Film Dictionary

Splendid melodrama about marital infidelity, but with a unique twist - we never see the adulterous couple, only their respective spouses a...

This French film, directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi (for sex scenes), can be seen, depending on one's point of view, ...

Directed by by Mark Dindal. With the voices of David Spade, John Goodman, Eartha Kitt. Easily the lightest and hippest Disney animated com...

Excellent, very humanistic Iranian film about smugglers.

The plot of this unique comedy revolves around the romantic adventures of Sybilla, who falls in love with a middle-aged man, while being pur...

Excellent kung fu movie from Taiwan.

Daring Iranian film about the persecution of women.

Excellent Iranian film about smugglers in a remote mountain border area.

Wonderful musical about ballet students in New York. Way better than "Fame".

An excellent remake of The Great Escape, with chickens instead of Allied POWs.

Directed by Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag. With the voices of D.B.Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Joan Plowright and Ossie Davis. It’s basical...

Directed by Agnes Jaoui. With Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnes Jaoui and Brigitte Catillon. Co-winner of the Grand Prix des Ameriques at this year...

Comédie de Woody Allen. Avec Woody Allen, Hugh Grant, Jon Lovitz, Elaine May et Michael Rapaport. Woody Allen est à son meilleur lorsqu’il e...

Directed by Claude Lelouch. With Anne Parillaud, Alessandra Martines and Olivia Bonamy. This might be an insignificant little comedy, with a...

Unique Canadian film set entirely indoors.

Very original crime movie from Britain.

An eventful black comedy.

Excentric little film from Poland.

Bjork and Catherine Deneuve star in this tragic film directed by Lars von Trier.

Excellent action thriller directed by Christian Duguay.

Directed by Bernard Rapp. With Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Lorit and Florence Thomassin. Quite a deceptive (though not necessarily disapp...

Directed by Sophie Filières. With André Dussolier, Hélène Fillières and Anne Le Ny. A totally insane French comedy with some of the most eye...

Gainsbourg might be 29 year old, but she still looks like a teenager, making this confusing Lolita story both credible and unsettling. Don’t...

A modern adaptation of Victor Hugo’s famous novel, set in a little French town inhabited by Cuban immigrants. Quasimodo is still a hunchback...

Directed by Christophe Blanc. With Agnès Jaoui, Serge Riaboukine, Bernadette Lambert. Although she’s French, Françoise (Jaoui) doesn’t take ...

Directed by Gérard Krawczyk. With Sami Nacéri, Frédéric Diefenthal and Marion Cotillard. Just as bad as the first, though far more spectacul...

French film directed by Laurent Bouhnik, with Pascal Greggory, Gael Morel and James Debbouze. A depressing prison drama: violent, pointless,...

Drame de Claire Denis. Avec Denis Levant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet. Plus un poème visuel qu'un vrai film dramatique...

French film about gruesome killings.

Historical drama about a French school for orphan ladies of noble birth.

The Amazonian jungle seems to held a particular fascination for French filmmakers. After "L’Homme de Rio", "Un Indien dans la...

Krzysztof Zanussi's weakest film.

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Way better than that Pukémon movie! Instead of a cutesy animé bore, we’ve got here a clever and exciting Japanese...

Directed by Takao Okawara. With Takehiro Murata, Naomi Nishide and Mayu Suzuki. Godzilla has gained a lot of weight since he was last spotte...

Directed by Patrice Toye. With Aranka Coppens, Sara de Roo, Frank Vercruyssen. Just like in the case of “The Sixth Sense”, a detailed plot s...

Directed by Vivian Naefe. With Aglaia Szyszkovitz, Gedeon Burkhard and Heino Ferch. A screwball comedy about a jealous wife who wants her ly...

With Lenka Vlasakova, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla, Miroslav Donutil and Udo Kier. Directed by Ivan Fila, Lea is sad little film about de...

Directed by Houchang Allayari. With Julia Stemberger, Karl Morkovics and Meltem Cumbul. Two newborn babies might have accidently been switch...

Directed by Stephen Daldry. With Jamie Bell, Julie Walters and Gary Lewis. Excellent British comedy/drama in the best tradition of Brassed O...

A bizarre romantic comedy, set in a small village whose inhabitants steadfastly refuse to pay their taxes. The plot revolves around a greedy...

With Niamh Cusack, Sean McGinley, Ian Hart. A delightful piece of Irish blarney, set in a small Celtic village full of horny lads and lasses...

Documentaire de Michael Apted. Voilà une expérience tout à fait unique et fascinante - un documentaire réalisé par Michael Apted (le metteur...

Directed by Michael Winterbottom. With Molly Parker, Shirley Henderson, and Gina McKee. A British family drama about three sisters dealing w...

A tough road movie about a gang of thieves and murderers which suddenly morphes into a soapy melodrama about a young girl looking for her da...

Directed by Pip Karmel. With Rachel Griffith, David Roberts, and Sandy Winton. This excellent Australian comedy/drama offers a neat variatio...