French cinema: 2000s
À ma soeur! (2001)
Catherine Breillat
Whilst on holiday with her family, 15 year old Elena meets an an older Italian student, Fernando. Elena is eager to fall in love and Fernando, a smooth-talking Don Juan type, persaudes her to have sex with him...
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Catherine Breillat
À tout de suite (2004)
Benoît Jacquot
Paris, 1975. Lili, a 19-year old arts student, comes from a privileged family and her life so far has been without incident...
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Benoît Jacquot
A+ Pollux (2002)
Luc Pagès
Halvard Sanz, a translator in his thirties, is walking out of a gendarmerie when he is hit by a tornado in human form - Pollux, the most fascinating woman he has ever set eyes on...
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Luc Pagès
Les Acteurs anonymes (2001)
Benoît Cohen
Been bitten by the acting bug? Had your life totally ruined by the compulsive need to regurgitate words that are not your own in front of an audience or camera...
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Benoît Cohen
Les Acteurs (2000)
Bertrand Blier
In a restaurant, Jean-Pierre Marielle is perturbed when his order for a pot of hot water is ignored. His dining companions - André Dussollier and Jacques Villeret - try to explain that his delivery lacked force...
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Bertrand Blier
Adieu Gary (2009)
Nassim Amaouche
Samir returns to his hometown in the Ardèche after completing a lengthy stretch in prison for trafficking. The town has practically become a wasteland after the closure of a large factory where Samir's father Francis once worked... [More...]
Nassim Amaouche
Samir returns to his hometown in the Ardèche after completing a lengthy stretch in prison for trafficking. The town has practically become a wasteland after the closure of a large factory where Samir's father Francis once worked... [More...]
Adolphe (2002)
Benoît Jacquot
Provincial France, in the early 1800s. Adolphe is the 24-year-old scion of a noble family who idles away his empty days and in doing so comes into contact with Ellénore, the wife of a highly respected nobleman... [More...]
Benoît Jacquot
Provincial France, in the early 1800s. Adolphe is the 24-year-old scion of a noble family who idles away his empty days and in doing so comes into contact with Ellénore, the wife of a highly respected nobleman... [More...]
L'Adversaire (2002)
Nicole Garcia
For the past fifteen years, Jean-Marc Faure has kept up the deception that he is a brilliant physician with a senior position in the World Health Organisation... [More...]
Nicole Garcia
For the past fifteen years, Jean-Marc Faure has kept up the deception that he is a brilliant physician with a senior position in the World Health Organisation... [More...]
Affaire de famille (2008)
Claus Drexel
Jean and Laure Guignebon are an ordinary middle-class French couple who lead an ordinary middle-class life in Grenoble. Laure preoccupies herself with her souvenir shop and daughter Marine, whilst her husband indulges his passion for football at the nearby stadium... [More...]
Claus Drexel
Jean and Laure Guignebon are an ordinary middle-class French couple who lead an ordinary middle-class life in Grenoble. Laure preoccupies herself with her souvenir shop and daughter Marine, whilst her husband indulges his passion for football at the nearby stadium... [More...]
L'Affaire Farewell (2009)
Christian Carion
Moscow in the early 1980s, at the height of the Cold War. Sergueï Grigoriev is a colonel in the KGB who has become so disillusioned with the regime running his country that he decides to bring down the system... [More...]
Christian Carion
Moscow in the early 1980s, at the height of the Cold War. Sergueï Grigoriev is a colonel in the KGB who has become so disillusioned with the regime running his country that he decides to bring down the system... [More...]
L'Affaire Marcorelle (2000)
Serge Le Péron
At the end of a solitary evening, François Marcorelle, a respected magistrate, finds himself in the bedroom of a young Polish woman, whom he met at a Turkish restaurant... [More...]
Serge Le Péron
At the end of a solitary evening, François Marcorelle, a respected magistrate, finds himself in the bedroom of a young Polish woman, whom he met at a Turkish restaurant... [More...]
L'Âge d'homme... maintenant ou jamais! (2007)
Raphael Fejtö
Samuel is a 30-year-old filmmaker who, until a year ago, was a diehard bachelor. It was a life that suited him, with no commitments, no heartache and no broken china... [More...]
Raphael Fejtö
Samuel is a 30-year-old filmmaker who, until a year ago, was a diehard bachelor. It was a life that suited him, with no commitments, no heartache and no broken china... [More...]
Ah! Si j'étais riche (2002)
Gérard Bitton
Try as he might, Aldo Bonnard cannot make enough money as a salesman to pay off his mountain of debt. To make matters worse, his wife Alice walks out on him and begins an affair with his boss, Gérard... [More...]
Gérard Bitton
Try as he might, Aldo Bonnard cannot make enough money as a salesman to pay off his mountain of debt. To make matters worse, his wife Alice walks out on him and begins an affair with his boss, Gérard... [More...]
Aime ton père (2002)
Jacob Berger
Léo Sheperd is a prominent writer who, it has just been announced, is to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. A reclusive man, Sheperd presently lives on a remote farm with his partner and daughter... [More...]
Jacob Berger
Léo Sheperd is a prominent writer who, it has just been announced, is to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. A reclusive man, Sheperd presently lives on a remote farm with his partner and daughter... [More...]
Akoibon (2005)
Edouard Baer
To save his friend from being dismembered piece by piece, small-time con artist Nader must travel to a remote holiday island and deliver Chris Barnes, a faded celebrity, into the hands of a mysterious (and totally ruthless) boss... [More...]
Edouard Baer
To save his friend from being dismembered piece by piece, small-time con artist Nader must travel to a remote holiday island and deliver Chris Barnes, a faded celebrity, into the hands of a mysterious (and totally ruthless) boss... [More...]
Albert est méchant (2004)
Hervé Palud
On hearing of the death of his father, the famous writer Jo Lechat, Patrick assumes that he will automatically inherit his vast fortune... [More...]
Hervé Palud
On hearing of the death of his father, the famous writer Jo Lechat, Patrick assumes that he will automatically inherit his vast fortune... [More...]
Aliker (2009)
Guy Deslauriers
Martinique in the 1930s. André Aliker is a young militant communist who, against the wishes of his family, takes on the job of editing and printing his party's one-sheet pamphlet... [More...]
Guy Deslauriers
Martinique in the 1930s. André Aliker is a young militant communist who, against the wishes of his family, takes on the job of editing and printing his party's one-sheet pamphlet... [More...]
Les Amants réguliers (2005)
Philippe Garrel
May 1968. The streets of Paris are ablaze as students and riot police unwittingly re-enact the famous barricade scene from Les Misèrables ... [More...]
Philippe Garrel
May 1968. The streets of Paris are ablaze as students and riot police unwittingly re-enact the famous barricade scene from Les Misèrables ... [More...]
Les Amateurs (2003)
Martin Valente
J.P. and Christophe are two ordinary lads, in their mid-twenties, who come from an ordinary low-incoming housing estate in France... [More...]
Martin Valente
J.P. and Christophe are two ordinary lads, in their mid-twenties, who come from an ordinary low-incoming housing estate in France... [More...]
Amazone (2000)
Philippe de Broca
Edouard, a misanthropic jewel thief on the run from the authorities, seeks sanctuary in the Amazon rain forest. Here, he comes across a strange young girl, Lulu, who explains that she is an alien from another world many millions of light-years away... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
Edouard, a misanthropic jewel thief on the run from the authorities, seeks sanctuary in the Amazon rain forest. Here, he comes across a strange young girl, Lulu, who explains that she is an alien from another world many millions of light-years away... [More...]
Les Ambitieux (2007)
Catherine Corsini
Julien, an aspiring young writer, succeeds in getting an interview with publisher Judith Zahn. Without reading Julien's novel, Judith rejects it, but encourages him to persevere, mainly as a pretext to make him her lover... [More...]
Catherine Corsini
Julien, an aspiring young writer, succeeds in getting an interview with publisher Judith Zahn. Without reading Julien's novel, Judith rejects it, but encourages him to persevere, mainly as a pretext to make him her lover... [More...]
Amen. (2002)
Costa-Gavras
During the Second World War, Kurt Gerstein works for the Nazis on various disinfection and purification programmes. To his horror, he learns that a chemical he has developed for benevolent use is intended to be used to gas Jews in the concentration camps... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
During the Second World War, Kurt Gerstein works for the Nazis on various disinfection and purification programmes. To his horror, he learns that a chemical he has developed for benevolent use is intended to be used to gas Jews in the concentration camps... [More...]
Les Âmes fortes (2001)
Raoul Ruiz
In 1945, a number of old women gather together at the sombre occasion of a wake and reflect on the life of someone in their midst... [More...]
Raoul Ruiz
In 1945, a number of old women gather together at the sombre occasion of a wake and reflect on the life of someone in their midst... [More...]
Les Âmes grises (2005)
Yves Angelo
France, 1917. A young schoolteacher, Lysia Verhaeren, arrives in a small town near to the Western Front to take up her first post at an infant's school... [More...]
Yves Angelo
France, 1917. A young schoolteacher, Lysia Verhaeren, arrives in a small town near to the Western Front to take up her first post at an infant's school... [More...]
Les Amitiés maléfiques (2006)
Emmanuel Bourdieu
At the start of a new term at university, three literature students Eloi, Alexandre and André strike up a friendship that will have life-changing repercussions... [More...]
Emmanuel Bourdieu
At the start of a new term at university, three literature students Eloi, Alexandre and André strike up a friendship that will have life-changing repercussions... [More...]
L'Amour aux trousses (2005)
Philippe de Chauveron
Paul and Franck are two French police officers in the narcotics squad who are the closest of friends. In the course of tracking down a dangerous drugs dealer one of their fellow officers is shot dead and Paul ends up with a serious leg injury... [More...]
Philippe de Chauveron
Paul and Franck are two French police officers in the narcotics squad who are the closest of friends. In the course of tracking down a dangerous drugs dealer one of their fellow officers is shot dead and Paul ends up with a serious leg injury... [More...]
Les Amours d'Astrée et de Céladon (2007)
Eric Rohmer
Gaul in the 5th Century. Astrée is a beautiful young shepherdess who is devotedly in love with Céladon, a handsome young shepherd... [More...]
Eric Rohmer
Gaul in the 5th Century. Astrée is a beautiful young shepherdess who is devotedly in love with Céladon, a handsome young shepherd... [More...]
And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen... (2002)
Claude Lelouch
Valentin is a gentleman thief who models himself on Arsène Lupin. Pursued by the police and weary of his criminal existence, he hires a yacht and puts out to sea... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Valentin is a gentleman thief who models himself on Arsène Lupin. Pursued by the police and weary of his criminal existence, he hires a yacht and puts out to sea... [More...]
André le magnifique (2000)
Emmanuel Silvestre
A couple who live in a rural backwater of France decide to put on a play to celebrate the history of their town. Alexis will write and direct the play, and his wife Janine will take the lead female role... [More...]
Emmanuel Silvestre
A couple who live in a rural backwater of France decide to put on a play to celebrate the history of their town. Alexis will write and direct the play, and his wife Janine will take the lead female role... [More...]
Angel-A (2005)
Luc Besson
28 year-old con artist André lies so easily that he has even convinced himself he is the model citizen. In reality, he is the type that would sell his grandmother for a packet of cigarettes... [More...]
Luc Besson
28 year-old con artist André lies so easily that he has even convinced himself he is the model citizen. In reality, he is the type that would sell his grandmother for a packet of cigarettes... [More...]