Epithète Films

Ridicule by Patrice Leconte( visu )
5 editions published between 1996 and 2016 in French and held by 628 libraries worldwide
In a desperate quest to save his hometown, a young man quickly learns that a sharp wit is the key to open any door in the Versailles court of Louis XVI. But his mission is complicated when he finds himself locked in a dangerous triangle with two very seductive ladies : a sophisticade older woman who can help him and an innocent young beauty with nothing to offer but her love

Micmacs à tire-larigot = Micmacs by Jean-Pierre Jeunet( visu )
6 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in French and held by 609 libraries worldwide
First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain ... Bazil doesn't have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden, instant death. Released from the hospital after his accident, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is quickly taken in by a motley crew of junkyard dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba's cave. The group's talents and aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete, and Mama Chow. Then one day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused all of his misfortune. He sets out to take revenge, with the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends. Underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, our gang relive the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination and fantasy of Buster Keaton

La veuve de Saint-Pierre by Patrice Leconte( visu )
12 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 561 libraries worldwide
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Belle et Sébastien by Nicolas Vanier( visu )
4 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in French and English and held by 453 libraries worldwide
A six-year-old boy and his dog attempt to foil a Nazi plan to capture French Resistance fighters

Tu seras mon fils = You will be my son by Gilles Legrand( visu )
3 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in French and held by 277 libraries worldwide
Paul de Marseul is the passionate, demanding proprietor of his prestigious family wine estate. But he has no faith in his son, Martin, who works at the vineyard. Paul dreams of a harder-working, successful son. A dream that one day seemingly materializes when he meets Philip, the son of his dying estate manager. Can Paul turn against his own blood and turn Philip into the rightful heir of his family estate?

Dogora by Patrice Leconte( visu )
2 editions published in 2010 in French and English and held by 68 libraries worldwide
Patrice Leconte travels to Cambodia to create a sound and image symphony of a land and its people. From the city streets to rural villages, from factories to farmlands and beyond, discover the men, women, and children of this ever-surprising Southeast Asian nation at work, play, and peace, all moving at the speed of life. It's an extraordinary sensory journey

The young & prodigious T.S. Spivet by Jean-Pierre Jeunet( visu )
2 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 21 libraries worldwide
From the imagination of acclaimed AMELIE director Jean-Pierre Jeunet comes the mischievous and brilliant T.S Spivet ... Enter the curious world of T.S Spivet and his lovingly mismatched family. His twin brother runs amuck, his sister dreams of stardom and his parents are an odd pair with equally eccentric tendencies Remarkably bright T.S has an insatiable passion for inventing which leads to a surprise telephone call from the Smithsonian Institute, inviting him to accept the prestigious Baird award for his invention. Without leaving more than a note of explanation, T.S packs his suitcase and embarks on a perilous adventure across America to claim his prize in this glisteningly magical tale of fantasy and intrigue

No et moi by Zabou( visu )
2 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in French and held by 14 libraries worldwide
On dit de Lou qu'elle est une enfant précoce. Elle a treize ans, deux classes d'avance et un petit corps qui prend son temps. Elle a une mère emmurée dans les tranquillisants, peu d'amis, et le ressenti aigu d'un monde qui va de travers. Lou doit faire un exposé sur une jeune femme sans abri. Elle en a vu une à la Gare d'Austerlitz. Une qui fait la manche, demande des clopes, s'endort sur la table du café lorsque Lou lui offre à boire pour l'interviewer. Elle a 18 ans, s'appelle No, Nora en fait mais tout le monde dit No, et bientôt Lou ne pourra plus se passer d'elle. Mais No est imprévisible, elle a grandi dans les foyers et elle ne ressemble à personne. Un jour, elle disparaît. Lou la recherche, sûre de ce besoin qu'elles ont l'une de l'autre. Lorsque No réapparaît à bout de forces, Lou sait ce qu'elle doit faire: No viendra vivre chez elle.(Verlagstext)

Grijze zielen = Les âmes grises by Yves Angelo( visu )
1 edition published in 2006 in French and held by 8 libraries worldwide
East of France, December 1917. In a village situated close to the front but protected from it by a hillside, the body of Belle de Jour, a little girl, is found by the canal. Judge Mierck, assisted by an Colonel Matzev representing the Armed Forces, investigates the case in his own way. The fact that the young victim's corpse lies a few yards from the manor of Destinat, the withdrawn, haughty-looking district attorney, who has always despised and humiliated him, doesn't escape him. To make matters worse, a witness has seen the magistrate not only talking with Belle but patting her cheek as well minutes before the little girl was strangled

Je regle mon pas sur le pas de mon pere by Rémi Waterhouse( visu )
3 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide
After the death of his mother, Sauveur finally finds out the identity of his father. But the first contact by telephone with his progenitor is difficult: he is rebuffed by a jeering Bertrand who denies paternity. Sauveur decides to approach incognito and slips with him in the role of associate to a scam without scale. And he discovers the man behind. Then begins the learning of disillusionment. --