Vengeance Is Fine

Jean-Pierre Jeunet wages war on war in the spirited Micmacs

"...Or, if you're Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 10,000 guns and a girl: Bullets, bombs, and..."

June 25, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Maestro and Muse

Jean-Pierre on 'A Very Long Engagement'

"...a dream? After the resounding international success of Amélie, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's magical-surrealist mash note to all things Parisian, the..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

A Very Long Engagement

The director of Amélie reunites with that film's star, Audrey Tautou, for this World War One love story.

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Becker, Dominique..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alien Resurrection

The franchise's fourth outing

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Micmacs

This French-language film from Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet resembles a live-action cartoon.

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Dany Boon, André Dussollier, Omar Sy, Dominique..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amélie

Why not get happy? Why not celebrate love, and little twists of fate, and a sepia-in-Technicolor portrait of Paris? Amélie's heart is in the right place – squarely on its sleeve. And what better place for it?

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Yolande Moreau,..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Delicatessen

Set in some sort of post-apocalyptic Parisian deli o' the damned, this is a lunatic's take on the future of man.

"...Directed by: Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Starring: Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Karin Viard, Dominique Pinon and..."

June 5, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Roman de Gare

Until its piffling ending, Frenchman Claude Lelouch delivers a film that's intellectually cagey, potentially romantic, and, above all, an entertaining puzzle box.

"...years, particularly from the French themselves. (When I interviewed Jean-Pierre Jeunet a few years back, he almost totally dismissed..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Girl on the Bridge

"...previous French cinema works -- from Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's City of Lost Children to Godard's Breathless to..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The City of Lost Children

This follow-up from the same Frenchmen who made Delicatessen fancies itself a fairy tale – albeit a dark and scary one that's jam-packed with enough strange characters and wild mythologies for at least three movies.

"...Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro. Starring: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork,..."

March 1, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Rose’s Mr. Nice, Tim Blake Nelson’s Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Micmacs, Michel Gondry’s The Thorn in the Heart,..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...D: Jean-Pierre Jeunet; with Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Dan..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

French Twist

Sylvain Chomet's 'The Triplets of Belleville' takes animation in a profoundly odd direction

"...owes more to the surreal Delicatessen of French filmmakers Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro than it does Disney. The..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Alien: Covenant

More chest-bursting fun in space

"...that, things get a bit dodgy. David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet didn’t fare too well with their entries into..."

May 19, 2017 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animation

Watch and prepare for your Oscar pool

"...recalls the work of both the Brothers Quay and Jean-Pierre Jeunet...."

Jan. 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Intouchables

The unlikely friendship that forms between a wealthy, white quadriplegic and a streetwise, black ne'er-do-well who becomes his live-in companion is the subject of this French film.

"...fabled, increasingly unreal Paris portrayed in films such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie and, more recently, Woody Allen's Midnight in..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film Announces Feature Lineup

MacGruber, Mr. Nice, Micmacs among titles

"...to Quiet City, Cold Weather. Notable U.S. premieres include Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Micmacs and Shane Meadows' Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee..."

Feb. 5, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Science of Sleep

Michel Gondry's film is messy, confusing, painful, and ultimately, thanks in no small measure to the unfettered talents of Gael García Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg, utterly rewarding.

"...is essentially Gondry's untrammeled romantic imagination. Like his compatriot Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Gondry is in love with love and aches..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unleashed

Jet Li, in his first Western role of any depth, convincingly plays both man and beast, although a sentimental script by producer Luc Besson hampers the story.

"...film that features the corpulent François Hadji-Lazaro – a Jean-Pierre Jeunet regular – falling ass-over-tombstone in love with the..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Catwoman

The fur flies as Halle Berry tempts us in leather.

"...since director Pitof (Vidocq) handled the visual effects on Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro’s Delicatessen and The City of..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dark City

Stunning visuals highlight this story in which a city's inhabitants are the victims of some cosmic experiment being conducted by a race of aliens.

"...only real contemporary rival is City of Lost Children's Jean-Pierre Jeunet). And Dark City, like its predecessor, is a..."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

How to Enjoy a Month in Paris

Eight-part film series, Summer in Paris, screens in August

"...this week (screening Thursday, August 3) is Le Samouraï, Jean-Pierre Melville’s existential masterpiece starring film icon Alain Delon as..."

Aug. 2, 2017 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Autumn Tale

What Movies Look Like This Fall

"...they rehearse for a play. (Sept. 29)... Innovative director Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, City of Lost Children) returns with a..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Scanlines

The City of Lost Children

"...D: Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro; with Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork,..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Screens Feature

Yann Tiersen's Live Je Ne Sais Quoi

Live Shot of Yann Tiersen at Emo's 5.18.12

"...Known primarily in the U.S. for scoring Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 blockbuster film Amelie, Tiersen continues combating a..."

May 21, 2012 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Short Cuts

Local screenwriter Aubrey Horton offers a comedy screenwriting workshop; aGLIFF screenplay competition winners announced (and more screenplay madness); Kevin Costner to be in attendance at the premiere of For the Love of the Game, the Alamo's Cannibal Film Series; and more news from the Austin film scene.

"...Meat Pies, Paul Bartel's classic black comedy Eating Raoul, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's Delicatessen, Francesco Martino's Dr. Butcher,..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Pushing Boundaries

The Territory Begins 21st Season on KLRU-TV

"...videos featured are an excerpt from Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's recent film The City of Lost Children; Balls..."

Oct. 4, 1996 Screens Feature by Alison Macor