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1) 40 love
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After losing his job as senior executive in a large chain store, Jerome is determined to start his own new business, despite the concerns of his wife. Their son Ugo, though only eleven, already shows great promise as a future tennis pro, and hopes to get accepted to the national training center at Roland-Garros. Father and son are very close emotionally yet unable to really understand each other.
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Veteran star Claude Brasseur plays the cantankerous Mr. Henri in this riotous comedy of bad manners and good intentions. Bitterly opposed to the relationship between his son Paul and the flighty Valérie, Henri strikes upon a devious plan. He offers free board to attractive student Constance, who, desperate to make her own way, agrees to use her charms to drive the couple apart. What ensues is classic farce material with a whirlwind of uproarious...
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Criterion collection volume 646
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Eleven-year-old Cyril, all coiled anger and furious motion, is living in a group home but refuses to believe he has been rejected by his single father. He spends his days frantically trying to reach the man, over the phone or on his beloved bicycle. It is only the patience and compassion of Samantha, the stranger who agrees to care for him, that offers the boy the chance to move on.
6) Titane
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Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with his son who has been missing for ten years.
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Paul de Marseul is the passionate, demanding proprietor of his prestigious family wine estate. But he has no faith in his son, Martin, who works at the vineyard. Paul dreams of a harder-working, successful son. A dream that one day seemingly materializes when he meets Philip, the son of his dying estate manager. Can Paul turn against his own blood and turn Philip into the rightful heir of his family estate?
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Film Movement volume year 3, film 6
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Français
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The stern father of a Muslim family in France has his teenage son drive him to Mecca for the religious pilgrimage known as the hajj. The son, who is irreligious and has a non-Muslim girlfriend, doesn't relate to his traditionalist father, nor does the dad relate to his son -- a culture clash (and generational clash) that colors their entire trip to Saudi Arabia.
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Criterion collection volume 671
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Français
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Renato and Albin--a middle-aged gay couple who are the manager and star performer at a glitzy drag club in Saint-Tropez--agree to hide their sexual identities, along with their flamboyant personalities, when the ultraconservative parents of Renato's son's fiancee come for a visit. A French farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself that inspired the major Broadway musical and the movie remake The Birdcage.
11) 1981
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Film Movement volume year 8, film 8
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When his family moves into their new home, young Ricardo Trogi feels different from his classmates. He creates a new reality to avoid being discovered for what he really is. How long can the truth be denied?
12) La promesse
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Criterion collection volume 620
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Français
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An absorbing drama about a Belgian teenager who is gradually coming to understand the implications of his father making a living off of abusing illegal alien workers.
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Français
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When Edmund is placed in a care facility after taking a bad fall, he discovers that his son has sold his apartment. Determined to reclaim his autonomy, he leaves the facility with Rose, an empathetic nurse still suffering from the loss of her unborn child. However, the unlikely friends must face the consequences when Edmund is reported missing.
16) A kid
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When thirtysomething Parisian Matthieu learns that the father he did not know he had has died, he decides to travel to the funeral in Quebec and meet his two siblings. However, once in Montreal, Matthieu realizes that his new family does not share his desire to connect. He is alone, in hostile territory.
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