Pierre Arditi
1) Adieu Paris
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Eight men in an old Parisian bar. They were the «kings of Paris»: national treasures, masterpieces in peril, whose humor and self-mockery have never changed. Tender and cruel, they love and hate each other. Suddenly, an intruder steps in.
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Blood of the Vine volume 3
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A journalist is killed in Alsace while investigating an old client of Benjamin's.
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Blood of the Vine volume 2
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Benjamin is invited as the guest of honor to a wine-tasting event in Burgundy.
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Blood of the Vine volume 1
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While on tour in Burgundy, Benjamin is approached by the son of a notable estate owner seeking his professional expertise.
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Blood of the Vine volume 4
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At his new vodka launch, someone shoots Benjamin's friend with a harpoon.
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Blood of the Vine volume 1
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Benjamin reluctantly agrees to meet with a business partner to discuss an appraisal of a failing estate, but is not immediately aware of the estate's tumultuous history.
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Blood of the Vine volume 2
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A determined author insists on having Benjamin's old articles from his youth published, but soon after dies in a suspicious hit-and-run accident.
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Blood of the Vine volume 7
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Benjamin stumbles upon an international wine scheme.
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Blood of the Vine volume 2
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Benjamin befriends alcohol rehab patients while investigating a murder.
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Blood of the Vine volume 6
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A pushy businessman ropes Mathilde and Benjamin into doing a vineyard assessment.
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Blood of the Vine volume 3
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An unknown body is discovered in a vat containing a batch of wine; a discovery that seems intended to ruin the reputation of the estate's owner.
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Blood of the Vine volume 3
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Two thugs steal Benjamin's notebook and knock him into a two-day coma.
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Blood of the Vine volume 1
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A widow refuses a tycoon's campaign to buy her estate.
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Blood of the Vine volume 5
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Benjamin feels responsible when a friend's daughter gets injured in a shark attack.
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Blood of the Vine volume 4
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Benjamin accompanies his wife France on her business trip to oversee a vineyard acquisition.
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As she does every morning, Lucie joins her colleagues at the office with a smile. It's a working day just like any other. Then suddenly, all activity in the office stops and attention turns toward a window of the building across the way and a banner reading 'Man Alone.' Is it a hoax? A cry for help? Everyone has their own interpretation, and will try to discover what lies behind the mysterious message.
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Foreign film collection volume France
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Interweaves multiple stories set in a magically snowbound Paris where six lonely souls converge and commingle in their search for lasting connections.
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Gilberte is happily married to Georges, a wealthy businessman who is unaware of his wife's previous marriage. Only Gilberte's unmarried sister, Arlette knows the truth. Then one day, Georges comes home and announces he's about to strike a deal with a fabulously wealthy American named Eric Thompson, who's on his way to Paris, and just happens to be Gilberte's ex-husband. Further complicating matters are family friend Huguette, who has a crush on Charley,...
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Based on two works by the playwright Jean Anouilh, this film opens with a who's-who of French acting royalty being summoned to the reading of a late playwright's last will and testament. This is an alternately wry and wistful valentine to actors and the art of performance from a director long fascinated by the intersection of life, theater and cinema.
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Captain Marleau volume 5
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There are too many leads in Marleau's investigation into the death of a celebrity's nanny.