French films of 1999
Encyclopedia
A list of film
s produced in France
in 1999
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Film
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s produced in France
France
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in 1999
1999 in film
The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
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1999
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| 1999 1999 in film The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep... |
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| Les Enfants du Siècle | Diane Kurys Diane Kurys Diane Kurys is a French filmmaker and actress. Several of her films as director are autobiographical. Born in Lyon, Rhône, France, her parents divorced when she was a child. She began as an actress with Jean-Louis Barrault's company. She gained film stardom, but didn't like the roles she was... |
Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during... , Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel Benoît Magimel is a French actor. A prolific actor who was 14 when he appeared in his first film, Magimel has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema.... |
Biography drama | |
| Girl on the Bridge | Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... |
Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Paradis Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer, model and actress. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi"... , Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil is a French film, television and theatre actor.-Early life and education:He was born in Algiers, French Algeria.-Career:... |
Romantic drama | Nominated for BAFTA, +5 wins, +12 nom. |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a French/American historical drama film directed by Luc Besson. The screenplay was written by Besson and Andrew Birkin, and the original music score was composed by Éric Serra.... |
Luc Besson Luc Besson Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer.-Early life:... |
Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began... , Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters.... |
Biography drama | 5 wins & 10 nominations |
| Mauvaises fréquentations Mauvaises fréquentations Bad Company is a 1999 French film starring Maud Forget and Lou Doillon. It is a romantic drama about two young students falling in love. The movie is written by Alain Layrac, and directed by Jean-Pierre Améris... |
Jean-Pierre Améris Jean-Pierre Améris Jean-Pierre Améris is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed eleven films since 1993. His film Poids léger was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:... |
Maud Forget Maud Forget Maud Forget born May 7, 1982 is a French actress best known for her roles in "Mauvaises fréquentations" , and "La vie promise" opposite Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory... , Lou Doillon Lou Doillon Lou Doillon is a French model and actress. Her father is director Jacques Doillon and her mother is British actress and singer Jane Birkin.-Biography:... |
Romantic drama | 1 win & 1 nomination |
| Pola X Pola X Pola X is a 1999 French romantic drama film starring Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva and Catherine Deneuve. The film is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel Pierre: or, The Ambiguities. It revolves around a successful young novelist who is confronted by a woman who claims to be his... |
Leos Carax Leos Carax Leos Carax is a French-born film director, critic, and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was Boy Meets Girl , and his notable works include Lovers on the Bridge and the controversial Pola X... |
Guillaume Depardieu Guillaume Depardieu Guillaume Depardieu was a French actor, winner of a César Award, and the elder son of Gerard Depardieu.-Personal life:... , Yekaterina Golubeva |
Romantic drama | 2 wins & 2 nominations |
| Rosetta Rosetta (film) Rosetta is a 1999 French-Belgian film written and directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne. It is about a seventeen year old girl who lives in a trailer park with her alcoholic mother... |
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Dardenne brothers Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne are a Belgian filmmaking duo... |
Émilie Dequenne Émilie Dequenne Émilie Dequenne is a French-speaking Belgian actress.-Biography:She won the Best Actress award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival for her debut film performance in the Palme d'Or-winning film Rosetta... |
Drama | 8 wins & 5 nominations |
| Time Regained Time Regained (film) Time Regained is a 1999 French drama film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It is an adaptation of the final volume of In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust... |
Raoul Ruiz Raoul Ruiz Raúl Ernesto Ruiz Pino was a Chilean filmmaker.Ruiz spent some years at the Catholic University of Santa Fe, Argentina's cinema school. Back in Chile, he directed his first feature film Tres tristes tigres in the late 1960s, winning the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival... |
Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that... , Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart is a French film actress, who has appeared in over 50 film and television productions since 1972. Béart won a César Award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Manon des Sources . She has been nominated a further seven times for Most Promising Actress and Best Actress.- Early... |
Drama | 2 wins & 2 nominations |
| Venus Beauty Institute Venus Beauty Institute Venus Beauty Institute is a 1999 French movie, telling the story of three employees of a beauty parlor in search of love and happiness.The film is directed by Tonie Marshall... |
Tonie Marshall | Nathalie Baye Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye is a French film, television, and stage actress. After having dance and dramatic education, Baye began acting in 1970. She has appeared in more than 70 films. She won four César Awards for Sauve qui peut , Une étrange affaire , La Balance , and Le Petit Lieutenant... |
Comedy drama | 7 wins & 3 nominations |
| Astérix et Obélix contre César | Claude Zidi Claude Zidi Claude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter who is noted for his mainstream burlesque comedies. Born in Paris, he started as a cameraman and then cinematographer, and made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 1971... |
Christian Clavier Christian Clavier Christian Clavier is a French actor. He is the brother of French film director Stéphane Clavier.-Biography:After his high class studies at the Neuilly Lycée Pasteur—though asserted here and there, he never studied at Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris —he started his acting career with the... , Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor... , Roberto Benigni Roberto Benigni Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director of film, theatre and television.- Early years :... , Laetitia Casta Laetitia Casta Laetitia Marie Laure Casta is a French model and actress.-Early life:Laetitia Casta was born in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France. Her mother, Line Blin, is from Normandy. Her father, Dominique Casta, is from Corsica. She has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange... |
Comedy | 3 wins |
| Princes et princesses Princes et princesses Ciné si is a 1989 French silhouette animation television series conceived, written and directed by Michel Ocelot and realised at La Fabrique, consisting of short fairy tale and retro-future stories performed by the same animated "actors." A critical success but commercial failure at the time, no... |
Michel Ocelot Michel Ocelot Michel Ocelot is a French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television programs and a former president of the International Animated Film Association... |
Arlette Mirapeu, Philippe Cheytion, Yves Barsacq Yves Barsacq Yves Barsacq is a French film actor. He has appeared in over 150 films since 1957. He was born in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* Amour de poche * Pouic-Pouic * Angélique, Marquise des Anges... |
Fairy tale | Released in January 2000 |
| Humanité Humanité Humanité is a 1999 film directed by Bruno Dumont. It tells the story of a detective who has lost touch with his emotions, and who investigates the murder of a little girl.-Plot:... |
Bruno Dumont Bruno Dumont Bruno Dumont is a French film director. To date, he has directed five feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Two of Dumont's films have won the Grand Prix award: both L'Humanité and... |
Won three awards at Cannes 1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks... |
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| Our Happy Lives Our Happy Lives Our Happy Lives is a 1999 French drama film directed by Jacques Maillot. It was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Marie Payen - Julie* Cécile Richard - Cécile* Camille Japy - Emilie* Sami Bouajila - Ali* Eric Bonicatto - Jean-Paul... |
Jacques Maillot Jacques Maillot Jacques Maillot is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed seven films since 1993. His film Nos vies heureuses was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Des fleurs coupées... |
Entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival 1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks... |
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| The Passengers The Passengers (1999 film) The Passengers is a 1999 French drama film directed by Jean-Claude Guiguet. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Fabienne Babe - Anna* Philippe Garziano - Pierre* Bruno Putzulu - David... |
Jean-Claude Guiguet Jean-Claude Guiguet Jean-Claude Guiguet was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed eight films between 1978 and 2005... |
Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival 1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks... |
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| Nadia and the Hippos Nadia and the Hippos Nadia and the Hippos is a 1999 French drama film directed by Dominique Cabrera. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ariane Ascaride - Nadia* Marilyne Canto - Claire* Thierry Frémont - Serge... |
Dominique Cabrera Dominique Cabrera Dominique Cabrera is a French film director. She has taught filmmaking at La Fémis and at Harvard University. Her film Nadia et les hippopotames was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival... |
Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival 1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks... |
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| New Dawn New Dawn (film) New Dawn is a 1999 French drama film directed by Émilie Deleuze. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Samuel Le Bihan - Alain* Marcial Di Fonzo Bo - Manu* Catherine Vinatier - Pascale... |
Émilie Deleuze Émilie Deleuze Émilie Deleuze is a French film director and screenwriter. She has directed eight films since 1986. Her film Peau neuve was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival... |
Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival 1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks... |
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| Farewell, Home Sweet Home Farewell, Home Sweet Home Farewell, Home Sweet Home is a 1999 French comedy film directed by Otar Iosseliani. It was screened out of competition at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Nico Tarielashvili - Son* Lily Lavina - Mother* Philippe Bas - Moto driver... |
Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani - Filmography :* Akvarel * Sapovnela * April / Ap'rili* Tudzhi * Falling Leaves, / Giorgobistve* Georgian Ancient Songs / Dzveli qartuli simgera... |
Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival 1999 Cannes Film Festival The 52nd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 12-23, 1999. The Palme d'Or went to the French-Belgian film Rosetta by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.-Jury:* David Cronenberg * André Téchiné * Barbara Hendricks... |
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External links
- French films of 1999 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- 1990s film at Filmsdefrance.com
- Films by year at Cinema-francais.fr