Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema > Romance: 280 Films to Buy & Rent
Tonight, I'll Sleep At Yours (Ce Soir, Je Dors Chez Toi) (2007)
- Dir. Olivier Baroux
Feat. Jean-Paul Rouve, Mélanie Doutey, Kad Merad
- Feather–light French comedy scripted around a stubborn commitment–phobe who goes to desperate extremes to retain both his freedom and…
Twice Upon a Time (Désaccord parfait) (2007)
- Dir. Antoine de Caunes
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Charlotte Rampling, Isabelle Nanty…
- Agreeable Pan–Euro comedy recounting what happens when a former showbiz couple – a director and his actress muse – reunite thirty years…
Two Days in Paris (2 Days in Paris) (2007)
- Dir. Julie Delpy
Feat. Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg
- Delightful, self–starring directorial debut from Julie Delpy about an angsty Franco–American couple who drop in to visit her very…
Coeurs (Private Fears in Public Places) (2006)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Sabine Azema, Laura Morante, Pierre Arditi…
- Romantic French drama with a vulnerable edge explores the modern dilemmas of loneliness and adoration through the lives of six alienated Parisians…
Don't Worry, I'm Fine (Je Vais Bien, Ne T'en Fais Pas) (2006)
- Dir. Philippe Lioret
Feat. Mélanie Laurent
- Understated French drama centres on a distraught young woman's search for her twin brother after being told he has run away from the family…
Eden (2006)
- Dir. Michael Hofmann
Feat. Josef Ostendorf, Charlotte Roche
- Charming romance revolves around an eccentric chef, and a random encounter with a mother trapped in a monotonous relationship.
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Golden Door, The (Nuovomondo) (2006)
- Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato
- Award–winning Italian drama from the dir. of RESPIRO follows the fortunes of a family of dirt–poor Sicilian peasants, from their homeland…
Hey Good Looking! (Comme t'y es belle!) (2006)
- Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Aure Atika
- Frank French chick flick centred around a SEX AND THE CITYish cast of four gal pals who share with each other the trials of finding (and keeping) the…
I Do: Or How to Get Married and Stay Single (Prete-moi ta main) (2006)
- Dir. Eric Lartigau
Feat. Alain Chabat, Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Under pressure from his nearest and dearest to wed, committed bachelor Alain Chabat solicits the gorgeous Charlotte Gainsbourg to become his faux…
I Served the King of England (2006)
- Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Julia Jentsch, Oldrich Kaiser, Ivan Barnev
- Whimsical yet biting Czech farce centres on the exploits of an endearingly opportunistic waiter, whose thrifty wiles propel him into all manner of…