate plots, comedy and colorful characters.
Award Best male performance for Abdelhafid Metalsi, Series Mania, 2013 Award Best drama series of the year, TV drama Festival, La Rochelle 2017
Best female performance for Corinne Masiero, Lauriers de la Radio et de la Télévision 2018.
Cast: Abdelhafid Metalsi, Carole Bianic, Mélèze Bouzid, Elodie Hesme, François Bureloup, Clémence Thioly, Festival Nominated at Series Mania 2018
Greg Germain, Vincent Primault
| 22 | 23series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
"MURDER IN" collection
new
episodes
AUDIENCE AWARD
FOR BEST SERIES
12 x 90’ HD LUCHON FESTIVAL
2018
“Murder in...” is a collection that brings together the thriller and detective genres. Each is set in a different region
where ancestral legends live on.
The central characters are two investigators who look into some very strange crimes and identify their perpetrators.
The duo often clash and each case forces them to confront their own demons, even if it puts them in danger.
All the storylines feature the past, the present and completely baffling clues, together with local mysteries and beliefs
that heighten the suspense.
new
episode
MURDER IN…GHOSTS OF LE HAVRE
Scarlett Production 2018
MURDER IN... THE TARENTAISE VALLEY
Fontaram Productions 2018
MURDER IN… THE AUVERGNE MOUNTAINS
Scarlett Production 2017
MURDER IN... NORTHERN MINES
A Prime Group 2017
MURDER IN… THE CARIBBEAN ALEX HUGO HD
Eloa Prod 2016
11 x 90’ 3 x 90’ in production France tv studio 2013 - 2018
MURDER IN... LA CIOTAT Rights: worldwide except French-speaking Europe
Neutra Production 2016
Wild Nature, Wild Crimes
MURDER IN... AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Léonis 2016 This detective/adventure series based on the Western and thriller genres is set in wild, natural surroundings. Each epi-
sode revolves around a mysterious death or disappearance. Alex Hugo is a free-spirited cop who investigates mysterious
MURDER IN… GRASSE cases where mountains play an intriguing part. His charismatic personality and disconcerting methods make the stories
Fontaram Productions 2016 even more gripping.
MURDER IN... STRASBOURG
Mother Production 2016 A detective/adventure series featuring wild landscapes and conveying a certain sense of “Western” freedom.
Mountains play an enigmatic role.
MURDER IN… BROCÉLIANDE
A fascinating, loner hero who relies on his instincts and skills.
Compagnie des phares et balises 2016
A real success in France: up to 5,8 million viewers.
MURDER IN... THE YEU ISLAND Award Audience award for Best Series, Luchon Festival 2018
Scarlett Production 2015
MURDER IN... ROUEN Death or the Good Life – The Hunt – Like a Bird without Wings – Black Sun – The White Lady – The Sunrise Lovers
Alauda Films 2014 On the Road – The Lost Man – Do or Die – For Better or for Worse – The Forgiver
Cast: Samuel Le Bihan (Brotherhood of the wolf, Mesrine: killer instinct), Lionnel Astier
| 24 | 25series & mini-series | crime & thriller series & mini-series | crime & thriller
new LITTLE MURDERS
episodes BY AGATHA CHRISTIE
LES PETITS MEURTRES D’AGATHA CHRISTIE
(COLLECTION 1)
BEST TV SERIES
COLLECTION OF 90’ 11 x 90’ | eps 5-11 in HD
LA ROCHELLE Escazal Films 2008-2011
FESTIVAL 2017
A TV adaptation around Agatha Christie’s novels.
Investigation of Police Captain Larosière and
Inspector Lampion (in the 30s).
ABC murders – Am Stram Gram
The Moving Finger – Peril At End House
The Cat And The Mice – I Am Not Guilty
Five Little Pigs – The Ebb And Flow
Lord Edgware Dies – Sleeping Murder
Body In The Library
Cast: Antoine Duléry, Marius Colucci
FAMILY MURDER PARTY
PETITS MEURTRES EN FAMILLE
CRIMINAL GAMES, NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE COLLECTION HD
4 x 90’ | 8 x 52’
LES PETITS MEURTRES D’AGATHA CHRISTIE (COLLECTION 2) Escazal Films 2006
21 x 90’ • 3 episodes in production Escazal Films 2012-2018
Based on the novel Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
Offbeat detective comedy by Agatha Christie.
1939, Simon Le Tescou has decided to bring all
The collection is set in the colorful, glamorous world of the Fifties. Superintendent Laurence investigates murder mys- his family together to celebrate his 70th birthday.
teries dreamt up by Crime Queen Agatha Christie. He is assisted by his faithful secretary Marlene and a young reporter, But the very evening of his birthday, he is sava-
Alice Avril, who will stop at nothing to get her next scoop. A delightful blend of style and humor. gely murdered. Inspector Larosière, assisted by
Emile Lampion, quickly discovers that this family’s
Universal characters & humour. cupboards are filled with bodies.
High production standards and sophisticated artistic directing. Cast: Antoine Duléry, Marius Colucci, Robert
More than 5 million viewers on average in 2017! Hossein, Elsa Zylberstein, Bruno Todeschini
Award Best TV series collection of 90’ - TV drama Festival, La Rochelle 2017
They do it with mirrors – Sparkling Cyanide – Dumb Witness – Why didn’t they ask Martin? – Halloween Party
(Murder at the Kermesse) – Cards on the table – Crime doesn’t pay – Murder is easy – Hickory Dickory Dock
(Vanilos Pension) – Mrs McGinty’s dead – Murder Party – The adventure of Littel Bruno – The pale horse –
The murder at the vicarage (The Protheroe Mystery) – A Caribbean Mystery – The mysterious affair at Styles
(The Man in the brown suit) – The Mirror Crack’d – The Third Girl – Christmas Killing – Three Act Tragedy
Cast: Samuel Labarthe, Blandine Bellavoir, Elodie Frenck
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new
episodes
MYSTERY IN PARIS COLLECTION HD THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK COLLECTION HD
LA COLLECTION MYSTÈRE À PARIS LA COLLECTION MARY HIGGINS CLARK
5 x 90’ 2 x 90’ in production • Fall 2018 Thalie Images 2011-2018 8 x 90’ Storia TV (Europacorp) 2013-2017
Dark Murders in the City of Light A series of mysterious thrillers form a tribute to the world-famous novelist
In the late 19th century, a series of ghastly murders occurs in the most iconic places of the City of Light: the Moulin Based on Mary Higgins Clark’s bestselling novels, this series plunges viewers into the electrifying atmosphere of the great
Rouge, the Eiffel Tower, the Opera Garnier, the Place Vendôme, the Louvre Museum. writer’s whodunits.
In each episode, tragedy strikes at the heart of the heroine’s family. A father is murdered, a brother goes missing... and
everything points to the crime having been committed by a relative. But the heroine refuses to accept the obvious. She
A thriller set in the heart of Paris at the end of the 19th century. is determined to uncover the truth, even if she may be putting her life on the line. Her quest takes her on a devastating
A mix of entertainment and mystery. emotional journey as family secrets are revealed.
Magical and legendary locations.
Daddy’s little girl Cast: Marie Denarnaud, Pierre Perrier, Marie Christine Barrault
Best ratings for the episode Mystery at Place Vendôme: 5,2 million viewers in 2018. Two little girls in blue Cast: Stéphan Guerin Tillie, Marie Guillard, Damien Gouy
Where are you now? Cast: Patrick Chesnais, Louise Monot, Michel Delpech
Mystery at the Moulin Rouge Cast: Emilie Dequenne, Grégory Fitoussi, Marius Colucci, Jacques Weber Remember Me Cast: Emilie Dequenne, Patrick Mille
Mystery at the Eiffel Tower Cast: Marie Denarnaud, Aissa Maiga, Grégori Derangère The cradle will fall Cast: Elodie Frenck, Thomas Jouannet, Aurélien Recoing
Mystery at the Opera Cast: Pauline Cheviller, Mathilda May, Hugo Becker, Antoine Dulery The lost years Cast: Sarah Adler, Anne Alvaro, Didier Sandre, Julie-Anne Roth
Mystery at the Louvre Cast: Alice Taglioni, Philippe Torreton, Nicolas Marié Let me call you sweetheart Cast: Helena Noguerra, Guillaume Cramoisan, Francis Leplay
Mystery at Place Vendôme Cast: Marilou Berry, Anne Brochet, Christophe Malavoy No place like home Cast: Annelise Hesme, Gregori Derangère, Yann Sundberg
| 28 | 29series & mini-series | comedy series & mini-series | comedy
TV AUDIENCE
AWARD WINNER
COLCOA
FRENCH FILM
FESTIVAL 2017
BEST
TV SERIES
GLOBES
DE CRISTAL
2018
new
season
3
HD
CALL MY AGENT! – SEASONS 2 & 3 DIX POUR CENT
© 2018 Mon Voisin Productions - Mother Production - France Télévisions
Season 2: 6 x 52’ Season 3: 6 x 52’ • Fall 2018 format Mon Voisin Productions | Mother Production 2017-2018
They’re back… and ready to put on an act!
This colorful series is packed with twists, comedy, glamour and emotion, revealing what happens backstage in the
showbiz world!
Gold ratings: 4 million viewers on average for season 2
Award TV Series Audience Award Winner, COLCOA French Film Festival, 2017
Best TV series, Globes de Cristal 2018
Cast season 2: Isabelle Adjani, Juliette Binoche, Christophe Lambert, Fabrice Luchini
Cast season 3: Jean Dujardin, Monica Bellucci, Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Lanvin, Béatrice Dalle, Julien Doré
| 30 | 31series & mini-series | comedy TV movie | crime & thriller
NEW BLOOD MEMORY HD
MÉMOIRE DE SANG
1 x 90’ Quad Television | AT production 2018
Louise, a 32-year-old anesthesiologist lives a
happy, rather uneventful life with her husband and
two children. This tranquility is suddenly shatte-
red by the discovery of her stepfather’s mummified
body in the concrete of a lock undergoing repairs.
Michel Vasseur, who raised Louise since marrying
her mother, had suddenly left the family and the
region 18 years earlier, without a word since.
On the fringes of strange, this psychological thriller,
steeped in family drama, takes you on a journey
through Louise’s traumatic memories.
Cast: Isabelle Gélinas, Louise Monot,
Blandine Bellavoir
NEW DEAD RINGER HD
DEUX GOUTTES D’EAU
1 x 90’ Vema | Makever 2018
When young Audrey Favreau’s body is discovered
THE PIM (PARENTHOOD INSTRUCTION MANUAL) format HD in her apartment one chilly morning, superinten-
PARENTS MODE D’EMPLOI dents Valérie Laforge and Sam Barbieri appear
to have an open-and-shut case as the weekend
Season 1: 40 x 7’ Season 2: 89 x 3’ | 3 x 7’ Season 3: 80 x 3’ approaches: all fingers point to Antoine, the vic-
Season 4: 110 x 3’ | Specials: 4 x 26’ Season 5: 110 x 3’ | Specials: 4 x 26’ Season 6: 110 x 3’ tim’s fiancé. Except that Antoine has a twin, Tom
Elephant Story 2014-2018 who happens to be a dead ringer for his brother.
In light of this toxic relationship, and in the chaos
What is being a parent all about? of a precinct in the midst of a move, Laforge and
Barbieri will need to look beyond appearances and
- Saying no 30 times a day and ending up giving in to 29 of those demands; overcome their own demons in order to uncover
- Worrying most (or all) of the time; which of the two men is the real murderer.
- Losing your temper on a regular basis;
- Telling yourself that children are life’s greatest gift… except when they are not! Cast: Sylvie Testud, Michaël Youn, Hugo Becker
No easy task, so why not just laugh about it! Our lighthearted daily episodes guide you through the minefield of
parenthood.
More than 3 million viewers every day in France!
Cast: Alix Poisson, Arnaud Ducret
| 32 | 33TV movie | crime & thriller TV movie | crime & thriller
NEW TROUBLE WATERS HD NEW UNTIL DEATH UNITS US HD
LA PROMESSE DE L’EAU JUSQU’À CE QUE LA MORT
NOUS UNISSE
1 x 90’ Eloa Prod 2018
1 x 90’ De Caelis Production 2018
Off the coast of Montpellier, a diver exploring a
wreck uncovers a highly sought-after treasure: The inhabitants of an Alpine village are stunned
a golden statuette of Medusa, the monster from when the body of a Mercantour National Park
Greek mythology. The day after his discovery, the ranger is found. They all agree his death was an
young man’s boat is found adrift, with no one on accident except for mountain guide Vincent Lapaz,
board. who manages to persuade a newly arrived woman
Has the curse surrounding the legendary statue gendarme that his childhood friend was murdered.
struck again? Or is a rival treasure hunter behind Together, they begin an investigation that will rock
the diver’s disappearance? It’s up to Police Captain the foundations of the community as the valley’s
Guillaume Le Guen of Montpellier’s regional crime buried secrets are exposed one by one.
squad and his brother, Captain Damien Le Guen,
to solve the mystery. A gripping suspense in a beautiful
but disturbing mountain setting.
Cast: Nicolas Gob, Thomas Jouannet,
Eva Darlan, Michel Cordes Cast: Bruno Debrandt, Ophélia Kolb,
Bruno Wolkowitch, Diane Robert
BURNING CRIMES HD I MARRIED A MURDERER HD
LA PROMESSE DU FEU ALLIANCES ROUGE SANG
2 x 90’ Eloa Prod 2015 1x 90’ Alauda Films 2016
Two rival brothers chasing a killer Anna, a young single mother, gets married to
A complex investigation leading back to the past. Guillaume, a brilliant surgeon. But the day after
The first big fire of the season ravages scrubland their wedding, the police find the body of Roxane,
and forest. At the heart of the inferno, a burnt corpse Guillaume’s ex-wife. All the evidence points to
is discovered in the smoking wreck of a 4X4. Guillaume’s guilt, but Anna is determined to prove
Others will follow, prompting brothers and rivals her husband’s innocence.
Guillaume and Damien, one a cop, the other a
gendarme, to work together, whether they like it or Cast: Anthony Delon, Barbara Cabrita,
not, to follow the trial of Tiffany, a renowned young Macha Méril, Denis Mpunga, Guillaume Cramoisan
photographer obsessed by fire. Or should they look
into Târiq Amraoui, the Canadair pilot?
Cast: Nicolas Gob, Thomas Jouannet,
Flore Bonaventura
| 34 | 35TV movie | history TV movie | drama
NEW NEW A MAN OF FEW WORDS HD
ILLETTRÉ
1 x 90’ Escazal 2018
Léo, a 30-year-old blue-collar worker, has been
carrying a heavy secret: he is illiterate. When his
hand gets caught in a machine because he did not
read the warning sign, his whole life gets turned
upside down. His boss fires him for having hidden
his illiteracy. Face to face with this barrier, Léo now
has to make a decision: sink deeper into isolation,
or try to break through and finally get a handle on
words.
A famous director: Jean-Pierre Améris.
Cast: Kevin Azaïs, Sabrina Ouazani
INFIDELITY HD
UN ADULTÈRE
BURN MOLIÈRE! BRÛLEZ MOLIÈRE ! HD
BEST MALE 1 x 90’ Scarlett Production 2018
PERFORMANCE
for Xavier Lemaître
1 x 90’ Bonne Pioche 2018 LUCHON Alice, 25 years old, has an affair with Julien who
FESTIVAL 2018 is in his 40s and married with kids. Attracted to
A true political thriller, portraying the life of an embattled artist who challenges royal each other, they begin an affair which Julien hides
MOST PROMISING from his wife, Mary. As their romance continues,
and religious power. ACTRESS we have an inside view of the happiness, guilt and
for Roxane Arnal
LUCHON distress of the leading characters.
Molière’s troupe is in residence at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal and enjoying huge success. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is FESTIVAL 2018 This moving production takes a frank look at the
already a legend and King Louis XIV’s favorite artist. But in the spring of 1664, the young sovereign, who is keen to potential consequences of adultery, but refuses to
consolidate his power in relation to the Catholic Church, bans the playwright from staging his new comedy, Tartuffe, TV SERIES pass judgement.
which ridicules the supposedly pious. AUDIENCE AWARD
COLCOA
For more than five years, Molière is attacked by Catholic fundamentalists who want to silence him. A skilled tactician, FRENCH FILM Award
committed idealist and libertarian libertine, Jean-Baptiste refuses to bend the knee. FESTIVAL 2018 • Best male performance for
In 1669, he is finally able to stage Tartuffe. It is a triumph. The entertainer has won the freedom to satirize anything he Xavier Lemaître, Luchon Festival 2018
wants… but for how long? • Most promising actress for Roxane
Arnal, Luchon Festival 2018
A qualitative reconstruction based on real events. • TV series Audience Award, COLCOA
French Film Festival 2018
Molière is the most-performed French playwright internationally.
Festival Nominated at FIPA 2018
The battle of an artist for freedom of expression.
Cast: Dimitri Storoge, Jules Pelissier, Agathe De la Boulaye, Cosima Bevernaege, Arnaud Agnel, Grégory Di-Meglio, Cast: Isabelle Carré, Xavier Lemaître,
Benoit Chauvin, Pierre Aussedat Roxane Arnal, Ange Dargent et David Stone
| 36 | 37TV movie | drama
THROUGH THE MILL HD
MÉLANCOLIE OUVRIÈRE
1 x 90’ JPG Films | Arte France Cinéma 2017
Through the Mill is the story of a great woman; a
courageous mother and devoted lover who spends
her life struggling to end the “infinite servitude of
women”.
Festival Nominated at COLCOA,
French Film Festival 2018
Cast: Virginie Ledoyen, Philippe Torreton, François
Cluzet, François Morel, Marc Barbé, Patrice
Valota, Jacques Pater
NOMINATED
AT COLCOA
FRENCH FILM
FESTIVAL 2018
DON’T LEAVE ME HD
NE M’ABANDONNE PAS
1 x 90’ Scarlett Production 2016
The moving story of two parents determined to save
their daughter, who is caught up in a web of reli-
gious indoctrination. An exploration of radicalization
targeting young people.
Great TV rating in France:
5,2 million viewers
Award International Emmy Awards,
TV Movie 2017
Cast: Lina El Arabi, Samia Sassi, Marc Lavoine,
INTERNATIONAL
EMMY AWARDS Sami Bouajila and Tassadit Mandi
fe a t u re f i l m s
TV MOVIE 2017
| 38feature film | comedy / drama feature film | comedy / drama
KINGS FOR A DAY COMME DES ROIS
by Xabi Molia
85’ Production companies: Moteur s’il vous plaît, Fin Août productions
Genre: comedy / drama France 3 Cinéma, Janine Films
Budget: 2.8 millions EUR French distributor: Haut et Court
Year of production: 2017 Country of production: France
Release date: May 2nd 2018 Main cast: Kad Merad, Kacey Mottet Klein, Sylvie Testud, Tiphaine Daviot
Director: Xabi Molia
Despite involving his son Micka in his door-to-door scam operation, Joseph can no longer make ends meet. He's months
behind in rent for the family apartment and the landlord is resorting to strong-arm tactics. Joseph's got one week to come
up with the money and needs his son now more than ever. But Micka secretly dreams of another life, far from his dad's
scams.
Sold in China, Middle East, Russia, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Belgium, Holland.
| 40 | 41feature film | drama LOUIS BECKER & CLAIRE MAILLARD PRESENT
feature film | drama
THE RED COLLAR LE COLLIER ROUGE
by Jean Becker
83’ Adapted from Jean-Christophe Rufin's best-selling novel of the same name
Genre: drama Production company: ICE 3
Budget: 6.7 millions EUR Co-producers: France 3 Cinema, New Aquitaine Region,
Year of production: 2018 The department of Charente
R
Shooting: June-July 2017 French distributor: Apollo Films
Release date: March 28th 2018 Nationality: French
ED
Director: Jean Becker Main cast: François Cluzet, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Sophie Verbeeck
1919. In a little village sweltering in the summer heat in the Berry region of France, a dog howls day and night at
a barrack’s gates. Inside is a single prisoner: the mutt’s master, a man named Morlac. In the countryside nearby,
THE a young woman waits and hopes. She is exhausted by her labor in the fields, yet seems too well-educated to be
COLLAR
a farm worker. Morlac, a hero of the Great War decorated for bravery, is to be tried by an officer, Lantier du Grez,
for crimes against the Republic. He faces the death penalty. The judge has just a few days to piece together the
story of the accused and announce his sentence. So three characters and, among them, a dog… who holds the
key to the mysterious affair.
Box office: 330 000 tickets sold in France
Sold in China, Japan, Middle East, Holland, Portugal, lusophone Africa, Spain, Turkey, Cyprus,
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Switzerland, Luxemburg, Belgium.
BASED ON THE NOVEL THE RED COLLAR BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE RUFIN PUBLISHED BY EDITIONS GALLIMARD ADAPTATION AND DIALOGUE BY JEAN BECKER AND JEAN-CHRISTOPHE RUFIN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JEAN-LOUP DABADIE
WITH JEAN-QUENTIN CHATELAIN PATRICK DESCAMPS FRANS BOYER TOBIAS NUYTTEN MAURANE GILLES VANDEWEERD ROXANE ARNAL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK JOHAN HOOGEWIJS PHOTOGRAPHY YVES ANGELO EDITING FRANCK NAKACHE SOUND FRÉDÉRIC ULLMANN A.F.S.I ALEXANDRE FLEURANT SÉBASTIEN MARQUILLY SÉBASTIEN ARIAUX SETS THÉRÈSE RIPAUD COSTUMES MAHEMITI DEREGNAUCOURT CASTING SYLVIA ALLEGRE A.R.D.A
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DESIGNfeature film | docu feature feature film | docu feature
NEW
factual
ON THE ROAD IN FRANCE LA TRAVERSÉE
by Romain Goupil
3 x 45’ | 1 x 139’ Director: Romain Goupil
Genre: factual Production company: Siècle Productions
Year of production: 2018 Co-producers: France Télévisions, TV5MONDE and CNC
Release date: May 2018 Nationality: French
Main cast: Dany Cohn-Bendit, Romain Goupil
Fifty years after the events of May 1968 in France, Dany Cohn-Bendit and Romain Goupil have decided to start a jour-
ney across France. In this “road movie” they explore the territories - at times bewildering - of the Republic. Observing,
listening, debating, discovering the state of the country. Its crises and its hopes. Its ordinary heroes, its gravediggers, its
innovators.
On the road in France or the tour and detours in France of two old children of 1968.
Festival Special screening section at Cannes Film Festival 2018
| 44 | 45feature film library | drama feature film library | drama
INGUELEZI THE GUAVA HOUSE
LA SAISON DES GOYAVES
100’ Les Films en Hiver 2003
Director: François Dupeyron 100’ Les Films d’Ici 2001
Cast: Eric Caravaca, Marie Payen Director: Dang Nhat Minh
Cast: Bui Bai Binh, Nguyen Lan Huong
A woman, an accident, an illegal immigrant in the booth of her car, who doesn't
speak her language. They are alone in a house. They sense a particular vibration: Hoa, an unmarried man around fifty, has a steady job posing as an artist’s model at
she has just lost her husband, while he survived an accident. After sharing contra- the School of Fine Arts in Hanoi, Vietnam. As a young boy, he and his family lived
dictory feelings, she gives in and takes him in England to the people who where in a quiet street in Hanoi; in the garden of the house was a guava tree. At the age
supposed to welcome him. of 13, Hoa fell out of the tree and his mental growth was dashed to a halt. Seeing
the guava tree in his old family home, Hoa is possessed by the urge to tend the
tree. One day, he climbs into the yard where it grows. The daughter who now lives
in the house lets him stay on in the house.
A LOVING FATHER LUMUMBA
AIME TON PÈRE
115’ JBA Productions 2000
100’ GMT Productions 2002 Director: Raoul Peck
Director: Jacob Berger Cast: Eriq Ebouaney, Akex Desca, Maka Kotto
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu, Sylvie Testud
Patrice Lumumba, the hero of Congolese independence, was not yet 30 when the
A father, a famous writer, on his motorbike. On his way to receive the Nobel prize first tremors of botched decolonisation thrust him to the forefront of the internatio-
for literature in Stockholm. A son, lying in wait for his father on the highway. At a nal political arena. Within the course of a few years, Lumumba became the most
gas station, somewhere in the French Alps, they meet and confront each other. The reviled man of this intense cold war period. Becoming Prime minister of one of the
confrontation turns into a chase, the chase into a lethal accident, the accident into richest countries in Africa, Lumumba's destiny as tragic hero was already charted,
a kidnapping. The son abducts the father, for a few hours, a few days. Father and his assassination already programmed. He would remain in power only three mon-
son, like they never were before. Now the whole world believes the writer is dead, ths. All that remained for his assassins to do was dispose of his body.
and for the first time, the writer feels free. Time for a new life.
NHA FALA A MATTER OF TASTE
UNE AFFAIRE DE GOÛT
90’ Fado Films | Films De Mai | Samsa Film 2002
Director: Flora Gomes 90’ Catherine Dussart Production (CDP) | Canal+ | France3 Cinema 1999
Cast: Fatou N’Diaye, Jean-Christophe Dollé, Angelo Torres, Jorge Biague, Director: Bernard Rapp
Carlos Imbombo, Danielle Evenou Cast: Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Charles Berling
Before leaving for Europe to pursue her studies, Vita, a young African promises Frédéric Delamont is an industrial magnate in his fifties. He is at the peak of his
her mother that she will never sing. A family legend has it that any woman in her success, refined, original and phobic, when, in a restaurant, he meets Nicolas
family who sings is cursed and will die. In Paris, Vita meets Pierre, a young musi- Rivière, a young man, prone to odd jobs and adversity. Frédéric thus offers Nicolas
cian and falls in love. Full of joy, she lets herself go and sings. Vita is horrified by a large salary to become his personal food taster. That which started as a light,
what she has done, but Pierre, overwhelmed by her talent, convinces her to make unusual gastronomic adventure, will soon reveal itself to be a much more dange-
a record. The record is an overnight success. Fearing her mother will learn that rous game for both men.
she broke her promise, Vita decides to return home... to die! Aided by Pierre, Vita
stages her own death and resurrection, showing family and friends that anything is
possible, if you have the courage to dare.
| 46 | 47feature film library | drama feature film library | dramedy | adventure
MRS OSMANE’S HAREM JAIME
LE HAREM DE MADAME OSMANE
111’ Samsa Film 1999
100’ Tornasol Films 1999 Director: Antonio-Pedro Vasconcelos
Director: Nadir Mokneche Cast: Saul Fonseca, Fernando Serrano, Joaquim Leitao, Sandro Silva
Cast: Carmen Maura, Atmen Kelif
My name is Jaime. My mum dumped my dad and my dad lost his job and I don't
Algiers, 1993. A group portrait of Algerian women under curfew. Since her hus- think it's fair. That's why I want to work, that and because they stole my Dad's
band left her, Madame Osmane's tenants have had to put up with her moods and moped and he needs a new one to find a job. The problem is that I am only 13
tantrums. Haunted by the fear of loosing her respectability, this one time freedom and they don't want us to work at that age and I don't think that's fair either, not
fighter desperately tries to control the lives of those living under her roof and inter- fair at all.
feres with her daughter Sakina's love life, rather than deal with her own frustra-
tions. When Sakina is killed in a purported "terrorist attack", the suddenly realizes
that her submission to proprieties has lost her everything.
ANGEL’S WING THE RED KNIGHT
L’INSTINCT DE L’ANGE RENCONTRE AVEC LE DRAGON
118’ French Productions 1992 109’ Diaphana Distribution | France 3 Cinéma 2002
Director: Richard Dembo Director: Hélène Angel
Cast: Lambert Wilson, François Cluzet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Hélène Vincent, Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Sergi Lopez, Emmanuelle Devos, Gilbert Melki, Titoff, Nicolas Nollet,
Marianne Denicourt Maurice Garrel
Summer, 1914. Henry, a bright young man from a wealthy family, returns home The 11th century… Felix is fifteen and still a child, not fully a man yet. We find him
from a sanitarium, cured of tuberculosis. He tries to join the infantry to serve his drowsing under a tree, fighting to stay awake. If he falls asleep, the cold will kill
country but is declared unfit for service, for fear that he might spread the dreaded him. It is winter and the olive trees are frozen. On his knee is a prized possession: a
disease. So Henry decides to learn to fly at his own expense. The war is raging in gilded, well-worn book that tells the story of Guillaume de Montauban, the greatest
the skies and France needs every pilot it can get. He joins a squadron and starts knight in the world, a legendary errant known as the Red Dragon. The book’s
chalking up victories. His reputation as a flying ace arouses jealousy and suspicion pages flutter in the wind as a wild-eyed soldier crashes from a thicket.
among his fellow pilots. He seems to have a charmed life.
WOMEN TOM & THOMAS
ELLES
90’ Esmé Lammers 2002
96’ Slot Machine 2012 Director: Esmé Lammers
Director: Malgorzata Szumowska Cast: Sean Bean, Inday Ba, Derek de Lint
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Anaïs Demoustier, Joanna Kulig
Living in different environments, the nine-year-old boys Tom and Thomas are
Anne, a well-off, Paris-based mother of two and investigative journalist for ELLE, is unaware of each other’s existence, yet they have always sensed that the other is
writing an article about student prostitution. Her meetings with two fiercely inde- somehow there. Tom has an imaginary friend called Thomas, whereas Thomas
pendent young women, Alicja and Charlotte, are profound and unsettling, moving plays with his imaginary friend Tom. When Thomas finds his long lost twin brother,
her to question her most intimate convictions about money, family and sex. they promise never to part again. But Tom witnesses a child smuggling operation,
and quickly the smugglers come after him… he will need all the help of his brother
to escape the smugglers.
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