Marin Karmitz

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his interlocutors seemingly simple questions, such as “Who are you?” and “What do you want?”.

Franck Landron follows photographer Antoine d'Agata wherever he goes, to the edges of the world, in a discreet presence, camera in hand. He has been doing hours and hours of rushes, patiently, without hurrying or rushing, he wants this film as fair, as honest, and as long as it takes: it lasted six years.

Mysteries, hidden defects, scandals or family secrets? Nothing like that in the life of the filmmaker Claude Chabrol. Just a lifestyle of a Buddha gourmand, a sneaky anarchist, an insolent lover of life. There is a question though… How was he able to make 58 movies in 50 years? This is the story about his outstanding life, told by Cécile, his adopted daughter and also his collaborator for many years.

In the evening of her life, Yannick Bellon reflects on her past. She evokes her career as a film director, which began in the 1940s and the themes, sometimes controversial (rape, bisexuality, drugs, ecology) she chose to deal with. She also tells about her friendships, her loves, her leftist political commitment, which earned her many troubles with the censors.

An inquiry into two of the most influencial French filmakers friendship and feud.

In 1981, iconic Turkish film director escapes jail to France, his last work re-creating with other exiles the prison lives they left behind.

Akiko é uma jovem que sai do interior do Japão para estudar em Tóquio, e que para sobreviver na cidade grande tem uma vida dupla: hora é uma universitária e namorada do mecânico Noriaki; hora é uma prostituta de uma agência que envia jovens para a casa dos clientes. Numa noite em que Akiko precisa fugir ao mesmo tempo do trabalho e do namorado para ver a avó seu chefe é duro e a manda para a casa de um cliente especial.

Um escritor inglês está na Itália lançando seu mais novo trabalho sobre História da Arte, um livro onde defende que as cópias de obras artísticas possuem tanto valor quanto a original. Elle, dona de uma galeria, fica interessada em conversar mais com o autor e o convida para um café. Na conversa os dois vão discutir o argumento do livro, e após a dona da cafeteria confundi-los com um casal, irão, de certa forma, colocar a tese do livro em prática.

Um escritor inglês está na Itália lançando seu mais novo trabalho sobre História da Arte, um livro onde defende que as cópias de obras artísticas possuem tanto valor quanto a original. Elle, dona de uma galeria, fica interessada em conversar mais com o autor e o convida para um café. Na conversa os dois vão discutir o argumento do livro, e após a dona da cafeteria confundi-los com um casal, irão, de certa forma, colocar a tese do livro em prática.

A cop goes up against his lifelong friend, who has become one of the city's biggest drug traffickers.

Three siblings struggle to deal with the recent death of their mother, the end of their childhoods and their unique visions for the future.

Alex é um skatista de 16 anos que, inadvertidamente, causa a morte de um segurança em uma estação de trem. Atormentado pela culpa, o jovem vê sua vida se desintegrar e, aconselhado por uma amiga, escreve uma carta contando como tudo aconteceu.

Um estudante encontra uma antiga amiga na rua e iniciam uma relação que caminha para possibilidades trágicas: ambos decidem que o melhor caminho para a vida é o suícidio. Num outro momento conhecemos Tongsu, um diretor fracassado, que encontra com uma mulher e a reconhece como sendo a atriz do filme que ele acabara de assistir. Decide segui-la. Sem saber, seus caminhos ecoam de forma estranha nos passos do estudante suicida. Indicado para a Palma de Ouro em Cannes.

More than 40 years after making "Cléo de 5 à 7," Agnes Varda invites her star, two other cast members, and her assistant directors to look back. She takes us through the film, from opening scene to the end, visiting its Paris locales, placing her aged actors in the same spots, telling stories, and listening to others' reflections on the making of the film. She and they talk about making a film on a low budget, its showing at Cannes, and trying to fix a problem in the last shot. Her assistant directors discuss casting, costumes, sets, and the ways the film changed their approaches to filmmaking.

Set mostly in the woods in the south of France, a fateful encounter changes the lives of a man and a woman.

"10 on Ten" is a 2004 Iranian documentary film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Looking to his own art for inspiration, Abbas Kiarostami reflects on his techniques of filming and how he taped certain sequences in "Ten" in 2001.

As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each had romanced years earlier.

Finding himself in a house in the north of Iran by the Caspian Sea, the director picked up his handheld DV camera and began filming the seemingly anodyne events happening on the 500 metres of beach in front of his house—a piece of wood toyed with by the waves, people walking by the sea, indistinct shapes on a wintry beach or noisy ducks.

Three generations of a wealthy Bordeaux family are caught in the crossfire when Anne decides to run for mayor, thanks to a political pamphlet that revives an old murder scandal.

In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops.

Abbas Kiarostami shoots a documentary about the AIDS crisis in Uganda.

Documentário sobre a vida de Isabelle Huppert.

Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.

A narrativa é divida entre três grupos de pessoas: a atriz francesa Anne Laurent (Juliette Binoche), o marido dela e sogros; uma romena, Maria (Luminita Gheorghiu), luta para ter dinheiro para sua família voltar para casa; e Amadou (Ona Lu Yenke), um professor para crianças surdas-mudas que está em conflito com seu clã africano. O catalisador das histórias começa numa esquina, onde o cunhado de Anne, Jean (Alexander Hamidi), insulta Maria, que implora ajuda. Amadou, enraivecido, provoca uma briga com Jean, resultando em repercussões negativas para os três grupos.

Mika is the wife of celebrated pianist Andre Polonski and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his sixth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned that she was almost switched at birth with Guillaume whilst in hospital. Also a pianist, Jeanne harbors a suspicion that she may be Andre's daughter. Andre undertakes to continue her piano tuition, but, on entering the Polonski family, Jeanne begins to notice the icily controlled Mika behaving strangely. Her suspicions aroused, Jeanne begins the dangerous task of unraveling Mika's dark past of secrets and lies...

A making-of documentary featuring interviews with director Michael Haneke, actor Juliette Binoche, and producer Marin Karmitz, as well as on-set footage of cast and crew of "Code Unknown".

Um iraniano e seus dois assistentes chegam a uma humilde vila na região do Curdistão. Nomeado pelos locais como "Engenheiro", o homem é guiado por um garoto que o leva à uma anciã que parece estar prestes a morrer. O recém-chegado então passa a acompanhar os rituais e costumes daquela comunidade, enquanto cumpre seu propósito. Dirigido por Abbas Kiarostami e vencedor de três prêmios no Festival de Veneza.

Talia runs away from home taking her beloved dog with her. When her dog is stolen Talia enlists the help of a gang of boys to help her find her pet.

In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...

Numa aldeia na fronteria entre o Irã e o Tadjiquistão, menino cego desenvolve um ouvido aguçado para construir o mundo que não consegue enxergar, através dos sons.

Mitu and Elena get to know each other in the course of a vodka drinking contest and discover that they are both dissatisfied with the status quo. Mitu is about to begin military service and Elena is to be married to a man she does not love. They decide they are meant for each other and plan on a different future, one that is on a collision course with the authorities, and start a mad affair.

Betty e Victor são um casal de vigaristas. A vítima da vez é Maurice, tesoureiro de uma empresa multinacional que recebe a responsabilidade de retirar 5 milhões de francos da Suíça. Betty está convencida de que ele planeja roubar o dinheiro. De que lado ela está? De Victor, Maurice ou dela própria?

Driven by desire and desperate for self-love, Coral and Nicolás will abandon their past lives in a journey surrounded by murder.

Dois homens, um místico e um músico, fogem de um campo soviético e se aventuram através do taiga.

Sophie trabalha como empregada doméstica para a Mme. Leliévre em Saint-Malo, onde faz amizade com Joanne, uma funcionária sincera dos correios. Porém, quando Jeanne a incentiva a se rebelar contra seus patrões, Sophie é demitida. Unidas por seus segredos ocultos, as duas decidem se vingar.

In 1925 Romania, young Marie-Therese Von Debretsy refuses the flirtatious advances of her husband's commanding officer. As a result, the cosmopolitan family is reassigned to a brutally bleak and dangerous outpost on the Bulgarian/Romanian frontier where both their relationship and humanity are severely tested.

A modelo Valentine atropela um cachorro e sem saber o que fazer leva o animal para a casa do dono seguindo o endereço na coleira. O dono do animal é Joseph, um velho juiz que passa seus dias escutando as conversas telefônicas dos vizinhos. A princípio a moça sente repulsa do senhor, mas aos poucos começa a entendê-lo e uma amizade que vai fazer Valentine refletir sobre sua própria vida se inicia.

Paul acaba de comprar um encantador hotel à beira-mar na França, endividando-se pelos próximos 10 anos. Ao ir trabalhar com a bela esposa, e com um filho a caminho, Paul começa a desconfiar de sua parceira depois de pegá-la em situações ambíguas com os hóspedes.

Karol, um cabeleiro polaco e Dominique, a sua esposa, mudam-se para Paris. O casamento desmorona-se e divorciam-se. Karol perde tudo após o divórcio e torna-se num mendigo, recusando actos ilícitos para ganhar dinheiro. Após conseguir finalmente regressar ao seu país, tenta refazer a sua vida, embora nunca tenha esquecido Dominique.

Based on Lord Byron's poem "Mazeppa" from 1819 and revolving around the painter Théodore Géticault, famous horse trainer and spectacle Bartabas takes art to another level.

Após um trágico acidente em que morrem o marido e a filha de uma famosa modelo (Juliette Binoche), ela decide por renunciar à sua própria vida. Após uma tentativa fracassada de suicício, ela volta a se interessar pela vida ao se envolver com uma obra inacabada de seu marido, que era um músico de fama internacional.

Drunk, Betty is feeling worse and worse, the previous evening is slowly coming back to her: her husband and her husband's family had criticized her harshly, had sent her away. But Betty hadn't wanted to get married in the first place. She knows that she always ruined everything, that she drinks to much, that she has had several affairs. Laure, who is taking care of her, suggests that Betty stay with her in the hotel where she lives, as long as Betty would like. Laure, too, finds solace and companionship in alcohol.

Na França do século XIX, a romântica filha de um escudeiro se casa com um médico aborrecido. Para escapar do tédio, ela se envolve em casos amorosos com um proprietário de terras local e um estudante de direito, e contrai ruinosas dívidas. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Alexi stiffs Ivan for the fare, so Ivan tracks him down and a love-hate relationship ensues. When Alexi lets the bath water run over in Ivan's flat and Ivan must pay 500 rubles for repairs, he tries to force Alexi into day labor to repay him. It's hopeless. Then, suddenly, Alexi is discovered, goes on a jazz tour of America, becomes a celebrity, and returns in triumph. Ivan longs to renew the friendship, and it looks as if he may get what he wants.

Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France with his partner Lena to attend an exhibition in Paris about the comic strip (bande dessinée) which features his work. He also hopes to be reconciled with his daughter Elsie who has been a student in Paris for two years, in flight from the American culture of which she sees her father as a typical example. Elsie is naively infatuated with French literature, and is trying to secure an introduction to the brilliant university professor Christian Gauthier, an expert on Flaubert but also an enthusiast for comic books. The meeting of father and daughter goes badly, but Elsie is persuaded to join Joey and Lena for the weekend at the country house of Gauthier's mother, Isabelle. During a comic-themed masquerade party, all of the characters are made to reconsider their present and past relationships.

Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, na França ocupada, uma mulher de baixa escolaridade cria seus dois filhos em um apartamento cheio de ratos. Ela é Marie Latour. Em 1941, seu marido retorna da Frente, fraco demais para manter um emprego. Depois de um episódio envolvendo sua vizinha, Marie descobre que pode fazer abortos clandestinos para sustentar sua família.

The efforts of an aspiring filmmaker to include an unwilling female in his production.

Roland se faz passar por jornalista para entrevistar um apresentador de televisão que suspeita ser o responsável pelo desaparecimento de sua irmã.

Anos 1920. Marcel, um famoso violinista de concerto, visita o velho amigo Pierre e sua animada esposa Romaine. Após o jantar, Marcel reconta uma história pessoal de amor e traição que toca Romaine profundamente. Assim começa um caso apaixonado que acabará por destruir a vida de todos eles.

Persona Non Grata in his homeland, protest singer Klaus Drittemann must leave East Berlin, his wife and child and emigrate to West Berlin, where the representatives of an American record company are eagerly waiting for him. They plan to exploit his defection from communism both ideologically and financially. But Klaus, as ill-at-ease in the West as he was in the East, is reluctant to be used as an expendable commodity. Leaving his contract unsigned (or signed in his manner), he leaves for Cambridge to meet his father, a concert player, who -just like him - left East Berlin thirty years ago as Klaus was a little boy. He is accompanied by a young French journalist, Emma, who knows where his father has been living since he disappeared for more than a decade. The young lady is cooperative but might hide things from him...

In Rio de Janeiro's bohemian district called Lapa, during the '40s, a stylish and popular scoundrel exploits a cabaret singer, and earns his living by means of petty swindles. But then he meets Ludmila, the cabaret owner's daughter, who wants to get rich smuggling goods in times of war.

O Inspetor Lavardin viaja até uma pequena cidade costeira para investigar a morte misteriosa de um escritor católico rico. Ao chegar, ele descobre que a viúva Helene é uma antiga paixão que não via há 20 anos.

Madeleine, who runs a disco on the French-Swiss border, dreams of going to Paris to pursue a singing career. Her lover, Paul, who makes his living smuggling money, gold and goods across the border, plans to emigrate to Canada. Mali, a pretty young Algerian woman who lives in France and works in Switzerland, would like to be anywhere except where she is. Louis, born on a Swiss farm and trained as a clockmaker, would give anything to leave his mistress, Lucie, and move in with Mali.

Em um vilarejo pacato, um médico, um açougueiro e um advogado tentam comprar a casa de um carteiro para fechar um grande negócio imobiliário. Porém, o jovem lê todas as cartas antes de entregá-las. Assim que descobre o plano, ele decide não dar a ninguém a satisfação de lucrar com sua propriedade.

Claire's handbag is stolen. It contained a letter written ten years previously by the man who is now the French President. In the letter he urges his pregnant mistress to have an abortion. Claire immediately alerts the President's men. From that moment, the machinery of state swings into action.

The time is the 1930s and two Soviet spies (both Frenchmen by nationality) have been helping Communist factions during the Civil War in Spain. It is the time of Stalin's iron rule in the USSR, and the two agents are suddenly called to Moscow by the KGB. Knowing that they are in trouble for no fault of their own, fear drives one of them to suicide while the other gets his lover and her child and begins a run for his life, knowing that the KGB will never let him go free.

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship and tries to get Giovanni arrested.

While the Easter holidays are over, a young woman named Cécile and her brother Pierre return to the family home. There they meet their grandfather Léon, an old communist militant who has shaken Lenin's hand.

Nicole, nurse in Grenoble, is raped one night by four men. Deeply scarred, emotionally and physically, she thinks she will never recover from the trauma. Following a friend's advice, she decides to file a lawsuit.

The film describes a strike in a French textile factory, when the striking workers occupy the factory.

22 year-old- Yan is trying hard to find his way in life: a job he likes, an ideal. In Saint-Nazaire, his home town, he vegetates, just like his father, an unambitious worker. His fiancée, Juliette, has middle class values and dreams of nothing but a comfortable married life. Dissatisfied, he moves to Paris where he becomes an assembly line worker at the Billancourt Renault car factory. Sick of the working conditions he and his fellow workers have to endure there, he soon turns into a leftist activist...

22 year-old- Yan is trying hard to find his way in life: a job he likes, an ideal. In Saint-Nazaire, his home town, he vegetates, just like his father, an unambitious worker. His fiancée, Juliette, has middle class values and dreams of nothing but a comfortable married life. Dissatisfied, he moves to Paris where he becomes an assembly line worker at the Billancourt Renault car factory. Sick of the working conditions he and his fellow workers have to endure there, he soon turns into a leftist activist...

A young composer is suffocating in his social and family life. He dreams of leaving and starting his life over somewhere else... Jacques goes on a tour of the provinces with a ballet troupe who dance to his music. They live in hotel rooms, train compartments, and dressing rooms where the excited dancers liven up the atmosphere. The girls, among themselves, describe their problems, experiences and hopes in their crude, colorful language. He falls madly in love with one dancer who is as distraught as he is. Maybe this is a way to find happiness again. But the tour comes to an end... It was just a 'brief encounter'. At the Gare de Lyon, Michèle, his wife, is waiting for him. Jacques lets Catherine go...

A young composer is suffocating in his social and family life. He dreams of leaving and starting his life over somewhere else... Jacques goes on a tour of the provinces with a ballet troupe who dance to his music. They live in hotel rooms, train compartments, and dressing rooms where the excited dancers liven up the atmosphere. The girls, among themselves, describe their problems, experiences and hopes in their crude, colorful language. He falls madly in love with one dancer who is as distraught as he is. Maybe this is a way to find happiness again. But the tour comes to an end... It was just a 'brief encounter'. At the Gare de Lyon, Michèle, his wife, is waiting for him. Jacques lets Catherine go...

A day in Aurillac on a rainy Sunday.

An adaptation of the Beckett play

Adolescence is a 1966 French short documentary film directed by Marin Karmitz, about the teenage students of a famed ballet teacher. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Adolescence is a 1966 French short documentary film directed by Marin Karmitz, about the teenage students of a famed ballet teacher. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Marin Karmitz's avant-garde short film is a haunting tale about an alcoholic novelist facing a crippling case of writer's block.

Documentary about the emergence of rock and roll bands and fans in France

Agnès Varda eloquentemente captura a Paris nos anos sessenta com este retrato em tempo real de uma cantora à deriva pela cidade enquanto aguarda os resultados dos testes de uma biópsia. Uma crônica dos minutos da vida de uma mulher, Cléo das 5 às 7 é uma mistura espirituosa de vérité e melodrama vívidos, apresentando uma partitura de Michel Legrand e cameos (breve participação) de Jean-Luc Godard e Anna Karina.

A young man finds love on the streets of Paris, thanks to an Umbrella