A FRENCH GIGOLO, THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE: IFC Festival Direct

Next month, IFC Films will be releasing via its video-on-demand platform the French box office hit Cliente / A French Gigolo (right), starring veteran Nathalie Baye, on November 4, and Canada’s submission for the 2009 best foreign language film Oscar, The Necessities of Life, on November 11. These films are part of the "IFC Festival Direct" program, an electronic film festival available "at the touch of a remote control button." Each month, viewers can choose from six new films that have premiered at major film festivals from around the world.
The film information below is the the IFC press release:
A French Gigolo, the French box office hit, continues the long tradition of exploring [...]

Sundance 2009: World Cinema Dramatic Competition

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Nathalie Baye in A French Gigolo
 
Before Tomorrow (Le Jour Avant Lendemain) / Canada (Directors: Madeline Piujuq, Marie-Helene Cousineau)
A wise old woman fights to survive impossible circumstances with her young grandson in the Canadian Arctic. Cast: Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Paul-Dylan Ivalu, Madeline Piujuq Ivalu, Mary Qulitalik, Tumasie Sivuarapik. U.S. premiere
Bronson / U.K. (Director: Nicolas Winding Refn; screenwriter: Brock Norman Brock)
Traces the transformation of Mickey Peterson into Britain’s most notorious, dangerous and charismatic prisoner, Charles Bronson. Cast: Tom Hardy. North American premiere
Carmo, Hit the Road / Spain (Director-screenwriter: Murilo Pasta)
A lonely, handicapped smuggler and a beautiful girl embark on a reckless ride through [...]