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Jul 12, 2022 · Best Movies Set in France. Watching movies filmed in France is a great way to get a glimpse of the country if you haven’t visited or even heal your nostalgia. So, without further ado, here are some of the best movies set in France that have received numerous accolades and critical acclaim. 1. Les Intouchables/The Intouchables (2011)
- Les Miserables (2012) An over-the-top – and epic – musical, which is redeemed by top-notch performances from its stellar cast. Inspired by Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Miserables is set in Montfermeil, the same French suburb as the original story, and tells the story of ex-prisoner, Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman).
- Amélie (2001) Are you in the mood for a dose of magical realism? Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie paints the fantastical story of Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou), a young French girl who spent her sheltered childhood creating a fantasy world of her own.
- Hugo (2011) In a departure from his usual film genre, Martin Scorsese directed this critically acclaimed fantasy, chronicling the adventures of wily Hugo (Asa Butterfield) who lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris.
- Marie Antoinette (2006) Are you in the mood for a virtual visit to the sublime Château de Versailles? This forms the magnificent backdrop to this post-modern retelling of the life of the eponymous and controversial French queen played by Kirsten Dunst.
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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.
- Chocolat (2000) Starring: Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp and Judi Dench. Chocolat Film Locations in France: Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, Côte-d’Or. Sarlat, Dordogne.
- Amélie (2001) Starring: Audrey Tautou and Mathieu Kassovitz Amélie Film Locations in France: there are many but I’ve listed the most popular. Rue des Trois-Frères, Paris 18.
- Moulin Rouge (2001) Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and Jim Broadbent. Moulin Rouge Film Locations in France: Set in Paris, Moulin Rouge, was unfortunately not filmed on location.
- The Bourne Identity (2002) Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente and Julia Stiles. Bourne Identity Film Locations in France: 104 Avenue Kléber, Paris. Passage Plantin, Paris.
- Ratatouille (2007) One of Pixar’s best, Ratatouille is not only one of the most impressive animated films ever made, but it’s one of the most moving cinematic love letters to France that one will ever see put to film (and, as you’ll see farther on down this list of the best movies set in France, that’s absolutely saying something).
- Mission Impossible Fallout (2018) Only about the middle third of Mission Impossible: Fallout takes place in Paris, France, but, as one of the best-shot and visually impressive action movies released in decades, we think it deserves a spot on this list simply because of some of the amazing views of the city we get in this film.
- Amélie (2001) No French-set movie list is complete without Amélie, the odd, surreal, and commercially successful 2001 film from director Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
- Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) The Hunchback of Notre Dame may be Disney’s most underrated animated film, and it’s a shame, because the movie musical, released in 1996, is not only one of the best-animated films released before the year 2000, but it’s one of the most fun and exciting representations of historical France on film.
Sep 25, 2023 · When thinking of the best French movies of the 21st century, there are some titles that leap to mind immediately, even if the past 23 years haven’t appeared to be as creatively fecund as the heady...
The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe, with primary influence also on the creation of national cinemas in Asia.
