The title might make you think you're in for something raunchy, but Josiane Balasko's bittersweet film is anything but. The always wonderful Nathalie Baye stars as Judith, an independent woman who is pragmatic about the difference between love and sex and willing to pay to fulfill her desire. Eric Caravaca co-stars as Marco, a hard working professional caught between the needs of young wife and his favorite client.

A French Gigolo was a box office hit in its native France and debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. In the U.S., the film will make a modest debut as part of the IFC Festival Direct program. It's available for download beginning today.

Set during World War II in Tunis, Karin Albou's The Wedding Song is the story of a friendship between adolescent girls tested by drastic circumstances. The second film by the director of the award-winning Little Jerusalem, starring Olympe Borval and Lizzie Brochere, opens today in New York.

Read Marcy's review.

Roger Ebert started the Oscar campaign for Michelle Monaghan, championing her in the indie drama Trucker. "Her performance clearly deserves an Oscar nomination," he wrote. You can't be much more direct than that. Marcy is not so sure. Read her review.

Trucker, the first film by writer-director James Mottern, premiered at Sundance and is currently in theaters.

I was lucky enough to see Eric Poppe's Troubled Water last year at the Hamptons Film Festival. The film won both the Golden Starfish for Best Narrative Feature and the Audience Award -- and then it disappeared.

Troubled Water tells the parallel stories of a man who is released from prison eight years after killing a child, and the child's mother. A riveting drama about guilt and redemption, the film at times takes the shape of a thriller. Trine Dyrholm is particularly wonderful and never once slips into stereotype in the role of the grieving mother.

Unfortunately, I can't announce a glorious theatrical release for Troubled Water. The good news: if you live in New York and are free this Wednesday, you can catch a one-time screening at Scandanavian House. Film Movement will release Troubled Water on DVD next February. (via James van Maanen.)

Read Marcy's review of Troubled Water.