Saul Rubinek

Barney's Version -- The story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti)-a candid confessional, told from Barney?s point of view, the film spans three decades and two continents, taking us through the different ?acts of his unusual history

Julia -- Seeing a financial opportunity after encountering a woman estranged from her son, alcoholic Julia throws herself into a criminal plot that escalates beyond anything she ever imagined.

Barney is a 65-year old television producer - he's caustic, a heavy drinker and cigar smoker, and has been married three times. Yet his version of his life is an often hilarious, heartwarming tale. With Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver.

Barney is a 65-year old television producer - he's caustic, a heavy drinker and cigar smoker, and has been married three times. Yet his version of his life is an often hilarious, heartwarming tale. With Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver.

The story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti)-a candid confessional, told from Barney?s point of view, the film spans three decades and two continents, taking us through the different ?acts of his unusual history

The story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), who meets the love of his life at his wedding - and she is not the bride. A candid confessional, told from Barney's point of view, the film spans three decades and two continents, taking us through the different acts of his unusual history.

The story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky, who meets the love of his life at his wedding - and she is not the bride. A candid confessional, told from Barney's point of view, the film spans three decades and two continents, taking us through the different ?acts of his unusual history. There is his first wife, Clara, a flame-haired, flagrantly unfaithful free spirit with whom Barney briefly lives la vie de Boheme in Rome. The "Second Mrs. Panofsky" is a wealthy Jewish Princess who shops and talks incessantly, barely noticing that Barney is not listening. And it is at their lavish wedding that Barney meets, and starts pursuing, Miriam, his third wife, the mother of his two children, and his true love. With his father, Izzy as his sidekick, Barney takes us through the many highs, and a few too many lows, of his long and colorful life. Not only does Barney turn out to be a true romantic, he is also capable of all kinds of sneaky acts of gallantry, generosity, and goodness when we – and he least expect it. His is a gloriously full life, played out on a grand scale. And, at its center stands an unlikely hero – the unforgettable Barney Panofsky.

Julia is an alcoholic. Between shots of vodka and one-night stands, she gets by on nickel-and-dime jobs. Increasingly lonely, her alcohol-induced confusion daily reinforces her sense that life has dealt her a losing hand. Seeing a financial opportunity after encountering a woman estranged from her son, Julia throws herself into a criminal plot that escalates beyond anything she ever imagined.

The beautiful star of Emmanuelle tries to lose her virginity while vacationing in Switzerland.

The beautiful star of Emmanuelle tries to lose her virginity while vacationing in Switzerland.

At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Julia Harris (Tilda Swinton) agrees to help her friend Elena (Kate del Castillo) kidnap her son (Aidan Gould) from his industrialist grandfather. But when Julia takes the scheme into her own hands, she quickly descends into a dangerous world of Mexican con men. This Cassavetes-inspired drama from acclaimed French director Erick Zonca screened at the Sundance and Berlin film festivals.

Julia, 40, is an alcoholic. She is a manipulative, unreliable, compulsive liar, all strung out beneath her still flamboyant exterior. Between shots of vodka and one-night stands, Julia gets by on nickel-and-dime jobs. Increasingly lonely, the only consideration she receives comes from her friend Mitch, who tries to help her. But she shrugs him off, as her alcohol-induced confusion daily reinforces her sense that life has dealt her a losing hand and that she is not to blame for the mess she has made of it. Glimpsing imminent perdition, and after a chance encounter with Elena, a Mexican woman, Julia convinces herself - as much in panic and despair as for financial gain - to commit a violent act. As the story unfolds, Julia's journey becomes a headlong flight on a collision course, but somehow she makes the choice of life over death.