By April MacIntyre Nov 3, 2009, 4:21 GMT
TV5MONDE has an array of films for the Francophile in you this Novembre.
Vincent Garenq’s debut Gallic dramedy explores the controversial subject of same-sex adoption in a charming romantic comedy about Emmanuel (Five-time Cesar Award nominee, Lambert Wilson), a gay pediatrician, who is on a relentless quest to become a father. Although his partner, Philippe (Pascal Elbe), opposes him Emmanuel meets Fina (Pilar Lopez Ayala), a Colombian who might provide the baby. Emmanuel decides one day to take the plunge and risk losing Philippe to pursuit his own desire of being a Dad.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Very Big Apartment (aka Le Grand Appartement )
1:30PM ET / 4:30PM PT
Variety says, “Iconoclastic vet Pascal Thomas champions bohemianism over commerce in the fluffy, uneven venture.”
Nominated for Cesar Award for Best Writing, Pascal Thomas’ communal comedy is a tale of an extended family of care-free relatives and free loaders who are protected by a legal loophole that allows them to remain in their 3,000 square-foot rent-controlled apartment, despite one bitter landlord’s mission to evict them.
When Charlotte Falingard (Noemie Lvovsky) attempts to evict the occupants which includes Francesca (Laetitia Casta ), film critic hubby Martin (three-time Cesar Award winner, Mathieu Amalric), their daughter, along with a host of friends; she is faced with a great opposition as Francesca applies her education in law to fight the battle.
Friday, November 20, 2009
The Noise in My Head (aka Du Bruit Dans La Tete)
3:35AM ET / 12:35AM PT
Nominated for Swiss Film Prize for Best Film, Vincent Pluss takes us through a slice-of-life drama about Laura (Céline Bolomey), a thirty something journalist who tries to fill the void of a break up by impulsively inviting a young man who has fallen on hard times to stay at her place.
The void is only filled for so long until the day a man recognizes her new roommate and starts to ask questions.
Céline Bolomey took home the Swiss Film Prize for Best Actress for her role as Laura.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Baby Love (aka Comme Les Autres)
8:30PM ET / 5:30PM PT
Variety reviews it as a “well-constructed slice of contempo life that uses meller glaze to smooth over the uglier, more problematic parts.”
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