Real-life drama and documentary-style filmmaking blend with surrealistic whimsy in director Pere Portabella's passionate look...
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2008
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Abandoned by the world and left to fend for himself as the Nazis continue their march across Europe, one-time bohemian turned...
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2006
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Eric Rohmer is one of the best-respected filmmakers in the history of the French cinema, as well as among the most elusive....
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2005
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The fourth film to chronicle the life of fourth-century B.C. ruler Alexander the Great, Oliver Stone's Alexander stars...
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2004
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2004
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The recipient of the Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film at the 2005 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film,...
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2004
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Carnage, an example of what the French call un film chorale, tells several intertwining stories. In the central tale, a young...
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2003
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Master filmmaker Raúl Ruiz adds a black comedy to his far-reaching body of work with That Day, a playful meditation on money,...
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2003
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David
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2003
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When a mysterious killer turns a small town's annual Easter celebration into a blood-soaked nightmare, it's up to Detective...
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2002
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2001
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Based on an original idea by celebrated French director Luc Besson, The Dancer follows the struggle of its eponymous heroine,...
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Oscar
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2000
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A man hoping to win the favor of a King finds that his heart has gotten in the way in this lavishly-produced comedy-drama. In...
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Alcalet
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2000
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A satirical examination of the transformation of a French investment bank into a Hollywood power broker, Le Sens des Affaires...
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2000
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In this earnest French drama about a physical therapy center, Camille (Sameul Jouy) is admitted after an ugly scuba diving...
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1999
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French filmmaker Manuel Boursinhac directs this bleak, gritty film about addiction and redemption. Fledging writer Eric...
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1999
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Finnish director Ilkka Jarvilaturi directs an international cast in this deadpan post-Cold War spy farce. Jaded CIA veteran...
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1999
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1998
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French filmmaker/musician F.J. Ossang, who featured a dope delirium plus full-frontal apocalyptic audio attack in his...
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1998
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1998
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Christophe Smith made his directorial debut with this media satire, set on December 14, 1999, about a TV news network in...
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1998
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Based on novels by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe details the exploits of Richard Sharpe, a British soldier who fights Napoleon on...
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1997
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Professor Larsen, the director of the International Center for Astro Monitoring is listening to radio transmissions from...
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1997
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Marcello Mastroianni plays several different roles in this off-beat, witty exploration of a man with multiple personalities...
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1996
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Sean Bean returns as Richard Sharpe in this historical adventure based on the novel by Barnard Cornwell. Dashing British...
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1996
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The primary two loves of Alfred Nobel's life provide the basis of this Swedish biopic. Alfred Nobel was the inventor of...
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1995
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Habiba M'Sika was and is one of Tunisia's most famous singers. This Tunisian-Algerian-French biopic tells her fascinating...
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1995
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For 30 years the title eatery has delighted its customers with good family style French cooking, but as with many good...
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1995
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Eleven-year old Alexandrine (Sandrine Blancke) may be making something more out of what is happening in her family than is...
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1993
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Reviewers agreed that this cinematic disaster deserves an "A" for effort, at the very least, and also deserves its place on...
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1993
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In this surreal, minimalist fairy tale for adults, a leather-working tailor (Luis Flete) has traveled to the warehouse of a...
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Bar Owner
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1993
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In this free-form experimental, black-and-white film, a group of intellectuals and would-be intellectuals accept the...
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Black
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1992
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Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Accion Mutante plot a series of attacks on...
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1992
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1992
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In this murder farce, a hitchhiker lopes into one of France's decaying industrial towns where unemployment is much higher...
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1992
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Written and directed by Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almódovar, Tacones Lejanos is a murder mystery centering on flamboyant...
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Manuel
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1991
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On a summer day of 1846, George Sand hosts a large party at her country house in Nohant. Among the celebrities present are...
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Eugène Delacroix
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1991
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The real-life relationship between two of the most controversial literary figures of the 20th century forms the basis for...
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1990
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This French-made anthology weaves 13 different supernatural tales made by seven different directors. The main focus of each...
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1990
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Not so many Spanish films originate in Cataluna and feature dialogue in Catalan. This thriller follows the story of David...
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David
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1989
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Not surprisingly, the Spanish Estacion Central takes place in large part in a busy railroad terminal. Here is where a woman...
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Alex
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1989
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Sorceress is not a remake of the 1982 erotic thriller of the same name. This 1987 film is set in medieval France, where, in...
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1988
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This "policier" was co-written by producer and star Alain Delon with director Jose Pinheiro. It tells the story of a group of...
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1988
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Aguirre (Omero Antonutti) leads 300 Spanish soldiers and 300 natives in his search for the legendary land of El Dorado in...
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1988
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In order to cover up the multiple murders they have committed, a gang of killers tries to convince police that a serial...
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Dancourt
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1987
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A long parade of actors and actresses pop up in an unconnected series of skits, vignettes, and sight gags in this comedy...
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1986
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This adaptation of Geothe's The Sorrows of Young Werther offers a chilly and remote view of love and its passions. The...
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Alberto
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1986
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Sarraounia was co-produced by financiers in both France and the country of Burkina Faso (formerly known as The Upper Volta)....
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1986
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A man meets a woman who is the image of his late wife, which leads him to make many of the same mistakes over again in this...
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André
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1985
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Anyone who has stood in front of the Guernica -- an artistic and humanitarian tour de force -- has caught a glimpse of the...
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1985
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This suspense thriller about a bad relationship concerns Lola (Angela Molina), who is working hard for a living but becomes...
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Mario
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1985
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A notorious, internationally known sex symbol (Phoebe Cates) attempts to track down her birth mother in this glitzy,...
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1984
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Naive but devout villagers find themselves victimized by two conniving grifters in this French crime drama. The con artists...
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Adolphe Eloi
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1984
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Henry
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1983
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Directed by TV-anthology veteran Jeannot Szwarc, Enigma has a certain small-screen "feel" to it. Adopting a musical-comedy...
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1982
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1982
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Simon
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1982
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Seen only from the viewpoint of its male protagonist, a Frenchman (Feodor Atkine) wanders around Manila fantasizing about...
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1982
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Fontaine
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1981
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1980
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1979
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Charles is a middle-aged junk dealer, beset by several imagined illnesses. Lucie is his lady friend, a washed-up singer....
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1979
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Victor (Gerard Desarthe) grew up reading about the Spanish Conquistadors, and has too many dreams of adventure and distant...
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Paul
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1976
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1975
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In this French film, a mime has ambitions of performing on a grander scale than he has usually been able to achieve. To...
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Antoine
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1973
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