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French cinema: Comedy
20 ans d'écart (2013)
David Moreau
Alice Lantins is 38, ambitious and so committed to her work that her personal life is virtually non-existent. In short, she is the ideal candidate for the next editor of the fashion magazine Rebelle, or would be were it not for the fact that she appears to be stuck in a rut...
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David Moreau
3 hommes et un couffin (1985)
Coline Serreau
Pierre, Jacques and Michel are three bachelors who contentedly live together in a large apartment right at the heart of Paris...
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Coline Serreau
8 femmes (2002)
François Ozon
In the 1950s, rich society belle Gaby lives with her family at their comfortable country residence, tended to by her faithful maids Louise and Madame Chanel...
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François Ozon
9 mois ferme (2013)
Albert Dupontel
Ariane Felder is a middle-aged woman who conducts herself as scrupulously in her private life as she does in her career as a highly respected magistrate...
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Albert Dupontel
99 francs (2007)
Jan Kounen
Octave Parango is a high-powered advertising consultant who prides himself on the knowledge that he decides what people will want to buy and how they will live their lives...
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Jan Kounen
À bout de souffle (1960)
Jean-Luc Godard
Michel Poiccard is a small-time crook on a mission: to recover some money owed to him by his criminal associates. To that end, he steals a car in Marseille and heads for Paris... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
Michel Poiccard is a small-time crook on a mission: to recover some money owed to him by his criminal associates. To that end, he steals a car in Marseille and heads for Paris... [More...]
À la conquête du pôle (1912)
Georges Méliès
The world's greatest scientists gather to plan an expedition to the North Pole. Various ingenious methods of reaching the pole are put forward but it is Professor Maboul's flying machine that creates most excitement... [More...]
Georges Méliès
The world's greatest scientists gather to plan an expedition to the North Pole. Various ingenious methods of reaching the pole are put forward but it is Professor Maboul's flying machine that creates most excitement... [More...]
À nous la liberté (1931)
René Clair
Émile is serving a stretch in prison when he strikes up a friendship with fellow prisoner Louis. Together, the two men attempt a break-out which results in Émile's re-capture... [More...]
René Clair
Émile is serving a stretch in prison when he strikes up a friendship with fellow prisoner Louis. Together, the two men attempt a break-out which results in Émile's re-capture... [More...]
À trois, on y va (2015)
Jérôme Bonnell
Michel, a veterinary surgeon, and Charlotte have been together for many years. Still very much in love, they move into their own house in Roubaix in northern France and they could not be happier... [More...]
Jérôme Bonnell
Michel, a veterinary surgeon, and Charlotte have been together for many years. Still very much in love, they move into their own house in Roubaix in northern France and they could not be happier... [More...]
À vos ordres, Madame (1942)
Jean Boyer
Odette and Hector Depuis, husband and wife for twenty-five years, are en route for their holiday when their car breaks down... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Odette and Hector Depuis, husband and wife for twenty-five years, are en route for their holiday when their car breaks down... [More...]
L'Abbé Constantin (1933)
Jean-Paul Paulin
The Countess de Laverdens has set her noble heart on buying the château de Longueval. Imagine then her horror when she learns that she has been outbid at the auction and the property now belongs to two wealthy American sisters... [More...]
Jean-Paul Paulin
The Countess de Laverdens has set her noble heart on buying the château de Longueval. Imagine then her horror when she learns that she has been outbid at the auction and the property now belongs to two wealthy American sisters... [More...]
Adieu Berthe - L'enterrement de mémé (2012)
Bruno Podalydès
Armand is a mild-mannered 50-something who leads a double life. He manages a pharmacy in a Paris suburb with his wife Hélène but his real passion in life is conjuring, for which he has a natural talent... [More...]
Bruno Podalydès
Armand is a mild-mannered 50-something who leads a double life. He manages a pharmacy in a Paris suburb with his wife Hélène but his real passion in life is conjuring, for which he has a natural talent... [More...]
L'Aile ou la cuisse (1976)
Claude Zidi
At 60, Charles Duchemin is the most revered of France's culinary experts. Not only is he a food critic of some considerable renown, he is also the author of the country's most popular restaurant guide... [More...]
Claude Zidi
At 60, Charles Duchemin is the most revered of France's culinary experts. Not only is he a food critic of some considerable renown, he is also the author of the country's most popular restaurant guide... [More...]
Aimer, boire et chanter (2014)
Alain Resnais
In the midst of the Yorkshire countryside, the lives of three couples are about to be violently disrupted over a period of several months by the strange behaviour of their mutual friend George Riley... [More...]
Alain Resnais
In the midst of the Yorkshire countryside, the lives of three couples are about to be violently disrupted over a period of several months by the strange behaviour of their mutual friend George Riley... [More...]
Aladin ou la lampe merveilleuse (1906)
Albert Capellani
Whilst his mother is busy sewing, a young man named Aladdin is happily dreaming that he is a rich man courting the Sultan's beautiful daughter... [More...]
Albert Capellani
Whilst his mother is busy sewing, a young man named Aladdin is happily dreaming that he is a rich man courting the Sultan's beautiful daughter... [More...]
Alexandre le bienheureux (1968)
Yves Robert
All that Alexandre wants is to live a quiet life, to be as free and contented as the birds and beasts of his treasured countryside... [More...]
Yves Robert
All that Alexandre wants is to live a quiet life, to be as free and contented as the birds and beasts of his treasured countryside... [More...]
Allez France! (1964)
Robert Dhéry
On the eve of his wedding day, Henri Martineau decides to make full use of his last few hours of bachelor freedom by attending the France versus England rugby match at Twickenham... [More...]
Robert Dhéry
On the eve of his wedding day, Henri Martineau decides to make full use of his last few hours of bachelor freedom by attending the France versus England rugby match at Twickenham... [More...]
L'An 01 (1973)
Jacques Doillon
One Tuesday afternoon, the whole of France comes to a total standstill. Everyone stops working and all activity ceases. The old world is finished... [More...]
Jacques Doillon
One Tuesday afternoon, the whole of France comes to a total standstill. Everyone stops working and all activity ceases. The old world is finished... [More...]
L'Armoire volante (1948)
Carlo Rim
Alfred Pic, a hardworking tax inspector, finds himself in a pickle when his bossy aunt, Madame Lobligeois, goes missing in the most bizarre circumstances... [More...]
Carlo Rim
Alfred Pic, a hardworking tax inspector, finds himself in a pickle when his bossy aunt, Madame Lobligeois, goes missing in the most bizarre circumstances... [More...]
Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1962)
Edouard Molinaro
The funeral of the successful businessman André Laroche is attended by scores of important public figures, all keen to pay homage to a great man of industry... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
The funeral of the successful businessman André Laroche is attended by scores of important public figures, all keen to pay homage to a great man of industry... [More...]
L'Art d'aimer (2011)
Emmanuel Mouret
At the exact moment that one falls in love, one becomes aware of a very distinctive music, an ethereal sonata that seems to speak of eternity and promise all the delights of paradise... [More...]
Emmanuel Mouret
At the exact moment that one falls in love, one becomes aware of a very distinctive music, an ethereal sonata that seems to speak of eternity and promise all the delights of paradise... [More...]
Astérix et Obélix Mission Cléopâtre (2002)
Alain Chabat
Cleopatra is the queen of Egypt. She is the proud ruler of a proud people, and there is nothing that infuriates her more than Julius Caesar's continual belittling of her country and its inhabitants... [More...]
Alain Chabat
Cleopatra is the queen of Egypt. She is the proud ruler of a proud people, and there is nothing that infuriates her more than Julius Caesar's continual belittling of her country and its inhabitants... [More...]
Attila Marcel (2013)
Sylvain Chomet
Paul, 33, inhabits a Parisian apartment with his well-meaning aunts Annie and Anna, who have looked after him since he was two and who dream that one day he will become a virtuoso pianist... [More...]
Sylvain Chomet
Paul, 33, inhabits a Parisian apartment with his well-meaning aunts Annie and Anna, who have looked after him since he was two and who dream that one day he will become a virtuoso pianist... [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]