A Very Long Engagement (
2004) | IMDb:
7.6
Young Frenchwoman Mathilde searches for the truth about her missing fiancé, lost during World War I, and learns many unexpected things along the way. The love of her life is gone. But she refuses to believe he's gone forever — and she needs to know for sure.
Starring:
Audrey Tautou
,
Gaspard Ulliel
,
Dominique Pinon
,
Chantal Neuwirth
,
André Dussollier
,
Ticky Holgado
Directed by:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Two Brothers (
2004) | IMDb:
7
Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.
Starring:
Guy Pearce
,
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
,
Freddie Highmore
,
Oanh Nguyen
,
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
,
Moussa Maaskri
Directed by:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
The Adventures of Pinocchio (
1996) | IMDb:
5.2
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons.
Starring:
Martin Landau
,
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
,
Geneviève Bujold
,
Udo Kier
,
Bebe Neuwirth
,
Rob Schneider
The City of Lost Children (
1995) | IMDb:
7.5
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Starring:
Ron Perlman
,
Dominique Pinon
,
Judith Vittet
,
Daniel Emilfork
,
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
,
Geneviève Brunet
Delicatessen (
1991) | IMDb:
7.5
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
Starring:
Dominique Pinon
,
Marie-Laure Dougnac
,
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
,
Karin Viard
,
Ticky Holgado
,
Pascal Benezech
Fitzcarraldo (
1982) | IMDb:
8
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.