Roger Jendly – MRQE

Agneaux, Les (TV)

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based on a short novel by Ania Carmel, this dark drama follows the survival developed by a brother and sister forced to grow up under the tyrannical rule of a father who brutally attempts to instill a sense of self-reliance and preparedness into them by acts of cruelty. They cannot turn to their mother as she is dying of a terrible illness. To cope, Daniel and Marie form a close bond and communicate telepathically. When their mother finally dies, the children flee as their father tosses furniture out the windows. First they stay with a group of kindly cheese makers. When they prove to have sinister ulterior motives, the kids move on. One night at a disco, a man tries to seduce Marie and this sets the stage for tragedy.

Des filles en noir

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Noémie and Priscilla, two teenagers from a modest background, nurture the same violence, the same revolt. They seriously worry their families, who feel that these girls are capable of anything…

C’est pas tout à fait la vie dont j’avais rêvé

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A comedy. The husband, the wife, the mistress and the housekeeper. A Fable. The ape, the lion and the little boy.

La Plage noire

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

An exhausted militant wants to take a break from the incessant frenzy surrounding him. His countrys dictatorship is on its last legs and chaos reigns. His wife Sylvie leaves their country for France. She writes about the new democracy struggling to be born back home. His daughter Joyce must hide out in the deserted childhood home in the solitude and infinity of the Black Beach. Several adversaries the militia of a hazy regime in his native land and the Paris police wage a strange game of chess in which he is the pawn. Threats abound and hes haunted by his past, his fears, dead friends. He has three allies: his wife, his daughter, and an old girlfriend from his fighting days.

Espion, lève-toi

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Sebastien Grenier, a former French spy, is working as a financial analyst in Zurich. However, his peaceful existence starts to disintegrate when he is recruited by a top French intelligence operative to discover how one of their own secret agents was found out and executed in broad daylight.

Alzire oder der neue Kontinent

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A theatrical group prepare Voltaires play Alzire. From this the ideas of Voltaire are examined as they relate to the present day political situation.

Repérages

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

After 10 years separation from his wife, a film director (Jean-Louis Trintignant), imagines he can make up with her by giving her a part in his next film, an adaptation of Tshekov’s “Three Sisters”. He goes location scouting and stays in Bex, a Spa near Lake Leman, together with the three actresses : Julie, his ex-wife (Delphine Seyrig), the mysterious Cecilia, that his producer wants him to take (Lea Massari), and Esther (Valérie Mairesse), a teenager. They all stay in an old decaying hotel. In this isolated mansion the four of them will fight but also discover each other.

Le Milieu du monde

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café waitress from Italy. Paul’s party is very critical of foreign labour and wants to keep Switzerland to the Swiss. Where Paul falls deeper and deeper into the relationship and is ready to leave his wife, Adriana feels the social pressure growing and has to make her own decision.