French cinema: 1990s
Secret défense (1998)
Jacques Rivette
Sylvie, a young biologist, receives an impromptu visit from her brother who claims to have proof that their father was murdered by Walser, his right-hand man...
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Jacques Rivette
La Sentinelle (1992)
Arnaud Desplechin
Mathias, the son of diplomat in Berlin, is about to begin his training as a pathologist in Paris. Whilst crossing the Franco-German border on a train, he is singled out and harassed by customs officials...
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Arnaud Desplechin
La Séparation (1994)
Christian Vincent
Pierre and Anne are a young couple in their thirties who have been together for several years. They have enjoyed a harmonious and loving relationship for some time, living together in their cosy apartment with their two-year-old son Loulou...
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Christian Vincent
Le Septième ciel (1997)
Benoît Jacquot
On the surface, Mathilde is a happily married young woman, working in her mother's law office whilst her husband pursues a successful career as a surgeon...
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Benoît Jacquot
Seul contre tous (1998)
Gaspar Noé
A former butcher leaves prison to start a new life, but, with no money, and trapped in a loveless relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, he is full of rage and lust for revenge...
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Gaspar Noé
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (1998)
Jeanne Labrune
After separating from her partner, Muriel finds herself living alone in Paris, adapting badly to a life that feels increasingly dull and empty... [More...]
Jeanne Labrune
After separating from her partner, Muriel finds herself living alone in Paris, adapting badly to a life that feels increasingly dull and empty... [More...]
Simple mortel (1991)
Pierre Jolivet
Stéphane Marais, a researcher in ancient languages, begins to receive bizarre radio messages in one of the languages he is studying... [More...]
Pierre Jolivet
Stéphane Marais, a researcher in ancient languages, begins to receive bizarre radio messages in one of the languages he is studying... [More...]
Sitcom (1998)
François Ozon
Once upon a time there was a respectable bourgeois family, living a harmonious and respectable bourgeois life in a typically respectable bourgeois house... [More...]
François Ozon
Once upon a time there was a respectable bourgeois family, living a harmonious and respectable bourgeois life in a typically respectable bourgeois house... [More...]
Smoking / No Smoking (1993)
Alain Resnais
In a village in Yorkshire, Celia Teasdale, the wife of a school headmaster, is busy with her spring cleaning. Venturing out into her garden, she considers whether she should light a cigarette or not... [More...]
Alain Resnais
In a village in Yorkshire, Celia Teasdale, the wife of a school headmaster, is busy with her spring cleaning. Venturing out into her garden, she considers whether she should light a cigarette or not... [More...]
La Soif de l'or (1993)
Gérard Oury
Urbain Donnadieu's first love is money. It's also his second, third and fourth love. The only reason he married - a tax inspector named Fleurette - was to evade a fine for tax evasion... [More...]
Gérard Oury
Urbain Donnadieu's first love is money. It's also his second, third and fourth love. The only reason he married - a tax inspector named Fleurette - was to evade a fine for tax evasion... [More...]
Sombre (1998)
Philippe Grandrieux
Following the route of the Tour de France, a solitary motorist Jean periodically stops off to pick up and brutally kill a prostitute... [More...]
Philippe Grandrieux
Following the route of the Tour de France, a solitary motorist Jean periodically stops off to pick up and brutally kill a prostitute... [More...]
Le Souper (1992)
Edouard Molinaro
France, 1815. With Napoleon in exile after his defeat at Waterloo, the Royalists seize the moment and take control of Paris, intending to restore the monarchy... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
France, 1815. With Napoleon in exile after his defeat at Waterloo, the Royalists seize the moment and take control of Paris, intending to restore the monarchy... [More...]
Le Sourire (1994)
Claude Miller
Pierre François Le Clainche is a sixty-something neuro-psychiatrist who has just survived a near-fatal heart attack... [More...]
Claude Miller
Pierre François Le Clainche is a sixty-something neuro-psychiatrist who has just survived a near-fatal heart attack... [More...]
Sous les pieds des femmes (1997)
Rachida Krim
Aya and Moncef are an Algerian couple who have made France their home. In 1996, Aya is reunited with her former lover, whom she has not seen for 35 years... [More...]
Rachida Krim
Aya and Moncef are an Algerian couple who have made France their home. In 1996, Aya is reunited with her former lover, whom she has not seen for 35 years... [More...]
Superlove (1999)
Jean-Claude Janer
The Holy Mother is very selective in whom she chooses to show herself to these days. Not one for the celebrity phenomenon that plagues our modern era, she tends to keep herself to herself, putting in the odd appearance now and again just to keep the old faith alive and reassure her believers that they are on the right lines... [More...]
Jean-Claude Janer
The Holy Mother is very selective in whom she chooses to show herself to these days. Not one for the celebrity phenomenon that plagues our modern era, she tends to keep herself to herself, putting in the odd appearance now and again just to keep the old faith alive and reassure her believers that they are on the right lines... [More...]
Sushi Sushi (1991)
Laurent Perrin
Forty-something university arts lecturer Maurice Hartmann has grown tired of his predictable life and longs for a change... [More...]
Laurent Perrin
Forty-something university arts lecturer Maurice Hartmann has grown tired of his predictable life and longs for a change... [More...]
Tango (1993)
Patrice Leconte
When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a stunt pilot, Vincent, kills both his wife and her lover, but - to his surprise - he is acquitted of the murder... [More...]
Patrice Leconte
When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a stunt pilot, Vincent, kills both his wife and her lover, but - to his surprise - he is acquitted of the murder... [More...]
Tatie Danielle (1990)
Étienne Chatiliez
At first glance, Danielle Billard appears such a respectable nice old lady, but those who know her well live in fear, for she is the most mischievous of souls... [More...]
Étienne Chatiliez
At first glance, Danielle Billard appears such a respectable nice old lady, but those who know her well live in fear, for she is the most mischievous of souls... [More...]
Taxi (1998)
Gérard Pirès
In Marseilles, a pizza delivery boy, Daniel, quits his job and starts up as a taxi driver. His car has been especially souped-up to have the power of a formula one racing car, which he frequently demonstrates to passengers and traffic police... [More...]
Gérard Pirès
In Marseilles, a pizza delivery boy, Daniel, quits his job and starts up as a taxi driver. His car has been especially souped-up to have the power of a formula one racing car, which he frequently demonstrates to passengers and traffic police... [More...]
Le Temps retrouvé (1999)
Raoul Ruiz
As he lies on his death bed, attended by his maid, the writer Marcel Proust recounts his life in a series of fragmented, inter-locking recollections... [More...]
Raoul Ruiz
As he lies on his death bed, attended by his maid, the writer Marcel Proust recounts his life in a series of fragmented, inter-locking recollections... [More...]
Tenue correcte exigée (1997)
Philippe Lioret
Richard Poulenc faces a nine month prison sentence for social security fraud unless he can obtain a signature from his former wife, Catherine, testifying that they have been separated for ten years... [More...]
Philippe Lioret
Richard Poulenc faces a nine month prison sentence for social security fraud unless he can obtain a signature from his former wife, Catherine, testifying that they have been separated for ten years... [More...]
Terminale (1998)
Francis Girod
In their final year at a French high school, a group of friends are incensed and traumatised when a fellow student, Caroline, commits suicide during one of their lessons... [More...]
Francis Girod
In their final year at a French high school, a group of friends are incensed and traumatised when a fellow student, Caroline, commits suicide during one of their lessons... [More...]
Tiré à part (1996)
Bernard Rapp
Edward Lamb, the owner of a small publishing house, is surprised when he receives a manuscript from a French author, Nicholas Fabry... [More...]
Bernard Rapp
Edward Lamb, the owner of a small publishing house, is surprised when he receives a manuscript from a French author, Nicholas Fabry... [More...]
Tombés du ciel (1993)
Philippe Lioret
Arturo Conti's plans for celebrating the New Year in France with his Spanish wife go seriously awry when he arrives at Roissy airport in Paris without any form of identification... [More...]
Philippe Lioret
Arturo Conti's plans for celebrating the New Year in France with his Spanish wife go seriously awry when he arrives at Roissy airport in Paris without any form of identification... [More...]
La Totale! (1991)
Claude Zidi
To all who know him, François Voisin is nothing more than an ordinary family man and telecoms engineer. In reality, he is an experienced secret agent whose improbable exploits of the past two decades could fill the pages of several long (albeit mediocre) thriller novels... [More...]
Claude Zidi
To all who know him, François Voisin is nothing more than an ordinary family man and telecoms engineer. In reality, he is an experienced secret agent whose improbable exploits of the past two decades could fill the pages of several long (albeit mediocre) thriller novels... [More...]
Toto le héros (1991)
Jaco Van Dormael
In a retirement home, old Thomas looks back on his life, a life marred by hatred for one man: Alfred. As a boy, Thomas was convinced that he and Alfred, his next-door neighbour, were switched at birth... [More...]
Jaco Van Dormael
In a retirement home, old Thomas looks back on his life, a life marred by hatred for one man: Alfred. As a boy, Thomas was convinced that he and Alfred, his next-door neighbour, were switched at birth... [More...]
Tous les matins du monde (1991)
Alain Corneau
At the time of Louis XIV of France, a brilliant court musician, Marin Marais, reflects on his tutelage under the great viola player, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe... [More...]
Alain Corneau
At the time of Louis XIV of France, a brilliant court musician, Marin Marais, reflects on his tutelage under the great viola player, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe... [More...]
Tout ça... pour ça! (1993)
Claude Lelouch
A talented young lawyer, Marie, finds herself taking on the defence of three unfortunate men - Vincent, Jacques and Henri - who have managed to get themselves into deep water through a series of improbable escapades brought about by the women who led them astray... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
A talented young lawyer, Marie, finds herself taking on the defence of three unfortunate men - Vincent, Jacques and Henri - who have managed to get themselves into deep water through a series of improbable escapades brought about by the women who led them astray... [More...]
Tout doit disparaître (1997)
Philippe Muyl
Robert Millard is a businessman who sells gadgets that are designed to make the world a quieter place. Unfortunately, his private life is anything but quiet... [More...]
Philippe Muyl
Robert Millard is a businessman who sells gadgets that are designed to make the world a quieter place. Unfortunately, his private life is anything but quiet... [More...]
Toutes peines confondues (1992)
Michel Deville
When an elderly couple are found dead, murdered in their Alpine village, the attention of the police is immediately focussed on their son, Antoine Gardella... [More...]
Michel Deville
When an elderly couple are found dead, murdered in their Alpine village, the attention of the police is immediately focussed on their son, Antoine Gardella... [More...]