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Feb 8, 2024 · 61. La Grande Vadrouille (1966) Film. Comedy. Director: Gérard Oury. Gerard Oury is the uncontested king of French popular comedy and, with 17 million tickets sold its opening weekend (a record ...
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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.
2. The Mother and the Whore. 1973 3h 30m. 7.7 (6.9K) Rate. 89 Metascore. The chauvinist Alexandre balances relationships with several women in the post-1968 intellectual scene of Paris. Director Jean Eustache Stars Bernadette Lafont Jean-Pierre Léaud Françoise Lebrun.
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- “Li’L Quinquin” (2014) Bruno Dumont is one of the most audacious, provocative filmmakers working in France today, but nothing he’s done has distilled the scope of his work more than this three-plus hour miniseries, which premiered as a feature-length production at Cannes and screened that way in the U.S. And indeed, it is a complete work of pure vision: a comedic tale of bumbling police investigators in a small town and the various rural characters they encounter along the way.
- “Swimming Pool” (2003) Francois Ozon’s sultry noir is rich with atmosphere and ambiguity. The story of British novelist Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling) who ventures to the countryside to overcome her writer’s block, “Swimming Pool” seems pretty straightforward…at first.
- “Of Gods and Men” (2010) From its early scenes, “Of Gods and Men” inhabits the sacred lives of its monastic subjects. The eight monks residing in a seemingly quaint North African mountain community go through the motions of their daily prayers, the ritualistic hymns echoing monotonously throughout their hallowed chambers.
- “The Man on the Train” (2002) From 1989 to 2002, Patrice Leconte was one of the most electric and beguiling (and under-appreciated) filmmakers in the world.
Mar 5, 2021 · The 27 Best French Films to Watch 2022 - Classic French Movies. Leisure. Arts & Culture. The 27 Best French Films of All Time. From New Wave classics like Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt to modern ...
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Jun 22, 2024 · 14. The Rules of the Game (1939) A scene from the 1939 French film "La Regle du Jeu" ("The Rules of the Game"). Corbis via Getty Images. Jean Renoir’s dramedy-of-manners, The Rules of the Game ...
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