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Cousin Bette
(1998) [M]

COUSIN BETTE, based on the novel by Honore de Balzac, stars Jessica Lange in a delicious performance. Elisabeth Fisher (Jessica Lange), known to her relatives as Bette, is a humble seamstress in a burlesque theatre in Paris. She has always been taken for granted by her rich relations, and has...  More

The Village
(2004) [M]

The people of a late nineteenth century village have built an harmonious and idyllic community in a beautiful setting. However, the surrounding woods contain creatures of an unknown origin refered to as "those we don't speak of". Lucius Hunt (Joaquin Phoenix) is curious about the outside world...  More

La Veuve De Saint-Pierre (The Widow of Saint-Pierre)
(2000) [M]

The year is 1850. On Saint Pierre, a forgotten small island near Canada, Neel Auguste (Emir Kusturica) is found guilty of murder and condemned to death. But in Saint Pierre there is neither guillotine nor executioner to carry out the sentence. While waiting for a guillotine to arrive from France,...  More

Time Regained
(1999) [R]

Time Regained (aka Le Temps Retrouve) is a French language film starring the eternally graceful Catherine Deneuve. The film is based (loosely) on Marcel Proust's saga 'a la Recherche du Temps Perdu' (Remembrance Of Things Past). While the film does not strictly follow the structure of Proust's...  More

Madame Bovary (1991)
(1991) [PG]

A classy adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's novel, directed by the great Claude Chabrol. In 19th century France, Emma Rouault (Isabelle Huppert), the daughter of a country squire, has visions of a romantic life, but she is sadly disillusioned by her marriage to Charles Bovary (Jean-Francois...  More

Wuthering Heights
(1970) [M]

Haunting, passionate and unforgettable, this “lovely, scenically rich” (Newsweek) version of Emily Bronte’s timeless masterpiece stars Emmy winner Anna Calder-Marshall and Timothy Dalton (Licence to Kill) as Cathy and Heathcliff, two star-crossed lovers destined for doomed romance....  More

Beaumarchais (The Scoundrel)
(1996) [PG]

A lavish costume-drama based on the life of the author of two famous eighteenth-century comedies - 'The Marriage Of Figaro' and 'The Barber Of Seville'. He was also an arms dealer, a spy, a woman-chaser, and a defender of human rights. French dialogue.  More

Die Marquise Von O (The Marquise of O)
(1976) [PG]

Rohmer's best films stand up to endless viewings, in fact, they're so detailed and well thought out, you don't get anything significant out of them until you've watched them many times. The Marquise of O is definitely one of his best. It's his only film that doesn't deal with the love problems of...  More

The Return Of Martin Guerre
(1982) [PG]

An award-winning medieval mystery about a young man who unexpectedly returns home, years after abandoning his wife, and attempts to resume his marriage. French dialogue with English subtitles.  More

The Governess
(1997) [M]

Forced to support her family when the murder of her father leaves them penniless, Rosina da Silva assumes a new identity as a governess. Reluctantly leaving her charmed and privileged life behind in London, she journeys to the remote Scottish Isle of Skye and the bleak surroundings of the...  More