Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny
Directed by Julian Schnabel
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle resonates throughout the ages, immortalizing the name of Beowulf.
Cast: Ray Winston, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkinss, Robin Wright Penn, John Malkovich, Brendan Gleeson, Crispin Glover
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Tsane lives with his grandfather and their cow Cvetka on a remote hilltop. Except for their neighbour, Bossa, they are the village's only inhabitants. One day, Tsane's grandfather tells the young man that he is dying. He makes Tsane promise to go over the three hills into the nearest town and sell Cvetka at the market there. With the money, he must buy a religious icon, then anything he really wants and finally, he must find a wife to bring home. In town, Tsane easily fulfils the first parts of his promise, but how is he going to get home with a wife before his granddad dies? That's when he meets Jasna, who is late for school as usual…...
Casting: Aleksandar Bercek, Ljiljana Blagojevic, Miki Manojlovic, Uros Milovanovic
Directed by Emir Kusturica
The latest from Oscar-winning filmmaker Luc Jacquet ("March of the Penguins") is a fairy-tale like documentary about a girl who forms a friendship with a fox.
Cast: Bertille Noel-Bruneau, Isabelle Carré
Directed by Luc Jacquet
Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with Manouche, the woman he loves, Gu needs a final job to get some money. The job works, but a police's scheming makes Gu appear as a traitor to his own accomplices. Gu will do whatever it takes to clean his honor...
Cast: Daniel Auteuil, Monica Bellucci, Michel Blanc, Daniel Duval
Directed by Alain Corneau
Sixteen-year-old Poppy (Emma Roberts, Nancy Drew) is a self-obsessed, incorrigible brat who lives a pampered life in her L.A. world. Though she’s handed credit cards with unlimited balances and surrounded by countless hangers on, Poppy can’t escape the mounting frustration she feels with her family situation. And she makes sure that everyone knows it.
After an over-the-top prank pushes her father (Aidan Quinn) one step too far, Poppy is shipped off to an English boarding school. Finding herself in a foreign world of early curfews, stern matrons and mandatory lacrosse, the American princess has finally met her match: a school of British girls who won’t tolerate her spoiled ways.
Under the watchful eye of the school’s headmistress (Natasha Richardson) and surrounded by a new circle of friends, Poppy begrudgingly realizes her bad-girl behavior will only get her so far. But just because she must grow into a fine young lady doesn’t mean this Wild Child won’t be spending every waking hour shaking up a very proper system…
Starring: Emma Roberts, Natasha Richardson, Shirley Henderson and Aidan Quinn
Directed by: Nick Moore
Leo and Ale are brother and sister bound to each other with invisible ties since childhood. Accidentally Leo learns that his sister's fiancé is going to make her a special gift – a house in Sicily which is the same villa that the brother and sister once had to leave after a family tragedy.
Cast: Alessio Boni, Valeria Solarino, Emir Kusturica
Directed by Roberto Ando
Scriptwriter: Roberto Ando
Producer: Roberto Ando
Finally, Erik Nietzsche knows for sure– the art of film-making is his true calling. However, the dream of the young director– to shoot a film with falling tree leaves as the protagonist– is threatened from the very first minute he enters film school. Erik courageously faces the sharks of the Danish film industry.
Cast: Jonatan Spang, David Dencik
Directed by Jacob Thuesen
Scriptwriter: Lars fon Trier
Producer: Karen Bentzon
Jason Statham (The Mechanic, The Expendables) heads the cast of BLITZ as the tough, uncompromising and un-PC detective “Brant”, who is teamed with unlikely partner “Sgt Porter Nash” played by Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum) to investigate a series of police murders.
Casting: Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen, Zawe Ashton, David Morrissey, Richard Riddell
Directed by: Elliott Lester
This is the final part of the war trilogy about division commander Kotov and the fate of a whole country. After a journey through labour camps and battle fields, Kotov returns home. Memories of home helped him cope with this dreadful time. But in his absence, much has changed. His fragile world has broken into pieces, and he is again forced to take on a fight to defend his name, honor, love and his Citadel...
Cast: Виктория Толстоганова, Владимир Ильин, Олег Меньшиков, Никита Михалков, Надежда Михалкова, Дмитрий Дюжев, Андрей Панин, Михаил Ефремов, Валентин Гафт, Анна Михалкова, Андрей Мерзликин, Павел Деревянко
Directed by: Никита Михалков
Five paraplegics and a young able-bodied teenager must avoid the pitfalls of the street, stay united and find the force to hope in music. Benda Bilili! – in English “beyond appearances”, is the name of a Kinshasa band which has acquired a global following, having erupted out of the Congo in the past couple of years and taken Europe by storm. From the first rehearsals to their triumph in international festivals, Benda Bilili! is the story of this dream come reality, as well as a plunge into the streets of Kinshasa without a safety net.
Cast: Leon Likabu, Roger Landu, Coco Ngambali Yakala
Directed by: Florent de la Tullaye, Reno Barre
Thirteen year-old Marta has recently moved back to her native region of Italy with her mother and older sister and struggles to find her place on her own, restlessly testing the boundaries of the unfamiliar city. Marta’s only source of socialization is the local church, where she attends a series of catechism classes in preparation for her upcoming confirmation. A gritty exploration of a realistic coming-of-age tale that tackles questions of faith in impoverished southern Italy.
Cast: Yile Vianello, Salvatore Cantalupo, Pasqualina Scuncia, Anita Caprioli, Renato Carpentieri
Directed by: Alice Rohrwacher