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- France is watchable, if not subtle, but the picture labours its message with an overstretched running time and an oddly anticlimactic structure. Rated: 3/5 • Jan 1, 2023 France, the protagonist and film, is anarchic, unstructured, unstable, sometimes hilarious, sometimes terribly banal, and other times intelligent.
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- 'Diabolique' (1955) Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot. Among the best French horror films is Diabolique, a suspenseful Henri-Georges Clouzot feature that stands the test of time as one of the country's most poignant and groundbreaking films.
- 'Cléo From 5 to 7' (1962) Director: Agnès Varda. Whereas Godard is widely regarded as the "father of the French New Wave," the visionary Agnès Varda — who was merely two years his senior — is, for some reason, known as the "grandmother" of the French cinematic movement (she was in her thirties when she earned this title).
- 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' (1964) Director: Jacques Demy. Jacques Demy's French New Wave film The Umbrellas of Cherbourg — just like Playtime, it was one of the major inspirations behind Greta Gerwig's Barbie — is undoubtedly worth mentioning when the subject is top French movies.
- 'Breathless' (1960) Director: Jean-Luc Godard. Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless follows a small-time thief named Michel Poiccard (played by Jean-Paul Belmondo), who steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman who pursues him.
Feb 8, 2024 · Discover the best of the city, first. From Malle to Melville, Carné to Clouzot, this is Time Out’s ultimate guide to the best French movies ever released.
Dec 10, 2021 · Despite the Pope of Trash’s seal of approval, it’s often hard to appreciate the bitter Gallic black comedy “France” given that it starts—and generally continues—as a general critique of French mass media, but also mostly fusses over one specific media personality phony.
I have compiled our definitive list of the 100 best French films - which you can explore here and discover where classics such as 'Les Enfants du paradis', 'Eyes Without a Face' and 'La Haine' landed in the rankings. That's according to the film industry experts.
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- Les Intouchables/The Intouchables
- Amélie
- Ratatouille
- Before Sunset
- La Haine/Hate
- Portrait of A Lady on Fire
- Midnight in Paris
- La Vie en Rose
- Pierrot Le Fou
- Les Misérables
Genre: Biography/Drama/Comedy IMDB: 8.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 75% Les Intouchablesis a heartwarming tale with comedic moments inspired by a true story about an unexpected friendship that blossoms between a quadriplegic and his caregiver. Philippe (François Cluzet) is a wealthy man left paralyzed after a paragliding accident who hires Driss (Omar Sy) ...
Genre: Romance/Drama IMDB: 8.3/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 89% Amélie, played by Audrey Tautou, a famous French actress explores 50+ sights across Paris in this feel-good rom-com, making it one of the best movies filmed in France, especially in the Parisian neighborhoodof Montmartre. Amélie battles with loneliness herself but makes it her life goal to make...
Genre: Animated/Adventure/Comedy IMDB: 8.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 96% Ratatouilleis one of the best-animated movies based in France. It is one of the most impressive movies by Pixar’s studios and tells the story of Remy, a rat whose love for cooking takes him to Gusteau’s restaurant in Paris. Remy’s (voice of Patton Oswalt) dream of becoming a renowne...
Genre: Romance/Drama IMDB: 8.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Before Sunset is the 2nd installment in the Before trilogy, succeeding Before Sunrise and preceding Before Midnight. This film should not be missed if you want to watch some romantic movies set in France. It has Jesse, played by Ethan Hawke, and Céline, played by Julie Delpy, as its lead pair. ...
Genre: Crime/Drama IMDB: 8.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 95% La Hainefollows a story of three men — Vinz, a Jewish man played by Vincent Cassel, Saïd, an Arab man played by Saïd Taghmaoui, and Hubert, a Black man played by Hubert Koundé who have grown up in the same French suburban ghetto. Unlike other movies set in France that romanticize Paris and its ne...
Genre: Romance/Drama IMDB: 8.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 97% Portrayed in Brittany in Northern France, on an island called Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, Portrait of a Lady on Fireis one of the most impactful romantic movies set in France. Marianne, a painter, has been commissioned to paint a wedding portrait of Héloïse, unbeknownst to her. Marianne observes her...
Genre: Fantasy/Romance/Comedy IMDB: 7.7/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 93% Midnight in Paristells the tale of a writer who goes back in time every night at midnight to 1920s Paris and experiences life in that era. It stars Owen Wilson in the titular role of Gil, the writer, accompanied by a star-studded supporting cast comprising Rachel McAdams, Kurt Fuller, ...
Genre: Biography/Musical/Drama IMDB: 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 74% La Vie en Rose is the name of an iconic French song sung by famous French singer, Édith Piaf that catapulted her to being recognized as the national chanteuse of France. The song’s popularity reached such heights that this biographical musical film was made based on her life played br...
Genre: Crime/Romance/Drama IMDB: 7.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 87% Pierrot le Fou is based on a 1962 novel, Obsessionby Lionel White. Ferdinand, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo, flees Paris with his ex-girlfriend Marianne, played by Anna Karina, leaving behind his wife and children, citing an unhappy marriage. A series of mishaps ensues with the runaway cou...
Genre: Musical/Romance/Drama IMDB: 7.5/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 70% Les Misérables, a musical period film set in Montfermeil and based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name, is a classic and one of the best movies about France. The original story is so famous that many adaptations have been made since then. Hugh Jackman brilliantly plays the titular c...
Mar 12, 2024 · From Breathless to The 400 Blows to Au Hasard Balthazar, there are some groundbreaking French masterpieces that every movie lover around the world should watch. France is responsible for some of the most influential revolutions in film history. Robert Bresson created a new kind of cinematic realism with his restrained, ascetic shooting style.
Dec 10, 2021 · In FRANCE, a satirical drama set in contemporary Paris, Léa Seydoux stars as France de Meurs, a seemingly unflappable superstar TV journalist whose career, home life, and psychological...
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