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L'amerloque (1996)
Character: N/A
A young black American is hired as an au pair to look after a sulky French teenager.
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The Violent Earth (1998)
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The Violent Earth is a 1998 French-Australian mini series set in New Caledonia from 1888 to 1977.
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La Loi (2014)
Character: Françoise Giroud
Directed by French Director Christian Faure and released in 2014, The Law brilliantly traces three days, in late Fall 1974, of stormy debate in the French National Assembly, around a bill which would make "voluntary termination of pregnancy" legal. Behind this bill stands a lone woman brilliantly played by a remarkable Emmanuelle Devos (also in The Other Son): Simone Veil the Minister of Health in the Jacques Chirac government during the presidency of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. During these three days of violent debate Veil, a Jew and Holocaust survivor, is spared nothing: political negotiations, solitude, sparring arguments, insults and violence to her family. In spite of all of this, Veil never wavers.
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Les Déferlantes (2013)
Character: N/A
Holed up in a small Normandy town, Louise hides from her ghosts as she looks after grumpy old Theo, the retired lighthouse keeper who shares her passion for ornithology. As she wanders the twisted shores, observing birds and people alike, Louise also keeps track of old Florelle, another broken soul who searches the beaches, seemingly waiting for the crashing waves to return something to her. Observing the locals' reactions to Lambert's return, the heir of a family lost at sea, Louise is intrigued by his past but, at the same time, attracted to him. As their relationship deepens, they start to unravel the web of secrets that have haunted the small village for decades. Together, they struggle to uncover the truth that could set them both free.
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Après l'amour (1992)
Character: Elisabeth
Lola is an independent woman, a professional writer with 2 men on a string. Both men are married with children. When the men, and Lola, face having to make choices, Lola's comfortable life becomes less appealing.
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On se retrouvera (2015)
Character: Joëlle
Following the death of her mother, a thirty-something woman discovers she was conceived through rape and vows revenge.
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Un eroe borghese (1995)
Character: Moglie Novembre
An intriguing look at a sinister web of power,linking politics and the mafia in modern day Italy.
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Le Dirlo: Lucie (2003)
Character: Claire
François, director of a primary school, teaches third graders. It's a demanding position, leaving him little time for his private life. But he is committed. At the beginning of the school year, his daughter has come to stay with him. Laura is 14 and has arrived from Tahiti with her mother for the first time after his separation, shaking up his calm existence. In the school courtyard, behind the playful games and laughter of the kids, their cries mask problems they struggle with on a day to day basis. Francois is more than a teacher, he's a friend and a protector.
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Une femme explosive (1996)
Character: Sonia
Mr. Muller meets a mysterious woman who apparently knows a few things from his past that he would rather have kept hidden.
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Faux et usage de faux (1990)
Character: Sylvie
Fleeing fame, the writer Anatole Hirsch decides to publish his new book under the name of his cousin, Martin Bassane. This book wins the Prix Goncourt. A film inspired by the story of Romain Gary.
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Beyond Therapy (1987)
Character: Charlie
Manhattanites Bruce and Prudence are each looking for a meaningful romantic relationship and have been encouraged by their psychiatrists to find someone through the personal ads. Their first meeting is disastrous, but they begin to hit it off during their second date. However, Bruce's bisexual, live-in lover does not want to share Bruce and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep him to himself.
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L'Ours en peluche (1994)
Character: Christine
Doctors at a rejuvenation clinic discover a formula that will prevent aging.
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Avant l'hiver (2013)
Character: Mathilde
They are the perfect French haute bourgeois couple: Paul is a respected surgeon and Lucie cooks and gardens exquisitely. But now, in the autumn of his life, Paul can’t resist the lure of an ambiguous and dangerous relationship with a mysterious young woman. Might there be something sinister behind the roses delivered to his office and the “chance” meetings?
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Nouvelle Vague (1990)
Character: Dorothy Parker, la femme du docteur
Composed entirely of literary quotations from many different sources and from several historical periods, the loose narrative concerns a drifter found by a rich woman who soon falls in love with him. A drowning accident takes place and the drifter dies, but some time later he reappears in the woman’s life looking for a job. Or could it be the man’s twin brother?
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Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours (1989)
Character: Ines
Lucas has invented a new computer language but at the same time he has been informed about his strange terminal illness during which he has been gradually losing his memory. Shortly after that he meets Blanche who acts as a medium in a bizarre traveling show. Dying Lucas follows her to the sea resort where they spend together several days and nights.
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Saxo (1988)
Character: Esther
A record company manager is on the verge of bankruptcy. He meets two musicians, a saxophonist (Joe) and his sister (Puppet), a singer and guitarist, who he will launch successfully. But Puppet is to be murdered.
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