Jean-Pierre Bouvier

Old woman Berthe leaves her house to live in her daugter Emilie's one. Emilie and her brother Antoine have fallen out three years ago and have not seen each other since, but Emilie invites him for Christmas. Memories will come up, and will be depicted both Berthe's destiny and the strange relationship between Emilie and Antoine. (imdb)

An absurdist allegory about the nature of political repression. A blind, paralyzed president uses his remarkable hearing and his corrupt daughter to keep his country in line. His beautiful, clever daughter works her own agenda while striving to be the equal of men. She appoints herself Chief of Firefighters and then commits arson to ensure that her job is needed. (facets)

Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dilliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy. (imdb)

Darius Caunes, a small engraver and boss of a small printing company, leads a life above suspicion. In fact, he is the author of a perfect crime, that of his wife, two years before and the creator of counterfeit notes of five hundred francs. But the day when a grain of sand will stop the machine, he will have to adapt to his new profession: old scoundrel and murderer.

A young English naval officer aims to demonstrate a faster route to India via the Mediterranean and Suez, challenging the lengthy voyage around Africa. Accompanied by French explorer Martial de Sassenage, Lieutenant Thomas Waghorn embarks in October 1829 to reach Bombay within three months. A shipping company owner, threatened by their success, dispatches agents to hinder their journey.