Priceless Now Playing! This romantic comedy set in the gorgeous Cote D'Azur, is a light and charming confection about a scheming adventuress (Audrey Tautou) who mistakes the tuxedo clad bartender (Gad Elmaleh) for a millionaire and her next conquest. Once she discovers her mistake, she can't get rid of him, but his plan to emulate her is endearingly flattering. Pierre Salvadori directs. Rated PG-13

The Fall Now Playing! Lee Pace (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) plays an actor in 1915 Hollywood who is in the hosptial after a fall from a horse in a film stunt. He befriends a fellow patient, a 5 year old girl (Catinca Uncaru), whom he entertains with amazing stories of pricesses and bandits. She is riveted by the fantastic visions he creates for her, but the heartbroken man has an ulterior motive-he wants her to steal enough morphine for him to commit suicide. Justine Waddell (Mansfield Park) co stars, the multi award winning Tarsem Singh directs. Shot in 18 countries around the world, this is the most visually stunning film you will see all year. In English (R)

Mongol Now Playing! Tracing the formative years of legendary warrior Genghis Khan from 1172-1206 when feuding clans united under his leadership, Mongol is an historical epic by Russian director Sergei Bodrov. It also introduces us to the heroic Borte who was his wife and life long advisor. Shot on location in Kazakhstan and Inner Mongolia, it captures the immense and unforgiving landscape. Japanese megastar Tadanobu Asano stars. In Mongolian with English subtitles. Rated R

Reprise Now Playing! Director and co-writer Joachim Trier, using a flamboyant editing style, tells the story of two aspiring novelists in their twenties who send off their manuscripts at the same time. Both are hopeful and excited, one will become an immediate success while the other will be disappointed. The conflicts between art and commerce, the effects of success and the requirements of friendship are examined in this polished debut feature. Espen Klouman-Hainer, Anders Danielsen Lie and Viktoria Winge star. In Norwegian, subtitled in English. Rated R "A coolly funny, touching, exhilaratingly intelligent meditation on identity and friendship…" Manohla Dargis, New York Times

Flight of the Red Balloon Now Playing! The 1956 short film, The Red Balloon, featured the son of filmmaker Albert Lamorisse making friends with a balloon. Fifty years later Hou Hsiao Hsien from Taiwan was commissioned by the Musee d'Orsay to create his first French language film, which then opened the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Juliette Binoche plays Suzanne, a single mother and puppeteer and Simon Iteanu plays her young son. Song is a film student she hires to care for her son. Song films everywhere she goes, capturing Suzanne, Simon and the red balloon that follows him.

When Did You Last See Your Father? Opens July 25 This film, nominated for awards by the British Independent Film Awards and the London Critics Circle stars Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson and Jim Broadbent. Based on the best-selling memoir by Blake Morrison, which was adapted for the screen by David Nicholls, it chronicles the love/hate relationship between Blake and his bigger than life father, Arthur. Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie, Shopgirl) directs. Rated R "Blake Morrison's memoir has been made into a fine film, capturing a tricky relationship with great skill." Philip French, The Guardian

Oss 117:Cairo Nest Of Spies Opens July 25 A sparkling and witty spoof which has won numerous awards, including the Audience Award at the Seattle International Film Festival. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Jean Dujardin as the suave French Secret Service agent OSS 117 who is sent to Cairo circa 1955 to oversee the Suez Canal and maintain peace in the Middle East while posing as a chicken broker. Not Rated, In French with English subtitles.

The Wackness Opens August 1 Sir Ben Kingsley plays a Manhattan psychiatrist faced with a dilemma when a young man who provides him with marijuana in exchange for therapy shows up to date his daughter. Jonathon Levine wrote and directed this 2008 Sundance hit. Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby and Mary Kate Olsen co-star. "A great script and one of the more innovative indie comedies in recent memory." Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net

Tell No One Opens August 8 This French romantic suspense thriller is based on the best selling American novel by Harlan Coben. A pediatrician whose beloved wife was murdered eight years earlier is notified that the case will be re-opened and that he is a suspect when two bodies are found near the scene of the first crime. Then he receives a video clip via anonymous e-mail which suggests that his wife is still alive. The powerhouse cast includes Francois Cluzet, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Marie-Josee Croze, Nathalie Baye and Jean Rochefort. "If you like your thrillers delivered in Hitchcockian style, this is the film for you." Melbourne Times

Brick Lane Opens August 15 Nazneen, an eighteen year old girl from Bangladesh, is sent away from her beloved sister to London for an arranged marriage, where she fulfills cultural expectations as a wife and mother, but she struggles with an attraction to a man close to her own age and with feelings that there must be more to her life. Starring Tannishtha Chatterjee and Christopher Simpson, directed by Sarah Gavron, based on the best selling novel by Monica Ali. "Profoundly moving." Time Out "Bold and beautiful." Glamour

Watch for These Films This is an exciting time for foreign language films and documentaries. There were so many enticing titles from these genres that it was hard to choose among them. The following films that do not appear in this calendar may still show up on screen this summer: Trumbo, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, Roman de Gare, Hallam Foe (aka Mister Foe), Tuya's Marriage, Autism: The Musical, Crawford, and Sputnik Mania. If you have read about other films you are anxious to see, feel free to e-mail me at carole@theflicksboise.com.

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