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(0)Françoise Lebrun
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
Gerald, a nine-year-old pursuing his studies in a monastery, takes part in a grand reception for the visiting Emperor Charlemagne and hears tales about the changes that ruler is making in his growingempire. Sections of the story alternate with brief factual information on aspects of life in medieval Europe under Charlemagne.
2) Porto
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jake (Anton Yelchin) and Mati (Lucie Lucas) are two expats who experience a brief but intimate connection in the ancient Portuguese city of PORTO. He's an American loner exiled from his family. She's a student from France embroiled in an affair with one of her professors. After spotting each other from a distance at an archeological site and then again at a train station and a café, Jake works up the courage to approach Mati and they embark on a...
3) Vortex
Author
Language
Français
Description
Legendary filmmaker Gaspar Noe's anticipated new feature out of Cannes, Locarno and NYFF where it received critical acclaim and a standing ovation....Those accustomed to the boundary-pushing cinema of Gaspar Noé may take his latest film as his biggest shocker of all. Finding new depths of tenderness without forgoing the uncompromising fatalism that defines his work, Noé guides us through a handful of dark days in the lives of an elderly couple in...
4) Vortex
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
Presented in split screen, VORTEX tells the story of an aging couple in a Paris apartment. As the mother (Françoise Lebrun) faces advancing dementia, the father (Dario Argento) tries to care for her while dealing with his own declining health, and their son (Alex Lutz) does his best in spite of his own significant personal problems. With this film, Director Gaspar Noé (Enter the Void, Climax, Irreversible) delivers a career best, finding a level...
5) The sower
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
In 1851, France's autocratic President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte has ordered the arrest of all the men of a remote mountain farming village following a Republican uprising. The women spend years in total isolation, forced to tend the crops themselves. Some women have lost their husbands; others, like the shy but inwardly strong Violette, suddenly have no chance of experiencing physical love or motherhood. The women take an oath: if a man comes, they...
6) Séraphine
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Français
Description
The true story of Séraphine Louis, a simple, devout housekeeper who in 1905, at the age of 41, began painting brilliantly colorful canvases. In 1912, a German art critic discovered her paintings while she was working as his maid. Tells the story of the relationship between the avant-garde dealer and the visionary cleaning lady, forging a testament to the mysteries of creativity and the resilience of one woman's spirit.
7) The Sower
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
Winner of the prestigious New Director competition at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Marine Francen's debut is a sensual, visually stunning historical romance. In 1851, France's autocratic President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte has ordered the arrest of all the men of a remote mountain farming village following a Republican uprising. The women spend years in total isolation, forced to tend the crops themselves. Some women have lost their husbands;...
8) Fever
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Français
Description
High school students Damien and Pierre are from wealthy families with nothing seemingly in their lives to leave them disturbed. Yet they plan and carry out the murder of an unknown woman they have previously only spotted on the street. The police are at a loss, confused by this murder without motive. Zoé, an optician in the neighborhood, who is feeling more and more moved by this inexplicable murder, bumps into the teenage murderers by chance....
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