A drama from a French filmmaker boasting a well-known U.S. star tops the DVD releases for the week of April 14.

"A Private Life": Rebecca Zlotowski’s film noir stars Jodie Foster as an American psychiatrist who lives in Paris, a role that gives the star a chance to utilize her fluency in French. When a troubled patient dies suddenly, Foster’s Lilian begins to suspect there is more to the story than first appears, turning into an amateur sleuth.

Film critic Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times gave the movie 3.5 out of 4 stars in her review, writing: "'A Private Life' is a murder mystery only on its surface; at its heart, it’s an exploration of a lonely woman’s extremely active mind, and an unexpectedly moving story of becoming more present in one’s real life, rather than one’s imaginary one."

NEW ON DVD APRIL 14

Masterpiece: The Forsytes — Season 1: Airing on PBS, this adaptation drawn from British novelist John Galsworthy’s trilogy centers on a sprawling, squabbling intergenerational in Victorian-era London.

OUT ON DIGITAL HD APRIL 14

"The Gentleman": Ron Perlman stars in this revenge flick from Mexican director Gabriel Beristain as a widow seeking vengeance after his wife's demise.

"Rise of the Conqueror": Historical epic recounting the rise of Timur, founder of the Central Asian Timurid dynasty in the 14th century.

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