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French cinema: All genres
Carmen (1926)
Jacques Feyder
After killing a man in a duel, Don José Lizzarabengoa is forced to flee his home in Navarre. On his arrival in Castille, he enlists in the army and soon becomes a sergeant in the regiment at Almanza...
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Jacques Feyder
Carrefour (1938)
Curtis Bernhardt
A wealthy industrialist, Roger de Vétheuil, finds himself in court, charged with being an impostor. Twenty years ago, whilst serving in WWI, he suffered a severe head wound which resulted in him losing his memory...
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Curtis Bernhardt
Le Carrefour des enfants perdus (1944)
Léo Joannon
Marseille, 1940. In the chaotic aftermath of France's capitulation to Nazi Germany, three former inmates of a reform school meet up by chance...
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Léo Joannon
Le Carrosse d'or (1953)
Jean Renoir
In the 18th Century, a travelling band of actors arrive in a Spanish colony in South America. When they are invited to perform before the royal court, the Viceroy, Ferdinand, instantly falls in love with the leading performer, Camilla...
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Jean Renoir
Casque d'or (1952)
Jacques Becker
The setting is the Belleville district of Paris circa 1900. At a riverside guinguette, carpenter Georges Manda meets an attractive young woman named Marie and immediately falls under her spell...
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Jacques Becker
Catherine (1924)
Albert Dieudonné
In the provincial town of Varance, Catherine Ferrand, an orphan, is employed as housemaid to Georges Mallet, a prominent local councillor... [More...]
Albert Dieudonné
In the provincial town of Varance, Catherine Ferrand, an orphan, is employed as housemaid to Georges Mallet, a prominent local councillor... [More...]
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses! (1979)
Edouard Molinaro
François Perrin is a radio reporter who is coping badly with living by himself after his divorce. One evening, the solitude becomes so unbearable that he picks up the telephone and dials a number at random... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
François Perrin is a radio reporter who is coping badly with living by himself after his divorce. One evening, the solitude becomes so unbearable that he picks up the telephone and dials a number at random... [More...]
Cavalcade d'amour (1940)
Raymond Bernard
For hundreds of years, the château de Maupré has brought misfortune to its inhabitants, as those who choose to wed within its walls are destined to wed unhappily... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
For hundreds of years, the château de Maupré has brought misfortune to its inhabitants, as those who choose to wed within its walls are destined to wed unhappily... [More...]
Cavale (2002)
Lucas Belvaux
Bruno Le Roux is an extreme left-wing activist who, after his escape from prison, is more determined than ever to carry on his fight against capitalism... [More...]
Lucas Belvaux
Bruno Le Roux is an extreme left-wing activist who, after his escape from prison, is more determined than ever to carry on his fight against capitalism... [More...]
Le Cave se rebiffe (1961)
Gilles Grangier
Brothel owner Charles Lepicard is desperately in need of a new source of income when the introduction of a new law threatens his business... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
Brothel owner Charles Lepicard is desperately in need of a new source of income when the introduction of a new law threatens his business... [More...]
Ce jour-là (2003)
Raoul Ruiz
Livia is a rich heiress who lives in a grand house in a remote part of Switzerland, resented by her relatives who are jealous of her fortune and desperately want to get their hands on it... [More...]
Raoul Ruiz
Livia is a rich heiress who lives in a grand house in a remote part of Switzerland, resented by her relatives who are jealous of her fortune and desperately want to get their hands on it... [More...]
Ce soir ou jamais (1961)
Michel Deville
Laurent is a poster designer who is about to begin rehearsals for his first stage play, a musical comedy. To celebrate this auspicious event, he holds a party at his apartment, to which his best friends are all invited... [More...]
Michel Deville
Laurent is a poster designer who is about to begin rehearsals for his first stage play, a musical comedy. To celebrate this auspicious event, he holds a party at his apartment, to which his best friends are all invited... [More...]
Cécile est morte (1944)
Maurice Tourneur
For six months, Cécile has been hounding the police for protection, so convinced is she that her life is in danger... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
For six months, Cécile has been hounding the police for protection, so convinced is she that her life is in danger... [More...]
Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1956)
Luis Buñuel
Despite his bourgeois origins, Dr Valerio devotes himself to treating the poor on an island in the Mediterranean. His wife Angela leaves him to spend time with her family in Nice, having failed to persuade him to pursue a more lucrative career serving the idle rich in the south of France... [More...]
Luis Buñuel
Despite his bourgeois origins, Dr Valerio devotes himself to treating the poor on an island in the Mediterranean. His wife Angela leaves him to spend time with her family in Nice, having failed to persuade him to pursue a more lucrative career serving the idle rich in the south of France... [More...]
Céline et Julie vont en bateau (1974)
Jacques Rivette
It is in a park in Paris that Julie, a shy librarian, first makes the acquaintance of Céline, a stage magician. Intrigued by the other woman, Julie follows her around the city until she loses sight of her... [More...]
Jacques Rivette
It is in a park in Paris that Julie, a shy librarian, first makes the acquaintance of Céline, a stage magician. Intrigued by the other woman, Julie follows her around the city until she loses sight of her... [More...]
Celui qui doit mourir (1957)
Jules Dassin
In the 1920s, with Greece is under Turkish occupation, the inhabitants of a small town are making preparations for the annual Passion play... [More...]
Jules Dassin
In the 1920s, with Greece is under Turkish occupation, the inhabitants of a small town are making preparations for the annual Passion play... [More...]
Le Cercle rouge (1970)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Police superintendent Mattei is escorting a suspected criminal, Vogel, across France on a train. After a daring escape, Vogel, goes on the run... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Melville
Police superintendent Mattei is escorting a suspected criminal, Vogel, across France on a train. After a daring escape, Vogel, goes on the run... [More...]
La Cérémonie (1995)
Claude Chabrol
The Lelievres are a happy, comfortably rich family who live in a remote mansion near the Brittany coast. Madame Lelievre is far too busy to take on all the domestic chores, so she hires a maid to do all this for her... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
The Lelievres are a happy, comfortably rich family who live in a remote mansion near the Brittany coast. Madame Lelievre is far too busy to take on all the domestic chores, so she hires a maid to do all this for her... [More...]
Le Cerveau (1969)
Gérard Oury
Not long after pulling off a spectacular train robbery in Great Britain, the criminal genius The Brain is soon planning his next lucrative enterprise... [More...]
Gérard Oury
Not long after pulling off a spectacular train robbery in Great Britain, the criminal genius The Brain is soon planning his next lucrative enterprise... [More...]
Ces messieurs de la Santé (1934)
Pierre Colombier
Shortly after being arrested for fraud, the discredited banker Jules Taffard manages to escape from the Santé prison... [More...]
Pierre Colombier
Shortly after being arrested for fraud, the discredited banker Jules Taffard manages to escape from the Santé prison... [More...]
César (1936)
Marcel Pagnol
Twenty years after her first sweetheart Marius abandoned her to seek adventure on the high seas, Fanny is still married to Panisse and her son Césariot remains ignorant as to the identity of his real father... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
Twenty years after her first sweetheart Marius abandoned her to seek adventure on the high seas, Fanny is still married to Panisse and her son Césariot remains ignorant as to the identity of his real father... [More...]
César et Rosalie (1972)
Claude Sautet
After her divorce, 30-something Rosalie decides to live with César, a wealthy scrap-metal dealer who is prone to violent bursts... [More...]
Claude Sautet
After her divorce, 30-something Rosalie decides to live with César, a wealthy scrap-metal dealer who is prone to violent bursts... [More...]
Cet obscur objet du désir (1977)
Luis Buñuel
Shortly after boarding a train in Seville, a respectable old man pours a bucket of water over a young woman standing on the platform... [More...]
Luis Buñuel
Shortly after boarding a train in Seville, a respectable old man pours a bucket of water over a young woman standing on the platform... [More...]
Cette nuit là... (1958)
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998)
Patrice Chéreau
Before his death, a world-famous painter, Jean-Baptiste, requests that he be buried in the cemetery at Limoges, a town that is reputed for accommodating more dead people than living... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
Before his death, a world-famous painter, Jean-Baptiste, requests that he be buried in the cemetery at Limoges, a town that is reputed for accommodating more dead people than living... [More...]
Ceux qui restent (2007)
Anne Le Ny
On one of his frequent visits to the hospital where his wife is being treated for breast cancer, Bertrand meets a young woman, Loraine, whose partner is also seriously ill... [More...]
Anne Le Ny
On one of his frequent visits to the hospital where his wife is being treated for breast cancer, Bertrand meets a young woman, Loraine, whose partner is also seriously ill... [More...]
Chacun cherche son chat (1996)
Cédric Klapisch
Chloé is a young make-up assistant living in Paris. She shares an apartment with a gay friend Michel and her treasured cat Gris-Gris... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
Chloé is a young make-up assistant living in Paris. She shares an apartment with a gay friend Michel and her treasured cat Gris-Gris... [More...]
Le Chagrin et la pitié (1969)
Marcel Ophüls
Life in France at the time of the Nazi Occupation during World War II. Those who actively participated in the drama - politicians, soldiers, aristocrats, spies, collaborators and resistance supporters - recount their personal experiences with lucidity, eloquence and emotion.... [More...]
Marcel Ophüls
Life in France at the time of the Nazi Occupation during World War II. Those who actively participated in the drama - politicians, soldiers, aristocrats, spies, collaborators and resistance supporters - recount their personal experiences with lucidity, eloquence and emotion.... [More...]
Chair de poule (1963)
Julien Duvivier
Daniel and Paul are two hard-up factory workers who supplement their income by some nocturnal safe-cracking. However, it isn't long before their luck runs out... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
Daniel and Paul are two hard-up factory workers who supplement their income by some nocturnal safe-cracking. However, it isn't long before their luck runs out... [More...]
La Chambre des officiers (2001)
François Dupeyron
At the start of the First World War, a young lieutenant, Adrien, is badly injured in a shell explosion. When he comes to, he realises that the lower part of his face has been blown away, although he is otherwise unharmed... [More...]
François Dupeyron
At the start of the First World War, a young lieutenant, Adrien, is badly injured in a shell explosion. When he comes to, he realises that the lower part of his face has been blown away, although he is otherwise unharmed... [More...]