Xavier Griette

For a long time, Nicolas has been getting by on his own. He is now 13 years old, loves the story of Ulysses and Jack London's books, and lives in a foster home in the Bruche valley with his friend Saef, who travelled from far away across the sea. Together they go into the woods to listen to their music and talk about girls or mopeds. Or to run away. From time to time, Nicolas sees his mother for a christening, a trip to the fairground, or a soda. Soon, he will have to find his place.

The Cold War's wildest dreams of climate control have made a spectacular comeback: from the USA to China, 'geo-engineers' promise to make climate change the way we want. And they have found powerful supporters among lobbyists and entrepreneurs. This film is an investigation into the world-wide boom in geo-engineering. How did a pseudo-science with a controversial past become a planet-wide research subject?

Marco, in his thirties, is a little lost and tormented at the thought of truly settling. A former war photographer, he no longer wants to cover conflict and is more interested in the world of longshiremen.

What is striking when you talk with mathematicians is that sparkle in their eyes, and their sudden joyful voice trying to share with you a concept, a theory. They continuously use words such as invention, beauty, freedom. You then ask yourself : how such a rich language, this quasi-philosophical proposition about the world becomes rejected by a majority, 'the only discipline where one prides itself to be bad at it'!

"What could be more unsettling than a man close to death whose profound arrogance drives him relentlessly to hang onto both his power and his writing, to the bitter end?" In the twilight of his second seven-year term, François Mitterrand was alone. Ravaged by illness and abandoned by a large majority of the Socialist Party, who would not forgive him for the disastrous outcome of the March 1993 elections, the Head of State was preparing to tackle a second round of cohabitation with the right wing. However a series of unexpected tragedies and revelations would arise, casting a shadow over the end of his reign…

Jean-Claude Delsart, a 50 years-old bailiff, with his worn-out smile and heart, abandoned a long time ago the idea that life could give him pleasures. Until the day, he dares to push the doors of a tango lesson...

Reda, summoned to accompany his father on a pilgrimage to Mecca, complies reluctantly - as he preparing for his baccalaureat and, even more important, has a secret love relationship. The trip across Europe in a broken-down car is also the departure of his father: upon arrival in Mecca, both Reda and his father are not the characters they were at the start of the movie. Avoiding the hackneyed theme of the return to the homeland, the film uses the departure to renew a connection between two generation.

Set in the summer of 1942 during WWII, the film traces the trajectory of simple people thrown into extraordinary lives, revealing the heart-warming flame of hope and humanity that endures, even in times of war and dispair. As young Julien, his family and a group of friends traverse the French countryside after fleeing the institution they called home, Julien must deal with his father's extreme violence and his mother's rosy fantasies and once again form a family that society tries to forget.

Award-winning filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne profess their love for the classic "Modern Times." The directors expose their views on the many aspects of the film, Chaplin's brilliancy and they also provide interesting details about the making of Chaplin's masterpiece.

An examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film.

An examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film.

Single mother Nadia is surviving on welfare while transport strikes are paralyzing France in December 1995. While watching the news, she recognizes the father of her child among the strikers and decides to go and search for him. But she has nowhere to go. The film, shot almost entirely at night, carries documentary qualities, part of which is due to the appearances of actual railroad workers in several group scenes.

영화가 시작되면 여배우 캐롤 부케가 실명으로 등장해 위기에 처한 남자에 관한 증언을 한다. 그 남자는 유명한 코미디 배우이자 감독인 미셸 블랑. 이제 영화는 그에게 이상한 일들이 벌어지기 시작한 1년 전으로 돌아간다. 경찰이 찾아와 무임승차했다며 체포하질않나, 예정에도 없던 칸영화제에 나타나 마틸다 메이를 덮치려들고 샤를로트 생스부르의 지갑에서 돈을 훔치기까지 한다. 정작 미셸 자신은 이런일들이 어떻게 벌어졌는지 기억조차 할수 없다. 정신병이 아닐까 고민하던 그는 캐롤의 충고에 따라 시골로 가고 마침내 그와 똑같이 닮은 패트릭 올리버가 자신의 흉내를 내고 다님을 알게된다. 그런데 , 문제는 이제부터. 언제부턴가 주변사람들이 패트릭을 진짜 미셸 블랑으로 블랑을 뻔뻔스러운 사기꾼 패트릭으로 오해하기 시작하는 것이 아닌가...

뒷골목의 불량 소녀 니키타는 정체가 분명치 않은 비밀 정보기관에서 전문 킬러로 양성된다. 엄청난 트레이닝으로 인간 병기가 되어 버린 니키타는 이제 조세핀이라는 이름으로 바뀌어 도시에 던져진다. 임무가 주어지면 때로는 조직과 함께, 때로는 홀홀단신으로 양손에 대형 매그넘 권총을 들고 뛰어 들어가 용서 없는 숙청을 감행한다. 그러나 니키타에게 연인이 생기면서 자신의 처지에 방황하며 죄의식을 느낀다. 하지만 조직은 그녀의 변화에 대비해 또 하나의 임무를 하달한다. 그것은 바로 적성국 대사관에 침입하여 비밀서류를 사진으로 찍어 오는 일.. 니키타는 그 최후의 임무를 수행하기 위해 양손에 무기를 드는데…