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French cinema: All genres
Au fond des bois (2010)
Benoît Jacquot
In 1865, Joséphine leads a comfortable but dull existence with her father, a successful physician. One day, a scruffy vagabond turns up on her father's doorstep asking for help...
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Benoît Jacquot
Au hasard Balthazar (1966)
Robert Bresson
Shortly after he is born in a rural part of France, a donkey is adopted by a small girl named Marie, who christens him Balthazar and treats him as a treasured plaything...
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Robert Bresson
Au nom de la loi (1932)
Maurice Tourneur
Inspector Clamart is confident that he can single-handedly deal with a drugs trafficking ring. The next day, his lifeless body is found floating in the Seine...
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Maurice Tourneur
Au p'tit zouave (1949)
Gilles Grangier
Au p'tit Zouave is a café run by Armand Billot and his wife in a working class district of Paris. The café is a popular haunt for ordinary people working in the area, although Billot's main preoccupation is his treasured goldfish, which he guards day and night from his wife's cat...
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Gilles Grangier
Au pays des lits clos (1913)
Maurice Mariaud
One night, the peace of Saint-Ganolé, a sleepy Breton fishing village, is broken by an alarm notifying its inhabitants that a small vessel is in distress...
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Maurice Mariaud
Au revoir, les enfants (1987)
Louis Malle
France, 1944, during the Nazi Occupation. The Christmas holidays over, 12-year-old Julien Quentin must leave his comfortable middleclass home in Paris and return to his Catholic boarding school in the country... [More...]
Louis Malle
France, 1944, during the Nazi Occupation. The Christmas holidays over, 12-year-old Julien Quentin must leave his comfortable middleclass home in Paris and return to his Catholic boarding school in the country... [More...]
Au royaume des cieux (1949)
Julien Duvivier
Flanked by policemen, Maria Lambert, a 17-year-old orphan, arrives at Haute-Mère, a secure educational establishment located in an austere region of France that is at risk of flooding... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
Flanked by policemen, Maria Lambert, a 17-year-old orphan, arrives at Haute-Mère, a secure educational establishment located in an austere region of France that is at risk of flooding... [More...]
Au secours! (1924)
Abel Gance
Max is relaxing on honeymoon with his bride Renée when he suddenly feels inclined to drop in on his club. He arrives at the club just as the Count de Mornay offers a bet that no one can spend a night in his haunted castle... [More...]
Abel Gance
Max is relaxing on honeymoon with his bride Renée when he suddenly feels inclined to drop in on his club. He arrives at the club just as the Count de Mornay offers a bet that no one can spend a night in his haunted castle... [More...]
Au-delà des grilles (1949)
René Clément
Pierre is on the run from the police, careful to evade capture after murdering the mistress who dared to be unfaithful to him... [More...]
René Clément
Pierre is on the run from the police, careful to evade capture after murdering the mistress who dared to be unfaithful to him... [More...]
L'Auberge espagnole (2002)
Cédric Klapisch
A young economics student, Xavier, decides to spend the final year of his university course at Barcelona so that he can learn Spanish and thereby secure a job at the French Ministry of Finance... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
A young economics student, Xavier, decides to spend the final year of his university course at Barcelona so that he can learn Spanish and thereby secure a job at the French Ministry of Finance... [More...]
L'Auberge rouge (1923)
Jean Epstein
One evening in 1825, a wealthy banker hosts a dinner party at his home in Paris. His guests include a well-known merchant, Hermann, and an arms supplier for the French army, Jean-Frédéric Taillefer... [More...]
Jean Epstein
One evening in 1825, a wealthy banker hosts a dinner party at his home in Paris. His guests include a well-known merchant, Hermann, and an arms supplier for the French army, Jean-Frédéric Taillefer... [More...]
L'Auberge rouge (1951)
Claude Autant-Lara
In the Ardèche region of France in 1883, Marie Martin and her husband manage a remote rural inn. The hostelry is unfortunately situated and the Martins have difficulty attracting customers, so they decide to make their living by less honest means, by murdering their guests and robbing them of their valuables... [More...]
Claude Autant-Lara
In the Ardèche region of France in 1883, Marie Martin and her husband manage a remote rural inn. The hostelry is unfortunately situated and the Martins have difficulty attracting customers, so they decide to make their living by less honest means, by murdering their guests and robbing them of their valuables... [More...]
Augustin (1995)
Anne Fontaine
Augustin is a friendless 30-year-old who works for an insurance company but dreams of becoming a big film star. As he waits for opportunity to come knocking on his door, he goes for auditions for walk-on parts, so far with limited success... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
Augustin is a friendless 30-year-old who works for an insurance company but dreams of becoming a big film star. As he waits for opportunity to come knocking on his door, he goes for auditions for walk-on parts, so far with limited success... [More...]
Augustin, roi du Kung-fu (1999)
Anne Fontaine
The eternally optimistic bit-part actor Augustin Don Santos intends to become the next big star of the martial arts film genre... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
The eternally optimistic bit-part actor Augustin Don Santos intends to become the next big star of the martial arts film genre... [More...]
L'Autre monde (2010)
Gilles Marchand
Whilst holidaying in the South of France one summer, teen lovers Gaspard and Marion find a mobile phone which contains a series of cryptic messages... [More...]
Gilles Marchand
Whilst holidaying in the South of France one summer, teen lovers Gaspard and Marion find a mobile phone which contains a series of cryptic messages... [More...]
L'Autre (2009)
Patrick-Mario Bernard
Anne-Marie and Alex have been living together quite happily for several years, but now they have reached a stage in their relationship where they must decide whether they should commit themselves to each other... [More...]
Patrick-Mario Bernard
Anne-Marie and Alex have been living together quite happily for several years, but now they have reached a stage in their relationship where they must decide whether they should commit themselves to each other... [More...]
Avant l'aube (2011)
Raphaël Jacoulot
Frédéric Boissier believes he has put his troubled past behind him when he gets himself a respectable job as a night porter in a luxury mountain hotel... [More...]
Raphaël Jacoulot
Frédéric Boissier believes he has put his troubled past behind him when he gets himself a respectable job as a night porter in a luxury mountain hotel... [More...]
Avant l'hiver (2013)
Philippe Claudel
Paul is a successful brain surgeon who, since he married Lucie, has never known a day's unhappiness. He has a comfortable home, a loving family and a job he adores... [More...]
Philippe Claudel
Paul is a successful brain surgeon who, since he married Lucie, has never known a day's unhappiness. He has a comfortable home, a loving family and a job he adores... [More...]
L'Avare (1980)
Louis de Funès
In the 17th century, after a life of scrimping and saving, Harpagon has managed to build up a substantial personal fortune... [More...]
Louis de Funès
In the 17th century, after a life of scrimping and saving, Harpagon has managed to build up a substantial personal fortune... [More...]
L'Avenir (2016)
Mia Hansen-Løve
Nathalie appears comfortable in her settled life as a mother of two and a teacher of philosophy at a Parisian high school... [More...]
Mia Hansen-Løve
Nathalie appears comfortable in her settled life as a mother of two and a teacher of philosophy at a Parisian high school... [More...]
L'Aventure commence demain (1948)
Richard Pottier
Clarence has everything she needs to be a successful adventuress - beauty, charm, cunning. Men are putty in her hands and yet Lady Luck never seems to be on her side - until the happy day when her path crosses that of Claude, a more enterprising con artist... [More...]
Richard Pottier
Clarence has everything she needs to be a successful adventuress - beauty, charm, cunning. Men are putty in her hands and yet Lady Luck never seems to be on her side - until the happy day when her path crosses that of Claude, a more enterprising con artist... [More...]
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Gérard Oury
In his hurry to get to his daughter's wedding, industrialist Victor Pivert forces his chauffeur, Salomon, to drive his car off the road and into a lake... [More...]
Gérard Oury
In his hurry to get to his daughter's wedding, industrialist Victor Pivert forces his chauffeur, Salomon, to drive his car off the road and into a lake... [More...]
Les Aventures de Robert Macaire (1925)
Jean Epstein
In 1825, the itinerant thief and swindler Robert Macaire wends his way across France in the company of his faithful companion Bertrand, never passing up the opportunity to fleece any unsuspecting party they may come across in their travels... [More...]
Jean Epstein
In 1825, the itinerant thief and swindler Robert Macaire wends his way across France in the company of his faithful companion Bertrand, never passing up the opportunity to fleece any unsuspecting party they may come across in their travels... [More...]
L'Aveu (1970)
Costa-Gavras
Prague, 1951. A.L. is the deputy foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, a man with an impeccable record. Having fought on the side of the Brigadas Internacionales during the Spanish Civil War, and then with the French Resistance during WWII, A.L.'s devotion to communism seems to be beyond dispute... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
Prague, 1951. A.L. is the deputy foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, a man with an impeccable record. Having fought on the side of the Brigadas Internacionales during the Spanish Civil War, and then with the French Resistance during WWII, A.L.'s devotion to communism seems to be beyond dispute... [More...]
Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès (1972)
René Vautier
It is 1961 and France is locked into a seemingly interminable war with its North African colony of Algeria. The French government of course does not recognise this as a war as such, but rather a 'campaign of pacification'... [More...]
René Vautier
It is 1961 and France is locked into a seemingly interminable war with its North African colony of Algeria. The French government of course does not recognise this as a war as such, but rather a 'campaign of pacification'... [More...]
Avril (2006)
Gérald Hustache-Mathieu
Avril has spent her entire life in a convent. Shortly after she was born, she was given up to the mother superior, Marie-Josèphe, who agreed to take charge of her upbringing... [More...]
Gérald Hustache-Mathieu
Avril has spent her entire life in a convent. Shortly after she was born, she was given up to the mother superior, Marie-Josèphe, who agreed to take charge of her upbringing... [More...]
La Baie des anges (1963)
Jacques Demy
Jean Fournier is a modest young bank clerk living in Paris. He is sensible, respectable, and so it is with reluctance that he agrees to accompany his friend Caron to a casino... [More...]
Jacques Demy
Jean Fournier is a modest young bank clerk living in Paris. He is sensible, respectable, and so it is with reluctance that he agrees to accompany his friend Caron to a casino... [More...]
Baisers volés (1968)
François Truffaut
Antoine Doinel is twenty when he is discharged from the army for his frequent lapses of discipline. Returning to Paris he hopes to resume his former love affair with Christine Darbon but he has difficulty adjusting to civilian life once more... [More...]
François Truffaut
Antoine Doinel is twenty when he is discharged from the army for his frequent lapses of discipline. Returning to Paris he hopes to resume his former love affair with Christine Darbon but he has difficulty adjusting to civilian life once more... [More...]
Le Bal des actrices (2009)
Maïwenn
An enterprising young film director, Maïwenn, decides to make a documentary about actresses. She meets a number of diverse women who have chosen to make the dramatic art their career and becomes increasingly fascinated by their complex lives and personalities... [More...]
Maïwenn
An enterprising young film director, Maïwenn, decides to make a documentary about actresses. She meets a number of diverse women who have chosen to make the dramatic art their career and becomes increasingly fascinated by their complex lives and personalities... [More...]
La Balance (1982)
Bob Swaim
Inspector Palouzi, the head of a driven vice squad in a crime-ridden district of Paris, finds he has a problem when one of his best informers is gunned down in the street... [More...]
Bob Swaim
Inspector Palouzi, the head of a driven vice squad in a crime-ridden district of Paris, finds he has a problem when one of his best informers is gunned down in the street... [More...]