Happily Ever After 2004  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Yvan Attal
Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Alain Chabat, Emmanuelle Seigner, Alain Cohen, Angie David, Anouk Aimee, Claude Berri, Aurore Clement, Kitu Gidwani, Keith Allen, Johnny Depp
Parisian 40-year-olds (Yvan Attal, Alain Chabat, and Alain Cohen) are unhappy in their current romances, and each searches in his own unique way for solutions in the war between the sexes.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009  PG, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Action / Adventure
Director: Shawn Levy
Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson, Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Steve Coogan, Jon Bernthal, Patrick Gallagher, Jake Cherry, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck
Having left his job as night watchman at the Natural History Museum, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now the CEO of a company making unusual inventions. He returns for a visit to the museum and learns than most of the exhibits are being shipped to the Smithsonian Museum for storage in order to make room for new displays. What Larry knows is that those exhibits come to life at night, and when he gets an S.O.S. call from cowboy Jed (Owen Wilson), Larry races to the Smithsonian. Once there, Larry learns that Egyptian pharaoh Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria) has come back to life and is seeking to dominate the world. And the battles rage as Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams), General Custer (Bill Hader), and Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) fight the evil forces of Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest) and Napoleon (Alain Chabat). Great special effects.
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The Science of Sleep 2006 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Michel Gondry
Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Emma de Caunes, Pierre Vaneck, Aurelia Petit, Sacha Bourdo, Stephane Metzger, Alain de Moyencourt, Inigo Lezzi, Yvette Petit
After his father dies, introverted Stephane Miroux (Gael Garcia Bernal) moves to Paris where his mother (Miou-Miou) finds him a job at a calendar-making company. But, the job is not what Stephane expected, and now he falls in love with Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) who, unfortunately, does not feel the same way about him. When things go bad for Stephane, he escapes into his dream world, and, in this film, members of the audience join him in escaping from their real lives.
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The Taste of Others 1999 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Agnes Jaoui
Cast: Anne Alvaro, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Brigitte Catillon, Alain Chabat, Agnes Jaoui, Gerard Lanvin, Anne Le Ny, Christiane Millet, Wladimir Yordanoff, Xavier De Guillebon
This comedy revolves around romantic attachments among opposites, such as stodgy businessman Castella (Jean-Pierre Bacri), who has been enduring life with neurotic wife Angelique (Christiane Millet). He is now attracted to a 40ish actress, Clara (Anne Alvaro), who, for her part, long ago gave up on love. Meanwhile, Clara's friend Manie (Agnes Jaoui) begins a romance with Castella's dyed-in-the-wool bachelor chauffeur, Bruno (Alain Chabat), before switching over to Castella's bodyguard, Franck Moreno (Gerard Lanvin). A very good romantic comedy. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Film.
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| 1. Happily Ever After (2004)
2. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
3. The Science of Sleep (2006)
4. The Taste of Others (1999)
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