Nicole Garcia

Grieving after the death of her young son Joseph, novelist Betty Fisher enters a dark depression. Hoping to bring her out of it, her mother Margot arranges to kidnap another child, Jose, to replace the son Betty lost. Although she knows it's wrong, Betty accepts Jose as her new son. Meanwhile, Jose's mother Carole is looking for her son with the help of her boyfriend Francois and some of his criminal cohorts. (imdb)

Ludivine Sagnier stars as Lili, the love and muse of an idealistic young filmmaker named Julien. At odds with the serenity of the breathtaking French countryside, Julien rebels against his mother and her guests, while multiple intrigues of lust and power play out behind the scenes. (First Run Features)

A magnate and his younger wife hire David to teach guitar to their teenage daughter. The wife quickly seduces David... (imdb)

A self-absorbed writer (Jean-Pierre Bacri) becomes obsessed with his psychologist's watch, supposedly worn by John F. Kennedy the day he was assassinated.

Prof. Henri Laborit (played by himself) uses the stories of the lives of three people to discuss behaviorist theories of survival, combat, rewards and punishment, and anxiety... (imdb)

This is part one of what was to be Jacques Rivette's four-part project "Scenes de la Vie Parallelle". The idea was to create four different films with a running sub-plot involving a mythical war between goddesses of the Sun and the Moon, fighting for possession of a mysterious jewel... (imdb comments)

Trough fabulous Music this movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers from Russia, Germany, France and the USA, from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, to the 1980s. Their lives become intertwined through the historical circumstances, and the culmination is the presence of several, including a former Nazi pianist and a French Jewish Holocaust survivor at an anti-famine concert (imdb)

A restaurant waiter aspires to start an amusement park on the beach.

An Italian NYC movie with Harvey Keitel playing a corrupt lieutenant and John Lydon playing a stalker. (thepiratebay.org)

A 14-year-old girl, Marion, moves in with her stepfather, Rémi, after her mother remarries. Rémi is initially reluctant to have Marion in his life, but he eventually grows to love her. However, Marion begins to develop feelings for Rémi, and he is eventually seduced by her. Their relationship is fraught with tension and guilt, and it has a profound impact on both of their lives.

A group of Basque separatists is determined to kidnap Spain dictatorship's number two, Admiral Carrero Blanco. Long and dangerous preparations are carried out, but when everything seems to be ready, the political situation changes abruptly, and so do the Basques' plans. (poictesme)

Bronsky (Jean-Pierre Bisson) is a paraplegic because of an accident at a construction site that was partly due to the head architect, David Briand (Jean-Pierre Bacri). Many years after the accident, Bronsky shows up at Briand's residence with his family and his trailer looking for assistance. He and his wife insinuate themselves into the household without revealing their true identity. (imdb)

Set in the Belgian countryside a young man must decide whether to leave for the big city or stay in a countryside threatened by industrialization.

Concerns the troubled history of a family. Eighteen-year-old Simon (Gaspard Ulliel) meets the attractive 17-year-old Louise (Melanie Laurent) while he travels on a train to spend Christmas with his family. She joins him on his visit home. The family mistakenly believes that Simon and Louise are intimately involved with each other. (allmovie.com)

In the summer, 27 year-old Sam drives towards the south of France in his Ford. He meets Matthieu and his sister Léa and takes them along in his apparently aimless journey. Matthieu has a crush on Sam and tries to seduce him. Lea is a beautiful, young, provocative girl who likes men so much that she got pregnant. She soon brings along Jérémie with them. Throughout the trip, they learn to know, fight and love each other.... (imdb)

Mystery film about a man who finds there is another world to the one we know. (imdb)

In 1964 a local woman is stabbed, sexually assaulted and murdered in public as her neighbors ignore her cries for help. (imdb)

Four related histories of people who for personal reasons are always in one of the biggest train stations of Paris.

Pianist deemed Edouard Choiseur continues to run between sentimental and professional contingencies. When his wife threatened to leave him, he decided to devote some time to his family. (imdb)

Jean-Paul Rappeneau's Belles familles is a sumptuous, emotionally affecting, and occasionally rollicking tale about a family with a remarkable past. Focusing on the Varenne clan and the magnificent country mansion that was once their home but is now shuttered due to a legal dispute, the director spins a gloriously romantic tale with plenty of humorous asides. (tiff.net)

A young filmmaker is struggling to get his autobiographical screenplay made into a film. (imdb)

Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman. She finds a photo of a pretty young brunette and uses it. She has created an entirely fictional character, but why?

1957. For several months, Henri Charlègue, the ex-director of the newspaper "Alger democratic", banned, has been living in hiding. Suspected of belonging to the FLN, he is actively sought by paratroopers. (imdb)

Arnaud is about to get married, but both bride and groom are filled with doubt as the date approaches.

A house is opened in spring where some men and women in search of love are living.Life has different means for them. (imdb)

With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While stuggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into a friend who although being in a relationship, embarks an affair (IMDB).

While investigating the killing of a prominent Middle Eastern leader, French journalist Yves Dorget (Philippe Noiret) discovers that the assassination is tied to a major deal involving nuclear power. As Yves digs deeper into the case, television anchorwoman Catherine Carre (Nicole Garcia) joins him, and the pairing rekindles old feelings between the ex-lovers. As Yves and Catherine grow closer once again, they risk losing their lives when they get in over their heads.

His name is Alphonse and he lives in France. "I'm here, ladies, to satisfy all your desires, even the most unavowable. All of them. I'll become whoever you want: your childhood sweetheart, your idol, your pet or your tormentor. Whatever your looks or age, you'll be the most beautiful woman in the world," he promises, for a fee to be negotiated.

Chiara is an actress and daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. One summer, she decides to live like her father. She dresses, speaks, and breathes like him with such conviction that others start calling her "Marcello".