IFC Films.
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Criterion collection volume 492
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When steely French matriarch Junon (Catherine Deneuve) learns she has leukemia, she asks her children and grandchildren at the family Christmas gathering to see if they are eligible to become bone marrow donors. This causes deep friction in the family, especially between Junon's daughter Elizabeth (Anne Consigny) and son Henri (Mathieu Amalric), who already have a tumultuous relationship. Their mother's sickness also recalls the traumatic loss of...
5) L'Amour Fou
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The public life of Yves Saint Laurent was as extravagant as it was decadent, but few are familiar with the private life of the legend. In L'AMOUR FOU, Pierre Bergé, the man with which YSL shared four decades of his life and love, reflects on their equally extravagant personal relationship. Framed around the 2009 auction of the priceless, elaborate art collection amassed by Yves and Pierre, this extraordinary documentary provides an unprecedented...
6) Benedetta
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**WARNING:** This film contains mature content & nudity. Based on a true story, a 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
8) Blue Room
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Two adulterous lovers go from pillow talk to possible murder in this sexy, brain-teasing thriller directed by and starring Mathieu Amalric.
9) Polisse
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A gripping police drama based on true accounts from the Parisian child protection unit.
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Winter in Paris. BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE tells the tale of a passionate love triangle. Jean (Vincent Lindon) and Sara (Juliette Binoche) have been living together for 10 years. When they first met, Sara was living with François (Grégoire Colin), Jean’s best friend and an admirer from back when he played pro rugby. Jean and Sara love each other. One day, Sara sees François in the street. He does not notice her, but she is overcome by the sensation...
11) Mediterranea
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Two men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility & violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
14) Heartbeats
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An erotic comedy about two best friends competing for the love of a sexy but elusive new guy.
16) Hadewijch
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In this gripping drama, a beautiful young woman's intense religious obsession has deadly consequences.
17) Venus in Fur
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A mysterious, sexy actress seduces and dominates an unsuspecting theater director in Roman Polanski's erotic, kinky comedy. Adapted from the Tony Award-winning play.
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**WARNING:** This film contains mature content & nudity. A highly cinematic and atmospheric look at the final days of a turn of the century brothel, tracking the lives of the Madam (Noemie Lvovsky) and close to a dozen girls. Despite the fact that desire often mixes with danger and disease rears its ugly head, the film is filled with moments of intimacy and camaraderie amongst the girls. Also known as House of Tolerance.