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DRACULA

| 2026 – 129′ –  Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Film & Literature.
Written by: Luc Besson.
Based on the Book By: Bram Stoker
Directed by: Luc Besson.
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, Zoë Bleu, Matilda De Angelis, Ewens Abid, Guillaume de Toncquedec, Jassem Mougari, Bertrand-Xavier Corbi.
In English.
A Vertical release. |

When a 15th-century prince (Caleb Landry Jones) denounces God after the devastating loss of his wife (Zoë Bleu), he inherits an eternal curse: he becomes Dracula. Condemned to wander the centuries, he defies fate and death itself, guided by a single hope — to be reunited with his lost love. From the Writer/Director of Leon, The Big Blue, Lucy and The Fifth Element.

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INLAND EMPIRE

| 2006 (re-released in 2022) – 179′ – A USA/France/Poland co-production, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: David Lynch.
Directed by: David Lynch.
Starring: Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux, Peter J. Lucas, Harry Dean Stanton, Julia Ormond,Jan Hench, Grace Zabriskie.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2006, New York Film festival 2006.
In English.
An Absurda / The Criterion Collection release. |

Nikki (Laura Dern), an actress, takes on a role in a new film, and because her husband (Peter J. Lucas) is very jealous, her co-star Devon (Justin Theroux) gets a warning not to make any romantic overtures — especially since the characters they play are having an affair. Both actors learn that the project is a remake of an unfinished film in which the stars were murdered. Inland Empire was co-produced in France by StudioCanal. 

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MULHOLLAND DR.

| 2001 (re-released in 2021) – 146′ – A USA/France co-production, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: David Lynch.
Directed by: David Lynch.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Robert Forster, Brent Briscoe, Justin Theroux, Maya Bond, Annn Miller, Patrick Fischler, Michael Cooke, Bonnie Aarons, Michael J. Anderson.
Official Selections Cannes International Film Festival 2001 (Winner Best Director Award), Toronto International Film Festival 2001, New York International Film Festival 2001. Academy Awards 20022 Nomination (Best Director).
In English.
A Focus Features release. |

A dark-haired woman (Laura Elena Harring) is left amnesiac after a car crash. She wanders the streets of Los Angeles in a daze before taking refuge in an apartment. There she is discovered by Betty (Naomi Watts), a wholesome Midwestern blonde who has come to the City of Angels seeking fame as an actress. Together, the two attempt to solve the mystery of Rita’s true identity. The story is set in a dream-like Los Angeles, spoiled neither by traffic jams nor smog. Mulholland Dr. was co-produced in France by StudioCanal and Les Films Alain Sarde.

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TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME

| 1992 – 135′ – A USA/France co-production, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Fantasy, Classic, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: David Lynch, Robert Engels, Mark Frost.
Directed by: David Lynch.
Starring: Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Chris Isaak, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook, Phoebe Augustine, David Bowie, Kyle Maclachlan, Moira Kelly, Harry Dean Stanton.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1992.
In English.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

In the folksy town of Deerfield, Wash., FBI Agent Desmond (Chris Isaak) inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the similarly cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Lara Palmer (Sheryl Lee) hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With me was co-produced in France by Ciby 2000. 

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FAHRENHEIT 451

| 1966  – 102′ – Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Classic, Films & Literature.
Written by: François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, David Rudkin, Helen Scott.
Based on the Book by: Ray Bradbury.
Directed by: François Truffaut.
Starring: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spencer, Bee Duffell, Michael Balfour, Anna Palk.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 1966.
In English.
A Universal Pictures release. |

Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between two women, but between personal safety and intellectual freedom. Truffaut’s first English language production is an eerie fable where mankind becomes the ultimate evil.

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INTO THE WONDERWOODS

| 2025  – 84′ – Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Family 10+.
Written by: Vincent Paronaud.
Directed by: Vincent Paronaud, Alexis Ducord.
Starring (French Voices): Yolande Moreau, Philippe Katerine, José Garcia, Marie Nonnenmacher, Emmanuel Garijo, Antoine Tomé, Boris Rehlinger, Augustin Jacob.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2024, Annecy International Film Festival 2024.
In English or in French with English subtitles.
A Shout! Factory release. |

10-year-old Angelo dreams of becoming an explorer and a zoologist. When he hits the road with his family to visit his beloved granny, his distracted parents leave him behind at a rest stop. Left to his own devices, Angelo decides to cut through the forest in search of his family. He enters a dark and mysterious world inhabited by strange creatures, some friendlier than others.

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WHITE AS SNOW

| 2021  – 102′ – Comedy, Fantasy, Film & Literature, Women Directors.
Written by: Anne Fontaine, Pascal Bonitzer.
Directed by: Anne Fontaine.
Based on the Tale by: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
Starring: Lou de Laâge, Isabelle Huppert, Charles Berling, Damien Bonnard, Jonathan Cohen, Richard Fréchette, Vincent Macaigne, Pablo Pauly, Benoît Poelvoorde.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019.
In French with English subtitles. 17+.
A Cohen Media Group release. |

When Claire (Lou de Laâge), a beautiful but reserved young woman unwittingly provokes the furious jealousy of her evil stepmother Maud (Isabelle Huppert), life as she knows it is over. Sent far away from home, Claire awakens, both figuratively and literally, in a small village in the French mountains. As if by magic, her formerly shy demeanor is gone and she is suddenly aware of her feminine power. It’s the beginning of a radical emancipation. As Claire meets the locals and starts to take joy in her sexuality, soon one, two, three… seven men fall under her charm. For the first time in her life she allows herself to indulge in no-strings sex, taking pride in belonging to no one. But then Maud arrives wanting to reconnect, and Claire must decide who to trust—her sophisticated but cold stepmother, or the circle of adoring men that now surround her.

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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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WINGS OF DESIRE

| 1987 – 130′ – A Germany/France Co-Production. Fantasy, Classic, Co-produced by France.
Written by: Wim Wenders, Peter Handke.
Directed by: Wim Wenders.
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans-Martin Stiers, Elmar Wilms, Sigurd Reichman, Nick Cave, Béatrice Manowski.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1987 (Winner Best Direction Award).
In German with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

Wings of Desire is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies. Bruno Ganz stars as an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the thoughts of all the people living below. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give up his immortality and come back to earth to be with her. Made not long before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this stunning tapestry of sounds and images forever made the name of director Wim Wenders synonymous with film art.

 

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ANIMALE

| 2025 – 94′ – Horror, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy.
Written by:  Emma Benestan.
Directed by:  Emma Benestan.
Starring: Oulaya Amamra, Damien Rebattel, Vivien Rodriguez, Claude Chaballier, Elies-Morgan Admi-Bensellam, Pierre Roux, Marinette Rafaï, Renaud Vinuesa.
Official Selection Cannes Critics Week 2024.
In French with English subtitles.
A Film Movement release. |

In the Camargue region of the South of France, there remains an infamous, long-standing tradition of bullfighting. Local youths participate in the elegant yet dangerous challenge, practicing a modernized version of the sport that seeks not to kill the animals but rather to showcase agility and dominance. Among them is Nejma, an intrepid twenty-two-year-old with dreams of one day winning the annual competition. The only woman working on the cattle ranch, she trains tirelessly to prove herself equal among the men, both in and outside of the arena. The ranchers share a deep respect for the bulls, though when a loose bull threatens the community of riders and young men begin turning up dead, a hunt to find and kill the creature begins. Nejma fears for the bull, beginning a dark, mysterious transformation of her own. The sophomore feature of French filmmaker Emma Benestan, Animale is “a brutal disorienting horror fable burning with feminine anger,” (AWFJ.org), and a thrilling entry into the body-horror subgenre.

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