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Munnabhai M.B.B.S.Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
Dir. Rajkumar Hirani
Feat. Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Dutt
An unusually comedic Bollywood musical, sees a smalltime gangster staging an elaborate deception to prove to his straight–laced father that, in…
Drole de FelixDrole de Felix (The Adventures of Felix aka Funny Felix) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel
Feat. Sami Bouajila
Seeking to meet his father for the first time, HIV–positive Sami Bouajila journeys across France from Dieppe to Marseille in a tour of…
Everybody FamousEverybody Famous (2001) Recommended
Dir. Dominique Deruddere
Feat. Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt
A hit in the Netherlands and at festivals, this half–sweet, half–cringe–inducingly sour satire, sees truly mediocre singer Eva Van…
Love On a Diet (2001)
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng
The dir. of HEROIC TRIO, takes a serious change of tack with a weight–problem comedy. Looking to re–ignite her former romance with…
ShowerShower (Xizhao) (2000) Recommended
Dir. Zhang Yang
Feat. Pu Cunxin, Zhu Xu
A popular success with international audiences, this Chinese comedy is centred around a modern–day bathhouse in Beijing without a…
Carriers Are Waiting, TheCarriers Are Waiting, The (Les Convoyeurs Attendent) (1999)
Dir. Benoit Maraige
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Morgane Simon, Bouli Laners
When journalist Benoit Poelvoorde decides his family MUST win top prize in local competition (which involves training his reluctant son to break the…
MifuneMifune (1999)
Dir. Soren Kragh-Jacobson
Feat. Iben Hjejle, Anders W Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt
The third Dogma 95 film is in many ways as traditional a European romantic comedy as you could come across, a breezy and smart take on a yuppie…
Venus Beauty InstituteVenus Beauty Institute (Venus Beauty) (1999)
Dir. Tonie Marshall
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Audrey Tautou
A modest beauty salon is the setting for this wry ensemble piece about the vagaries of womanhood, with an engagingly eccentric collection of clients…
Junk MailJunk Mail (1997)
Dir. Pal Sletaune
Feat. Robert Skjaerstad, Andrine Saether, Per Egil Aske
A sex–obsessed, surly postman tampers with the mail, stalks pretty girls and steals erotic letters from his delivery sack, one of which leads…
On Connait la ChansonOn Connait la Chanson (Same Old Song) (1997) Recommended
Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Bacri
A winner of seven Cesar awards, this light–hearted homage to Dennis Potter applies his musical–cinematic ideas to the…

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