France 2 cinéma (Firm)

"François and his fellow teachers prepare for a new year at a high school in a tough neighborhood. Armed with the best intentions, they brace themselves to not let discouragement stop them from trying to give the best education to their students. Cultures and attitudes often clash in the classroom, a microcosm of contemporary France."--www.imdb.com.

Single mom and workaholic Violette begins a relationship with Jean-René, while Violette's son Lolo becomes determined to not let Jean-René take over his place as his mother's favorite.

On August 24 AD79, the city of Pompeii came to a devastating end as the mighty Mount Vesuvius erupted, showering inhabitants with ash, smoke, and rock. Some escaped, but those who remained were entombed forever as they fell. Combining dramatic reconstructions, expert investigations, and lavish CGI, this program follows a cast of key characters, including lovers, soldiers, slaves, and families to create a vivid and compelling account of the last day...

A childhood game of 'dare' grows into a mad obsession for two friends, who, in adulthood, must choose between 'the game' and the love that has ignited between them.

Jeanne lives in a house in the suburbs with her mother Louise. The two women get on well together. Louise earns her living by looking after children. Jeanne is half-heartedly looking for a job. Louise harbors the hope of getting her daughter a job with Samuel Bleistein, a famous lawyer she knew in her youth. They are set on a collision course because of an incredible lie that Jeanne invents, a lie that grows into the biggest news and political story...

Follows bird migrations flying over the seven continents: from one pole to the other, from the seas to snowcapped mountains, from the canopy of heaven to mangroves and swamps.

Feminist writer Agathe returns to France to help her sister, Florence, sort out their deceased mother's affairs. While there, Agathe decides to test the political waters and run in a local election. She also agrees to be interviewed for a documentary about successful women by two blundering reporters. As romantic entanglements, class resentments, and the uncooperative weather intrude, Agathe's life hysterically unravels, and the bumbling filmmakers...

For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the lavish nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome itself,...

"Every year in France, 92,000 people are placed under psychiatric care without their consent. 12 DAYS focuses on those who have been involuntarily remanded to a mental hospital, and more specifically documents the hearings that, according to a 2013 law, are required to take place 12 days after each patient has been committed."--Container.

A woman is determined to find her husband when he is reported missing while on a dangerous assignment covering a war in a foreign country. When he is presumed dead by everyone, she risks her own life engaging in a search, still believing he is alive.