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Lambert Wilson gives an evocative performance as Manu, a 40-something pediatrician who discovers an underlying need to become a father. There is one catch however—Manu is gay. Under French law, same-sex unions are legal while gay adoption remains illegal. When Manu approaches his partner Philippe with his newfound plan, it quickly becomes apparent that they are not on the same page. Manu is forced to choose between his partner and his desire to have a child. Fate intervenes when he runs into Fina, a beautiful South American immigrant who is looking to become a French citizen. The two embark on a plan to make Fina a permanent French resident while helping to fulfill Manu’s wish to have a child. But as in life, nothing is as easy as it seems. This charming French comic drama takes a modern look at love and what it truly means to be a family.  Directed by Vincent Garenq.  Starring Lambert Wilson, Pilar Lopez de Ayala and Pascal Elbe.

Women of all ages, ethnicities, religions, and backgrounds meet in the waiting room of a busy family planning clinic in Paris. They’ve come in search of information, advice, birth control, abortion, or just someone to talk to as they figure out what their sexual activity means for themselves, their partners, and their families. There are the teenagers who can’t talk to their parents about sex, the girl whose boyfriend wants proof that she’s a virgin, the woman who’s afraid her husband will find out about her affair, and the sex worker who always uses contraception with her clients but never with the man she loves. And then there are the counselors who listen to them and consult with one another in between cigarettes on the balcony. Featuring a stellar cast of veteran French actresses (Nathalie Baye, Nicole Garcia, Isabelle Carré, and Béatrice Dalle), God's Offices is about the very business of life itself.

The children in the quaint little town of Timpetill are constantly up to no good. So, when mayhem breaks out after a pint-sized prankster ties an alarm clock to a cat’s tail, the grown-ups decide it’s time to teach their badly behaved offspring a lesson. One morning the children wake to find there isn’t a single adult in Timpetill and it’s down to them to fend for themselves. The kids quickly form two clans, one led by Oscar, the thuggish son of the town’s butcher and the other by the bossy but well-intentioned Marianne, who tries to reassure the younger children while bringing a semblance of order to the town. It’s soon open warfare between the two gangs, the ever-resourceful children transforming tennis rackets, potatoes and other every-day items into weapons of destruction. But just where are their parents? Directed by Nicolas Bary.  Starring Raphael Katz, Adele Exarchopoulos, Gerard Depardieu and Carole Bouquet.

Initially a breezy screwball comedy in the classic French vein, Anne Fontaine’s latest film veers off into more dramatic territory in its second half. At first, The Girl From Monaco dazzles the audience with a star-studded French cast and, of course, a gorgeous setting. Bertrand is a successful Parisian lawyer who has come to the principality to defend a wealthy woman accused of murdering a man with alleged ties to the Russian mob. To ensure his safety, Bertrand is assigned a bodyguard, Christophe, to shadow him during the case. At first, Bertrand is annoyed by Christophe’s constant intrusion, but the two men eventually develop a kind of friendship. Things quickly change when Bertrand starts receiving overt carnal attention from a local TV-star hottie named Audrey—a free-spirited woman who once had a relationship with Christophe. Bertrand and Christophe’s relationship grows into something more than businesslike when Bertrand makes a sacrifice to aid his bodyguard. Director Fontaine takes the frothy romantic concerns of the movie’s setup and shifts them into darker territory as the main characters’ motivations and loyalties are called into question. Starring Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem and Stephane Audran.