Breaking the Waves (1996)
Drama
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
Starring: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Adrian Rawlins
Director: Lars von Trier
The Pod Generation (2023)
Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi
In a not-so-distant future, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy's wild ride to parenthood in this brave new world.
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig, Vinette Robinson, Kathryn Hunter, Jean-Marc Barr
Director: Sophie Barthes
Grain (2017)
Drama
This film was inspired by a chapter from the Quran. It is a post-apocalyptic story set in a world where those that survive, are divided between the remnants of cities and agricultural zones. Both of these factions are ruled by corporations and populated by elites. In the areas called Dead Lands, genetically incompatible immigrants suffer from drought and epidemics.
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Ermin Bravo, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Cristina Flutur, Lubna Azabal, Mila Böhning, Hal Yamanouchi
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu
Hope and Glory (1987)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
A semi-autobiographical project by John Boorman about a nine year old boy called Bill as he grows up in London during the blitz of World War 2. For a young boy, this time in history was more of an adventure, a total upheaval of order, restrictions and discipline. The liberating effect of the war on the women left behind. And the joy when Hitler blows up your school.
Starring: Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Sammi Davis, Derrick O'Connor, Susan Wooldridge, Jean-Marc Barr
Director: John Boorman
Dogville (2003)
Crime | Drama
On the run from a group of gangsters, including her powerful father, Grace comes to the small mining town of Dogville in Colorado. Town philosopher Tom Edison gives her shelter and proposes a bargain: she will lend a hand to the townspeople in exchange for a safe place to hide. After a fortnight, the people will vote whether she can stay or must leave. Grace agrees to the terms and then becomes acquainted with the locals. Before long her standing in the town spirals downward as the search for her intensifies.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Harriet Andersson, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany, Blair Brown
Director: Lars von Trier
The Big Blue / Le grand bleu (1988)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sport
A visionary epic of obsession and beauty about Jacques Mayol, the handsome diver who is so at home in the water that he seems only half-human. Jacques' best friends are a family of playful porpoises and Enzo Molinari, his swaggering Italian diving rival. Jacques and Enzo grew up together in the Mediterranean, and remain lifelong friends despite a fierce battle for the top prize in the world free diving championships, where divers compete to see who can descend to the furthest depths of the sea with no equipment other than their own courage and determination. But when the dreamer Jacques falls in love with the beautiful Johanna, he finds himself torn between the damsel and the deep blue sea.
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto, Griffin Dunne
Director: Luc Besson
Big Sur (2013)
Drama
Sudden fame and a self-destructive lifestyle were taking a toll on Jack Kerouac's mind and body following the unparalleled success of the groundbreaking novel, On The Road. Once the handsome literary maverick and hero of the Beat Generation, Kerouac now sees only a vestige of his former self, ravaged by alcohol and drugs, aged beyond his years and tormented by self-doubt. Questioning his talent, his faith, and his mortality, Kerouac leaves New York for California, on a quest for redemption at an isolated, fog-banked cabin in the primitive landscape of the Big Sur woods. What ensues in those fateful 3 weeks of August, 1960, is both terrifying and revelatory. While Kerouac is able to find beauty and elation in his surroundings, the dichotomy of his psyche renders him unable to face his demons alone. He sets off on a visceral collision course of paranoia, sex, delirium tremens, misery and madness. His desperation culminates in an intense, hallucinatory breakdown, but the duality of his nature (again) comes into play and he emerges from his dark place – however fleeting – with a modicum of peace and optimism.
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Radha Mitchell, Stana Katic
Director: Michael Polish
