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Tag Archives: 2000s
Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings / Heimat 3 – Chronik einer Zeitenwende (2004) Edgar Reitz, Henry Arnold, Salome Kammer, Peter Schneider
Hermann Simon and Clarissa Lichtblau reunite after almost exactly 19 years Read More »
Holy Lola (2004) Bertrand Tavernier, Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Carré, Bruno Putzulu
The trials and tribulations of a French couple’s efforts to adopt an orphan baby in Cambodia. Read More »
Zus & Zo (2001) Paula van der Oest, Sylvia Poorta, Anneke Blok, Monic Hendrickx
Zus & Zo shows what three sisters are willing to do to stop their would-be sister-in-law Read More »
Vermilion Souls / Shureitachi (2007) Masaki Iwana, Mohamed Aroussi, Taku Furusawa, Valentina Miraglia
Set in Tokyo 7 years after WWII, this surreal story is about a 9 year old boy who wanders into a strange mansion Read More »
As White as in Snow (2001) Så vit som en snö
Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer’s daughter Read More »
Dinner Rush (2000) Bob Giraldi, Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman
Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor Read More »
A Slit-Mouthed Woman 2 / Kuchisake-onna 2 (2008) Kôtarô Terauchi, Rin Asuka, Yukie Kawamura, Akihiro Mayama
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town of Gifu. Read More »
Actors (2000) Les acteurs – Bertrand Blier
Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water Read More »
Felix and Lola (2001) Félix et Lola
Félix, operator of dodgem cars in a fairground, becomes obsessed by one of his customers Read More »