Les Films Alain Sarde (France): 3

Fear and Trembling (2003) is a French film adapted from Amélie Nothomb’s novel of the same name. The story follows Amélie, a young Belgian woman who spent her childhood in Japan, as she returns to live and assimilate into Japanese society. Despite her determination to fully embrace the culture and become a ‘real Japanese’ before her one year contract expires, her strong will clashes with the humble nature of Japanese society. She secures a prestigious role as a translator at an import/export company, but her lack of understanding of Japanese customs and unsuitable work assignments lead to demotions ...

Open Your Eyes (1997) is a Spanish film directed and co-scored by Alejandro Amenábar, written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. A handsome young man awakens to the sound of a female voice urging him to open his eyes. He drives through an empty city, before waking up once again, this time to find a woman in his bed. He instructs her not to leave him any messages on his alarm clock. From a Madrid prison cell, 25-year-old César recounts his tale to psychiatrist Antonio while wearing a prosthetic mask. Through flashbacks, we see that ...

Le Cousin (1997) is a French film directed by Alain Corneau. The film follows the story of Nounours, an informer with a special arrangement with the police. He is nicknamed ‘cousin’ and receives 10% of the drugs seized due to his assistance. However, after inspector Maurin, Nounours’s personal contact, tragically takes his own life, inspector Gérard Delvaux takes over the case. Meanwhile, judge Lambert is conducting investigations into the illegal practices of the police force. Her persistent efforts have led her to Gérard and also to Nounours as the source of heroin in recent deadly overdose cases. ...