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Au delà des Cîmes - Documentary directed by Rémy Tezier. Catherine Destivelle is an ambassador for the French Alps. In Beyond the Summits, viewers will feel like they are climbing up the mountain with her. The film shows three classic Chamonix routes with three different climbing partners. Each partner was chosen because they had a profound impact on her life. The camera captures the magnificent scenery, as well as frank and intimate moments during the ascents

The Palmerston North Migrating Kitchen Exhibition 2012 showcased cuisine and personal stories from the Bhutanese, Cook Island Maori, French, Filipino, Russian and Zimbabwean communities.

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Annie, Jean, Claude, Albert and Jeanne have been friends for more than 40 years. So when memories let them down, heart rates quicken and their lives a little easier they hire young student, who is initially a quiet observer but is soon drawn in the group dynamic.

Their new communal lifestyle provides plenty of surprises, challenges and adventure but soon stirs up memories and hidden secrets from years gone by. In order to find happiness together in their golden years the five friends must come to terms with their past, their mistakes, and their limitations. This charming and moving story proves that youthful exuberance and happiness can be found at any age, with a little creative thinking.

Surrealist Luis Bunuel's Diary of a chambermaid is a withering critique of the rise of 1930s fascism, based on Octave Mirabeau's 1900 novel of the same name. It satirically depicts a society revelling in the perversity of its political, social and sexual conventions.

When Celestine begins work as a chambermaid in a crumbling Normandy estate, she is privy to the most personal of details about each of the members of the household: M. Monteill's craving for sex, Mme. Monteil's embittered repression, father-in-law M. Rabour's refined fetishism...but when two unexpected and shocking events take place in the quiet country comunity, Celestine suspects that the staunchly right-wing farm labourer, Joseph, is involved, and does everything in her power to make him confess.

The troubled life of French sculptor Camilel Claudel and her long relationship with legendary sculptor Auguste Rodin are portrayed in this passionate biographical drama, featuring an acclaimed performance by Isabelle Adjani.

Beginning in the 1980s with a young Claudel's first meeting with Rodin, the film traces the development of their intense romantic bond. The growth of this relationship coincides with the rise of Claudel's career, helping her overcome prejudices against female artists. However, their romance soon sours, due to the increasing pressures of Rodin's fame and his love for another woman. These difficulties combine with her increasing doubts about the value of her work, driving Claudel into an emotional tumult that threatens to become insanity.

Éric Vuillard’s gripping novel The Order of the Day tells the story of the pivotal meetings which took place between the European powers in the run-up to World War Two. What emerges is a fascinating and incredibly moving account of failed diplomacy, broken relationships, and the catastrophic momentum which led to conflict.

The titans of German industry – set to prosper under the Nazi government – gather to lend their support to Adolf Hitler. The Austrian Chancellor realizes too late that he has wandered into a trap, as Hitler delivers the ultimatum that will lay the groundwork for Germany’s annexation of Austria. Winston Churchill joins Neville Chamberlain for a farewell luncheon held in honour of Joachim von Ribbentrop: German Ambassador to England, soon to be Foreign Minister in the Nazi government, and future defendant at the Nuremberg trials.

Suffused with dramatic tension, this unforgettable novel tells the tragic story of how the actions of a few powerful men brought the world to the brink of war.

TODAY, we sometimes feel powerless in front of the various crises of our times.
 

TODAY, we know that answers lie in a wide mobilization of the human race. Over the course of a century, our dream of progress commonly called “the American Dream”, fundamentally changed the way we live and continues to inspire many developing countries. We are now aware of the setbacks and limits of such development policies. We urgently need to focus our efforts on changing our dreams before something irreversible happens to our planet.
 

TODAY, we need a new direction, objective... A new dream! The documentary Tomorrow sets out to showcase alternative and creative ways of viewing agriculture, economics, energy and education. It offers constructive solutions to act on a local level to make a difference on a global level. So far, no other documentary has gone down such an optimistic road...
 

TOMORROW is not just a film, it is the beginning of a movement seeking to encourage local communities around the world to change the way they live for the sake of our planet.

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On August 7th 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York's Twin Towers ( World Trade Centre) , then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, then brought to jail and finally released.

Following six and a half years of dreaming, Petit spent eight months in NYC planning the execution of the coup. Aided by a team of frie3nds and accomplices, Petit had to find a way to bypass the WTC's security ; to smuggle the heavy steel cable and rigging equipment into the towers; to pass the wire between the two rooftops;  to anchor the wire and tension it to withstand the winds and the swaying of the buildings. The rigging was done under cover of night in complete secrecy. At 7.15 AM, Philippe took his first step on the high wire, 1350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan...

Marsh's documentary brings Petit's extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of Philippe himself and some of the co-conspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as "the artistic crime of the century".

A documentary portrait of a one-room school in rural France, where the students (ranging in age from 4 to 11) are educated by a single dedicated teacher.

For more than fifty years, Jacques COusteau explored the earth and its water system. Since 1943 when Emile Gagnan developed the first regulated compressed-air breathing device for deep sea diving (the Aqualung), until his death in 1997, Captain Cousteau was a leading spokesman for the protection of the underwater world and the global environment and his work is carried on by the Cousteau Society. bron in France in 1910, Cousteau served in the French navy from 1930 until 1957 before resigning to become director of the Musée Océanographique of Monaco, a post which he held until 1988. As well as his films he wrote over 50 books which have been published in more than a dozen lkanguages.

Trace the evolutionary history of seals, dolphins, whales, and other marine mammals while visiting beautiful never before filmed locations in North and South AMerica.

From the creators of the acclaimed Microcosmos, comes their stunning and highly ambitious new project Genesis.

Genesis tells the story of the creation of the universe and the stars, the fiery beginnings of our planet and the appearance of life on earth are illustrated through spectacular cinematography. Animals are the main players in this flamboyant, radical yet timeless film. Seahorses courting, violin crabs fighting, parrots grooming and animals devouring each other are dazzling. Shot over six years through Iceland, Madagascar, the Galapagos Islands and Polynesia, Genesis is a masterpiece. A beautifully illustrated introduction to the genesis of the world in which we live.

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Leaving Bora Bora, the catamaran Banana Split, heading west, visits the Cook Islands, Samoa, where R.L.Stevenson lived and died ; the last kingdoms of the south seas, Tonga and Wallis ; Fidji, a paradise by the sea. We shall discover the most beautiful islands, the most authentic villages in Vanuatu. In new Caledonia, finally, we'll discover the many faces of this vast island, which offers unlimited fields for adventure, in its mountain range or in its lagoon, the largest in the world, or at the Isle of Pines, the closest island to Paradise.
WEST SAMOA - TONGA Islands - WALLIS Island - FIDJI : Viti Levu, Mamanuthas Islands, Yasawa - VANUATU : Port Vila, Mallicolo, Espiritu Santo, Ureparapara, Tanna - NEW CALEDONIA : Nouméa, Bourail, Koné, Hienghène, Koumac, Mare, Lifou, Ouvéa, Isle of Pines, South Caledonia and its lagoon

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We Ce Ca (the first light of day) is a Melanesian dance troupe which was created in 1996. It is comprised of a dozen young dancers originating from a number of different tribal districts of New Caledonia. We Ce Ca has taken on the artistic mission of presenting, in an entertaining and authentic manner, the essential components of the Kanak culture: songs, dances and customs. The troupe has created its own repertoire inspired by all of the traditions of New Caledonia.

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In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the Police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies. Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein are two cops seeking promotion, and the imminent departure of the Chief sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne. The competition between them becomes increasingly ruthless and blurs the usual lines of morality, until there seems no difference between the police and the criminals they chase. Vrinks, meeting with a source, becomes involved with a murder. Klein seizes the opportunity to up the ante and arranges for the arrest of Vrinks, but when he goes further and viciously involves Vrinks' wife, Camille, revenge is inevitable.

Directed by Dominik Moll, The Monk is a sumptuous adaptation of the eponymous cult classic Gothic horror novel which follows the rise and fall of a Capuchin Monk in 17th century Madrid. Abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery and raised in strict Capuchin fashion, Ambrioso has become the most famous preacher in the country. While large crowds from all over the country come to hear hs mesmerizing sermons, he's also bitterly envied for his success by certain fellow monks. Convinced of his virtue and righteousness, Brother Ambrioso thinks he is immune to temptation until obscure events start terrorizing the monastery. Could they be connected to the unexpected arrival of Valerio, an apprentice monk who has the miraculous gift to relieve Ambrioso's splitting headache and hides his disfigured face under a wax mask?

Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, this two part adaptation is an epic tale of love, honour and obsession.

Set against the background of early 19th century France, this is the story of Jean Valjean. Valjean lives a life on the run after a prison sentence for stealing a load of bread. Settling in a remote town, Valjean transforms himself into Monsieur Madeleine, a wealthy and respected businessman. He devotes himself to the care of the poor, including the beautiful Fantine, one of his workers, an unmarried mother who tragically dies of tuberculosis. The well-intentioned Valjean frees Fantine's daughter Cosette from the clutches of her insidious foster parents, and looks after her like a father. After revelations about Valjean's past come to the surface, they escape together for Paris. However they are haunted by Javert, a policeman whose lifelong search for Valjean has become an obsession and the streets of Paris during the revolutionnary uprising of 1832 set the stage for an eventful, passionate climax.

A thief on the run from a life of crime.

A nightclub singer hoping to escape from the blues of heartache.

Two lost souls who have become fugitives from the past...but now, fate is about to bring them together in the unfolding present. Halfway around the world, in a mysterious and enchanted village, they will each other seek a way to literally save their endangered lives, while discovering a love that will radically change them.

Biographic movie about the last year of the famous Italian painter Modigliani. Modigliani, a poor painter in Paris of 1919, falls in love with a daughter from a wealthy family. Her parents are against their relation and stop financial help.

During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.

Acclaimed French director Alain Resnais, winner of many international film awards for his ground-breaking creativity (Hiroshima, Mon Amour, L'Année Dernière à Marienbad), follows up his successful La Vie Est Un Roman with this continuing saga of love and death. This time, two principal actors from La Vie.. (Pierre Arditi and Sabina Azéma) star as Simon and Elizabeth, a new couple very much in love, and two more (Fanny Ardant and André Dussolier) star as their friends Judith and Jerome Martignac. After Simon has arrived at an archaeological dig he is directing in the south of France, he meets the winsome Elizabeth, and the two fall deeply in love, living joyously together for a full two months. Then Simon has a seizure of sorts and appears to have died, but he miraculously revives with memories of his experience that make his feelings for Elizabeth pale by comparison. As he searches for a way to express and regain that experience, he has another seizure, and this time he does not come back. Elizabeth continues their previous conversations with friends Judith and Jerome, both Protestant ministers, in an effort to come to a decision about her own life and death. In this highly symbolic drama, Simon is clothed only in black, Elizabeth only in red, and several dozen especially composed musical interludes alternate with the action, their sounds accompanied by a snow-like pattern that moves down a black screen. Although critics do not rank this effort by Resnais with some of his earlier, best films, Amour à Mort is still a strong cinematic statement

In 'Round Midnight, real-life jazz legend Dexter Gordon brilliantly portrays the fictional tenor sax player Dale Turner, a musician slowly losing the battle with alcoholism, estranged from his family, and hanging on by a thread in the 1950's New York jazz world. Dale gets an offer to play in Paris, where, like many other black American musicians at the time, he enjoys a respect for his humanity that is not based upon the color of his skin. A Parisian man who is obsessed with Turner's music befriends him and attempts to save Turner from himself. Although for Dale the damage is already done, his poignant relationship with the man and his young daughter re-kindles his spirit and his music as the end draws near.

Screenwriter Richard Benson has three days to finish his movie. But to meet his deadline, he needs the help and imagiation of his captivating secretary Gabrielle Simpson. Together, they write and revise a romance/mystery as they envision themselves in the lead roles. The suspense builds as each page pulls the writing team, and their alter egos, closer and closer. Will love imitate art before the final scene fades to black? Cameo appearances by Hollywood legends Marlene Dietrich, Mel Ferrer and Tony Curtis add to the charm of this delightful romantic comedy.

At the peak of her international career, Maria Enders is asked to perform in a revival of the play that madeher famous twenty years ago. But back then she played the role of Sigrid, an alluring young girl who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide. Now she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. She departs with her assistant to rehearse in Sils Maria; a remote region of the Alps. A young Hollywood starlet with a penchant for scandal is to take on the role of Sigrid, and Maria finds herself on the other side of the mirror, face to face with an ambiguously charming woman who is, in essence, an unsettlingreflection of herself.

Saint Laurent is a spectacular celebration of the famous and flamboyant designer's artistry, drive and inspiration. This fascinating biopic focuses on Yves Saint Laurent at the zenith of his celebrity and explores his relationships, neuroses, addictions and insecurities. Gaspard Ulliel delivers a charismatic and compelling performance as the tortured iconoclast, ably supported by Aymeline Valade and Léa Seydoux as his muses, Louis Garrel as a preening model and Jérémie Rénier as Piere Bergé. Saint Laurent's fall from grace and his subsequent rise to fame are well known, but this fascinating film adds new layers to his story of redemption - and be prepared for a continuous display of covetable garments that serve as a remionder of the true genius behind the aloof façade of Saint Laurent.

The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate struck blindly, taking the life of Peter, the father, leaving his grief-stricken wife Dawn alone with their four children. Among them, eight-year-old Simone denies this reality. She is persuaded that her father still lives in the giant fig tree growing near their house and speaks to her through its leaves. But the tree becomes more and more invasive and threatens the house. It must be felled. Of course, Simone won't allow...

In this lush, atmospheric look at the final days of an elegant, turn-of-the-century brothel, we go inside the cloistered walls of L'Apollonide to meet the Madam, her elite clientele, and some dozen girls - veterans and newcomers, romantics and cynics, schemers and innocents. Upending the period drama with split screens, tiem shifts and a modern soundtrack, this is a provocative and beautiful film about the world's oldest profession -and an exploration of how the past is remembered.

In the middle of winter storm, Ursus, a traveling salesman saves two orphans who have been lost in the swirling snow and howling winds: Gwynplaine, a young boy who has been facially disfigured with a scar which makes him look like he's constantly smiling, and Drea, a young blind girl. Many years later, when both are grown, the adoptive family travel together and put on a show where Gwynplaine has become a star. People come from all around to see "The man who laughs" as he entertains them with his unique comic talents. This success begins to open doors for Gwynplaine and brings him celebrity and riches, but at the same time distances him from the two people he has always loved most in the world, Drea and Ursus. Based on the classic best-selling book from Victor Hugo, the man who brought Les Miserables to the world.

Master filmmaker and champion of the French New wave, Jean-Luc Godard crafted two of cinema's most dynamic stories in Breathless and Contempt. Filmed in 1965, Pierrot le fou is a relentless tale of love-on-the-run.

Ferdinand "Pierrot" Griffon is a man at a crossroads in his life. His marriage is dull and family life has all but taken over from the spontaneity of past years. Marianne Renoir re-enters his life as a babysitter and Ferdinand seizes an opportunity to escape his drudgery, leaving his wife and family behind to be with the rekindled love of his life.

But his mystery mistress is not all she seems to be and soon Pierrot is cuaght up in a perilous mix of crime and mayhem, chased through the French countryside all the way to the Mediterranean.

Based on the novel Obsession by Lionel White, Pierrot le fou is an energetic and subversive journey into the outer reaches of romance in the classic Godard tradition.

One night in a provincial French city, Marc meet sSylvie after missing his train back to Paris. They wander the streets until morning, talking about everything except themselves, in rare, almost choreographed, harmony.

They arrange to meet again and Marc takes the first morning train back to Paris. When misfortune befalls Marc and prevents him from keeping the date, he searched for Sylvie...only to find someone else: Sophie. What Marc doesn't realise is that Sophie is Sylvie's sister. When Marc and Sylvie inevitably meet again, they find their unparalleled harmony still blossoms...but is it too late?