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
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Jet Set (2000)
Fabien Onteniente
Jimmy and Fifi are two friends who are happily running a trendy bar in the suburbs of Paris when disaster strikes. As the threat of bankruptcy looms ever nearer, Jimmy decides that desperate steps need to be taken... [More...]
Fabien Onteniente
Jimmy and Fifi are two friends who are happily running a trendy bar in the suburbs of Paris when disaster strikes. As the threat of bankruptcy looms ever nearer, Jimmy decides that desperate steps need to be taken... [More...]
Là-bas... mon pays (2000)
Alexandre Arcady
French television journalist Pierre Nivel is surprised when, out of the blue, he receives a phone call from an Algerian woman he has not seen for thirty years... [More...]
Alexandre Arcady
French television journalist Pierre Nivel is surprised when, out of the blue, he receives a phone call from an Algerian woman he has not seen for thirty years... [More...]
Laissons Lucie faire! (2000)
Emmanuel Mouret
In sunny Marseille, twenty-something Lucie makes a living by selling bathing costumes to tourists on the beach. Her boyfriend, Lucien, fancies himself as a policeman, but when he is turned down for the job he does the only thing he can do, which is to get himself hired as a secret agent... [More...]
Emmanuel Mouret
In sunny Marseille, twenty-something Lucie makes a living by selling bathing costumes to tourists on the beach. Her boyfriend, Lucien, fancies himself as a policeman, but when he is turned down for the job he does the only thing he can do, which is to get himself hired as a secret agent... [More...]
Le Libertin (2000)
Gabriel Aghion
France, in the mid-1700s. Denis Diderot, arguably the greatest philosopher of his age, is labouring on what will be his undoubted masterpiece, The Encyclopaedia... [More...]
Gabriel Aghion
France, in the mid-1700s. Denis Diderot, arguably the greatest philosopher of his age, is labouring on what will be his undoubted masterpiece, The Encyclopaedia... [More...]
Lise et André (2000)
Denis Dercourt
Lise, a prostitute and single mother, is devastated when her young son, Bastien, is knocked down in a car accident. As her son lies in a coma, she turns to a priest, André, but he, a frail old man who is losing his faith, has nothing to offer her... [More...]
Denis Dercourt
Lise, a prostitute and single mother, is devastated when her young son, Bastien, is knocked down in a car accident. As her son lies in a coma, she turns to a priest, André, but he, a frail old man who is losing his faith, has nothing to offer her... [More...]
Les Marchands de sable (2000)
Pierre Salvadori
On leaving prison after completing a short stretch for a petty crime, Marie makes her way back to the only person she can count on for support, her brother Antoine... [More...]
Pierre Salvadori
On leaving prison after completing a short stretch for a petty crime, Marie makes her way back to the only person she can count on for support, her brother Antoine... [More...]