Drama

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3 Hearts

3 Hearts

Romance · Drama · World Cinema

One night in provincial France, Marc (Benoît Poelvoorde) meets Sylvie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) after missing his train back to Paris. Instantly and intensely drawn to one another, they wander through the streets until morning in rare, almost choreographed, harmony.

Amen.

Amen.

Drama · War · World Cinema

From the acclaimed director of Z and CAPITAL, Costa-Gavras presents a powerful and riveting account of the implementation of the Final Solution and the culpability of the Vatican in the extermination of millions in Nazi Death Camps.

The Artist and the Model

The Artist and the Model

Drama · War · World Cinema

In an occupied France, not far away from the Spanish border, a famous sculptor who is tired of life and wars finds the desire to work on his last masterpiece when a beautiful young Spanish girl comes knocking.

Ash is Purest White

Ash is Purest White

Drama · World Cinema

During a rival gang fight, Qiao fires a gun to protect her lover, Bin, and gets sent to five years in prison. Upon her release, she goes looking for Bin to pick up where they left off.

The Attack

The Attack

Thriller · War · Drama

Amin Jaafari's picture-perfect life is turned upside down when a suicide bombing leaves nineteen dead, and the Israeli police inform him that his wife Sihem, who also died in the explosion, was responsible.

The Awakening

The Awakening

Mystery · Thriller · Horror

Hoax exposer, Florence Cathcart, discovers a terrifying truth at a boarding school and soon the ghost hunter becomes the hunted in this shocking mystery.

La Belle Noiseuse

La Belle Noiseuse

Drama · World Cinema

Jacques Rivette’s exploration of artistry and eroticism, earned him a Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival and a Palme d'Or nomination.

Beauty of the Devil

Beauty of the Devil

Drama · World Cinema

Michel Simon and Gérard Philipe star in this imaginative retelling of the Faust legend. Approaching the end of his life, a prominent professor of alchemy makes a bargain with the Devil that will gain him youth, fame and riches in exchange for his soul.

The Benoit Jacquot Collection

The Benoit Jacquot Collection

Drama · World Cinema

Three classics by director Benoit Jaquot.

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

Drama

Famed author Marianne Winckler (Juliette Binoche) goes undercover to investigate the exploitation of the working class in Northern France.

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Comedy · Drama

At the offices of a Boston alternative newspaper, the staff members enjoy a positive and open-minded work environment. From director Joan Micklin Silver (HESTER STREET) and featuring an all-star cast at the beginning of their careers. Newly Restored!

Black Jack

Black Jack

History · Crime · Drama

When French thief "Black Jack" kidnaps young Tolly, a journey begins that includes traveling fairs, murder and the rescue of a young girl from a private insane asylum.

Black Tea

Black Tea

Romance · Drama

After saying no on her wedding day, Aya runs away from the Ivory Coast for a new life in the buzzing “Chocolate City” of Guangzhou, China.

Blancanieves

Blancanieves

Adventure · Fantasy · Drama

A re-telling of the classic "Snow White," Blancanieves is a breathtakingly beautiful homage to the black-and-white Golden Age of European silent cinema, set in a romanticized 1920s Seville.

The Bostonians

The Bostonians

Romance · History · Based on Literature

Boston, 1876: At a Women's Movement meeting, fiercely independent Olive (Vanessa Redgrave) becomes mentor to gifted young orator Verena (Madeleine Potter) - who soon attracts the amorous attentions of Olive's Southern cousin Basil (Christopher Reeve). Cohen Film Collection is proud to present a new …

Breathe In

Breathe In

Romance · Music · Drama

When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.

Capital

Capital

Crime · Drama · World Cinema

When the CEO of France's Phenix Bank collapses on the golf course, Machiavellian young executive Marc Tourneuil is crowned as his replacement. From legendary Academy Award®-winning writer/director Costa-Gavras MISSING, Z, AMEN)

Casanova, Last Love

Casanova, Last Love

Drama · World Cinema

London, 18th century. Casanova (Vincent Lindon), famous for his taste of pleasure and gambling, arrives from Paris, forced into exile. In this city he knows nothing about, the libertine meets on several occasions a young prostitute, Marianne de Charpillon (Stacy Martin).

Cast a Dark Shadow/Wanted For Murder

Cast a Dark Shadow/Wanted For Murder

Crime · Film Noir · Drama

Death and seduction are the themes of these newly-restored thrillers from the golden age of British noir.

Le Chef

Le Chef

Comedy · Drama

Jean Reno stars as a veteran chef who faces off against his restaurant group’s new CEO. When management tries to sabotage Reno's Michelin star, he brings in a younger chef (Michaël Youn) who specializes in molecular gastronomy.

Chinese Puzzle

Chinese Puzzle

Comedy · Drama · World Cinema

A 40-year-old father of two still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves from Paris to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him so he decides to move there as well.

Churchill

Churchill

History · War · Drama

Ninety-six hours before the World War II invasion of Normandy, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Brian Cox) struggles with his severe reservations with Operation Overlord and his increasingly marginalized role in the war effort.

City of Women

City of Women

Comedy · Fantasy · Drama

In Federico Fellini's surreal classic, Marcello Mastroianni plays a man dropped into a strange world where women rule and men are their playthings.

Come What May

Come What May

Drama · Romance · War

May 1940. To escape the imminent German invasion, the inhabitants of a small village in northern France flee their homes, like so many millions of their compatriots.

Confession of a Child of the Century

Confession of a Child of the Century

Romance · Drama · World Cinema

Paris 1830. Betrayed by his mistress, Octave falls into despair and debauchery- "the disease of the century". The death of his father takes him to the country where he meets Brigette, a young widow ten years his elder. Octave falls passionately in love, once more. But will he have the courage to bel…

Les Cowboys

Les Cowboys

Adventure · Thriller · Drama

At a country western gathering somewhere in the east of France, Alain dances with his daughter Kelly, 16, as his wife and their young son, Kid, watch from the sidelines. But on this day, Kelly disappears, and the family falls apart. Alain embarks on a relentless search for his daughter, even though …

The Damned

The Damned

Drama · War · World Cinema

Set during the closing days of WWII this gritty, claustrophobic mix of Film Noir and psychological suspense follows the doomed escape of a group of Nazi's as they flee for South America aboard a submarine hoping to evade their fate in Europe

Daughter of the Nile

Daughter of the Nile

Drama · World Cinema

A rediscovered gem in Hou Hsiao-hsien's filmography, DAUGHTER OF THE NILE is a neon-lit, contemporary drama named after a Japanese manga series. A 4K restoration.

Daughters of the Dust

Daughters of the Dust

National Film Registry · Drama

A new restoration of one of the most celebrated independent American films. At the dawn of the 20th century, a multi-generational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the m…

Diary of a Chambermaid

Diary of a Chambermaid

Drama

Léa Seydoux follows in the footsteps of Paulette Goddard and Jeanne Moreau as Célestine, a resentful young Parisian chambermaid who finds herself exiled to a position in the provinces where she immediately chafes against the noxious iron rules and pettiness of her high-handed bourgeois…

Driving Madeleine

Driving Madeleine

Drama

A seemingly simple taxi ride across Paris evolves into a profound meditation on the realities of the driver and his fare, a 92-year-old woman whose warmth belies her shocking past.

Eagles of the Republic

Eagles of the Republic

Action · Thriller · Drama

Egypt’s most adored actor George Fahmy is pressured to star in a film commissioned by the highest authorities. He reluctantly accepts the role and finds himself thrown into the inner circle of power.

The Europeans

The Europeans

Drama

The lives and routines of the puritanical Wentworth family are upended by the not-so-welcome arrival of their European cousins to New England one particularly golden autumn. Lee Remick shines as the snooty and calculating Eugenia. Cohen Film Collection is proud to present a new restoration of this M…

Everything Went Fine

Everything Went Fine

Drama

When André (André Dussollier) suffers a debilitating stroke and calls on his daughter Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) to help him die with dignity, she finds herself faced with a painful decision.

Farewell, My Queen

Farewell, My Queen

History · Biography · Drama

Léa Seydoux stars as one of Marie Antoinette's ladies-in-waiting, seemingly an innocent but quietly working her way into her mistress's special favors, until history tosses her fate onto a decidedly different path.

The Films of Maurice Pialat – Volume 1

The Films of Maurice Pialat – Volume 1

Comedy · Drama · World Cinema

Three features by director Maurice Pialat.

The Films of Maurice Pialat – Volume 2

The Films of Maurice Pialat – Volume 2

Drama · World Cinema

A young seminarian, haunted by Evil and the failure of his divine mission, questions his calling until meets Mouchette, who has just committed a mortal sin. This unforgettable drama earned a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

The Films of Maurice Pialat – Volume 3

The Films of Maurice Pialat – Volume 3

Biography · Drama · World Cinema

After leaving the asylum, Vincent Van Gogh settles in Auvers-sur-Oise, in the home of Doctor Gachet, an art lover and patron. Vincent keeps painting amidst the conflict with his brother, Theo, and the torments of his failing mental health. He has an affair with Marguerite, his host's daughter. Howev…

For Ever Mozart

For Ever Mozart

Art · Drama

Jean-Luc Godard's densely packed rumination on the need to create order and beauty in a world ruled by chaos is divided into four distinct but tangentially related stories, including the attempts by a young group of idealists to stage a play in war-torn Sarajevo and an elderly director's efforts to …

Gagarine

Gagarine

Drama · World Cinema

From the heights of his apartment, Yuri dreams of becoming an astronaut. But when plans to demolish his community’s home are leaked, Yuri joins the resistance.

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti

Romance · History · Biography

Paris, 1891. Painter Paul Gauguin ventures alone to Tahiti. Impoverished and solitary, he settles deep into the Tahitian jungle, where he meets the Maoris and Tehura, his muse, who will inspire his most iconic works of art.

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

Get Out Your Handkerchiefs

Academy Award Winners · Drama · Romance

A worried husband finds a lover for his depressed wife, but she falls in love with a bullied thirteen-year-old math prodigy and wants to have the boy's baby. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Girls of the Sun

Girls of the Sun

Drama · World Cinema

A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack in Kurdistan and bears witness to the story of these exceptional “Girls of the Sun” warriors.

Godard Mon Amour

Godard Mon Amour

History · Comedy · Biography

Director Michel Hazanavicius's (THE ARTIST) loving tribute to one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. During the making of one of his films, French film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky and later marries her.

Going Away

Going Away

Romance · Drama · World Cinema

Baptiste is a teacher living in the south of France, who never remains in the same job for long. Left in charge of one of his students for a weekend, Baptiste meets the boy's mother Sandra, a fragile woman working near Montpellier. For one day, a powerful spell unites them.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary

Drama

One of the most controversial films of all time by one of the world's most provocative directors. Jean-Luc Godard's retelling of the story of the virgin birth, transposed to modern day and filled with the mundane aspects of any teenage girl's life.

Hangmen Also Die

Hangmen Also Die

Film Noir · Drama · War

Beautifully shot by James Wong Howe and tightly scripted by Brecht and Lang in their only collaboration, this noir-like espionage thriller is set in occupied Czechoslovakia and revolves around the successful plot by the Czech resistance to assassinate Deputy Reich-Protector of Bohemia and Moravia "H…

Heal the Living

Heal the Living

Drama · World Cinema

Three stories are carefully woven together: a group of friends on a road trip that ends in tragedy; a woman who learns that her heart is beginning to fail; and two teams of doctors and medical experts attempting to save lives.

Heat and Dust

Heat and Dust

Romance · Drama

Cross-cutting between two generations, James Ivory’s sprawling epic of self-discovery is also a lush evocation of the prismatic and sensuous beauty of India. As she searches for answers to the mystery surrounding a long-ago affair between her aunt Olivia (Greta Scacchi) and an Indian prince (S…

In the Courtyard

In the Courtyard

Comedy · Drama

Middle-aged musician Antoine suddenly decides to end his career. After several days' aimless wandering, he is hired as the caretaker of an old residential building in Paris. Mathilde is a recently retired resident, generous-spirited and deeply involved with the management of the building. After she …

In the House

In the House

Drama

A sixteen-year-old boy schemes his way into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher.

In the Name of My Daughter

In the Name of My Daughter

Crime · Thriller · Drama

Acclaimed director ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ brings a gripping real-life thriller to the screen. 1976. When her marriage falls apart, Agnès Le Roux (ADÈLE HAENEL) moves back to the South of France from Africa to live with her mother, Renée (CATHERINE DENEUVE), owner of …

The Insult

The Insult

Drama

In today's Beirut, an insult blown out of proportion finds Toni, a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser, a Palestinian refugee, in court.

Io Capitano

Io Capitano

Drama

Io Capitano narrates the epic journey of a teenage boy and his cousin as they decide to leave Senegal for the promise of Europe.

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

Drama

What would happen if someone could get tomorrow's newspaper headlines today? This charming comedy tells the story of a turn of the century newspaper reporter (Dick Powell) who wishes he could scoop his colleagues by knowing about events before they occur. This sparkling black and white film was mast…

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

Adventure · Crime · Thriller

Newly Restored! From the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. Based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier, a young woman discovers her uncle heads a gang of ship-wreckers and murderers under the secret patronage of the local squire.

Joan the Maid - Parts 1 & 2

Joan the Maid - Parts 1 & 2

History · Drama · World Cinema

Director Jacques Rivette's two-part epic based on the life of Joan of Arc.

June Zero

June Zero

History · Drama

The 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, a principal architect of the Holocaust, is revisited in a gripping and surprising new vision from American filmmaker Jake Paltrow.

Just Like a Woman

Just Like a Woman

Drama · World Cinema

The poignant tale of two women, barely more than casual acquaintances, who escape the prisons of their unhappy marriages and embark on a revealing journey of self discovery that leads them to the importance—and true meaning—of friendship.

Kidnapped (2023)

Kidnapped (2023)

Drama

The true story of a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, when in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family by the Pope, to be raised Catholic.