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Fallen Leaves (2023): Director Aki Kaurismaki returns with a deadpan romantic crowd–pleaser about two lost souls in Helsinki on a bumpy road to finding each…; DVD $29.95
The Origin of Evil (2022): A black comedy thriller from France about riches, bitches and patriarchal pricks, because when it comes to money all bets are off and all knives come…; DVD $29.95
Two Tickets To Greece (2022): A sunlit escapist comedy set in Les Cyclades (the original French title) starring Laure Calamy and Olivia Côte as long–estranged childhood…; DVD $29.95
I'm Your Man (2021): A fabulously entertaining high concept comedy from Germany about a skeptical scientist who agrees to a three week product test of a humanoid robot…; DVD $29.95
Next Door (2021): A dark and witty German comedy exploring gentrification and social inequality in Berlin, marking the directorial debut of accomplished actor Daniel…; DVD $29.95
Worst Person in the World, The (2021): Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…; DVD $29.95
A Friendly Tale (Le bonheur des uns) (2020): A charming four–hander from the director of LE CHEF in which a sparkling cast play two forty–something couples whose professional and…; DVD $29.95
Antoinette in the Cevennes (2020): A warm hearted French comedy from writer director Caroline Vignal, starring Laure Calamy as a school teacher on a journey of self–discovery in…; DVD $29.95
County, The (2020): A quintessentially Icelandic serio–comedy from the director of RAMS about one woman’s fight against a monopolistic co–op stifling the…; DVD $29.95
How to Be a Good Wife (2020): Feather lite French comedy set in 1968, with the predictably scene–stealing Juliette Binoche playing an immaculate and morally upright teacher…; DVD $29.95
Limbo (2020): A moving cross–cultural comedy about the refugee experience, set on a remote Scottish island where a promising young Syrian musician is waiting…; DVD $29.95
Man in the Hat, The (2020): Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…; DVD $29.95
Never Gonna Snow Again (2020): Assured Polish Oscar contender about a Ukrainian immigrant who unexpectedly develops a cult–like following while working as a masseur in a…; DVD $29.95
Rosa's Wedding (2020): Delightful Spanish comedy about a hard–working seamstress in her mid–40's who decides to turn her life around after spending years…; DVD $29.95
Rose Maker, The (La fine fleur) (2020): Gentle French comedy with Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE) playing a rose maker on the verge of financial ruin, who hires three hapless misfits with no…; DVD $29.95
Wedding Speech, The (Le discours) (2020): Smart and sophisticated crowd–pleaser from French director Laurent Tirard (NICHOLAS ON HOLIDAY), following an anxiety–ridden man who is…; DVD $29.95
An Unexpected Love (El amor menos pensado) (2019): Argentinian romantic comedy exploring the lives of a couple who, after 25 years of marriage, decide to explore being single, with hilarious and…; DVD $29.95
Heroic Losers (2019): Winning underdog comedy from Argentinian director Sebastian Borensztein (CHINESE TAKEAWAY) based on the novel by Eduardo Sacheri (THE SECRET IN THEIR…; DVD $29.95
I Feel Good (2019): Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (THE ARTIST) stars in this quirky French comedy about a man with a ridiculous get–rich–quick scheme involving…; DVD $29.95
It Must Be Heaven (2019): Brilliantly absurdist comedy of errors following a Palestinian filmmaker who leaves his country for the West and the promise of a new and better…; DVD $29.95
My Days of Glory (Mes jours de gloire) (2019): French comedy about a self–absorbed, unemployed twenty–something who shamelessly sponges off his parents after his promising career as a…; DVD $29.95
Mystery of Henri Pick, The (Le mystère Henri Pick) (2019): Delectable literary–themed French comedy caper based on the book of the same name by David Foenkinos. The titular Henri Pick is a…; DVD $29.95
Of Love and Lies (2019): Uplifting French dramedy about a diminutive but spirited 12–year old boy who challenges his lonely disillusioned dad into embracing life again…; DVD $29.95
Perfumes (2019): Anne (Emmanuelle Devos) was once the star of her industry – a perfumer whose ability to produce enticing new fragrances was second to none. She…; DVD $29.95
Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019): Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…; DVD $29.95
Truth, The (2019): Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…; DVD $29.95
My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018): Enjoyable silly comedy adaptation of the off–Broadway play about a gay couple in Berlin who decide to get married in a small village in Italy,…; DVD $29.95
Normandy Nude (Normandie nue, Naked Normandy) (2018): Francois Cluzet leads a sizeable cast of mostly non–actors in this warm–hearted French comedy from the dir. of THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR…; DVD $29.95
Sink or Swim (Le grand bain) (2018): A group of 40–something guys, all on the verge of a mid–life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first ever synchronized swimming…; DVD $29.95
Trouble With You, The (En liberté!) (2018): Sparkling, action filled rom–com from director Pierre Salvadori (PRICELESS, WILD TARGET) where a principled detective on the French Riviera is…; DVD $29.95
Woman at War (2018): A droll yet heroic tale of a fifty–year–old environmental activist who is secretly waging a one–woman–war on the local…; DVD $29.95
Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017): Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…; DVD $29.95
C'est La Vie (Le sens de la fête) (2017): An archetypically bubbly, if not quite champagne quality, French comedy from the creators of THE INTOUCHABLES in which an irritable veteran wedding…; DVD $29.95
Like Crazy (La Pazza Gioia) (2016): Gratifying comedy–drama following two women, one a troubled introvert, one an impassioned mythomaniac, who break out of a psychiatric facility…; DVD $29.95
Lost in Paris (Paris pieds nus) (2016): Another gem from husband–and–wife team, Abel & Gordon, featuring a roster of typically clever sight gags that follows the trail of a…; DVD $29.95
Olive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016): Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…; DVD $39.95
Slack Bay (Ma Loute) (2016): In a Northern French coastal town in 1910, a family of bourgeois eccentrics are holidaying in a picturesque cliff–top villa. But when tourists…; DVD $24.95
Two is a Family (Demain tout commence) (2016): An elegantly crafted, crowd–pleasing comedy–drama in fine French tradition, following a bachelor (Omar Sy, THE INTOUCHABLES) who enjoys a…; DVD $29.95
Up For Love (Un homme à la hauteur) (2016): Warm hearted French rom–com about a lawyer who unexpectedly falls for a man with short stature (Jean Dujardin, star of THE ARTIST and the OSS…; DVD $34.95
Truman (2015): Spanish cinema stars Ricardo Darin and Javier Camara team up for this sensitive comedy as childhood friends who reunite after many years when one of…; DVD $29.95
Folies Bergère (Paris Follies) (2014): Isabelle Huppert stars in this lighty comic French tale as a as a farmer’s wife who takes off to Paris on a whim and finds romance in unexpected…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Sex, Love and Therapy (The Missionaries) (2014): Frothy sex comedy with Patrick Bruel as a marriage counsellor and recovering sex addict whose abstinence is tested by the discovery that his new…; DVD $24.95
Wetlands (2013): Provocative comic tale of an eccentric girl who has strange attitudes towards hygiene and sexuality longs for the reunion of her divorced parents.; DVD $29.95
Another Woman's Life (2012): Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…; DVD $29.95
Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012): The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…; DVD $29.95
Ages of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011): Third installment in the fluffy romantic series has benefits from the presence of De Niro as a visiting professor seduced by his neighbour's…; DVD $29.95
And If We All Lived Together (2011): Five 70–something friends resolve to move in together when faced with life in a retirement home, much to the fascination of a ethnology student…; DVD $29.95
Skylab (2011): Julie Delpy directs this nostalgic crowd–pleaser, set around a rowdy family gathering in the summer of 1979, whose youngest member believes…; DVD $29.95
Women on the 6th Floor, The (2011): An immensely entertaining comedy of the classes, about an uptight Parisian couple who welcome a gaggle of Spanish maids into their lives for the…; DVD $19.95
Abel (2010): Sweet and satisfyingly unpredictable child fantasy about an imaginative young boy who returns from a psychiatric ward to declare himself the father…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Age of Reason, The (With Love... from the Age of Reason) (2010): A frazzled career woman at breaking point reconnects with her childhood in this soul–searching romantic comedy. More melodramatic, and less…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Nothing to Declare (2010): Actor–director Dany Boon follows up his hit regional comedy WELCOME TO THE STICKS with another lite French farce founded in stubborn parochial…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
French Kissers, The (Les Beaux Gosses) (2009): Gallic hormonal comedy about two unkempt, sex–obsessed adolescents and their wavering exploits with the school's most popular girl. Is quite…; DVD $29.95
LOL (2008): Sassy French comedy stars Sophie Marceau as the loving, long–suffering mother of a rebellious teen lass.; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Silent Wedding (2008): Gentle comedy of a bride and groom whose wedding is interrupted by the death of Stalin, and the period of one weeks mourning effective immediately.…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
No Mercy For The Rude (2006): A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006): Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…; DVD $19.95
Agatha and The Storm (Agata e la tempesta) (2004): Loosely woven tale of a middle–aged bookshop owner, who becomes embroiled in a surreal swirl of romance and family secrets of infidelity, her…; DVD $24.95
As it is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004): A feelgood arthouse hit about a renowned classical music conductor who rediscovers his roots in the far north of Sweden. Acquiring a rundown…; DVD $19.95
Matando Cabos (2004): Energetic Mexican 'farce of errors' in which two teenagers kidnap a coldly ruthless businessman, not realising he is also a coveted prize for a…; DVD $29.95
Narco: Secret Adventures of Gustav Klopp (2004): A narcoleptic comic–book writer finds illusion and reality blurring between his fantastical imagination, a succession of dead–end day…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Unconscious (Inconscientes) (2004): Boisterous 'Freudian farce' set amidst the extravagent architecture of Barcelona in 1913, where a disturbed psychiatrist suddenly adandons his…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Spanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole) (2002): Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love. Although…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Amelie (2001): A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…; DVD $14.95
Autumn Spring (Babí léto) (2001): Spry Czech comedy of elderly bad manners, concerns an aging prankster (Brodsky) who spends his retirement impersonating people in league with a…; DVD $29.95
Va Savoir (Who Knows) (2001): Skilful romantic farce interweaves the lives of six characters connected to an Italian theatre troupe on tour in Paris (doing Pirandello’s ‘As…; DVD $14.95
Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too!) (2001): Acclaimed universally (and here in NZ beset with censorship wrangles), this Mexican joyride, taken by two teenage boys and an older woman, is indeed…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Barking Dogs Never Bite (Flandersui gae) (2000): An accomplished black comedy from Korea, which follows an unemployed lecturer's annoyance with the barking of neighbourhood dogs through to its…; Blu-Ray $34.95
The Best Man's Wedding (Jalla! Jalla!) (2000): A racy comic swirl through the family, romantic, sexual and general personal dilemmas of two Swedish best friends. While one must suffer the…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Dinner Game, The (1998): Gourmet–grade French farce from the maestro of the genre – well–packaged, delivered without haste, indeed delicious, if a slightly…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Guantanamera (1996): A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…; Poster (G) $9.95
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1993): Unabashed low–brow comedy about a gang of misfits who tussle it out in a Tokyo University wrestling ring, which also serves as the circle in…; DVD $29.95
Things of Life, The (Les Choses De La Vie) (1970): Golden Palm nominated French comedy focusing on the life of a fatally injured man who upon seeing his life flash before his eyes realizes he must…; DVD ~~$15~~ $11.25
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) (1953): Jacques Tati fine–tunes the virtues of JOUR DE FETE to create his most eponymous character. The first of four Hulot features follows the…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95

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