French cinema: 2000s
Le Ventre de Juliette (2003)
Martin Provost
In Marseilles, Juliette and Mathias, both from rough, working class backgrounds, are madly in love. But when Juliette reveals that she is pregnant, Mathias is shocked and ends their relationship...
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Martin Provost
Vénus et Fleur (2004)
Emmanuel Mouret
Whilst holidaying in the South of France one summer, Fleur, a shy Parisian, meets an out-going Russian named Vénus...
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Emmanuel Mouret
Vercingétorix (2001)
Jacques Dorfmann
In 60 BC, the boy Vercingétorix watches in horror as his father, the Gaul leader Celtill, is burnt alive - the reward for his ambition to unite Gaul against the Roman invader...
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Jacques Dorfmann
La Vérité ou presque (2007)
Sam Karmann
Anne's supposedly stable, well-ordered life is about to become horribly tangled when she develops an interest in Vincent...
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Sam Karmann
La Vérité si je mens! 2 (2001)
Thomas Gilou
In the face of ever increasing pressure from his competitors, Eddie Vuibert is having a hard job keeping his small clothing business from going under...
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Thomas Gilou
Vers le sud (2005)
Laurent Cantet
Three women, each in her fifties, meet whilst holidaying on the beaches of Haiti in the late 1970s. They are there for one reason - to have a good time... [More...]
Laurent Cantet
Three women, each in her fifties, meet whilst holidaying on the beaches of Haiti in the late 1970s. They are there for one reason - to have a good time... [More...]
Versailles (2008)
Pierre Schoeller
Homeless and jobless, a young woman, Nina, lives on the streets of Paris with her five-year old son, Enzo. In the woods near to the palace of Versailles, she comes across a small hut, which is home to Damien, a young man who has turned his back on the world... [More...]
Pierre Schoeller
Homeless and jobless, a young woman, Nina, lives on the streets of Paris with her five-year old son, Enzo. In the woods near to the palace of Versailles, she comes across a small hut, which is home to Damien, a young man who has turned his back on the world... [More...]
Vert paradis (2003)
Emmanuel Bourdieu
Sociologist Lucas is preparing a thesis about bachelor life in a rural community. To that end, he returns to the place in the French countryside where he grew up... [More...]
Emmanuel Bourdieu
Sociologist Lucas is preparing a thesis about bachelor life in a rural community. To that end, he returns to the place in the French countryside where he grew up... [More...]
Vertige (2009)
Abel Ferry
With a thirst for adventure, a group of friends decide to go on a rock climbing expedition in Croatia. What begins as a carefree outing in the countryside soon turns into something darker as old feelings resurface and a fear of heights grips some members of the party... [More...]
Abel Ferry
With a thirst for adventure, a group of friends decide to go on a rock climbing expedition in Croatia. What begins as a carefree outing in the countryside soon turns into something darker as old feelings resurface and a fear of heights grips some members of the party... [More...]
La Veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000)
Patrice Leconte
In 1849, the calm of a small community on the bleak island St Pierre, off the coast of French Canada, is disrupted when a drunk stabs another man to death... [More...]
Patrice Leconte
In 1849, the calm of a small community on the bleak island St Pierre, off the coast of French Canada, is disrupted when a drunk stabs another man to death... [More...]
Vidocq (2001)
Pitof
Paris in the 1830s. It is whilst in pursuit of a mysterious criminal called the Alchemist that the celebrated detective Vidocq meets his death... [More...]
Pitof
Paris in the 1830s. It is whilst in pursuit of a mysterious criminal called the Alchemist that the celebrated detective Vidocq meets his death... [More...]
La Vie d'artiste (2007)
Marc Fitoussi
Three people in search of fame and fortune... Alice has ambitions of becoming a well-known actress but must content herself with lending her voice to a character in a Japanese cartoon... [More...]
Marc Fitoussi
Three people in search of fame and fortune... Alice has ambitions of becoming a well-known actress but must content herself with lending her voice to a character in a Japanese cartoon... [More...]
La Vie est à nous! (2005)
Gérard Krawczyk
In a small provincial town, Louise and her mother Blanche manage a roadside bar. Their long-standing rival is Lucie, the owner of another bar... [More...]
Gérard Krawczyk
In a small provincial town, Louise and her mother Blanche manage a roadside bar. Their long-standing rival is Lucie, the owner of another bar... [More...]
La Vie moderne (2000)
Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Marguerite is a solitary 17-year old, overly judgemental of others and incapable of having a normal relationship with anyone... [More...]
Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Marguerite is a solitary 17-year old, overly judgemental of others and incapable of having a normal relationship with anyone... [More...]
La Vie promise (2002)
Olivier Dahan
Sylvia is a forty-something prostitute who makes a reasonable living for herself, picking up clients on the streets of Nice... [More...]
Olivier Dahan
Sylvia is a forty-something prostitute who makes a reasonable living for herself, picking up clients on the streets of Nice... [More...]
Le Vilain (2009)
Albert Dupontel
An elderly widow, Maniette Thomas, is surprised when a wild-looking stranger turns up on her doorstep. She can hardly believe it is her son Sidney, the little rascal she hasn't seen for twenty years... [More...]
Albert Dupontel
An elderly widow, Maniette Thomas, is surprised when a wild-looking stranger turns up on her doorstep. She can hardly believe it is her son Sidney, the little rascal she hasn't seen for twenty years... [More...]
Villa Amalia (2009)
Benoît Jacquot
Ann Hidewitz is so shocked when she sees her husband kiss another woman that her whole world collapses in an instant. Abandoning her career as a world class musician, she disposes of everything she possesses and embarks on a long journey across Europe... [More...]
Benoît Jacquot
Ann Hidewitz is so shocked when she sees her husband kiss another woman that her whole world collapses in an instant. Abandoning her career as a world class musician, she disposes of everything she possesses and embarks on a long journey across Europe... [More...]
La Ville est tranquille (2000)
Robert Guédiguian
On the surface, Marseilles appears to be a town at ease with itself, yet social problems run ever deeper and, for its inhabitants, life is anything but tranquil... [More...]
Robert Guédiguian
On the surface, Marseilles appears to be a town at ease with itself, yet social problems run ever deeper and, for its inhabitants, life is anything but tranquil... [More...]
Violence des échanges en milieu tempéré (2003)
Jean-Marc Moutout
A young business graduate, Philippe Seigner, can hardly believe his good fortune when he lands a job with an exclusive firm of management consultants, based in Paris... [More...]
Jean-Marc Moutout
A young business graduate, Philippe Seigner, can hardly believe his good fortune when he lands a job with an exclusive firm of management consultants, based in Paris... [More...]
Vipère au poing (2004)
Philippe de Broca
In middle-age, Jean Rezeau recalls his eventful childhood, beginning with the death of his grandmother in 1926. Hitherto, Jean and his elder brother Freddie had enjoyed a happy life in the family's country estate, cherished by their grandmother and their servants... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
In middle-age, Jean Rezeau recalls his eventful childhood, beginning with the death of his grandmother in 1926. Hitherto, Jean and his elder brother Freddie had enjoyed a happy life in the family's country estate, cherished by their grandmother and their servants... [More...]
Virgil (2005)
Mabrouk El Mechri
Virgil is a young man in his early thirties who is determined to follow his father Ernest's career and become a champion professional boxer... [More...]
Mabrouk El Mechri
Virgil is a young man in his early thirties who is determined to follow his father Ernest's career and become a champion professional boxer... [More...]
Vive nous! (2000)
Camille de Casabianca
When her husband, Yves, suddenly reveals that he has been having an affair, his wife and business partner Valérie is taken aback... [More...]
Camille de Casabianca
When her husband, Yves, suddenly reveals that he has been having an affair, his wife and business partner Valérie is taken aback... [More...]
Vivre me tue (2002)
Jean-Pierre Sinapi
Paul Smaïl, 27, is an ambitious young man of Arab descent living in Paris with his parents and younger brother Daniel... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Sinapi
Paul Smaïl, 27, is an ambitious young man of Arab descent living in Paris with his parents and younger brother Daniel... [More...]
Voleurs de chevaux (2007)
Micha Wald
Ukraine, 1810. Two young Cossack brothers, Jakub and Vladimir, join the Russian army hoping to find relief from the misery of their existences... [More...]
Micha Wald
Ukraine, 1810. Two young Cossack brothers, Jakub and Vladimir, join the Russian army hoping to find relief from the misery of their existences... [More...]
Vous êtes de la police? (2007)
Romuald Beugnon
Retired police inspector Simon Sablonnet reluctantly allows himself to be admitted to an old people's home when he begins to have difficulty moving around... [More...]
Romuald Beugnon
Retired police inspector Simon Sablonnet reluctantly allows himself to be admitted to an old people's home when he begins to have difficulty moving around... [More...]
Le Voyage du ballon rouge (2007)
Hsiao-hsien Hou
Susanne is a Parisian single mother who is far too preoccupied with her marionette show to attend to the needs of her two young children, Simon and Louise... [More...]
Hsiao-hsien Hou
Susanne is a Parisian single mother who is far too preoccupied with her marionette show to attend to the needs of her two young children, Simon and Louise... [More...]
Le Voyage en Arménie (2006)
Robert Guédiguian
When her father, Barsam, mysteriously disappears, Anna is deeply concerned. A doctor, she has just diagnosed that he has a serious heart condition, and may die unless he is treated soon... [More...]
Robert Guédiguian
When her father, Barsam, mysteriously disappears, Anna is deeply concerned. A doctor, she has just diagnosed that he has a serious heart condition, and may die unless he is treated soon... [More...]
Voyance et manigance (2001)
Eric Fourniols
Chantal's well-ordered life is suddenly thrown into turmoil when her husband Roland loses his job. On the advice of a friend, she goes to see a professional clairvoyant, hoping to find out what the future holds for her husband... [More...]
Eric Fourniols
Chantal's well-ordered life is suddenly thrown into turmoil when her husband Roland loses his job. On the advice of a friend, she goes to see a professional clairvoyant, hoping to find out what the future holds for her husband... [More...]
Voyous voyelles (2000)
Serge Meynard
After the death of their father in a diving accident, two teenager sisters Léa and Aurélie live with their mother on a Parisian housing estate... [More...]
Serge Meynard
After the death of their father in a diving accident, two teenager sisters Léa and Aurélie live with their mother on a Parisian housing estate... [More...]
Wasabi (2001)
Gérard Krawczyk
Hubert is a police inspector with a kind heart but an iron fist. Although he gets results, not everyone appreciate his methods... [More...]
Gérard Krawczyk
Hubert is a police inspector with a kind heart but an iron fist. Although he gets results, not everyone appreciate his methods... [More...]