Director: Jacques Rivette (1991)
Frenhofer (Michel Piccoli), a renowned French artist, hasn’t lifted his brush in years. But when he meets the stunningly beautiful girlfriend (Emmanuelle Beart) of a young painter visiting his chateau, she inspires him to return to work on an abandoned masterpiece, known as “La Belle Noiseuse.” Frenhofer had set the painting aside [...]
Director: Eric Rohmer (2001)
The story of Grace Elliott, a young Scottish aristocrat trapped in Paris at the time of the revolution. Despite her monarchist sympathies, she is intimate with the Duc d’Orléans, an influential Republican. She is suspected of being an English spy and her own safety is jeopardised after she reluctantly helps the governor [...]
Director: Eric Rohmer (2007)
In an enchanted forest, back in the time of the Druids, the shepherd Céladon and the shepherdess Astrée share a pure and chaste love. Fooled by a suitor, Astrée dismisses Céladon, who throws himself into a river out of despair. She thinks he’s dead, but he’s been secretly rescued by some nymphs. [...]
Director: Sophie Laloy (2009)
Marie leaves her family and moves to Lyons to study piano at the conservatory there. For economic reasons, she shares an apartment with Emma, a childhood friend, who has lived alone since her father’s death and her mother abandoned her. Marie submits to the rules and regulations imposed by her roommate, which [...]
Director: Philippe Lefèbvre (2009)
Sunshine, Cannes, the Côte d’Azur. Armand Teillard has taken early retirement and is taking it easy. A ready-to-wear store assures him a comfortable income, he’s got a lovely girlfriend, an impressive collection of records and… a secret garden: the Aline Roc. Every day, at the same hour, he retires alone to its [...]