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Paris in the 1930s - a playground for industrial heirs and debonair architects, but the City of Lights does not shine evenly for all. Struggling actress Madeleine (Nadia Terezkiewicz) and her best friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), an unemployed lawyer, live in a cramped flat and owe five months' rent. Opportunity knocks after a lascivious theatrical producer who made an inappropriate advance towards Madeleine turns up dead. Madeleine stands trial for murder and ascends to decadent stardom, with Pauline serving as defense counsel and media circus ringmaster. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits - until the truth comes out. Adapted from a 1934 play by Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil and featuring a murder's row of a supporting cast including Isabelle Huppert, Dany Boon, and Fabrice Luchini, The Crime Is Mine is a rollicking farce and scabrous satire with a wily feminist edge from one of French cinema's most chameleonic stylists, François Ozon.

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From François Ozon (8 Women, Swimming Pool) comes a powerful family drama in which a daughter is forced to reconcile with her father and their shared past after he contacts her with a devastating final wish. When André (André Dussollier) suffers a debilitating stroke and calls on his daughter Emmanuèle (Sophie Marceau) to help him die with dignity, she finds herself faced with a painful decision. Based on Emmanuèle Bernheim’s memoir and an Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival, Everything Went Fine’s matter-of-factness elicits moments of humor that renders an otherwise weighty topic accessible. Steering clear of the moral arguments such issues often raise, the film instead focuses on the reckoning Emmanuéle has with her stubborn and unrelenting father and how to help him, with Ozon tackling a difficult subject with exceptional intelligence and sensitivity. Featuring stunning central performances by Marceau and Dussollier as well as a scene-stealing cameo by Charlotte Rampling as André’s ex-wife.

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In the House / Dans la maison (blu-ray)

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Product Description Based on the Rainer Werner Fassbinder classic, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, François Ozon’s unique retelling finds Peter Von Kant, a successful, famous director, who lives with his assistant Karl, whom he likes to mistreat and humiliate. Through the great actress Sidonie, he meets and falls in love with Amir, a handsome young man of modest means. He offers to share his apartment and help Amir break into the world of cinema... Review François Ozon’s PETER VON KANT… is much more than a remake. It’s a valentine. --G. Allen Johnson - San Francisco Chronicle Ozon has made his best film in years with Peter Von Kant. --Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire [Peter von Kant's] skewering of celebrity is mischievously enjoyable and its declaration of love for a queer-cinema forefather disarmingly sincere. --David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

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In French Algeria, office clerk Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) stands accused of murder. His only alibi is a mysterious indifference. Photographed in sensuous black-and-white, acclaimed director François Ozon’s fresh take on Albert Camus’ classic novel of existentialist ennui is a landmark of adaptation.

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Product Description Dive into a mind-bending thriller that's soaked with raw sensuality! A murder-mystery author's search for inspiration takes a wicked turn when she meets a sexy and provocative young woman with an explosive past, in the movie Interview calls "A thrilling film! Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Sagnier sizzle!" Bonus Content: Deleted Scenes Theatrical Trailer Amazon.com In terms of alluring female nudity, Swimming Pool shows a lot, but it's what remains concealed that gives this erotic thriller a potent, voyeuristic charge. With his Hitchcockian handling of secrets and lies, prolific French director François Ozon reunites with his Under the Sand star, Charlotte Rampling, to tell a seductive tale of murder and complicity, beginning when British mystery novelist Sarah Morton (Rampling) seeks peace and relaxation at her publisher's French villa, only to find his brash, sexually liberated daughter Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) arriving shortly thereafter to disrupt her solitary reverie. What begins as mutual annoyance turns into something more sinister and duplicitous, alternating between Julie's predatory sex with men and Sarah's observant, perhaps jealous fascination. These two women, generations apart, share in Ozon's delicate dance of trust, curiosity, and gradual understanding, until a twist ending that forces you to reevaluate everything you've seen. Only then will the mysteries of Swimming Pool be fully and tantalizingly revealed. (Note: The unrated version contains full-frontal nudity that's been edited from the rated version. In both versions, the overall plot is not affected.) --Jeff Shannon

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The incomparable Charlotte Rampling (45 Years, The Night Porter) gives one of her most acclaimed performances in Francois Ozon's mesmerizing tale of loss and grief. For many years, Marie (Rampling) and Jean (Bruno Cremer) have happily spent their vacations together at their country house. One day at the beach, Marie naps in the sand while Jean goes for a swim. When she awakens, he is gone. Did he drown? Did he run off? Distraught, Marie notifies the authorities. But after an extensive search, no body is found, and Marie is left in a painful limbo, unable to properly grieve for her lost love. Special Features: -Audio commentary by director Francois Ozon -Audio commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger -Interview with star Charlotte Rampling -Trailer

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Burgundy retiree Michelle Giraud (Hélène Vincent) had a treasured bond with neighbor Marie-Claude Perrin (Josiane Balasko) and a testy relationship with daughter Valérie (Ludivine Sagnier)-which worsened after a disastrous visit. The disheartened Michelle found a new vessel for attention in Marie-Claude's just-out-of-jail son Vincent (Pierre Lottin)... and tensions would open the truth about the ladies' strained ties with their kids, in François Ozon's understated study. 104 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English. In French with English subtitles. Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews When Fall Is Coming (Blu-ray)

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Acclaimed director François Ozon (Swimming Pool, 8 Women) helms this erotic tale of sexual awakening. After losing her virginity, 17-year-old budding beauty Isabelle (Marine Vacth) takes up a secret life as a call girl, meeting her older gentlemen clients for erotic hotel room trysts. Throughout, she remains curiously aloof, showing little interest in the encounters themselves or the money she makes, while Ozon slyly refrains from offering easy answers. As the enigmatic Isabelle, Marine Vacth is magnetic, delivering a star-making breakout performance in this sleek and sexy coming-of-age drama. Bonus Features: 1. New audio commentary by film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas 2. Archival interviews with director François Ozon, actress Marine Vacth and actress Geraldine Pailhas 3. Deleted Scenes 4. Footage from the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Premiere 5. Booklet with new writing by journalist Elena Lazic Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Young & Beautiful [Blu-ray]