Drama

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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.

The Gang of Four

The Gang of Four

Drama

Four young women share a house on the outskirts of Paris and study acting under a demanding teacher. Outside class, each is questioned by a mysterious investigator on the trail of a former roommate who may be involved in a criminal enterprise.

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.

Love on the Ground

Love on the Ground

Drama

Jane Birkin and Geraldine Chaplin star as theatre troupe members who are invited by a mysterious playwright/director to perform in a strange mansion.

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Drama

Fashion photographer turned director Aaron Reinhardt visits a former model and records their conversations, planning to develop her story, a life of delusion and lies, into a film.

Secret Defense

Secret Defense

Drama

When a brilliant scientist (Sandrine Bonnaire) discovers that her father did not die accidentally but was murdered by a family friend, she swears vengeance.

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Drama

A hardworking senator whose job in Washington keeps him away from his wife and family, begins to develop a relationship with a civil rights activist in this political drama.

The Nun (1965) aka La Religieuse

The Nun (1965) aka La Religieuse

Drama · Based on Literature · World Cinema

Adapted from Denis Diderot’s novel, THE NUN (1965) follows a rebellious nun (played by an incandescent Anna Karina) who is forced into taking her vows. Initially shunted into a restrictive, torturous convent, she eventually moves on to a more liberated one, where she becomes an object of Mothe…

Up, Down, Fragile

Up, Down, Fragile

Drama

Inspired by the backstage Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, this later period Rivette recounts the adventures of three young women (Nathalie Richard, Marianne Denicourt, Laurence Côte) in Paris, each at a turning point in her life – and with a musical number (or two)!