Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas, La Reine Margot concerns the events behind infamous Massacre of St Bartholomew in sixth-century France. Isabelle Adjani plays Margot, betrothed for political reasons to one man (Daniel Auteuil) by her mother (Virna Lisi), while she is, in fact, in love with another (Vincent Pérez). Despite the bond that grows between the reluctant couple, plots are hatching all over the castle against the royals. Adventurous, exciting, erotic and given strong artistic credibility through its outstanding cast, the film is enthralling and visually sumptuous. Directed by Patrice Chereau, less known outside of France than is the film's producer, Claude Berri (director of Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources). --Tom Keogh
Wagner: Tristan And Isolde / Daniel Barenboim (3 Discs)
Adapted from the short stories of acclaimed writer Hanif Kureishi, Intimacy is an intelligent, thought provoking and frank adult drama about relationships, jealousy and the inability to love.
A emotionally disturbed young woman Claire (Charlotte Rampling - Lemming Swimming Pool The Duchess Heading South) is the heir to a great fortune. She is kept prisoner in a ch''teau by her aunt who wants her money. The game-keeper her guardian tries to rape her but she manages to escape. In her flight she meets Louis (Bruno Cremer) who is also running away - from two killers. He becomes her lover. In a world of grotesque characters bizarre incidents brutal murders and incessant driving rain this dark and erotic thriller is compelling thanks to the incredible performance of Charlotte Rampling. Will Claire be able to make sense of her own identity?
In this French drama a group of mourners travel from Paris to Limoges to attend the funeral of a tyrannical painter they all knew.
Leos Janacek: From The House Of The Dead, performed by various performers and conducted by Pierre Bouelz.
Thomas has been estranged from his gay brother Luc for years but when he is diagnosed with a potentially fatal blood disorder he turns up on his doorstep asking for help.Luc agrees to accompany him at the hospital where despite tests medication injections and even surgery the doctors seem unable to halt Thomas' painful decline. Luc's boyfriend all too aware of how Thomas has treated Luc in the past finds it difficult to accept Luc's sibling dedication and the bond betwe
Gabrielle is Patrice Chreau's stunning adaptation of the short story ""The Return"" by Joseph Conrad. Recreating turn-of-the-century France with superb attention to detail Chreau casts an unrelenting gaze on the marital breakdown that overwhelms a middle-aged bourgeois couple played with chilling precision by Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory. As wealthy Parisian Mr. Hervey (Greggory) descends from a train into the teeming bustle of the city. While on his way home he reflects on the sturdiness and success of his life and the fortress of security he has built around himself. It is not long before his self-satisfaction is rudely shattered when he discovers a letter from his wife Gabrielle (Huppert) waiting for him on his sideboard. The contents of the message will crumble that security and plunge him into newfound feelings of vulnerability abandonment and betrayal. The couple soon finds themselves engaged in a parry-and-thrust of emotions that change mid-sentence and stretch their ability to function and live in the same house.
The French Collection: Vol.3 - Isabelle Huppert
Two brothers who have never been close partly because of Luc's homosexuality find a new bond when Thomas is diagnosed with a rare blood disease.
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