Director: Philippe Haïm (2008)
Every day in our country, terrorist movements and intelligence services give themselves over to a war without mercy in the name of adamant ideologies. And yet, terrorists and secret service agents lead almost the same lives. Condemned to a life in the shadows, these strategists of manipulation adhere to the same methods. [...]
Director: Agnès Varda (2008)
Celebrated filmmaker Agnès Varda (CLEO FROM 5 TO 7) turns the camera on herself for this autobiographical documentary. While roaming the beach, the beatific 80-year-old revisits her past–including memories of fellow Left Bank directors Jacques Demy (later her husband), Alain Resnais, and Chris Marker. Incorporating clips from Varda’s work, animation, and photographs, [...]
Director: Lisa Azuelos (2008)
The story focuses on Lola aka “Lol” who is dealing with school, love, friendship and family issues. Her mother, played by Sophie Marceau, is having an affair with her ex-husband and is torn between her responsibilities as a mother and her irresponsible behavior as an adult. As for Lol, she breaks up [...]
Director: Sylvie Verheyde (2008)
A year in the life of a young middle school student in Paris in 1977. Eleven-year-old Stella lives outside Paris in a working-class neighborhood. Her parents run a bar and she attends a prestigious Parisian School, where she meets Gladys, the daughter of two intellectual Argentinean Jewish exiles.Through the songs of that [...]
Director: Raymond Depardon (2008)
For ten years, Raymond Depardon has followed the lives of farmer living in the mountain ranges. He allows us to enter their farms with astounding naturalness.
This moving film speaks, with great serenity, of our roots and of the future of the people who work on the land.
With: Paul Argaud, Germaine Challaye, Marcel [...]