Fascination (1979)

Synopsis:
This erotic horror film, set in 1905, tells the story of a thief who seeks refuge in a castle owned by two women, Eva (Brigitte Lahaie) and Elizabeth (Franca Mai). The women are seductive and teasing, but turn out to be part of a vampiric cult of blood-drinking aristocrats.

Starring:
Franca Maï
Brigitte Lahaie
Jean-Marie Lemaire

Director: Jean Rollin

Five Thirteen (2013)

AKA:
513 Degrees

Synopsis:
In this tension-packed thriller, brothers Mike and Tre set out in search of better lives, trying to leave their demons behind for good. After being released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, Mike's only care in the world is to protect his young daughter from an unforgiving ex. But the justice that awaits him on the streets is far worse than anything Mike had experienced in prison. His older brother Tre begrudgingly agrees to one last "delivery", attempting to free Mike and his new girlfriend from the grips of the criminal underworld. What transpires is a wild misadventure where multiple lives unknowingly intersect, and where decisions are made that will haunt everyone forever.

Starring:
Malik Barnhardt
Taryn Manning
Tom Sizemore

Director: Kader Ayd

Tendre Adolescente (1987)

AKA:
La prima esperienza >> Italian
Zarte Knospen >> German

Synopsis:
An older adolescent girl has a number of sexual adventures in France, then moves on to Montreal and New York, there finding erotic pleasure, love and danger. Flashbacks place our heroine at approximately eight years of age and perhaps suggest that her promiscuous nature has been inspired by her father's incestuous advances towards her.

Starring:
Loretta Lowe
Chuck Ballinger
Isa Pigot

Director: Claude Pierson (as André Marchand)

Pola X (1999)

Synopsis:
A young writer becomes intrigued with a mysterious dark-haired woman who claims to be his long-lost sister and he begin an unusual relationship with her prompting a downward spiral involving his domineering mother and lovely fiancée

Starring:
Guillaume Depardieu
Yekaterina Golubeva
Catherine Deneuve

Director: Leos Carax

Novo (2002)

Synopsis:
Those who loved Graham yesterday shouldn't count on today. Those who love him today risk being heartbroken tomorrow... Suffering from recurring memory loss, Graham is restricted to a limited short-term memory. He forgets most things after only a few minutes. He no longer recognizes his wife Isabelle nor his young son Antoine nor his best friend Fred. Since each day is a new day, Graham copes with life by referring to the details of his little notebook, the defining key to his identity. He works as a photocopy clerk under the close watch of his sexy boss Sabine, who uses him to his libido's advantage. Pretty new temp Irene can't help falling for Graham's spontaneous charm. But how can Graham really fall in love with her when he sees each time as the first time? Irene is about to experience all new ways of romance. She'll just have to remember everything for the both of them. Everyone around Graham has their reasons why he should or shouldn't fully recover.

Starring:
Eduardo Noriega
Anna Mouglalis
Paz Vega

 Director: Jean-Pierre Limosin

À ma soeur! (2001)

AKA:
Fat Girl

Synopsis:
À ma soeur! is a provocative and shocking drama about sibling rivalry, family discord and relationships. Elena is 15, beautiful and flirtatious. Her less confident sister, Anais, is 12, and constantly eats. On holiday, Elena meets a young Italian student who is determined to seduce her. Anais is forced to watch in silence, conspiring with the lovers, but harbouring jealousy and similar desires. Their actions, however, have unforeseen tragic consequences for the whole family.

Director:
Catherine Breillat
Writer:
Catherine Breillat
Stars:
Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo

Inside Story - The fate of the Roma in Europe ()

Synopsis:
Deciding the fate of the Roma population in Europe EU immigration ministers meet in Paris on Monday. Ministers from the European countries where the 'problem' originates were not invited, but can they be ignored? After the French crackdown on the Roma, is the EU facing deep divisions? Is it even legal for EU countries to expel other EU citizens?

Pasolini l'Enragé (1966)

AKA:
Pasolini the Fanatic

Synopsis:
An interview with Pier Paolo Pasolini, in which he discusses movie-making, Neo-Realist cinema, Italian politics of the time, and other topics. The interview is punctuated with footage from Pasolini's movies "Accattone", "The Hawks and the Sparrows", "The Gospel According to St. Matthew" and "La Ricotta".
French and Italian with English subs.

Reality of Timor during Indonesian Occupation since 1975 ()

Synopsis:
Report of the situation in the eastern part of Timor, annexed by Jakarta Government despite the proclamation of its independence, after four centuries of Portuguese colonization, in November 1975. Resistance "Fretilin" Marxist nationalist movement. Civil war in which the people of Timor Leste Is constrained by Indonesian troops to take refuge in the mountains or to flee their country. The guerrillas of fretilin, Indonesian soldiers in training. Photo corpses and prisoners in 1975-1978. Families of refugees in slums near Lisbon. Families of Timorese resistance in the mountains. Nicolao lobato, chief/leader of Fretilin ( Second President of RDTL ) in his coffin filled with ice. A prison almost deserted .Interviewed of Alarico Fernandes, former Communications Minister RDTL Fretilin now imprisoned, Dr. Abilio Araujo, Dr Jose Luis Guterres ... Red Cross doctor in a village on the south coast. Distribution of food and medicine. Interviewed members of the Fretilin staff. The Indonesian occupation: grip Para military youth. The TNI Army scout leader. The Indonesian flag raised in each school in Timor Leste ,,,childrens recited the five principles of Indonesian Pancasilah,,,the omnipresence of the military in every village. Staged in front of the team of journalists: the army helping the people in the fields. General Suharto. An animist ceremony [various plans] Dili town serving as a showcase for abroad. Streets cleaned, TV stations and programs broadcasted by satellite Jakarta TV. This videos and it copyrigth is owned by Ina fr.

Note: East Timor or Officially known as Democratic Republic of Timor Leste had finally restored its independent in May2002 with the assistant from UN,,, the relationship between the two country,, Indonesia and East Timor are very strong both country had tried and managed to leave the past behind and started the new fresh relationship which stood strong until today... this is all thanks to Xanana Gusmao, Ramos Horta, Mari Alkatiri, Taur Matan Ruak, Bishop Belo, and many other leaders of Timor Leste and also from Indonesian government.. and the most valuable in the process of keeping peace strong relationship between this two country are the people of East Timor itself who had suffered alot but had to forget it all for the sake of peace and tranquility between the two nations. This is an old videos and the reason I uploaded on you tube is merely for History purpose nothing else..."the moment it happened, the history begin",,,, "To Forget Is to Forgive".. hope you all enjoy watching this videos with respect.

Un Mauvais Fils (1980)

AKA:
A Bad Son

Synopsis:
This is a quiet drama about the struggles of a former drug addict and dealer, Bruno Calgagni (Patrick Dewaere), as he is released from prison in the U.S. and arrives back home in France. His unhappy father blames this disgraceful prison stint for the death of Bruno's mother. No one wants to hire an ex-con, and a romantic liaison with another, very delicately balanced former addict only adds to the burden Bruno is carrying. Mauvais Fils skillfully limns Bruno's daily fight to keep his head above water.

Starring:
Patrick Dewaere
Brigitte Fossey
Jacques Dufilho

Director: Claude Sautet

Beau-pèrer (1981)

AKA:
Ausgerechnet ihr Stiefvater >> German
Stepfather >> English

Synopsis:
Remy is morose, nearing 30 with his career as a musician going nowhere and his eight-year marriage to Martine souring. Then, Martine dies in a car crash, and Marion, her 14-year-old, wants to stay rather than move to her father's. Remy likes the idea: he loves her, he's raised her, and she offers him emotional responsibility. Marion's father objects, but she's willful, so he relents. Soon, she tells Remy she finds him attractive, that she's now "a woman," and why can't they be lovers. Remy is appalled, but weakens, missing her when she spends Christmas with her dad.

Starring:
Patrick Dewaere
Ariel Besse
Maurice Ronet

Director: Bertrand Blier

Learn French with Victor ()

About:
Fully French with French subtitles.

Lesson 01-08
Lesson 09-16
Lesson 17-25

La drôlesse (1979)

AKA:
The Hussy >> English
Ein kleines Luder  >> German

Synopsis:
Twenty-something François collects boxes and bottles and resells them to shopkeepers. He lives with his insensitive mother and stepfather. Mado a 11-year old, outsider of her family because of the oddness in expressing her feelings gets kidnapped by François. He takes her to live with him in the attic of his parents' home. Despite the circumstances, an increasingly comforting relationship evolves till the police discovers them. They see the situation under a completely different point of view. Based on a true story.

Starring:
Claude Hébert
Madeleine Desdevises
Paulette Lahaye
 Director: Jacques Doillon

Le pont (2008)

Starring:
François Goeske
Franka Potente
Lars Steinhöfel

Director: Wolfgang Panzer

Féroce (2002)

Starring:
Samy Naceri
Jean-Marc Thibault
Bernard Le Coq
Claire Keim

François Berléand

Director: Gilles de Maistre

Savage Grace (2007)

AKA:
Wilde Unschuld >> German

Synopsis:

A dramatization of the true story of the murder of beautiful and charismatic Barbara Daly in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Their only child is a failure in his father's eyes, and as he matures and becomes increasingly close to his lonely mother, the seeds for tragedy are sown. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies.

Starring:
Julianne Moore
Eddie Redmayne
Stephen Dillane

Director: Tom Kalin

Juste une question d'amour (2000)

AKA:
Just a Question of Love

Synopsis:
After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.

Starring:
Cyrille Thouvenin
Stéphan Guérin-Tillié
Eva Darlan

Director: Christian Faure

Belles blondes et bronzees ()

Arte Themenabend - Viren, Bakterien & Co ()

Synopsis:
Part-01 Viren Auf Weltreise
Part-02 Impfen : Nur Ein Kleiner Nadelstich

Erst sterben die Bienen, dann die Menschen ()