Film Festivals 2001
A fantastic collection of films this year included Wong-kar Wai's 'In The Mood For Love', Christopher Nolan's head-bending 'Memento', kiwi Christine Jeff's sublime 'Rain' and Christopher Guest's gentle doggie satire 'Best in Show'. 'Songs from the Second Floor' was described as 'Short Cuts' meets 'Night of the Living Dead', 'Series 7: The Contenders' took reality TV to the next level and 'Amores Perros' was an astonishing feature debut for Mexican Alejandro Inarritu. And not forgetting Joel Schumacher's 'Tigerland', Australian thriller, 'The Bank' and the revelatory documentary 'One Day in September'.
Me You Them (2000)
7.1/10
Director: Andrucha Waddington
Starring: Regina Case, Lima Duarte
Based on a true story that comically depicts the relationships between an ordinary woman and her three husbands who live in the same house in a poor,... Read more
Time and Tide (2000)
6.9/10
Director: Tsui Hark
Starring: Nicholas Tse, Wu Bai, Anthony Wong, Candy Lo
This electrifying mix of action and comedy focuses on 21 year old Tyler (pop star Nicholas Tse), whose interest in going to South America is piqued wh... Read more
Intimacy (2000)
6.2/10
Director: Patrice Chereau
Starring: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall
Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance give noteworthy performances in this tale of one man's sexual obsession and emotional weaknesses. This controversial offeri... Read more
Before Night Falls (2000)
7.3/10
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp, Michael Wincott, Olivier Martinez, Sean Penn, Andrea...
"Basquiat" director Julian Schnabel brings to the screen another doomed creative genius on the fringes of his society - gay Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas... Read more
In the Mood for Love (2000)
8.1/10
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung (Chiu Wai)
Hong Kong, 1962. Chow (Tony Leung) is a junior newspaper editor with an elusive wife. His new neighbour Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung) is a secretary whose h... Read more
Amores Perros (2000)
8.1/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo, Emilio Echevarria
A.k.a. "Love's A Bitch". Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu makes his directorial debut in an honest, raw, unapologetic look at the total human experience. S... Read more
Amores Perros (Copy) (2000)
8.1/10
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Goya Toledo, Emilio Echevarria
A.k.a. "Love's A Bitch". Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu makes his directorial debut in an honest, raw, unapologetic look at the total human experience. S... Read more
Tigerland (2000)
7/10
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr.
Director Joel Schumacher's acclaimed, gritty Vietnam War-era drama follows a group of Army recruits through boot camp and a gruelling series of drills... Read more
Purely Belter (2000)
6.7/10
Director: Mark Herman
Starring: Roy Hudd, Tim Healy, Alan Shearer
At the centre of this heart-warming comedy are two young boys who won't give up on the pursuit of their dreams. Gerry and Sewell are broke. Owning sea... Read more
The House of Mirth (2000)
7.1/10
Director: Terence Davies
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Laura Linney, Eri...
Adapted from the novel by Edith Wharton ('The Age of Innocence'), the glittering yet treacherous world of New York high society comes to brilliant lif... Read more