To live her homosexuality freely, Safia left her family and the Corsica where she grew up. Returning for a summer, she came out to her father, who reacted badly. On the roads of Corsica, Safia runs away and meets Jade. A journey of initiation in which Safia must reinvent her relationship with her native land and learn to live for herself, beyond the gaze and perhaps in spite of those she loves.
The Protagonist, going by her first name, is presented to us in her natural environment: a jungle often sadly devoid of density. But today, she’s had enough! Being the mother, the secretary, the lover, the nanny, the sex interest of the main male character is no longer enough for our dear Protagonist. Put on “mute” after having used up the speaking time allotted to the female* characters of a film, she runs away with her buddy Voice Over, starting out on a new journey. All in good fun.
That feeling of apprehension, of doubt - the sensation of butterflies before taking the plunge. Five women and the objects of their affection face up to their futures in these thoroughly modern tales of lesbian love from France, Germany, Israel, Italy and the UK. The richness and enthralling complexity of same-sex desire has never looked so inviting.
Charts the trials and tribulations of Ana, a free-spirited 26 year-old returning home to Strasbourg for the summer after living abroad for long enough to feel out of place everywhere.
At her father’s request, Coline returns to her childhood bedroom to sort through her belongings. The various objects she finds remind her of childhood memories that stick to her and that she will finally accept to leave behind…
Called in the middle of the night to attend a birth in a poor and large family, Emma Goldman, a feminist anarchist, strives to relieve the suffering of the woman in labor. Back at home, she finds herself confronted by her companion Ed, exhausted by her absences.
It's the summer. Charlotte is working in a tollbooth on the Autoroute du Sud motorway and training for the amateur football match organised by her sister Nathalie.
19 years old and with nothing else to do, Ana joins the army and, through the enforced discipline and comradeship, begins to find her way in the world.
1. Find a reassuring explanation for a bout of sleeplessness: the eating of white turnips; 2. Observe the mechanisms of passion; 3. Escape inadequate ideas. It’s the story of a breakup.
Judith attempts to work out why her partner appears not to be that interested in her, whilst other men appear to care more.
Robin lives with his aunt in a small town on the Mediterranean. A strange request from his ex-girlfriend Aurélie turns his life upside down: she wants him to get her some heroin. Robin, willing to do anything to win Aurélie back, throws himself headlong into the task...
Judith is on vacation when she finds out her mother is not well. She decides to continue her trip with her new boyfriend with whom she is madly in love, but lingers between relaxing and receiving updates from home.
After 3 years in prison, Ben wants to reconnect with his son and find his place in society. From reintegration work to small recidivism, sincere friendship and the tentation of fundamentalism, Ben will fight to resist hate and find his dignity as a free man.
Salome gets a summer job in a junkyard somewhere in the country side. Under a western sun, in this place out of the world, her teenage rebellion springs up. From unexpected encounters to shared sorrows, arise promises of a new life.
Laure, a single thirty-five-year-old, accumulates a series of fixed-contract jobs, unsuccessfully hoping each time that her work will lead to a permanent position. As her periods of employment shrink, her love affairs take the same path.
Nothing can stop these girls from getting what they want in life, but if you try to touch, you might get burnt. An anthology of short films with women blazing in the lead.
Salomé is bored. Jean-Benoît is anxious. Fortunately, the end of the world is near.
Nora disappeared for several months. One summer evening, she strangely reappears at a party with a certain Samuel. Camille, her best friend, comes to find her, wondering what way to behave. The night goes on, a trio forms and time stands still.
Maude and Clothilde have been together for several years but no longer look at each other. When Maude suddenly loses her hearing, she tries to get closer to Clothilde who constantly avoids her.
One summer, divers locate hidden weapons dating back to WWII in a lake. Louison's grandmother is said to be involved. Along with other comrades, she allegedly refused to surrender her weapons.
Roxane, in her thirties, overwhelmed by exhaustion and isolation, hasn’t been able to bond with her six-month-old baby. Even the smallest car trip with her partner now turns into a fight. Roxane feels suffocated. She’s going out for some air.
Stuck in a routine that erases her, 30-year-old Ava is about to lose something precious.
From the lush mountains of Corsica to windswept beaches where surfers thrive and the red light district of Paris where passers by flirt and follow, discover the exciting journeys and discoveries of French women and their cinema.
South-West of France. Each year on winter holidays, truffle thieves immerse the area into a paranoiac atmosphere. The inhabitants gather themselves, spy on their neighbors, accuse their friends... And sometimes in this general confusion, a scapegoat is easily found.