Alien: Resurrection 1997  R, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Horror / Thriller
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott, Dan Hedaya, Dominique Pinon, Gary Dourdan, J.E. Freeman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, Kim Flowers, Marlene Bush, Leland Orser, Carolyn Campbell, David St. James
In this sequel to "Alien 3," the time is 200 years later, and Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) has died., but she has been cloned. Scientists remove the baby Alien Queen from the cloned Ripley's chest. Unfortunately, some of the old Queen Alien DNA is still present, and, once again, the Queen Alien begins giving birth to a new breed of deadly aliens.
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Amelie 2001  R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Romance
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Yolande Moreau, Artus de Penguern, Urbain Cancelier, Dominique Pinon, Maurice Benichou, Claude Perron, Michel Robin, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, James Debbouze, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty
Amelie (Audrey Tautou), a shy waitress working in the Montmarte section of Paris, begins meddling in the lives of those around her. While the result is brighter lives for those she touches, Amelie is forced to face her own loneliness and must find enough confidence to pursue Nino Quincampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz) in her quest for love. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Foreign-Language Film.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey 2004  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mary McGuckian
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Robert De Niro, F. Murray Abraham, Kathy Bates, Harvey Keitel, Geraldine Chaplin, Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Emilie Dequenne, Adriana Dominguez, Samuel Le Bihan, John Lynch, Dominique Pinon, Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Jim Sheridan
In the 18th century, a freak accident on a rope bridge stretching over a Peruvian ravine results in the deaths of five people. Was the accident part of God's Divine Plan? That is the question asked by a monk, Brother Juniper (Gabriel Byrne) as he investigates the life stories of the victims. Previously made in 1944.
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City of Lost Children 1995  R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Drama
Director: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Genevieve Brunet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marc Caro, Joseph Lucien, Odile Mallet, Mireille Mosse, Serge Merlin, Rufus, Joseph Lucien, Mapi Galan
Mad Krank (Daniel Emilfork) orders Cyclops (men who have had one eye removed and replaced with computer-driven devises) to kidnap children. He then steals the children's dreams and cannibalizes them. After capturing young Denree (Joseph Lucien), Krank has big problems when Denree's brother, One (Ron Perlman), with help from orphaned girl Miette (Judith Vittet), sets out to rescue him.
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Delicatessen 1991 R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Cast: Dominique Pinon, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Ticky Holgado, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Karin Viard, Anne-Marie Pisani, Howard Vernon, Pascal Benezech, Rufus, Dominique Zardi, Jean-Francois Perrier, Marc Caro, Boban Janevski, Mikael Todde, Edith Ker
In a future world, after the "Big One," life is not easy, and food is in short supply. But the tenants of an old apartment complex get meat from time-to-time when the butcher provides human cutlets for his tenants. Now, along comes a young man who falls in love with the butcher's daughter. Believe it or not, this original-thinking comedy is interesting.
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 Diva 1981 R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Cast: Frederic Andrei, Richard Bohringer, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Jacques Fabbri, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Deruaz, Roland Bertin, Jean-Jacques Moreau, Thuy An Luu, Anny Romand, Gerard Darmon, Patrick Floersheim
This mystery thriller involves problems encountered by young Parisian courier Jules (Frederic Andrei) when he tapes an opera performance. His tape is confused with one that involves mob action, and his life is thus placed in jeopardy.
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Frantic 1988 R, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty Buckley, John Mahoney, Jimmie Ray Weeks, David Huddleston, Yorgo Voyagis, Gerard Klein, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Stewart, Djiby Soumare, Robert Barr
While American surgeon Doctor Richard Walker (Harrison Ford) is visiting Paris, his wife Sondra (Betty Buckley) disappears from their hotel. This sets off a frantic chain of events leading to a miniature Statue of Liberty: the key to identifying the kidnappers.
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Like a Fish Out of Water 1999  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Herve Hadmar
Cast: Tcheky Karyo, Monica Bellucci, Dominique Pinon, Michel Muller, Mehmet Ulusoy, Gerard Ismael, Beatrice Palme, Jose Garcia, Andre Pousse, Karine Nuris
Who doesn't like a spy film? This take-off on 1960s' spy flicks follows meek Desire (Michel Muller) who is engaged to the beautiful Myrtille (Monica Bellucci). But Myrtille isn't what she seems; she and her cohorts are con artists and want Desire's help.
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The Moon in the Gutter 1983  R, 126 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Nastassja Kinski, Victoria Abril, Bertice Reading, Gabriel Monnet, Dominique Pinon, Milena Vukotic, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Bernard Farcy, Anne-Marie Coffinet, Katya Berger, Jacques Herlin, Guido Alberti, Rosa Fumetto, Graziano Giusti
Dockworker Gerard (Gerard Depardieu) sets out to find the man who raped his sister and caused her to commit suicide. Gerard becomes obsessed with his quest, and the relationship with his girlfriend Bella (Victoria Abril) deteriorates. While searching the waterfront, Gerard meets wealthy Loretta (Nastassja Kinski) and becomes involved with her. A jealous Bella sends a pair of thugs out to teach Gerard a lesson. Gerard does find evidence leading to his sister's rapist, but, at the same time, he must decide whether he wants to spend his life with Bella or with Loretta.
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The Return of Martin Guerre 1982  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Daniel Vigne
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Jacquemont, Roger Planchon, Rose Thiery, Tcheky Karyo, Isabelle Sadoyan, Chantal Deruaz, Maurice Barrier, Philippe Babin, Valerie Chassigneux, Adrien Duquesne, Dominique Pinon, Tcheky Karyo
In the 16th century, a man claiming to be Martin Guerre (Gerard Depardieu) returns to his French village after an eight-year absence, and there is a question as to whether he is an impostor or not–and whether his wife Bertrande (Nathalie Baye) knows the truth. When another man (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu) arrives on the scene and claims that he is Martin Guerre, the level of confusion rises. 1 User Review
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| | glorious to behold | Anonymous 02/13/2012 | | One is transported back to 16th century France and is allowed to adopt the pace and attitude of the time. It's like stepping inside a book and I was not sure I knew the answer to the mystery at the end which was appealing in itself. |
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 A Very Long Engagement 2004 R, 133 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth, Andre Dussollier, Jerome Kircher, Clovis Cornillac, Jean-Pierre Becker, Dominique Bettenfeld, Marion Cotillard, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Ticky Holgado
Convinced that her fiance, Manech (Gaspard Ulliel)–who has disappeared between the French and German lines during World War I–is still alive, Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) gets help in her search from private detective Germain Pire (Ticky Holgado). Two Academy Award nominations were received.
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| 1. Alien: Resurrection (1997)
2. Amelie (2001)
3. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
4. City of Lost Children (1995)
5. Delicatessen (1991)
6. Diva (1981)
7. Frantic (1988)
8. Like a Fish Out of Water (1999)
9. The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
10. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
11. A Very Long Engagement (2004)
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