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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.

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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Director:
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.

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.

BRICE DE NICE
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Director: JAMES HUTH
Actors: BRUNO SALOMONE, JEAN DUJARDIN, CLOVIS CORNILLAC
Year: 2004
Genre: COMEDIE / VIDEO
Running time: 98 minutes
Editeur : TF1 VIDEO
Region 2 - In French, with French and English subtitles
Eternel ado de presque trente ans, Brice s'est créé un "style" : il est surfeur, winner... Comme Bodhi dans son film culte "Point Break", il attend SA vague... à Nice ! Personne pourtant n'ose se moquer car Brice est le roi de la casse, cet art de la répartie qui n'appartient qu'à lui ! Il fallait bien qu'un jour Brice soit rattrapé par la réalité...

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.

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.

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!

ONE STAYS ONE LEAVES
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Release Date: 09/07/2008
Rated: MA15+
Director: Claude Berri
With: Daniel Auteuil, Pierre Arditi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Miou-Miou
Runtime: 95.0 mins
Region 4 DVD, In French, with English subtitles
Two Paris art dealers find it difficult to juggle wives and mistresses in Claude Berri?s compelling comedy drama One Stays, The Other Leaves. A powerful script, smart production values and brilliantly emotive performances from a stellar cast including Daniel Auteuil, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Nathalie Baye ensure an all-round quality production.

Daniel (Daniel Auteuil) is celebrating 16 years of marriage to his second wife, Isabelle (Laure Duthilleul), together with their 15 year-old son, Cédric, and long time-friend, Alain (Pierre Arditi) and his wife of 18 years, Fanny (Nathalie Baye), when the phone rings. Julien, Daniel?s son from his first marriage, has been badly injured in a motorcycle accident. The following day, researcher Judith (Charlotte Gainsbourg) arrives for an appointment with Daniel, only to find him over-come with grief at the latest news about Julien. Deeply moved by his distress and dignity, the much younger Judith calls Daniel days later, requesting that they meet. Over a number of weeks, their friendship turns into something more. Meanwhile, Alain is in over his head with his gorgeous, young Senegalese gallery assistant who wants him all to herself. Ultimately the men will have to choose between their wives and their lovers ? who will stay and who will leave?

PEEKABOO
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Rated: PG
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Feature: Original Theatrical Trailer
Release Year: 2005
Running Time: 86 minutes
Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles
The story of an expropriated farmer who hides in the bottom of a well. From his well, he observes the newcomers in his own house. He tries to understand, as well as to take part in the family life from which he is excluded. He is viewed in other people's eyes to be a ghost. This gives rise to a certain amount of misunderstandings, and even quite a comedy... Raymond gradually emerges from his well. He cannot be a ghost forever. He has to have a life once and for all.

SA MAJESTE MINOR (DOUBLE DVD)
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Réalisateur : JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD
Acteur(s) : Vincent Cassel , Jose Garcia , Sergio Peris-mancheta, Melanie Bernier
Genre :COMEDIE / VIDEO
Distributeur : UNIVERSAL STUDIO CANAL VIDEO GIE
Année du film : 2006
Date de sortie : 22/04/2008
Editeur : STUDIO CANAL
Region 2 - In French with no subtitles

Dans une île imaginaire perdue en Mer Egée, aux temps très lointains d'avant Homère, Minor, mi-homme mi-cochon, orphelin et muet, file des jours tranquilles dans la douce tiédeur de la porcherie en compagnie de sa bonne amie la Truie. Au cours d'une escapade en forêt mythologique, il fait la rencontre d'un des personnages les plus influents de son époque, le Dieu Pan - alias Satyre, qui l'initie à sa manière de bouc aux imprévus du paganisme. Perché sur une branche d'olivier pour épier Clytia, la fille du Patriarche promise au poète Karkos, Minor fait une mauvaise chute et se tue. Comme on est encore au début du film, et que la période le permet, il ressuscite et recouvre la parole. Les villageois éberlués découvrent que non seulement il n'est pas mort, mais qu'il se révèle doué d'un stupéfiant sens de l'éloquence. Sur les conseils du devin, Minor est sacré roi. Les ennuis commencent...

DVD 1 Commentaire audio de Jean-Jacques Annaud DVD 2 Making of (68') 6 scènes coupées commentées par Jean-Jacques Annaud (13') "À la rencontre de sa Majesté Minor" : portrait croisé Jean-Jacques Annaud, Vincent Cassel, José Garcia (26') Modules sur les décors Modules sur les personnages

 

TATIE DANIELLE
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Rated: M15+
Actors: Tsilla Chelton, Catherine Jacob, Isabelle Nanty
Director: Etienne Chatiliez
Distributor: Madman Entertainment
Label: Aztec International
Release Year: 1990
Running Time: 108 minutes
Region 4 DVD - In French, with English subtitles
Tatie Danielle is a spoiled old lady who has become expert, after long years of study, at the art of imposing on other people.
She is, above all, an actress. When we first meet her she is already practicing her art. She says one thing in private and another in public. She seeks pity for herself. She makes life miserable for her overworked, exhausted and equally elderly servant, who eventually falls off a ladder while trying to please her. The servant dies, and Tatie Danielle goes to live with a middle-aged nephew, his wife and their family, in the city. They don't really want her. But she buys her way in by giving them some of her substantial wealth, and then, once she is established in her own room, she terrorizes the household.
She can't eat the food. The noise is too much for her. She invades all of their social events, entrancing the guests with manufactured stories of her sufferings. She drives away the servants.
Finally the family, desperately needing to escape, goes on vacation, and hires a sitter to look after Tatie Danielle. This girl, plump, blond and self-centered, will not play Tatie's games.

THE STORY OF MY LIFE (TRAHISONS ET MENSONGES)
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Rated: M15+
Actors: Edouard Baer, Clovis Cornillac, Marie-Josee Croze, Alice Taglioni
Director: Laurent Tirard
Distributor: Sony Pictures
Release Year: 2004
Region 4 DVD - In French and English, with English subtitles
THE STORY OF MY LIFE is a sexy comedy about one man and the women in his life. A successful 'ghost-writer' with a charming partner, Raphael's latest assignment is to write a biography for a 'not-so-smart', but ultra-famous football player, whose girlfriend just happens to have shared an extraordinary date with Raphael years before. Suddenly he is confronted with his past and in a hilarious sequence of events, Raphael's life starts unraveling before him.

AU PETIT MARGUERY
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Directed by: LAURENT BENEGUI
Actors: MICHEL AUMONT STEPHANE AUDRAN OLIVIER PY
Year: 1995
Genre: COMEDIE DRAMATIQUE
Running time: 95 minutes
Region 2 - In French, with French and English subtitles
Le 'Petit Marguery', restaurant implanté depuis toujours dans un quartier parisien, va fermer ce soir. Hippolyte, le patron, passe la main car il se sait gravement malade. Sa femme Joséphine et lui ont préparé un dîner d’adieu pour les clients mais surtout pour la quinzaine d’amis réunis par leur fils Barnabé. Occasion, en cette soirée d’hiver, d’une dernière rencontre que tous veulent joyeuse et chaleureuse, même si des souvenirs, bons ou mauvais, affleurent, ou si des tensions manquent de gâcher la fête.