Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Il ne faut jurer de rien! (2005)
Eric Civanyan
Paris, 1830. Another revolution, another vacancy on the French throne. It's a great time for free enterprise though. Georges van Buck, the owner of a tailoring business, imagines that he will soon own the most exclusive fashion house in France, if he can just think up a name for it...
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Eric Civanyan
Il y a des jours... et des lunes (1990)
Claude Lelouch
It has long been thought that the lunar cycle has an influence over the affairs of man, but does it also effect the relationships between men and women...
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Claude Lelouch
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008)
Philippe Claudel
For 15 years, Juliette has had nothing to do with her family and has lived apart, a solitary and tortured existence. On impulse, she finally decides to renew her acquaintance with her sister, Léa, who has made a successful career for herself and has started a family...
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Philippe Claudel
L'Illusionniste (2010)
Sylvain Chomet
By the end of the 1950s, the music hall is all but dead. Once the most popular of public entertainments, it has now been overtaken by modern distractions - cinema, rock music and that new phenomenon: television...
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Sylvain Chomet
Ils (2006)
David Moreau
Clémentine and Lucas are a young French couple who have been living in Bucharest for several months. She works as a teacher, he is a writer...
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David Moreau
Ils étaient neuf célibataires (1939)
Sacha Guitry
When a law is passed authorising the expulsion of all foreigners from France, a small time conman, Jean, sees an opportunity to make money... [More...]
Sacha Guitry
When a law is passed authorising the expulsion of all foreigners from France, a small time conman, Jean, sees an opportunity to make money... [More...]
Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004)
Yvan Attal
Vincent and Georges are two 40-somethings who are both beginning to hanker after a more exciting love life. Each man feels he is trapped in a long-term relationship with a woman who, on the face of it, would appear to be his ideal partner... [More...]
Yvan Attal
Vincent and Georges are two 40-somethings who are both beginning to hanker after a more exciting love life. Each man feels he is trapped in a long-term relationship with a woman who, on the face of it, would appear to be his ideal partner... [More...]
Imogène McCarthery (2010)
Alexandre Charlot
Imogène McCarthery is proud of her Scottish ancestry, almost fanatically so. Rugby, bagpipes and malt whisky are her three main passions, along with cultivating an undying hatred for the English... [More...]
Alexandre Charlot
Imogène McCarthery is proud of her Scottish ancestry, almost fanatically so. Rugby, bagpipes and malt whisky are her three main passions, along with cultivating an undying hatred for the English... [More...]
Impardonnables (2011)
André Téchiné
Francis, a French author, arrives in Venice to write his next novel. His first task is to find a place to rent where he can work in peace... [More...]
André Téchiné
Francis, a French author, arrives in Venice to write his next novel. His first task is to find a place to rent where he can work in peace... [More...]
Impasse des deux anges (1948)
Maurice Tourneur
Marianne is about to give up her successful career as a stage actress so that she can marry a wealthy aristocrat and live the life she has always aspired to... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
Marianne is about to give up her successful career as a stage actress so that she can marry a wealthy aristocrat and live the life she has always aspired to... [More...]
L'Important c'est d'aimer (1975)
Andrzej Zulawski
A freelance photographer, Servais Mont, falls in love with Nadine Chevalier, an aspiring actress who, having failed to make the big time, has no other option than to appear in cheap exploitative movies... [More...]
Andrzej Zulawski
A freelance photographer, Servais Mont, falls in love with Nadine Chevalier, an aspiring actress who, having failed to make the big time, has no other option than to appear in cheap exploitative movies... [More...]
Imposture (2005)
Patrick Bouchitey
For years, Serge Pommier has dreamt of writing a novel worthy of his reputation as a man of letters. Lacking inspiration, he occupies himself by writing literary reviews and teaching at a university... [More...]
Patrick Bouchitey
For years, Serge Pommier has dreamt of writing a novel worthy of his reputation as a man of letters. Lacking inspiration, he occupies himself by writing literary reviews and teaching at a university... [More...]
Les Impures (1955)
Pierre Chevalier
On his release from prison, petty criminal Mario is eager to make a fresh start, but things get off to a bad start when he learns that his wife Géneviève has not waited for him... [More...]
Pierre Chevalier
On his release from prison, petty criminal Mario is eager to make a fresh start, but things get off to a bad start when he learns that his wife Géneviève has not waited for him... [More...]
Inch'Allah dimanche (2001)
Yamina Benguigui
In 1974, Zouina makes up her mind to leave her native Algeria and settle in France with her husband. The latter has been living and working in France for over a decade, and Zouina feels the time is right for her immediate family to relocate... [More...]
Yamina Benguigui
In 1974, Zouina makes up her mind to leave her native Algeria and settle in France with her husband. The latter has been living and working in France for over a decade, and Zouina feels the time is right for her immediate family to relocate... [More...]
L'Inconnu dans la maison (1992)
Georges Lautner
Since his wife committed suicide ten years ago, Jacques Loursat, a once renowned lawyer, has lived the life of a recluse, dousing his sorrows in alcohol and self-pity... [More...]
Georges Lautner
Since his wife committed suicide ten years ago, Jacques Loursat, a once renowned lawyer, has lived the life of a recluse, dousing his sorrows in alcohol and self-pity... [More...]
L'Inconnu de Strasbourg (1998)
Valeria Sarmiento
Madeleine is spending an evening with her lover, Jean-Paul, when her husband appears unexpectedly. The latter produces a gun and forces Madeleine to join in a variant of Russian roulette, which he loses... [More...]
Valeria Sarmiento
Madeleine is spending an evening with her lover, Jean-Paul, when her husband appears unexpectedly. The latter produces a gun and forces Madeleine to join in a variant of Russian roulette, which he loses... [More...]
L'Inconnu du lac (2013)
Alain Guiraudie
A secluded beach beside a placid lake provides a haven for a handful of men who feel the need to strip off and surrender themselves to the sun's rays and the admiring gaze of others... [More...]
Alain Guiraudie
A secluded beach beside a placid lake provides a haven for a handful of men who feel the need to strip off and surrender themselves to the sun's rays and the admiring gaze of others... [More...]
Les Inconnus dans la maison (1942)
Henri Decoin
Hector Loursat was once a highly respected criminal lawyer. But then his wife suddenly walked out on him and he fell to pieces... [More...]
Henri Decoin
Hector Loursat was once a highly respected criminal lawyer. But then his wife suddenly walked out on him and he fell to pieces... [More...]
L'Incorrigible (1975)
Philippe de Broca
Within minutes of being released from prison, Victor Vautier resumes his career as a confidence trickster and crook. An incorrigible liar and master of disguise, he rents his former girlfriend's luxury apartment to an American ambassador and sells non-existent military aircraft to an African state... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
Within minutes of being released from prison, Victor Vautier resumes his career as a confidence trickster and crook. An incorrigible liar and master of disguise, he rents his former girlfriend's luxury apartment to an American ambassador and sells non-existent military aircraft to an African state... [More...]
L'Incruste (2004)
Alexandre Castagnetti
Swindler and serial liar Paul is looking for his next squat when he happens across Alexandre, a young musician. The latter is living in an apartment belonging to his friend Christophe, who is at present in Africa... [More...]
Alexandre Castagnetti
Swindler and serial liar Paul is looking for his next squat when he happens across Alexandre, a young musician. The latter is living in an apartment belonging to his friend Christophe, who is at present in Africa... [More...]
India Song (1975)
Marguerite Duras
India, 1937. Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of the French ambassador, has a comfortable existence in Calcutta but, with so few things to occupy her, she soon becomes hopelessly bored... [More...]
Marguerite Duras
India, 1937. Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of the French ambassador, has a comfortable existence in Calcutta but, with so few things to occupy her, she soon becomes hopelessly bored... [More...]
L'Indic (1983)
Serge Leroy
From the moment he sees Sylvia for the first time Dominique Leonelli cannot take his eyes off her. She is mourning at the funeral of an aunt... [More...]
Serge Leroy
From the moment he sees Sylvia for the first time Dominique Leonelli cannot take his eyes off her. She is mourning at the funeral of an aunt... [More...]
Indigènes (2006)
Rachid Bouchareb
In 1943, at the height of the Second World War, around 200 thousand natives from French colonial Africa are recruited into the French First Army of the Free French Forces... [More...]
Rachid Bouchareb
In 1943, at the height of the Second World War, around 200 thousand natives from French colonial Africa are recruited into the French First Army of the Free French Forces... [More...]
Indochine (1992)
Régis Wargnier
This is the story of Eliane who owns a rubber plantation in Indochine (now Viet-Nam) at the time of the French colonisation of the country... [More...]
Régis Wargnier
This is the story of Eliane who owns a rubber plantation in Indochine (now Viet-Nam) at the time of the French colonisation of the country... [More...]
Indomptable Angélique (1967)
Bernard Borderie
Angélique's determined search for her husband Joffrey de Peyrac takes her towards the south of France, where she hopes to find him on the Island of Langoustiers... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
Angélique's determined search for her husband Joffrey de Peyrac takes her towards the south of France, where she hopes to find him on the Island of Langoustiers... [More...]
Les Infidèles (2012)
Emmanuelle Bercot
What makes a man become unfaithful to his wife? This is a question that has vexed philosophers and talk show hosts for centuries, and it is one that two macho 30-something Frenchmen, Fred and Greg, really would like to have an answer to, because infidelity is something they are both desperately addicted to... [More...]
Emmanuelle Bercot
What makes a man become unfaithful to his wife? This is a question that has vexed philosophers and talk show hosts for centuries, and it is one that two macho 30-something Frenchmen, Fred and Greg, really would like to have an answer to, because infidelity is something they are both desperately addicted to... [More...]
Inguélézi (2004)
François Dupeyron
Geneviève is unsure how she is going to cope after the sudden death of her husband. After dropping her daughter off at her mother's, she takes to the road and is so wrapped up in her grief that she scarcely notices the world around her... [More...]
François Dupeyron
Geneviève is unsure how she is going to cope after the sudden death of her husband. After dropping her daughter off at her mother's, she takes to the road and is so wrapped up in her grief that she scarcely notices the world around her... [More...]
L'Inhumaine (1924)
Marcel L'Herbier
Claire Lescot is a world famous opera singer who revels in the power she exerts over men. To her grand residence on the outskirts of Paris, she invites her many admirers, all of whom are determined to make her their own... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
Claire Lescot is a world famous opera singer who revels in the power she exerts over men. To her grand residence on the outskirts of Paris, she invites her many admirers, all of whom are determined to make her their own... [More...]
Inju, la bête dans l'ombre (2008)
Barbet Schroeder
Alex Fayard, a successful writer of crime fiction, arrives in Japan to promote his latest book. He takes advantage of this visit to look up Shundei Oe, the celebrated Japanese writer who inspired him in his career... [More...]
Barbet Schroeder
Alex Fayard, a successful writer of crime fiction, arrives in Japan to promote his latest book. He takes advantage of this visit to look up Shundei Oe, the celebrated Japanese writer who inspired him in his career... [More...]
Les Innocentes (2016)
Anne Fontaine
In December 1945, Mathilde Beaulieu is a young nurse at a makeshift hospital of the French Red Cross in Poland. The hospital's purpose is to treat fugitives from France before they can be returned to their home country... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
In December 1945, Mathilde Beaulieu is a young nurse at a makeshift hospital of the French Red Cross in Poland. The hospital's purpose is to treat fugitives from France before they can be returned to their home country... [More...]