Film Index
French cinema: All genres
Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... (2004)
Laurent Tirard
Raphaël is a 30-something writer who earns a crust churning out insipid autobiographies for the latest trendy, empty-headed celebrities...
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Laurent Tirard
Le Mépris (1963)
Jean-Luc Godard
Paul Javal, a crime fiction writer, is engaged by the American film producer Jeremy Prokosch to re-write a film about Homer's Odyssey...
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Jean-Luc Godard
La Mer à boire (2012)
Jacques Maillot
Georges Pierret is a shipyard owner who has run into financial difficulty. As his debts mount, he can no longer turn to his bank for support...
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Jacques Maillot
Merci la vie (1991)
Bertrand Blier
One day, a shy teenager Camille comes across a young woman, Joëlle, lying in the middle of the road in a wedding dress...
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Bertrand Blier
Merci pour le chocolat (2000)
Claude Chabrol
A piano student, Jeanne Pollet, learns that she was very nearly switched at birth with the son of a famous concert pianist, André Polonski...
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Claude Chabrol
Mercredi, folle journée! (2001)
Pascal Thomas
A typical Wednesday in the busy French harbour town of Nantes. Whilst children enjoy their day off school, the adults carry on with their frantic and increasingly stressful lives... [More...]
Pascal Thomas
A typical Wednesday in the busy French harbour town of Nantes. Whilst children enjoy their day off school, the adults carry on with their frantic and increasingly stressful lives... [More...]
La Mère Christain (1998)
Myriam Boyer
In the early 1950s, Mother Christain runs a small bistro in the town of Lyons. Alone and impoverished, she is scarred by her recent tragic experiences... [More...]
Myriam Boyer
In the early 1950s, Mother Christain runs a small bistro in the town of Lyons. Alone and impoverished, she is scarred by her recent tragic experiences... [More...]
Mères et filles (2009)
Julie Lopes-Curval
Audrey is an independently minded thirty-year-old who has always been intrigued by her family history. It was in the 1950s that her grandmother Louise abandoned her family when her children were still young, leaving no trace as to where she might be going... [More...]
Julie Lopes-Curval
Audrey is an independently minded thirty-year-old who has always been intrigued by her family history. It was in the 1950s that her grandmother Louise abandoned her family when her children were still young, leaving no trace as to where she might be going... [More...]
Mères françaises (1917)
René Hervil
July 1914. Madame Jeanne d'Urbex lives with her husband, a retired army officer, and son Robert at their château in the village of Mercurey in eastern France... [More...]
René Hervil
July 1914. Madame Jeanne d'Urbex lives with her husband, a retired army officer, and son Robert at their château in the village of Mercurey in eastern France... [More...]
Merlusse (1935)
Marcel Pagnol
The undisciplined pupils at a boarding school in the south of France have a habit of giving their teachers a hard time. The main target of their evil sense of humour is poor Monsieur Blanchard, a teacher they nickname Merlusse on account of his very peculiar odour... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
The undisciplined pupils at a boarding school in the south of France have a habit of giving their teachers a hard time. The main target of their evil sense of humour is poor Monsieur Blanchard, a teacher they nickname Merlusse on account of his very peculiar odour... [More...]
Merry-Go-Round (1981)
Jacques Rivette
Ben, a young American, and Léo, a young French woman, meet at an airport in Paris. They had been hoping to meet up with Léo's sister Elisabeth, who is also Ben's girlfriend, but she is mysteriously absent... [More...]
Jacques Rivette
Ben, a young American, and Léo, a young French woman, meet at an airport in Paris. They had been hoping to meet up with Léo's sister Elisabeth, who is also Ben's girlfriend, but she is mysteriously absent... [More...]
La Merveilleuse visite (1974)
Marcel Carné
One morning, the rector of a small French village comes across a young man, lying unclothed and unconscious on a deserted beach... [More...]
Marcel Carné
One morning, the rector of a small French village comes across a young man, lying unclothed and unconscious on a deserted beach... [More...]
Mes héros (2012)
Éric Besnard
Maxime is willing to sacrifice everything, even his family, to ensure that he can make a success of his ambulance business... [More...]
Éric Besnard
Maxime is willing to sacrifice everything, even his family, to ensure that he can make a success of his ambulance business... [More...]
Mes meilleurs copains (1989)
Jean-Marie Poiré
At his house in the country, Richard invites four old friends of his - Jean-Michel, Guido, Antoine and Dany - to share a weekend with him and reminisce on their wild youth in the 1960s... [More...]
Jean-Marie Poiré
At his house in the country, Richard invites four old friends of his - Jean-Michel, Guido, Antoine and Dany - to share a weekend with him and reminisce on their wild youth in the 1960s... [More...]
Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours (1989)
Andrzej Zulawski
Lucas is a software developer who is suffering from a rare brain condition that has already begun to affect his memory. As his health begins to deteriorate he starts to feel prematurely aged and becomes increasingly preoccupied with his mortality... [More...]
Andrzej Zulawski
Lucas is a software developer who is suffering from a rare brain condition that has already begun to affect his memory. As his health begins to deteriorate he starts to feel prematurely aged and becomes increasingly preoccupied with his mortality... [More...]
Mes petites amoureuses (1974)
Jean Eustache
12 year old Daniel is living contentedly with his grandmother in a rural French town. He has many friends, he is doing well at school and he looks set to have a happy and successful future... [More...]
Jean Eustache
12 year old Daniel is living contentedly with his grandmother in a rural French town. He has many friends, he is doing well at school and he looks set to have a happy and successful future... [More...]
Mes trésors (2017)
Pascal Bourdiaux
Carole and Caroline are two young women who appear to have nothing in common. The first is a shy computer programmer who lives a hermit-like existence with her mother... [More...]
Pascal Bourdiaux
Carole and Caroline are two young women who appear to have nothing in common. The first is a shy computer programmer who lives a hermit-like existence with her mother... [More...]
Mesrine: L'Ennemi public n°1 (2008)
Jean-François Richet
Following his outrageous criminal escapades in France and Canada, Jacques Mesrine has become Public Enemy N° 1, the man most wanted by both the police and the media... [More...]
Jean-François Richet
Following his outrageous criminal escapades in France and Canada, Jacques Mesrine has become Public Enemy N° 1, the man most wanted by both the police and the media... [More...]
Mesrine: L'Instinct de mort (2008)
Jean-François Richet
Serving in Algeria in the late 1950s, a young French soldier, Jacques Mesrine, soon develops a taste for violence, adventure and killing... [More...]
Jean-François Richet
Serving in Algeria in the late 1950s, a young French soldier, Jacques Mesrine, soon develops a taste for violence, adventure and killing... [More...]
Le Messager (1937)
Raymond Rouleau
It is in a blaze of impetuosity that Nick Dange divorces his rich English wife Florence so that he can marry another woman, Marie... [More...]
Raymond Rouleau
It is in a blaze of impetuosity that Nick Dange divorces his rich English wife Florence so that he can marry another woman, Marie... [More...]
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Luc Besson
At the time of the 100 years' war between England and France, a young country girl, Jeanne, believes she has a mission from God to rid France of the English... [More...]
Luc Besson
At the time of the 100 years' war between England and France, a young country girl, Jeanne, believes she has a mission from God to rid France of the English... [More...]
Messidor (1979)
Alain Tanner
Tired of her dull urban life, Jeanne, a young history student, decides to abandon her studies and take a break in the country... [More...]
Alain Tanner
Tired of her dull urban life, Jeanne, a young history student, decides to abandon her studies and take a break in the country... [More...]
Messieurs les ronds de cuir (1959)
Henri Diamant-Berger
In 1906, Monsieur Boudin takes advantage of the laxity of his employers by repeatedly failing to show up for work at the government department which sends him a paycheck each month... [More...]
Henri Diamant-Berger
In 1906, Monsieur Boudin takes advantage of the laxity of his employers by repeatedly failing to show up for work at the government department which sends him a paycheck each month... [More...]
La Métamorphose des cloportes (1965)
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Three small-time crooks - Edmond, Arthur and Rouquemoute - are planning to mount a small-time heist. To buy the equipment needed for this adventure, they trick notorious art thief Alphonse to lend them some money in exchange for a share in the booty... [More...]
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Three small-time crooks - Edmond, Arthur and Rouquemoute - are planning to mount a small-time heist. To buy the equipment needed for this adventure, they trick notorious art thief Alphonse to lend them some money in exchange for a share in the booty... [More...]
Métisse (1993)
Mathieu Kassovitz
Jamal and Félix are two young men who could not be more different but they have one thing in common - both are devotedly attached to the same woman, Lola, an 18-year-old half-caste... [More...]
Mathieu Kassovitz
Jamal and Félix are two young men who could not be more different but they have one thing in common - both are devotedly attached to the same woman, Lola, an 18-year-old half-caste... [More...]
Meurtre en 45 tours (1959)
Etienne Périer
With songs composed by her husband Maurice, Ève Faugères has become a hugely successful singer. Ève's career may be on the up but her marriage is heading for the rocks... [More...]
Etienne Périer
With songs composed by her husband Maurice, Ève Faugères has become a hugely successful singer. Ève's career may be on the up but her marriage is heading for the rocks... [More...]
Meurtres (1950)
Richard Pottier
Noël Annequin is the outcast from the celebrated Annequin family. Whilst his brothers went on to university to become an eminent doctor and lawyer, finding their way into high society, Noël stayed in the country to settle down with the woman he loved, Isabelle... [More...]
Richard Pottier
Noël Annequin is the outcast from the celebrated Annequin family. Whilst his brothers went on to university to become an eminent doctor and lawyer, finding their way into high society, Noël stayed in the country to settle down with the woman he loved, Isabelle... [More...]
Michel Strogoff (1926)
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
Michel Strogoff (1956)
Carmine Gallone
In 1880, the Russian Empire is threatened by a Tartar uprising in the East. The Tsar of Russia entrusts a humble soldier named Michel Strogoff with a vital message which he must take to the Siberian town of Irkutsk to warn of an impending invasion by the belligerent Tartar prince Feofar Khan... [More...]
Carmine Gallone
In 1880, the Russian Empire is threatened by a Tartar uprising in the East. The Tsar of Russia entrusts a humble soldier named Michel Strogoff with a vital message which he must take to the Siberian town of Irkutsk to warn of an impending invasion by the belligerent Tartar prince Feofar Khan... [More...]
Michou d'Auber (2007)
Thomas Gilou
France, 1960. When his mother falls seriously ill, nine-year-old Messaoud proves to be too much of a burden for his father... [More...]
Thomas Gilou
France, 1960. When his mother falls seriously ill, nine-year-old Messaoud proves to be too much of a burden for his father... [More...]