Yannick Renier Movies

A road trip across Europe turns into a game of romantic and sexual musical chairs in this drama from director Sebastien Lifshitz. Sam (Yannick Renier) is a twenty-seven year old who has a tenuous relationship with his family, so when he hears from his mother for the first time in years, he hops in his battered old Ford and sets out on a road trip from his home in France to Spain, where she is staying. Initially Sam is traveling solo, but when loneliness starts to get to him he picks up a pair of hitchhiking teenagers, Lea (Lea Seydoux) and her brother Mathieu (Theo Frilet). It isn't long before Lea, who is pregnant, makes it clear that's she's attracted to Sam, and Mathieu, who is gay, also makes himself available to Sam. In time, Sam pairs off with Mathieu, and Lea turns her attentions to another traveler, Jeremie (Pierre Perrier). But the young drifters find themselves in a tough spot when Sam abruptly decides to move on without them. Plein Sud (aka Going South) was an official selection at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

A sixteen year old aspiring tennis pro neglects his education in hopes of volleying his way straight to Wimbledon, but finds his ambitions sidelined when his relationship with his tutor takes a decidedly personal turn. Jonas has just failed his exams, but who needs an education when you're a world famous athlete. Unfortunately Jonas hasn't achieved that level of fame just yet, though he's convinced that he's well on his way. When thirty year old Pierre offers to tutor Jonas and the cocky young athlete turns his back on school entirely, the boundaries of their relationship become increasingly blurred. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

The sale of a family home causes some ugly truths to be uncovered in this drama from writer and director Joachim Lafosse. Pascale (Isabelle Huppert) is a middle-aged divorcée living in a restored farmhouse in the countryside with her twin sons, twentysomethings Francois and Thierry. After years of bickering with her ex-husband about the estate, Pascale has decided to sell the farmhouse with an eye toward opening a guest house in a resort community, but the twins are vehemently opposed to the idea. Pascale persuades her boyfriend to talk with Francois and Thierry in hopes of changing their mind, but the meeting does not go well and the twins inadvertently discover a long-held family secret that causes them to turn against Pascale, as well as one another. Also starring Jérémie Rénier and Yannick Renier as the twins, Nue-Propriété received its world premier at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi