Gilbert Melki

In her early forties, Sofia lives in the mountains, isolated from the world, a place where even basic Internet technology seems to be an unknown entity. She runs an old farmhouse, located at the highest point outside the village, an age-old structure that she has converted into a holiday farm, whilst taking tending to her cows, her curative herbs and producing special milk used for the making top-quality Parmesan. One day, a foreigner from a well-known telecommunications company shows up. He considers that particular location the ideal spot to erect a cellphone repeater, a tower that will bring progress not only to Sofia, but to the whole area… How can ancient customs, peaceful silence and recipes coexist with the inevitable approach of new technologies which can improve our lives?

The story of four lifelong friends who met in the 2000s when they were presidents of the BDE of the Nantes Institute of Business. At the time, they were the "Bioman": the kings of partying, excess and "transmutation". 20 years later, they have mellowed out and lead well-ordered lives. Except... Once a year, when they get together for the WEB: the Bioman Weekend. There, they "transmute" hard as they like to say. In short: they drink and sing in a pathetic way.

A delightful and ebullient comedy on Paris’ first suburban “green school”.

Después de internar a su trastornado marido en un remoto hospital psiquiátrico, la editora de libros Helga Pato regresa a casa en tren, donde conoce a un hombre misterioso que dice ser psiquiatra.

In 1980s Paris - Patrick, Dov, Yvan and Serge are young men seeking success in love and business... with varying success.

París, 1895. Madeleinie Gassart, una madre trabajadora de una fábrica de seda, está orgullosa de su hijo, Victor, que trabaja en el Palacio del Elíseo, como asesor gubernamental. Ambos son testigos de un asesinato, pero sabe que su hijo se comporta de una manera extraña, ocultando algo. Cree que su hijo participa en un complot. Ella se enfrenta a una elección imposible: defender al gobierno o los lazos de la sangre.

Una madre soltera, recientemente despedida, oculta la pérdida de su trabajo a sus dos hijos. Crea a su alrededor un engranaje de mentiras. (FILMAFFINITY)

Serge is a winner, he sells kitchen furniture like hot cakes. His son, Gérald, who has just lost his restaurant, applies for a job in his dad's firm. It's Gerald's wish but it's Serge's reality and you do not become a top salesman overnight.

Eddie, Dov, Yvan and the others ... Our warm friends have migrated from the moribund Sentier to the flourishing suburb of Aubervilliers ... Where the old Jewish entrepreneurs left the ground to young courageous and dynamic Chinese wholesalers ... The little band is as close to each other as in previous episodes, and life goes on at the mercy of small family events and business. Dov still seems frivolous, enterprising Eddie, chilled Yvan, casual Karine, resolute Sandra, naive Chochana, irresponsible Serge and mythomaniac. As for Patrick, he is in love and the happy elected is far from easy to access. Everything would be fine until a bad wind brings its share of adversity seriously compromising the cohesion of the group. Will they succumb under the storm to the turmoil, or, once again, by mutual aid, cunning and skill, will they triumph over the crisis with panache?

Juliette, a mother of wealthy family and a little snobbish, has gradually developed a kind of generalized contempt against his fellows. One day a bunch of little naive thugs manages to remove it. Because it is often obnoxious with his entourage, his family decided not to pay anything for her release. Shocked, Ellie began to join her captors in order to concoct a revenge more expensive. The unsympathetic billionaire turns against her will in a sort of Robin embittered and vengeful wood. Soon, his family is forced to pay more attention to his kidnapping: worrying samples are taken by Juliette, free-spending ...

A new lawyer, looking to establish himself, wins a difficult case and deals with the unforeseen consequences that may destroy him.

A mild-mannered banker is forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp.

Francia /// Vincent Bouvier, que se dedica a la prostitución masculina, y Rebecca, una chica burguesa con un lado rebelde, se enamoran a primera vista en un cybercafé. Ella no sabe a qué se dedica él. Ambos son jóvenes, apenas mayores de edad, y tienen una actitud despreocupada hacia la vida. Sin embargo, dos meses más tarde, el cuerpo de Vincent aparece flotando en el río Rhone, y Rebecca está desaparecida. El teniente Hervé Cagan y su compañera Karine Mangin están a cargo de la investigación.

Largometraje basado en el cómic creado por el autor belga Jean Van Hamme. La sospechosa muerte del multimillonario Nerio Winch, fundador y principal accionista de una gran empresa planteará problemas con su herencia, dado que no tiene familia. En realidad, Nerio había adoptado en secreto muchos años antes a un niño bosnio llamado Largo, que, de repente, se encontrará al frente de un imperio financiero al tiempo que tendrá que desentrañar la conspiración que ha provocado la muerte de su padre.

French writer Luca Morandi was born in Italy. He is forty years old and finds himself at a crossroads in his life. He doesn't know where to turn: France, his adopted home where he was raised, or Italy, the country of his birth, perfect, wonderful and ideal, like a child’s dream.

Leo Zimmermann, a business man from Paris dotes on his daughter. He proposes a strange offer to his killer when he is in town to execute Zimmermann.

Segunda adaptación de una novela de José Giovanni. La primera, "Hasta el último aliento", es de Jean-Pierre Melville. Manouche y Gustave se enamoran. Él, un delincuente relacionado con la mafia, es buscado por la justicia. Ella le propone huir a Italia para olvidar el pasado. Lo malo es que él, antes de retirarse, pretende dar un último y provechoso golpe. (FILMAFFINITY)

The tough lives of two ordinary individuals: Alex, an accountant and his wife Béatrice, a taxi driver.

Tras intentar suicidarse, Anna M., una parisina que vive con su madre, va al hospital, donde conoce al doctor Zanevsky, de quien se enamora. Al poco tiempo su amor se convierte en una retorcida obsesión...

A lo largo de un verano, se narra la historia del amor exaltado de Livia, una adolescente de 15 años, hacia Jean, un bombero voluntario de 37 años, profesor, casado y padre de dos niños.

In the Belgian town of Liege, in order to buy a moped for the wife of their friend Patrick, three men decide to organise a large-scale hold-up. As expected, nothing goes to plan.

André decide suicidarse pero, cuando está a punto de hacerlo, descubre que no es el único: a su lado, una joven está por tomar la misma decisión. André decide salvarla, y este encuentro cambiará totalmente su vida...

Una logopeda muy sencilla, pero que está casada con el hijo menor del rey, tiene que convertirse en reina a la muerte del monarca...

An old man bequeaths his fortune to a television host, much to the chagrin of his own family.

Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.

Ernesto es un timador que ha aprendido todos los secretos del oficio de el Manco, un verdadero maestro del engaño. Las víctimas son incautos de clase media o baja, y el botín no supera las doscientas mil pesetas. Al cabo de un tiempo, el Manco pone a Ernesto en contacto con Federico, el más astuto, elegante y metódico de los timadores. Federico tima a banqueros, políticos y generales. Todo marcha sobre ruedas hasta que entra en escena Pilar, antigua amante y socia de Federico, a quien dejó plantado años atrás llevándose el dinero de una estafa. Pilar le ofrece a Federico lo que entre los timadores se llama un "Mirlo Blanco", el gran golpe para retirarse. Ernesto, confiado y avaricioso, se verá envuelto en un asunto muy turbio cuyos ingredientes son la codicia, la traición y la venganza.

En Israel, durante tres días previos al Shabbat. Viviane está a punto de abandonar a Eliahu, su marido. Sus hermanos en cambio le intentan convencer que su puesto está al lado de su esposo y sus hijos.

Anna entre en la oficina equivocada y acaba discutiendo su vida marital con William, un asesor financiero. Sus conversaciones iniciales les llevan a una serie de encuentros en los cuales William, preso de la excitación, no se atreve a contar a Anna que no tiene licencia profesional.

Antoine llega a Tánger con la misión de supervisar la instalación de un centro audivisual. Sin embargo, lo que desea en realidad es encontrar allí a Cécile, la mujer de la que está enamorado desde hace treinta años

París, años sesenta. Momo, un adolescente judío resuelto e independiente que vive con su padre, huraño y depresivo, en un barrio popular, traba una entrañable amistad con el señor Ibrahim, un anciano musulmán propietario de una pequeña tienda de ultramarinos.

11th Century AD. In a world that burns with the heat of battle, a world torn apart by Crusades, one knight traverses the desolate wastes laid bare by bloody conflict. Prepare yourself for a descent into a brutal hell, where armies clash and blood flows like rivers, and where a sharp blade is the only means of defense against an army of evil.

Après quinze ans passés derrière les barreaux, Bruno, qui prône la révolution prolétarienne, s'évade. Ce dernier veut continuer la lutte, faire sortir ses camarades de prison, libérer les masses du joug capitaliste. Tous ses anciens alliés n'y croient plus, même Jeanne qui s'est mariée et a maintenant des enfants.

Una tarde, Fanette se encuentra con Bernard, un antiguo compañero de estudios. Durante la conversación, se nombra a Philippe, el primer amor de Fanette. El recuerdo de Philippe la lleva una vez más a la sala de cine donde proyectan "An affair to remember": Cary Grant y Deborah Kerr se reencuentran finalmente, tras haberse citado en lo alto del Empire State y nunca haberse producido dicho encuentro. Fanette está escribiendo un libro sobre el pintor François Arnal y tiene que ir a Nueva York para fotografiar dos cuadros suyos. Antes de su viaje, recibe una carta en la que se fija una cita en lo alto del Empire State. Cuando llega a Nueva York conoce a Matt, un americano encantador que se siente atraído por ella, pero Fanette, obsesionada por la cita, ni siquiera repara en él.

Pascal es un policía de Grenoble, casado con Agnès, profesora y adicta a la morfina, y se sirve de sus contactos para conseguirle la droga. La persona que se la suministra quiere que Pascal atrape a Bruno, un terrorista que acaba de fugarse de la prisión, y deja de facilitarle la sustancia hasta que lo consiga. Entretanto, Cécile, amiga de Agnès, pide a Pascal que vigile a su marido porque cree que le está siendo infiel. Pascal, cansado de ser un instrumento al servicio de la adicción de su mujer, se enamora de Cécile mientras Agnès descubre a Bruno en la residencia de vacaciones de ésta, y logra que le proporcione la droga... Es parte de una Trilogía estrenada a la vez junto con Una pareja perfecta y Escapando. La acción se desarrolla en la misma ciudad, en el mismo periodo de tiempo y con los mismos personajes. Aunque con diversos puntos de vista y distinto ambiente narrativo.

Un matrimonio entra en crisis tras veinte años de feliz convivencia. Cécile es una hermosa maestra que está profundamente enamorada de su marido Alain, un hipocondríaco que está convencido que va a morir. Él no quiere alarmar a su mujer, quien confunde su extraño comportamiento con una infidelidad. Cécile pide ayuda a Pascal, el marido de su amiga Agnès, que es policía, para que siga a su marido en todos sus movimientos. El resultado será totalmente inesperado. Es parte de una Trilogía estrenada a la vez junto con Después de la vida y Escapando. La acción se desarrolla en la misma ciudad, en el mismo periodo de tiempo y con los mismos personajes. Aunque con diversos puntos de vista y distinto ambiente narrativo. (FILMAFFINITY)

Some days turn out to be simply unforgettable. For Marie, it all starts with a pregnancy test… that proves positive, a car accident and being fired from her job... For Hortense, mobile phone in hand, the frantic quest for sexual satisfaction begins in a traffic jam... For both Luis and Maurice, the unexpected appearance of a loved one pitches them into a world of dreams and nightmares. While some of the characters know each other, others come into contact by chance. One woman profits from all this, the other is shattered. One will have gone looking for trouble, the other will have asked for nothing. There'll be no fatalities.

Antoine is a social wannabe who drops an elusive aristocrat's name to get into an exclusive party. The name - Jordan - gets him whisked by two burly bodyguards into the office of the host, von Bulow, who won't accept Antoine's admission of lying, gives him $100,000, and promises $900,000 more when led to Jordan. Enticed by the money, Antoine, with the help of his friend Étienne, begins his search. He follows trails through Paris's night scene, gets beaten up and bitten, and meets Jordan's sister, Violaine. After a surreal night, he's hooked on her charms but leery of continuing his pursuit of Jordan. Von Bulow insists. Can he find Jordan, get his reward, and attract Violaine?

Eddie, Dov, and Yvan are back, still working in Paris' Sentier textile district, This time they're confronting the high-stakes world of large distribution after striking a deal with Eurodiscount, a European hypermarket chain.

One fine day, at about 10 am, in a suburban house, three men, in their thirties are waiting for a fourth buddy. When he arrives, they plan to hold up the local bank where Séverine, their accomplice, is waiting for them. This could well be the beginning of a thrilling crime story, but these tough men, sporting tattoos, are not what they appear. "On fait comme on dit" is a comedy, and these guys could be descendants of the Keystone Cops. They are dreamers not gangsters. So much is riding on this bank heist, the pressure is intense. This tension creates the most diverse and unexpected obstacles for them...

This French prison drama focuses on a penitentiary inmate known as the Mute, who either cannot or will not speak, even though he can apparently hear well enough. When the Mute's cellmate escapes, both the Warden and the Chief Guard try to get him to tell what he knows about the disappearance -- the Guard through violence, the Warden by transferring him to a new cell with four other prisoners and cutting off TV privileges to the inmates until the Mute spills the beans. One of the Mute's new roommates is a white collar criminal who has just landed in prison and is not dealing well with the pressures of life behind bars, but his skills with computers make him a very usefully ally among the prisoners. Meanwhile, Flic, a self-important police detective, is investigating the escape of the Mute's cellmate and is not happy with the low level of cooperation among the prison's population.

Tras varios años entre rejas por un trabajo fallido, Pitou vuelve a Marsella, donde descubre que su hermano se ha casado con su ex novia, y que su mejor amigo se ha convertido en un jefe mafioso. Cuando además se ve implicado en un asesinato, Pitou se esconde en un duro barrio de inmigrantes en el que existen reglas propias..

Living in perfect harmony with three former boy friends, three kids from these boy friends and her grand mother, Irène came to France from Chili twenty years ago.It would be broken with the arrival of Claude.

Monsieur Naphtali is a good-natured but somewhat feeble older man turned away from the rest home where he lives. In search of a place to stay, he finds his way to Paris, where a woman taking surveys takes pity on him and brings him home for a meal and a bed for the night. Naphtali finds himself spending the evening with the survey woman, her brother who works in publishing, his lovely but unhappy wife, an alcoholic doctor, and his wife, an ill-tempered judge. In a simple and unpretentious manner, Naphtali forces them all to open up about themselves and discuss elements of their lives that they usually prefer to avoid.

This is an important day for Marc Chanois, an insurance advisor heading toward middle age: it's his fiancée Sabine's birthday, her parents arrive in Paris and Marc will meet them for dinner to announce the engagement (her father can't stand him), he's bought Sabine a Spitfire, and his most important client is to sign a policy. But, as the day wears on, he's vexed by an incompetent secretary, the unexpected return of a girlfriend he hasn't seen in five years, squatters who use his office at night, the jealous former lover of a flight attendant who lives in the building, and his boss's unexpected return from a Swiss clinic. Will he reach Sabine in one piece?

Vénus es un salón de belleza de barrio en el que, además de los tratamientos estéticos, se dan consejos, se escuchan los problemas graves o leves de las clientas. Se venden cremas, elixires, relajación, sol de mentira... Nadine es la dueña y tiene tres tres esteticistas: Samantha, Marie y Angèle. Angèle hace tiempo que trabaja allí. Se ha amoldado perfectamente a aquel universo rosa, atenta y tranquila, desconectada del tiempo y del ruido.

La Patinoire is about a film director who is shooting a highly symbolic film called 'Dolores' at an ice rink. He has hired a Lithuanian ice hockey team with which he is having enormous communication problems. His actors all have inflated egos, his film crew is made up of fools, and there is a politician on his back. But he must finish the film, no matter what, in time for the Venice Film Festival.

While France is on strike, Jean, a Parisian bookseller, opens his shop. A former trade unionist, he has in fact decided not to take part in the movement. However, a phone call from his friend René awakens his enthusiasm.

The sentimental and comedic adventures of Eddie, a non-Jew trying to pass as Jewish though totally ignorant of Jewish traditions, as he works in a Jewish community

Short film.

París. Betty (Marie Trintignant) se refugia en la bebida tras ser abandonada por su marido. Después de una tarde de borrachera acude a un restaurante para refugiarse de la lluvia, y allí conoce a una burguesa llamada Laure (Stéphane Audran). Betty, debido a su embriaguez pierde el conocimiento, y su nueva amiga la lleva a su hotel donde las dos hablan de sus desafortunadas vidas.