The French Minister (
2013) | IMDb:
6.4
Alexandre Taillard de Vorms is a force to be reckoned with. With his silver mane and tanned, athletic body, he stalks the world stage as Minister of Foreign Affairs for France, waging his own war backed up by the holy trinity of diplomatic concepts: legitimacy, lucidity, and efficacy. Enter Arthur Vlaminck. Hired to write the minister's speeches, Arthur must contend with the sensibilities of his boss and the dirty dealings within the Quai d'Orsay, the ministry's home.
Starring:
Thierry Lhermitte
,
Raphaël Personnaz
,
Niels Arestrup
,
Bruno Raffaelli
,
Julie Gayet
,
Anaïs Demoustier
Directed by:
Bertrand Tavernier
Twice Born (
2012) | IMDb:
7.3
Full-throttle melodrama about an ill-starred romance set against the backdrop of the siege of Sarajevo. A mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
Starring:
Penélope Cruz
,
Emile Hirsch
,
Adnan Hasković
,
Saadet Işıl Aksoy
,
Pietro Castellitto
,
Mira Furlan
Directed by:
Sergio Castellitto
Evil Under the Sun (
1982) | IMDb:
7
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
Death on the Nile (
1978) | IMDb:
7.2
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board and every elegant passenger becomes a prime suspect.