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Potiche | France
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POTICHE is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous hit comic play. Catherine Deneuve is Suzanne Pujol, a submissive, housebound 'trophy housewife' (or "potiche,") who steps in to manage her wealthy and tyrannical husband (Fabrice Lucchini)'s umbrella factory after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. To everyone's surprise, Suzanne proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action. But when her husband returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated. Gérard Depardieu plays a former union leader and Suzanne's ex-beau who still holds a flame for her. Acclaimed writer-director Francois Ozon who had previously directed Ms. Deneuve in "8 Women," twists the original play on its head to create his own satirical and hilarious take on the war between the sexes and classes. Casting: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard Directed by: François Ozon

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IMDB
6.9 (5352 votes)
Victor, bright but bored journalism student and a small time marijuana crook, steps upon a dilemma when his girlfriend is accepted for studies in Amsterdam. Unwilling to be left behind and eager to taste the real bohemian life , Victor is ready to go along. If only he had the money... A subtle and nonjudgmental coming-of-age story, "Amateur" captures the essence of a young drug dealer's trials & tribulations in the pursuit of his dreams. Cast: Edgars Samītis, Ksenija Sundejeva, Regīna Razuma, Gastons Neimanis Directed by Jānis Nords

Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World 3D | France| United Kingdom
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Budget
5,000,000.00$
Experience in 3D a wondrous adventure from the dinosaur age with "Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World." Join Julie, an imaginative young woman, as she travels from a modern -- day aquarium to the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by larger than life creatures including the powerful Liopleurodon, long necked Elasmosaurus and gigantic Shonisaurus which were ruling the seas before dinosaurs conquered the earth. See science come alive in a unique and entertaining manner. Immerse yourself in a lost age, 200 million years back in time, and get ready for a face to face encounter with the T Rex of the seas! Cast: Guillaume Denaifee, Norbert Ferrer, Chloe Hollings, Richard Rider Directed by: Ronan Chapalain, Pascal Vuong

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | France| Canada| United Kingdom
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IMDB
6.8 (141468 votes)
Budget
30,000,000.00$
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate. Mr Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles - and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all... Cast: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits u.c. Directed by Terry Gilliam Script: Terry Gilliam

L'arnacoeur | France| Monaco
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8,700,000.00$
Alex - a professional heartbreaker - together with his sister and her husband have a business: he breaks up undesired relationships for living. All goes well until he receives a task to break up a truly perfect couple. Cast: Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier, Franзois Damiens Director: Pascal Chaumeil Screenplay: Laurent Zeitoun

The next three days | France| United States of America
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Budget
30,000,000.00$
Life seems perfect for John Brennan (Russell Crowe) until his wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks), is arrested for a murder she says she didn't commit. Three years into her sentence, John is struggling to hold his family together, raising their son Luke (Ty Simpkins) and teaching at community college while he pursues every means available to prove her innocence. With the rejection of their final appeal, Lara becomes suicidal and John decides there is only one possible, bearable solution: to break his wife out of prison. Refusing to be deterred by impossible odds or his own inexperience, John devises an elaborate escape plot and plunges into a dangerous and unfamiliar world, ultimately risking everything for the woman he loves. Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Brian Dennehy, Lennie James Directed by Paul Haggis Script: Paul Haggis

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IMDB
6.6 (45849 votes)
Budget
7,000,000.00$
The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love. Cast: Sam Worthington, Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes, Guillaume Canet Directed by Massy Tadjedin Script: Massy Tadjedin Producer: Christophe Riandee

Un beau soleil intérieur | France| Belgium
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6.0 (2,912 votes)
Isabelle is a divorced Parisian painter searching for another shot at love, but refusing to settle for the parade of all-too-flawed men who drift in and out of her life. There's a caddish banker who, like many of her lovers, happens to be married; a handsome actor who's working through his own hang-ups; and a sensitive fellow artist who's skittish about commitment.

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IMDB
7.1 (157,889 votes)
Budget
4,000,000.00$
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

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5.3 (1,736 votes)
Samuel Salomon, a literature professor, has been off work for almost a year after the tragic death of his girlfriend. Samuel has been suffering from a recurring nightmare in which a woman is brutally murdered in a strange ritual. Suddenly, the same woman who appears every night in his dreams is found dead in exactly the same circumstances. Samuel sneaks into the crime scene and there he meets Rachel who has also dreamed about the murder. Together, they will do whatever they can to discover the identity of the mystery woman, entering a terrifying world controlled by the figures who have inspired artists throughout time: the Muses.

What Happened to Monday | France| United States of America| United Kingdom| Belgium
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IMDB
6.9 (69,825 votes)
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.

Coco avant Chanel | France| Belgium
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IMDB
6.7 (35,021 votes)
2009 biopic about the early life of Coco Chanel. Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar both. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.

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