Arnaud Desplechin

Set in London at the close of the 19th century, the film tells the story of Esther Kahn (Phoenix), an introverted working class Jewish girl who has trouble fitting in with the rest of her East End family. (Empire Pictures)

Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape. (imdb)

Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete his doctorate, does he want to become a full professor, does he really love his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start with one of his other lovers? (imdb)

Arnaud Desplechin documents the selling of his family home. (imdb)

Mathias, whose dead father was a diplomat in Germany, decides to study the forensic medicine in Paris. In the train, he has some troubles with the border police, and is insulted and threatened by a strange man, who disappeared quickly. Next day, he discovers in his luggage a shrunken human head. He soons becomes fascinated by it, feeling responsible (sentry of the memory of the head's owner) and starts his own investigation. What will leads him to cope with French secret services. (imdb)

A young woman convenes with her extended family in a provincial village where her cousin, in a coma, is hospitalized after attempting suicide.

The Vuillard's shared history of physical and mental illness, estrangement, self harm, and loss doesn't lead itself to the idea of a cheerful holiday season. But can a Christmastime reunion, a scheme concocted by three of the youngest family members, finally bring peace their clan?

Léonard is chomping at the bit to take on more challenging work, but his adoptive father Jurrieu - head of an industrial armaments company - is holding him back. Meanwhile, a rival business head, Hammer, is intent on acquiring Jurrieu's company. Léonard becomes a pawn between these two men. (SBS Film)

Del Toro plays Jimmy Picard, a member of the Blackfoot tribe, who fought in France. When he arrives back in the US, suffering from migraines and sudden losses of sight and hearing, Jimmy is misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Baffled doctors consult a maverick French anthropologist and analyst George Devereux (Amalric) and the two men become friends. (timeout.com)

Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. His childhood, is mother's madness, the parties, the trip to the USSR where he lost his virginity, the friend who betrayed him and the love of his life. (imdb)

The film tells the tale of a widowed film director who is in the middle of making a film about an atypical diplomat inspired by his brother. While he has started a new life with Sylvia, he still mourns the death of a former lover, Carlotta, who passed away 20 years earlier; then Carlotta returns from the dead, causing Sylvia to run away. (imdb)

A police chief in northern France tries to solve a case where an old woman was brutally murdered. (imdb)

An American novelist living for a time in London converses with his wife, his mistress, and other female characters he may have dreamed up. (imdb)

The Forest is both a vibrantly spontaneous and brutally funny family drama, and a glorious tribute to acting and theater - in other words, an Arnaud Desplechin film. With Michel Vuillermoz and Denis Podalydès as the nephew and his friend, Adeline D’Hermy as the niece, and Martine Chevallier in a stunning performance as the sublimely selfish aunt Raissa. Based on the play by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy.

The story revolves around a brother and sister who are nearing their fifties - Alice is an actress, Louis was a teacher and a poet. They no longer speak to one another and have been avoiding each other for over twenty years, but the death of their parents will force them to cross paths.

Celebrating movie theaters' magic, a film enthusiast follows the footsteps of Paul Dédalus. Memories, fiction, and discoveries intertwine in a torrential flow of cinematic imagery. (imdb)