French cinema: 1990s
Neuf mois (1994)
Patrick Braoudé
Like all men, psychiatrist Samuel is not well equipped to deal with his first pregnancy. He is unlikely to get much sympathy from his friend Marc, who has just left his wife because he cannot agree to start a family, nor from Georges and Dominique, who are resigned to the fact that their fourth child is on the way...
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Patrick Braoudé
Nikita (1990)
Luc Besson
Nikita is the sole survivor of a bloody shoot out between police and a band of drug-crazed social dropouts. Violently aggressive and mentally unstable, the young woman is taken into police custody, but soon find herself a prisoner in a secret government department...
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Luc Besson
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Roman Polanski
Dean Corso makes a living hunting down rare books for wealthy clients. New York publisher Boris Balkan offers him a blank cheque if he can prove the authenticity of a 17th Century book of satanic spells, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows...
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Roman Polanski
Nos vies heureuses (1999)
Jacques Maillot
Soon after leaving hospital following a suicide attempt, Julie falls in love with a young Moroccan, Ali, who came to France to study but who works in a restaurant...
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Jacques Maillot
La Nouvelle Ève (1999)
Catherine Corsini
Not for Camille the oppressive yoke of matrimony. She may be thirty but she has no intention of settling down just yet. She enjoys her freedom far too much to do anything so rash and grown-up as starting a family...
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Catherine Corsini
Nouvelle vague (1990)
Jean-Luc Godard
Elena Torlato-Favrini, an incredibly rich and successful businesswoman, lives on a vast country estate in Switzerland. Whilst out driving one day, she sees an older man lying on the side of the road and comes to his aid... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
Elena Torlato-Favrini, an incredibly rich and successful businesswoman, lives on a vast country estate in Switzerland. Whilst out driving one day, she sees an older man lying on the side of the road and comes to his aid... [More...]
Nuit d'été en ville (1990)
Michel Deville
Having made love for the first time, a young couple attempt to get to know one another. Neither had expected anything more than a one-night stand when he, Louis, accepted an invitation from her, Emilie, back to her apartment one hot summer's evening... [More...]
Michel Deville
Having made love for the first time, a young couple attempt to get to know one another. Neither had expected anything more than a one-night stand when he, Louis, accepted an invitation from her, Emilie, back to her apartment one hot summer's evening... [More...]
Les Nuits fauves (1992)
Cyril Collard
Jean is an aspiring filmmaker who leads a selfish and hedonistic life. He knows that he is HIV positive but he is determined not to let this take away his zest for life, so he continues living a wild and irresponsible life, enjoying meaningless liaisons with both men and women... [More...]
Cyril Collard
Jean is an aspiring filmmaker who leads a selfish and hedonistic life. He knows that he is HIV positive but he is determined not to let this take away his zest for life, so he continues living a wild and irresponsible life, enjoying meaningless liaisons with both men and women... [More...]
L'Oeil de Vichy (1993)
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol assembles a montage of newsreel clips from the time of the Nazi Occupation to show France not how he saw it, but how the Vichy government wanted it to be seen... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol assembles a montage of newsreel clips from the time of the Nazi Occupation to show France not how he saw it, but how the Vichy government wanted it to be seen... [More...]
Olivier, Olivier (1992)
Agnieszka Holland
The Duvals are a typical French family, leading an apparently peaceful existence in the heart of rural France. But appearances can be deceptive... [More...]
Agnieszka Holland
The Duvals are a typical French family, leading an apparently peaceful existence in the heart of rural France. But appearances can be deceptive... [More...]
On a très peu d'amis (1998)
Sylvain Monod
Ivan and Serge are two friends who, having failed to make their fortune in Paris, head back to their home town of Aurillac without a sou to their name... [More...]
Sylvain Monod
Ivan and Serge are two friends who, having failed to make their fortune in Paris, head back to their home town of Aurillac without a sou to their name... [More...]
On connaît la chanson (1997)
Alain Resnais
In Paris, Camille divides her time between studying for a degree in history and working as a tourist guide. Her sister Odile is obsessed with changing her apartment, but gets no encouragement from her mediocre husband Claude, with whom she is becoming increasingly frustrated... [More...]
Alain Resnais
In Paris, Camille divides her time between studying for a degree in history and working as a tourist guide. Her sister Odile is obsessed with changing her apartment, but gets no encouragement from her mediocre husband Claude, with whom she is becoming increasingly frustrated... [More...]
On peut toujours rêver (1991)
Pierre Richard
Charles de Boilesve is a man who inspires fear and respect in all who know him. Known as The Emperor, he presides over a corporate empire and he owns a football team, but nothing in his life satisfies him... [More...]
Pierre Richard
Charles de Boilesve is a man who inspires fear and respect in all who know him. Known as The Emperor, he presides over a corporate empire and he owns a football team, but nothing in his life satisfies him... [More...]
L'Opération Corned-Beef (1991)
Jean-Marie Poiré
Philippe Boulier, code name “Le Squale” is an agent in the French secret service. He is recalled from South America to help dismantle an arms trafficking network in France, “Operation Corned Beef”... [More...]
Jean-Marie Poiré
Philippe Boulier, code name “Le Squale” is an agent in the French secret service. He is recalled from South America to help dismantle an arms trafficking network in France, “Operation Corned Beef”... [More...]
Les Palmes de M. Schutz (1997)
Claude Pinoteau
In 1894, Rodolphe Schutz, the director of the physics and chemistry department at the University of Paris, has his heart set on winning the Order of Academic Palms, the prize he believes is rightly his after years of dedicated service to academia... [More...]
Claude Pinoteau
In 1894, Rodolphe Schutz, the director of the physics and chemistry department at the University of Paris, has his heart set on winning the Order of Academic Palms, the prize he believes is rightly his after years of dedicated service to academia... [More...]
Paparazzi (1998)
Alain Berbérian
When Franck Bordoni finds himself inadvertently on the front cover of a popular magazine he loses his job as a night watchman... [More...]
Alain Berbérian
When Franck Bordoni finds himself inadvertently on the front cover of a popular magazine he loses his job as a night watchman... [More...]
Par-delà les nuages (1995)
Michelangelo Antonioni
An American film director visits exotic locations in Europe, recalling tales of love and desire. On his travels, he meets and is instantly attracted to young woman who admits to having murdered her father...... [More...]
Michelangelo Antonioni
An American film director visits exotic locations in Europe, recalling tales of love and desire. On his travels, he meets and is instantly attracted to young woman who admits to having murdered her father...... [More...]
Le Parfum d'Yvonne (1994)
Patrice Leconte
A bewildered young man looks back into the embers of his past, trying to find some sense in what he has experienced. In 1958, he sought refuge in Switzerland to avoid the Algerian war, posing as a Russian count, Victor Chmara... [More...]
Patrice Leconte
A bewildered young man looks back into the embers of his past, trying to find some sense in what he has experienced. In 1958, he sought refuge in Switzerland to avoid the Algerian war, posing as a Russian count, Victor Chmara... [More...]
Le Pari (1997)
Didier Bourdon
Didier and Bernard are two men who appear to have nothing in common, other than the fact they are married to women who are sisters... [More...]
Didier Bourdon
Didier and Bernard are two men who appear to have nothing in common, other than the fact they are married to women who are sisters... [More...]
Paris s'éveille (1991)
Olivier Assayas
19-year old Adrien leaves his mother in Toulouse after becoming mixed up in a theft. He heads for Paris where he hopes his estranged father, Clément, will offer him a helping hand... [More...]
Olivier Assayas
19-year old Adrien leaves his mother in Toulouse after becoming mixed up in a theft. He heads for Paris where he hopes his estranged father, Clément, will offer him a helping hand... [More...]
La Partie d'échecs (1994)
Yves Hanchar
One day, a preacher, Ambroise, saves a young orphan, Max, from killing himself. When they sit down to play chess, Max is revealed to have an unnatural skill in the game... [More...]
Yves Hanchar
One day, a preacher, Ambroise, saves a young orphan, Max, from killing himself. When they sit down to play chess, Max is revealed to have an unnatural skill in the game... [More...]
Pas de scandale (1999)
Benoît Jacquot
Grégoire Jeancourt is a company director who has just come out of prison after completing a four month sentence for fraud... [More...]
Benoît Jacquot
Grégoire Jeancourt is a company director who has just come out of prison after completing a four month sentence for fraud... [More...]
Passage à l'acte (1996)
Francis Girod
Antoine Rivière has made a name for himself, both as an author of several noteworthy books and as a reputable psychoanalyst... [More...]
Francis Girod
Antoine Rivière has made a name for himself, both as an author of several noteworthy books and as a reputable psychoanalyst... [More...]
Les Passagers (1999)
Jean-Claude Guiguet
Men and women, like lost souls, drift across Paris, their journeys made easier and emptier by the new tramway system that carries them along with their solemn thoughts and sad remembrances... [More...]
Jean-Claude Guiguet
Men and women, like lost souls, drift across Paris, their journeys made easier and emptier by the new tramway system that carries them along with their solemn thoughts and sad remembrances... [More...]
Les Patriotes (1994)
Eric Rochant
Immediately after turning 18, Ariel Brenner, a Parisian Jew, leaves his comfortable middleclass home and family in France and sets out for Israel, to live in a kibbutz... [More...]
Eric Rochant
Immediately after turning 18, Ariel Brenner, a Parisian Jew, leaves his comfortable middleclass home and family in France and sets out for Israel, to live in a kibbutz... [More...]
Peau d'homme coeur de bête (1999)
Hélène Angel
Discharged from the police for assaulting a prostitute, Francky retreats to the family homestead in the country, where his elderly mother and younger brother Alex live with his two young daughters (the product of a broken marriage)... [More...]
Hélène Angel
Discharged from the police for assaulting a prostitute, Francky retreats to the family homestead in the country, where his elderly mother and younger brother Alex live with his two young daughters (the product of a broken marriage)... [More...]
Peau neuve (1999)
Emilie Deleuze
Alain seems to be a perfectly settled thirty-year-old. He has a well-paid job as a computer games tester that he enjoys and is happily married, with a four-year-old daughter... [More...]
Emilie Deleuze
Alain seems to be a perfectly settled thirty-year-old. He has a well-paid job as a computer games tester that he enjoys and is happily married, with a four-year-old daughter... [More...]
Pédale douce (1996)
Gabriel Aghion
Adrien is about to close an important business deal with banking supremo Alexandre. Before signing the contract, Alexandre invites Adrien to a dinner party, insisting that he bring his wife... [More...]
Gabriel Aghion
Adrien is about to close an important business deal with banking supremo Alexandre. Before signing the contract, Alexandre invites Adrien to a dinner party, insisting that he bring his wife... [More...]
Le Péril jeune (1994)
Cédric Klapisch
Former classmates Bruno, Alain, Momo and Léon find themselves reunited in a hospital several years after leaving school... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
Former classmates Bruno, Alain, Momo and Léon find themselves reunited in a hospital several years after leaving school... [More...]
Personne ne m'aime (1994)
Marion Vernoux
One evening, 40-something Parisian Annie gets into a violent argument with her lover and ends up being thrown out into the street... [More...]
Marion Vernoux
One evening, 40-something Parisian Annie gets into a violent argument with her lover and ends up being thrown out into the street... [More...]