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French cinema: All genres
Les Enfants du paradis (1945)
Marcel Carné
Paris, circa 1830. Frederick LeMaître is a young romantic who dreams of becoming a great actor. Unable to find a role worthy of his talents, he gratefully accepts a small part in a mime show at the Funambules Theatre on the busy Boulevard du Crime...
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Marcel Carné
Les Enfants terribles (1950)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Paul and Elisabeth are a teenage brother and sister who live with their dying mother in a cramped apartment. When Paul is injured in a snowball fight, the overly protective Elisabeth takes care of him, although she also taunts him...
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Jean-Pierre Melville
L'Enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot (2009)
Serge Bromberg
It has been referred to as Henri-Georges Clouzot's lost masterpiece. L'Enfer, the film the director was unable to complete in 1964, has long fascinated devotees of French cinema, but to this day few have seen the remarkable footage that Clouzot shot for this mythical work...
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Serge Bromberg
L'Enfer des anges (1941)
Christian-Jaque
Since leaving a reformatory, a young man named Jean has found it impossible to find work, but he perseveres, determined to make a fresh start...
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Christian-Jaque
L'Enfer (1994)
Claude Chabrol
Paul Pieur is the proud owner of a country hotel which has no difficulty attracting guests, despite its proximity to an airbase...
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Claude Chabrol
L'Ennemi intime (2007)
Florent-Emilio Siri
Algeria, 1959. Terrien, a young lieutenant in the French army, takes command of a battalion stationed in the Kabyle mountains... [More...]
Florent-Emilio Siri
Algeria, 1959. Terrien, a young lieutenant in the French army, takes command of a battalion stationed in the Kabyle mountains... [More...]
L'Ennemi public no 1 (1953)
Henri Verneuil
Having lost his job in a New York department store on account of his advanced myopia, Joe Calvet decides to cheer himself up with a visit to the cinema... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
Having lost his job in a New York department store on account of his advanced myopia, Joe Calvet decides to cheer himself up with a visit to the cinema... [More...]
L'Ennui (1998)
Cédric Kahn
Traumatised by the separation from his wife, a philosophy teacher, Martin finds himself experiencing a mid-life crisis. When he learns that an ageing artist he met recently died whilst making love, he is intrigued and visits the artist's studio... [More...]
Cédric Kahn
Traumatised by the separation from his wife, a philosophy teacher, Martin finds himself experiencing a mid-life crisis. When he learns that an ageing artist he met recently died whilst making love, he is intrigued and visits the artist's studio... [More...]
Entr'acte (1924)
René Clair
Two men approach a canon and fire it. Rifle-range dummies sway in the wind. A dancing ballerina turns into a strange bearded man... [More...]
René Clair
Two men approach a canon and fire it. Rifle-range dummies sway in the wind. A dancing ballerina turns into a strange bearded man... [More...]
Entre adultes (2007)
Stéphane Brizé
This is the story of six men and six women, twelve unfortunates who are linked by a chain of disillusioned love. Camille thinks she is in love with Christian, but whilst their stolen moments together enrich her life, he is unable to leave the woman he no longer loves, Caroline... [More...]
Stéphane Brizé
This is the story of six men and six women, twelve unfortunates who are linked by a chain of disillusioned love. Camille thinks she is in love with Christian, but whilst their stolen moments together enrich her life, he is unable to leave the woman he no longer loves, Caroline... [More...]
Entre les murs (2008)
Laurent Cantet
François is a young teacher in a typical French inner city school. His job is not easy, particularly as his students come from difficult backgrounds and find little relevance in what they are taught... [More...]
Laurent Cantet
François is a young teacher in a typical French inner city school. His job is not easy, particularly as his students come from difficult backgrounds and find little relevance in what they are taught... [More...]
Entre onze heures et minuit (1949)
Henri Decoin
It was between the hours of eleven o'clock at night and midnight that the crime took place. Jérôme Vidauban, a trafficker wanted by the police, is shot dead in a Paris subway by an unknown assassin... [More...]
Henri Decoin
It was between the hours of eleven o'clock at night and midnight that the crime took place. Jérôme Vidauban, a trafficker wanted by the police, is shot dead in a Paris subway by an unknown assassin... [More...]
Entre ses mains (2005)
Anne Fontaine
Claire Gauthier is 30, married with a young daughter and works for an insurance firm in the town of Lille. A good wife, mother and employee, she would appear to be the model of the modern woman... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
Claire Gauthier is 30, married with a young daughter and works for an insurance firm in the town of Lille. A good wife, mother and employee, she would appear to be the model of the modern woman... [More...]
Entrée des artistes (1938)
Marc Allégret
One of the high points of director Marc Allégret's career, Entrée des artistes offers both a compelling melodrama and a rare insight into the training of actors at France's leading drama school, the Paris Conservatoire... [More...]
Marc Allégret
One of the high points of director Marc Allégret's career, Entrée des artistes offers both a compelling melodrama and a rare insight into the training of actors at France's leading drama school, the Paris Conservatoire... [More...]
L'Envers du paradis (1953)
Edmond T. Gréville
Badly in need of a few weeks of rest in tranquil surroundings, a Parisian named Gabriel Dautrand arrives in a small rural town in the south of France... [More...]
Edmond T. Gréville
Badly in need of a few weeks of rest in tranquil surroundings, a Parisian named Gabriel Dautrand arrives in a small rural town in the south of France... [More...]
L'Équipage (1935)
Anatole Litvak
France, 1916. An idealistic young man Jean Herbillon enlists in the French flying corps, unaware that his chances of survival are less than that of an infantryman... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
France, 1916. An idealistic young man Jean Herbillon enlists in the French flying corps, unaware that his chances of survival are less than that of an infantryman... [More...]
Erotissimo (1969)
Gérard Pirès
Annie and Philippe are a young married couple who appear to have a perfectly satisfactory love life. Then, one day, Annie is prompted by an article to ask herself if she is living up to her marital responsibilities... [More...]
Gérard Pirès
Annie and Philippe are a young married couple who appear to have a perfectly satisfactory love life. Then, one day, Annie is prompted by an article to ask herself if she is living up to her marital responsibilities... [More...]
Espion(s) (2009)
Nicolas Saada
With his qualifications, Vincent could easily get himself a well-paid job with a respectable firm, but instead he prefers to work as an airport baggage handler... [More...]
Nicolas Saada
With his qualifications, Vincent could easily get himself a well-paid job with a respectable firm, but instead he prefers to work as an airport baggage handler... [More...]
L'Esquive (2003)
Abdellatif Kechiche
On a rundown housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, Krimo, a teenage boy of North African descent, lives with his mother in a cramped apartment... [More...]
Abdellatif Kechiche
On a rundown housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, Krimo, a teenage boy of North African descent, lives with his mother in a cramped apartment... [More...]
Est - Ouest (1999)
Régis Wargnier
1946. Following an amnesty from Communist leader Stalin, a physician Alexeï returns to his native Russia after a period of exile in France... [More...]
Régis Wargnier
1946. Following an amnesty from Communist leader Stalin, a physician Alexeï returns to his native Russia after a period of exile in France... [More...]
Et si on vivait tous ensemble? (2012)
Stéphane Robelin
Annie, Jean, Claude, Albert and Jeanne have been firm friends for more than forty years. They have each lived full and happy lives, but when their memories begin to falter and the prospect of moving into a retirement home rears its ugly head, they decide to take a stand against convention... [More...]
Stéphane Robelin
Annie, Jean, Claude, Albert and Jeanne have been firm friends for more than forty years. They have each lived full and happy lives, but when their memories begin to falter and the prospect of moving into a retirement home rears its ugly head, they decide to take a stand against convention... [More...]
Et toi t'es sur qui? (2007)
Lola Doillon
One summer, 15-year-old Elodie and her best friend Julie make up their minds to sleep with a boy for the first time. Julie, a Goth nicknamed Batman by her classmates, has no qualms over who she goes to bed with, but the more sensitive Elodie hankers after the school beau Kevin, who has absolutely no interest in her... [More...]
Lola Doillon
One summer, 15-year-old Elodie and her best friend Julie make up their minds to sleep with a boy for the first time. Julie, a Goth nicknamed Batman by her classmates, has no qualms over who she goes to bed with, but the more sensitive Elodie hankers after the school beau Kevin, who has absolutely no interest in her... [More...]
État de siège (1972)
Costa-Gavras
Michael Santore is working in South America as a communications officer for an international aid agency when he is abducted by a gang of extreme leftwing revolutionaries who call themselves the Tupamaros... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
Michael Santore is working in South America as a communications officer for an international aid agency when he is abducted by a gang of extreme leftwing revolutionaries who call themselves the Tupamaros... [More...]
L'Été meurtrier (1983)
Jean Becker
A beautiful 19 year old girl, Eliane, moves into a provençal village with her invalid father and German mother. She immediately draws the attention of all the men in the village, but it is the timid garage owner Florimond she chooses to go out with... [More...]
Jean Becker
A beautiful 19 year old girl, Eliane, moves into a provençal village with her invalid father and German mother. She immediately draws the attention of all the men in the village, but it is the timid garage owner Florimond she chooses to go out with... [More...]
L'Éternel retour (1943)
Jean Delannoy
Patrice travels to a remote island to find a young wife for his uncle Marc. There he meets a beautiful blonde named Nathalie, who agrees to return to the mainland to marry Patrice's uncle, if only to escape her life of penury... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
Patrice travels to a remote island to find a young wife for his uncle Marc. There he meets a beautiful blonde named Nathalie, who agrees to return to the mainland to marry Patrice's uncle, if only to escape her life of penury... [More...]
L'Étoile de mer (1928)
Man Ray
A window opens onto a quiet country lane, where a man and a woman are walking side-by-side. Transported by desire, they ascend a staircase and enter a room, where the man watches as the woman removes her clothes and stretches out on a bed... [More...]
Man Ray
A window opens onto a quiet country lane, where a man and a woman are walking side-by-side. Transported by desire, they ascend a staircase and enter a room, where the man watches as the woman removes her clothes and stretches out on a bed... [More...]
L'Étrange Monsieur Victor (1937)
Jean Grémillon
No one would guess that the respectable Toulon shopkeeper Monsieur Victor is leading a double life. Who would think that this apparent model citizen, a devoted husband and scrupulously honest man of business, could possibly be mixed up in crime... [More...]
Jean Grémillon
No one would guess that the respectable Toulon shopkeeper Monsieur Victor is leading a double life. Who would think that this apparent model citizen, a devoted husband and scrupulously honest man of business, could possibly be mixed up in crime... [More...]
L'Étrangleur (1972)
Paul Vecchiali
As a child, Émile is walking through the streets after dark when he encounters a stranger. The latter takes his white woollen scarf and uses it to strangle an attractive young woman... [More...]
Paul Vecchiali
As a child, Émile is walking through the streets after dark when he encounters a stranger. The latter takes his white woollen scarf and uses it to strangle an attractive young woman... [More...]
Être et avoir (2002)
Nicolas Philibert
In the Auvergne region of France, Monsieur Lopez is the sole teacher in a small primary school which caters for 12 pupils aged between four and ten... [More...]
Nicolas Philibert
In the Auvergne region of France, Monsieur Lopez is the sole teacher in a small primary school which caters for 12 pupils aged between four and ten... [More...]
Les Évadés (1955)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
In 1943, during the Second World War, two French prisoners-of-war, François and Michel, succeed in escaping from Stalag B377 in the north of Germany... [More...]
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
In 1943, during the Second World War, two French prisoners-of-war, François and Michel, succeed in escaping from Stalag B377 in the north of Germany... [More...]