The Worlds of Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Four-disc set includes: Innocence (2004)Set deep in the woods at a girls-only school of ambiguous origin, this unnerving French drama follows 6-year-old Iris (Zoé Auclair) as she enters the unusual institution, permitted to study only ballet, biology, and physical education. As insubordination guarantees a lifetime enrollment, the girls allow themselves to be guided through rites of passage fraught with unease and mystery. Marion Cotillard, Lea Bridarolli also star. 120 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Evolution (2015)Sickly youngster Nicolas (Max Brebant) lived a seemingly ordinary seaside existence with his mon (Julie-Marie Parmentier). However, as he begins to note the odd behavior of the community's other mothers-and their willingness to subject their sons to covert procedures at the local hospital-it may be too late to escape the adults' bizarre designs. Lucile Hadzihalilovic's unnerving sci-fi suspenser also stars Roxane Duran, Nissim Renard. 81 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Earwig (2021)In a post-war European flat, miserable, middle-aged man Albert "Earwig" Scellinc (Paul Hilton) resentfully saw to the needs of his young ward Mia (Romane Hemelaers)-including the toothless girl's daily fitting for dentures made out of ice. When he sends her out into the real world, however, is when the truly traumatic transpires. Lucile Hadzihalilovic's unsettling take on Brian Catling's prose also stars Romola Garai, Peter Van Den Begin. 114 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR The Ice Tower (2025)When teenage foster kid/runaway Jeanne (Clara Pacini) took refuge in a seemingly abandoned building, she stumbled upon a movie shoot for an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." Catching the attention of Cristina (Marion Cotillard)-the mysterious, imperious diva playing the title role, a bond forms that may become corrupting for both. Lucile Hadzihalilovic's glossy opus also stars August Diehl, Gaspar Noe. 117 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; bonus shorts "Nectar" (2014), "De Natura" (2018); featurettes; theatrical trailers; more.