Poker
France
1987
85 Min
Color
French
Hélène loves to play poker for big money in men’s company. But one day she looses big time against bar manager Antonio. He grants her 24 hours to come up with the 50,000 Francs. She asks all of her friends, but nobody will help her. When she finally steals the money from her brother Stephane, she gets them into serious trouble — she didn’t know where he got it. –IMDb
Catherine Corsini (born 18 May 1956) is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed 15 films since 1982. Her film LA REPETITION was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her latest film THREE WORLDS competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. —festivalscope