Melanie Laurent
1) Tomorrow
Author
Language
Français
Description
What if telling a story that gives hope by pointing out solutions was the best way to solve the ecological, economical and social crises that shake our world? Following the publication of a study forecasting the possible extinction of mankind by 2100, Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent travelled through 10 countries to understand the reasons for this upcoming catastrophe and to find out how to prevent it. During their journey, they met pioneers who are...
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
A team of secret agents set out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.
"A respectful chronicle of retribution, one that's suspenseful while resisting sensationalism."--Boston Globe.
"It's a story very worth telling, told pretty well, with self-evident virtues and obvious limitations."--New York Times.
"The reason the movie works as well as it does is its two stars: Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley."--Entertainment Weekly.
4) La rafle
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
Français
Description
On July 16th, 1942, French authorities carried out an extensive raid of Jews in greater Paris, resulting in the arrest of more than 13,000 people, including 4,000 children. After spending several miserable days in the Velodrome d'Hiver stadium at the apex of summer with little food or water, families were deported to internment camps elsewhere in France and then, finally, to Auschwitz, never to be seen again.
6) By the Sea
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A married couple takes a vacation in France in the 1970s and find that their time in a sleepy seaside town, complete with a unique array of locals, strengthens their bond and reaffirms their marriage.
7) The Concert
Author
Language
Français
Description
Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians.
8) Beginners
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
9) Breathe
Author
Language
Français
Description
A nuanced story of the depths and escalating passions found in female friendships, Breathe is Mélanie Laurent's (Inglorious Basterds, Beginnings) assured adaptation of the sensational French young-adult novel of the same name. Two young girls soon find their all-consuming friendship putting them on a trajectory toward an inevitable and extraordinary collapse.
11) Plonger
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
César and Paz are madly in love. Paz, a Spanish photographer, is always looking for new people to meet, new countries to discover, new experiences. But César, previously a war journalist, is looking for peace and quiet. Paz gets pregnant and the perspective of motherhood smothers her. Each day she becomes more distant, lost in a quest she can't quite grasp herself. Until she suddenly leaves Cesar and their baby behind with no explanation. A few...
12) My Son
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Français
Description
In the middle of the night, a 7-year-old boy has gone missing. The crisis has drawn the child's father Julien (Guillaume Canet) back to a small, snowy town in eastern France in an effort to help. Julien travels abroad for work and has been essentially absent from his son's life since splitting with his wife (Mélanie Laurent) a few years earlier. Fueled by his sense of guilt about neglecting his family, Julien is determined to do whatever it takes...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Mia's life is turned upside down when her family leaves their home in London to manage a lion farm in South Africa. When a beautiful white lion, Charlie, is born, Mia develops a close attachment to the wild cub. After three years, Mia's life is rocked once again when she uncovers an upsetting secret kept hidden by her father. Distraught by the thought that Charlie could be in harm, Mia decides to run away. The two set off on an epic adventure across...
14) Hidden Love
Author
Language
Français
Description
Acclaimed actress Isabelle Huppert stars in this downbeat tale of a suicidal mental patient trapped in an endless maze of despair following the death of her only child.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Description
France, 1809: The charming Captain Neuville is set to marry the naive Pauline when the war breaks out, forcing Neuville to depart for the battlefield. After not hearing from the captain for months, Pauline grows sick with worry, and her sister Elizabeth decides to write letters on Neuville's behalf to cheer her up. Unexpectedly, Neuville returns home in glory and is welcomed as a hero, but unbeknownst to everyone, he is a coward and a war deserter....
16) Plonger
Author
Language
English
Description
César and Paz are madly in love. Paz gets pregnant and the perspective of motherhood smothers her. Until she suddenly leaves behind Cesar and their baby with no explanation.
17) Now you see me
Language
English
Formats
Description
An elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against 'The Four Horsemen', a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. 'The Four Horsemen' pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.
18) Retour du héros
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Français
Description
France 1809. The charming Captain Neuville is set to marry the naive Pauline when the war breaks out, forcing Neuville to depart for the battlefield. After not hearing from the captain for months, Pauline soon starts to become ill with worry. Her sister Elizabeth starts to write fake letters on behalf of Neuville thinking he would never come back. When Neuville finally returns home unexpectedly, he is welcomed in glory but in truth is a war deserter...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Français
Description
A taut, nuanced story about the depths of female friendships and the dark side of teenage infatuations. BREATHE, the sophomore directorial effort from Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds, Beginners), is an assured adaptation of the sensational French young adult novel of the same name. Charlie (Josephine Japy) is seventeen and bored. Her estranged parents are too caught up in their own drama to pay her much attention. School holds no surprises either,...
20) The Concert
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Français
Description
Once the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, now a mere cleaning man at the Bolshoi, Andrei Filipov learns by accident that the Chatelet Theater in Paris has invited the Bolshoi orchestra to play there. He decides to gather together his former musicians and perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi orchestra.
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