14/03/2003 - European audiences can rejoice in a strong selection of titles out this weekend including Stupeur et Tremblement, Décalage horaire, Monsieur N and Le Fils

Stupeur et Tremblement [+see also:
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Italian audiences will finally get to see Danielle Thompson’s romantic comedy Jet Lag starring Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno. Written a decade ago for a Hollywood studio, Jet Lag is set in the departures lounge of a Paris airport and is about a chance encounter between a chatty beautician and a world famous chef.
Belgians will get to see the last battle Napoleon fought against his captors on Saint Helena in Monsieur N directed by Antoine de Caunes.
Spanish audiences can relive the war in Vietnam as seen through the eyes of Australian Philip Noyce’s (Rabbit-proof fence) latest feature, The Quiet American starring Michael Caine, who was nominated for a best actor Oscar while English audiences can see two popular European movies: Elling [+see also:
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(Translated from Italian)