Sabrina Ouazani Movies
Love and life pose dilemmas for a handful of friends in the City of Lights in this romantic drama from French filmmaker Cedric Klapisch. Pierre (Romain Duris) has enjoyed a successful career as a dancer performing in Parisian nightclubs, but when he's diagnosed with a serious heart condition, his doctor warns him that the strain of his work could kill him. Pierre must reinvent his life, and as he ponders his future and his mortality, he turns to his sister, Élise (Juliette Binoche), a social worker and single mother, for help. Élise is facing some life changes of her own; she's tired of being alone, and has developed an infatuation with Jean (Albert Dupontel), a grocer who sells his wares in the city's open-air market. But Jean is recently divorced and is still preoccupied with his former wife, Caroline (Julie Ferrier). Pierre also finds himself falling from afar for a lovely college student named Laetitia (Melanie Laurent), but he has a rival for her affections in Roland (Fabrice Luchini), one of her professors, who is considerably older than her. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, (more)
- 2007
A lonely man's infatuation with a mysterious beauty leads him into a dangerous game in this thriller. Georges (Jules Werner) works as a conductor on a train that makes a daily run from Luxembourg City to Bettembourg; Georges is a nice guy but painfully shy and he's never had much luck with the opposite sex. One day, Georges checks the ticket of an attractive young woman from Algeria named Yamina (Sabrina Ouazani) and is surprised to see her riding the train again the next day. Yamina tells Georges she's being followed by strange men who mean to do her harm, so Georges helps her find a safe compartment on the train, and allows her to stay in a cottage he keeps for vacations. Georges falls in love with Yamina and when she mysteriously disappears, he sets out to come to her rescue; however, it doesn't take him long to discover she leads a more dangerous life than he ever imagined, and he's unwittingly put himself in jeopardy. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jules Werner, Sabrina Ouazani, (more)
A young tough develops a taste for the classics when he falls for a girl who wants to be an actor in this drama from France. Krimo (Osman Elkharraz) is a streetwise teenager who doesn't have much to say to either his mother (Meriem Serbah) or his girlfriend, Magali (Aurelie Ganito), and plays tough guy with his friends. But Krimo has a creative side he doesn't share with everyone which he inherited from his father, and one day, after Magali has given him his walking papers, Krimo sees a pretty girl named Lydia (Sara Forestier) who is arguing with a shopkeeper over the price of a dress. Krimo impulsively lends Lydia the money to pay for it, and learns that she's going to wear it in a school play, a classic drama by the 18th century author Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux. Intrigued, Krimo tags along to Lydia's rehearsal, and finds himself becoming increasingly fascinated with both the girl and the play. Lydia proves to be something of a taskmaster to work with, and when the show's leading man makes noises about dropping out, Krimo takes his place. However, not everyone is convinced Krimo has what it takes to pull off the role, including Lydia's best friend, Frida (Sabrina Ouazani). A box-office success in France, L'esquive (shown in North America as Games of Love and Chance) was a multiple-award winner at the 2005 Cesar Awards, the Gallic Academy Awards. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Osman Elkharraz, Sara Forestier, (more)
