Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Sans famille (1934)
Marc Allégret
London. After the funeral of Lord Mulligan, his brother James intends that he will inherit his fortune. To do so, he hires a crook named Driscoll to abduct and kill Mulligan's rightful heir, three-year-old Robert...
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Marc Allégret
Sans laisser d'adresse (1951)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Emile Gauthier is a Parisian taxi driver. One day, at the Gare de Lyon, he picks up a young woman named Thérèse and her baby...
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Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Sans lendemain (1939)
Max Ophüls
A series of personal misfortunes has brought Evelyne Morin to her present degrading circumstances. She married too young, to a man who was not worthy of her - an unscrupulous adventurer who left her virtually destitute when he died...
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Max Ophüls
Sans mobile apparent (1971)
Philippe Labro
In Nice, Inspector Carella is puzzled by the seemingly motiveless murders of two men - Tony Forest and Pierre Barroyer. The two victims would seem to have nothing in common, apart from the manner in which they were killed - both were shot in the centre of the forehead by a sniper rifle...
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Philippe Labro
Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
Gérard Jugnot
In the late 1400s, King Charles VIII of France sends his armies to Italy to seize the kingdom of Naples. One of the King's most devoted captains is Bellabre, who is looking for an opportunity to redeem himself after being made a laughing stock in a jousting tournament by a common stable hand Pierre Terrail...
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Gérard Jugnot
Sans queue ni tête (2010)
Jeanne Labrune
Alice and Xavier have both arrived at a turning point in their lives and long for a change of direction. She is a prostitute who can no longer stand her profession... [More...]
Jeanne Labrune
Alice and Xavier have both arrived at a turning point in their lives and long for a change of direction. She is a prostitute who can no longer stand her profession... [More...]
Sans rancune (2009)
Yves Hanchar
Whilst attending a Belgian boarding school in the 1950s, 17-year-old Laurent Matagne suspects that his French teacher, Vapeur, might be his father, who is thought to have died in an air raid in 1940... [More...]
Yves Hanchar
Whilst attending a Belgian boarding school in the 1950s, 17-year-old Laurent Matagne suspects that his French teacher, Vapeur, might be his father, who is thought to have died in an air raid in 1940... [More...]
Sans soleil (1983)
Chris Marker
Itinerant filmmaker Sandor Krasna offers his personal reflection on the threads that connect the multifarious aspects of humanity through a film that combines readings of letters with stark visual images... [More...]
Chris Marker
Itinerant filmmaker Sandor Krasna offers his personal reflection on the threads that connect the multifarious aspects of humanity through a film that combines readings of letters with stark visual images... [More...]
Sans toit ni loi (1985)
Agnès Varda
One cold winter's morning, a farm worker is surprised to come across the body of a young woman in a ditch. From her appearance - her clothes are torn and dirty, her hair and face filthy - it is at once apparent that she has been living rough for some time before she died... [More...]
Agnès Varda
One cold winter's morning, a farm worker is surprised to come across the body of a young woman in a ditch. From her appearance - her clothes are torn and dirty, her hair and face filthy - it is at once apparent that she has been living rough for some time before she died... [More...]
Sauf le respect que je vous dois (2005)
Fabienne Godet
François Durrieux works for a company where everyone is expected to give one hundred per cent all of the time. There is no place for slackers in this efficient, well-oiled organisation... [More...]
Fabienne Godet
François Durrieux works for a company where everyone is expected to give one hundred per cent all of the time. There is no place for slackers in this efficient, well-oiled organisation... [More...]
Sauvage (2018)
Camille Vidal-Naquet
Léo is a vulnerable 22-year-old man who is used to living on the streets. To make the money he needs to get by, he is willing to do anything, even selling his body to men he encounters on the streets of Strasbourg and its wooded environs... [More...]
Camille Vidal-Naquet
Léo is a vulnerable 22-year-old man who is used to living on the streets. To make the money he needs to get by, he is willing to do anything, even selling his body to men he encounters on the streets of Strasbourg and its wooded environs... [More...]
Le Sauvage (1975)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
In Caracas, Nelly, a nightclub artiste, is about to wed the wealthy Vittorio when she has a sudden change of heart and decides to return to France... [More...]
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
In Caracas, Nelly, a nightclub artiste, is about to wed the wealthy Vittorio when she has a sudden change of heart and decides to return to France... [More...]
Sauve-moi (2000)
Christian Vincent
A young Rumanian woman, Agatha, arrives in the French town of Roubaix, hoping to rekindle a love affair with a French doctor whom she met during his last visit to her country... [More...]
Christian Vincent
A young Rumanian woman, Agatha, arrives in the French town of Roubaix, hoping to rekindle a love affair with a French doctor whom she met during his last visit to her country... [More...]
Le Sauveur (1971)
Michel Mardore
In 1943, with France under Nazi occupation, 14-year-old Nanette lives with her family on their rural farm. One summer's day, she comes across an attractive young man who introduces himself as Claude, an English airman... [More...]
Michel Mardore
In 1943, with France under Nazi occupation, 14-year-old Nanette lives with her family on their rural farm. One summer's day, she comes across an attractive young man who introduces himself as Claude, an English airman... [More...]
Les Savates du bon Dieu (2000)
Jean-Claude Brisseau
20-something Fred lives with his young wife Élodie in the rundown suburbs and struggles to earn enough to support himself and his young family... [More...]
Jean-Claude Brisseau
20-something Fred lives with his young wife Élodie in the rundown suburbs and struggles to earn enough to support himself and his young family... [More...]
Les Saveurs du Palais (2012)
Christian Vincent
Hortense Laborie is regarded as the finest chef in the Périgord region of France. To her immense surprise, the President of the Republic summons her to the Élysée Palace and places her in charge of preparing his private meals... [More...]
Christian Vincent
Hortense Laborie is regarded as the finest chef in the Périgord region of France. To her immense surprise, the President of the Republic summons her to the Élysée Palace and places her in charge of preparing his private meals... [More...]
Le Scandale (1967)
Claude Chabrol
Paul Wagner has inherited a successful champagne business, but seems to have little interest in either commerce or social etiquette... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
Paul Wagner has inherited a successful champagne business, but seems to have little interest in either commerce or social etiquette... [More...]
Le Scaphandre et le papillon (2007)
Julian Schnabel
Chief editor of the fashion magazine Elle and father of two children, Jean-Dominique Bauby is a man to whom life could not have been kinder... [More...]
Julian Schnabel
Chief editor of the fashion magazine Elle and father of two children, Jean-Dominique Bauby is a man to whom life could not have been kinder... [More...]
Les Scélérats (1959)
Robert Hossein
Louise Martin lives with her parents and is engaged as a maid by Jess Rooland, a rich American who lives in a fancy apartment on the other side of the street... [More...]
Robert Hossein
Louise Martin lives with her parents and is engaged as a maid by Jess Rooland, a rich American who lives in a fancy apartment on the other side of the street... [More...]
Scènes de crimes (2000)
Frédéric Schoendoerffer
After their teenage daughter, Marie Bourgoin, suddenly goes missing, the owners of a Parisian inn soon begin to suspect the worst... [More...]
Frédéric Schoendoerffer
After their teenage daughter, Marie Bourgoin, suddenly goes missing, the owners of a Parisian inn soon begin to suspect the worst... [More...]
Le Schpountz (1938)
Marcel Pagnol
Casimir and Irénée work in their uncle's grocer's shop in a Provençal village. Whilst Casimir sticks to his job, Irénée only dreams of becoming a film star... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
Casimir and Irénée work in their uncle's grocer's shop in a Provençal village. Whilst Casimir sticks to his job, Irénée only dreams of becoming a film star... [More...]
Le Schpountz (1999)
Gérard Oury
Irénée Fabre has one dream - to become a great film actor. It's no small ambition for a man who lives in deepest Provence and spends his days working in his uncle's modest grocery business... [More...]
Gérard Oury
Irénée Fabre has one dream - to become a great film actor. It's no small ambition for a man who lives in deepest Provence and spends his days working in his uncle's modest grocery business... [More...]
La Science des rêves (2006)
Michel Gondry
After the death of his father, Stéphane Miroux leaves his home in Mexico and returns to Paris to live with his mother, whom he has not seen since he was a child... [More...]
Michel Gondry
After the death of his father, Stéphane Miroux leaves his home in Mexico and returns to Paris to live with his mother, whom he has not seen since he was a child... [More...]
La Scoumoune (1972)
José Giovanni
In the mid-1930s, contract killer Roberto Borgo leaves Sicily and heads for Marseille, coming to the aid of his old friend Xavier Saratov, who has just been arrested for murder... [More...]
José Giovanni
In the mid-1930s, contract killer Roberto Borgo leaves Sicily and heads for Marseille, coming to the aid of his old friend Xavier Saratov, who has just been arrested for murder... [More...]
Scout toujours... (1985)
Gérard Jugnot
In the spring of 1965, a scout group from Paris decide they have had enough of their authoritarian leader and apply their scout cunning to the matter of his disposal... [More...]
Gérard Jugnot
In the spring of 1965, a scout group from Paris decide they have had enough of their authoritarian leader and apply their scout cunning to the matter of his disposal... [More...]
Se souvenir des belles choses (2001)
Zabou Breitman
When Claire Poussin, a seemingly healthy thirty-year-old, begins having difficulty speaking and remembering things her older sister Nathalie becomes concerned... [More...]
Zabou Breitman
When Claire Poussin, a seemingly healthy thirty-year-old, begins having difficulty speaking and remembering things her older sister Nathalie becomes concerned... [More...]
Sea, No Sex and Sun (2012)
Christophe Turpin
As ever, Carnac, a small seaside resort in Brittany, is a magnet for holidaymakers hoping to unwind and enjoy the sun during the long summer months... [More...]
Christophe Turpin
As ever, Carnac, a small seaside resort in Brittany, is a magnet for holidaymakers hoping to unwind and enjoy the sun during the long summer months... [More...]
Le Secret de l'enfant fourmi (2012)
Christine François
After separating from her partner Didier, Cécile sets out to look for him in North Benin. In the course of her seemingly futile journey across the country, she encounters a young African woman, who places a baby in her arms before running off in a state of panic... [More...]
Christine François
After separating from her partner Didier, Cécile sets out to look for him in North Benin. In the course of her seemingly futile journey across the country, she encounters a young African woman, who places a baby in her arms before running off in a state of panic... [More...]
Le Secret de Mayerling (1949)
Jean Delannoy
In the early hours of 30th January 1889, the Archduke Rudolph, crown prince of Austria, is found dead in his hunting lodge at Mayerling, lying on his bed beside his 17-year-old lover Marie Vetsera... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
In the early hours of 30th January 1889, the Archduke Rudolph, crown prince of Austria, is found dead in his hunting lodge at Mayerling, lying on his bed beside his 17-year-old lover Marie Vetsera... [More...]
Le Secret de Polichinelle (1936)
André Berthomieu
Monsieur and Madame Jouvenel are a respectable bourgeois couple who intend that their son Henri will marry the daughter of respectable bourgeois parents and follow their example... [More...]
André Berthomieu
Monsieur and Madame Jouvenel are a respectable bourgeois couple who intend that their son Henri will marry the daughter of respectable bourgeois parents and follow their example... [More...]