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LE GRAND BLOND AVEC UNE CHAUSSURE NOIRE

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Réalisateur : YVES ROBERT
Acteur(s) : Pierre Richard , Bernard Blier , Jean Rochefort
Genre :COMEDIE / VIDEO
Distributeur : PARAMOUNT
Année du film : 1972
Date de sortie : 01/03/2008
Editeur : GAUMONT
Region 2 DVD - In French, with French and English subtitles
Pour tromper un collègue trop zélé, Perrache, adjoint du chef d’un service secret, choisit Perrin pour jouer à ses dépends le rôle d’un redoutable espion international. Pourquoi lui ? Parce qu’il porte des chaussures dépareillées…

LES COMPERES

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Actors: Pierre Richard Gérard Depardieu

Director: Francis Veber

Year: 1983

Distributor: AV Channel

Rating: M

Running Time: 87 mins

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

When her teenage son Tristan runs away, Christine gets in touch with two of her ex-boyfriends: François (Pierre Richard), a fragile neurotic, and Jean (Gérard Depardieu), a hard-edged journalist. Convincing both men that they are Tristan's true father, she sends these two incompatible characters to the South of France in search of their 'son'—with neither François nor Jean aware they are searching for the same boy. In their second film together, Richard, Depardieu and director Veber demonstrate their impeccable comic talent to great success.

LA CHEVRE

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Actors: Gerard Depardieu, Pierre Richard

Director: Francis Veber

Distributor: The AV Channel

Label: Directors Suite

Rated: M

Release Year: 1981

Running Time: 95 minutes

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

Unable to find the daughter of a businessman, a private eye have to work with a distracted and badlucky publicist under the theory that only someone as absent-minded as the vanished girl can find out where she is.

VEBERS'S COMEDY - LA CHEVRE + LES COMPERES - LES FUGITIFS

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Actors: Pierre Richard Gérard Depardieu

Director: Francis Veber

Distributor: AV Channel

Rating:M

Running Time: 267 mins

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

3 Disc Box Set

Three uproarious films directed by the king of French farce, Francis Veber. Each starring Pierre Richard as the bumbling fool François, and Gerard Depardieu as the robust straight man, these three side-splitting films first brought the Odd Couple of French cinema to the world's attention, and showcase the ageless comedy of director Veber, who has gone on to make such classics as THE DINNER GAME and THE CLOSET.

La Chèvre
When Campana (Depardieu) is unsuccessful at finding a klutzy missing girl, her father enlists François' help because he shares her bad luck.

Les Compères
An old girlfriend convinces both François and Jean Lucas (Depardieu) that they are the father of her missing son, and sends them off to locate the boy.

Les Fugitifs
When ex-bank robber Jean Lucas is taken hostage by François in his first attempt at bank robbery, the police assume Lucas is up to his old tricks, forcing the two on the run together.

NEW FRENCH CINEMA - COMEDIES

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Format: Triple DVD Video (PAL)
Label: MADMAN
Country Of Origin: FRANCE
Release Date: 12/11/2008
Rated: M15+

Region 4 - In French with English subtitles

A collection of French funnies! Contains: OSS 117, The Valet and Priceless.

MOLIERE

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Rated: PG

Directed by Laurent Tirard

With Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

In the tradition of Shakespeare in Love, Molière invents a fanciful yarn based on speculative historical fiction taken from a piece of real life -- in this case, the mysterious disappearance of the French playwright for several months in 1644 - and concocts a thoroughly irresistible and lavish story of intrigue, romance, comedy and artistic inspiration.
Boasting an extraordinary cast, sumptuous production values and a witty and sophisticated script, director Laurent Tirard's romantic period drama reveals the tantalizing mystery behind the birth of France's greatest dramatist.
As Molière, the magnetic Romain Duris displays all of his usual seductive intensity, but also pulls off goofy Gallic charm. There’s something of a modern rock star to him, almost a cousin to Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow

MOLIERE

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Réalisateur : LAURENT TIRARD 
Interprète : FABRICE LUCHINI   ROMAIN DURIS   EDOUARD BAER
Année : 2006
Genre : COMEDIE DRAMATIQUE / VIDEO
Editeur : WILD SIDE VIDE

Region 2 DVD - In French, with French subtitles

En 1644, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière (Romain Duris), a une très haute opinion du théâtre et s’obstine à écrire des tragédies, invariablement médiocres. Criblé de dettes, il est jeté en prison d’où il sort grâce à l’intervention d’un certain Monsieur Jourdain (Fabrice Luchini), qui lui propose un marché inattendu… Après l’épatant Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités, son premier long-métrage, Laurent Tirard a brodé en 2007 cette fantaisie historique audacieuse, réjouissante et décomplexée, sur le mode de Shakespeare In Love. Partant d’un fait historique avéré (la mystérieuse disparition de Molière durant six mois en 1644), le cinéaste et son scénariste Grégoire Vigneron ont imaginé, à l’issue d’un intense travail de documentation, une intrigue romanesque et désopilante, où l’on retrouve, par la magie de la fiction, les plus piquants personnages des futures pièces du célèbre dramaturge. Autour d’un Romain Duris fougueux et romantique, Fabrice Luchini, Edouard Baer, Laura Morante ou Ludivine Sagnier semblent se délecter de leurs répliques spirituelles, empruntées au répertoire, ou façonnées “à la manière de”. Plus on avance dans le film, plus l’émotion est palpable, et la comédie de mœurs se révèle au final une attachante mise en abyme de la création artistique. Jubilatoire !

2 DAYS IN PARIS

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Rated: MA15+

Actors: Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg 

Region 4 - In French with English subtitles

2 Days in Paris follows two days in the relationship of a New York based couple; a French photographer, Marion, and an American interior designer, Jack-as they attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance by taking a vacation in Europe. Their trip to Venice didn't really work out--Jack came down with gastroenteritis. They have higher hopes for Paris. But the combination of Marion's overbearing non-English speaking parents, flirtatious ex-boyfriends, and Jack's obsession with photographing every famous Parisian tombstone and conviction that French condoms are too small, only add fuel to the fire. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing?

RUSSIAN DOLLS (LES POUPEES RUSSES)

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With : Romain Duris, Cécile de France, Kelly Reilly, Audrey Tautou, Irene Montalà, Kevin Bishop 
Director : Cédric Klapisch

Rated: M15+

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

They came from Paris, Rome, London and Berlin to the Spanish Apartment - where a year changed a lifetime. Now they're back and Xavier, Martine, Wendy, Isabelle and William reunited for a wedding in St Petersburg, Russia. With their carefree student days behind them, the gang are facing the career and relationship dilemmas that come with turning 30.

LE PERIL JEUNE (DOUBLE DVD COLLECTOR)

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Réalisateur : CEDRIC KLAPISCH
Acteur(s) : Nicolas Koretzky , Romain Duris , Julien Lambroschini
Genre :COMEDIE / VIDEO
Distributeur : PARAMOUNT
Année du film : 1994
Date de sortie : 01/03/2008
Editeur : GAUMONT
Region 2 - In French with no subtitles

Bruno, Momo, Alain et Léon se retrouvent quelques années après la fin du lycée pour assister à l'accouchement de Sophie, la copine de Tomasi, leur meilleur ami mort d'une overdose une semaine auparavant. Tour à tour ils confrontent leurs souvenirs fragmentaires et contradictoires de cette année de Terminale au lycée Montesquieu.

DVD 1 “Du son mono au son 5.1” : comparaison avant/après remastérisation DVD 2 “Ten Years After” : les comédiens se retrouvent 10 ans après le tournage (35’) “Nous sommes jeunes et beaux” : les essais des comédiens (35’) “Le périple jeune” : l’aventure d’un téléfilm devenu phénomène de cinéma (26’) “L’âge bête ne passera pas” : Cédric Klapisch et les scénaristes dévoilent le secret du film “Berroyer pas baba” : les années 70 revues et corrigées par Jackie Berroyer, Bande-annonce

3 IS A CROWD (JE RESTE!)

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Genre: Movie-Romance
Label: MADMAN FILMS
Directed by Diana Kurys
With Sophie Marceau, Vincent Perez, Charles Berling
Release Date: 10/09/2008

Region 4 - In French with English subtitles

THREE'S A CROWD is a witty and fresh satire about the nature of love, marriage and modern relationships from one of France's favourie directors, the irrepressible Diane Kurys!
Marie-Dominique has been married to Bertrand for 15 years. They have a young son, a lovely home and a seemingly blissful marriage. But Marie-Dominique has reached the end of her rope, sick of her husband's obsession with cycling and his self-centred ways, she embarks upon a passionate affair with Antoine, a lonely scriptwriter who treats her with the respect and understanding which Bertrand lacks. Marie-Do soon arrives at the decision to end things with Bertrand in order to begin a new life with Antoine. But Bertrand refuses to leave their apartment...

APRES VOUS

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Actors: Daniel Auteuil, Maryline Canto, Jose Garcia, Sandrine Kiberlain, Michele Moretti

Studio: Madman Ent.

Rated:  M15+

Release Year: 2003

Running Time: 110 minutes

Region 4 - In French with English subtitles

Antoine (Auteuil), a maitre d’ at an upmarket Parisian brasserie, prevents the suicide of a stranger (Garcia) and attempts to reinvigorate the man's zest for life. But it soon becomes clear that Louis will be forever gripped by a single obsession: Blanche, the love of his life and the woman who drove him to despair. Blanche isn’t interested in Louis, and even worse, she becomes attracted to Antoine. For a principled man like Antoine, it’s a situation of the utmost delicacy - complicated by the fact that Blanche is extremely beautiful!

Featuring the once-in-a-lifetime comic pairing of Daniel Auteuil and Jose Garcia, Pierre Salvadori’s intelligent, sophisticated and very human comedy is a delightful portrait of male friendship developing in the unlikeliest of situations.

DELICATESSEN

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Rated: M
Actors: Pascal Benezech, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Ticky Holgado, Dominique Pinon, Karin Virad
Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Distributor: Universal
Release Year: 1991

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

A futuristic comic feast!
In a post-apocolyptic society where food is so rare it's invaluable and used as currency and people eat each other a young clown applies for a job at a local delicatessen. The butcher's intent is to have him work for a little and then serve him to his stranger than normal tenants who pay him in, of course, grain. This clown falls in love with the butcher's daughter who tries to foil her father's plans by contacting the rebels. The rebels are possibly the most sensible of the lot, as they see food as food and not money.

THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN

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Rated: M15+

Actors: Daniel Emilfork, Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon 

Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Release Year: 1995

Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles

The evil Krank and his henchmen have been made by a mad scientist. Krank's problem is that he is tormented by his inability to dream. He finds it necessary to try to steal the dreams of children, but since they fear him, he only gets their nightmares. When a circus strongman's little brother is kidnapped, the strongman (One) tracks him down and, with the help of some other eccentric characters, tries to put an end to the evil reign of Krank and his Cyclops army.

ORCHESTRA SEATS (FAUTEUILS D'ORCHESTRE)

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Rated: M
Actor: Cecile De France 
Director: Daniele Thompson
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Release Year: 2006
Running Time: 106 minutes

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

This enchanting, contemporary comedy about characters caught between their private dreams and public images, a favourite amongst audiences and critics, was chosen above all other films as France's official entry for the 2007 Academy Awards.

Three momentous events are about to occur: a popular actress, Catherine (Valérie Lemercier), will star in a new play but wonders if her work has any value or meaning; A musical prodigy with a worldwide following, Jean-François (Albert Dupontel) is to deliver a major recital, but wants out of the limelight despite protests from his wife (Laura Morante); and aging financier Jacques (Claude Brasseur) will auction off his renowned art collection to the dismay of his son (co-scripter Christopher Thompson). Our entree into these worlds is the bubbly Jessica (Cécile de France) who works as a young waitress at the Bar des Theatres on the chic Avenue Montaigne where the three often cross paths, along with Claudie (Dani), the theatre's retiring concierge.

Writer-director Danièle Thompson (Jet Lag) directs the top-notch cast with such smooth assurance that this consistently entertaining comedy glows with infectious cheerfulness. Snappy dialogue, vivid characters and strong performances abound, with a little romance thrown in for good measure.

FRENCH TWIST (GAZON MAUDIT)

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Actor: Victoria Abril

Director: Josiane Balasko

Rated: M15+

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

A sexy, beguiling and electric French comedy. After learning of her husband's infidelities, a housewife invites an itinerant lesbian to move in with them. None of their lives will ever be the same again.

GOD IS GREAT, I'M NOT

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Actors: Edouard Baer, Julie Depardieu, Audrey Tautou

Director: Pascale Bailly

Distributor: Universal

Release Year: 2001

Running Time: 98 minutes

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

Michèle, 20 years old, feels terrible after having broken up with her boy-friend. She meets Francois, who's a veterinarian and jewish. Michèle decides to convert into Judaism because she has to believe in something, if not in someone.

LA MAISON DU BONHEUR

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Réalisateur : DANY BOON 
Interprète : DANIEL PREVOST   MICHELE LAROQUE   DANY BOON
Année : 2005
Genre : COMEDIE / VIDEO
Editeur : FOX PATHE EUROPA
Label : PATHE

Region 2 - In French, with French and English subtitles

Un mari radin décide d'être enfin généreux avec sa femme en lui offrant une maison de campagne. Mais il ne peut pas s'empêcher de faire des économies et choisit donc de faire confiance à un agent immobilier douteux et à des ouvriers foireux qui vont transformer sa surprise en cauchemar.

LES SOUS-DOUES PASSENT LE BAC

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Avec : Guy MarchandDaniel AuteuilGrace De CapitaniHubert DeschampsGaëtan BloomPatrick Laurent
Réalisateur :
Claude Zidi
Region 2 - In French, with no subtitles

Symboles des années 80 et d'un crétinisme adolescent revendiqué – à l'inverse de La Boum –, Les Sous-Doués passent le bac reste, à vrai dire, pour toute une génération de trentenaire, LA comédie culte dont on se remémore inlassablement et avec bonheur chaque situation (le machine à interroger, la couscoussière piégée, la "ligne" de Coca-Cola…). Transposant l'humour "bidasse" qu'il avait déjà utilisé et usé aux côtés des géniaux Charlots dans les années 70 sur les bancs d'une école chic de Versailles, Claude Zidi s'amuse à éreinter les méthodes éducatives d'une directrice forcenée et avide d'argent (excellente Maria Pacôme). Face à elle, une bande de potaches, bien décidé à ne pas en ramer une, et menée par une belle gueule nommée "Bébel" (Daniel Auteuil). Les gages se succèdent à vitesse grand V, jusqu'au paroxysme, un immense concours de tricherie pendant les épreuves du bac. C'est énorme, crétin, irrésistiblement lamentable. Une comédie kitsch à savourer sans honte. On regrette seulement la pauvreté des bonus, en rêvant d'un documentaire qui nous aurait permis de retrouver toute cette joyeuse bande de glandeurs plus de vingt ans après et surtout de demander à Auteuil, devenu star intouchable, quels souvenirs il garde de ce film bon enfant. --Jean-Pascal Grosso

MY WIFE IS AN ACTRESS (MA FEMME EST UNE ACTRICE)

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Actors: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp

Director: Yvan Attal 

Region 4 - In French, with English subtitles

Yvan, a Parisian journalist is somewhat overshadowed by his famous wife, Charlotte. Her fame makes it difficult to live his normal life. He can grudgingly handle the looks in the street and the autograph hunters, and has generously taken her pride in his stride, until a man in a bar asks him if he feels jealous watching his wife make love to another man on screen. Now the seed has been planted... His nagging insecurity is encouraged by acquaintances, who tell him how sexy his wife looks! And it comes to a head when Charlotte goes to London for a film about the affair between an air-hostess and a handsome pilot played by a screen idol, John (Stamp).What follows is a comedy of errors..It's nice to see a romantic comedy in which the falling-in-love part has been dispatched by the opening credits. It leaves more time for the falling-on-your-face parts, which are far more delicious!