Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Macao, l'enfer du jeu (1939)
Jean Delannoy
In the late 1930s, China and Japan are locked in a fierce military conflict. Mireille, a French actress, is one of many hundreds of westerners who are desperately seeking a safe way out of war-torn China...
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Jean Delannoy
La Machine à découdre (1986)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
In a coastal town in the south of France an unemployed man, Steff Muller, is desperate to raise cash as his wife is about to give birth...
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Jean-Pierre Mocky
Madame Bovary (1933)
Jean Renoir
In the summer of 1839, Dr Charles Bovary is happy with his mundane existence as a country doctor near Rouen, married to an older woman he scarcely notices...
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Jean Renoir
Madame Bovary (1991)
Claude Chabrol
In 19th century France, Charles Bovary is a country doctor who, after the death of his first wife, does not delay in marrying the daughter of one of his patients, Emma Rouault...
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Claude Chabrol
Madame de... (1953)
Max Ophüls
A wealthy Countess decides to sell her earrings to pay off a small debt, leading her husband, an important general, to believe that the jewels have been lost...
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Max Ophüls
Madame du Barry (1954)
Christian-Jaque
When the nobleman Jean du Barry falls in love with the stunningly beautiful Jeanne Bécu, he contrives an elaborate plot so that she may become his mistress... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
When the nobleman Jean du Barry falls in love with the stunningly beautiful Jeanne Bécu, he contrives an elaborate plot so that she may become his mistress... [More...]
Madame Edouard (2004)
Nadine Monfils
A bizarre series of murders in Brussels disturbs the peace of Commissaire Léon, who would rather be getting on and doing some knitting... [More...]
Nadine Monfils
A bizarre series of murders in Brussels disturbs the peace of Commissaire Léon, who would rather be getting on and doing some knitting... [More...]
Madame Sans-Gêne (1941)
Roger Richebé
In 1792, Cathérine Hübscher is employed as a modest laundry maid in the rue Sainte-Anne in Paris. With the help of her fiancé, Sergeant Lefebvre, she saves an Austrian nobleman, Count Neipperg, from the militia... [More...]
Roger Richebé
In 1792, Cathérine Hübscher is employed as a modest laundry maid in the rue Sainte-Anne in Paris. With the help of her fiancé, Sergeant Lefebvre, she saves an Austrian nobleman, Count Neipperg, from the militia... [More...]
Madame Solario (2012)
René Féret
Lake Como in September 1906. The aristocratic residents of a luxury hotel welcome the latest arrival in their happy little community, the young and beautiful Madame Natalia Solario, who is virtually penniless after her divorce... [More...]
René Féret
Lake Como in September 1906. The aristocratic residents of a luxury hotel welcome the latest arrival in their happy little community, the young and beautiful Madame Natalia Solario, who is virtually penniless after her divorce... [More...]
Made in Italy (2008)
Stéphane Giusti
Luca Morandi is a young writer who is already on the brink of a midlife crisis. Born in Italy, he has spent most of his life in France, but, at 35, he suddenly realises that he has no cultural identity... [More...]
Stéphane Giusti
Luca Morandi is a young writer who is already on the brink of a midlife crisis. Born in Italy, he has spent most of his life in France, but, at 35, he suddenly realises that he has no cultural identity... [More...]
Made in U.S.A. (1966)
Jean-Luc Godard
Paula Nelson, a young journalist, arranges to meet up with her ex-boyfriend, Richard Politzer, in Atlantic City. Shortly after her arrival in this most ordinary of French towns Paul learns that Richard is dead, the victim of an unknown assassin... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
Paula Nelson, a young journalist, arranges to meet up with her ex-boyfriend, Richard Politzer, in Atlantic City. Shortly after her arrival in this most ordinary of French towns Paul learns that Richard is dead, the victim of an unknown assassin... [More...]
Mademoiselle (2001)
Philippe Lioret
Claire is proud of the fact that she is one of life's highfliers. She is married, with two adorable children, and has a successful career with a major pharmaceuticals company... [More...]
Philippe Lioret
Claire is proud of the fact that she is one of life's highfliers. She is married, with two adorable children, and has a successful career with a major pharmaceuticals company... [More...]
Mademoiselle Chambon (2009)
Stéphane Brizé
Jean is a man in his forties who could not be more content with the way his life is going. He is happily married with a son and enjoys his work as a mason... [More...]
Stéphane Brizé
Jean is a man in his forties who could not be more content with the way his life is going. He is happily married with a son and enjoys his work as a mason... [More...]
Mademoiselle de Joncquières (2018)
Emmanuel Mouret
France, in the mid-1700s. After the death of her husband, Madame de La Pommeraye lives a secluded life at her large country estate... [More...]
Emmanuel Mouret
France, in the mid-1700s. After the death of her husband, Madame de La Pommeraye lives a secluded life at her large country estate... [More...]
Mademoiselle Docteur (1937)
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
During the First World War, Anne-Marie Lesser operates as a German spy under the pseudonym Mademoiselle Docteur. Posing as an American journalist, she travels to Salonika in Greece at the request of her superior, Colonel Matthésius, to shore up an important spy ring... [More...]
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
During the First World War, Anne-Marie Lesser operates as a German spy under the pseudonym Mademoiselle Docteur. Posing as an American journalist, she travels to Salonika in Greece at the request of her superior, Colonel Matthésius, to shore up an important spy ring... [More...]
Mademoiselle et son gang (1957)
Jean Boyer
Dédé and Juju are two small-time crooks who, lacking imagination, resort to seeking inspiration in the manuscripts entered in a crime writers' competition... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Dédé and Juju are two small-time crooks who, lacking imagination, resort to seeking inspiration in the manuscripts entered in a crime writers' competition... [More...]
Mademoiselle ma mère (1936)
Henri Decoin
In her search for the perfect husband, Jacqueline Vignolle is slowly driving her parents to distraction. After fourteen failed engagements, Jacqueline still hasn't found her beau idéal, and so she decides to marry the next eligible man she meets... [More...]
Henri Decoin
In her search for the perfect husband, Jacqueline Vignolle is slowly driving her parents to distraction. After fourteen failed engagements, Jacqueline still hasn't found her beau idéal, and so she decides to marry the next eligible man she meets... [More...]
Mado (1976)
Claude Sautet
Simon Léotard is a 50-something real estate financier who finds himself in dire straits when his business partner of many years, Julien, commits suicide... [More...]
Claude Sautet
Simon Léotard is a 50-something real estate financier who finds himself in dire straits when his business partner of many years, Julien, commits suicide... [More...]
Maestro (2014)
Léa Fazer
Henri is a cocky young actor who sees himself as cinema's next great action-adventure hero. For some reason, the world is slow to take advantage of his talents and for the time being he has to make do with dubbing American shows and humiliating himself in television ads... [More...]
Léa Fazer
Henri is a cocky young actor who sees himself as cinema's next great action-adventure hero. For some reason, the world is slow to take advantage of his talents and for the time being he has to make do with dubbing American shows and humiliating himself in television ads... [More...]
Le Magasin des suicides (2012)
Patrice Leconte
There once was a town so mired in misery that everyone who lived there no longer had the will to go on living. In this gloomy metropolis, the only business that thrives is a little shop which specialises in suicide... [More...]
Patrice Leconte
There once was a town so mired in misery that everyone who lived there no longer had the will to go on living. In this gloomy metropolis, the only business that thrives is a little shop which specialises in suicide... [More...]
The Magic Roundabout (2005)
Dave Borthwick
Whilst his friends are enjoying an outdoor music concert, Dougal, the world's most follicly endowed dog, looks for his next sugar trip, and ends up crashing a sweet trolley into the Magic Roundabout... [More...]
Dave Borthwick
Whilst his friends are enjoying an outdoor music concert, Dougal, the world's most follicly endowed dog, looks for his next sugar trip, and ends up crashing a sweet trolley into the Magic Roundabout... [More...]
Magique! (2008)
Philippe Muyl
Ten-year-old Tommy looks up at the sky each night and wonders if his father will ever return. He has never met his father, but he is sure that he is an astronaut, just as he knows that one day he will come back to Earth to see visit his son... [More...]
Philippe Muyl
Ten-year-old Tommy looks up at the sky each night and wonders if his father will ever return. He has never met his father, but he is sure that he is an astronaut, just as he knows that one day he will come back to Earth to see visit his son... [More...]
Le Magnifique (1973)
Philippe de Broca
When a secret agent is eaten by a shark in a telephone box, ace spy Bob Saint-Clair is sent on a mission to Mexico, to confront his arch-enemy Karpof, assisted by his beautiful partner Tatiana… Thus begins the latest pulp fiction novel by François Merlin, a lonely middle-aged writer who dreams of having a love affair with his neighbour Christine and of getting his revenge on his odious publisher Charron - fantasies which he plays out in his novels... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
When a secret agent is eaten by a shark in a telephone box, ace spy Bob Saint-Clair is sent on a mission to Mexico, to confront his arch-enemy Karpof, assisted by his beautiful partner Tatiana… Thus begins the latest pulp fiction novel by François Merlin, a lonely middle-aged writer who dreams of having a love affair with his neighbour Christine and of getting his revenge on his odious publisher Charron - fantasies which he plays out in his novels... [More...]
Le Magot de Josefa (1963)
Claude Autant-Lara
Musician Pierre Corneille and songwriter Justin Truculia are delighted when they receive their first paycheque for a song they have written together... [More...]
Claude Autant-Lara
Musician Pierre Corneille and songwriter Justin Truculia are delighted when they receive their first paycheque for a song they have written together... [More...]
Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959)
Jean Delannoy
Recently returned to his home town of Moulins, Superintendent Maigret is happily reminiscing on his past when he receives an unexpected telephone call from the Countess of Saint-Fiacre... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
Recently returned to his home town of Moulins, Superintendent Maigret is happily reminiscing on his past when he receives an unexpected telephone call from the Countess of Saint-Fiacre... [More...]
Maigret tend un piège (1958)
Jean Delannoy
A mysterious serial killer is at work in the Marais district of Paris. So far he has claimed the lives of four victims, all young women, all savagely stabbed to death... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
A mysterious serial killer is at work in the Marais district of Paris. So far he has claimed the lives of four victims, all young women, all savagely stabbed to death... [More...]
Maigret voit rouge (1963)
Gilles Grangier
One night, a man is shot dead in the busy Pigalle district of Paris, apparently the victim of a drive-by killing. The sole witness to the crime is Inspector Lognon, who hurries away to notify the police... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
One night, a man is shot dead in the busy Pigalle district of Paris, apparently the victim of a drive-by killing. The sole witness to the crime is Inspector Lognon, who hurries away to notify the police... [More...]
Main dans la main (2012)
Valérie Donzelli
When Hélène Marchal and Joachim Fox meet they would appear to have nothing in common. She runs a prestigious dance school in Paris; he is a provincial artisan who is at least ten years her junior... [More...]
Valérie Donzelli
When Hélène Marchal and Joachim Fox meet they would appear to have nothing in common. She runs a prestigious dance school in Paris; he is a provincial artisan who is at least ten years her junior... [More...]
La Main du diable (1943)
Maurice Tourneur
A man arrives at an isolated mountain inn clutching a small box. During a momentary power-cut the box suddenly goes missing, and its owner is stricken with terror... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
A man arrives at an isolated mountain inn clutching a small box. During a momentary power-cut the box suddenly goes missing, and its owner is stricken with terror... [More...]
Mains armées (2012)
Pierre Jolivet
Lucas Scali is 46, a police chief who is on the trail of illegal arms traffickers in Marseille. Having uncovered a large criminal network that is involved in stealing NATO weapons and drugs smuggling, Lucas heads off for Paris to link up with a narcotics squad... [More...]
Pierre Jolivet
Lucas Scali is 46, a police chief who is on the trail of illegal arms traffickers in Marseille. Having uncovered a large criminal network that is involved in stealing NATO weapons and drugs smuggling, Lucas heads off for Paris to link up with a narcotics squad... [More...]