French filmmaker François Ozon can tackle subjects of the utmost gravity (see Under the Sand, Frantz and a host of other solemn dramas). But my favorite Ozon movies are the ones that blend seriousness with erotic mischief – works like 8 Women, Swimming Pool and In the House. Just as irresistible is the dangerously sexy and perversely funny Double Lover, a psychological thriller that concerns two psychologists ... well, actually their twins.

At first, Chloe, beautifully played by Marine Vacth, doesn't know this; neither, for that matter, does the audience. The ex-model is in therapy with Dr.

Double Lover (L’amant double) Cohen Media Group Director: François Ozon Screenwriter: François Ozon, loosely based on Joyce Carol Oates’ “Lives of the Twins” Cast: Marine Vacth, Jéremié Renier, Jacqueline Bisset, Myriam Boyer, Dominique Reymond Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 1/10/18 Opens: February 14, 2018 In middle-class households, the favorite question that family friends and relatives […]

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"Lying to seduce is common practice among pretty women." Cohen Media Group has debuted the official Us trailer for the latest film from French filmmaker François Ozon, titled The Double Lover (in French, it is L'amant Double), which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year. This is being released right around Valentine's Day in the Us, which might be too on-the-nose for this very sexual romance. Apparently the opening shot is a jaw-dropping zoom out from a woman's privates, and the film only gets more sensual from there. Marine Vacth stars as Chloé, a vulnerable Parisian woman who falls madly in love with her charming therapist, only to discover he is hiding part of his identity when she gets closer to him. The cast includes Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset, Myriam Boyer, and Fanny Sage. If you're looking for something romantic and sexual and tantalizing and very French, then you...

Author: Jo-Ann Titmarsh

François Ozon has an eclectic and varied filmography as a director, veering from the gentle fun of Potiche to the more sinister In the House. L’Amant Double definitely falls into the latter category, but that doesn’t mean there is no fun to be had.

The film opens with an eye-popping scene that we rarely see on the big screen (unless you go to a lot of obs and gynae conferences). And as this film is concerned with a woman’s sexuality, initially under wraps and then unleashed, I suppose it’s fair to take a literal peak at her hidden sex. The woman in question is Chloé (Marine Vacth, who also starred in Ozon’s Young & Beautiful). She’s got stomach cramps and can’t find any physical reason for it. Her gynaecologist suggests therapy and off Chloé goes to the office of Paul Meyer...

Chicago – In our latest crime/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Mesrine: Killer Instinct”! “Mesrine: Killer Instinct” stars Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Cassel and Cécile De France.

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The movie poster for “Mesrine: Killer Instinct” with Gérard Depardieu.

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Here's the press release for the Venice Days selections folks: lots of names we know! Official Selection   World Premiere La Vida De Los Peces/The Life Of Fish by Matias Bize with Santiago Cabrera, Blanca Lewin Chile - Production co.: Cenecca Producciones A young Chilean returns to Santiago after 10 years in Europe and ponders his past and future over a long night of encounters with old friends and his great love. This sentimental, urban comedy depicts a South America far from the stereotypes and folklore.   International Premiere - Opening film Le Bruit Des Glacons/The Clink Of Ice by Bertrand Blier with Jean Dujardin, Albert Dupontel, Anne Alvaro, Myriam Boyer France, Sales co.: Wild Bunch An alcoholic writer is confronted by an incarnation of his own cancer in this no-holds-barred, black comedy on illness and death. Nothing is spared politically incorrect derision - except for the desire to live and love.

Sneak Peek actor Vincent Cassel ("Eastern Promises") as French gangster 'Jacques Mesrine', in writer/director Jean-François Richet's French, Canadian and Italian co-production "Mesrine: Killer Instinct".

The 246 minute feature is broken into 2 parts, with the first part based on the autobiography "L'instinct de mort" by Mesrine and the second part detailing Mesrine's criminal career following his escape from prison and bloody end.

Also starring are Ludivine Sagnier as 'Sylvie Jeanjacquot', Michel Duchaussoy as 'Pierre André Mesrine' and Myriam Boyer as Mesrine's mother.

Actor Cassel ("Brotherhood Of The Wolf"), previously a runner-up favorite to play 'The Joker' in director Chris Nolan's "The Dark Knight", has won numerous awards for his career performance as Mesrine including France's César Awards for Best Actor In A Leading Role and Best Actor @ Japan's Tokyo International Film Festival.

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