Synopsis:
Francois has fallen madly in love with a sublime woman. Then he discovers that she is manipulating him, pretending that he is her husband, Anthony Zimmer, a man on the run from hitmen and the authorities. Even though Francois knows that Chiara has lied to him, that she is familiar with the people hunting them, he would give everything he owns – maybe even his life – to know the joy of holding her in his arms once more.Read More »
2000s
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Jerome Salle – Anthony Zimmer (2005)
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Rudolf Thome – Frau fährt, Mann schläft AKA Woman Driving, Man Sleeping (2004)
2001-2010ArthouseDramaGermanyRudolf ThomeSecond part of Rudolf Thome’s Zeitreisen trilogy.
Dentist Sue and the philosophy professor Anton have been leading a seemingly intact life, juggling careers and a family with four children. Until one day, however, when their 18 year-old son Thomas has a breakdown. Thomas’ situation threatens the stability of the family.Read More »
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David Gregory – The Godfathers of Mondo (2003)
2001-2010David GregoryDocumentaryUSAfrom allmovie.com
This concise documentary, available only in Blue Underground’s Mondo Cane Collection box set, offers unique insight into an area of cinema with which few historians would ever bother. It does so by telling the story of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi, a pair of filmmakers whose desire to create an “anti-documentary” that explored hidden truths led to the creation of the exploitation film world’s most notorious bastard child — the “mondo” film. Any good documentary lives or dies by its subject matter, and director David Gregory hits pay dirt with his subjects here — Jacopetti and Prosperi are intelligent, feisty, and compelling storytellers. Read More »
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Andrew Monument – Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
Andrew Monument2001-2010DocumentaryUSA“Filmmakers Andrew Monument and Joseph Maddrey offer a comprehensive history of the American horror film with this documentary that opens with a reflection on Thomas Edison’s Frankenstein, and traces the progression of the genre straight through to the 21st Century. Narrated by Lance Henriksen and based on the 2004 tome of the same name, Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue highlights the many intriguing parallels between the turbulent social history of the United States, and the ways in which filmmakers have continually used fiction to further explore the most pressing issues of the day. Interviewees Roger Corman, George A. Romero, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, Brian Yuzna, Darren Lynn Bousman, Tony TImpone, and John Kenneth Muir speak at length about the connections between history and horror cinema, revealing that many genre filmmakers have secret agendas that go far beyond giving us goosebumps.”
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Juan Carlos Fresnadillo – Intacto (2001)
2001-2010DramaJuan Carlos FresnadilloSpainThrillerQuote:
This sleek, stylish thriller suggests that luck is a quality we possess, like strength or intelligence, but the more fortunate among us can steal the luck of those less charmed. When a bank robber named Tomas is the only survivor of a plane wreck, the luckless Federico thinks he’s found the man who can defeat the Jew–the luckiest man alive, a Holocaust survivor who sits at the apex of a weird, underground world of increasingly dangerous gambles. But on their trail is a police detective named Sara who’s pretty lucky herself–and as she learns more about how luck works, she begins to suspect she survived a car crash because she stole the luck of her husband and child, both of whom died. The stealthy story is packed with eerie visuals and charismatic performances, including Max von Sydow (truly one of the greatest actors alive) as the Jew.Read More » -
Adolfo Arrieta – Narciso AKA Echo and Narcissus (2003)
2001-2010Adolfo ArrietaArthouseFantasySpainIn a garden at the party of the God Bacchus, Narciso’s presence is the highlight of the party. Both gods and mortals seek his favors without getting anywhere.Read More »
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Adolfo Arrieta – Dry Martini (Buñuelino cocktail) (2008)
2001-2010Adolfo ArrietaExperimentalShort FilmSpainTribute to Luis Bunuel’s passion for drinking cocktails.Read More »
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Jun Ichikawa – Tonî Takitani AKA Tony Takitani (2004)
2001-2010ArthouseDramaJapanJun IchikawaWhen technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all-consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic.Read More »
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Lodge Kerrigan – Keane [The Soderbergh cut] (2004)
2001-2010DramaLodge KerriganUSAPLOT: Keane is a mentally unbalanced man who roams the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, looking for his daughter, who was supposedly kidnapped a year earlier.Read More »