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Monsieur Hire Patrice Leconte A disturbing and finely crafted thriller about obsession and responsibility. Michel Blanc stars as a reclusive tailor who enjoys watching Sandrine Bonnaire undress across the courtyard. When a murder is committed, his peculiarities make him a suspect. Based on a novel by Georges Simeon. With Luc Thuillier and Andre Wilms. "It's a great film to look at, stylish and inventive" (Village Voice). Nominated for the Golden Palm at Cannes. In French with optional English subtitles. France, 1989, 81 mins. DVD | $44.95
Girl on the Bridge Patrice Leconte Daniel Auteuil (My Favorite Season, Un Coeur en Hiver) and beautiful singer/actress/model Vanessa Paradis star in this romantic fable from the director of Monsieur Hire, Ridicule and The Hairdresser's Husband. A circus performer saves a woman from a suicide attempt and puts her to work in his knife-throwing act. As their relationship develops, they find that they have a most unusual bond (including the ability to communicate telepathically), and soon they are involved in an adventure where the stakes--both financial and romantic--continue to rise. Jean-Marie Dreujou's exceptional black and white cinematography adds to the dreamlike tone of this enchanting, funny and erotic film. In French with English subtitles. France, 1999, 90 mins. DVD | $37.95
The Hairdresser's Husband Patrice Leconte An acclaimed, quirky film about erotic obsession from the director of Monsieur Hire. Antoine (Jean Rochefort) is a middle-aged man whose life-long ambition to marry a hairdresser is fulfilled in his tender relationship with the beautiful and graceful Matila (Anna Galiena). With Henri Hocking and Maurice Chevit. In French with English subtitles. France, 1990, 84 mins. DVD | $44.95
My Best Friend Patrice Leconte Catherine (Julie Gayet), refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable Francois (Daniel Auteuil), has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, Francois enlists the services of a charming taxi driver (Dany Boon) to play the part. France, 2006, 90 mins. DVD | $37.95
The Perfume of Yvonne Patrice Leconte In this sensual film from the writer-director of Monsieur Hire, a summer fling between a young man (Hippolyte Girardot) and a starlet (Sandra Majani) along the shores of Lake Geneva in 1958 turns from eroticism to obsession. With Jean-Pierre Marielle and Richard Bohringer. In French with English subtitles. France, 1994, 89 mins. DVD | $44.95
Ridicule Patrice Leconte The Oscar-nominated satire of 18th-century French court manners in the reign of Louis XVI directed by Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire) and written by first-time screenwriter Remi Waterhouse. A young man, in a noble quest to save his hometown, becomes torn between two beautiful women in a triangle of love and deceipt. A beautifully detailed study of court life, manners and wit, directed with a sense of controlled elegance. French with English subtitles. France, 1996, 103 mins. DVD | $37.95
The Widow of Saint-Pierre Patrice Leconte Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil and acclaimed director Emir Kusturica (in his first major acting role) star in this drama, based on a true story, set in 1850 on a French territory off the coast of Newfoundland. A prisoner (Kusturica) condemned to death becomes the center of controversy as the police chief's wife (Binoche) fights to reform and save him. Her husband (Auteuil) supports her, even as her attraction to the prisoner becomes more evident. "Leconte turns this bizarre romantic triangle into something hypnotic and haunting--that rare period piece that resonates with provocative life" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). In French with English subtitles. France, 2000, 108 mins. DVD | $37.95
