Jean-Christophe Bouvet

A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.

Dir. Alain Berbérian · With Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Dominique Farrugia

A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.

Dir. Gérard Krawczyk · With Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard

The true story of Saartje Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist, once in Europe she is exploited as a sideshow attraction due to her large buttocks and genitalia.

Dir. Abdellatif Kechiche · With Yahima Torres, André Jacobs, Olivier Gourmet

In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.

Dir. François Ozon · With Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Rebecca Marder, Isabelle Huppert

Satan tempts Father Dossignan, who is trying to save the soul of a young girl who killed one of her lovers.

Dir. Maurice Pialat · With Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis. After a string of mistakes in which the thieves outsmart the police time and time again, Daniel and his super-taxi pitch in.

Dir. Gérard Krawczyk · With Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Bernard Farcy

A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard. The story unfolds as the monk tries to save the guest's lives without violating the holy secrecy of the confession.

Dir. Gérard Krawczyk · With Josiane Balasko, Christian Clavier, Gérard Jugnot

Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.

Dir. Gérard Krawczyk · With Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Bernard Farcy