Alliance Movie Library (PDX)
by AlliancePDX | created - 10 Jan 2017 | updated - 18 Apr 2017 | PublicA comprehensive list of the DVD library offered by Alliance Française de Portland.
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1. Swimming Pool (2003)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A British mystery author visits her publisher's home in the South of France, where her interaction with his unusual daughter sets off some touchy dynamics.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-Marie Lamour
Votes: 38,659 | Gross: $10.11M
2. X2000: The Collected Shorts of Francois Ozon (2001 Video)
Not Rated | 63 min | Drama
Three naked couples sleep, make love, and awake in an empty skyscraper littered with millennium party debris in one of four provocative shorts from France's most acclaimed young director, Francois Ozon. (French with English subtitle)
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Margot Abascal, Pascale Arbillot, Aylin Argun, Denise Aron-Schropfer
Votes: 86
3. Big Trouble (1986)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Insurance agent plots with client to kill her nutty husband.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D'Angelo, Charles Durning
Votes: 963
4. La fleur du mal (2003)
R | 104 min | Drama
Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Nathalie Baye, Benoît Magimel, Suzanne Flon, Mélanie Doutey
Votes: 2,779 | Gross: $0.18M
5. Les amants réguliers (2005)
183 min | Drama, Romance
1968 and 1969 in Paris: during and after the student and trade union revolt. François is 20, a poet, dodging military service. He takes to the barricades, but won't throw a Molotov cocktail... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Garrel | Stars: Louis Garrel, Clotilde Hesme, Julien Lucas, Eric Rulliat
Votes: 2,473
6. L'Enfer (1994)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Paul, an irritable and stressed-out hotel manager, begins to gradually develop paranoid delusions about his wife's infidelity. As he succumbs to green-eyed jealousy, his life starts to ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, François Cluzet, Nathalie Cardone, André Wilms
Votes: 3,568 | Gross: $0.19M
7. Une employée modèle (2002)
Not Rated | 89 min | Thriller
François, in his early fifties, successfully runs a computer business in Normandy. He has recently developed a new product which an American corporation wants to acquire at any cost. But ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Otmezguine | Stars: François Berléand, Delphine Rollin, Nicole Calfan, Bruno Todeschini
Votes: 62
8. They Came Back (2004)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Fantasy
The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them.
Director: Robin Campillo | Stars: Géraldine Pailhas, Jonathan Zaccaï, Frédéric Pierrot, Victor Garrivier
Votes: 2,621
9. Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An illegal Nigerian immigrant discovers the unpalatable side of London life.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Audrey Tautou, Sophie Okonedo, Sergi López
Votes: 37,992 | Gross: $8.11M
10. Un lever de rideau (2006)
TV-PG | 30 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A young Frenchman is determined to dump his girlfriend due to her invariable excessive tardiness.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Louis Garrel, Vahina Giocante, Mathieu Amalric
Votes: 656
11. Karmen Gei (2001)
86 min | Musical, Romance, Drama
Like every Carmen, Karmen Geï is about the conflict between infinite desire for freedom and the laws, conventions, languages, the human limitations which constrain that desire.
Director: Joseph Gaï Ramaka | Stars: Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Magaye Niang, Stephanie Biddle, Thierno Ndiaye Doss
Votes: 193
12. Murmur of the Heart (1971)
R | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 7,598 | Gross: $1.16M
13. 5x2 (2004)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Five stages in the romance between a woman and a man.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphane Freiss, Françoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale
Votes: 8,204 | Gross: $0.13M
14. La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
R | 102 min | Comedy
Nightclub owner Renato and his transvestite companion/lover Albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when Albin unwittingly gets his hands on a roll of stolen microfilm... See full summary »
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru
Votes: 1,687 | Gross: $6.95M
15. Mistérios de Lisboa (2010)
Not Rated | 272 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.
Director: Raoul Ruiz | Stars: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Clotilde Hesme
Votes: 2,865 | Gross: $0.11M
16. 8 femmes (2002)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
One murdered man, eight women, each seeming to be eager than the others to know the truth. Gimme, gimme, gimme some clues to make up my mind. And eventually enter the truth. Oh, thou cruel woman!
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 26,420 | Gross: $3.08M
17. Time to Leave (2005)
Unrated | 81 min | Drama
A fashion photographer with terminal cancer elects to die alone, preparing others to live past him rather than prolong the inevitable with chemotherapy or be smothered in sympathy by those who know him.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Jeanne Moreau, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Daniel Duval
Votes: 7,945 | Gross: $0.12M
18. Éloge de l'amour (2001)
PG | 97 min | Drama
An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny
Votes: 2,510 | Gross: $0.25M
19. Notre musique (2004)
80 min | Drama
Divided into three "kingdoms" -- Enfer (Hell), Purgatoire (Purgatory) and Paradis (Paradise) -- Notre Musique is an indictment of modern times.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Sarah Adler, Nade Dieu, Rony Kramer, Simon Eine
Votes: 2,625 | Gross: $0.14M
20. See the Sea (1997)
Unrated | 52 min | Thriller
Sasha, a young British woman, is living with her baby daughter at Ile d'Yeu, a peaceful beach community. A stranger appears. Her name is Tatiana, she's passing through, and pitches her tent... See full summary »
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Sasha Hails, Marina de Van, Samantha, Paul Raoux
Votes: 1,840 | Gross: $0.05M
21. Sitcom (1998)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The adventures of an upper-class suburban family abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt and sado-masochist ... See full summary »
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Évelyne Dandry, François Marthouret, Marina de Van, Adrien de Van
Votes: 4,181
22. Honey and Ashes (1996)
80 min | Drama
"Honey and Ashes" tells the stories of three women from contemporary North Africa. Caught between tradition and modernity, they seek success in their lives and in their relationships with ... See full summary »
Director: Nadia Fares | Stars: Nozha Khouadra, Samia Mzali, Amel Hedhili, Slim Larnaout
Votes: 66
23. L'extraordinaire destin de Madame Brouette (2002)
104 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Director: Moussa Sene Absa | Stars: Rokhaya Niang, Aboubacar Sadikh Ba, Kadiatou Sy, Ndeye Seneba Seck
Votes: 201
24. À Tout de Suite (2004)
Unrated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A girl from bourgeoisie discovers the pleasures of banditism, following her lover in his lifestyle.
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Isild Le Besco, Ouassini Embarek, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Laurence Cordier
Votes: 915 | Gross: $0.25M
25. La petite Lili (2003)
104 min | Drama, Romance
A group of cinematic spend a holiday in the French countryside. The film provides insight in their relationships, including that between a young man and a local girl, Lili. She uses the ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Miller | Stars: Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Ludivine Sagnier
Votes: 1,537 | Gross: $0.03M
26. Rendez-vous (1985)
82 min | Drama, Romance
A woman and three men. Nina, who's come to Paris to act and sleeps with any man at hand, meets Paulot, a young estate agent; he's smitten. She also meets Paulot's flatmate Quentin, a ... See full summary »
Director: André Téchiné | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Juliette Binoche, Wadeck Stanczak, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Votes: 2,053
27. Sade (2000)
100 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A man prepares himself to be transferred to a detention center and rest home where he will relive one more time the highlights of his youth.
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt, Jeanne Balibar, Grégoire Colin
Votes: 1,591 | Gross: $0.03M
28. Un homme qui crie (2010)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
Present-day Chad. Adam, fifty-five, a former swimming champion, is pool attendant at a smart N'Djamena hotel. When the hotel gets taken over by new Chinese owners, he is forced to give up ... See full summary »
Director: Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Stars: Youssouf Djaoro, Diouc Koma, Emile Abossolo M'bo, Hadje Fatime N'Goua
Votes: 1,333 | Gross: $0.01M
29. Nha fala (2002)
110 min | Musical
It has always been a firm conviction of the family that any woman who sings, will die. Now, while a girl is in France she becomes an international star. She realises that sooner rather than... See full summary »
Director: Flora Gomes | Stars: Fatou N'Diaye, Jean-Christophe Dollé, Ângelo Torres, Bia Gomes
Votes: 151
30. La nuit de la vérité (2004)
100 min | Drama
La Nuit de la Vérité is situated in an imaginary West African country. After ten years of civil war between the government army of the Nayak, led by 'Le président', and the Bonande rebels ... See full summary »
Director: Fanta Régina Nacro | Stars: Moussa Cissé, Georgette Paré, Adama Ouédraogo, Naky Sy Savane
Votes: 227
31. Un amour de jeunesse (2011)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the romance between Camille and Sullivan, which begins during their adolescence and picks up after Sullivan's 8-year absence from exploring the world.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Magne-Håvard Brekke, Valérie Bonneton
Votes: 4,242 | Gross: $0.06M
32. Safe Conduct (2002)
Not Rated | 170 min | Biography, Drama, History
In occupied France, German-run Continental Films calls the shots in the movie business. Assistant director and Resistance activist Jean Devaivre works for Continental, where he can get "in ... See full summary »
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Jacques Gamblin, Denis Podalydès, Charlotte Kady, Marie Desgranges
Votes: 1,170 | Gross: $0.03M
33. Lady Chatterley (2006)
R | 168 min | Drama, Romance
A French adaptation of the second (and much less well-known) version of D.H. Lawrence's erotic tale.
Director: Pascale Ferran | Stars: Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coulloc'h, Hippolyte Girardot, Hélène Alexandridis
Votes: 4,027 | Gross: $0.69M
34. Sex Is Comedy (2002)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A director struggles to film a difficult, intimate sex scene between two actors who happen to hate each other.
Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida, Ashley Wanninger
Votes: 2,559 | Gross: $0.04M
35. Mes chères études (2010 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Laura is a 19-year-old university freshman who desperately wants to do well in school. She works a part-time job but cannot make ends meet. One evening in which she is short of funds, she ... See full summary »
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot | Stars: Déborah François, Alain Cauchi, Mathieu Demy, Benjamin Siksou
Votes: 1,809
36. The Color of Lies (1999)
Not Rated | 113 min | Crime, Drama
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Votes: 1,818
37. Le Dîner de Cons (1998)
PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy
To amuse themselves at a weekly dinner, a few well-heeled folk each bring a dimwit along who is to talk about his pastime. Each member seeks to introduce a champion dumbbell. Pierre, an ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Veber | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Daniel Prévost
Votes: 33,535 | Gross: $4.07M
38. Café au lait (1993)
94 min | Comedy, Romance
Lola is pregnant. But she does not know who the father is : Jamal, the black muslim, son of diplomats, or Felix, the pennyless jewish messenger. Jamal and Felix meet at Lola's, and the race... See full summary »
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Julie Mauduech, Hubert Koundé, Mathieu Kassovitz, Vincent Cassel
Votes: 950 | Gross: $0.32M
39. Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
R | 92 min | Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic future where no one is able to speak, the few remaining humans fight over resources in order to survive.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno, Fritz Wepper
Votes: 4,993
40. La tourneuse de pages (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
After failing the audition to a prestigious music school because of the rude behavior of one of the testers, a girl takes revenge by gaining the trust of the same woman some years later and becoming indispensable for her.
Director: Denis Dercourt | Stars: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet
Votes: 6,493 | Gross: $0.21M
41. Renoir (2012)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Set on the French Riviera in the summer of 1915, Jean Renoir -- son of the Impressionist painter, Pierre-Auguste -- returns home to convalesce after being wounded in World War I. At his ... See full summary »
Director: Gilles Bourdos | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Christa Théret, Vincent Rottiers, Thomas Doret
Votes: 4,623 | Gross: $2.29M
42. Husbands (1970)
PG-13 | 131 min | Comedy, Drama
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be ... See full summary »
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre
Votes: 4,244
43. Nada (1974)
110 min | Thriller
A group of anarchist leftist called "Nada" and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz abducts the American ambassador Richard Poindexter in a brothel in Paris and brings him to a farm in ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Lou Castel, Mariangela Melato
Votes: 755
44. Comedy of Power (2006)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A magistrate investigates a corporate executive.
Director: Claude Chabrol | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, François Berléand, Patrick Bruel, Marilyne Canto
Votes: 2,583 | Gross: $0.08M
45. Voyages (1999)
115 min | Drama
Director: Emmanuel Finkiel | Stars: Shulamit Adar, Liliane Rovère, Esther Gorintin, Natan Cogan
Votes: 304 | Gross: $0.00M
46. When the Sea Rises (2004)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directors: Yolande Moreau, Gilles Porte | Stars: Yolande Moreau, Wim Willaert, Olivier Gourmet, Jackie Berroyer
Votes: 656 | Gross: $0.02M
47. La Femme Infidèle (1969)
M | 98 min | Drama, Thriller