Lizzie Brocheré Movies

Actor/writer/director/producer Eric Schaeffer follows-up his 1997 romantic drama Fall with this sequel set 15 years later, as successful novelist Michael Shiver (Schaeffer) wrestles with the growing fear that his creative well has run dry after just one book, and flees to Paris in search of inspiration. Settling in a room in the Montmartre district courtesy of his good friend Charles (Christian Mulot), Michael wanders into a local shop and crosses paths with Sophie (Lizzie Brocheré), a lonely yet self-assured hospice nurse currently caring for a cancer-stricken teen named Anaïs (Marie Luneau). Much like Michael, Sophie has had her fair share of heartache. And though at first Sophie is somewhat aloof, long conversations with Michael concerning the intense emotional demands of her job find the pair gradually developing a deep romantic bond. They both value honesty in a relationship above all else, yet meanwhile Sophie takes great pains not to reveal that she moonlights as a dominatrix to a very wealthy clientele. Later, when Sophie attempts to tactfully breach the subject by asking if Michael has ever dabbled in BDSM, his uninterested response only reinforces her decision to keep that sordid aspect of her life hidden. Meanwhile, Michael has been keeping a secret as well -- a fact that could spell the end of their whirlwind romance when both buried truths are finally revealed. After Fall, Winter is the second installment in an ambitious planned series of four films -- each set 15 years apart -- detailing the ongoing romantic struggles of a man striving to experience genuine intimacy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Two young women find that their differences bring them closer during a difficult time in this drama from writer and director Karin Albou. Nour (Olympe Borval) and Myriam (Lizzie Brocheré) grew up in the same neighborhood in Tunis, and as they've grown into adulthood they've stayed close friends, even though Nour is a Muslim and Myriam is Jewish. It's 1942, and Tunis is under occupation by Axis forces, which has made life difficult for both women; the German authorities have prevented Khaled (Najib Oudghiri), Nour's fiancé, from getting a job, forcing them to postpone their wedding, while Myriam's family must pay exorbitant fines for being Jewish, which may lead her into a marriage of convenience to a wealthy physician (Simon Abkarian) many years her senior. While Myriam sees no way out of her desperate situation, Nour finds that the Nazi propaganda circulated throughout the community is piquing her worst suspicions about Jewish stereotypes. But as Nour and Myriam sink deeper into their personal crises, they begin to understand how badly they need one another's support. Le Chant des Mariées (aka The Wedding Song) was an official selection at the 2008 Palm Springs International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Hugo Santiago's stylish detective film The Wolf of the West Coast is based on a short story by crime novelist Ross MacDonald. James Faulkner plays Lew Millar, a renowned private eye who is hired by a gangster to be his bodyguard. When Millar arrives at the criminal's French hideaway, the gangster is already dead. Among the people Millar investigates are the gangster's brother, the man's sister-in-law, and their teenage daughter. A judge may also offer insight into the case, as well as Millar's own past. The Wolf of the West Coast was screened at the Montreal Film Festival. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi