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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City of Lost Children 1995 R, 112 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
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
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.
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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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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. City of Lost Children (1995)
4. Delicatessen (1991)
5. A Very Long Engagement (2004)
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