Is This Thing On?
After separating, Alex Novak (Will Arnett) tries something radically different, standup comedy, finding the experience therapeutic. The filmmakers were inspired by the real-life story of British comedian John Bishop for…
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Linda (Rose Byrne), a therapist, finds herself juggling several crises at the same time, including a collapsing ceiling and an indifferent colleague (Conan O’Brien). Mary Bronstein’s intention was to illustrate…
Full Moon in Paris
Louise (Pascale Ogier), who lives in the suburbs of Paris with her lover (Tchéky Karyo), decides that she really needs to spend more time in her apartment in the city,…
The Dance Club
Psychology intern Johannes (Nils Wetterholm), increasingly frustrated with his clinic’s failure to treat patients in ways that are actually helpful, gets in touch with a few troubled souls who believe…
Pauline at the Beach
Éric Rohmer’s perhaps most famous film from the 1980s invites us to romance and misunderstandings among a group of young people who frequent a beach on the northwestern coast of…
Le Beau Mariage
When art student Sabine (Béatrice Romand) tires of sleeping around with married men, she decides to marry a lawyer (André Dussolier), whether he likes it or not. The second film…
The Aviator’s Wife
20-year-old François (Philippe Marlaud) is hopelessly in love with Anne (Marie Rivière); one day, he starts following a pilot she’s been sleeping with – and gets unexpected help. Éric Rohmer’s…
A Family Affair
The first film in the wildly popular Andy Hardy series focuses more on Judge Hardy, as his decision to oppose a project that promises to bring jobs turns the small…
Mandabi
When his nephew, who works as a street sweeper in Paris, sends him a money order worth 25,000 francs, Dakar native Ibrahima Dieng (Makhourédia Guèye) finds the bureaucracy in his…
Stage Door
Director Gregory La Cava followed up his great success My Man Godfrey (1936) with another comedy about people fighting hard in sophisticated but tough environs to make ends meet. This…