Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Ces dames préfèrent le mambo (1957)
Bernard Borderie
Seafarer Burt Brickford winds up in a South American port where he attracts the attention of a stranger, Pérez, who offers to give him a passport in return for captaining a yacht on a pleasure trip to the Caribbean...
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Bernard Borderie
Ces messieurs de la famille (1967)
Raoul André
Gabriel Pelletier is the commercial director of a company that has a precarious future unless it can secure a partnership with Eric Strumberger, a wealthy American industrialist...
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Raoul André
Ces messieurs de la Santé (1934)
Pierre Colombier
Shortly after being arrested for fraud, the discredited banker Jules Taffard manages to escape from the Santé prison...
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Pierre Colombier
Ces sacrées vacances (1956)
Robert Vernay
The long-awaited summer vacation upon them, the Pinsons can hardly wait to embark on their camping holiday on the Riviera...
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Robert Vernay
César (1936)
Marcel Pagnol
Twenty years after her first sweetheart Marius abandoned her to seek adventure on the high seas, Fanny is still married to Panisse and her son Césariot remains ignorant as to the identity of his real father...
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Marcel Pagnol
César et Rosalie (1972)
Claude Sautet
After her divorce, 30-something Rosalie decides to live with César, a wealthy scrap-metal dealer who is prone to violent bursts... [More...]
Claude Sautet
After her divorce, 30-something Rosalie decides to live with César, a wealthy scrap-metal dealer who is prone to violent bursts... [More...]
Cet amour-là (2001)
Josée Dayan
For five years, a young university student, Yann Andréa, has been corresponding with the legendary writer and filmmaker Marguerite Duras... [More...]
Josée Dayan
For five years, a young university student, Yann Andréa, has been corresponding with the legendary writer and filmmaker Marguerite Duras... [More...]
Cet homme est dangereux (1953)
Jean Sacha
After breaking out of a prison in Oklahoma, Lemmy Caution travels to the French Riviera to make contact with Miranda Van Zelden, an heiress who is the likely target of a gang of kidnappers... [More...]
Jean Sacha
After breaking out of a prison in Oklahoma, Lemmy Caution travels to the French Riviera to make contact with Miranda Van Zelden, an heiress who is the likely target of a gang of kidnappers... [More...]
Cet obscur objet du désir (1977)
Luis Buñuel
Shortly after boarding a train in Seville, a respectable old man pours a bucket of water over a young woman standing on the platform... [More...]
Luis Buñuel
Shortly after boarding a train in Seville, a respectable old man pours a bucket of water over a young woman standing on the platform... [More...]
Cette femme-là (2003)
Guillaume Nicloux
The 29th of February is a date that haunts Michèle Varin, a woman police officer coping badly with depression and loneliness... [More...]
Guillaume Nicloux
The 29th of February is a date that haunts Michèle Varin, a woman police officer coping badly with depression and loneliness... [More...]
Cette nuit là... (1958)
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
Cette sacrée gamine (1956)
Michel Boisrond
The police suspect cabaret owner Paul Latour of being a banknote forger. To evade arrest, Paul beats a hasty retreat from Paris, but before he goes he asks his cabaret's star performer Jean Clery to look after his daughter, Brigitte... [More...]
Michel Boisrond
The police suspect cabaret owner Paul Latour of being a banknote forger. To evade arrest, Paul beats a hasty retreat from Paris, but before he goes he asks his cabaret's star performer Jean Clery to look after his daughter, Brigitte... [More...]
Cette vieille canaille (1933)
Anatole Litvak
At a busy fairground, Hélène, the daughter of a stall holder, gets into a fight with a rival over a man, the handsome acrobat Jean... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
At a busy fairground, Hélène, the daughter of a stall holder, gets into a fight with a rival over a man, the handsome acrobat Jean... [More...]
Ceux d'en face (2001)
Jean-Daniel Pollet
When her boyfriend, Sébastien, leaves unexpectedly for a voyage of self-discovery in a distant country, Linda is tasked with collecting his suitcase from a friend, Mikaël, an ageing composer who lives alone in a remote country house... [More...]
Jean-Daniel Pollet
When her boyfriend, Sébastien, leaves unexpectedly for a voyage of self-discovery in a distant country, Linda is tasked with collecting his suitcase from a friend, Mikaël, an ageing composer who lives alone in a remote country house... [More...]
Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998)
Patrice Chéreau
Before his death, a world-famous painter, Jean-Baptiste, requests that he be buried in the cemetery at Limoges, a town that is reputed for accommodating more dead people than living... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
Before his death, a world-famous painter, Jean-Baptiste, requests that he be buried in the cemetery at Limoges, a town that is reputed for accommodating more dead people than living... [More...]
Ceux qui restent (2007)
Anne Le Ny
On one of his frequent visits to the hospital where his wife is being treated for breast cancer, Bertrand meets a young woman, Loraine, whose partner is also seriously ill... [More...]
Anne Le Ny
On one of his frequent visits to the hospital where his wife is being treated for breast cancer, Bertrand meets a young woman, Loraine, whose partner is also seriously ill... [More...]
Cézanne et moi (2016)
Danièle Thompson
In 1886, Émile Zola's novel L'Oeuvre is ill-received by his old friend Paul Cézanne, who is unimpressed by what he sees as an unflattering portrait of himself as a failed artist... [More...]
Danièle Thompson
In 1886, Émile Zola's novel L'Oeuvre is ill-received by his old friend Paul Cézanne, who is unimpressed by what he sees as an unflattering portrait of himself as a failed artist... [More...]
Chacun cherche son chat (1996)
Cédric Klapisch
Chloé is a young make-up assistant living in Paris. She shares an apartment with a gay friend Michel and her treasured cat Gris-Gris... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
Chloé is a young make-up assistant living in Paris. She shares an apartment with a gay friend Michel and her treasured cat Gris-Gris... [More...]
Chacun sa chance (1930)
René Pujol
Marcel Grivot may be a modest sales assistant in one of Paris's more exclusive department stores but he dreams of living the high life... [More...]
René Pujol
Marcel Grivot may be a modest sales assistant in one of Paris's more exclusive department stores but he dreams of living the high life... [More...]
Le Chagrin et la pitié (1969)
Marcel Ophüls
Life in France at the time of the Nazi Occupation during World War II. Those who actively participated in the drama - politicians, soldiers, aristocrats, spies, collaborators and resistance supporters - recount their personal experiences with lucidity, eloquence and emotion.... [More...]
Marcel Ophüls
Life in France at the time of the Nazi Occupation during World War II. Those who actively participated in the drama - politicians, soldiers, aristocrats, spies, collaborators and resistance supporters - recount their personal experiences with lucidity, eloquence and emotion.... [More...]
La Chair de l'orchidée (1975)
Patrice Chéreau
A young woman named Claire escapes from a lunatic asylum and falls under the protection of Louis Delage, a loner who rears horses for a living... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
A young woman named Claire escapes from a lunatic asylum and falls under the protection of Louis Delage, a loner who rears horses for a living... [More...]
Chair de poule (1963)
Julien Duvivier
Daniel and Paul are two hard-up factory workers who supplement their income by some nocturnal safe-cracking. However, it isn't long before their luck runs out... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
Daniel and Paul are two hard-up factory workers who supplement their income by some nocturnal safe-cracking. However, it isn't long before their luck runs out... [More...]
Les Chaises musicales (2015)
Marie Belhomme
Perrine is a forty-something spinster who has so far managed to let love pass her by. She has set her sights on making a career as a musician, but lacking talent in this area she ends up having to earn a crust by making a fool of herself at parties, usually in old people's homes... [More...]
Marie Belhomme
Perrine is a forty-something spinster who has so far managed to let love pass her by. She has set her sights on making a career as a musician, but lacking talent in this area she ends up having to earn a crust by making a fool of herself at parties, usually in old people's homes... [More...]
La Chaleur du sein (1938)
Jean Boyer
Whilst Michel Quercy, a womanising archaeologist, is away from home on frequent expeditions to exotic locations, he leaves his son, Gilbert, in the care of his doting mother - or rather, mothers... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Whilst Michel Quercy, a womanising archaeologist, is away from home on frequent expeditions to exotic locations, he leaves his son, Gilbert, in the care of his doting mother - or rather, mothers... [More...]
La Chamade (1968)
Alain Cavalier
Lucile enjoys a life of leisure and comfort, thanks to her rich sugar daddy, Charles. Despite the difference in their ages - Lucile is 25, Charles is in his forties - they appear to be the perfect couple, sharing a large house, socialising with friends... [More...]
Alain Cavalier
Lucile enjoys a life of leisure and comfort, thanks to her rich sugar daddy, Charles. Despite the difference in their ages - Lucile is 25, Charles is in his forties - they appear to be the perfect couple, sharing a large house, socialising with friends... [More...]
La Chambre ardente (1962)
Julien Duvivier
A dedicated student of history, Mathias Desgrez is an old man who lives alone in his castle buried deep in the Black Forest... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
A dedicated student of history, Mathias Desgrez is an old man who lives alone in his castle buried deep in the Black Forest... [More...]
La Chambre des magiciennes (2000)
Claude Miller
Claire, a 30-year-old anthropology student, is suffering from severe migraine attacks and consults the bizarre Dr Fish. When the medicine she is prescribed fails to have any effect, Claire insists on being admitted to hospital... [More...]
Claude Miller
Claire, a 30-year-old anthropology student, is suffering from severe migraine attacks and consults the bizarre Dr Fish. When the medicine she is prescribed fails to have any effect, Claire insists on being admitted to hospital... [More...]
La Chambre des officiers (2001)
François Dupeyron
At the start of the First World War, a young lieutenant, Adrien, is badly injured in a shell explosion. When he comes to, he realises that the lower part of his face has been blown away, although he is otherwise unharmed... [More...]
François Dupeyron
At the start of the First World War, a young lieutenant, Adrien, is badly injured in a shell explosion. When he comes to, he realises that the lower part of his face has been blown away, although he is otherwise unharmed... [More...]
La Chambre verte (1978)
François Truffaut
In late 1920s France, Julien Davenne devotes his life to the memory of the dead. He writes impassioned obituaries for an obscure newspaper and has converted his house's Green Room into a mausoleum to his wife, who died ten years earlier shortly after their marriage... [More...]
François Truffaut
In late 1920s France, Julien Davenne devotes his life to the memory of the dead. He writes impassioned obituaries for an obscure newspaper and has converted his house's Green Room into a mausoleum to his wife, who died ten years earlier shortly after their marriage... [More...]
Le Champignon (1970)
Marc Simenon
Éric Calder is a 30-year-old doctor who has just opened a new surgery on the banks of Lake Geneva. His marriage soon comes under strain as his young wife, Anne, is often away from home pursuing a busy career as a producer of advertising films... [More...]
Marc Simenon
Éric Calder is a 30-year-old doctor who has just opened a new surgery on the banks of Lake Geneva. His marriage soon comes under strain as his young wife, Anne, is often away from home pursuing a busy career as a producer of advertising films... [More...]