Updating Herman Melville's 1850s novel "Pierre" to modern-day France, director Leos Carax's lush and lurid drama stars Guillaume Depardieu as a young would-be writer who lives with disturbingly doting mother Catherine Deneuve on a lush Normandy estate. An enocunter with a mysterious woman who claims to be his half-sister sends Depardieu down a path of artistic, romantic and personal disintegration. Katerina Golubeva, Delphine Chuillot also star. 134 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Depardieu; outtakes; theatrical trailer; scene access; filmographies.

Director Bruno Dumont ("Humanite") presents this mind-blowing drama focusing on the relationship between an American photographer and his Russian-French girlfriend. While on assignment in the Joshua Tree desert, the man romances and fights with his foreign paramour. But when a shocking act of violence unexpectedly occurs, the lovers find their lives forever changed. Yekaterina Golubeva, David Wissak star. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English and French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; interview; theatrical trailers.