BAC Films is a

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film production and distribution company. Based in Paris, the company was founded in 1986 by Jean Labadie, Éric Heumann, and Stéphane Sorlat. Capital shares of the company were re-allocated in 1988 when

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took 10% followed by a 20% stake in the capital of the company, which allowed BAC Films to make major and ambitious acquisitions.

History

BAC Films had an early success in 1990 with '' Sailor et Lula'', a

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winner at the

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. The releases of '' Barton Fink'' and ''

Tous les matins du monde ''Tous les matins du monde (All the mornings of the world)'' is a 1991 French film based on the book of the same name by Pascal Quignard.

'' in 1991, '' Indochine'' and ''Le Zèbre'' in 1992, and '' La Leçon de piano'' in 1993 placed BAC Films at the top of the independent film distribution industry in France. In 1994, BAC Films started diversifying its activities with the creation of a movie theater subsidiary named -Les Écrans de Paris, in association with Simon Simsi. In 1997, another movie theater business was created under the name Majestic, and the group underwent a reorganization, splitting into three: BAC Films (distribution); Majestic (movie theaters); and Séance Privée (special events). In 1998, BAC Films set up Mars Films to distribute its numerous acquisitions. Two years later,

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bought an 80% stake in the company while BAC Films retained management control. It served as the official distribution arm for StudioCanal-produced movies in France. In 2000, the group was introduced on the stock market under the name BAC Majestic. Two years later, BAC Majestic was affected by the stock market downturn and was forced to give up its movie theater business. StudioCanal helped BAC Films by deciding that they would fully acquire Mars Films and have part-ownership of the film library, while financially supporting the company. In 2003,

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took a majority stake in the company. Jean Labadie was ousted in 2007, and Roch Lener succeeded him as chief executive officer. In October 2013, the company was sold, and David Grumbach was subsequently appointed as its chairman. BAC Films has distributed more than , 9 of which received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Titles

This is a partial chronological list of movies released by BAC Films in France, with countries of origin and original titles where available:Catalogue sur le site officiel
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''An asterik (*) indicates a film distributed by Mars Films.''

*'' Pepi, Luci, Bom et les autres filles du quartier'' (1980, Spain) *''

Devil in the Flesh (1986 film) ''Devil in the Flesh'' (original title: ''Il diavolo in corpo'') is an Italian film released in 1986 and directed by Marco Bellocchio. An adaptation of Raymond Radiguet’s novel '' Le Diable au corps'', the film stars Federico Pitzalis as a high ...

'' (1986, Italy-France) *''

My Beautiful Laundrette ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' is a 1985 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was also one of the first films released by Working Title Films. The story is set in London durin ...

'' (1986, UK) *''Double messieurs'' (1986, France) *'' Une flamme dans mon coeur'' (1987, France-Switzerland) *'' Mon bel amour, ma déchirure'' (1987, France) *''

Agent trouble ''Agent trouble'' is a 1987 French film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky and starring Catherine Deneuve. It is based on the novel ''The Man Who Loved Zoos'' by Malcolm Bosse. Dominique Lavanant won the César Award for Best Actress in a Suppor ...

'' (1987, France) *'' Le ventre de l'architecte'' (1987, UK-Italy) *''Noyade interdite'' (1987, France-Italy) *''Les saisons du plaisir'' (1988, France) *''L'âne qui a bu la lune'' (1988, France) *''

Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale ''Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale'' (''A Night at the National Assembly'') is a 1988 French comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky. Plot Walter Arbeit, an ecologist practising naturism, accompanies his mayor and MP, Dugland, to Paris where ...

'' (1988, France) *'' La sorcière sabbat'' (1988, France-Italy) *''

Trois soeurs ''Trois'' is a 2000 erotic thriller film directed by Rob Hardy and produced by William Packer. It stars Gary Dourdan, Kenya Moore and Gretchen Palmer. The film was given a limited theatrical release and was one of the years highest grossing Afri ...

'' (1988, France-Italy-West Germany) *''

Drowning by Numbers ''Drowning by Numbers'' is a 1988 British-Dutch film directed by Peter Greenaway. It won the award for Best Artistic Contribution at the Cannes Film Festival of 1988. Plot The film's plot centres on three married women — a grandmother, her da ...

'' (1988, Netherlands-UK) *'' Le sud'' (1988, Argentina) *'' Le maître de musique'' (1989, Belgium) *''La salle de bain'' (1989, France) *'' La légende du saint buveur'' (1989, Italy-France) *''

Bunker Palace Hôtel ''Bunker Palace Hôtel'' is a 1989 French post-apocalyptic film by comics artist Enki Bilal. Plot In the imaginary dictatorship of a futuristic world, rebellion has broken out. The men in power scramble to the 'Bunker Palace Hotel', a safehouse b ...

'' (1989, France) *'' Le petit diable'' (1989, Italy) *'' Sans espoir de retour'' (1989, France) *''Les bois noirs'' (1989, France) *''Les enfants du désordre'' (1989, France) *'' La mahâbhârata'' (1989, Australia-Belgium-Denmark-Finland-France-Iceland-Ireland-Italy-Japan-Netherlands-Norway-Portugal-Sweden-UK-US) *'' Oh! Qu'elles sont noires les nuits sur la mer Noire!'' (1989, Soviet Union) *'' Histoire des garçons et des filles'' (1989, Italy) *''

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'' (1990, Belgium-France) *''

La voce della luna ''The Voice of the Moon'' ( it, La voce della luna) is a 1990 Italian dramatic comedy film directed and written by Federico Fellini and starring Roberto Benigni, Paolo Villaggio, and Nadia Ottaviani. Based on the novel ''Il poema dei lunatici'' by ...

'' (1990, Italy) *'' Le soleil même la nuit'' (1990, Italy) *'' Sailor et Lula'' ('1990, US) *'' Chicago Joe et la showgirl'' (1990, UK) *''

Fools of Fortune ''Fools of Fortune'' is a 1990 Irish romantic drama film directed by Pat O'Connor and written by Michael Hirst based on the 1983 novel by Irish writer William Trevor. It depicts a Protestant family caught up in the conflict between the Briti ...

'' (1990, UK) *''Dancin' thru the Dark'' (1990, UK) *'' Pump Up the Volume'' (1990, Canada-US) *''L'homme au masque d'or'' (1991, France) *''Netchaïev est de retour'' (1991, France) *''L'année de l'éveil'' (1991, France) *'' Hors la vie'' (1991, France) *'' Les ailes de la renommée'' (1991, Netherlands) *''Jalousie'' (1991, France) *'' Les vies de Loulou'' (1991, Spain) *'' Dans la soirée'' (1991, Italy) *''

A Rage in Harlem ''A Rage in Harlem'' is a 1991 American crime film directed by Bill Duke and loosely based on Chester Himes' novel ''A Rage in Harlem''. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover, Badja Djola, Robin Givens and Gregory Hines. Producer Ste ...

'' (1991, US) *'' Barton Fink'' (1991, US) *''

J'embrasse pas ''I Don't Kiss'' (french: J'embrasse pas) is a 1991 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Manuel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart and Philippe Noiret. The plot follows a young man who leaves his provincial home in the Pyrenees, goin ...

'' (1991, France) *'' Le dimanche de préférence'' (1991, Italy) *'' Une brève histoire du temps'' (1991, Japan-UK-US) *''Annabelle partagée'' (1991, France) *''

Tous les Matins du Monde ''Tous les matins du monde (All the mornings of the world)'' is a 1991 French film based on the book of the same name by Pascal Quignard.

'' (1991, France) *''L'affût'' (1992, France) *''

Indochine (film) ''Indochine'' () is a 1992 French period drama film set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s to 1950s. It is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter, Camille, set against the bac ...

'' (1992, France) *''

The Crying Game ''The Crying Game'' is a 1992 thriller film written and directed by Neil Jordan, produced by Stephen Woolley, and starring Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Adrian Dunbar, Ralph Brown, and Forest Whitaker. The film explores the ...

'' (1992, UK) *''Vincennes Neuilly'' (1992, France) *''Le zèbre'' (1992, France) *'' Le longue journée se ferme (1992, UK) *'' Les Meilleures Intentions'' (1992, Sweden) *''

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'' (1993, Germany) *'' L'Œil de Vichy'' (1993, France) *''

The Piano ''The Piano'' is a 1993 period drama film written and directed by Jane Campion. Starring Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill, and Anna Paquin in her first major acting role, the film focuses on a mute Scottish woman who travels to a rem ...

'' (1993, France-Australia-New Zealand) *'' Tout ça... pour ça !'' (1993, France) *''Jem'appelle Victor'' (1993, France) *'' loin, si proche!'' (1993, Germany) *''

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'' (1993, Argentina) *'' The Snapper'' (1993, Ireland) *''Les marmottes'' (1993, France) *''

Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes ''Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents'' or ''Tout le monde n'a pas eu la chance d'avoir des parents communistes'' is a 1993 French comedy film directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann and starring Josiane Balasko. She received her ...

'' (1993, France) *''

Short Cuts ''Short Cuts'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. The film has a Los Angeles setting, which is ...

'' (1993, US) *'' L'homme sans en visage'' (1993, US) *'' Chère Journal intime'' (1993, France-Italy) *''À la belle étoile'' (1993, France) *''Le voleur et la menteuse'' (1994, France) *'' Jeanne la Pucelle: 1. Les batailles'' (1994, France) *'' Jeanne la pucelle: 2. Les prisons'' (1994, France) *''Le parfum d'Yvonne'' (1994, France) *''L'irrésolu'' (1994, France) *''

La fille de d'Artagnan ''Revenge of the Musketeers'' (french: La fille de d'Artagnan) is a 1994 French swashbuckler adventure film directed by Bertrand Tavernier and starring Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, Claude Rich, and Sami Frey. Set in the seventeenth century ...

'' (1994, France) *'' Mrs Parker et le cercle vicieux'' (1994, US) *''

Pulp Fiction ''Pulp Fiction'' is a 1994 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; ; Starring John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Tim Roth, Ving Rha ...

'' (1994, US) *''

Clerks (1994 film) ''Clerks'' is a 1994 American black-and-white buddy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith (in his feature directorial debut), produced and edited by Smith and Scott Mosier, and starring Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghig ...

'' (1994, US) *''Veillées d'armes'' (1994, France) *''

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'' (1994, Italy-France-Belgium) *'' Coups de feu sur Broadway'' (1994, US) *''

Le nouveau monde ''Le Nouveau monde'' is a 1995 French drama film directed by Alain Corneau about post-World War II France, starring Nicolas Chatel and Sarah Grappin. It also features American actors including James Gandolfini and Alicia Silverstone. It was rele ...

'' (1995, France) *''

L'Appât ''The Bait'' (french: L'Appât), also known as ''Fresh Bait'', is a 1995 French film directed by Bertrand Tavernier about two boys and a girl who commit a murder, with the girl acting as the "bait". The film is based on the 1990 book of the sam ...

'' (1995, France) *''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'' (1995, France) *'' Lisbon Story'' (1995, France-Germany) *'' Les yeux fermés'' (''Con gli occhi chiusi'', 1995, Italy) *'' Ainsi parlait Bellavista'' (''Così parlò Bellavista'', 1995, Italy) *'' Un homme sans importance'' (''A Man of No Importance'', 1995, UK) *'' La Bible de néon'' (1995, UK) *'' Le regard d'Ulysse'' (''To vlemma tou Odyssea'', 1995, Greece) *''

Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud ''Nelly and Mr. Arnaud'' (french: Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud) is a 1995 French film directed by Claude Sautet and starring Michel Serrault, Emmanuelle Béart and Jean-Hugues Anglade. It won the César Award for Best Director and Best Actor for Miche ...

'' (1995, France) *''

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'' (1995, US) *'' Le Bonheur Est Dans le Pré'' (1995, France) *'' Le cercle des amies'' (''Circle of Friends'', 1995, Ireland) *''

Dead Man ''Dead Man'' is a 1995 American acid western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili Avital ...

'' (1996, US) *''

Gordy ''Gordy'' is a 1994 American family comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lewis, about a livestock piglet named Gordy who searches for his missing family (who are taken away to a slaughterhouse in Omaha, Nebraska). He experiences the lives of other ...

'' (1996, US) *''

Mon homme "Mon Homme" (),also known by its English translation, "My Man", is a popular song first published in 1920. The song was originally composed by Maurice Yvain with French lyrics by Jacques-Charles (Jacques Mardochée Charles) and Albert Wille ...

'' (1996, France) *''

Les Grands Ducs ''Les Grands Ducs'' (English: ''The Big Dukes'') is a 1996 comedy film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort and Catherine Jacob. Plot George Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier are old ...

'' (1996, France) *''

Beaumarchais Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (; 24 January 1732 – 18 May 1799) was a French polymath. At various times in his life, he was a watchmaker, inventor, playwright, musician, diplomat, spy, publisher, horticulturist, arms dealer, satirist, ...

'' (1996, France) *''

Chacun cherche son chat ''When the Cat's Away'' (french: Chacun cherche son chat) is a 1996 French drama directed by Cédric Klapisch. The movie is set in Paris and stars Garance Clavel, Zinedine Soualem, Renée Le Calm, Olivier Py, Romain Duris, Hélène de Fougerolles ...

'' (1996, France) *''

La seconda volta ''The Second Time'' ( it, La seconda volta) is a 1995 Italian drama film directed by Mimmo Calopresti. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Francesca Antonelli as Antonella * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Lisa Venturi * Simo ...

'' (1996, Italy) *'' Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)'' (1996, France) *''

Richard III Richard III (2 October 145222 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Bat ...

'' (1996, UK) *''

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'' (1996, Canada-France-UK) *''

Les Voleurs ''Thieves'' (french: Les Voleurs) is a 1996 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte.Marshall, ''André Téchiné'', p. 157 The plot follows a cynical police officer, who co ...

'' (1996, France) *'' The Van'' (1996, Ireland) *''

Ponette ''Ponette'' is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette ( Victoire Thivisol), who is coming to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash. The film received acclaim for Thivisol's performance ...

'' (1996, France) *''

Capitaine Conan ''Captain Conan'' (original title: ''Capitaine Conan'') is a 1996 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It is based on the 1934 Prix Goncourt-winning novel ''Captain Conan'' (Fr. ''Capitaine Conan'') by Roger Vercel. Plot In the Fren ...

'' (1996, France) *''

Un air de famille ''Family Resemblances'' (french: Un air de famille) is a 1996 French comedy film. It was directed by Cédric Klapisch, and written by Klapisch, Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri. The film stars Bacri, Jaoui, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Catherine Fr ...

'' (1996, France) *'' Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe'' (1996, France-Italy-Switzerland) *''

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'' (1996, France) *'' Tout le monde dit I love you'' (''Everyone Says I Love You'', 1997, US) *''Marion'' (1997, France) *''Fred'' (1997, France) *''

Donnie Brasco Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939), is an American former FBI agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981, as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family, and to a lesse ...

'' (1997, US) *'' Blood & Wine'' (1997, US) *'' Le baiser du serpent'' (''The Serpent's Kiss'', 1997, UK) *'' James et la pêche géante'' (''James and the Giant Peach'', 1997, UK-US) *'' City of Crime'' (''City of Industry'', 1997, US) *''

Ma 6-T va crack-er ''Ma 6-T va crack-er'' (Standard French: ''Ma cité va craquer'', English translation: ''My suburbs are Going to Crack'', derived from ''craquer'' ("break down") and the drug crack cocaine) is a French movie directed by Jean-François Richet in 1 ...

'' (1997, France) *''Mauvais genre'' (1997, France) *'' Kama Sutra, une histoire d'amour'' (''Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love'', 1997, India-UK-Germany-Japan) *'' Mad Dogs'' (''Mad Dog Time'', 1997, US) *''

She's So Lovely ''She's So Lovely'' is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, written by John Cassavetes. At the time of its release, it received special attention because, eight years after his death, it was the first (and still only) ...

'' (1997, US) *''

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'' (1997, US) *''Marthe'' (1997, France) *''

Chinese Box ''Chinese Box'' is a 1997 film, movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui. The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's Handover of Hong Kong, handover to the People's Republic of ...

'' (1997, US) *''

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'' (1997, US) *''

Austin Powers ''Austin Powers'' is a series of American spy action comedy films: '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'' (1997), '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'' (1999) and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002). The films were produced ...

'' (''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', 1997, US) *''

Le cousin ''Le Cousin'' is a 1997 French film directed by Alain Corneau. Plot The film deals with the relationship of the police and an informant in the drug scene. Awards and nominations Le Cousin was nominated for 5 César Award Cesar, César or Cèsa ...

'' (1997, France) *'' Méprise multiple'' (''Chasing Amy'', 1997, US) *'' La prisonnière espagnole'' (''The Spanish Prisoner'', 1998, US) *'' Harry dans tous ses états'' (''Deconstructing Harry'', 1998, US) *''

Wild Man Blues ''Wild Man Blues'' is a 1997 documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple, about the musical avocation of actor/director/comic Woody Allen. The film takes its name from a jazz composition, sometimes attributed to Jelly Roll Morton and sometimes to ...

'' (1998, US) *''Michael Kael contre la World News Company'' (1998, France) *''

Will Hunting ''Good Will Hunting'' is a 1997 American psychological drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. It stars Robin Williams, Damon, Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård and Minnie Driver. The film received positive r ...

'' (''Good Will Hunting'', 1998, US) *''

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'' (1998, France-Germany-Spain) *'' Trop (peu) d'amour'' (1998, France) *''

Jackie Brown ''Jackie Brown'' is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, based on Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel '' Rum Punch.'' It stars Pam Grier as Jackie Brown, a flight attendant who is caught smuggling money. Samuel L. J ...

'' (1998, US) *'' 187: code meurtre'' (''One Eight Seven'', 1998, US) *''

Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train ''Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train'' (french: Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train) is a 1998 French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau and written by Chéreau, Danièle Thompson and Pierre Trividic. It stars Pascal Greggory, Vincent Pe ...

'' (1998, France) *'' Aprile'' (1998, Italy) *'' Simples secrets'' (''Marvin's Room'', 1998, US) *''La mort du Chinois'' (1998, France) *''

Scream 2 ''Scream 2'' is a 1997 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jamie Kennedy, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O'Connell, Elise Neal, T ...

'' (1998, US) *''Ça n'empêche pas les sentiments'' (1998, France) *'' Jackie Chan dans le Bronx'' (''Hung fan kui'', 1998, Hong Kong) *'' Le veilleur de nuit'' (''Nightwatch'', 1998, US) *'' Las Vegas parano'' (''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', 1998, US) *''

Restons groupés ''Restons groupés '' is a 1998 French comedy film by Jean-Paul Salomé, starring Emma de Caunes, Samuel Le Bihan, Bruno Solo, Bernard Le Coq, and Estelle Larrivaz. Cast * Emma de Caunes as Claire * Samuel Le Bihan as Mathias * Bruno Solo as ...

'' (1998, France) *''Le poulpe'' (1998, France) *'' La vie est belle'' (''La vita è bella'', 1998, Italy) *''

Alice et Martin ''Alice et Martin '' (US title: ''Alice and Martin'') is a 1998 French film, a psychological drama, directed by André Téchiné. It stars Juliette Binoche and Alexis Loret. It is Téchiné's second collaboration with Binoche after the 1985 film ...

'' (1998, France) *''En plein coeur'' (1998, France) *'' Halloween, 20 ans après'' (''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'', 1998, US) *'' Les puissants'' (''The Mighty'', 1998, US) *''

Les joueurs ''The Gamblers'' (French: ''Les joueurs''), is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Claude Barma, and starring Louis de Funès. It is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's comedy The Gamblers (1836). Cast * Louis de Funès: Piotr Petrovitc ...

'' (''Rounders'', 1999, US) *''

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'' (1999, US) *'' Pi'' (1999, US)* *'' Shanduraï'' (''L'assedio'', 1999, Italy) *''

Ça commence aujourd'hui ''It All Starts Today'' (french: Ça commence aujourd'hui) is a 1999 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. Plot In a mining town whi ...

'' (1999, France) *''

Quasimodo d'El Paris ''Quasimodo d'El Paris'' is a 1999 French film that is a comedic adaptation of the 1831 novel '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (''Notre-Dame de Paris'') by Victor Hugo. Plot The location is the town of El Paris. When ten-year-old boy Quasimodo sh ...

'' (1999, France) *''

Cookie's Fortune ''Cookie's Fortune'' is a 1999 American black comedy film directed by Robert Altman and starring Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Patricia Neal, Charles S. Dutton, and Chris O'Donnell. It follows a dysfunctional family in small-town Mi ...

'' (1999, US) *''

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'' (''Smoke Signals'', 1999, Canada-US) *'' The Lost Son'' (1999, France-UK) *''Merci mon chien'' (1999, France) *''

The Faculty ''The Faculty'' is a 1998 American science fiction horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, ...

'' (1999, US) *'' Elle est trop bien'' (''She's All That'', 1999, US) *''

Studio 54 Studio 54 is a Broadway theater and a former disco nightclub at 254 West 54th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Operated by the Roundabout Theatre Company, Studio 54 has 1,006 seats on two levels. The theater ...

'' (''54'', 1999, US) *'' Le projet Blair Witch'' (''The Blair Witch Project'', 1999, US)* *'' La carte du coeur'' (''Playing by Heart'', 1999, US) *'' The Naked Man'' (1999, US) *'' Supersens'' (''Senseless'', 1999, US) *'' L'Anglais'' (''The Limey'', 1999, US) *'' La Neuvième Porte'' (''The Ninth Gate'', 1999, France-Spain-US) *'' Ma petite entreprise'' (1999, France) *''

Les enfants du siècle ''Children of the Century'' (french: Les Enfants du Siècle) is a 1999 French film based on the true tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th century, novelist George Sand (Juliette Binoche) and poet Alfred ...

'' (1999, France) *'' Ghost Dog, la voie du samouraï'' (''Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai'', 1999, France-Germany-Japan-US) *'' Une histoire vraie'' (''The Straight Story'', 1999, France-UK-US) *'' Mrs. Tingle'' (''Teaching Mrs. Tingle'', 1999, US) *'' Holy Smoke'' (1999, Australia) *'' Himalaya: L'Enfance d'un chef'' (1999, France-Switzerland-UK) *''

Une pour toutes ''One 4 All'' (original title: ''Une pour toutes'') is a French romantic comedy film directed by Claude Lelouch, released in 1999. Synopsis Three actresses decide to use their talents to seduce rich men. However, their 'perfect plan' succumbs to ...

'' (2000, France) *'' Le voyage de Felicia'' (''Felicia's Journey'', 2000, Canada-UK) *''

Dogma Dogma is a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted. It may be in the form of an official system of principles or doctrines of a religion, such as Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Islam ...

'' (2000, US) *''Carnivale'' (2000, France) *'' Le dîner'' (''La cena'', 2000, Italy) *''Le journal d'Anne Frank'' (''Anne Frank's Diary'', 2000, France-Ireland-UK) *'' Le talentueux Mr. Ripley'' (''The Talented Mr. Ripley'', 2000, US) *'' Personne n'est parfait(e)'' (''Flawless'', 2000, US) *'' L'oeuvre de Dieu, la part du diable'' (''The Cider House Rules'', 2000, US) *'' La musique de mon coeur'' (''Music of the Heart'', 2000, US) *''

Les acteurs ''Actors'' (original title: ''Les Acteurs'') is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Bertrand Blier. Plot A collection of portraits of actors (exclusively men, with the exception of Josiane Balasko interpreting André Dussollier) who meet and te ...

'' (2000, France) *'' Les enfants du ciel'' (''Bacheha-Ye aseman'', 2000, Iran)* *''Là-bas... mon pays'' (2000, France) *'' Il était une fois Jésus'' (''The Miracle Maker'', 2000, UK) *''

Scream 3 ''Scream 3'' is a 2000 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Ehren Kruger. It stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Parker Posey, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Foley, Lance Henriksen, Matt Keeslar, Jenny McCarth ...

'' (2000, US) *''

Simpatico Simpatico may refer to: * ''Simpatico'' (Suzy Bogguss and Chet Atkins album) * ''Simpático'' (Gábor Szabó album) an album by Gábor Szabó and Gary McFarland * ''Simpático'' (The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project album), an album by The Br ...

'' (2000, France-UK-US) *''

Hypnose ''Hypnose: Sklaven fremden Willens'' () is a 1920 German silent film directed by Richard Eichberg. It was the first German production actor Bela Lugosi made in Germany, following Bruno Declari leaving Eichberg-Film to form his own production co ...

'' (''Stir of Echoes'', 2000, US)* *'' Tabou (Gohatto)'' (2000, Japan) *''On fait comme on a dit'' (2000, France) *'' À la verticale de l'été'' (''Mùa hè chieu thang dung'', 2000, Vietnam)* *'' Piège fatal'' (''Reindeer Games'', 2000, US) *''

Jet Set In journalism, jet set is a term for an international social group of wealthy people who travel the world to participate in social activities unavailable to ordinary people. The term, which replaced " café society", came from the lifestyle of tr ...

'' (2000, France) *''

Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club is an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the gr ...

'' (2000, Cuba-France-Germany-US)* *'' Gangsta cop'' (''In Too Deep'', 2000, US) *''Les frères Soeur'' (2000, France) *''

Le coeur à l'ouvrage ''Le coeur à l'ouvrage'' is a 2000 French comedy drama film, directed by Laurent Dussaux. Plot Cinema is a big family, even when we made porn films. The day actors, producers and technicians decided to join forces for a "real" film, they do not r ...

'' (2000, France) *''

In Love Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions. The ''Wiley Blackwell Encycl ...

'' (''Down to You'', 2000, US) *'' Amazone'' (2000, France) *''

Blood Simple ''Blood Simple'' is a 1984 American independent neo-noir crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. Its plot follows a Texas bartender wh ...

'' (2000, US)* *''

Siam Sunset ''Siam Sunset'' is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack. Plot Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a fre ...

'' (2000, Australia) *'' Cecil B. Demented'' (2000, US) *'' Furia'' (2000, France) *''Le sens des affaires'' (2000, France) *''

O'Brother O'Brother is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. After releasing their debut EP, ''In Comparison to Me'', in 2006, Aaron Wamack and Tanner Merritt joined the band in 2008. A second EP, ''The Death of Day'' was released on May 5, 2009 by ...

'' (''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'', 2000, France-UK-US) *'' Le choix d'une vie'' (''A Walk on the Moon'', 2000, Australia-US)* *'' U-571'' (2000, France-US) *''

Esther Kahn ''Esther Kahn'' is the first English-language film by the French director Arnaud Desplechin. It premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or, but was not distributed to the United States for two years until it p ...

'' (2000, France-UK) *''

Scary Movie ''Scary Movie'' is a 2000 American slasher parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Starring Anna ...

'' (2000, US) *''

Bread and Roses "Bread and Roses" is a political slogan as well as the name of an associated poem and song. It originated from a speech given by American women's suffrage activist Helen M. Todd, Helen Todd; a line in that speech about "bread for all, and roses ...

'' (2000, US)* *''

The Yards ''The Yards'' is a 2000 American crime film directed by James Gray, written by Gray and Matt Reeves, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron and James Caan. Set in the commuter rail yards in New York City ("the yards"), spe ...

'' (2000, US) *''

Ça ira mieux demain ''Tomorrow's Another Day'' (french: Ça ira mieux demain) is a 2000 French comedy film directed by Jeanne Labrune. Cast * Nathalie Baye - Sophie * Isabelle Carré - Marie * Jeanne Balibar - Elisabeth * Jean-Pierre Darroussin - Xavier * Sophie G ...

'' (2000, France) *'' L'ombre du vampire'' (''Shadow of the Vampire'', 2000, Luxembourg-UK-US) *'' Aniki, mon frère'' (''Brother'', 2000, Japan-UK-US) *''

Billy Elliot ''Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about a working-class boy w ...

'' (2000, UK)* *''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depi ...

'' (2000, US) *''

Sexy Beast ''Sexy Beast'' is a 2000 British crime film directed by Jonathan Glazer (in his feature film directorial debut) and written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto. It stars Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, and Ian McShane. It follows Gary "Gal" Dove (Winst ...

'' (2001, UK-Spain) *''

Animal Factory ''Animal Factory'' is a 2000 neo-noir film directed by Steve Buscemi and starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Danny Trejo, John Heard, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, Seymour Cassel, Shell Galloway and Mark Boone, Jr. Set in San Quentin, the film ...

'' (2001, US) *'' The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme'' (''The Man Who Cried'', 2001, France-UK)* *'' Ce que veulent les femmes'' (''What Women Want'', 2001, US) *''Barnie et ses petites contrariétés'' (2001, France) *''Adieu Babylone'' (2001, France)* *'' Le chocolat'' (''Chocolat'', 2001, UK-US) *''

Traffic Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation. Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffi ...

'' (2001, US) *''Les morsures de l'aube'' (2001, France) *'' Intimité'' (''Intimacy'', 2001, UK) *''

Belphégor - Le fantôme du Louvre ''Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre'' (french: Belphégor – Le fantôme du Louvre) is a 2001 French fantasy film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé. It stars Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault, Frédéric Diefenthal, and Julie Christie. It was written ...

'' (2001, France) *''

De l'amour ''All About Loving'' (french: De l'amour) is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Jean Aurel and starring Anna Karina. Cast * Anna Karina as Hélène * Elsa Martinelli as Mathilde * Michel Piccoli as Raoul * Jean Sorel as Antoine * Philippe ...

'' (2001, France) *''Le roman de Lulu'' (2001, France) *'' Un amour infini'' (''Bounce'', 2001, US) *''Mon père, il m'a sauvé la vie'' (2001, France) *'' Highlander: Endgame'' (2001, US) *'' Dracula 2001'' (''Dracula 2000'', 2001, US) *'' Insomnies'' (''Chasing Sleep'', 2001, US) *'' La Chambre du fils'' (''La stanza del Figlio'', 2001, France-Italy) *'' Un aller simple'' (2001, France) *''

All the Little Animals ''All the Little Animals'' is a 1998 drama film directed and produced by Jeremy Thomas and starring Christian Bale and John Hurt. Based on the 1968 novella of the same name by Walker Hamilton, it was adapted for the screen by Eski Thomas. The ...

'', (2001, UK)* *'' Capitaine Corelli'' (''Captain Corelli's Mandolin'', 2001, France-UK-US) *'' Malèna'' (2001, Italy)* *''

Panic Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and frantic agitation consistent with an animalistic fight-or-flight reac ...

'' (2001, US) *'' Boys and Girls'' (2001, US) *''

Spy Kids ''Spy Kids'' is an American spy family action-adventure comedy franchise created by Robert Rodriguez. The plot follows adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, two children who become involved in their parents' espionage organization. The films ...

'' (2001, US) *''

Scary Movie 2 ''Scary Movie 2'' is a 2001 American supernatural parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. It is the sequel to ''Scary Movie'' and the second film in the ''Scary Movie'' film series. The film stars Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shawn Wayans and ...

'' (2001, US) *'' Le centre du monde'' (''The Center of the World'', 2001, US)* *'' Le bon numéro'' (''Lucky Numbers'', 2001, France-US) *'' Kevin & Perry'' (''Kevin & Perry Go Large'', 2001, UK) *'' Cercle intime'' (''The Monkey's Mask'', 2001, Australia-France-Italy-Japan) *''

Absolument fabuleux ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (french: Absolument fabuleux) is a 2001 French comedy film co-written and directed by Gabriel Aghion. It is an adaptation of the British television sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulous'', created by Jennifer Saunders and Dawn Fr ...

'' (2001, France) *''

Human Nature Human nature is a concept that denotes the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting—that humans are said to have naturally. The term is often used to denote the essence of humankind, or ...

'' (2001, France-US) *''

Chaos Chaos or CHAOS may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional elements * Chaos (''Kinnikuman'') * Chaos (''Sailor Moon'') * Chaos (''Sesame Park'') * Chaos (''Warhammer'') * Chaos, in ''Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy'' * Cha ...

'' (2001, France) *'' Le journal de Bridget Jones'' (''Bridget Jones's Diary'', 2001, France-UK-US)* *''

Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert is a 2001 French-Belgian comedy film directed by Philippe Harel. Plot In the early 1970s Ghislain Lambert, a Belgian cyclist who is born on the same day as Eddy Merckx, wants to become a cycling champion after seeing ...

'' (2001, France) *'' The barber: l'homme qui n'était pas là'' (''The Man Who Wasn't There'', 2001, UK-US) *''

Mulholland Drive Mulholland Drive is a street and road in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. It is named after pioneering Los Angeles civil engineer William Mulholland. The western rural portion in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties is nam ...

'' (2001, France-US) *'' Le sortilège du scorpion de Jade'' (2001, US) *''

Le Peuple migrateur ''Winged Migration'' (french: Le Peuple Migrateur, also known as ''The Travelling Birds'' in some UK releases, or ''The Travelling Birds: An Adventure in Flight'' in Australia) is a 2001 documentary film directed by Jacques Cluzaud, Michel De ...

'' (2001, France-Germany-Italy) *''

Les Autres Les Autres sport classification is system used in disability sport for people with locomotor disabilities not included in other classification systems for people with physical disabilities. The purpose of this system is to facilitate fair competiti ...

'' (''The Others'', 2001, France-Italy-Spain-US) *''

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...

'' (R Xmas'', 2001, US)* *'' B. Monkey'' (2002, UK-US) *''

Laissez-passer A travel document is an identity document issued by a government or international entity pursuant to international agreements to enable individuals to clear border control measures. Travel documents usually assure other governments that the beare ...

'' (2002, France) *''Cet amour-là'' (2002, France) *'' Le métier des armes'' (''Il mestiere delle armi'', 2002, Italy) *'' Un amour à New York'' (''Serendipity'', 2002, US)* *''Mischka'' (2002, France) *''

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

'' (2002, US) *''

Monsieur Batignole ''Monsieur Batignole'' is a French film released in 2002. The film was directed by Gérard Jugnot and featured Gérard Jugnot, Jules Sitruk, Jean-Paul Rouve, Götz Burger, Michèle Garcia and Alexia Portal in lead roles. The film depicts the sto ...

'' (2002, France) *''Le frère du guerrier'' (2002, France) *''

Gosford Park ''Gosford Park'' is a 2001 satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes. It was influenced by Jean Renoir's French classic ''La Règle du jeu'' ('' The Rules of the Game''). The film stars an ...

'' (2002, UK)* *'' Kate et Léopold'' (''Kate & Leopold'', 2002, US) *'' Nous étions soldats'' (''We Were Soldiers'', 2002, Germany-US) *''Trois zéros'' (2002, France) *'' Une affaire privée'' (2002, France) *''

Irréversible ''Irréversible'' () is a 2002 French experimental psychological thriller film written and directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel and Albert Dupontel, the plot depicts the events of a tragic night in Paris as two men ...

'' (2002, France)* *'' Ghost World'' (2002, US)* *''

In the Bedroom ''In the Bedroom'' is a 2001 American independent drama film directed by Todd Field from a screenplay written by Field and Robert Festinger, based on the 1979 short story " Killings" by Andre Dubus. It stars Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl ...

'' (2002, US) *'' Jeepers creepers - Le chant du diable'' (''Jeepers Creepers'', 2002, Germany-US) *''

Lantana ''Lantana'' () is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants in the verbena family, Verbenaceae. They are native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa but exist as an introduced species in numerous areas, especially ...

'' (2002, Australia) *'' Bruiser'' (2002, France) *'' Le poids de l'eau'' (''The Weight of Water'', 2002, France-US) *''

Joe Gould's Secret __FORCETOC__ ''Joe Gould's Secret'' is a 1965 book by Joseph Mitchell, based upon his two ''New Yorker'' profiles, "Professor Sea Gull" (1942) and "Joe Gould's Secret" (1964). Mitchell's work details the true story of the eponymous Joe Gould, a ...

'' (2002, US) *''

La vie promise ''La vie promise'' is a 2002 French film directed by Olivier Dahan, written by Olivier Dahan and Agnès Fustier-Dahan, and starring by Isabelle Huppert, Pascal Greggory and Maud Forget. Main cast * Isabelle Huppert as Sylvia * Pascal Greggory ...

'' (2002, France) *'' 11'09"01: Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre'' (''11'09"1 September 11'', 2002, Africa-Bosnia-Egypt-France-India-Iran-Israel-Japan-Mexico-UK-US) *''

Callas Forever ''Callas Forever'' is a 2002 biographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli, who co-wrote the screenplay with Martin Sherman. It is an homage to Zeffirelli's friend, internationally acclaimed opera diva Maria Callas, whom he directed on stage in ...

'' (2002, France-Italy-Romania-Spain-UK) *'' Le Pianiste'' (''The Pianist'', 2002, France-Germany-Poland-UK) *'' Décalage horaire'' (2002, France-UK) *'' Pour un garçon'' (''About a Boy'', 2002, France-UK-US)* *''

Aram Aram may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Aram'' (film), 2002 French action drama * Aram, a fictional character in Japanese manga series '' MeruPuri'' * Aram Quartet, an Italian music group * ''Aram'' (Kural book), the first of the three ...

'' (2002, France) *''

All or Nothing All or Nothing may refer to: Film and television * ''All or Nothing'' (film), a 2002 film by Mike Leigh * ''All or Nothing'' (game show), a 2004–2005 Russian game show based on ''Deal or No Deal'' * ''All or Nothing'' (sports docuseries), ...

'' (2002, France-UK) *''

Ali G Alistair Leslie Graham, better known as Ali G, is a satirical fictional character created and performed by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. A faux-streetwise poseur from Staines, Ali G speaks in rude boy-style Multicultural London English ...

'' (''Ali G Indahouse'', 2002, UK)* *'' La Cité de Dieu'' (''Cidade de Deus'', 2003, Brazil)* *''

Adaptation. ''Adaptation'' is a 2002 American meta comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast including Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, with Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, ...

'' (2003, US) *''

Le Cœur des hommes ''Le Cœur des hommes'' ( en, The Heart of Men) is a 2003 French comedy drama film written and directed by Marc Esposito. The film was followed by two sequels: ''Le coeur des hommes 2'', released in 2007, and ''Le coeur des hommes 3'' in 2013. Th ...

'' (2003, France) *'' Le chemin de la liberté'' (''Rabbit-Proof Fence'', 2003, Australia) *'' L'importance d'être constant'' (''The Importance of Being Earnest'', 2003, UK-US) *'' Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem'' (2003, France-Japan) *''

Darkness Darkness, the direct opposite of lightness, is defined as a lack of illumination, an absence of visible light, or a surface that absorbs light, such as black or brown. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low ...

'' (2003, Spain-US) *'' Un Américain bien tranquille'' (''The Quiet American'', 2003, Germany-US) *''

Anything Else ''Anything Else'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, produced by Letty Aronson, and starring Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Allen, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, Erica Leerhsen and KaDee Stri ...

'' (2003, US) *''

Zatoichi is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' s ...

'' (2003, Japan) *'' Le club des frustrées'' (''Crush'', 2003, Germany-UK) *''

La Prophétie des grenouilles ''Raining Cats and Frogs'' (French: ', literally "The Prophecy of Frogs") is a French traditional animation children's feature film, released in 2003, directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd and written by Girerd, Antoine Lanciaux and Iouri Tcherenkov at ...

'' (2003, France) *'' L'hirondelle d'or'' (''Da zui xia'', 2004, Hong Kong) *'' Horus, prince du soleil'' (''Taiyô no ôji: Horusu no daibôken'', 2004, Japan) *'' La Planète bleue'' (''Deep Blue'', 2004, Germany-UK) *''

Coffee and Cigarettes ''Coffee and Cigarettes'' is the title of three short films and a 2003 feature-length anthology film by independent film director Jim Jarmusch. The feature film consists of 11 short stories which share coffee and cigarettes as a common thread ...

'' (2004, Italy-Japan-US) *'' La vie est un miracle!'' (''Zivot je cudo'', 2004, Serbia) *'' 2 soeurs'' (''Janghwa, Hongryeon'', 2004, South Korea) *'' La terre qui pleure'' (''Trilogia: To livadi pou dakryzei'', 2004, Greece) *'' Lady Chance'' (''The Cooler'', 2004, US) *'' Old Boy'' (''Oldeuboi'', 2004, South Korea) *''

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book o ...

'' (2004, France-Italy) *''

Samaria Samaria (; he, שֹׁמְרוֹן, translit=Šōmrōn, ar, السامرة, translit=as-Sāmirah) is the historic and biblical name used for the central region of Palestine, bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The first ...

'' (2004, South Korea) *'' La Demoiselle d'honneur'' (2004, France-Germany-Italy) *'' Rois et Reine'' (2004, France) *'' L'autre rive'' (''Undertow'', 2005, US) *'' Les tortues volent aussi'' (''Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand'', 2005, France-Iraq) *'' Crustacés et Coquillages'' (2005, France) *''

Douches froides ''Cold Showers'' (french: Douches froides) is a 2005 French drama film directed by Antony Cordier. It was a Directors' Fortnight Selection at 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The film tells the story of three teenagers, a girl, Vanessa, and two boys, M ...

'' (2005, France) *''

Broken Flowers ''Broken Flowers'' is a 2005 French-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith. The film focuses on an aging "Don Juan" who embarks on a cross-country journey to track down four of ...

'' (2005, US) *'' Bataille dans le ciel'' (''Batalla en el cielo'', 2005, France-Germany-Mexico) *'' La mort de Dante Lazarescu'' (''Moartea domnului Lãzãrescu'', 2006, Romania) *'' La Véritable Histoire du Petit Chaperon rouge'' (''Hoodwinked!'', 2006, US) *'' La Planète blanche'' (''The White Planet'', 2006 Canada-France) *'' Transamerica'' (2006, US) *'' Le Caïman'' (''Il caimano'', 2006, France-Italy) *''

Reeker ''Reeker'' (released in the Philippines as ''Dead People 2'') is a 2005 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Dave Payne. The plot centers on a group of young adults who are stranded in a desert oasis where they fall prey to a ...

'' (2006, US) *''

Tideland ''Tideland'' is the third published book by author Mitch Cullin, and is the third installment of the writer's ''Texas Trilogy'' that also includes the coming-of-age novel ''Whompyjawed'' and the novel-in- verse ''Branches''. The story is a fir ...

'' (2006, Canada-UK) *'' L'immeuble Yacoubian'' (''Omaret yakobean'', 2006, Egypt) *''

Shortbus ''Shortbus'' is a 2006 American erotic comedy-drama film written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. The plot revolves around a sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters trying desperately to connect in an early 2000s New York City. T ...

'' (2006, US) *'' The Last Show'' (''A Prairie Home Companion'', 2006, US) *'' Les Chanons d'Amour'' (2007, France) *''

Caramel Caramel ( or ) is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard. The process of caramelizat ...

'' (''Sukkar banat'', 2007, Lebanon) *'' 4 mois, 3 semaines, 2 jours'' (''4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile'', 2007, Romania) *'' Lumière silencieuse'' (''Stellet Licht'', 2007, France-Germany-Mexico-Netherlands) *'' Survivre avec les Loups'' (2008, Belgium-France-Germany) *'' La ronde de nuit'' (''Nightwatching'', 2008, Canada-Netherlands-Poland-UK) *''

Chasseurs de dragons Dragon Hunters ( French: ''Chasseurs de dragons'') is an animated fantasy comedy television series created by Arthur Qwak and produced by the French company Futurikon and Tooncan. It follows the adventures of two hunters for hire through a medie ...

'' (2008, France) *'' Un conte de Noël'' (2008, France) *'' Shrooms'' (2008, Ireland) *'' La loose'' (''The Wackness'', 2008, US) *'' Niko, le petit renne'' (''Niko – Lentäjän poika'', 2008, Finland) *'' La Vague'' (''Die Welle'', 2009, Germany) *''

The Reader ''The Reader'' (german: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties post-war German generations ...

'' (2009, Germany-US) *'' Méres et Filles'' (''Hidden Diary'', 2009, Canada-France) *'' Les Vies privées de Pippa Lee'' (''The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'', 2009, US) *''

Disgrace ''Disgrace'' is a novel by J. M. Coetzee, published in 1999. It won the Booker Prize. The writer was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature four years after its publication. Plot David Lurie is a white South African professor of English who ...

'' (2010, Australia) *'' Fleur du désert'' (''Desert Flower'', 2010, Germany) *'' La Comtesse'' (2010, France) *'' Eyes of War'' (''Triage'', 2010, France-Ireland-Spain) *'' Be Bad!'' (''Youth in Revolt'', 2010, US) *''

Welcome to the Rileys ''Welcome to the Rileys'' is a 2010 independent drama film directed by Jake Scott, written by Ken Hixon, and starring Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo. The film debuted at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Plot Ever since the deat ...

'' (2010, UK-US) *'' Blackthorn, La Dernière Chevauchée de Butch Cassidy'' (''Blackthorn'', 2011, Bolivia-France-Spain-UK) *''

Nuit blanche Nuit Blanche () (White Night) is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival of a city. A Nuit Blanche typically has museums, private and public art galleries, and other cultural institutions open and free of charge, with the centre of t ...

'' (2011, Belgium-France-Luxembourg) *''

Americano Americano may refer to: Drinks * Caffè Americano, a style of coffee prepared by adding hot water to espresso * Americano (apéritif), a variety of apéritif * Americano (cocktail), a cocktail composed of Campari, sweet vermouth, and club soda ...

'' (2011, France) *'' Et si on vivait tous ensemble?'' (2012, France-Germany) *'' Trishna'' (2012, India-Sweden-UK) *''

Después de Lucía ''After Lucia'' ( es, Después de Lucía) is a 2012 Mexican drama film directed by Michel Franco. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the top prize. The film was also selected as the M ...

'' (2012, France-Mexico) *'' Niko, le petit renne 2'' (2012, Denmark-Finland-Germany-Ireland) *'' Survivre'' (''Djúpið'', 2013, Iceland) *''

Electrick Children ''Electrick Children'' is a 2012 American independent coming of age film written and directed by Rebecca Thomas and starring Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, and Liam Aiken. Garner plays Rachel, a 15-year-old girl from a fundamentalist Mormon commun ...

'' (2013, US) *''

Northwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each ...

'' (''Nordvest'', 2013, Denmark) *'' Oggy et les Cafards: Le Film'' (''Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie'', 2013, France) *'' White Bird'' (2014, France-US) *'' Les Opportunistes'' (''Il capitale umano'', 2014, France-Italy) *'' Snow Therapy'' (''Turist'', 2015, Sweden) *''

Hungry Hearts "Hungry Heart" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his album ''The River''. Hungry Heart or Hungry Hearts may also refer to: Film and television * ''A Hungry Heart'', 1917 silent film drama directed by Emile Chautard * ''The Hungry Heart'', 1917 s ...

'' (2015, Italy) *''

Furyo Furyo were an English gothic rock band who formed in Luton in mid-1983 after UK Decay split. They split early in 1985. History UK Decay members Steve "Abbo" Abbot, Steve Harle and Eddie Branch stayed together after that band split. The three ...

'' (''Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence'', 2015, Japan-UK) *''

Every Thing Will Be Fine ''Every Thing Will Be Fine'' is a 2015 German-Canadian-Swedish drama film directed by Wim Wenders, written by Bjørn Olaf Johannessen and produced in 3D. It is Wenders’ first full-length dramatic feature in seven years. The film stars James Fr ...

'' (2015, Canada-France-Germany-Sweden) *''

The Duke of Burgundy ''The Duke of Burgundy'' is a 2014 British erotic romance drama film written and directed by Peter Strickland, and starring Sidse Babett Knudsen as Cynthia and Chiara D'Anna as Evelyn. The film was screened at various film festivals, includin ...

'' (2015, UK) *'' Daddy Cool'' (''Infinitely Polar Bear'', 2015, US) *'' La Volante'' (2015, France) *''

Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal (; ) is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra. It was commissioned in 1631 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan () to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mu ...

'' (2015, France) *'' Le Grand Jeu'' (2015, France) *''

Arrête ton cinéma ''Arrête ton cinéma'' is a 2016 French comedy film directed by Diane Kurys. Plot Sybille, a recognized actress, preparing with enthusiasm her first writing film to get behind the camera. Everything seems to go well. Her producers, two sisters ...

'' (2016, France) *''

Free Love Free love is a social movement that accepts all forms of love. The movement's initial goal was to separate the state from sexual and romantic matters such as marriage, birth control, and adultery. It stated that such issues were the concern o ...

'' (''Freeheld'', 2016, US) *'' Soleil de Plomb'' (''Zvizdan'', 2016, Croatia) *''

Green Room In show business, the green room is the space in a theatre or similar venue that functions as a waiting room and lounge for performers before, during, and after a performance or show when they are not engaged on stage. Green rooms typically ha ...

'' (2016, US) *'' Folles de Joie'' (''La Pazza Gioia'', 2016, Italy) *'' L'été de Kikujiro'' (''Kikujirô no natsu'', 2016, Japan) *''

Mademoiselle Mademoiselle (abbreviated as ''Mlle'' or ''M'') may refer to: * Mademoiselle (title), the French-language equivalent of the title "miss" Film and television * ''Mademoiselle'' (1966 film), a French-British drama directed by Tony Richardson * '' ...

'' (''Agassi'', 2016, South Korea) *''Hedi, un vent de liberté'' (''Inhebek Hedi'', 2016, Belgium-France-Tunisia) *''

Jackie Jackie or Jacky may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters named Jackie or Jacky ** Jackie, current ring name of female professional wrestler Jacqueline Moore ** Jackie Lee (I ...

'' (2017, US) *'' Les Oubliés'' (''Under sandet'', 2017, Denmark-Germany) *'' Ava'' (2017, France) *'' The Square'' (2017, Denmark-France-Germany-Sweden) *'' L'échappée belle'' (''The Leisure Seeker'', 2018, France-Italy) *'' Jersey Affair'' (''Beast'', 2018, UK) *'' Joueurs'' (2018, France) *'' Under the Tree'' (''Undir trénu'', 2018, Iceland) *'' Frères ennemis'' (2018, Belgium-France) *''

Leto In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Leto (; grc-gre, Λητώ , ''Lētṓ'', or , ''Lātṓ'' in Doric Greek) is a goddess and the mother of Apollo, the god of music, and Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.Hesiod, ''Theogony'404–409/ref ...

'' (2018, Russia) *'' Un grand voyage vers la nuit'' (''Di qiu zui hou de ye wan'', 2019, China-France) *''

Funan Funan (; km, ហ៊្វូណន, ; vi, Phù Nam, Chữ Hán: ) was the name given by Chinese cartographers, geographers and writers to an ancient Indianized state—or, rather a loose network of states ''( Mandala)''—located in mai ...

'' (2019, France) *'' Terra Willy, Planète Inconnue'' (Astro Kid, 2019, France) *''

Factory A factory, manufacturing plant or a production plant is an industrial facility, often a complex consisting of several buildings filled with machinery, where workers manufacture Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with t ...

'' (''Zavod'', 2019, Russia) *''Mon frère'' (2019, France) *''

Alice and the Mayor ''Alice and the Mayor'' (french: Alice et le Maire) is a 2019 French drama film directed by Nicolas Pariser. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award for B ...

'' (2019, France) *'' Little Joe'' (2019, Austria) *''

Weathering with You is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho. It depicts a high school boy who runs away from his rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who has the ability to control the we ...

'' (2020, Japan) *''

Cuties ''Cuties'' (french: Mignonnes) is a 2020 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré in her feature directorial debut. The film's ensemble cast is led by Fathia Youssouf who portrays Amy, a Senegalese-French gi ...

'' (2020, France) *''Villa Caprice'' (2020, France) *''The man who sold his skin'' (2020, Tunisia) *''

Yakari, A Spectacular Journey ''Yakari, A Spectacular Journey'' is a 2020 French-Belgian-German animated film directed by Xavier Giacometti. It was distributed by BAC Films. The film is an adaptation of ''Yakari'', the Franco-Belgian comics, Belgian comic book series, origi ...

'' (2020)

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