Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Sa majesté Minor (2007)
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Long ago, many years before Homer, on an imaginary island in the Aegean Sea, there lived a strange creature named Minor. A dumb beast, half-man, half-pig, Minor lives a quiet and happy life in his sty with his affectionate sow...
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Jean-Jacques Annaud
Sac de noeuds (1985)
Josiane Balasko
Alone and penniless, a middle-aged woman Anita is about to commit suicide when another woman, Rose, suddenly takes refuge in her apartment...
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Josiane Balasko
Sacrée jeunesse (1958)
André Berthomieu
Thomas Longué is 79 and not long for this world, or so his greedy nephew Étienne seems to think. Convinced that the decrepit old man is likely to kick the bucket any day soon, Étienne offers to buy one of his uncle's estates at a favourable price in return for a life's annuity...
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André Berthomieu
The Sacrifice (1986)
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Alexander is a man in his early sixties who leads a tranquil existence with his wife Adelaide, stepdaughter Marta and young son in a large house by the sea on a remote island...
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Andrey Tarkovskiy
Safari (2009)
Olivier Baroux
It has been thirty years since Richard Dacieris last set foot in the wilds of Africa, but here he is again, acting as a guide for an odd assortment of tourists who are keen to discover the natural wonders of the Dark Continent...
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Olivier Baroux
Sagan (2008)
Diane Kurys
In 1954, without her parents' knowledge, 18-year-old Françoise Quoirez published a novel that was to earn her instant celebrity and a revered place in French literature... [More...]
Diane Kurys
In 1954, without her parents' knowledge, 18-year-old Françoise Quoirez published a novel that was to earn her instant celebrity and a revered place in French literature... [More...]
Sage femme (2017)
Martin Provost
Claire lives and works in a district of Yvelines on the outskirts of Paris. A seriously minded middle-aged woman, she is committed to her work as a hardworking mid-wife in a small maternity hospital and lives alone with her nearly grown-up son, Simon, whom she has had to bring up single-handedly... [More...]
Martin Provost
Claire lives and works in a district of Yvelines on the outskirts of Paris. A seriously minded middle-aged woman, she is committed to her work as a hardworking mid-wife in a small maternity hospital and lives alone with her nearly grown-up son, Simon, whom she has had to bring up single-handedly... [More...]
Saint Ange (2004)
Pascal Laugier
At the end of the 1950s, the Saint Ange orphanage is about to close down after the tragic death of one of its child residents... [More...]
Pascal Laugier
At the end of the 1950s, the Saint Ange orphanage is about to close down after the tragic death of one of its child residents... [More...]
Saint Laurent (2014)
Bertrand Bonello
By 1967, Yves Saint Laurent is already established as one of the world's leading couturiers. As he instigates a fashion revolution, YSL becomes the figurehead of a brand the like of which the world has never known... [More...]
Bertrand Bonello
By 1967, Yves Saint Laurent is already established as one of the world's leading couturiers. As he instigates a fashion revolution, YSL becomes the figurehead of a brand the like of which the world has never known... [More...]
Saint-Cyr (2000)
Patricia Mazuy
In 1686, Madame de Maintenon, the last wife of King Louis XIV, founded Saint-Cyr, a private school for the daughters of nobles ruined by the preceding decades of war... [More...]
Patricia Mazuy
In 1686, Madame de Maintenon, the last wife of King Louis XIV, founded Saint-Cyr, a private school for the daughters of nobles ruined by the preceding decades of war... [More...]
Saint-Jacques... La Mecque (2005)
Coline Serreau
Middle-aged schoolteacher Clara and her two brothers, chief executive Pierre and alcoholic layabout Claude, absolutely hate one another... [More...]
Coline Serreau
Middle-aged schoolteacher Clara and her two brothers, chief executive Pierre and alcoholic layabout Claude, absolutely hate one another... [More...]
Saint-Tropez Blues (1961)
Marcel Moussy
Philosophy student Anne-Marie agrees to stay in Paris whilst her parents take their summer holidays in Aix-en-Provence. She soon regrets her decision and is easily tempted when Jean-Paul, an arts student, offers to drive her in her mother's car to Saint-Tropez... [More...]
Marcel Moussy
Philosophy student Anne-Marie agrees to stay in Paris whilst her parents take their summer holidays in Aix-en-Provence. She soon regrets her decision and is easily tempted when Jean-Paul, an arts student, offers to drive her in her mother's car to Saint-Tropez... [More...]
La Sainte Victoire (2009)
François Favrat
Xavier Alvarez is a budding architect in Aix-en-Provence who, despite his best efforts, fails to win the recognition and social standing that he aspires to and which he knows he deserves... [More...]
François Favrat
Xavier Alvarez is a budding architect in Aix-en-Provence who, despite his best efforts, fails to win the recognition and social standing that he aspires to and which he knows he deserves... [More...]
Le Salaire de la peur (1953)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
In a dusty, hot South American mining town, European immigrants eke out a meagre existence, struggling to find work in an area of high unemployment... [More...]
Henri-Georges Clouzot
In a dusty, hot South American mining town, European immigrants eke out a meagre existence, struggling to find work in an area of high unemployment... [More...]
Le Salaire du péché (1956)
Denys de La Patellière
Isabelle, the daughter of multi-millionaire Frank Lindstrom, chooses to marry an impoverished journalist, Jean de Charvin... [More...]
Denys de La Patellière
Isabelle, the daughter of multi-millionaire Frank Lindstrom, chooses to marry an impoverished journalist, Jean de Charvin... [More...]
La Salamandre (1971)
Alain Tanner
Pierre, a writer, enlists the help of a friend, Paul, to investigate a real-life story in which a young woman, Rosmonde, was tried for the attempted murder of her uncle... [More...]
Alain Tanner
Pierre, a writer, enlists the help of a friend, Paul, to investigate a real-life story in which a young woman, Rosmonde, was tried for the attempted murder of her uncle... [More...]
Salaud, on t'aime (2014)
Claude Lelouch
Throughout his busy career, Jacques Kaminsky has been so committed to his profession as a war photographer that he has neglected his parental responsibilities... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Throughout his busy career, Jacques Kaminsky has been so committed to his profession as a war photographer that he has neglected his parental responsibilities... [More...]
Salauds de pauvres (2019)
Christophe Alévêque
Ah, what a divided and unfair world we live in! How the rich must suffer at the hands of a government that seems only to care about the plight of the poor... [More...]
Christophe Alévêque
Ah, what a divided and unfair world we live in! How the rich must suffer at the hands of a government that seems only to care about the plight of the poor... [More...]
Les Salauds vont en enfer (1956)
Robert Hossein
Macquart and Rudel are two hardened criminals who are serving life sentences in a secure prison from which escape seems to be impossible... [More...]
Robert Hossein
Macquart and Rudel are two hardened criminals who are serving life sentences in a secure prison from which escape seems to be impossible... [More...]
Les Salauds (2013)
Claire Denis
Marco Silvestri, the commander aboard a super-tanker, must make an emergency return to Paris so that he can leave his ship... [More...]
Claire Denis
Marco Silvestri, the commander aboard a super-tanker, must make an emergency return to Paris so that he can leave his ship... [More...]
Sale comme un ange (1991)
Catherine Breillat
A fifty-something police inspector Georges Deblache appears to have had enough of life. A confirmed bachelor, who has grown used to dinners-for-one and nights with prostitutes, he envies his young partner, Didier Theron, who has recently married an attractive woman, Barbara... [More...]
Catherine Breillat
A fifty-something police inspector Georges Deblache appears to have had enough of life. A confirmed bachelor, who has grown used to dinners-for-one and nights with prostitutes, he envies his young partner, Didier Theron, who has recently married an attractive woman, Barbara... [More...]
Salut l'artiste (1973)
Yves Robert
Like many in his profession, Nicolas Montei dreams of making the big time as an actor but he has to content himself with whatever bit parts he can grab for himself in his never-ending struggle to make ends meet... [More...]
Yves Robert
Like many in his profession, Nicolas Montei dreams of making the big time as an actor but he has to content himself with whatever bit parts he can grab for himself in his never-ending struggle to make ends meet... [More...]
Samba (2014)
Olivier Nakache
Samba is a Senegalese immigrant man who has been living in France for ten years, surviving on odd jobs as he somehow manages to avoid the authorities... [More...]
Olivier Nakache
Samba is a Senegalese immigrant man who has been living in France for ten years, surviving on odd jobs as he somehow manages to avoid the authorities... [More...]
Samia (2000)
Philippe Faucon
Samia is a 15-year-old girl who lives with her family of Algerian Muslims on the grubby outskirts of northern Marseille. She is the sixth of eight children and is pressurised by her parents to adhere rigidly to their traditions and not be seduced by the sordid distractions of their adopted country... [More...]
Philippe Faucon
Samia is a 15-year-old girl who lives with her family of Algerian Muslims on the grubby outskirts of northern Marseille. She is the sixth of eight children and is pressurised by her parents to adhere rigidly to their traditions and not be seduced by the sordid distractions of their adopted country... [More...]
Le Samouraï (1967)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Killing comes easy to Jef Costello. It is his job, it is what he does best. Others are willing to pay handsomely for his service, which he discharges with cool deadly efficiency... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Melville
Killing comes easy to Jef Costello. It is his job, it is what he does best. Others are willing to pay handsomely for his service, which he discharges with cool deadly efficiency... [More...]
Samson (1936)
Maurice Tourneur
Wealth is not enough for financier Jacques Brachart. With his immense fortune, he intends to buy his way into high society to show the world what a great man he is... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
Wealth is not enough for financier Jacques Brachart. With his immense fortune, he intends to buy his way into high society to show the world what a great man he is... [More...]
San Antonio (2004)
Frédéric Auburtin
Once the secret services have woken up to the threat of a global terrorist targetting world leaders, police superintendent San Antonio and his faithful assistant Bérurier are assigned to keep a watchful eye on the French ambassador during a stay at a British palace... [More...]
Frédéric Auburtin
Once the secret services have woken up to the threat of a global terrorist targetting world leaders, police superintendent San Antonio and his faithful assistant Bérurier are assigned to keep a watchful eye on the French ambassador during a stay at a British palace... [More...]
Le Sang à la tête (1956)
Gilles Grangier
When he started out as a modest dockworker thirty years ago, François Cardinaud could not have imagined that he would become one of the most powerful men in the port of La Rochelle... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
When he started out as a modest dockworker thirty years ago, François Cardinaud could not have imagined that he would become one of the most powerful men in the port of La Rochelle... [More...]
Le Sang d'un poète (1930)
Jean Cocteau
A factory chimney is just about to fall down... In May 1745, a bare-chested artist is painting a portrait of a woman. When the portrait's mouth suddenly comes to life, the artist attempts to erase it... [More...]
Jean Cocteau
A factory chimney is just about to fall down... In May 1745, a bare-chested artist is painting a portrait of a woman. When the portrait's mouth suddenly comes to life, the artist attempts to erase it... [More...]
Le Sang des bêtes (1949)
Georges Franju
On the dreary outskirts of Paris, the city's poor live in tall tenement blocks bordered by undeveloped land which is a playground for children and a haven for lovers... [More...]
Georges Franju
On the dreary outskirts of Paris, the city's poor live in tall tenement blocks bordered by undeveloped land which is a playground for children and a haven for lovers... [More...]