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Man on the Train Patrice Leconte Jean Rochefort and French rock star Johnny Hallyday deliver perfect performances in Patrice Lecontes' look at two very different men who long for another life. A criminal (Hallyday) and a retired poetry teacher (Rochefort, who won a Best Actor Award at the 2002 Venice Film Festival) meet at a train station in a sleepy French village and, as their friendship grows, each develops a desire to trade his life and experiences for that of the other. Winner of the Best Picture Audience Award at the 2002 Venice Film Festival. "The movie simple, pure and powerful makes us feel the intensity of both life in transit and life lived, if only for a moment, in another's skin" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune). France, 2002, 90 mins. DVD $37.95
Intimate Strangers Patrice Leconte A small mistake opens an emotional and psychological can of worms in this intriguing and often comedic French drama, directed by Patrice Leconte (Man on the Train). Sandrine Bonnaire plays Anna, a vulnerable young woman who accidentally visits an accountant when she means to seek advice from a psychiatrist. The accountant (Fabrice Luchini) is enthralled, and decides to capitalize on the mistake, spinning it into a clever and sympathetic rouse - but will it prove helpful or harmful? In French with English subtitles. France, 2004, 102 mins. DVD $37.95
Monsieur Hire Patrice Leconte A disturbing and finely crafted thriller about obsession and responsibility. Michel Blanc stars as a reclusive tailor who enjoys watching Sandrine Bonnaire undress across the courtyard. When a murder is committed, his peculiarities make him a suspect. Based on a novel by Georges Simeon. With Luc Thuillier and Andre Wilms. "It's a great film to look at, stylish and inventive" (Village Voice). Nominated for the Golden Palm at Cannes. In French with optional English subtitles. France, 1989, 81 mins. DVD $44.95
Ridicule Patrice Leconte The Oscar-nominated satire of 18th-century French court manners in the reign of Louis XVI directed by Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire) and written by first-time screenwriter Remi Waterhouse. A young man, in a noble quest to save his hometown, becomes torn between two beautiful women in a triangle of love and deceipt. A beautifully detailed study of court life, manners and wit, directed with a sense of controlled elegance. French with English subtitles. France, 1996, 103 mins. DVD $37.95