‘Ma Saison Preree’

This superb 1993 French film reveals Andre Techine, always a director of wit and style, as a mature auteur capable of expressing the intricate interplay of the most complex characters and relationships with an elegant, self-effacing discretion. “Ma Saison Preferee” ranks with the best work not only of Techine but also of its formidable stars, Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil (both pictured), brought together by the need to deal with their mother (Cinemax Wednesday at 11:30 p.m.)