The Land of Steady Habits

Talented 20-year-old Lolita dreams of a singing career. But her self-esteem is low due to her weight problem and her narcissistic father, Étienne, a literary star with scant interest in his daughter's life. Lolita finds little comfort in the attentions of her vocal coach, suspecting the woman is using her to meet her influential father...

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Agnès Jaoui

Cast

Marilou Berry, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Laurent Grévill

A company president gets framed with a food-poisoning scandal and the only person who can help him is the evening cleaning-woman, who always seems to be at the right place at the right time.

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Coline Serreau

Cast

Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.

Runtime

1h 39m

Director

Jodie Foster

Cast

Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr.

Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the walls. They take the chance to escape. Being on the run from the law they even make it to sell their music and become famous outlaws.

Runtime

1h 50m

Director

Katja von Garnier

Cast

Katja Riemann, Jasmin Tabatabai, Nicolette Krebitz

A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her down the aisle.

Runtime

1h 48m

Director

Phyllida Lloyd

Cast

Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan