"Actor: Patrick Chesnais"

• The Diving Bell And The Butterfly | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £4.95   |  Saving you £15.04 (303.84%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The true story of ELLE editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live in an almost totally paralyzed state; only his left eye retains feeling.

• La Lectrice | DVD | (25/10/2004) from £15.36   |  Saving you £4.63 (30.14%)   |  RRP £19.99

  French director Michel Deville invites audiences to read between the lines with this sublime fantasy based on a selection of works by author Raymond Jean. The delectable Miou Miou earned a Cesar nomination for her playing of the dual roles of Constance a woman who shares her love of literature with her boyfriend and Marie a character in the book in which she is immersed... Winner of the Prix Louis Delluc the rich and boldly mesmerising 'La Lectrice' is a treat for both eyes and

• Not Here to Be Loved | DVD | (22/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Enormously charming and affecting 'Not Here To Be Loved' tells the story of world weary Jean-Claude (Patrick Chesnais) who tired of his thankless job as a bailiff decides on a whim to shake himself out of his rut by enrolling for tango lessons. There he meets Franoise (Anne Consigny) who is learning to dance in preparation for her impending wedding. Recognising in each other a mutual longing for something more from life Jean-Claude and Franoise put aside their natural reserve and a tentative friendship develops that may just turn their lives upside down. Played with great depth and subtlety by Chesnais and Consigny Stephane Briz's film is a tender and beautifully observed study of two people who have never quite learned to love or be loved.

• You Will Be My Son | DVD | (29/04/2013) from £7.15   |  Saving you £8.84 (123.64%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Directed by Gilles Legrand, You Will Be My Son stars Niels Arestrup as Paul de Marseul, a prestigious wine-maker and owner of a renowned chateau and vineyard in Saint-milion, whom is disheartened by the notion of his son Martin (Lornt Deutsch) taking over the family business. Martin does not seem to have inherited the qualities that Paul esteems in a wine-maker: persistence, creative insight and technical prowess matched with passion for the job and the product, and Paul frequently reminds him of this, whether explicitly or in subtle gestures. When Philippe (Nicolas Bridet) appears at the vineyard, Paul leaps at the chance to name him as his successor, neglecting the wishes of his own son. The tension in this familial triangle comes to a head when an unexpected event changes everything.

• Welcome Aboard | DVD | (05/11/2012) from £3.99   |  Saving you £12.00 (300.75%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Taillandier (Patrick Chesnais) is a well-known painter in his sixties, but despite his success he finds himself overwhelmed by depression and decides to give up on his art. With no direction or destination in mind, he leaves his home without giving an explanation to even those closest to him. During his travels he has an unlikely encounter with Marylou (Jeanne Lambert), a young girl rejected by her own mother and also seeking out her path in life. As the pair travels together the bond between them grows closer, akin to a father-daughter relationship, as they give each other the helping hand they both need to make sense of their lives once more.

• Aux Petits Bonheurs | DVD | (25/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99