Jean-François Stévenin

Théo is given up for adoption by his biological mother on the very day he is born. After this anonymous birth, the mother has two months to change her mind… Or not. The child welfare services and adoption service spring into action… The former have to take care of the baby and support it during this limbo-like time, this period of uncertainty, while the latter must find a woman to become his adoptive mother. She is called Alice, and she has spent the last ten years fighting to have a child.

Dir. Jeanne Herry · With Sandrine Kiberlain, Gilles Lellouche, Élodie Bouchez

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

Dir. Xavier Giannoli · With Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste

The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with more or less innocent childhood experiences and challenges most their age experience.

Dir. François Truffaut · With Jean-François Stévenin, Virginie Thévenet, Chantal Mercier

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

Dir. Christophe Gans · With Samuel Le Bihan, Vincent Cassel, Émilie Dequenne

A bisexual petty criminal named Bob encounters a married couple arguing in a bar. Bob breaks up the fight and proceeds to seduce first the wife and then the husband. Then Bob teaches the couple how to be burglars and they join him in his criminal exploits.

Dir. Bertrand Blier · With Gérard Depardieu, Michel Blanc, Miou-Miou

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.

Dir. Philippe de Broca · With Daniel Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Perez

An illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.

Dir. Jean Becker · With Gérard Depardieu, Maurane, Gisèle Casadesus

A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

Dir. Patrice Leconte · With Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stévenin

A drama set at a Swiss ski resort and centered on a boy who supports his sister by stealing from wealthy guests.

Dir. Ursula Meier · With Kacey Mottet Klein, Léa Seydoux, Martin Compston

Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

Dir. John Irvin · With Christopher Walken, Tom Berenger, Hugh Millais

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.

Dir. Jim Jarmusch · With Isaach de Bankolé, Alex Descas, Jean-François Stévenin