The Bride Wore Black
(1968) [M]

Francois Truffaut's 1968 thriller was an attempt to reconcile the exclusive experience of the Hitchcockian hero with the expansiveness of Jean Renoir's view of flawed humanity. Jeanne Moreau stars as a newlywed whose husband is shot dead on the church steps following their wedding. The story then...  More

DemonLover
(2002) [R]

Demonlover is Olivier Assayas' breathtaking vision of our spectacle-driven modern global society. On the surface, the film follows Diane (Connie Nielsen) who works for VolfGroup, a hugely powerful conglomerate that is negotiating the acquisition of TokyoAnime, whose revolutionary pornographic 3-D...  More

Water Drops on Burning Rocks
(1999) [MA]

Germany, the '70s. Leopold, a smug, still-hunky 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces a fresh faced, carrot-topped 19-year old Franz who swiftly moves into his bachelor pad. Their cozy relationship soon sours as Leopold, a kind of gone-to-seed Dirk Bogarde, turns cranky and argumentative....  More

Pickpocket
(1959) [M]

Robert Bressons masterful Pickpocket is a moving meditation on the human condition as it tells the story of Michel, a young man who chooses to be a pickpocket rather than finding legitimate work and discovers the thrill of stealing. When he winds up being arrested, he reflects on the morality of...  More

The Town is Quiet (La Ville Est Tranquille)
(2000) [MA]

The Town Is Quiet exposes a complex mosaic of intersecting characters and subplots reminiscent of the critically acclaimed social statements of Altman's Nashville and Short Cuts. The film centers on Michele, who works at a fish market while supporting her long unemployed husband, her...  More

The Trial of Joan of Arc
(1962) [G]

French cinema master Robert Bresson brings his trademark cinematic minimalism to this powerful re-telling of the story of Joan of Arc. Adapted from historical records of the trial and featuring a remarkable cast of non-professional actors, led by Florence Carrez in the title role, the film relays...  More

Code Unknown
(2000) [M]

On a bustling Paris street corner, four separate lives intersect, setting into motion a stunning film by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Haneke. Carefully interweaving the stories of Anne, a promising actress (Juliette Binoche), her photojournalist boyfriend Georges (Thierry Neuvic), a young teacher...  More

The Fifth Element
(1997) [PG]

In the year 2257, a planet-sized sphere of supreme evil is approaching the earth at relentless speed, threatening to exterminate every living organism unless four ancient stones, representing the elements of earth, wind, fire and water are united with the mysterious "fifth element". From Luc...  More

Cyrano de Bergerac Collection (2 Disc) (1950 and 1990 Versions)
(1950) [G]

The long-nosed romantic poet and fearless braggart is brought to life through the award winning performance of Gerard Depardieu, described by Vincent Canby of the New York Times as "the definitive Cyrano." Magnificent sets and costumes, a wonderful score and a cast of thousands make this 1990...  More

La Chinoise
(1967) [M]

Godard's brilliant dialectical farce, distinctly disquieting as well as gratingly funny, in which five Parisian students, members of a Maoist cell, discuss the implications of the Chinese cultural revolution and the chances of using terrorism to effect a similar upheaval in the West. Dazzlingly...  More