Marion Peterson
2021Lapse of Memory
Patrick Dewolf
John Hurt, Marthe Keller
After a terrible accident, a psychatrist has to help Bruce to regain his memory. In flashbacks we learn that his family had to flee from New York after his father uncovered a large case of corruption. Bruce didn't know this for most of his life, until he found a passport with a different name in it. After the first shock he tries to continue living like a normal teenager. Unknowingly his cute little girlfriend "Patrick" brings them in danger..
Lapse of Memory
Aria
Charles Sturridge, Nicolas Roeg
John Hurt, Theresa Russell
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.
Aria
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Gianfranco Mingozzi
Fabrice Josso, Serena Grandi
It's 1914. Sixteen-year-old Roger returns home to spend his summer vacation. His initial efforts are unsuccessful, but World War I breaks out and men are seen marching off to battle. Roger goes overboard when he is presented with several amorous opportunities.
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Y a-t'il un Français dans la salle ?
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Victor Lanoux, Jacques Dutronc
An official's earlier rise to power had some sordid aspects that are about to be uncovered by the death of his uncle. While he is trying to contain any potential scandal, the man becomes enamored of the daughter of his uncle's maid. This new romance inspires him to forget worries about a public image and focus on a new life -- not any easy objective when unsavory friends and foes have their own agendas in mind.
Is There a Frenchman in the House?
Les menteurs
Élie Chouraqui
Jean-Hugues Anglade, Valeria Bruni‑Tedeschi
Zac is a well-respected French filmmaker who creates a major uproar when for no apparent reason he suddenly vanishes from his posh Parisian apartment leaving behind his lover Helene, a popular star. Marcus, his producer searches for eight months before locating Zac who has since become a homeless street bum in an expensive neighborhood. Marcus sends Zac to a posh hotel. He then sends Daisy, an ambitious secretary and aspiring screenwriter to learn what happened to the great director. It takes a lot of mutual verbal sparring and false turns (which are presented as creatively filmed vignettes that are done using a variety of techniques) from Zac before he finally tells her the truth. The two then decide to turn the story into a film. As they write, Daisy and Zac slowly fall in love. At the same time, Marcus has his hands full trying to avoid some tough Russian Mafiosos who want the money they invested back.
The Liars
Le voleur et la menteuse
Paul Boujenah
Mathilda May, Philippe Léotard
The thief: a gangster on the lam, is waiting for a boat which is to sail away from this harbor,a dead end. The liar: a young woman he meets in a restaurant tells him the story of her life based on the screenplay of a movie she was to make. They fall head over heels in love. The convict who has just escaped from jail wants to keep her out of his predicament, but after a night of desperate love, she refuses to leave him.And the police are tracking him down.
Le voleur et la menteuse
Armide
Jean-Luc Godard
Marion Peterson, Valérie Allain
In 1986, the director and producer Don Boyd approached ten of the world’s greatest directors and invited them to make a short film set to an operatic aria of their choice. Together, their contributions formed the movie 'Aria'. Here, the legendary French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, director of 'Breathless' and 'Pierrot Le Fou', brings his own unique interpretaton to Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera 'Armide'
Armide
