Foreign

French comedy co-written and directed by Jacques Becker. The film follows husband and wife Edouard and Caroline (Daniel Gelin and Anne Vernon) as they prepare to head to a party hosted by Caroline's rich uncle Claude (Jean Galland). With pianist Edouard...

Jacques Beckers co-writes and directs this classic film noir based on the novel by Albert Siminon. The film follows ageing underworld figure Max (Jean Gabin), who, with his colleague Riton (Rene Dary), has stolen 50 million francs in gold bars. When...

Catherine Frot stars as the eponymous midwife in this French drama written and directed by Martin Provost. The stable life of midwife Claire Breton (Frot) is thrown into turmoil by the sudden reappearance of her late father's former lover Béatrice...

Claude Barras co-writes and directs this animated adventure adapted from the novel by Gilles Paris. Following the sudden death of his alcoholic mother, traumatised nine-year-old Courgette (voice of Gaspard Schlatter) is befriended by helpful policeman...

Chan-Wook Park co-writes and directs this Korean drama adapted from Sarah Waters' novel 'Fingersmith'. Set in Korea in the 1930s, with the country under Japanese colonial rule, the film follows orphaned pickpocket Sook-hee (Tae Ri Kim) who is hired by a...

Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel and Michel Piccoli star in this classic French drama co-written and directed by Luis Buñuel. Bored doctor's wife Séverine Serizy (Deneuve) hears of a brothel operating near her home and, struck by a sudden desire, goes...

Danish historical drama written and directed by Martin Zandvliet. After Germany's surrender in May 1945 signals the end of World War II, a group of young German prisoners are handed over to Danish sergeant Carl Leopold Rasmussen (Roland Moller) to clear...

Hannes Holm writes and directs this Swedish comedy drama adapted from Fredrik Backman's novel. Spending his days visiting his wife's grave and doing his best to avoid those closest to him, surly 59-year-old widow Ove (Rolf Lassgård) has earned a...

Collection of ten films directed by French film-maker Louis Malle. In the black comedy 'Lift to the Scaffold' (1958) a crime of passion goes horribly wrong when the killer gets trapped in a lift. As Julien (Maurice Ronet)'s lover, Florence Carala (Jeanne...

Pio Marmaï and Ana Girardot star in this French drama co-written and directed by Cédric Klapisch. After leaving home and travelling the world for ten years, Jean (Marmaï) is called back to the family vineyard when his father dies. Reconnecting with...

Ten films directed by Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismäki. The collection includes: 'Crime and Punishment' (1983), 'Calamari Union' (1985), 'Shadows in Paradise' (1986), 'Drifting Clouds' (1996), 'Hamlet Goes Business' (1987), 'La Vie de Bohème' (1992),...

Bertrand Tavernier writes and directs this documentary which looks at some of the most influential figures from French cinema during a period of 40 years up to the late 1970s. A life-long film fan himself, Tavernier profiles a number of renowned...

French drama co-written and directed by Nicolas Vanier. The film follows Paul (Jean Scandel), a young Parisian orphan sent to stay with Célestine (Valérie Karsenti) and her gamekeeper husband Borel (Eric Elmosnino) on a big estate in the Sologne...

Norwegian wartime drama directed by Erik Poppe. When German ships appear in Norwegian waters in April 1940, King Haakon VII (Jesper Christensen) faces some tough choices as he attempts to maintain Norwegian neutrality in WWII. Although German officer...

French drama written and directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The film follows Stanislas Hassler (Laurent Terzieff), the owner of a Parisian art gallery who becomes involved with his friend's wife Josée (Elisabeth Wiener). However, after spending the...