Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Aux yeux de tous (2012)
Cédric Jimenez
There are around half a million security cameras in France, a huge surveillance system that could be dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands.....
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Cédric Jimenez
Aux yeux du monde (1990)
Eric Rochant
Bruno is a 22 year old man who is fed up with his mediocre life and desperately wants to make a wild dramatic gesture to prove to himself and the world that he exists...
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Eric Rochant
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...
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Raphaël Jacoulot
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...
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Philippe Claudel
Avant que j'oublie (2007)
Jacques Nolot
Pierre, 58, is coming to terms with the changes in his life, with illness and with death. A stranger in the modern world, he shuts himself away and ponders in solemn isolation...
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Jacques Nolot
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...]
Avec la peau des autres (1966)
Jacques Deray
Once it is discovered that there is a leak in his organisation, French security agent Pascal Fabre travels to Vienna to investigate the possibility that France's spy network has been infiltrated by enemy agents... [More...]
Jacques Deray
Once it is discovered that there is a leak in his organisation, French security agent Pascal Fabre travels to Vienna to investigate the possibility that France's spy network has been infiltrated by enemy agents... [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...]
Aventure à Paris (1936)
Marc Allégret
Michel Levasseur leads a happy, carefree existence as a womaniser and confidence trickster, relying on his charm and silver tongue to help him through whatever ordeals life throws in his path... [More...]
Marc Allégret
Michel Levasseur leads a happy, carefree existence as a womaniser and confidence trickster, relying on his charm and silver tongue to help him through whatever ordeals life throws in his path... [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...]
L'Aventure est au coin de la rue (1944)
Jacques Daniel-Norman
A wealthy young man, Pierre Trévoux, is tired of his dull life and yearns for adventure. After spending an evening in a night-club where is inspired by the singer Adria-Adria, he gets the better of a pickpocket, Roulet, forcing him to give him his ill-gotten gains for that evening... [More...]
Jacques Daniel-Norman
A wealthy young man, Pierre Trévoux, is tired of his dull life and yearns for adventure. After spending an evening in a night-club where is inspired by the singer Adria-Adria, he gets the better of a pickpocket, Roulet, forcing him to give him his ill-gotten gains for that evening... [More...]
L'Aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972)
Claude Lelouch
Realising that times have changed, five unscrupulous crooks decide it is time for a reappraisal of their line of business... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Realising that times have changed, five unscrupulous crooks decide it is time for a reappraisal of their line of business... [More...]
Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin (1957)
Jacques Becker
Paris, 1912. At a society gathering two priceless paintings are spirited away by an Italian diplomat who is none other than the infamous gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin... [More...]
Jacques Becker
Paris, 1912. At a society gathering two priceless paintings are spirited away by an Italian diplomat who is none other than the infamous gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin... [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...]
Les Aventures de Till L'Espiègle (1956)
Gérard Philipe
In the 16th century, Flanders is under Spanish occupation, something that causes resentment and hostility across the whole country... [More...]
Gérard Philipe
In the 16th century, Flanders is under Spanish occupation, something that causes resentment and hostility across the whole country... [More...]
Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
Luc Besson
In 1912, the plucky journalist Adèle Blanc-Sec undertakes an expedition to Egypt in the hope of finding an ancient remedy for her sister, who is close to death after injuring herself in a game of tennis... [More...]
Luc Besson
In 1912, the plucky journalist Adèle Blanc-Sec undertakes an expedition to Egypt in the hope of finding an ancient remedy for her sister, who is close to death after injuring herself in a game of tennis... [More...]
L'Aventurier (1934)
Marcel L'Herbier
After selling his salt mine in Tunisia, Étienne Ranson finds himself caught up in a bloody uprising which culminates with the slaughter of many indigenous rebels... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
After selling his salt mine in Tunisia, Étienne Ranson finds himself caught up in a bloody uprising which culminates with the slaughter of many indigenous rebels... [More...]
Les Aventuriers (1967)
Robert Enrico
Whilst looking for materials for her next sculpture, Laetitia makes friends with Roland, a former racing driver, and Manu, a flying instructor... [More...]
Robert Enrico
Whilst looking for materials for her next sculpture, Laetitia makes friends with Roland, a former racing driver, and Manu, a flying instructor... [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...]
Les Aveux les plus doux (1971)
Edouard Molinaro
Jean Dubreuil is a young man who finds himself in deep trouble when a seemingly straightforward attempt to rob a circus goes badly wrong... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
Jean Dubreuil is a young man who finds himself in deep trouble when a seemingly straightforward attempt to rob a circus goes badly wrong... [More...]
L'Avion (2005)
Cédric Kahn
Christmas evening, eight-year-old Charly anxiously awaits the return of his father, Pierre, to the family home. Pierre, an aerospace engineer, is often away working on secret military projects, but he has promised his son a bike for Christmas... [More...]
Cédric Kahn
Christmas evening, eight-year-old Charly anxiously awaits the return of his father, Pierre, to the family home. Pierre, an aerospace engineer, is often away working on secret military projects, but he has promised his son a bike for Christmas... [More...]
L'Avocat (2011)
Cédric Anger
Léo Demarsan has barely qualified as a lawyer before he secures a prestigious client who is keen to exploit his flair for business law... [More...]
Cédric Anger
Léo Demarsan has barely qualified as a lawyer before he secures a prestigious client who is keen to exploit his flair for business law... [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...]
Les Babas Cool (1981)
François Leterrier
Antoine Bonfils, a travelling salesman, is happily wending his way down a country road in deepest Provence when his car suddenly breaks down... [More...]
François Leterrier
Antoine Bonfils, a travelling salesman, is happily wending his way down a country road in deepest Provence when his car suddenly breaks down... [More...]
Babette s'en va-t-en guerre (1959)
Christian-Jaque
In 1941, not long after France has fallen to Nazi Germany, a young French woman named Babette works as a housekeeper for Lieutenant Gérard de Crécy at the London Headquarters of Free France... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
In 1941, not long after France has fallen to Nazi Germany, a young French woman named Babette works as a housekeeper for Lieutenant Gérard de Crécy at the London Headquarters of Free France... [More...]
Baccara (1935)
Yves Mirande
With her rich sugar daddy, the banker Gouldine, on the brink of financial ruin because of his risky investments, Elsa Barienzi fears that she will be deported to her own country... [More...]
Yves Mirande
With her rich sugar daddy, the banker Gouldine, on the brink of financial ruin because of his risky investments, Elsa Barienzi fears that she will be deported to her own country... [More...]
Backstage (2005)
Emmanuelle Bercot
Lucie, a typical 17-year-old girl, is obsessed with her pop idol, Lauren Waks. How then should she react when, one evening, the pop star should walk into her living room and sing a song for her benefit... [More...]
Emmanuelle Bercot
Lucie, a typical 17-year-old girl, is obsessed with her pop idol, Lauren Waks. How then should she react when, one evening, the pop star should walk into her living room and sing a song for her benefit... [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...]