Isild Le Besco

A fun fair, on a wasteland, on the outskirts of a small provincial town in the south of France.

A fun fair, on a wasteland, on the outskirts of a small provincial town in the south of France.

A companion to the director's Le Dos Rouge/Portrait of the Artist. A famous filmmaker works on his next film, which will focus on monstrosity. He is obsessed by the idea of finding a painting that will be central to the film and will crystallize all the power and beauty of monsters.

La historia sigue a Tony, quien está ingresada en un centro de rehabilitación después de una grave caída esquiando. Dependiente del personal médico y los analgésicos, se toma el tiempo necesario para recordar una tumultuosa historia con Georgio. ¿Por qué se han querido? ¿quién es realmente el hombre al que amaba? ¿cómo fue capaz de someterse a una pasión tan sofocante como destructiva? Tony inicia ahora una difícil reconstrucción, un trabajo corporal que quizá le permita romper permanentemente con todo.

Un cineasta reconocido que trabaja en su próxima película, dedicada a la monstruosidad en la pintura. Se guía en su investigación en una historiadora del arte con la que comenzó unos extraños y apasionados debates.

Es la historia de dos mujeres, amigas de la infancia. Las dos se casan y una tiene un bebé. Al poco tiempo, la madre enferma gravemente, le hace prometer a su amiga que cuidará del bebé y a su marido. Después de su muerte, la amiga decide ir a visitar al padre y al bebé, pero le espera una tremenda sorpresa.

In Madeleine Among the Dead, Bonello wanted to tell Hitchcock’s Vertigo from the perspective of Madeleine (played by Kim Novak), not Scottie (James Stewart). He only filmed a scene of this project as part of another film by Antoine Barraud, Le Dos Rouge, in which Bonello plays the role of a director by the same name; a director whose films are all either invented or his “ghost-movies.”

Lo curioso de esta película es el hecho de que hasta trece cineastas van a aportar su pequeño granito de arena con la intención de mostrar varias perspectivas acerca de Sarajevo, exhibiendo con ello una serie de lecciones sobre los aspectos más ilusionantes pero también más crueles de dicho territorio en el viejo continente. La trama arranca en el desarrollo de la Primera Guerra Mundial, siguiendo a continuación con muchos de los sucesos ocurridos en uno de los puntos más destacados en lo que se refiere a la evolución histórica de Europa en el siglo XX.

Annette is a young French actress. During her stay in New York to promote her latest film, she meets up with Alex, an Armenian photographer and long time friend. As the week progresses, they become inseparable and spend all of their time with together. They meet different people in New York and draw comparisons and differences with their own views and ideas of love, marriage, friendship and life. They have a special connection, but there is something unspoken between them. They begin to reveal themselves only when Alex photographs Annette throughout New York City. From friends to lovers there is only one step. Their relationship is about to unravel, but is it?

A wanderer named Timothee arrives in a French village in 1865 pretending to be deaf and mute. He uses tricks to hypnotize a beautiful young woman named Josephine and takes advantage of her until he is arrested and tried for his crimes.

On the outskirts of civilisation, three young women, Magalie, Marie-Steph and Barbara live a desperate life together. Drowning in alcohol, they both lust for and hate one another, coupling like animals. Yet gradually they become enmeshed in a complex game of love and domination. Magalie, the ringleader, subjugates through her male power, and bestial charisma. Simple Marie-Steph, her younger sister, remains in the background, and Barbara, unaware of her own prettiness, has joined the pack because she loves Magalie. One day, at Magalie’s instigation, and almost out of boredom, they hold up a bakery and kill the baker with a buckshot gun. Life gradually resumes, but nothing is the same.

On the outskirts of civilisation, three young women, Magalie, Marie-Steph and Barbara live a desperate life together. Drowning in alcohol, they both lust for and hate one another, coupling like animals. Yet gradually they become enmeshed in a complex game of love and domination. Magalie, the ringleader, subjugates through her male power, and bestial charisma. Simple Marie-Steph, her younger sister, remains in the background, and Barbara, unaware of her own prettiness, has joined the pack because she loves Magalie. One day, at Magalie’s instigation, and almost out of boredom, they hold up a bakery and kill the baker with a buckshot gun. Life gradually resumes, but nothing is the same.

An in-depth analysis of the relationship between New Wave pioneers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, as seen through rare archival footage, interviews, and film excerpts — written and narrated by former Cahiers du Cinéma editor Antoine de Baecque.

Lucas (Paul Dano) es un joven de buen corazón que vive en una caja de cartón debajo del puente de Brooklyn. Sin perspectivas para el futuro, intenta suicidarse, pero su intento acaba fallando, como todas las cosas que ha intentado en su vida... Mientras se recupera en el hospital, tiene que compartir la habitación con Jacques (Brian Cox), un malhumorado propietario de un bar, de carácter colérico y estilo de vida nada saludable, que acaba de sufrir su quinto infarto. Decidido a que su bar siga funcionando, y consciente de que sus días están contados, Jacques toma a Lucas bajo su maltrecha ala y lo instruye en las reglas decididamente misteriosas por las que él se rige. Lamentablemente para Lucas, el método pedagógico preferido de Jacques consiste en gritar, despotricar y tirar cosas. Algunas de sus estrictas normas incluyen nada de mujeres. Su amistad se ve puesta a prueba cuando la aturullada April (Isild Le Besco) entra en el bar y Lucas insiste en que tienen que ayudarla

Marie se va de casa para vivir y estudiar piano en el conservatorio de la ciudad de Lyon. Por razones económicas comparte piso con Emma, una amiga de la infancia, que vive sola en su casa desde que murió su padre y le abandonó su madre. Marie se somete a la disciplina cada vez más estricta que le impone su compañera de piso. Emma le fascina, le domina, le confunde; Marie lucha entre su deseo por Emma y su necesidad de escaparse de ella, apoyándose en su amor al piano.

Six stories, six films that follow on from each other; this is a glance at the childhood of renowned directors whose style has marked the history of film. A group of young directors focus their cameras on the story of these filmmakers, these childhood stories that sometimes shape an entire life and thus shed light on their cinematic works. The stories overlap to merge into one film about childhood, filled with emotional wounds, frustrations and encounters.

Nicolas, an aimless adolescent who hasn't yet found his way in life leaves his grandparent's home, hitchhikes to a small town, and befriends, Charly an outspoken and slightly older prostitute, a red-headed beauty who appears to ply her trade in the same no-nonsense way she clears the breakfast dishes. She seems to find something endearing about Nicolas' mussed hair and dopey face, so she puts him up in the teeny trailer home that she maintains with such hilarious fussiness. As their unusual domestic arrangement evolves, each stumbles vulnerably into new emotional territory.

Nicolas, an aimless adolescent who hasn't yet found his way in life leaves his grandparent's home, hitchhikes to a small town, and befriends, Charly an outspoken and slightly older prostitute, a red-headed beauty who appears to ply her trade in the same no-nonsense way she clears the breakfast dishes. She seems to find something endearing about Nicolas' mussed hair and dopey face, so she puts him up in the teeny trailer home that she maintains with such hilarious fussiness. As their unusual domestic arrangement evolves, each stumbles vulnerably into new emotional territory.

Nicolas, an aimless adolescent who hasn't yet found his way in life leaves his grandparent's home, hitchhikes to a small town, and befriends, Charly an outspoken and slightly older prostitute, a red-headed beauty who appears to ply her trade in the same no-nonsense way she clears the breakfast dishes. She seems to find something endearing about Nicolas' mussed hair and dopey face, so she puts him up in the teeny trailer home that she maintains with such hilarious fussiness. As their unusual domestic arrangement evolves, each stumbles vulnerably into new emotional territory.

A rebellious teenager and a "border-line" young nurse will learn to tame each other and get a fresh start in life...

Jeanne (Isild Le Besco), una joven actriz que lucha y se esfuerza por conseguir un papel, mantiene relaciones esporádicas y poco satisfactorias. Pero lo que más le preocupa e incluso obsesiona es no conocer a su padre; lo único que sabe es que su madre tuvo una relación con un indio. Decide entonces ir a la India a buscarlo con un nombre como única pista

Since her parents passed away, Princess Mona lives by herself in a castle with two hideous, ghastly characters, Goomi and His Lordship. One day her sobs draw the attention of a unicorn, called U, who wants to comfort and protect Mona for as long as she needs. U becomes Mona's companion, her confidant and her inseparable friend. While Mona grows into a beautiful princess, a group of charming, peaceful and fanciful Yeah-Yeah’s settles in the neighboring forest. They have no particular special powers, yet they soon bring about major changes in everyone's lives, especially in Kulka, the dreamy musician.

An adolescent groupie zeroes in on her Blondie-like idol after the singer chances to cross her orbit on a publicity tour. Gradually their lives intertwine as, with near-operatic intensity, the film delves into the emotional dependency on both sides of celebrity culture.

A tranquil campground in rural France is the backdrop for this erotic sizzler between beautiful teenager Camille and down on his luck ex con, Blaise. Fresh out of prison, Blaise accepts a job as sailing instructor at the camp. Haunted by violent nightmares and reminded daily of his estranged wife and children, Blaise tries mightily to resist Camille’s charms. But the girl’s spontaneity and nubile sexuality awaken Blaise’s own repressed capacity for life.

Antoine Santana - Issues of class, gender roles and parenting bubble to the surface in this 19th-century tale about a shepherd girl (Isild Le Besco) who farms off her own newborn to a wet nurse in the countryside so that she can earn high wages nursing the infant of a wealthy couple. The two young mothers soon become friends, but trouble arises when the bourgeois hubby takes issue with his wife fraternizing with the help. Émilie Dequenne and Grégoire Colin star. - Isild Le Besco, Émilie Dequenne, Grégoire Colin

En 1975, una joven burguesa, que se enamora de un ladrón de bancos, lo sigue a él y a su compañero en la huida que emprenden después de atracar un banco, donde se produjo una muerte. Los fugitivos abandonan París y viajan por España, Marruecos y Grecia.

The story of Napoleon Bonaparte's grandniece, the famous Princess Marie, her friendship and her work with Sigmund Freud.

Demi-Tarif follows the low-key adventures of three young siblings, Romeo, Launa, and the youngest - Leo, left on their own in a rundown Paris apartment. One of them narrates, wistfully explaining how their mother abandoned them and calls them once in a while to see how they are doing or tell them she loves them. The three kids do as they please, roaming the streets, running out of restaurants without paying for food, and shoplifting from the local grocery store. They eat whatever and whenever they want, gorging themselves on sweets. They beg for change on the Metro and show up late for school in tattered, dirty clothes. All the while, they try to keep the fact that they are alone a secret from the world of adults.

Demi-Tarif follows the low-key adventures of three young siblings, Romeo, Launa, and the youngest - Leo, left on their own in a rundown Paris apartment. One of them narrates, wistfully explaining how their mother abandoned them and calls them once in a while to see how they are doing or tell them she loves them. The three kids do as they please, roaming the streets, running out of restaurants without paying for food, and shoplifting from the local grocery store. They eat whatever and whenever they want, gorging themselves on sweets. They beg for change on the Metro and show up late for school in tattered, dirty clothes. All the while, they try to keep the fact that they are alone a secret from the world of adults.

Une héritière qui n'arrive pas à hériter, un radin qui ne peut rien dépenser, un petit garçon qui trouve un billet dans la rue, un restaurateur prodigue qui ne fait que donner... Tels sont, entre autres, les personnages de ce film "choral". Pourquoi certains dépensent-ils de manière convulsive là où d'autres retiennent l'argent comme la partie la plus vitale de leur être ? On croit parler d'argent, mais c'est d'amour dont il s'agit.

After her parents' death, a young woman moves in with her unsophisticated country relatives with unfortunate results.

In the nineteenth century, Adolphe, a young man of twenty four carefree years, plans to obtain favors Ellenore, a beautiful woman of thirty years, much more vulnerable. This yields to his advances and he disclaims all. But already, Adolphe loves less. Yet the idea of ​​the pain is unbearable.

A mysterious woman, dressed in black and carrying a small suitcase, arrives in Nice and tries in vain to get a job in a luxury goods shop. She ends up in a plush hotel where a solitary middle-aged man, engages her to be his companion. They introduce themselves - she is Charlotte, he is Paul. Both are reluctant to talk about their past; both need someone to make their present predicament more tolerable. Unbeknownst to either of them, Charlotte is being followed by another man, who seems intent on revenge...

Philippe, 25 ans, débarque un matin à Arcachon, où vit sa soeur. C'est un jeune homme qui n'a pas d'attache et à qui on se confie facilement. Il est saisonnier et travaille dans la restauration. Betty, 20 ans, est une jeune mère pleine de vie et de tendresse pour son fils, Damien, 5 ans. Ils vivent encore dans la cellule familiale et les relations entre Betty et son père sont conflictuelles. Damien est perturbé par cette ambiance. Sa mère trouve du travail, quitte le foyer familial et acquiert de l'indépendance. Betty et Philippe se croiseront...

Durante unas vacaciones en la Costa Azul, Léa conoce a un joven italiano llamado Kurt. Después del verano, su relación continúa en la ciudad, donde empiezan a producirse una serie de sangrientos asesinatos. Tras la personalidad del amable Kurt se esconde Roberto Succo, un ser desequilibrado que acabó con la vida de sus padres a los 19 años y que, desde entonces, ha ido dejando cadáveres por todas partes. El departamento de policía dirigido por el detective Thomas sigue las pistas de los crímenes perpetrados por Succo.

A teenage girl from Paris decides to complete the aborted journey of a young man whom she secretly has a crush on.

Gwen is a teenager living in a small coastal town. Lise is her best friend, a city girl who comes every year with her family to spend the summer. This year things are different though; at first Lise might not come at all, and when she does it is obvious that Gwen grew up faster than she did.

En 1793, en el momento más violento de la Revolución francesa, el Marqués de Sade ha vuelto a la cárcel. Robespierre ve en él a un agitador libertino y ateo, un hombre sumamente inmoral, indigno de la sociedad y autor de la escandalosa novela "Justine". Sade tiene cincuenta años. Conoce tan bien La Bastilla y la prisión de Saint-Lazare que la clínica de Picpus, donde le han encerrado, le parece el paraíso terrenal.

Marion is a 14 year old girl, on holidays at the sea. She is in conflict with her mother and family. She meets a man there, to whom she feels close. Back in Paris, she goes to see him again. For the first time, she is going to make love.

Anne doesn't have enough money to take her daughter, Mélody, away from the small provincial town where they live for a few days during the summer holidays. In the face of her daughter's disappointment and incomprehension, she does all she can to find the money.

Ninon, an overwhelmed wife and mother, decides to invite some of her former lovers to her birthday.

A famous retired opera singer reunites with her children.

A famous retired opera singer reunites with her children.

A famous retired opera singer reunites with her children.