Alice and Martin 1998  R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Andre Techine
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Alexis Loret, Mathieu Amalric, Carmen Maura, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Marthe Villalonga, Roschdy Zem, Pierre Maguelon, Eric Kreikenmayer, Jeremy Kreikenmayer, Kevin Goffette, Christiane Ludot, Ruth Malka-Viellet, Jocelyn Henriot, Patrick Goavec
After his father's mysterious death, Martin (Alexis Loret) leaves for Paris, becomes a model, falls in love with Alice (Juliette Binoche), and suffers a nervous breakdown when he learns that Alice is pregnant. Alice then is faced with uncovering the demons of Martin's past if she is to find future happiness with him.
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Christmas Tale 2008 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Chiara Mastroianni, Francoise Bertin, Laurent Capelluto, Emmanuelle Devos, Emile Berling, David Frenkel, Hippolyte Girardot, Samir Guesmi, Thomas Obled, Clement Obled
Junon (Catherine Deneuve) and Abel (Jean-Paul Roussillon) "entertain" their grown children Elizabeth (Ann Consigny), Ivan (Melvil Poupaud), and black sheep of the family Henri (Matthieu Amalric) over the Christmas holiday. Junon has been diagnosed with leukemia, and it is hoped that one of her children will prove to be an acceptable match for a bone marrow transplant for Junon that will extend her life. As the family gathers together, old wounds are reopened. Elizabeth, for unknown reasons, is especially hostile to Henri who had been banished from the family years ago. Will the results of their lab tests bring the family together, or will more chaos ensue?
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Diary of a Seducer 1995 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Daniele Dubroux
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Melvil Poupaud, Hubert Saint-Macary, Serge Merlin, Mathieu Amalric, Daniele Dubroux, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Micheline Presle, Karin Viard, Jacques Nolot
This entertaining, philosophical romance revolves around the copy of one of Gregoire's (Melvil Poupaud) books–actually Soren Kierkegaard's "Diary of a Seducer." The book's treatise on love casts a love spell on an assortment of not-quite-"normal" characters and provides the catalyst for an entertaining storyline.
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Schnabel
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Olatz Lopez Garmendia, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marina Hands, Max von Sydow, Isaach De Bankole, Emma de Caunes, Gerard Watkins, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Based on French "Elle" editor Jean-Dominique Bauby's best-selling memoir, this story shows how Bauby (Mathieu Amalric) suffers a stroke and the psychological torment he endures when he suffers "locked-in syndrome" in which his brain is working, but he is not able to speak nor move his body. The one thing Bauby can do is blink one eye, and, with help from speech therapist Henriette (Marie-Josee Croze), he is able to form sentences by blinking when she calls out a letter in the alphabet. As a result, Bauby is able to author a manuscript revealing what it is like to be trapped inside one's body and relating fantasies that he has imagined. The film received four Academy Award nominations including Best Director.
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Genealogies of a Crime 1997  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Raoul Ruiz
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Melvil Poupaud, Andrzej Seweryn, Bernadette Lafont, Monique Melinand, Hubert Saint-Macary, Jean-Yves Gautier, Mathieu Amalric, Camila Mora
Less-than-successful attorney Solange (Catherine Deneuve) is appointed to defend Rene (Michel Piccoli) who is accused of killing his Aunt Jeanne (also played by Catherine Deneuve). Jeanne was a psychoanalyst, and the plot follows the psychiatric vein of contemporary France–deep and boring to those not into French philosophy.
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Kings and Queen 2004 N/R, 150 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Catherine Deneuve, Maurice Garrel, Nathalie Boutefeu, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Valentin Lelong, Magalie Woch, Hippolyte Girardot, Noemie Lvovsky, Geoffrey Carey, Thierry Bosc
Parisian art gallery owner Nora (Emmanuelle Devos) visits her 10-year-old son, Elias (Valentin Lelong), who is living with her father, Louis (Maurice Garrel), in Grenoble. Although engaged to be married, when she finds out that Louis is dying, Nora decides to ask ex-husband Ismael (Matthieu Amalric) to adopt Elias–whose own father died before he was born–so that Elias will not be alone if she dies. But Ismael is holed up in a mental hospital. The story cuts between Nora and Ismael and their past and present dilemmas as they try to put together a plan for the future.
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Late August, Early September 1999 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Olivier Assayas
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Virginie Ledoyen, Francois Cluzet, Jeanne Balibar, Alex Descas, Arsinee Khanjian, Mia Hansen-Love, Nathalie Richard
Growing into maturity is the theme of this film about several friends making decisions about their future professional and personal lives. Decisions do not always come easily, and the longer the friends back away from commitment, the higher their discomfort level rises.
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 Munich 2005  R, 164 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, Geoffrey Rush, Ayelet Zurer, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Amalric, Gila Almagor, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Meret Becker
After a Palestinian terrorist group, Black September, takes hostage and then kills 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, the Israeli government recruits Avner (Eric Bana) and his crew (Daniel Craig, Ciaran Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Hanns Zischler). Their secret mission is to assassinate those responsible for the brutal murders. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument 1996  N/R, 178 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos, Jeanne Balibar, Emmanuel Salinger, Marianne Denicourt, Chiara Mastroianni, Thibault de Montalembert, Denis Podalydes, Fabrice Desplechin, Helene Lapiower
Paul Dedalus (Mathieu Amalric) is a 29-year-old assistant professor facing a moment of crisis involving his personal and professional life.
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Quantum of Solace 2008 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Gemma Arterton, David Harbour, Jesper Christensen, Anatole Taubman, Rory Kinnear, Tim Pigott-Smith, Joaquin Cosio, Jesus Ochoa, Fernando Guillen Cuervo
This story takes up where "Casino Royale" left off. James Bond's (Daniel Craig) girlfriend Vesper has died, and Bond and M (Judi Dench) question Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) and learn about the "Quantum" organization that had blackmailed Vesper. Now, Bond heads to Haiti and meets fellow traveler, agent Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who, after trying to kill Bond, leads him to the villain businessman Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a prominent force within the Quantum organization. As the story unfolds, Bond learns that Greene is plotting to control the world's natural resources, and he sets out to stop Quantum in its tracks.
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| 1. Alice and Martin (1998)
2. Christmas Tale (2008)
3. Diary of a Seducer (1995)
4. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
5. Genealogies of a Crime (1997)
6. Kings and Queen (2004)
7. Late August, Early September (1999)
8. Munich (2005)
9. My Sex Life...Or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
10. Quantum of Solace (2008)
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