vive la difference (165 titles)
french follies
82% from 31 members
The Double Life Of Veronique
"three colours trilogy" HIGH
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The Double Life Of Veronique
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski, creator of the masterful THREE COLORS TRILOGY, presents this enigmatic, philosophical drama about duality in the modern world. Veronika (Irene Jacob), a young Polish woman, embraces each aspect of her life with zeal. She has many friendships, sexual and ..read more »
65%
from 5,340 members
La Separation
" madame bovary" HIGH
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La Separation
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Daniel Auteuil
Director: Christian Vincent
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Anne and Pierre live together with their young son until Anne admits to having fallen in love with another man. At first, Pierre appears to accept this but slowly the anger inside him starts to build and his violent emotions surface. French dialogue with subtitles.
62%
from 745 members
Ma Vie En Rose
Belgian/French "Dekalog" HIGH
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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.
70%
from 3,394 members
Madame Bovary
HIGH
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Madame Bovary
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Francois Balmer, Christophe Malavoy
Director: Claude Chabrol
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Claude Chabrol's lifelong interest in the psychological lives of women finds a perfect vehicle in Gustave Flaubert's 1856 novel, MADAME BOVARY. Isabelle Hupert, Chabrol's frequent collaborator and muse, brings a detached and icy intensity to her portrayal of Emma, an ambitious farmer's daughter ..read more »
56%
from 1,000 member
Un Chien Andalou
"jules et Jim" Salvador Dali HIGH
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Un Chien Andalou
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1929)
Starring: Pierre Batcheff, Simone Mareuil, Jaime Miravilles
Director: Luis Bunuel, Salvador Dali
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Un Chien Andalou is Bunuel's first film and collaboration with Salvador Dali, a surreal exploration of desire and passion. L'Age D'or is another collaboration with Dali, a surrealist dissection of civilised values.
70%
from 1,801 member
Jean De Florette
"cinema paradiso" HIGH
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Jean De Florette
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
Director: Claude Berri
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French director Claude Berri's stunning adaptation of the acclaimed Marcel Pagnol novel is the winner of numerous international awards and is the world's most popular foreign language film ever. City-dweller Jean de Florette (Gerard Depardieu) moves his family to the Provence countryside in the ..read more »
76%
from 16,815 members
Manon Des Sources
"jean de florette" HIGH
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Manon Des Sources
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart
Director: Claude Berri
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The second of two parts of the classic Marcel Pagnol story set in France in the mid-1920's. The daughter of a ruined farmer discovers the identity of the men who stopped up her father's well and plots revenge, eventually uncovering long forgotten family secrets. Follows "Jean De Florette."
77%
from 13,692 members
L'Appartement
"manon des sources" HIGH
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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 »
68%
from 8,178 members
Delicatessen
"amelie" HIGH
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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 »
71%
from 22,429 members
La Gloire De Mon Pere
"babettes feast" HIGH
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La Gloire De Mon Pere
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Phillippe Caubere, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain
Director: Yves Robert
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Based on the childhood memoirs of Marcel Pagnol, author of 'Jean De Florette' and 'Manon Des Sources', 'La Gloire De Mon Pere' and its sequel 'Le Chateau De Ma Mere' are two of the greatest and most successful French films ever made. An adult Marcel nostalgically recalls one idyllic summer spent ..read more »
73%
from 3,372 members
Average rating for this collection:
82% from 31 members
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