Joyeux Noel

Joyeux Noel 2005

7.40

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…

2005

Family Values

Family Values 2008

5.50

A look at the violent consequences faced by a middle-class family, as seen by three different points of view.

2008

La Californie

La Californie 2006

4.00

Mirko and Stefan, Serbian refugees, move to the French Riviera. There they meet Maguy who lives in a luxurious mansion up the hill above Cannes with an odd group of friends.

2006

Hiroshima: The Time of Return

Hiroshima: The Time of Return 2005

1

Luc Lagier puts Alain Resnais' film back in its historical context and in the filmmaker's biography. He tells the story, then the development of what was originally intended to be a short documentary film and which turned into an unusual allegory. Composed of fascinating archives, including notably the correspondence between Duras and Resnais, this analysis of 'Hiroshima mon amour' manages to put the film in perspective while detaching itself from it. A rare and captivating work.

2005