X Femmes
Encyclopedia
X Femmes is a French television series of short films shown on Canal+
in 2008 - 2009. They were shot by female directors with the goal of producing erotica
from a female point of view.
1. Le bijou indiscret (The jewel indiscreet). Director: Arielle Dombasle
. Stars: Arielle Dombasle, Jérémie Elkaïm
and Paz de la Huerta
2. Se faire prendre au jeu (Getting to the game). Director: Lola Doillon. Stars: Laureen Langendorff and Dominique Viger
3. Peep show heros (Peep show heroes). Director: Helena Noguerra
. Stars: Axelle Parker, William and Myke Glory
4. Enculées (Fucked). Director: Laetitia Masson. Stars: Hélène Fillières, Valentine Catzéflis and Camille de Sablet
5. Vous désirez? (You want?). Director: Caroline Loeb
. Stars: Alexandra, Béa and Pierre Blanche
6. À ses pieds (At her feet). Director: Mélanie Laurent
. Stars: Fanny Krish, Marc Ruchmann and Déborah Révy
Season 2 - Original air date 27 June 2009
1. Samedi soir (Saturday night). Director: Zoe Cassavetes
. Stars: Alexandre Marouani and Laëtizia Venezia Tarnowska
2. Pour elle (For her). Director: Blanca Li
. Stars: Victoria Abril
3. Le beau sexe (The fairer sex). Director: Tonie Marshall. Stars: Miko Angelo, Philippe Elkoubi and Marie Pape
4. Les filles (Girls). Director: Anna Mouglalis
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
in 2008 - 2009. They were shot by female directors with the goal of producing erotica
Erotica
Erotica are works of art, including literature, photography, film, sculpture and painting, that deal substantively with erotically stimulating or sexually arousing descriptions...
from a female point of view.
Episodes
Season 1 - Original air date 25 October 20081. Le bijou indiscret (The jewel indiscreet). Director: Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle is a French-American singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough roles were in Éric Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach and Alain Robbe-Grillet's The Blue Villa...
. Stars: Arielle Dombasle, Jérémie Elkaïm
Jérémie Elkaïm
Jérémie Elkaïm , is a French actor best known for his role in Presque rien . In the movie, he plays Mathieu, a troubled, emotionally fragile teen who finds himself in a whirlwind romance with Cédric...
and Paz de la Huerta
Paz de la Huerta
María de la Paz Elizabeth Sofía Adriana de la Huerta , better known by her professional name Paz de la Huerta, is an American actress and model...
2. Se faire prendre au jeu (Getting to the game). Director: Lola Doillon. Stars: Laureen Langendorff and Dominique Viger
3. Peep show heros (Peep show heroes). Director: Helena Noguerra
Helena Noguerra
Helena Noguerra is a Belgian actress, singer and television presenter of Portuguese descent. She is the sister of singer Lio....
. Stars: Axelle Parker, William and Myke Glory
4. Enculées (Fucked). Director: Laetitia Masson. Stars: Hélène Fillières, Valentine Catzéflis and Camille de Sablet
5. Vous désirez? (You want?). Director: Caroline Loeb
Caroline Loeb
Caroline Loeb , is an actress, radio host, singer, director and French writer. She remains particularly known for her 1980s hit "C'est la ouate".-Filmography:...
. Stars: Alexandra, Béa and Pierre Blanche
6. À ses pieds (At her feet). Director: Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent
Mélanie Laurent is a French actress, director, singer and writer. She is best known to international audiences for her role as Shosanna Dreyfus in Quentin Tarantino's 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, for which she won Best Actress from the Online Film Critics Society and the Austin Film Critics...
. Stars: Fanny Krish, Marc Ruchmann and Déborah Révy
Season 2 - Original air date 27 June 2009
1. Samedi soir (Saturday night). Director: Zoe Cassavetes
Zoe Cassavetes
Zoe Rowlands Cassavetes is an American film director, screenwriter and actress best known for her 2007 film Broken English and as the daughter of American actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands....
. Stars: Alexandre Marouani and Laëtizia Venezia Tarnowska
2. Pour elle (For her). Director: Blanca Li
Blanca Li
Blanca Li is a choreographer and ballet dancer from Granada, Spain. She was born January 12, 1964. Her style varies from flamenco to hip hop.One of her choreographic works were for the video Around the World by Daft Punk.- External links :...
. Stars: Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
3. Le beau sexe (The fairer sex). Director: Tonie Marshall. Stars: Miko Angelo, Philippe Elkoubi and Marie Pape
4. Les filles (Girls). Director: Anna Mouglalis
Anna Mouglalis
-Biography:Anna Mouglalis was born in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, to her Greek father and French mother. She spent her youth in the Var département, before moving back to Nantes with her family. Her father is a doctor and her mother is a masseuse. Until 2001 she studied at the Conservatoire National...
External links
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