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Subgenre Sampler

 
Brief CrossingBrief Crossing (2001)
Dir. Catherine Breillat
Feat. Gilles Guillain, Sarah Pratt
Compelling and explicit portrayal of the brief sexual encounter between a naive French teenager and a married English woman who meet on an overnight…
Brotherhood of the WolfBrotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des Loups) (2001)
Dir. Christophe Gans
Feat. Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Mark Dacascos
A ripping, action–packed 18th century detective story based on the true–life case of the Beast of Gevaudan – a killer or creature who…
Closet, TheCloset, The (Le Placard) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte
More comic gold from the king of French farce, Francis Veber, who understands the value of a good premise, great actors, and simple, unpretentious…
Count of Monte Cristo, TheCount of Monte Cristo, The (2001)
Dir. Josee Dayan
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort
The classic tale of injustice and revenge (by Alexander Dumas), gets respectful treatment in this French TV mini–series starring Gerard…
Crying... Silicon TearsCrying... Silicon Tears (Klama) (2001)
Dir. Thanassis Papathanassiou
One of the biggest hits of recent Greek cinema, this is a lavish parody of 1960s Greek movie melodramas, mixing musical, comedy and suspense into a…
Dark Blue WorldDark Blue World (Tmavomodry Svet) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Krystof Hadek, Ondrej Vetchy, Charles Dance
From the dir. of KOLYA and based on the story of Czech pilots who fled the Nazis in WW2 to fly alongside the RAF, this is an unsentimental, yet…
Devil's Backbone, TheDevil's Backbone, The (Espinazo Del Diablo, El) (2001)
Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Eduardo Noriega, Frederico Luppi, Marisa Paredes
This elegant amalgam of melodrama and horror movie set in a boys orphanage during the Spanish Civil War is rich in baroque atmospherics, and features…
Dog DaysDog Days (2001) Recommended
Dir. Ulrich Seidl
Feat. Maria Hofstatter, Alfred Mrva, Erich Finsches
A wilfully transgressive Euro–drama examining middle–class dysfunction and despair in a Viennese suburb over a few days in a summer heat…
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…
Eureka Eureka (2001)
Dir. Shinji Aoyama
Feat. Aoi Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho
Unforgettably beguiling Japanese road trip movie shot in sepia–toned cinema scope, following the existential odyssey of a group of emotionally…

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