French cinema: 1990s
Toto le héros (1991)
Jaco Van Dormael
In a retirement home, old Thomas looks back on his life, a life marred by hatred for one man: Alfred. As a boy, Thomas was convinced that he and Alfred, his next-door neighbour, were switched at birth...
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Jaco Van Dormael
Tous les matins du monde (1991)
Alain Corneau
At the time of Louis XIV of France, a brilliant court musician, Marin Marais, reflects on his tutelage under the great viola player, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe...
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Alain Corneau
Trois couleurs Rouge (1994)
Krzysztof Kieslowski
Valentine is an attractive young fashion model living in Geneva. Whilst driving home one evening, she accidentally runs over a dog...
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Krzysztof Kieslowski
Trois couleurs: Bleu (1993)
Krzysztof Kieslowski
After the death of her husband, a famous composer, and her daughter in a car accident, a young woman, Julie, decides to start a new life for herself...
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Krzysztof Kieslowski
Trois ponts sur la rivière (1999)
Jean-Claude Biette
Arthur, a history teacher living in Paris, is on the brink of a journey of self-discovery. Living alone for some years has made him self-centred and unfriendly - he argues with his colleagues and brushes aside his next-door neighbour's gestures of friendship...
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Jean-Claude Biette
Trois vies et une seule mort (1996)
Raoul Ruiz
A radio broadcaster narrates a series of remarkable tales from his studio, beginning with the story of travelling salesman Mateo Strano... [More...]
Raoul Ruiz
A radio broadcaster narrates a series of remarkable tales from his studio, beginning with the story of travelling salesman Mateo Strano... [More...]
Un air de famille (1996)
Cédric Klapisch
Whilst his brother Philippe is making a name for himself as a high-flying company executive, Henri has to content himself with running the saloon bar he inherited from his father... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
Whilst his brother Philippe is making a name for himself as a high-flying company executive, Henri has to content himself with running the saloon bar he inherited from his father... [More...]
Un coeur en hiver (1992)
Claude Sautet
Stéphane and Maxime are partners in a successful business that makes and repairs violins. Stéphane is surprised when, one day, Maxime announces he is in love and plans to marry one of his clients, an attractive young violinist named Camille... [More...]
Claude Sautet
Stéphane and Maxime are partners in a successful business that makes and repairs violins. Stéphane is surprised when, one day, Maxime announces he is in love and plans to marry one of his clients, an attractive young violinist named Camille... [More...]
Un crime (1993)
Jacques Deray
Fifteen months after being arrested for the murder of his wealthy parents, Frédéric Chapelin-Tourvel is acquitted on evidence provided by his girlfriend, Franca Miller... [More...]
Jacques Deray
Fifteen months after being arrested for the murder of his wealthy parents, Frédéric Chapelin-Tourvel is acquitted on evidence provided by his girlfriend, Franca Miller... [More...]
Un héros très discret (1996)
Jacques Audiard
In the 1930s, Albert Dehousse is an imaginative but solitary boy growing up in a village in Northern France. His mother is devoted to him and clings to the memory of her husband, who died a hero's death in the First World War... [More...]
Jacques Audiard
In the 1930s, Albert Dehousse is an imaginative but solitary boy growing up in a village in Northern France. His mother is devoted to him and clings to the memory of her husband, who died a hero's death in the First World War... [More...]
L'Univers de Jacques Demy (1995)
Agnès Varda
An engaging portrait of Jacques Demy, one of the France's most significant film directors, seen through the eyes of his widow, Agnès Varda... [More...]
Agnès Varda
An engaging portrait of Jacques Demy, one of the France's most significant film directors, seen through the eyes of his widow, Agnès Varda... [More...]
Uranus (1990)
Claude Berri
Little by little, normality returns to a small French town after World War II. The town is as scarred by the petty recriminations between its inhabitants as by the very evident signs of bombings... [More...]
Claude Berri
Little by little, normality returns to a small French town after World War II. The town is as scarred by the petty recriminations between its inhabitants as by the very evident signs of bombings... [More...]
Van Gogh (1991)
Maurice Pialat
In the spring of 1890, the impoverished artist Vincent Van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, not far from Paris. He stays at a modest inn and places himself under the care of the kindly Dr Gachet... [More...]
Maurice Pialat
In the spring of 1890, the impoverished artist Vincent Van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, not far from Paris. He stays at a modest inn and places himself under the care of the kindly Dr Gachet... [More...]
La Vengeance d'une femme (1990)
Jacques Doillon
A young woman, Suzy, returns to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, André. By chance, she meets up with André's wife, Cecile, and the two open their hearts to share each other's grief... [More...]
Jacques Doillon
A young woman, Suzy, returns to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, André. By chance, she meets up with André's wife, Cecile, and the two open their hearts to share each other's grief... [More...]
Le Vent de la nuit (1999)
Philippe Garrel
For some time, Paul, a 30-something arts student, has been having an affair with an older married woman, Hélène... [More...]
Philippe Garrel
For some time, Paul, a 30-something arts student, has been having an affair with an older married woman, Hélène... [More...]
Vénus beauté (institut) (1999)
Tonie Marshall
Angèle is a middle-aged beautician who refuses to settle down with a man, preferring a string of one night stands and short-term relationships... [More...]
Tonie Marshall
Angèle is a middle-aged beautician who refuses to settle down with a man, preferring a string of one night stands and short-term relationships... [More...]
Versailles Rive-Gauche (1992)
Bruno Podalydès
Arnaud is determined to make a good impression on his new girlfriend Claire. He has spent hours tidying his tiny apartment on the rue Carnot in Versailles and now everything is prepared for the most perfect of evenings... [More...]
Bruno Podalydès
Arnaud is determined to make a good impression on his new girlfriend Claire. He has spent hours tidying his tiny apartment on the rue Carnot in Versailles and now everything is prepared for the most perfect of evenings... [More...]
Victor... pendant qu'il est trop tard (1998)
Sandrine Veysset
Victor is a troubled ten-year-old boy who has had enough of his neglectful parents. One evening, he runs away from home and takes refuge amid the hustle and bustle of a busy funfair... [More...]
Sandrine Veysset
Victor is a troubled ten-year-old boy who has had enough of his neglectful parents. One evening, he runs away from home and takes refuge amid the hustle and bustle of a busy funfair... [More...]
La Vie de Jésus (1997)
Bruno Dumont
For Freddy, an unemployed young man suffering from autism, life is one long round of unending monotony. Living in Bailleul, a small backwater town in Northern France, there is nothing for him to do other than to listlessly roam the district on his motorbike with his gang of friends... [More...]
Bruno Dumont
For Freddy, an unemployed young man suffering from autism, life is one long round of unending monotony. Living in Bailleul, a small backwater town in Northern France, there is nothing for him to do other than to listlessly roam the district on his motorbike with his gang of friends... [More...]
La Vie des morts (1991)
Arnaud Desplechin
Deciding that life is not worth living, Patrick, a depressed 20-year-old man, attempts suicide by putting a bullet in his head... [More...]
Arnaud Desplechin
Deciding that life is not worth living, Patrick, a depressed 20-year-old man, attempts suicide by putting a bullet in his head... [More...]
La Vie rêvée des anges (1998)
Erick Zonca
A young woman, Isa, arrives in Lille, with no job, no money, and nowhere to live. She meets up with Marie, a girl of her own age, and the two become friends... [More...]
Erick Zonca
A young woman, Isa, arrives in Lille, with no job, no money, and nowhere to live. She meets up with Marie, a girl of her own age, and the two become friends... [More...]
Les Voleurs (1996)
André Téchiné
After the sudden death of his brother Ivan, Lyon-based cop Alex returns to the family home in the Rhône-Alpes with his girlfriend Juliette... [More...]
André Téchiné
After the sudden death of his brother Ivan, Lyon-based cop Alex returns to the family home in the Rhône-Alpes with his girlfriend Juliette... [More...]
Western (1997)
Manuel Poirier
When a Spanish sales rep Paco Cazale gives a lift to a Russian hitch-hiker, Nino, his life takes an unexpected turn. First he is stranded when Nino drives off with his car... [More...]
Manuel Poirier
When a Spanish sales rep Paco Cazale gives a lift to a Russian hitch-hiker, Nino, his life takes an unexpected turn. First he is stranded when Nino drives off with his car... [More...]
Y aura-t-il de la neige à Noël? (1996)
Sandrine Veysset
In the south of France, a young woman works all hours on her common-law husband's market garden farm whilst struggling to bring up her seven young children... [More...]
Sandrine Veysset
In the south of France, a young woman works all hours on her common-law husband's market garden farm whilst struggling to bring up her seven young children... [More...]