Outstanding French Movies (17 titles)

A list of personal favourite French movies

by: Steamcarrot from East Yorkshire

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The Girl From Paris

A straightforward story that constantly looks great with faultless acting. The opening scene is a true joy to behold.

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The Girl From Paris on DVD (2000)
Starring: Michel Serrault, Mathilde Seigner, Marc Berman
Director: Christian Carion
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The deeply expressive, down-to-earth Mathilde Seigner stars in this beautiful, scenic film as Sandrine, a 30-year-old woman who has decided to give up her career as a computer engineer in Paris to be an agriculturist. She returns to school, which is half textbook work and half hands-on farming ..read more »

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L'Homme Du Train

Two worlds collide and merge in this fantastic characyter study of longing and wish-fulfilment.

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L'Homme Du Train on DVD (2002)
Starring: Johnny Hallyday, Jean Rochefort, Charlie Nelson
Director: Patrice Leconte
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This quaint and amusing tale from director Patrice Leconte pairs Milan (Johnny Hallyday), a nomadic urban cowboy, with Manesquier (Jean Rochefort), a reserved and very settled curmudgeon. The two meet on the train in a French suburb, and before long the overly trusting Manesquier has invited Milan ..read more »

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Ma Vie En Rose

Extreme charm and social comment are the order of the day as a family unit is disrupted by the wish for the young son to be a girl.

Ma Vie En Rose on DVD (1997)
Starring: Georges Du Fresne, Michele Laroque, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Director: Alain Berliner
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Seven-year-old Ludovic doesn't want to be a boy anymore, but would love to wake up transformed into a girl. He soon moves into a fantasy world where nothing is what it seems. A Belgian film with French dialogue.

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Louis Malle - Au Revoir Les Enfants

A personal autiobiographical look at a life-changing time in the life of the great director. A poignant look at the effects of the holocaust on children.

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Louis Malle - Au Revoir Les Enfants on DVD (1987)
Starring: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Gaspard Manesse/ Raphael Fejto
Director: Louis Malle
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"Au Revoir Les Enfants' is drawn from the most dramatic experience of my childhood. In 1944 when I was eleven I was boarding in a catholic school near Fontainebleu. One of my classmates, who had arrived at the beginning of the year, intrigued me a great deal. He was different, secretive. I was ..read more »

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The Girl On The Bridge

A playful arty film with stunning performances by both Daniel Auteil and Vanessa Paradis.

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The Girl On The Bridge on DVD (1999)
Starring: Vanessa Paradis, Daniel Auteuil, Mireille Mosse
Director: Patrice Leconte
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In his magical, erotic eighteenth feature, French director Patrice Leconte (RIDICULE, MONSIEUR HIRE) captivates viewers from the first elegant black and white frame. In the prologue, fragile beauty Adele (Vanessa Paradis) recounts her wayward, sadly promiscuous past in a comically matter-of-fact ..read more »

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L'Appartement

Top notch romantic mystery that plays like thriller. Ah, Monica, you were never lovelier....

L'Appartement on DVD (1995)
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Romane Bohringer, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey
Director: Gilles Mimouni
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Director Gilles Mimouni's first feature film is a stylish suspense thriller that confounds the audience while presenting them with an extraordinary and elusive mystery. Vincent Cassel stars as Max, a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, during ..read more »

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Dobermann

Violent comic-book style film with Vincent Cassel as the leader of a gang of crooks. High octane fluff, but done very well.

Dobermann (2000)
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Tcheky Karyo
Director: Jan Kounen
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The Dobermann (Vincent Cassel) is a class-A criminal for the 21st Century. Along with his beautiful partner Nat the Gypsy (Monica Bellucci), and an arsenal of high-tech weaponry, he leads a gang of vicious underlings into one of the most daring heists ever attempted. Unfortunately for them, ..read more »

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Tango

A very funny road movie about three wannabe misogynists. Of course the allure of women wins through.

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Tango on DVD (1993)
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Richard Bohringer, Thierry Lhermitte
Director: Patrice Leconte
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A classic Black Comedy from Patrice Leconte. A boy and his uncle, together with a hitman, go in search of a missing wife.

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Delicatessen

Once seen, never forgotten. A surreal, deranged masterpiece.

Delicatessen on DVD (1991)
Starring: Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
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After years of working successfully in commercials and music videos, French directors Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet make a splashing feature-film debut, DELICATESSEN, a hysterical exercise in style. Scripted by comic book writer and frequent Caro and Jeunet collaborator Gilles Adrien, the story ..read more »

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Belleville Rendez-vous

One of, if not the, best animated films ever. Slightly surreal with a great sense of fun with one of the most endearing canines in cinematic history.

Belleville Rendez-vous on DVD (2003)
Director: Sylvain Chomet
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In this animated French film, a boy named Champion trains relentlessly for the Tour de France, with the help of his loyal grandmother and overweight dog, Bruno (who loves to bark at passing trains). When the big race comes, Champion and a few of his fellow racers are kidnapped by some thugs who ..read more »

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