2006 Movies — Alphabetical List

Alex (2005) Alex (Marie Raynal) lives in the early-morning world of farmers' markets and the night world of petty thefts. Cast: Marie Raynal, Gérard Meylan, Éric Savin, Liliane Rovère Dir: José Alcala — 100 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

An Innocent Little Game (2004) Games can be very dangerous especially when played on a languid summer day in the county. Cast: Sandrine Kiberlain, Yvan Attal, Jean-Paul Rouve, Marina Foïs Dir: Bernard Rapp — 88 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

The Antidote (2005) High-roller JAM, (Christian Clavier) is about to clinch the deal of his career when he falls victim to crippling anxiety attacks. Cast: Christian Clavier, Jacques Villeret, Agnès Soral, Annie Grégorio Dir: Vincent Brus — 90 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

The Audition (2005) Luc Picard, one of Quebec's most popular actors, makes his directorial debut with a film about a repo-man and his dreams of becoming an actor. Cast: Luc Picard, Suzanne Clément, Alexis Martin, Denis Bernard Dir: Luc Picard — 111 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Aurore (2005) Producers Denise Robert and Daniel Louis and Director Luc Dionne re-examine one of the most distressing cases in Quebec history. Cast: Marianne Fortier, Serge Postigo, Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc, Yves Jacques Dir: Luc Dionne — 115 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Bab El Web (2005) What tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive. The disillusioned Kamel (Samy Naceri) is at a loss to understand his jovial brother Bouzid (Faudel). Cast: Samy Naceri, Julie Gayet, Faudel, Hacène Benzerari Dir: Merzak Allouache — 99 min.  Rated 14A

Bad Spelling (2004) Young Daniel Massu (played with a weird, slightly spooky quality by Damien Jouillerot) has a couple of challenges. Cast: Damien Jouillerot, Carole Bouquet, Olivier Gourmet, Franck Bruneau Dir: Jean-Jacques Zilbermann — 91 min.  Rated PG

The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) Jacques Audiard's superb remake of James Toback's gangland thriller Fingers enhances the original, investing it with aesthetic grandeur and emotional depth. Cast: Romain Duris, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos, Niels Arestrup Dir: Jacques Audiard — 107 min.  Rated 14A

Boudu (2005) Gérard Jugnot (the beloved lead of Les Choristes) brings his vision to the Jean Renoir classic Boudu Saved from Drowning (which Hollywood reworked as Down and Out in Beverly Hills, starring Nick Nolte) One evening in Aix... Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Gérard Jugnot, Catherine Frot, Constance Dolle Dir: Gérard Jugnot — 104 min.  Rated 14A

The Cactus (2005) When they were teenagers, Patrick had a disastrous accident and was saved by Sami. Cast: Clovis Cornillac, Pascal Elbé, Alice Taglioni, Pierre Richard Dir: Gérard Bitton, Michel Munz — 94 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Camping à la Ferme (2005) Camping à la ferme –à la ferme In National 7 (Uneasy Riders) , director Sinapi explored the world of the disabled and won the London Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize "for the playful way in which it challenges taboos s... Cast: Roschdy Zem, Julie Delarme, Bruno Lochet, Dominique Pinon Dir: Jean-Pierre Sinapi — 92 min.  Rated 14A

Cavalcade (2005) Some men have everything, while others have even more. Léo (Titoff) is one of the latter. Cast: Titoff, Marion Cotillard, Richard Bohringer, Bérénice Béjo Dir: Steve Suissa — 90 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Children of the Marshland (1999) This lyrical film, cast with some of France's greatest actors, aches for a time long past when life was simple and social lines were clear. Cast: Isabelle Carré, André Dussollier, Jacques Villeret, Michel Serrault Dir: Jean Becker — 115 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

The Dinner Game (1998) If there is one role for which we will always cherish Jacques Villeret, this is it — the innocent who brings down the lofty, while we howl with laughter. Cast: Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Daniel Prévost Dir: Francis Veber — 82 min.  Rated PG

Emmenez-moi (2005) Charles Aznavour's music is the only light in the relentlessly grey life of fifty-something Jean-Claude (Gérard Darmon) and his orphaned nephew Benoît (Damien Jouillerot). Cast: Gérard Darmon, Zinedine Soualem, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, Damien Jouillerot Dir: Edmond Bensimon — 98 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

The Ex-Love of My Life (2005) Three of our favourite comedy actors bounce Josiane Balasko's hit play from stage to screen. Cast: Thierry Lhermitte, Karin Viard, Josiane Balasko, Nadia Farès Dir: Josiane Balasko — 95 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Gamblers (2005) The immigrant experience in Paris is viewed through the lens of competing Asian and Armenian gangs as they try to survive. Cast: Pascal Elbé, Simon Abkarian, Isaac Sharry Dir: Frédéric Balekdjian — 85 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Grey Souls (2005) This film is a compelling study of twisted passion, murder, madness and class cruelty flourishing under the veneer of civilized society. Cast: Jean Pierre Marielle, Jacques Villeret, Marina Hands, Denis Podalydès Dir: Yves Angelo — 106 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Housewarming (2005) Brigitte Roüan (Outremer, Post Coitum Animal Triste) has created a madcap mile-a-minute farce that will be familiar to anyone who has suffered through the hell that is renovation. Cast: Carole Bouquet, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Aldo Maccione, Didier Flamand Dir: Brigitte Roüan — 95 min.  Rated 14A

How Much Do You Love Me? (2005) The always-provocative Bertrand Blier is at his theatrical best in this film about a balding, elfin-eared office worker (Bernard Campan) who uses his lottery winnings to entice a ravishing prostitute (Monica Bellucci) in... Cast: Monica Bellucci, Bernard Campan, Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin Dir: Bertrand Blier — 95 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

In Your Dreams (2004) French rapper Disiz La Peste stars as Ixe, a young man from the Paris projects who works small jobs while dreaming of stardom with his pal Regis (Simon Buret), a talented DJ scratcher. Cast: Sérigne M'Baye, Béatrice Dalle, Vincent Elbaz, Blandine Bury Dir: Denis Thybaud — 95 min.  Rated 14A

Iznogoud (2005) Let us take you to the long ago and far away comic-book caliphate of La Magnifique, where the kind and compassionate Haroun El Poussah (Jacques Villeret) and his people live in blissful harmony — except, of course,... Cast: Michaël Youn, Jacques Villeret, Kad Merad, Franck Dubosc Dir: Patrick Braoudé — 99 min.  Rated PG

Kilometre Zero (2005) In 1988, in the middle of the Iran-Iraq war, Ako (Nazmi Kirik), a young Kurd, dreams of fleeing the country, but his wife Selma (Belcim Bilgin) refuses to leave her ailing father and son behind. Cast: Nazmi Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belcim Bilgin, Ehmed Qeladizeyi Dir: Hiner Saleem — 88 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

La dernière Incarnation (2005) Okay, are you sitting down? While out bird watching, a mild-mannered accountant,Marc-André (Gilbert Turp), comes across a translucent egg from which a naked woman, Mirah (Catherine Florent), emerges, fainting at his feet... Cast: Emmanuel Auger, Marilyse Bourke, Dominic Darceuil, Stéphane Demers Dir: Demian Fuica — 90 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

L'amour aux trousses (2005) Here's a buddy film with a twist. Working as a team in an elite police corps, Paul (Pascal Elbé) and Franck (Jean Dujardin) are one another's best friends. Cast: Jean Dujardin, Pascal Elbé, François Levantal, Claude Brasseur Dir: Philippe de Chauveron — 93 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Le Démon de Midi (2005) As men reach their forties, they have a tendency to go nuts — buy fast cars, have hair transplants and some even walk out of long-term marriages, leaving bewildered wives and children behind. Cast: Michèle Bernier, Simon Abkarian, Zinedine Soualem, Mathis Arguillère Dir: Marie-Pascale Osterrieth — 90 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Lila Says (2005) The geography is Marseilles, but the subject is the universal conflict that resides where sexuality, race and power intersect. Cast: Vahina Giocante, Mohammed Khouas, Karim Ben Haddou, Lofti Chakri Dir: Ziad Doueiri — 89 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

The Novena (2005) In this restrained and deeply moving film, director Bernard Émond masterfully addresses the difficult matter of how to retain any sense of faith when faced with death and senseless violence. Cast: Élise Guilbault, Isabelle Roy, Patrick Drolet, Benoît Dagenais Dir: Bernard Émond — 97 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Papa (2005) A road movie with a difference — here the travellers are a father and his eight-year-old son, driving south. Cast: Alain Chabat, Martin Combes, Yaël Abecassis Dir: Maurice Barthélémy — 80 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Peekaboo (2006) Frédéric (Antoine Chappey) and his wife Caroline (Lucia Sanchez) begin renovations on their new home, a large dilapidated mansion said to have been vacant for 32 years. Cast: Bernard Blancan, Lucia Sanchez, Antoine Chappey, Gaël Le Ferec Dir: Yves Caumon — 91 min.  Rated PG

The Sleeping Child (2005) The plight of immigrant workers is a familiar topic, but this film looks at the plight of the women these workers leave behind. Cast: Mounia Osfour , Rachida Brakni, Mohamed Mokhtari Dir: Yasmine Kassari — 95 min.  Rated 14A

Some Kind of Blue (2005) Clara's (Sylvie Testud) grandmother died while she was reading to her. Ever since, the young woman has been afraid of words. Cast: Sylvie Testud, Sergi Lopez, Camille Gauthier, Mar Sodupe Dir: Alain Corneau — 114 min.  Rated 14A

A Song of Innocence (2004) Set in the late 1800's, this is a sinister and surprising tale of class struggle that examines an intimate question: Should you nurse your own child or fob the job off onto a lactating servant? An odd triangl... Cast: Isild Le Besco, Emilie Dequenne, Grégoire Colin Dir: Antoine Santana — 90 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Tarfaya (2004) The beautifully shot, hypnotically-paced Tarfaya focuses on the torment of North African immigrants trying to slip into Europe. Cast: Touria Aloui, Mohamed Bastaoui, Mohamed Harraga, Naima Iliassé Dir: Daoud Aoulad Syad — 97 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Tideline (2004) For his first feature film, Mouawad has adapted his award-winning play first performed in 1997. Cast: Steve Laplante, Gilles Renaud, Isabelle Leblanc, Miro Dir: Wajdi Mouawad — 96 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Welcome to Switzerland (2004) The Swiss are punctual; the French are tardy. The French are passionate; the Swiss are neat. Cast: Denis Podalydès, Emmanuelle Devos, Vincent Perez, Peter Wyssbrod Dir: Léa Fazer — 105 min.  Not submitted for classification (R)

Zaïna, Rider of the Atlas (2005) This wonderful soaring adventure-fairytale is set a very long time ago in the mystic Atlas mountains. Cast: Aziza Nadir, Sami Bouajila, Michel Favory, Simon Abkarian Dir: Bourlem Guerdjou — 100 min.  Rated 14A

Ze Film (2005) In the blue-collar Parisian suburb of Bobigny, far from the glitter, glam and power of the Champs Elysées, garage mechanic "Kubrick" (Clément Sibony) and his buddies Karim (Micky El Mazroui) and Toxic (Dan Herzberg) drea... Cast: Clément Sibony, Dan Herzberg, Micky El Mazroui, Miki Manojlovic Dir: Guy Jacques — 105 min.  Rated 14A