Odile Barski — Playwright (5)
The Cry of the Owl (1987) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Le Cri du hibou
other title: Il grido del gufo / Der Schrei der Eule
Robert is an architect and artist, in Vichy after separating from his Parisian wife. Robert finds it calms him to stand in the shadows of the home of Juliette and Patrick and watch her cook. She thinks he's a prowler and confronts him, then invites him in...
The Color of Lies (1999) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Au cœur du mensonge
other title: Il colore della menzogna / Løgnens farve
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...
Comedy of Power (2006) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
L'Ivresse du pouvoir
director: Claude Chabrol actor: Isabelle Huppert / François Berléand
other title: La commedia del potere / Geheime Staatsaffären
Magistrate Jeanne Charmant-Killman doggedly investigates CEO Michel Humeau, who is accused of participating in massive corporate malfeasance. As her investigation leads her into the upper echelons of government, Jeanne becomes intoxicated by the power she is amassing.
Masques (1987) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Masques
director: Claude Chabrol actor: Philippe Noiret / Robin Renucci
other title: Volto segreto / Masken
In this deadly game of cat and mouse, Roland Wolf is writing a book on the life of game show host Christian Legagneur--or is he?
The Girl on the Train (2009) [Movie] TMDB
La fille du RER
director: André Téchiné actor: Michel Blanc / Catherine Deneuve
other title: La fille du RER / A Garota no Trem
The Girl on the Train is a 2009 French drama film directed by André Téchiné. Jeanne is a young woman, striking but otherwise without qualities. Her mother tries to get her a job in the office of a lawyer, Bleistein, her lover years ago. Jeanne fails the interview but falls into a relationship with Franck, a wrestler whose dreams and claims of being in a legitimate business partnership Jeanne is only too happy to believe. When Franck is arrested, he turns on Jeanne for her naivety; she's stung and seeks attention by making up a story of an attack on a train. Is there any way out for her?