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2) Bonobo
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When the elevator of their public housing breaks down, the fates of Felix, a disabled pensioner, Ana, a single mother struggling with her move and Seydou, a young man passionate about dance intertwine towards an explosive ending where their limits will be tested.
3) Pleasure
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A 20-year-old ambitious girl moves from her small town in Sweden to Los Angeles for a shot at a career in the adult industry. With the help of her three porn actresses roommates, she discovers a world dominated by males in which she has to push her personal and sexual limits to become the next big porn star. She both gets hurt and conquers self-esteem as she advances towards her goal but soon she has to choose between keeping on playing by the rules...
4) Sacrilege
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Saoud is the king of his neighborhood in Saint Etienne, France. A rumor comes up that he might have stolen money from the local mosque. Saoud faces a violent series of accusations which will lead to his fall and exile.
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Filmed in 1983, AZNAVOUR: BREAKING AMERICA documents French “pop deity” Charles Aznavour as he moves his family from France to Los Angeles, while also attempting to make his name known to the masses in America. Known as “France’s Frank Sinatra”, we hear Aznavour’s distinguished tenor voice as we follow him to rehearsals, recording his songs in english, and performing on Broadway. Within this film Charles’ passion for his songs and stage...
6) Guy
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Gauthier, a young journalist, learns by his mother that he would be the illegitimate son of Guy Jamet, an artist of French variety having had its hour of glory between the years 60 and 90. He goes on tour with him, retracing 40 years of his ups and downs in the French variety.
7) The Specials
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For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have been living in a world apart, the world of autistic children and teenagers. Their respective associations train youngsters from difficult neighborhoods to care for these cases categorized as “extremely complex”. A special partnership for special personalities.
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In a desolate stretch of the Sahara, a mysterious car accident leaves a young woman lost and alone. Jake, a reclusive architect, finds her unconscious. He drives her to the nearest doctor, to discover that she's suffering from post-traumatic amnesia. Intoxicated by the woman's beauty, Jake claims to be her husband. He names her Kitty and takes her to his remote desert home to recuperate.
As Kitty struggles to come to grips with who she is, Jake
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Preoccupied, Max leaves for his house on the seaside to decompress. His friends, whom he hasn’t seen for more than three years, show up by surprise to celebrate his birthday. The surprise is real, but the welcome they receive is much smaller. Max then settles for fictitious happiness, which places group members in unexpected situations. As children have grown, others are born, and parents no longer have the same priorities... The breakups, the setbacks...
10) Delicatessen
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It has been fifteen years since the nuclear disaster. In the middle of a vacant lot stands an old building inhabited by some rather strange people whose primary concern is food. The entire Tapioca family; Mr. and Mrs. Interligator, a couple of dreadful snobs; the Kube brothers, who do nothing but manufacture little round boxes that moo when turned upside-down; Mr. Potin, holed up with his frogs and snails; and Miss Plusse, a lady of uncertain virtue;...
11) Nose
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The prestigious House of Dior opened its doors to access the wonders of perfume creation.
12) Perfumes
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A chauffeur lands a driving job with a perfumer who struts around like a diva.
13) Black Venus
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Paris 1817, at the Royal Academy of Medicine. «I have never seen a human head so similar to that of an ape». Standing by a molded cast of Saartjie Baartman’s body, anatomist Georges Cuvier’s verdict is break body to the audiences of London’s freak shows. Free and enslaved all at the same time, «The Hottentot Venus» became an out in cheers. Seven years earlier, Saartjie left her native South Africa with her master, Caezar, to expose her categoric....
14) Young Ahmed
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Ahmed, 13, lives in Belgium with his mother and sister. His behavior has changed dramatically since an imam instilled in him an extremist interpretation of the Quran. He does not hesitate to reject and label his own family as unclean, even going after people who are different from him. His main pain reliever is his devoted teacher who has been helping him for many years. Following an insane gesture, he is sent to a closed center which seeks to help...
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The Ambassador of the small South American country of Miranda is trafficking in drugs with some French bourgeois friends of his. But every time they want to have dinner together, their plans are put off due to unexpected events. In their quest of a lavish feast, the dividing-line between reality and dreams becomes unclear for each guest, leading to complete and utter ridicule.
16) Little Hands
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Léo is the two-year old son of the factory manager on the brink of closing. When employees discover the news, Bruno, a more radical worker who is willing to fight for his job, abducts Léo.Through a baby's point of view, “Les petites mains” explores the world through Léo's eyes as he experiences adults' violence and encounters Bruno, who gradually becomes warm-hearted by the little boy. **César Award** winner for Best Short Film.
17) Rumba
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Teachers in a rural school, happy couple Fiona and Dom have a common passion: Latin dancing. One night, after a glorious dance competition, there is a car accident and they see their lives turned up and down and up and down and up and down.
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Winner of the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**, UNDER THE SUN OF SATAN tells the story of Donissan, a mediocre seminarist haunted by Evil and the failure of his divine mission. He mortifies his body and is unable to establish any rapport with his parishioners, until the day the abbot meets young Mouchette who has just committed a mortal sin. Based on Georges Bernanos's novel of the same name and starring Academy Award-nominated actor Gérard...
19) I Feel Better
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A fifty-year-old man suffers from a sore back. All the world's doctors, radiologists, and osteopaths can do nothing for him: the roots of his illness are psychological. But what should he change about his work, his wife and his family in order to get better?
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