Patrick Bouchitey

In this provocative drama, adolescent girl Victorine (Anouk Grinber) struggles with her approaching teenage years while living in a lower-class neighborhood of Marseilles. Her overbearing mother (Myriam Boyer) and her alcoholic father (Marcello Mastroianni) propel her into an almost constant dream world, until she befriends a mysterious woman and later encounters her first love, Petit Paul (Olivier Martinez), with whom she has a brief affair. (www.netflix.com)

Auntie Danielle, supposedly in ailing health but in reality just a nasty old bitch, lives with a paid housekeeper who she regularly abuses. When the housekeeper dies falling off a ladder, Danielle moves in with her great-nephew and his family. She continues using her nastiness to manipulate everyone into doing things her way until the family goes on vacation. The young housekeeper they hire knows what Auntie is doing, and deals with her accordingly, and they begin forming respect for each other. (imdb)

Two babies are switched at birth. When the mistake is discovered 12 years later, it leads to complications in the lives of both families. One family is affluent, with dutiful and (apparently) contented children. The other family is poor, with rambunctious (even delinquent) children, often hungry, but with lots of laughter in the house. (imdb)

Marc and Philippe are two teenage summer-camp counselors at a vacation camp somewhere in the French country in 1960. Marc is very virile, while Philippe is more reserved. One night, Marc surprises Philippe dressed and made-up like a woman. From now on, he will keep on humiliating Philippe. Despite their late-adolescent rivalries and sexual confusion, each of them achieves some sort of awakening. (wikipedia)

During the Gulf War, in the most barren region of France, the paths of several groups of people cross, just like in a ballet. (Blaq Out)

Serge Pommier (helmer Bouchitey) is a supercilious literary critic who's never been able to write the novel he feels is worthy of his genius. When student Jeanne (first timer Laetitia Chardonnet) asks him to read her manuscript, he condescendingly agrees, expecting a time-waster. Instead, he's surprised to discover a work of enormous talent. He immediately appropriates the novel, changes the title, and sends it to a publisher

Filled with references and language that will be most meaningful to those intimate with the French language and culture, this gritty outing attempts to paint a dignified but funny portrait of a poor, dysfunctional family during the winter of 1968. The Jacobs currently reside in a grim industrial junkyard on the outskirts of Paris. Jesus is a bit of a hippy with his long hair, loud, hip clothing and wild man ways. His father is an alcoholic and his mother is utterly passive.

15-year-old Max is in search of his father, the famous troubadour Johnny Bigoude, who disappeared shortly after Max's birth. He reaches Saint-Hilare where Madam Doudou, the old teacher, takes care of him and finds him a job as elevator musician in the fly swatter factory Bzzz & Co. But the factory doesn't run well and half of the village gets fired. To boost the swatter sales, a dangerous scientist creates a mass production of flies. Soon, a thick cloud of insects attacks the village... (imdb)

Simon and Dede are best friends: two aimless drunks who spend their days getting sloshed and any other available time getting laid. Neither man is sensitive, young, or good looking. However, their sang-froid (literally, "cold blood") stands them in good stead as they go about their seedy lives. (imdb)

At the end of 1918, civil war is raging on in Russia. As Corto Maltese returns to Shanghai, he escapes a murder attempt before being contacted by a Chinese secret organization called "The Red Lanterns". In the heart of violent Mandchourian horizons, Corto and his friend Raspoutine launch themselves into a fabulous treasure hunt, following the tracks of the mysterious armor-plated train of Koltchak which protects the counter-revolutionaries gold... (imdb)

Thia and Murelli, who live from shows of automobile stunts, are also involved in small burglaries. Thia falls by chance on a scene of jealousy, witnessing Jock kill both his wife and her lover. He decides to help Jock get out of trouble. Jock soon falls in love with Célia, the daughter of Murelli, and the young couple assists Thia and Murelli on a last big job.

Set in 1966 in the small port town of Sete, Mima, aged 12 and her sister, who are Italian and from a Calabrian family, live in France with other members of the family. However, one day Mima witnesses her beloved grandfather being taken away by two men, and later he is found dead. She discovers that he was killed because of a long-running family feud with the mafia... (bfi)

André Jœuf (Jean Poiret) is the head of an insurance firm. He invites all his employees for a weekend in his country house. But behind what seems to be a reward, this cynical boss seeks above all to determine which of his executives he will have to lay off in order to preserve his business.

On an observatory set high on a mountain, astronomers make a stunning discovery somewhere out in the galaxy. A flying object in the depths of the cosmos is showing signs of life, emitting an intelligent signal. The UFO has just landed on Earth somewhere in the midst of a rainforest. Margot, the enthusiastic young woman heading up the research team, decides to go to the spot and check out this phenomenon. Meanwhile Edouard, our hero, studies the flora and fauna of the tree tops in the rainforest. (imdb)

A comedy that affectionately pokes fun at men and their eternal quest for satisfaction. At last, a film about self-acceptance and renunciation. (ILDB)

Vicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie, a man struggling to find his place. When Vicky's aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way. (imdb)

Klouk (Bernard Crombey) is a car salesman who has to miss a family holiday to deliver a luxury Chevrolet station wagon to his boss' wealthy client. He decides to take his friend Philippe (Xavier Saint-Macary) along with him for the ride across the length of France from Lille to the Cote d'Azur. On the way they give a lift to hitchhiker Charles (Etienne Chicot) who also brings along his friend Daniel (Patrick Bouchitey). (Radiance Films)