Director: Jacques Demy (1961)
At the peak of the French New Wave in 1961, one of the most beloved French directors, Jacques Demy, made this film—a prequel to his masterpiece Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The reappearance of a beautiful woman from a young man’s past brings a swirl of nostalgia, regret, romantic hope and melancholy, a rich [...]
Director: André Téchiné (2009)
Jeanne lives in a house in the suburbs with her mother Louise. The two women get on well together. Louise earns her living by looking after children. Jeanne is half-heartedly looking for a job.
One day, while checking job offers on the Internet, Louise believes that fate has come knocking at her door.
She [...]
Director: André Téchiné (2007)
Twenty-year-old Manu arrives in Paris looking for work. He settles into his sister’s place. Julie is studying to be an opera singer and makes an effort to keep a distance between herself and her invasive brother. Manu often goes out at night, frequenting singles clubs. He meets Adrien, a gay doctor in [...]
Director: André Téchiné (2004)
Antoine, a wealthy construction engineer, arrives in Tangiers to oversee a job, and to find his first love that he’s still in love with after over 30-years. When they meet, he discovers that she is married, to Nathan, a Moroccan doctor, and has a son, Sami. The latter has just flown [...]
Director: André Téchiné (2003)
June 1940. German troops are advancing on Paris. Odile, a widowed teacher, succumbs to the widespread panic and, with her two children, joins the exodus from the city. Philippe is on the cusp of adolescence, Little Cathy knows only that they are going South. After fifty kilometers, a German plane attacks, decimating [...]