It's the end of the school year. The long-awaited holidays have finally arrived. Petit Nicolas and his family head to the sea and move in to the Beau-Rivage Hotel. At the beach, Nicolas wastes little time making new friends, and they set about causing havoc in the holiday resort. He also attracts an admirer in the form of Elizabeth, a little girl who follows him everywhere. Nicolas is really going to enjoy a holiday to remember. Based on Sempé's beloved character, Petit Nicolas.
Detective Yohan Vivès (Bastien Bouillon) has only just taken over as head of the detective bureau of the local police department when he is assigned to the chilling murder of a young woman in her quiet mountain village. But what starts as a meticulous investigation into the victim's life soon turns into a haunting obsession for Yohan and his team as the killer remains at large. Winner of the prestigious Lumière award for Best Film as well as six César awards, THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH is a deeply arresting and powerful crime thriller from acclaimed French director Dominik Moll.
In 2007 Toni Musulin stole an armoured van containing 11.6 million euros in cash. Less than two weeks later he willingly gave himself up surrendering 9.1 million to the police. The remaining 2.5 million was never recovered. This is his story.
Absurdist French filmmakers Benoit Delepine and Gustave Kervern's follow up to 2004's Aaltra Louise-Michel is a jet black comedy in which the recently-fired female employees of a children's clothing factory led by ex-con Louise (Yolande Moreau Mammuth) pool their funds together to put a 'hit' on their callous boss. But while security specialist Michel seems like the perfect candidate to carry out the hit his ineptitude is so great that he attempts to sub-contract the job to a series of inexperienced - and highly inappropriate - assassins with outrageous and unexpected results.
As a rule, Flemish-language films rarely make much of an international impact, but Pauline & Paulette is a refreshing exception. Director Lieven Debrauwer's debut is an affectionate coming-together of two sisters: the mentally-restricted Pauline, living in a world of flowers and fantasy, and Paulette, her life occupied with lingerie and operetta. The story focuses on the exasperation of Pauline as she is shunted between provincial Belgium and Brussels and the realisation of Paulette, having retired to the coast, that a sister in her life might not be a bad option after all. The interplay between veteran actresses Dora van der Groen and Ann Petersen is minutely observed in detail, with the remaining cast a triumph of ensemble acting, not least Rosemarie Bergmans as the sophisticated "other sister" Cecile and Idwig Stéphane as the pompous Albert. At just 72 minutes, the film is almost too taut for its own good, but if this was Debrauwer's way of avoiding the sentimental, so much the better. Witty and touching in equal measure, this is a film to savour. On the DVD: Pauline & Paulette has a 1.85:1 widescreen picture format that captures the flowers and clothing of Paulette's shop with gorgeous realism. There are subtitles in five languages. The original trailer is included, and there's an insightful running commentary from Debrauwer. --Richard Whitehouse
Transform your livingroom into a multi-dimensional experience of sound and motion! Steadfastly moving through the galaxy a group of aliens head toward planet Earth in hope of establishing a new home for their people. Little do they know they're in for the ride of their lives when they land in the middle of Adventure Planet a new hi-tech amusement park not yet open to the public.
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