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"L'Origine de la tendresse" and Other Tales (2008)

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Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Six short films showcase the wide range of voices and soaring new talents in French filmmaking. Comic and tragic, personal and political, this program includes the stories of two readers who... Six short films showcase the wide range of voices and soaring new talents in French filmmaking. Comic and tragic, personal and political, this program includes the stories of two readers who connect on the Paris Metro, a husband and wife who reunite after decades apart, and a machine worker's last day. Presented here are "Kitchen," "Gratte-papier" (Pen-Pusher), "Ma mere: Histoire d'une immigration" (My Mother: Story of an Immigration), "Je suis une voix" (One Voice, One Vote), "La dernière journée" (The Last Day), and "L'Origine de la tendresse." [More]

Starring: Benjamin Bellecour, Gaëlle Brunet, Régis Desfeux, Régis Iacono

Starring: Benjamin Bellecour, Gaëlle Brunet, Régis Desfeux, Régis Iacono, Lucienne Troka, Arnaud Delaittre, Martine Toulotte, Isabelle Nanty, Elsa Levy, Eugène Berthier, Arnaud Carbonnier, Canis Crevillen, Bernard Nissile, Elina Löwensohn

Director: Guillaume Martinez, Felipe Canales, Jeanne Paturle, Cécile Rousset, Olivier Bourbeillon, Alain-Paul Mallard, Alice Winocour

Director: Guillaume Martinez
Producer: Guillaume Martinez
Composer: Hubert Giraud, Jean Dréjac
Director: Felipe Canales
Producer: Farida Hamak
Composer: Felipe Canales
Director: Jeanne Paturle, Cécile Rousset
Producer: Jean-Christophe Soulageon
Director: Olivier Bourbeillon
Composer: Jacques Henry
Director: Alain-Paul Mallard
Composer: Jerome Coullet
Director: Alice Winocour

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A sprightly collection of Gallic short subjects that sprints from romantic froth to earnest documentation (almost) without skipping a beat.

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06/03/08
Chris Barsanti
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Film Journal International

A compendium of six short films by French filmmakers, any one of which might prove diverting in the right place at the right time but all of which, cumulatively, don’t much make for a knockout night at the cinema.

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05/30/08
Nathan Lee
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New York Times
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Shorts programs require a gambler’s mentality -- roll the dice, take your chances -- and thankfully, this collection of French snippets has two that offset a sense of 'comme ci, comme ça' curating.

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05/29/08
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