A Secret DVD, 2007

A multi-layered film revolves around a Jewish family torn apart during the impending German occupation of France during World War II. The story, spanning half a century, begins in 1985 as 37-year-old Parisian, Francois Grimbert (Amaric), is informed that his elderly father has gone missing following the accidental death of his beloved pet dog. The event triggers Francois' memories of 1955, and his childhood as the introverted and sickly son (played by Valentin Vigourt) of champion swimmer Tania (De France) and the equally athletic Maxime (Bruel), whose disappointment in his son is more than palpable.

The young Francois' only companions are an imaginary brother who, in his mind, is the son his father really wanted, and the much older Louise (Depardieu), a masseuse and close family friend who owns the salon opposite his family's clothing and haberdashery story. After Francois discovers a toy dog in the attic that sparks an unexpectedly hostile and upsetting reaction from his parents, he manages to pull a long-hidden truth from Louise regarding his family's history. Louise's revelations take Francois back to pre-war Paris, 1936, when his father Maxime was engaged to a young woman named Hannah (Sagnier), whose brother, Robert (Robert Plagnol), is married to the beautiful fashion model, Tania. But casting shadows over all their lives are Adolph Hitler's gradual rise to power and Maxime's reluctance to acknowledge his Jewish heritage over his Gallic pride…