Riviera Revenge (
2024) | IMDb:
0
François Marsault, a war veteran, makes the most of his retirement alongside his wife Annie. Authoritarian and ruthless, François rules his family with an iron fist — but when he discovers that his esteemed wife cheated on him 40 years ago, he files for divorce and confronts her former lover, who lives in the French Riviera.
For My Country (
2023) | IMDb:
6.4
Aissa, a young officer of Algerian origin, tragically loses his life during a fresher initiation ritual at the prestigious French military academy of Saint-Cyr. As the death tears through his family, controversy arises over Aissa’s funeral plans when the Army refuses to take responsibility. Ismael, his older, rebellious brother, tries to keep the family united as they fight to win justice for Aissa.
Starring:
Karim Leklou
,
Lubna Azabal
,
Shaïn Boumedine
,
Laurent Lafitte
,
Samir Guesmi
,
Slimane Dazi
The Mercy (
2018) | IMDb:
6
In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.
Starring:
Colin Firth
,
Rachel Weisz
,
David Thewlis
,
Mark Gatiss
,
Genevieve Gaunt
,
Jonathan Bailey
Le Bel Âge (
2009) | IMDb:
5.8
At 18, Claire is torn between swim practice and the pangs of first love. The elderly and eccentric Maurice Reverdy takes her in in his big house, but the girl carefully avoids this faraway figure, who is none other than her grandfather. Proud, rebellious, solitary, they represent two generations that are simultaneously attracted to and repelled by one another. Their lives will intertwine, as one seeks out her future and the other is tormented by his past.
Starring:
Michel Piccoli
,
Pauline Étienne
,
Éric Caravaca
,
Marie Kremer
,
Johanna ter Steege
,
Rachid Hami
Directed by:
Laurent Perreau
The Chorus (
2004) | IMDb:
7.8
In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.
Starring:
Gérard Jugnot
,
François Berléand
,
Kad Merad
,
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
,
Marie Bunel
,
Jean-Baptiste Maunier