Anne Parillaud

The Last Mistress -- In this provocative romance, Asia Argento stars as the feisty Spanish mistress who will stop at nothing to be in the arms of her forbidden lover.

Sex Is Comedy -- A female director tries to film a sexy scene for her new movie.

Set in 19th century France, IFC's indie period piece, The Last Mistress chronicles the love affair between tempestuous Spanish mistress Vellini (Asia Argento) and distinguished, well-bred Ryno de Marigny (Fu'ad Ait Aattou). Ryno's attempt to remain faithful to his wife Hermangarde, a highly regarded young woman of the French aristocracy, profoundly fails as Vellini reappears in Ryno's life, offering him the passion and emotional connection he lacks in his marriage. His reluctant obsession with Vellini eventually overtakes his conscience, as he succumbs to the deceitful path of infidelity.

In this provocative romance, Asia Argento stars as the feisty Spanish mistress who will stop at nothing to be in the arms of her forbidden lover.

In this provocative romance, Asia Argento stars as the feisty Spanish mistress who will stop at nothing to be in the arms of her forbidden lover.

After a 10-year affair with his Spanish mistress, Vellini (Asia Argento), the well-bred but penniless Ryno de Marigny (Fu'ad Ait Aattou) must marry wealthy aristocrat Hermangarde (Roxane Mesquida). But Ryno's sensual and volatile former lover will not give up so easily. Set in 19th-century France, this ravishing period piece by acclaimed French director Catherine Breillat was nominated for the Palm d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

As World War II draws to a close, a young woman fleeing France gains passage on a troop freighter in exchange for sex. Put ashore, penniless and in Ireland, 18-year-old Bernadette gives birth to an exceptional boy, Frankie Starlight. Through the kindness of Dublin customs officer Jack Kelly (Gabriel Byrne "The Usual Suspects," "Millers Crossing"), Bernadette (Anne Parillaud "Man in the Iron Mask," "La Femme Nikita") is able to raise Frankie (Corban Walker "How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate"), an intelligent child with dwarfism. Jack nurtures Frankie's love of the stars, sparking a lifelong, mystical obsession with the cosmos that endures even when Bernadette marries an American soldier and takes Frankie to Texas. As an adult, Frankie weaves astronomy and his mother's story into a novel that propels him from isolation to celebrity. Also starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Matt Dillon ("Crash," "There's Something About Mary").

Sex Is Comedy, the latest film from controversial, groundbreaking French director Catherine Breillat, takes us into the world of Jeanne (Anne Parillaud), a director struggling with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant Leo (Ashley Wanninger), Jeanne is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise. Inspired by Breillat's own experience, Sex Is Comedy explores the mystery and humor of social manipulations, sex and power within the confines of a feature-film set. An indie film brought to you by IFC Films.

Anthony LaPaglia ("The Client," "Murder One") is an undercover cop and Anne Parillaud ("La Femme Nikita") is a beautiful vampire who only dines on bad guys in this contemporary horror film in the spirit of "An American Werewolf in London." They team up to stop a power-hungry mob kingpin (Robert Loggia, "Jagged Edge," "Big") from turning Pittsburgh into the Transylvania of the 21st century. Legendary comic Don Rickles ("Casino") also stars as a mob lawyer who becomes one of the "undead" in this chilling tale that ably blends horror, romance and humor.

A female director tries to film a sexy scene for her new movie.

A female director tries to film a sexy scene for her new movie.

Filmmaker Catherine Breillat's semiautobiographical tale captures the making of a cinematic sex scene in all its awkwardness. Jeanne (Anne Parillaud), the director, has a clear vision of what she wants, but the actors (Grégoire Colin and Roxane Mesquida) loathe each other and just can't make it work. The situation is further complicated by Jeanne's sexual relationship with the actor, who balks as she tries to exert her directorial authority.