, 2h59 Directed byAbdellatif Kechiche OriginFrance GenresDrama, Comedy-drama, Romance ThemesL'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films ActorsLéa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Aurélien Recoing, Alma Jodorowsky, Mona Walravens, Salim Kechiouche Roles Editor Rating76% Adèle is an introverted 15-year-old high-school student whose classmates gossip constantly about boys. While crossing the street one day, she passes by a woman with short blue hair and is instantly attracted. She dates a boy at her school for a short while and they have sex, but she is ultimately dissatisfied and breaks off their relationship. After having vivid fantasies about the woman she saw on the street and having one of her female friends behave flirtatiously towards her, she becomes troubled about her sexual identity. One friend, the openly gay Valentin, seems to understand her confusion and takes her to a gay dance bar. After some time, Adèle leaves and walks into a lesbian bar, where she experiences assertive advances from some of the women. The blue haired woman is also there and intervenes, claiming Adèle is her cousin to those pursuing Adèle. The woman is Emma, a graduating art student. They become friends and begin to spend more time with each other. Adèle's friends suspect her of being a lesbian and ostracise her at school. Despite the backlash, she becomes very close to Emma. Their bond increases and before long, the two share a kiss at a picnic. They later have sex and begin a passionate relationship. Emma's artsy family is very welcoming to the couple, but Adèle tells her conservative, working-class parents that Emma is just a tutor for philosophy class.
, 2h39 Directed byAbdellatif Kechiche OriginBelgique GenresDrama, Historical ActorsOlivier Gourmet, Yahima Torres, Elina Löwensohn, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, François Marthouret, Rémi Martin Roles Editor Rating67% Paris 1817, the Royal Academy of Medicine. "I have never seen a human head so similar to that of an ape’s". Standing by a molded cast of Saartjie Baartman’s body, anatomist Georges Cuvier’s verdict is categorical. Seven years earlier, Saartjie left her native South Africa with her master, Caezar, to expose her caged body to the audiences of London’s freak shows. Free and enslaved all at the same time, the "Hottentot Venus" became an icon in the slums, destined to be sacrificed in the pursuit of a shimmering vision of prosperity.
, 2h31 Directed byAbdellatif Kechiche OriginFrance GenresDrama, Comedy, Comedy-drama ThemesCooking films ActorsHafsia Herzi, Habib Boufares, Alice Houri, Carole Franck, Mélèze Bouzid, Bruno Lochet Roles Editor Rating73% Slimane Beiji (Habib Boufares) is the divorced head of a Franco-Arabic family living in Sete. As he is being forced out of his job at the local shipyard, he interacts in a series of extended vignettes with various members of his extended family including his ex-wife, his sons and daughters, their husbands and wives, and his grandchildren. Determined to leave a legacy for his beloved family, and encouraged by his long-term partner's daughter, Rym, (Hafsia Herzi) he pursues his dream of converting a dilapidated boat into a family restaurant that will specialise in his ex-wife's fish couscous, a meal that she prepares for the entire family every Sunday.
, 2h22 Directed byArnaud Desplechin OriginFrance GenresDrama, Romance ThemesFilms about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism ActorsSummer Phoenix, Ian Holm, László Szabó, Frances Barber, Akbar Kurtha, Anton Lesser Roles Assistant Editor Rating66% Esther Kahn vit dans le East End, à Londres, à la fin du XIX siècle. Elle travaille dans la couture avec sa famille juive, mais ça ne lui plait pas. Retranchée du monde, sujet des moqueries de ses frères et sœurs, elle demeure indécise sur son avenir. Après avoir assisté à une pièce de théâtre, elle décide de devenir actrice. Figuration, rôle secondaire, doublure l'amènent, au fur et à mesure, à pouvoir vivre de ses propres moyens. Sous la houlette de Nathan Quellen, un vieil acteur raté, elle améliore son jeu mais il lui manque encore d'avoir vécu.