Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Heureux qui comme Ulysse (1970)
Henri Colpi
Antonin is an ageing farmhand who leads a peaceful existence in a small village in Provence. One day, his employer gives him an errand that he would rather not discharge - to take his old farm horse Ulysse to Arles, to end his days in the bullring...
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Henri Colpi
Hibernatus (1969)
Edouard Molinaro
The well-ordered world of Hubert de Tartas, manager of a successful packaging company, is suddenly turned upside-down when his wife Edmée's grandfather, Paul Fournier, makes an unexpected return...
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Edouard Molinaro
Hippocrate (2014)
Thomas Lilti
Benjamin Barois is 23 and as he embarks on his internship as a trainee doctor in his father's practice he is confident that he has a great career ahead of him...
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Thomas Lilti
L'Hirondelle et la mésange (1920)
André Antoine
Assisted by his wife Griet and sister-in-law Marthe, Pierre van Groot earns a modest wage shipping coal and building materials between northern France and Belgium on his two barges, L'Hirondelle and La Mésange...
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André Antoine
Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
Alain Resnais
In the summer of 1957, an aspiring French actress travels to Hiroshima in Japan to work on an anti-war film. The city was totally destroyed when the Americans dropped a nuclear bomb on it at the end of the Second World War, but now it has been rebuilt and shows little sign of the past devastation...
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Alain Resnais
L'Histoire d'Adèle H. (1975)
François Truffaut
A young woman arrives in Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia, in 1863, and immediately sets about looking for the man she has lost her heart to... [More...]
François Truffaut
A young woman arrives in Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia, in 1863, and immediately sets about looking for the man she has lost her heart to... [More...]
Histoire d'O (1975)
Just Jaeckin
The story of O begins with a beautiful young woman agreeing to be taken to a house in the country, Château Roissy, by her devoted boyfriend René... [More...]
Just Jaeckin
The story of O begins with a beautiful young woman agreeing to be taken to a house in the country, Château Roissy, by her devoted boyfriend René... [More...]
Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
Jacques Rivette
Julien is a middle-aged clock repairman who lives alone in a big house with only his cat for company. He has acquired some items which threaten a businesswoman, Madame X, who trades in fake fabrics, and begins to blackmail her... [More...]
Jacques Rivette
Julien is a middle-aged clock repairman who lives alone in a big house with only his cat for company. He has acquired some items which threaten a businesswoman, Madame X, who trades in fake fabrics, and begins to blackmail her... [More...]
Histoires extraordinaires (1949)
Jean Faurez
France, at the time of the Second Empire. One dreary night, three gendarmes regale a new recruit with tales of murder and intrigue with which they have had first hand experience... [More...]
Jean Faurez
France, at the time of the Second Empire. One dreary night, three gendarmes regale a new recruit with tales of murder and intrigue with which they have had first hand experience... [More...]
Hiver 54, l'abbé Pierre (1989)
Denis Amar
France, 1954. With the country's economy still in a parlous state since the end of the Second World War, housing is not the government's number one priority... [More...]
Denis Amar
France, 1954. With the country's economy still in a parlous state since the end of the Second World War, housing is not the government's number one priority... [More...]
L'Hiver dernier (2012)
John Shank
On a remote plateau, Johann struggles to keep going the farm that he has inherited from his father. As winter beckons, his business looks increasingly threatened... [More...]
John Shank
On a remote plateau, Johann struggles to keep going the farm that he has inherited from his father. As winter beckons, his business looks increasingly threatened... [More...]
Ho! (1968)
Robert Enrico
François Holin's glorious career as an ace racing driver would seem to be over when he loses his licence after an accident which cost the life of his co-driver... [More...]
Robert Enrico
François Holin's glorious career as an ace racing driver would seem to be over when he loses his licence after an accident which cost the life of his co-driver... [More...]
Hold-Up (1985)
Alexandre Arcady
Criminal genius Grimm devises a seemingly foolproof plan to rob the Montreal Central Bank. By disguising himself as a clown and passing off his accomplices Georges and Lise as two of the hostages, he manages to smuggle two million dollars out of the bank without anyone noticing... [More...]
Alexandre Arcady
Criminal genius Grimm devises a seemingly foolproof plan to rob the Montreal Central Bank. By disguising himself as a clown and passing off his accomplices Georges and Lise as two of the hostages, he manages to smuggle two million dollars out of the bank without anyone noticing... [More...]
Hollywoo (2011)
Frédéric Berthe
Jeanne's livelihood as a voiceover artist is put in jeopardy when Jennifer Marshall, the American actress she dubs for a popular television series, decides to give up acting altogether... [More...]
Frédéric Berthe
Jeanne's livelihood as a voiceover artist is put in jeopardy when Jennifer Marshall, the American actress she dubs for a popular television series, decides to give up acting altogether... [More...]
Holy Lola (2004)
Bertrand Tavernier
Pierre and Géraldine Ceyssac are a French couple who, unable to have children of their own, head off to Cambodia in the hope of adopting an orphan... [More...]
Bertrand Tavernier
Pierre and Géraldine Ceyssac are a French couple who, unable to have children of their own, head off to Cambodia in the hope of adopting an orphan... [More...]
Holy Motors (2012)
Leos Carax
Monsieur Oscar is a man of many faces. In the space of one day, he becomes a pathetic tramp, a ruthless killer, a grotesque sewer-dwelling monster, an erotic dancer, a family man, and more besides..... [More...]
Leos Carax
Monsieur Oscar is a man of many faces. In the space of one day, he becomes a pathetic tramp, a ruthless killer, a grotesque sewer-dwelling monster, an erotic dancer, a family man, and more besides..... [More...]
Home (2008)
Ursula Meier
Marthe, Michel and their three children have been living in perfect harmony for ten years. Their house is in the most peaceful spot, miles from anywhere beside a stretch of motorway that was never completed... [More...]
Ursula Meier
Marthe, Michel and their three children have been living in perfect harmony for ten years. Their house is in the most peaceful spot, miles from anywhere beside a stretch of motorway that was never completed... [More...]
L'Homme à l'Hispano (1933)
Jean Epstein
Virtually bankrupt, Georges Dewalter has made up his mind to leave France and move to Senegal in the hope of making his fortune... [More...]
Jean Epstein
Virtually bankrupt, Georges Dewalter has made up his mind to leave France and move to Senegal in the hope of making his fortune... [More...]
L'Homme à l'imperméable (1957)
Julien Duvivier
When his wife is called away on a family matter, a timid musician, Albert Constantin, finds himself unable to cope with the simplest domestic chore... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
When his wife is called away on a family matter, a timid musician, Albert Constantin, finds himself unable to cope with the simplest domestic chore... [More...]
L'Homme à la Buick (1968)
Gilles Grangier
As he motors around the streets of Honfleur in his swanky Buick, Armand Favrot has the air of a respectable man about town... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
As he motors around the streets of Honfleur in his swanky Buick, Armand Favrot has the air of a respectable man about town... [More...]
L'Homme au chapeau rond (1946)
Pierre Billon
Shortly after the death of his wife, Nicolas is shocked to discover that he is not the biological father of their infant daughter, Liza... [More...]
Pierre Billon
Shortly after the death of his wife, Nicolas is shocked to discover that he is not the biological father of their infant daughter, Liza... [More...]
L'Homme aux clefs d'or (1956)
Léo Joannon
Antoine Fournier is a teacher in a college, a kind man who spends his free timing raising funds for a good cause. One day, Rémy Bellanger, one of his students, is caught by Fournier whilst stealing money in his office... [More...]
Léo Joannon
Antoine Fournier is a teacher in a college, a kind man who spends his free timing raising funds for a good cause. One day, Rémy Bellanger, one of his students, is caught by Fournier whilst stealing money in his office... [More...]
L'Homme aux gants blancs (1908)
Albert Capellani
Settling into his new Parisian hotel room, Monsieur Rasta is about to embark on his next criminal enterprise. As he dresses for the occasion he finds he needs a new pair of white gloves... [More...]
Albert Capellani
Settling into his new Parisian hotel room, Monsieur Rasta is about to embark on his next criminal enterprise. As he dresses for the occasion he finds he needs a new pair of white gloves... [More...]
L'Homme blessé (1983)
Patrice Chéreau
Henri, a young man of about 19, is seeing his sister off at a provincial train station when he suddenly notices a man spying on him from a distance... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
Henri, a young man of about 19, is seeing his sister off at a provincial train station when he suddenly notices a man spying on him from a distance... [More...]
L'Homme de la Jamaïque (1950)
Maurice de Canonge
Jacques Mervel, a notorious smuggler, is organising a lucrative gunrunning operation in Tangier when he runs into Vicky, a young woman hired to take care of a wheelchair-bound old woman Madame Milleris who happens to be one of Mervel's associates... [More...]
Maurice de Canonge
Jacques Mervel, a notorious smuggler, is organising a lucrative gunrunning operation in Tangier when he runs into Vicky, a young woman hired to take care of a wheelchair-bound old woman Madame Milleris who happens to be one of Mervel's associates... [More...]
L'Homme de Londres (1943)
Henri Decoin
A port swathed in dense fog sees the coming and going of boats all day. During the night, Maloin is the man who controls the trains that transport goods to and from the port... [More...]
Henri Decoin
A port swathed in dense fog sees the coming and going of boats all day. During the night, Maloin is the man who controls the trains that transport goods to and from the port... [More...]
L'Homme de ma vie (1992)
Jean-Charles Tacchella
When Aimée loses her job, she decides to find a husband who will keep her in the manner to which she intends to become accustomed... [More...]
Jean-Charles Tacchella
When Aimée loses her job, she decides to find a husband who will keep her in the manner to which she intends to become accustomed... [More...]
L'Homme de nulle part (1937)
Pierre Chenal
Mathias Pascal is a dreamer, a man of impulse and passion who makes an easy target for Cupid when the enchanting Romilda enters his world... [More...]
Pierre Chenal
Mathias Pascal is a dreamer, a man of impulse and passion who makes an easy target for Cupid when the enchanting Romilda enters his world... [More...]
L'Homme de Rio (1964)
Philippe de Broca
French air force pilot Adrien Dufourquet returns to Paris for a week's leave just before his girlfriend, Agnès, is kidnapped... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
French air force pilot Adrien Dufourquet returns to Paris for a week's leave just before his girlfriend, Agnès, is kidnapped... [More...]
L'Homme de sa vie (2006)
Zabou Breitman
Frédéric is an ordinary looking man in his forties who is perfectly settled with his wife Frédérique... [More...]
Zabou Breitman
Frédéric is an ordinary looking man in his forties who is perfectly settled with his wife Frédérique... [More...]