R Xmas (2001)

Director: Abel Ferrara

Starring: Lillo Brancato, Drea de Matteo, Ice-T, Victor Argo

Aka "Christmas". Husband and Wife bask in the seasonal glow of Christmas, secure in their gorgeous apartment. One child and a beautiful family home bo... Read more

Dead End (2002)

Director: Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Fabrice Canepa

Starring: Ray Wise, Alexandra Holden, Lin Shaye, Mick Cain, Billy Asher, Amber Smith

For the past 20 years, Frank Harrington has reluctantly driven his family to celebrate Christmas with his mother-in-law. This year, he takes a shortcu... Read more

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2002)

Director: Rolf de Heer

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving, Cathy Tyson

This extraordinary film, at once thrilling and deeply moving, is set in the wild reaches of the upper Amazon. Widower Antonio Bolivar (Richard Dreyfus... Read more

Swimming Pool (2002)

Director: Francois Ozon

Starring: Charles Dance, Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Marc Fayolle, Jean-Marie La...

From director Francois Ozon ("8 Women") comes a riveting erotic thriller starring Charlotte Rampling as a burnt-out mystery writer vacationing at her... Read more

General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)

Director: Barbet Schroeder

In 1971, the small African nation of Uganda was taken over by self-styled dictator General Idi Amin, beginning an eight-year reign of terror that woul... Read more

El Che: Investigating a Legend (1997)

Director: Maurice Dugowson

Ernesto 'Che' Guevara de la Serna represents one of the most enduring images of a political leader. His legendary character has been an inspiration fo... Read more

Chaos (2001)

Director: Coline Serreau

Starring: Catherine Frot, Vincent Lindon, Rachida Brakni

Seething dark comedy from writer/director Coline Serreau ("Romuald and Juliette") centers on a middle-class Parisian woman (Catherine Frot) who witnes... Read more

The Triplets of Belleville ( aka Belleville Rendez-vous ) (2003)

Director: Sylvain Chomet

In this offbeat, creative, original animated feature from France, Champion, an orphan who lives with his grandmother Madame Souza, turns his childhood... Read more

Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Starring: Alain Delon, Yves Montand, Francois Perier, Gian Maria Volonte, Andre Bourvil

This heist classic from Jean-Pierre Melville ("Le Samourai") features Alain Delon as a crook just out of the slammer who joins forces with suspect-on-... Read more

Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

Director: Michel Ocelot

An enchanting animated adventure inspired by the folk stories of Senegal and showing how a young boy, the tiny but brave Kirikou, outwits a powerful s... Read more