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Rental > Foreign Cinema > Suspense/Crime: 38 Films to Rent on VHS

 
Patriotes, LesPatriotes, Les (1995)
Dir. Eric Rochant
Feat. Yvan Attal, Richard Masur, Allen Garfield…
Disillusionment erodes the ideals of a young Frenchman who emigrates to Israel to train for a career in their intelligence division. Its astute focus…
Machine, LaMachine, La (1994)
Dir. Francois Dupeyron
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye
Gerard Depardieu goes into mad–doctor mode for this high–tech mind–transplant thriller, as a shrink/inventor whose fleeting…
NightwatchNightwatch (1994)
Dir. Ole Bornedal
Feat. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
A student (Nikolaj Waldau) takes a job as nightwatchman in a morgue so he can swat for his exams, but is dragged into trouble by an unruly companion…
Six Days, Six NightsSix Days, Six Nights (1994)
Dir. Diane Kurys
Feat. Anne Parillaud, Beatrice Dalle
Favourite French fatales Anne Parillaud and Beatrice Dalle brood into Polanski territory, finding sibling and sexual rivialry, and possibly madness…
Torment (L'Enfer)Torment (L'Enfer) (1994)
Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Francois Cluzet
Based on an unproduced H.R. Clouzot screenplay from the 1950s, and not quite up to the standard of its follow–up, A JUDGEMENT IN STONE, but a…
Darkness in TallinnDarkness in Tallinn (1993)
Dir. Ilka Jarvilaturi
Feat. Elina Aasa, Milena Gulbe, Juri Jarvet
In liberated Estonia, gangsters plan the elaborate ambush of gold bullion being restored from a Paris vault. A humble electrician has the pivotal job…
La ScortaLa Scorta (1993) Recommended
Dir. Rick Tognazzi
Feat. Ennio Morricone
Bold dramatic thriller draws from real events surrounding the indictment of Mafia collaborators with the focus on the four bodyguards of a maverick…
Shadow of Doubt, AShadow of Doubt, A (1993) Recommended
Dir. Aline Issermann
Feat. Mireille Perrier, Alain Bashung, Sandrine Blancke
A painfully credible exploration of how a father's alleged crime against his young daughter affects a middle class family. Well researched and…
Accompanist, TheAccompanist, The (1992)
Dir. Claude Miller
Feat. Richard Bohringer, Romane Bohringer
A humble pianist is hired to accompany a wealthy soprano in occupied France, but their partnership becomes fraught with rivalry and…
Flight of the Innocent (1992)
Dir. Carlo Carlei
Feat. Manuel Colao, Federico Pacifici, Sal Borgese
A swirling steady–cam follows the chase of a young boy across Northern Italy after his family are slaughtered by a kidnapping ring. Thriller is…

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