Film Index
French cinema: All genres
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 petit Marguery (1995)
Laurent Bénégui
For the past 30 years, Hippolyte and his wife Joséphine have managed a chic restaurant, Le petit Marguery, in a busy district of Paris...
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Laurent Bénégui
Au plus près du paradis (2002)
Tonie Marshall
In late middle age, Fanette regrets not having settled down with the ideal partner of her youth, Philippe. His shadow haunts her present and prevents her from having a long-term relationship with other men... [More...]
Tonie Marshall
In late middle age, Fanette regrets not having settled down with the ideal partner of her youth, Philippe. His shadow haunts her present and prevents her from having a long-term relationship with other men... [More...]
Au plus près du soleil (2015)
Yves Angelo
Sophie is a judge who is presently occupied with the case of Juliette, a younger woman who is charged with abusing her lover, a man who was driven to suicide... [More...]
Yves Angelo
Sophie is a judge who is presently occupied with the case of Juliette, a younger woman who is charged with abusing her lover, a man who was driven to suicide... [More...]
Au revoir Monsieur Grock (1950)
Pierre Billon
It is whilst he was growing up in Switzerland in the late 19th century that Adrien Wettach quickly became enchanted by circus life... [More...]
Pierre Billon
It is whilst he was growing up in Switzerland in the late 19th century that Adrien Wettach quickly became enchanted by circus life... [More...]
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 secours, j'ai trente ans! (2004)
Marie-Anne Chazel
Yann, Tara and Kathy have been the best of friends since they were at school together. Now that they are all in their thirties it is time for them to re-evaluate their lives... [More...]
Marie-Anne Chazel
Yann, Tara and Kathy have been the best of friends since they were at school together. Now that they are all in their thirties it is time for them to re-evaluate their lives... [More...]
Au soleil de Marseille (1938)
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Cassis is the owner of a soap factory in Marseille. He has good reason to be wary of his staff because most of them would rather be indulging in their favourite sport, football, than manning his dreary production lines... [More...]
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Cassis is the owner of a soap factory in Marseille. He has good reason to be wary of his staff because most of them would rather be indulging in their favourite sport, football, than manning his dreary production lines... [More...]
Au son des guitares (1936)
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Jeannot and Pierrot are two young fishermen who lead a contented but modest life on the island of Corsica. A woman tourist attracts their attention and when she returns to Paris, they follow her, hoping to make their fortune in the city... [More...]
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Jeannot and Pierrot are two young fishermen who lead a contented but modest life on the island of Corsica. A woman tourist attracts their attention and when she returns to Paris, they follow her, hoping to make their fortune in the city... [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...]
L'Auberge rouge (2007)
Gérard Krawczyk
In the late 1800s, Martin and Rose manage a remote inn in the Pyrenean mountains. Unable to make enough money from their honest trade, the couple allow their adopted son Violet to murder their customers so that they can purloin their belongings... [More...]
Gérard Krawczyk
In the late 1800s, Martin and Rose manage a remote inn in the Pyrenean mountains. Unable to make enough money from their honest trade, the couple allow their adopted son Violet to murder their customers so that they can purloin their belongings... [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...]
Austerlitz (1960)
Abel Gance
In 1804, Napoléon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France. After the English breach a peace treaty with France, it is inevitable that the two countries will be at war... [More...]
Abel Gance
In 1804, Napoléon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France. After the English breach a peace treaty with France, it is inevitable that the two countries will be at war... [More...]
L'Autre continent (2019)
Romain Cogitore
Maria is a free-spirited thirty year-old who travels to southern Taiwan to complete the book she is working on. Here, in the coastal city of Kaohsiung, she finds work as a guide for Dutch tourists and meets Olivier, a shy man of her own age who shares her aptitude for foreign languages... [More...]
Romain Cogitore
Maria is a free-spirited thirty year-old who travels to southern Taiwan to complete the book she is working on. Here, in the coastal city of Kaohsiung, she finds work as a guide for Dutch tourists and meets Olivier, a shy man of her own age who shares her aptitude for foreign languages... [More...]
L'Autre côté de la mer (1997)
Dominique Cabrera
Georges Montero, a French-born Algerian, travels to Paris to have a cataract operation. He makes the most of his stay in France to renew his acquaintance with family members and friends who have fled Algeria since the war of independence... [More...]
Dominique Cabrera
Georges Montero, a French-born Algerian, travels to Paris to have a cataract operation. He makes the most of his stay in France to renew his acquaintance with family members and friends who have fled Algeria since the war of independence... [More...]
L'Autre Dumas (2010)
Safy Nebbou
France, 1848. The spirit of revolution is in the air, but Alexandre Dumas is far too preoccupied with his latest literary masterpiece to have any interest in the dramatic events that are just over the horizon... [More...]
Safy Nebbou
France, 1848. The spirit of revolution is in the air, but Alexandre Dumas is far too preoccupied with his latest literary masterpiece to have any interest in the dramatic events that are just over the horizon... [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...]
L'Auvergnat et l'autobus (1969)
Guy Lefranc
Julien Brûlebois, a modest farmer from the Auvergne region of France, is delighted with the news that he has inherited a small fortune after a relative of his has died... [More...]
Guy Lefranc
Julien Brûlebois, a modest farmer from the Auvergne region of France, is delighted with the news that he has inherited a small fortune after a relative of his has died... [More...]
Aux abois (2005)
Philippe Collin
Paris, in the 1950s. Since his divorce, Paul lives alone in an apartment which he can no longer afford. Unemployed, he cannot even find the money to pay his wife's alimony and he is teetering on the verge of suicide... [More...]
Philippe Collin
Paris, in the 1950s. Since his divorce, Paul lives alone in an apartment which he can no longer afford. Unemployed, he cannot even find the money to pay his wife's alimony and he is teetering on the verge of suicide... [More...]
Aux petits bonheurs (1994)
Michel Deville
Hélène returns to a grand country house she once visited in her youth, over twenty years ago, in the vain hope of finding the man she once loved... [More...]
Michel Deville
Hélène returns to a grand country house she once visited in her youth, over twenty years ago, in the vain hope of finding the man she once loved... [More...]