French cinema: 2000s
L'Empreinte (2008)
Safy Nebbou
After her husband left her, Elsa Valentin now leads a settled life in a pleasant suburb of Paris with her infant son, Thomas...
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Safy Nebbou
En face (2000)
Mathias Ledoux
A young writer, Jean, and his wife Michelle are struggling to make ends meet when, out of the blue, they inherit a luxurious house opposite their own meagre apartment...
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Mathias Ledoux
En jouant Dans la compagnie des hommes (2003)
Arnaud Desplechin
Edward Bond's play 'In the Company of Men' is in the process of being turned into a film. The director assembles a number of actors for screen tests and then proceeds to the rehearsals...
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Arnaud Desplechin
En souvenir de nous (2007)
Michel Léviant
After the death of their friend Jeanne, Marielle and Colombe, two sisters in their early forties, return to the house where they once spent the most memorable of summer holidays...
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Michel Léviant
En territoire indien (2003)
Lionel Epp
Jean-Claude Adam is so close to realising his dream of starting a new life in Mexico, far from the troubles that weigh him down in France...
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Lionel Epp
L'Enfant (2005)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Bruno, 20, and his girlfriend Sonia, 18, are both unemployed, but they manage to get by with welfare payments and a small income from Bruno's petty crimes... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Bruno, 20, and his girlfriend Sonia, 18, are both unemployed, but they manage to get by with welfare payments and a small income from Bruno's petty crimes... [More...]
Les Enfants (2005)
Christian Vincent
After the breakdown of his marriage, fifty-something Pierre resolves to do the best for his two sons - fourteen-year-old Victor and nine-year-old Thomas... [More...]
Christian Vincent
After the breakdown of his marriage, fifty-something Pierre resolves to do the best for his two sons - fourteen-year-old Victor and nine-year-old Thomas... [More...]
L'Enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot (2009)
Serge Bromberg
It has been referred to as Henri-Georges Clouzot's lost masterpiece. L'Enfer, the film the director was unable to complete in 1964, has long fascinated devotees of French cinema, but to this day few have seen the remarkable footage that Clouzot shot for this mythical work... [More...]
Serge Bromberg
It has been referred to as Henri-Georges Clouzot's lost masterpiece. L'Enfer, the film the director was unable to complete in 1964, has long fascinated devotees of French cinema, but to this day few have seen the remarkable footage that Clouzot shot for this mythical work... [More...]
Enfermés dehors (2006)
Albert Dupontel
One evening, Roland, a homeless man, witnesses a policeman commit suicide. When he tries to hand over the dead man's possessions at the police station, he is not taken seriously and so he decides to wear the uniform himself... [More...]
Albert Dupontel
One evening, Roland, a homeless man, witnesses a policeman commit suicide. When he tries to hand over the dead man's possessions at the police station, he is not taken seriously and so he decides to wear the uniform himself... [More...]
Enfin veuve (2008)
Isabelle Mergault
Anne-Marie has just lost her husband in a car accident, but she is far from being the grieving widow. She has been having an affair with another man for the last two years and now, finally, she can marry him... [More...]
Isabelle Mergault
Anne-Marie has just lost her husband in a car accident, but she is far from being the grieving widow. She has been having an affair with another man for the last two years and now, finally, she can marry him... [More...]
L'Ennemi intime (2007)
Florent-Emilio Siri
Algeria, 1959. Terrien, a young lieutenant in the French army, takes command of a battalion stationed in the Kabyle mountains... [More...]
Florent-Emilio Siri
Algeria, 1959. Terrien, a young lieutenant in the French army, takes command of a battalion stationed in the Kabyle mountains... [More...]
L'Ennemi naturel (2004)
Pierre-Erwan Guillaume
Nicolas Luhel, a young and fairly inexperienced police officer, arrives in the remote Breton town of Plouescat to begin an investigation into the death of a teenage boy... [More...]
Pierre-Erwan Guillaume
Nicolas Luhel, a young and fairly inexperienced police officer, arrives in the remote Breton town of Plouescat to begin an investigation into the death of a teenage boy... [More...]
L'Enquête Corse (2004)
Alain Berbérian
Rémi François, alias Jack Palmer, is a private detective based in Paris. He readily accepts the challenge to find Ange Leoni, last seen on the island of Corsica, to give him the deeds to a private residence... [More...]
Alain Berbérian
Rémi François, alias Jack Palmer, is a private detective based in Paris. He readily accepts the challenge to find Ange Leoni, last seen on the island of Corsica, to give him the deeds to a private residence... [More...]
Ensemble, c'est tout (2007)
Claude Berri
Camille, a confused woman in her early twenties, decides to rebel against her cosy middleclass background. She finds work as a cleaner and rents a tiny attic flat... [More...]
Claude Berri
Camille, a confused woman in her early twenties, decides to rebel against her cosy middleclass background. She finds work as a cleaner and rents a tiny attic flat... [More...]
L'Entente cordiale (2006)
Vincent De Brus
Crooked arms dealer Viktor Zilenko steals a revolutionary microchip which, when implanted into a soldier, makes him impervious to pain... [More...]
Vincent De Brus
Crooked arms dealer Viktor Zilenko steals a revolutionary microchip which, when implanted into a soldier, makes him impervious to pain... [More...]
Entre adultes (2007)
Stéphane Brizé
This is the story of six men and six women, twelve unfortunates who are linked by a chain of disillusioned love. Camille thinks she is in love with Christian, but whilst their stolen moments together enrich her life, he is unable to leave the woman he no longer loves, Caroline... [More...]
Stéphane Brizé
This is the story of six men and six women, twelve unfortunates who are linked by a chain of disillusioned love. Camille thinks she is in love with Christian, but whilst their stolen moments together enrich her life, he is unable to leave the woman he no longer loves, Caroline... [More...]
Entre chiens et loups (2002)
Alexandre Arcady
Adrien, a notorious crook, is released from jail but he has cancer and will die within six months. He initially intends to spend what time he has left with his wife and son, but a Rumanian named Rodman makes him an offer he can't refuse... [More...]
Alexandre Arcady
Adrien, a notorious crook, is released from jail but he has cancer and will die within six months. He initially intends to spend what time he has left with his wife and son, but a Rumanian named Rodman makes him an offer he can't refuse... [More...]
Entre les murs (2008)
Laurent Cantet
François is a young teacher in a typical French inner city school. His job is not easy, particularly as his students come from difficult backgrounds and find little relevance in what they are taught... [More...]
Laurent Cantet
François is a young teacher in a typical French inner city school. His job is not easy, particularly as his students come from difficult backgrounds and find little relevance in what they are taught... [More...]
Entre ses mains (2005)
Anne Fontaine
Claire Gauthier is 30, married with a young daughter and works for an insurance firm in the town of Lille. A good wife, mother and employee, she would appear to be the model of the modern woman... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
Claire Gauthier is 30, married with a young daughter and works for an insurance firm in the town of Lille. A good wife, mother and employee, she would appear to be the model of the modern woman... [More...]
L'Envol (2000)
Steve Suissa
Stan is a Jewish lad living in Paris' 9th arrondissement. His ambition is to become an actor, but his parents have already decided that he will work in the family butcher's business... [More...]
Steve Suissa
Stan is a Jewish lad living in Paris' 9th arrondissement. His ambition is to become an actor, but his parents have already decided that he will work in the family butcher's business... [More...]
Épouse-moi (2000)
Harriet Marin
Aware that her marriage is failing, Oriane decides to seek help from a fortune-teller named Bodel. Gazing deep into his crystal ball, Bodel sees what the future has in store for his distressed client... [More...]
Harriet Marin
Aware that her marriage is failing, Oriane decides to seek help from a fortune-teller named Bodel. Gazing deep into his crystal ball, Bodel sees what the future has in store for his distressed client... [More...]
L'Équipier (2004)
Philippe Lioret
Camille has no need of the family home she has inherited from her parents on the remote Brittany island of Ushant, so she decides to make a return visit and arrange its sale... [More...]
Philippe Lioret
Camille has no need of the family home she has inherited from her parents on the remote Brittany island of Ushant, so she decides to make a return visit and arrange its sale... [More...]
Errance (2003)
Damien Odoul
When his girlfriend Lou bears him a son, Jacques promises to give up his wayward existence of debauchery and petty crime to start a new life... [More...]
Damien Odoul
When his girlfriend Lou bears him a son, Jacques promises to give up his wayward existence of debauchery and petty crime to start a new life... [More...]
Erreur de la banque en votre faveur (2009)
Gérard Bitton
For the past 17 years, Julien Foucault has been a model employee for the bank Berthin-Schwartz. He is sure that the bank will lend him the money he needs to open a restaurant with his friend Étienne... [More...]
Gérard Bitton
For the past 17 years, Julien Foucault has been a model employee for the bank Berthin-Schwartz. He is sure that the bank will lend him the money he needs to open a restaurant with his friend Étienne... [More...]
Espace détente (2005)
Yvan Le Bolloc'h
In the French department of La Vuele, a small company named Geugène Electro Stim manages to remain a going concern thanks to the popularity of its electric stimulation gadget, the C14... [More...]
Yvan Le Bolloc'h
In the French department of La Vuele, a small company named Geugène Electro Stim manages to remain a going concern thanks to the popularity of its electric stimulation gadget, the C14... [More...]
Espion(s) (2009)
Nicolas Saada
With his qualifications, Vincent could easily get himself a well-paid job with a respectable firm, but instead he prefers to work as an airport baggage handler... [More...]
Nicolas Saada
With his qualifications, Vincent could easily get himself a well-paid job with a respectable firm, but instead he prefers to work as an airport baggage handler... [More...]
L'Esquive (2003)
Abdellatif Kechiche
On a rundown housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, Krimo, a teenage boy of North African descent, lives with his mother in a cramped apartment... [More...]
Abdellatif Kechiche
On a rundown housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, Krimo, a teenage boy of North African descent, lives with his mother in a cramped apartment... [More...]
Et après (2009)
Gilles Bourdos
In 1972, Nathan Del Amico had a near death experience. He was eight at the time, and it was whilst he was rushing to fetch help for his drowning sister that he was struck by a car and sent into a deep coma... [More...]
Gilles Bourdos
In 1972, Nathan Del Amico had a near death experience. He was eight at the time, and it was whilst he was rushing to fetch help for his drowning sister that he was struck by a car and sent into a deep coma... [More...]
Et toi t'es sur qui? (2007)
Lola Doillon
One summer, 15-year-old Elodie and her best friend Julie make up their minds to sleep with a boy for the first time. Julie, a Goth nicknamed Batman by her classmates, has no qualms over who she goes to bed with, but the more sensitive Elodie hankers after the school beau Kevin, who has absolutely no interest in her... [More...]
Lola Doillon
One summer, 15-year-old Elodie and her best friend Julie make up their minds to sleep with a boy for the first time. Julie, a Goth nicknamed Batman by her classmates, has no qualms over who she goes to bed with, but the more sensitive Elodie hankers after the school beau Kevin, who has absolutely no interest in her... [More...]
Être et avoir (2002)
Nicolas Philibert
In the Auvergne region of France, Monsieur Lopez is the sole teacher in a small primary school which caters for 12 pupils aged between four and ten... [More...]
Nicolas Philibert
In the Auvergne region of France, Monsieur Lopez is the sole teacher in a small primary school which caters for 12 pupils aged between four and ten... [More...]