While our own solar system is a mere speck in our galaxy that is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter, there are many more enormous galaxies in existence.

Based on the novel by Boris Vian, this film depicts the romantic challenges faced by Colin (Romain Duris) and Chloé (Audrey Tautou). Director Michael Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) manages to re-create the surrealist props and scenery of Vian’s novel while remaining true to the story. A visual tour de force, the film combines digital special effects, stop-motion animation, and stunt work to create a fantasy-like atmosphere against the backdrop of a post-war Paris revitalized by jazz music and intellectuals (like ‘Jean-Sol Partre’). Michel Gondry, Blu-ray, 112 min, France/Belgium, 2014 (French) Presented as part of The Tournées Festival.

Arrête ou je continue (If you don’t, I will) Having played opposite each other half a dozen times, seasoned actors Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric bring their special chemistry and characteristic comic timing to the roles of Pomme and Pierre, a bickering couple on the brink of breaking up after many years together. Can Pomme’s defiant return to nature bring her back in tune with herself and perhaps even salvage their relationship? Presented as part of the Tournées Film Festival