Eric Ruf

Second half of a two-film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel.

First half of a two-film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel.

Margaret, 35, has a history of violent behaviour which has cost her a romantic relationship. She has moved back in with her mother Christina, a fragile, immature 55-year-old woman who blames Margaret, her firstborn, for ruining her dreams of a career as a concert pianist. In a state of unbridled fury during an argument, Margaret hits Christina. The law steps in, further complicating family dynamics. As she awaits trial, Margaret is forbidden from coming into contact with her mother or within 100 metres of their home. This only intensifies her desire to be closer to her family. Every day, Margaret appears at this 100-metre threshold to see her 12-year-old sister Marion and give her music lessons.

Accompanied by a child, the mathematician Galileo observes the firmament with a telescope. Ten years ago, the philosopher Giordano Bruno was burned in Rome for having supported the idea of an infinite and centerless universe, based on the work of Copernicus. By dint of observations and calculations, Galileo seeks proofs for his hypothesis of a cosmic system where the Earth is "an ordinary celestial body, one among thousands". From Padua to Venice, the mathematician shakes certainties by confronting the power of a Church which wishes to maintain its absolute power in the "crystal spheres" where Ptolemy has hitherto locked up the world.

Henri é um escritor de meia-idade em crise: casado e pai de quatro filhos, obteve, há muitos anos, um sucesso editorial que nunca mais repetiu. Exatamente no momento em que avalia sua vida, um enorme cachorro cinza, indelicado e fedorento, entra sorrateiramente na casa de Henri. Apesar das tentativas de toda a família para expulsá-lo, e do amor incondicional de sua esposa começar a fraquejar, este cachorro, que eles decidem chamar de "Estúpido", vai se tornar o melhor amigo de Henri.

Paris, final do século 19. O capitão francês Alfred Dreyfus é um dos poucos judeus que faz parte do exército. No dia 22 de dezembro de 1884, seus inimigos alcançam seu objetivo: conseguem fazer com que Dreyfus seja acusado de alta traição. Pelo crime, julgado à portas fechadas, o capitão é sentenciado à prisão perpétua no exílio. Intrigado com a evolução do caso, o investigador Picquart decide seguir as pistas para desvendar o mistério por trás da condenação de Dreyfus.

A wannabe actress follows her dreams and moves to Paris.

For her latest project, commissioned by Arte and starring members of the Comédie-Française, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (A Castle in Italy, Rendez-Vous 2014) shot an idiosyncratic, half-modernized adaptation of one of Chekhov’s greatest, most expansively melancholy plays.

Baptiste (Pierre Rochefort) é um homem solitário, que trabalha como professor no sul da França. Na véspera do fim de semana ele percebe que um dos alunos foi esquecido pelo pai negligente e decide levá-lo até a mãe (Louise Bourgoin), que trabalha numa praia em Montpellier. Surge uma união familiar entre os três, mas as dívidas da mulher atrapalham suas vidas. Para ajudá-la, Baptiste terá que retornar às suas origens.

With the ghost of Delphine, a sociétaire who committed suicide several months earlier, still hanging over the place, an unexplained series of backstage murders occurs at the Comédie-Française. Domont and his associate Strozzi investigate at this famous institution, where power plays and rivalries are the norm.

Apresenta a coleção dedicada aos impressionistas no museu parisiense. Ele exibe uma série de criações artísticas realizadas entre 1848 e 1914. Há essencialmente coleções consagradas de impressionistas.

Ysé deixa seu marido para viver com Mesa. Ela deixou-o para um terceiro homem que não preencher. Mesa Ysé e estão ligados um ao outro. Ele, e amor absoluto de Deus, não pode ser satisfeita por esta mulher, nem se afastar. Ela ama esse homem que supera e leva a sua desgraça, até que "vencedor Espírito na transfiguração do Sul" vitória.

Marie Madeleine Dreux, Marquise of Brinvilliers, was executed in 1676 for poisoning. Manipulated by her lover and having kept the aftereffects of her childhood, she does not hesitate to poison her father and two brothers to recover their inheritance.

The ambiguous suicide of a local beauty, weathergirl, cheese model, and Marilyn Monroe look-a-like finds an eager sleuth in David Rousseau, best-selling crime novelist. When Rousseau visits a remote Alps village for the reading of his friend's will he unwittingly, but irresistibly, gets caught in the tangled web of murder and small town politics in this off-beat mystery.

Paul Exben is a success story – partner in one of Paris's most exclusive law firms, big salary, big house, glamorous wife and two sons straight out of a Gap catalog. But when he finds out that Sarah, his wife, is cheating on him with Greg Kremer, a local photographer, a rush of blood provokes Paul into a fatal error.

Emma meets François at an airport in France. He is an astronomer who studies the phenomenon of black holes, and Emma finds herself immediately taken with him. Their romance flourishes during a stay in the countryside. But one day, François disappears on a bicycle ride. Left alone in a big house, Emma becomes afraid and returns to Paris to continue her life as a real estate agent. Soon after, François' brother Michel contacts her and together they try to solve the mystery of François' disappearance. But when he encounters Emma, Michel begins to transform into a ghost. Emma slowly begins to realize she possesses a frightening power that she was not aware of.

Anna, a divorced single mother, employs a mysterious young woman called Lise to care for her children.

Like every weekend, nineteen-year-old student Rachel is babysitter to the two-year-old baby Hugo. When Hugo's single father has gone out for the night, Christine takes advantage of it to invite her good friend Christine.

Colette, lovely and vulnerable prostitute, accepts to take care of her unknown colleague's boy. She, herself, needs a child to make her loved ex return to her. So she's having two problems to solve at one time - to find a suitable "father" of her kid and to get off hand of Billy. Meanwhile, the relationship between Colette and Billy is developing, you just don't know in which way. Then, when she cannot get rid of Billy and realizes her ex has another women, the things between "Billy et Colette" are now quite transparent.

Milady De Winter, a beautiful femme fatale without scruples, plays with the feelings of her suitors. And sometimes very dangerously.

The year is 1898. Héloïse, 9 years old, comes from a family belonging to the anti-Dreyfus and anti-Semitic Parisian high bourgeoisie. In a spirit of revolt, she begins a love affair with Maxime, a young Jewish journalist. During a terrible quarrel with her father, the latter suffers a stroke and dies. To get her away from Maxime, her mother Mathilde and her cousin Olympe take Héloïse on a trip to the Orient. After Cairo and the Pyramids, they go up the Nile and cross the desert in a caravan.

On the island of Porquerolles, Alice spies on Bernard, a man who has returned to France after living in Brazil for some years. The two had once been lovers, and Alice's obsession with Bernard -- which apparently didn't wane during their time apart -- sets in motion a string of events culminating with the aforementioned car crash. Dysfunction abounds.

Theater play "L'école des femmes" played by the "Comédie française" in 1999.

Catherine Deneuve vive a enigmática Marianne, a esposa alcoólatra de Vincent Malivert (Bernard Fresson), diretor de uma das mais prestigiadas joalharias da famosa praça Vendôme. Depois de se envolver em negócios suspeitos, Vincent se suicida, deixando dívidas e sua mulher numa situação complicada. Marianne que vive numa espécie de letargia alcoólica, refugiando-se frequentemente em casas de repouso, muda completamente sua rotina depois de encontrar sete magníficos diamantes no cofre do marido. Mas outras pessoas procuram também estas pedras preciosas.

Three women live together in an old rectory on the seashore. Alda lends her body to a string of carnal relationships but never commits her feelings. Olga, the elder sister, has opted for a reclusive life as the soul of the household. Her daughter, Sigga, is a young adolescent. The house harbors a finely balanced marriage between desire and memory—until Olga’s destiny tips the scales.

An expatriated French novelist returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block.

Star crossed lovers are the focus of this French romantic comedy. Marie-Louise, an American, has come to Paris to meet her new lover, Jean-Paul who has a weekend pass from his military service post. Unfortunately they misunderstood each other's instructions and are each at different train stations. They begin desperate searches throughout the night to find each other. The are hindered by Jean-Paul's ex-lover Marie, whom he rejected. Marie will do anything to get rid of Marie-Louise and win Jean-Paul back. Marie-Louise has her own problems when Jean falls for her. Jean accidently gets her involved with the police after he is arrested on the suspicion of pickpocketing. Despite their travails, the couple still tries to find each other. In the end, they are assisted by a magical nun who finally reunites them.