Samba (
2014) | IMDb:
6.7
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.
Starring:
Omar Sy
,
Charlotte Gainsbourg
,
Tahar Rahim
,
Izïa Higelin
,
Issaka Sawadogo
,
Hélène Vincent
The Intouchables (
2011) | IMDb:
8.5
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
Starring:
François Cluzet
,
Omar Sy
,
Dominique Henry
,
Anne Le Ny
,
Clotilde Mollet
,
Alba Gaïa Bellugi
Amélie (
2001) | IMDb:
8.3
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Starring:
Audrey Tautou
,
Mathieu Kassovitz
,
Rufus
,
Lorella Cravotta
,
Serge Merlin
,
Jamel Debbouze
The Red Violin (
1998) | IMDb:
7.6
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Starring:
Carlo Cecchi
,
Irene Grazioli
,
Anita Laurenzi
,
Tommaso Puntelli
,
Samuele Amighetti
,
Jean-Luc Bideau
Directed by:
François Girard