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LOVE ON THE RUN

| 1979  – 95′ – Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Classic.
Written by: François Truffaut, Jean Aurel, Suzanne Schiffman, Marie-France Pisier.
Directed by: François Truffaut.
Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Jade, Dani, Dorothée, Daniel Mesguich, Julien Bertaud, Rosy Varte.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 1979. César Award Winner for Best Score.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

Antoine Doinel strikes again! In the final chapter of François Truffaut’s saga (The 400 blows, Antoine & Colette, Stolen Kisses and Bed & Board), we find Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), now in his thirties, convivially concluding his marriage, enjoying moderate success as a novelist, and clinging to his romantic fantasies. The newly single Doinel finds an object of his affections in Sabine, a record-store salesgirl whom he pursues with the fervid belief that without love, one is nothing. Along the way, he renews his acquaintance with previous loves and confronts his own chaotic past. In Love on the Run, Antoine Doinel is still in love, and because he’s still in love, he’s still alive.

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ANTOINE & COLETTE

| 1962  – 32′ – Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Drama, Classic.
Written by: François Truffaut, Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon.
Directed by: François Truffaut.
Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier, Patrick Auffay, Jean-François Adam, François Darbon, Pierre Schaeffer, Rosy Varte.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

This short film is the first segment of five in the multinational feature Love at Twenty (1962), all five segments on the theme of first adult love. It is also the second part of Antoine Doinel’s Saga (after The 400 Blows and before Stolen Kisses, Bed & Broad and Love on the Run). After indulging in much delinquency in his youth, seventeen-year-old Antoine Doinel, having been provided an opportunity to get out of that delinquent life, is now an upstanding member of society working for Philips Records, which allows him to indulge in his love of music. At the Youth Concerts, he has noticed the same young woman at several performances. She is Colette and the two begin to date. Colette treats Antoine like a buddy, while Antoine has fallen in love with her. His pursuit of getting Colette to be his exclusive girlfriend is helped on the surface by the fact that Colette’s parents like him and encourage their dating. He uses grand romantic gestures to try and prove his love. Will Colette ultimately fall for Antoine’s romanticism?

 

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BED & BOARD

| 1971  – 98′ – Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Classic.
Written by: François Truffaut, Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon.
Directed by: François Truffaut.
Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Mademoiselle Hiroko, Daniel Ceccaldi, Claire Duhamel, Daniel Boulanger, Sylvana Blasi, Pierre Maguelon.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |


The fourth installment in François Truffaut’s chronicle of the ardent, anachronistic Antoine Doinel (after The 400 blows, Antoine & Colette, Stolen Kisses and before Love on the Run), Bed & Board plunges his hapless creation once again into crisis. Expecting his first child and still struggling to find steady employment, Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) involves himself in a relationship with a beautiful Japanese woman that threatens to destroy his marriage. Lightly comic, with a touch of the burlesque, Bed & Board is a bittersweet look at the travails of young married life and the fine line between adolescence and adulthood.

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STOLEN KISSES

| 1969  – 92′ – Comedy, Romance, Classic.
Written by: François Truffaut, Claude de Givray, Bernard Revon.
Directed by: François Truffaut.
Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Daniel Ceccaldi, Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, André Falcon, Claire Duhamel, Marie-France Pisier.
Academy Awards Nomination Best Foreign Language Film 1969.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

Jean-Pierre Léaud returns in the delightful Stolen Kisses, the third installment in the Antoine Doinel series. It is now 1968, and the mischievous and perpetually lovestruck Doinel has been dishonorably discharged from the army and released onto the streets of Paris, where he stumbles into the unlikely profession of private detective and embarks on a series of misadventures. Whimsical, nostalgic, and irrepressibly romantic, Stolen Kisses is François Truffaut’s timeless ode to the passion and impetuosity of youth.

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LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT

2019  – 118′ – Romantic Comedy, Romance, Fantasy.
Written by: Hugo Gélin, Igor Gotesman, Benjamin Parent, David Foenkinos, Laetitia Colombani.
Directed by: Hugo Gélin.
Starring: François Civil, Joséphine Japy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Camille Lellouche, Amaury de Crayencour, Edith Scob, Juliette Scob, Samir Boitard.
César Award Nomination 2020 for Best Supporting Actor (Benjamin Lavernhe).
In French with English subtitles.
A France Channel release. |

When Raphael first met Olivia in high school, it was love at first sight. After 10 years of happy marriage and a thriving career as a bestselling author, Raphael has it all – or so he thinks. After a huge argument between the couple, Raphael wakes up in parallel life as an unmarried, ping pong playing, middle-school teacher who’s been glued to his childhood best friend for a little too long. Realizing Olivia was his everything, he must go above and beyond to win back the love of his life – who in this world has absolutely no idea who he is.

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LA POINTE COURTE

| 1956  – 90′ – Romantic Comedy, Classic, Women Directors.
Written by: Agnès Varda.
Directed by: Agnès Varda.
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Silvia Monfort, Marcel Jouet, Albert Lubrano.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2008.
In French with English subtitles.
A HBO Max release. |

A young man (Philippe Noiret) who is a native of the seaside village of La Pointe Courte, France is having a hard time understanding why his bored, Paris-born wife (Sylvia Montfort) of four years is unhappy with their marriage. The couple visit La Pointe Courte as they try to resolve their problems. Meanwhile, the locals of the rural community grapple with the hardships and tragedies of their daily lives: A young child dies, a government official hassles fishermen and a marriage is arranged.  The great Agnes Varda’s film career began with this graceful, penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the locals, Varda’s discursive…

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LEAVE IT TO LUCIE!


| 2000 – 91′ – Romantic Comedy.
Written by: Emmanuel Mouret, Djibril Glissant.
Directed by: Emmanuel Mouret.
Starring: Marie Gillain, Dolores Chaplin, Georges Neri, Emmanuel Mouret, Natalia Romanenko, Arnaud Simon, Delphine Zentout, Frédéric Niedermayer.
In French with English subtitles.
A Fandor release. |


Lucie sells swimsuits that she created on the beaches. His companion becomes an apprentice secret agent, which poses a problem in their love life, especially when a young woman asks him to introduce him to sensual pleasures. The first film by Emmanuel Mouret, often considered as the French Woody Allen and the successor of Eric Rohmer.

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS


| 2007 – 85′ – Comedy, Romantic Comedy.
Written by: Emmanuel Mouret.
Directed by: Emmanuel Mouret.
Starring: Emmanuel Mouret, Frédérique Bel, Fanny Valette, Dany Brillant, Ariane Ascaride, Frédéric Niedermayer, Magali Leroy, Jérôme Flaum.
Official Selection Director’s Fortnight Cannes 2006.
Official Competition COLCOA 2007.
In French with English subtitles.
A Cineverse/Fandor release. |


David, a shy, awkward musician who has just moved to Paris, falls madly in love with his young student, Julia. He tries everything to win her heart. His room-mate, Anne, provides encouragement, advice and consolation. passionately!

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PLEASE, PLEASE ME

| 2009 – 90′ – Comedy, Romantic Comedy.
Written by: Emmanuel Mouret.
Directed by: Emmanuel Mouret.
Starring: Emmanuel Mouret, Judith Godrèche, Frédérique Bel, Déborah François, Dany Brillant, Mikaël Gaudin, Frédéric Epaud, Jacques Weber.
Official Competition COLCOA 2010.
In French with English subtitles.
A Yuyu/Fandor release. |


Ariane is convinced that her boyfriend Jean-Jacques fantasizes about another woman. To save her relationship, she asks Jean-Jacques to have a fling with the woman in question, believing it is the best remedy to free him from his supposed fantasy. When he goes to her home, he doesn’t yet know that this woman, whom he barely knows, is the daughter of the President of the Republic.

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BREF 2

| 2025 – 6 X 26′ –  Series, Romantic Comedy.
Created & written by:  Kyan Khojandi, Bruno Muschio.
Directed by: Kyan Khojandi, Bruno Muschio.
Starring: Kyan Khojandi, Laura Felpin, Baptiste Lecaplain, Keyvan Khojandi, Alice David, Bérengère Krief, Dora Tillier, Mikaël Alhawi, Jean-Paul Rouve, Alexandre Astier.
In English, in French with English subtitles.
A Disney+, HULU Original release. |

Launched in 2011, “bref.” instantly left its mark with its ultra-short format, punchy humor, and groundbreaking narrative style. Tackling existential dilemmas and the absurdities of daily life with boldness, “bref.” captured the zeitgeist of an entire generation, becoming a cultural phenomenon and a cult classic. In this new format, viewers are still invited to follow our unemployed and unnamed hero through the hilarious, amazing and beautiful moments of life.

 

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