French cinema: 2000
À l'attaque! (2000)
Robert Guédiguian
Two writers are busy trying to hammer out the screenplay for their next film. As they do so, they make a valiant effort to combine popular romantic comedy with hard-edged social issues and important political concerns...
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Robert Guédiguian
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
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...
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Serge Le Péron
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...
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Philippe de Broca
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...
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Emmanuel Silvestre
Les Autres filles (2000)
Caroline Vignal
Living in a small village on the outskirts of Toulouse, Solange is keen to grow up fast but is apprehensive as to what the future holds for her... [More...]
Caroline Vignal
Living in a small village on the outskirts of Toulouse, Solange is keen to grow up fast but is apprehensive as to what the future holds for her... [More...]
Baise-moi (2000)
Virginie Despentes
One evening, two jaded young women meet at a railway station and form an instant bond. Both have been abused and humiliated by a society that treats them with contempt... [More...]
Virginie Despentes
One evening, two jaded young women meet at a railway station and form an instant bond. Both have been abused and humiliated by a society that treats them with contempt... [More...]
Banqueroute (2000)
Antoine Desrosières
One of the lesser known casualties of the 1995 stock market crash is an ambitious young trader named Nicolas Lanson. A man who has grown accustomed to a life of unbridled luxury, Lanson thrives on his bloated bonuses, and this incentivises him to take the kind of investment risks that no sane stockbroker would even consider... [More...]
Antoine Desrosières
One of the lesser known casualties of the 1995 stock market crash is an ambitious young trader named Nicolas Lanson. A man who has grown accustomed to a life of unbridled luxury, Lanson thrives on his bloated bonuses, and this incentivises him to take the kind of investment risks that no sane stockbroker would even consider... [More...]
Bon plan (2000)
Jérôme Lévy
One summer, Five French students decide to hike their way across Europe, the aim being to visit 15 great cities without falling out... [More...]
Jérôme Lévy
One summer, Five French students decide to hike their way across Europe, the aim being to visit 15 great cities without falling out... [More...]
La Captive (2000)
Chantal Akerman
Simon is a cultivated young writer who is morbidly obsessed with knowing everything about his girlfriend Ariane. Even though they cohabit, living in adjacent rooms in a large Parisian apartment belonging to Simon's grandmother, they seem unable to connect fully... [More...]
Chantal Akerman
Simon is a cultivated young writer who is morbidly obsessed with knowing everything about his girlfriend Ariane. Even though they cohabit, living in adjacent rooms in a large Parisian apartment belonging to Simon's grandmother, they seem unable to connect fully... [More...]
La Chambre des magiciennes (2000)
Claude Miller
Claire, a 30-year-old anthropology student, is suffering from severe migraine attacks and consults the bizarre Dr Fish. When the medicine she is prescribed fails to have any effect, Claire insists on being admitted to hospital... [More...]
Claude Miller
Claire, a 30-year-old anthropology student, is suffering from severe migraine attacks and consults the bizarre Dr Fish. When the medicine she is prescribed fails to have any effect, Claire insists on being admitted to hospital... [More...]
Code inconnu (2000)
Michael Haneke
Anne is a young actress living in Paris with her boyfriend, Georges, a photo-journalist who spends most of his time abroad recording the horrors of war... [More...]
Michael Haneke
Anne is a young actress living in Paris with her boyfriend, Georges, a photo-journalist who spends most of his time abroad recording the horrors of war... [More...]
La Confusion des genres (2000)
Ilan Duran Cohen
Alain, a man in his forties, is beginning to wish that his private life was as ordered and straightforward as his professional life as a lawyer... [More...]
Ilan Duran Cohen
Alain, a man in his forties, is beginning to wish that his private life was as ordered and straightforward as his professional life as a lawyer... [More...]
Cours toujours (2000)
Dante Desarthe
Jonas and Nina are a young Jewish couple who have just given birth to a boy. At the christening ceremony, Jonas is informed that he must bury his son's foreskin three days after he has been circumcised... [More...]
Dante Desarthe
Jonas and Nina are a young Jewish couple who have just given birth to a boy. At the christening ceremony, Jonas is informed that he must bury his son's foreskin three days after he has been circumcised... [More...]
Les Destinées sentimentales (2000)
Olivier Assayas
Jean Barnery is the pastor of a small village in Charente, Shortly after separating from his wife Nathalie, he meets Pauline, the daughter of one of his parishioners who runs a cognac distillery... [More...]
Olivier Assayas
Jean Barnery is the pastor of a small village in Charente, Shortly after separating from his wife Nathalie, he meets Pauline, the daughter of one of his parishioners who runs a cognac distillery... [More...]
Deuxième quinzaine de juillet (2000)
Christophe Reichert
Monique, used to having the upper hand in their relationship, is surprised when her weak-willed and indecisive partner Félix takes the initiative by planning the summer holidays one year... [More...]
Christophe Reichert
Monique, used to having the upper hand in their relationship, is surprised when her weak-willed and indecisive partner Félix takes the initiative by planning the summer holidays one year... [More...]
Deuxième vie (2000)
Patrick Braoudé
Vincent, a 30 year-old misfit, is unable to decide what to do with his life. Should he marry his girlfriend Laurie and take over his father's shop... [More...]
Patrick Braoudé
Vincent, a 30 year-old misfit, is unable to decide what to do with his life. Should he marry his girlfriend Laurie and take over his father's shop... [More...]
Drôle de Félix (2000)
Olivier Ducastel
Félix is a HIV-positive gay man of mixed race who lives in the northern French town of Dieppe with his partner, Daniel... [More...]
Olivier Ducastel
Félix is a HIV-positive gay man of mixed race who lives in the northern French town of Dieppe with his partner, Daniel... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [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...]
Faites comme si je n'étais pas là (2000)
Olivier Jahan
High school student Eric lives with his mother, Hélène, and stepfather, René, on a housing estate for low-income families... [More...]
Olivier Jahan
High school student Eric lives with his mother, Hélène, and stepfather, René, on a housing estate for low-income families... [More...]
La Fausse suivante (2000)
Benoît Jacquot
An aristocratic young lady disguises herself as a knight with the intention of discovering the true nature of the man she intends to marry... [More...]
Benoît Jacquot
An aristocratic young lady disguises herself as a knight with the intention of discovering the true nature of the man she intends to marry... [More...]
La Faute à Voltaire (2000)
Abdellatif Kechiche
Jallel is a young Tunisian man who travels to France in the hope of finding a better life for himself. By passing himself off as a political refugee from Algeria, he is able to get himself a short-stay visa, but he has no intention of returning to his country of origin... [More...]
Abdellatif Kechiche
Jallel is a young Tunisian man who travels to France in the hope of finding a better life for himself. By passing himself off as a political refugee from Algeria, he is able to get himself a short-stay visa, but he has no intention of returning to his country of origin... [More...]
Les Filles ne savent pas nager (2000)
Anne-Sophie Birot
Gwen and Lise are two young teenagers who meet up once a year during their holidays and keep in touch throughout the rest of the year by writing to one another... [More...]
Anne-Sophie Birot
Gwen and Lise are two young teenagers who meet up once a year during their holidays and keep in touch throughout the rest of the year by writing to one another... [More...]
Les Glaneurs et la glaneuse (2000)
Agnès Varda
Acclaimed filmmaker Agnès Varda embarks on a new odyssey, inspired by the word 'glaneur' which offers up a multitude of meanings... [More...]
Agnès Varda
Acclaimed filmmaker Agnès Varda embarks on a new odyssey, inspired by the word 'glaneur' which offers up a multitude of meanings... [More...]
Le Goût des autres (2000)
Agnès Jaoui
Castella is a successful businessman, but he is coarse and uneducated and he finds himself increasingly alone and unfulfilled... [More...]
Agnès Jaoui
Castella is a successful businessman, but he is coarse and uneducated and he finds himself increasingly alone and unfulfilled... [More...]
Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes (2000)
François Ozon
In 1970s Germany, Franz, a student in his early twenties, allows Léopold, a man thirty years his senior, to take him back to his apartment... [More...]
François Ozon
In 1970s Germany, Franz, a student in his early twenties, allows Léopold, a man thirty years his senior, to take him back to his apartment... [More...]
Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000)
Dominik Moll
Michel, a young teacher, is driving his wife and three young daughters to their country home. During a stop at a petrol station, he meets another man, Harry, who recognises him as a fellow schoolmate... [More...]
Dominik Moll
Michel, a young teacher, is driving his wife and three young daughters to their country home. During a stop at a petrol station, he meets another man, Harry, who recognises him as a fellow schoolmate... [More...]
Les Insaisissables (2000)
Christian Gion
Maître Grimbert is a veteran bailiff who takes a sadistic delight in his profession. He likes nothing better than to march into people's homes, an unopposable emblem of officialdom at its most heartless and efficient, and oversee the seizure of his victims' asserts... [More...]
Christian Gion
Maître Grimbert is a veteran bailiff who takes a sadistic delight in his profession. He likes nothing better than to march into people's homes, an unopposable emblem of officialdom at its most heartless and efficient, and oversee the seizure of his victims' asserts... [More...]