Catherine Breillat Movies

Bored and restless, Alice spends much of her time lusting after Jim, a local sawmill worker. When not lusting after him, Alice fills the hours with...

One summer, a French teenager who has been living with his mother in the city moves in with his estranged father’s family in the countryside,...

Frustrated by the lack of intimacy in her relationship, a young schoolteacher goes through a series of intimidating and often violent sexual partners.

Anaïs is twelve and bears the weight of the world on her shoulders. She watches her older sister, Elena, whom she both loves and hates. Elena is...

A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

A man rescues a woman from a suicide attempt in a gay nightclub. Walking the streets together, she propositions him: She'll pay him to visit her at...

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

After the Allies liberate Naples in 1943, life for the locals is not much easier, especially for women. Many sacrifice their dignity and morale to...

Secrets, rumors and betrayals surround the upcoming marriage between a young dissolute man and virtuous woman of the French aristocracy.

Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon,...

After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apartment in order. As he starts increasing her...

A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is...

Over 30 filmmakers and friends of Strand Releasing have come together to honor the company’s indelible contribution to independent cinema over...

A young princess is the subject of a tug-of-war among witches, as each struggles to find the suitable antidote to a death sentence inculcated by an...

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of...

Georges Deblache, a despondent middle-aged cop, falls for his partner's wife.

A young French man and an older English woman spend one night together on a ship.

In Dunkirk, a man and a woman meet and fall in love, then hate each other.

The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras. Some, such as...

A filmmaker engages in a routine series of sexual encounters to pass the time while editing her latest film. When one man refuses to play by her...