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RIDE ABOVE
Fiction. 109 min. Released on the 21st of December 2022

RIDE ABOVE

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Lilou Fogli and Christian Duguay, based on « Tempête au Haras » by Christophe Donner
Produced by Nolita Cinéma, IDL Films, TF1 Films Production, France 2 Cinéma, Pathé Films
Starring Mélanie Laurent, Pio Marmaï, Carmen Kassovitz, Charlie Paulet, June Benard, Kacey Mottet-Klein, Hugo Becker, Danny Huston, Carole Bouquet

Born in her parents' stud farm, Zoé grew up among horses and has only one dream: to become a jockey! Tempest, a filly she sees being born, will become her alter ego. But one stormy night, a panicked Tempest tramples on Zoé's back and shatters all her dreams. She won't walk anymore. But she will hang on, whatever the cost, for years, and will try the impossible to reconnect with her destiny.

MEDICI The Magnificent
(Released on May 1st 2020)

MEDICI The Magnificent

Directed by Christian Duguay
Created by Frank Spotnitz and Nicholas Meyer
Produced by Luca Bernabei and Frank Spotnitz
Starring Daniel Sharman, Francesco Montanari, Sarah Parish, Synnøve Karlsen, Johnny Harris, Alessandra Mastronardi, Sebastian de Souza

The third and final series of the hit Renaissance-set drama "Medici: The Magnificent", a Netflix and RAI original, shows the power of art and beauty as driving forces behind the Medici rule. We follow the journey of a man who falls many times before he can find himself again.
© Lux Vide Produzzione & Big Light Productions, LTD. 2020. All rights reserved.

A Bag of Marbles (2017)
Fiction 113 min

A Bag of Marbles

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Benoît Guichard & Christian Duguay
Starring Dorian Le Clech, Batyste Fleurial Plamieri, Patrick Bruel, Elsa Zylberstein, Bernard Campan, Kev Adams, Christian Clavier.
Produced by Quad, Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Forecast Pictures, Films IDL, Okko Productions.

In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two Jewish brothers both in their pre-teen years, are left to fend for themselves as they make their way across France. Thanks to an amazing mixture of cleverness, courage and resourcefulness they manage to steer clear of the Nazi barbarism. Based on the bestselling novel by Joseph Joffo.

Belle et Sébastien, l'Aventure Continue
Fiction 96 min

Belle et Sébastien, l'Aventure Continue (2015)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Juliette Sales & Fabien Suarez
Starring Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo, Margaux Chatelier, Urbain Cancelier, Thierry Neuvic, Thylane Blondeau.
Produced by Radar Films, Epithète Films et Gaumont.

September 1945. The village has celebrated the end of the war. Sebastian has grown up, he's now 10 years old. He and Belle are looking forward to Angelina's return. But Angelina doesn't come back. She has disappeared in a plane crash in the middle of the transalpine forests. The whole village has lost hope. The whole village except Cesar: Sebastian's grandfather knows a man, Pierre, who could help them find Angelina. But before they can save the young woman, the boy and his dog must brave a thousand dangers, overcome a thousand trials and come face to face with a secret. A secret that will change both Belle and Sebastian's lives forever. The adventure continues....

Jappeloup (2013)
Fiction
130 min

Jappeloup (2013)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Guillaume Canet
Starring Guillaume Canet, Marina Hands, Daniel Auteuil, Lou de Laage, Marie Brunel, Tcheky Karyo, Jacques Higelin and Donald Sutherland.
Produced by Acajou Films, Pathé, Orange Studio, TF1 Films Productions, Caneo Films, Scope Pictures, CD Films

The true story of a skilled rider, an exceptional horse, and their legendary joining of forces.

Anna Karenina (2013)
Drama
Miniseries in two parts

Anna Karenina (2013)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Francesco Arlanch
Starring Vittoria Puccini, Santiago Cabrera, Benjamin Sadler, Lou De Laâge and Max Von Thun
Produced by Lux Vide, Beta Film, Pampa Productions et Telecinco

The tragedy of married aristocrat and socialite Anna Karenina and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Miniseries in two parts based on Leo Tolstoy’s famous novel.

Cinderella (2011)
Miniseries in two parts
180 min

Cinderella (2011)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Agatha Dominik, Enrico Medioli and Lea Tafuri
Starring Vanessa Hessler, Flavio Parenti, Daniele La Leggia, Natalia Wörner
Produced by Lux Vide

The classic story set in 1950s Italy. 13-year old Aurora is a gifted pianist who lives alone with her widowed father Valerio, a brilliant conductor. When he hires Irene to run the household, the single mother of two girls soon worms her way into the lonely man's affections. Aurora's life is shattered when her father suddenly dies and her unloved stepmother Irene lays hands on the family's assets, turning her late husband's villa into a hotel...

Saint Augustine (2010)
Miniseries in two parts
200 min

Saint Augustine (2010)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Francesco Arlanch and Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck (Contributing writer)
Starring Alessandro Preziosi, Monica Guerritore, Gerald Alexander Held
Produced by Lux Vide and Tellux Film

In 430 AD, in the besieged city of Hippo, the seventy year-old bishop Augustine tells Jovinus, captain of the Roman guards, the story of how his Christian mother Monica saved him.

Under The Roman Sky (2010)
Miniseries in two parts
200 min

Under The Roman Sky (2010)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Francesco Arlanch, Fabrizzio Bettelli
Starring James Cromwell, Nathalie Rapti Gomez, Elena Arvigo
Produced by Lux Vide, Rai Fiction, EOS Entertainment, Tellux Film, BR and RaiTrade

Details the heroic efforts of Pope Pius XII to save the Jews of Rome during the Nazi occupation after Mussolini's fall and the 1943 Allied invasion of southern Italy.

Bootcamp (2008)
Drama/Thriller
99 min

Bootcamp (2008)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Agatha Dominik and John Cox
Starring Mila Kunis, Gregory Smith, Peter Sormare
Produced by CD Films, Edgey Productions, Nomadic Pictures

A group of "troubled" teens are sent to an expensive rehab centre in Fiji. It turns out to be a prison-like camp where kids are abused and brainwashed.

Coco Chanel (2008)
Miniseries in two parts
139 min

Coco Chanel (2008)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by James Carrington, Carla Giulia Casalini, Enrico Medioli and Lea Tafuri
Starring Shirley MacLaine, Barbora Babulova, Olivier Sitruk
Produced by Lux Vide, Pampa Productions, Alchemy Television, France 2 and RAI

The life story of legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel.

Human Trafficking (2005)
Miniseries in two parts
117 min

Human Trafficking (2005)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Carole Doyle and Agatha Dominik
Starring Mira Sorvino, Donald Sutherland, Rémy Girard, and Robert Carlyle
Produced by Muse Entertainment Enterprises for broadcast on Lifetime Television

An American Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent goes undercover to stop an organization from trafficking people, bringing to light the struggles of three trafficked women.

Lies My Mother Told Me (2005)
Drama
99 min

Lies My Mother Told Me (2005)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Matt Dorff
Starring Joely Richardson, Colm Feore, Hayden Panettiere
Produced by Nomadic Pictures, CD Films, Randwell Productions

Inspired by true events, the movie tells the story of a young girl and her mother, Laren Sims, a con-artist and master of disguises who steals the identities of other women and then turns to murder to protect her secrets.

Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Miniseries in two parts
130 min

Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by John Pielmeier, G. Ross Parker
Starring Robert Carlyle, Stockard Channing, Jena Malone, Julianna Margulies, etc.
Produced by Alliance Atlantis.

An exploration of Adolf Hitler’s rise and early seizure of power in the years after World War 1, an ascent made possible by the embittered, politically fragmented and economically buffeted state of German society.

Extreme Ops (2002)
Adventure/Thriller
93 min

Extreme Ops (2002)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Timothy Scott Bogart (story), Mark Mullin (story) and Michael Zaidan (screenplay)
Starring Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Rupert Graves.
Produced by Paramount Pictures, MDP Worldwide, Diamant Cohen Productions, Apollo Media, Extreme Productions, The Carousel Picture Company.

While filming an advertisment, some extreme sports enthusiasts unwittingly stop a group of terrorists.

The Art Of War (2000)
Action/Thriller
117 min

The Art Of War (2000)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Wayne Beach and Simon Barry
Starring Wesley Snipes, Michael Biehn, Anne Archer and Donald Sutherland.
Produced by Morgan Creek Productions, Franchise Pictures, Amen Ra Films, Filmline International, Imperial Entertainment Group, CPTC and Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit

When a shipping container full of dead Vietnamese refugees turns up on the docks and China's ambassador is gunned down at a dinner celebrating a new trade agreement between China and the U.S., Shaw is framed for the murder.

Joan Of Arc (1999)
Miniseries in two parts
140 min

Joan Of Arc (1999)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Michael Alexander Miller and Ronald Parker
Starring Leelee Sobieski , Chad Willett, Shirley MacLaine, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter O’ Toole

This movie tells the story of Joan of Arc from her birth in 1412 to her death in 1431.

The Assignment (1997)
Action/Crime/Thriller
119 min

The Assignment (1997)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Dan Gordon, Sabi H. Shabtai
Starring Aiden Quinn, Donald Sutherland, Ben Kingsley
Produced by Triumph Films, Allegro Films, Allegro Film Productions V

An American naval officer is recruited for an operation to eliminate his lookalike, the infamous terrorist Carlos The Jackal.

Screamers (1995)
Action/Adventure/Horror
108 min

Screamers (1995)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Philip K. Dick, Dan O’Bannon and Miguel Tegada-Flores
Starring Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin.
Produced by Allegro Films, Fries Film Group, Fuji Eight Company Ltd., Triumph Films

SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078 - On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life form.

Million Dollar Babies (1994)
Miniseries in two parts
200 min

Million Dollar Babies (1994)

Directed by Christian Duguay
Written by Suzette Couture, Stuart Foxman and John Nihmey
Starring Beau Bridges, Roy Dupuis, Céline Bonnier
Produced by Bernard Zuckerman Productions, CBS Entertainment Production, CINAR

The true story that shocked 1930's Canada. When a poor rural Ontario family gives birth to quintuplets, the town doctor doesn't waste a second and takes over the family. He helps to take care of the babies but soon turns the babies into a freak show. Before long the government gets involved and the babies are a multi-million dollar industry.