CINE LUMIERE COLLECTION:
Tartan’s celebration of contemporary French cinema continues with these great new releases.
A mix of sexual adventures, obsession and comical farce from directors Jean-Pierre Limosin, Laurent Baffie, Jean-Claude Brisseau, Gilles Marchand, Bertrand Bonello and Bruno Dumont.
NOVO (18): Edward is a handsome young man, who suffers short-term memory loss after a martial-arts injury. Every time he has sex he forgets about it an hour later, a perfect situation which can be manipulated by the older Irene. Comparable to Memento, Jean-Pierre Limosin’s sex comedy stars Eduardo Noriega (The Devil’s Backbone and Open Your Eyes), Anna Mouglalis (Merci Pour le Chocolat), Paz Vega (Sex & Lucia) and Julie Gayet (soon to make her English language debut in Richard Jobson’s The Woman In Winter). LES CLEF DE BAGNOLES (CAR KEYS) (15): According to director Laurent Baffie, “anyone who drives for 60 years spends 23 days of their life chasing after their keys”. In his Debut comic feature, he stars as our hapless hero who’s desperately trying to find the car keys he’s lost. During his series of misadventures, he encounters a whole host of characters and situations, featuring cameos from Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Marc Barr, Antoine De Caunes and Vincent Perez.
LES CHOSES SECRETES (SECRET THINGS) (15): Natalie and Sandrine are bored with their lot. One’s an exotic dancer, the other a barman. Soon after they start a relationship, they both get sacked. However, once they are re-employed they decide to use their sexuality to their advantage. When they both fall for the boss’ son, they never expected him to be more manipulative and amoral than themselves. Jean-Claude Brissau’s (Noce Blanche) handsomely shot drama relishes the sadistic pleasures of office politics. Named 2003 film of the year by France’s prestigious film magazine, Cahiers Du Cinema.
QUI A TUE LE BAMBI ? (WHO KILLED BAMBI ?) (18):
TIRESIA (18):
TWENTYNINE PALMS (18): A photographer is doing a recce for his next photo shoot in the Arizona desert, and has taken along his lover Katia. Thought their journey, they perpetually argue and make love. But one final trip into the desert leads to utterly traumatising events. Never afraid of shocking his audiences and critics alike, Bruno Dumont’s latest film is just as challenging and disturbing as La Vie de Jesus and L’Humanité. He defines it as an experimental horror film which builds an atmosphere of unspeakable dread that . Set in barren desert landscapes with a group of non-professional actors, it’s a chilling exploration of uninhibited sexuality and humiliation.All titles have anamorphic presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; DTS Digital Surround 5.1; Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Extras: trailers; 4-page booklet
All titles are released on retail DVD (region 0, rrp £19.99 each)
RELEASE DATES: 22 August and 26 September
For further info on all release please check the database.
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