The films of
Audrey Tautou
Vénus beauté (institut) (1999)
Tonie Marshall 		  Voyous voyelles (1999)
Serge Meynard 		  Épouse-moi (2000)
Harriet Marin 		 
     
A surprising mix of the conventional and the unexpected, Vénus beauté (institut) is superficially a familiar modern day love story, centred around a middle-aged woman who finally discovers true love after...  [More...]   The main reason for watching this film is for the remarkable performances given by the three young female leads. Within a very short time of appearing in this film...  [More...]   Épouse-moi marks a promising directorial debut for Harriet Marin – a light romantic comedy with an unusual narrative structure, some quirky humour and a solid performance from the delightful Michèle...  [More...]  
Le Libertin (2000)
Gabriel Aghion 		  Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite (2001)
Pascale Bailly 		  Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet 		 
     
Le Libertin is a daring attempt to combine the lavish historical drama (for which French cinema is particularly renowned) with bawdy farce – a film which would almost certainly have ended up with the title “Carry...  [More...]   Made in 1998, Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite didn't see the light of day until September 2001, several months after the release of Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain...  [More...]   Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain was the film which defined French cinema across the world in the year 2001. Not only was it the most successful film made in France that year...  [More...]  
À la folie... pas du tout (2002)
Laetitia Colombani 		  L'Auberge espagnole (2002)
Cédric Klapisch 		  Les Marins perdus (2003)
Claire Devers 		 
     
The opening title sequence is a work of art in itself, consisting of ribbons of wording alluringly twirling themselves around whimsical household objects...  [More...]   One of the French film highlights of the year 2002, L’Auberge espagnole is a vibrant yet intelligent comedy-drama about young people from different cultures and nationalities coming together and discovering a shared...  [More...]   With Les Marins perdus, director Claire Devers continues her exploration of the dark existentialist themes which are evoked by grim contemporary situations...  [More...]  
Pas sur la bouche (2003)
Alain Resnais 		  Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)
Jean-Pierre Jeunet 		  Les Poupées russes (2005)
Cédric Klapisch 		 
     
How strange that one of the great innovators of French cinema, Alain Resnais, should spend the twilight years of his career making musical comedies...  [More...]   The international success of Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain in 2001 came as a substantial career boost for both director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and actress Audrey Tautou...  [More...]   It’s hardly surprising, giving the enormous success of L’Auberge espagnole (2002), that director Cédric Klapisch would make a sequel featuring the same menagerie of colourful characters...  [More...]  
Hors de prix (2006)
Pierre Salvadori 		  Ensemble, c'est tout (2007)
Claude Berri 		  Coco avant Chanel (2009)
Anne Fontaine 		 
     
Although somewhat less substantial and original than Pierre Salvadori’s previous films, this sparkling comedy has immense appeal, thanks to the felicitous casting of Gad Elmaleh and Audrey Tautou in what look like made-to-measure...  [More...]   French film director Claude Berri ended his long and distinguished career on an optimistic note, with this adaptation of Anna Gavalda’s bestselling novel...  [More...]    [More...]