Christophe Dimitri Réveille

All Our Desires

Philippe Lioret

Vincent Lindon, Marie Gillain

Claire and Stéphane are two Lyon-based judges who could hardly be more different. She is young and enthusiastic, committed to helping those unfortunates who find themselves in debt. He is older, wiser, but disillusioned with his work and his life. Under Claire’s influence, Stéphane discovers a new lease of life and at last finds a cause that is worth fighting for...

Le premier homme

Gianni Amelio

Jacques Gamblin, Maya Sansa

Based on a novel that Albert Camus was working on when he died, we follow Jacques Comery as he travels back to Algeria in 1957, a place full of childhood memories. The country is split between those wanting to remain a part of France, and those demanding independence. Reminiscences of his mother, his stern grandmother and a young Arab boy come flooding back.

Les Mauvais Jours

Pascale Bailly

Ariane Ascaride, Magali Woch

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec

Luc Besson

Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric

An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.

Orléans

Virgil Vernier

Andréa Brusque, Julia Auchynnikava

In Orleans, two young women are caught up in the festivities of the Joan of Arc celebrations.

Avanti

Emmanuelle Antille

Hanna Schygulla, Miou-Miou

What does ‘normal’ actually mean? And what is ‘crazy’? Everybody attempts to convince Léa that her mother, Suzanne, is mentally ill. Her father wants to see her returned to the psychiatric clinic, but Léa refuses to see her mother in the same light: Suzanne is happy – even if she doesn’t act like others expect her to. She appears to live a joyfully infantile existence after calmly letting go of life’s pressures. Léa captures her mother’s life on film and focuses her attention on examining the old super-8 films from the family archives. When she is left to drive her mother back to the clinic after a weekend at home, Léa grabs her opportunity: She turns the car around and whisks Suzanne off on a journey; a road trip without the judgements of others. AVANTI follows a mother-daughter relationship with an ease and depth that highlights the complexity of the emotional ties within a family.