Editing Cinema of France (section)

==== 1990s ====
[[File:Juliette Binoche 2000.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Juliette Binoche]] at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival]]
Jean-Paul Rappeneau's ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (1990 film)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'' was a major box-office success in 1990, earning several [[César Award]]s, including best actor for [[Gérard Depardieu]], as well as an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for best foreign picture.

[[Luc Besson]] made ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' in 1990, a movie that inspired remakes in both United States and in Hong Kong. In 1994, he also made ''[[Léon: The Professional|Léon]]'' (starring [[Jean Reno]] and a young [[Natalie Portman]]), and in 1997 ''[[The Fifth Element]]'', which became a cult favorite and launched the career of [[Milla Jovovich]].

[[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]] made ''[[Delicatessen (1991 film)|Delicatessen]]'' and ''[[The City of Lost Children]]'' (''La Cité des enfants perdus''), both of which featured a distinctly fantastical style.

In 1992, [[Claude Sautet]] co-wrote (with Jacques Fieschi) and directed ''[[Un Coeur en Hiver]]'', considered by many to be a masterpiece. [[Mathieu Kassovitz]]'s 1995 film ''Hate'' (''[[La Haine]]'') received critical praise and made [[Vincent Cassel]] a star, and in 1997, [[Juliette Binoche]] won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her role in ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]''.

The success of [[Michel Ocelot]]'s ''[[Kirikou and the Sorceress]]'' in 1998 rejuvenated the production of original feature-length animated films by such filmmakers as [[Jean-François Laguionie]] and [[Sylvain Chomet]].