Film Index
French cinema: History
Adémaï au moyen âge (1934)
Jean de Marguenat
France, 1429. The Hundred Years War is nearing its end but, despite Joan of Arc's best efforts, the English armies still occupy the north of the country...
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Jean de Marguenat
Les Adieux à la reine (2012)
Benoît Jacquot
In 1789, on the eve of the French Revolution, life at the Palace of Versailles continues in its carefree vein, far from the tumult that is starting to overtake Paris...
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Benoît Jacquot
L'Affaire des poisons (1955)
Henri Decoin
The Marquise de Montespan is a scheming adventuress who hopes to become the favoured mistress to King Louis XIV of France to advance her social status...
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Henri Decoin
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1899)
Georges Méliès
In 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus is tried before a military court and found guilty of high treason, having passed sensitive documents to a foreign power...
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Georges Méliès
L'Agonie de Byzance (1913)
Louis Feuillade
On 6th April 1453, the armies of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II surround the holy Christian city of Constantinople, poised to attack when the command is given...
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Louis Feuillade
L'Aigle à deux têtes (1948)
Jean Cocteau
Natasha, the queen of an unhappy kingdom, lives as a recluse, ten years after the king, her beloved husband, was assassinated... [More...]
Jean Cocteau
Natasha, the queen of an unhappy kingdom, lives as a recluse, ten years after the king, her beloved husband, was assassinated... [More...]
Aliker (2009)
Guy Deslauriers
Martinique in the 1930s. André Aliker is a young militant communist who, against the wishes of his family, takes on the job of editing and printing his party's one-sheet pamphlet... [More...]
Guy Deslauriers
Martinique in the 1930s. André Aliker is a young militant communist who, against the wishes of his family, takes on the job of editing and printing his party's one-sheet pamphlet... [More...]
L'Ami: François d'Assise et ses frères (2016)
Renaud Fely
In Italy at the start of the 13th century, the son of a wealthy merchant has turned his back on riches and now leads a simple life in the service of the poor and infirm... [More...]
Renaud Fely
In Italy at the start of the 13th century, the son of a wealthy merchant has turned his back on riches and now leads a simple life in the service of the poor and infirm... [More...]
Amours célèbres (1961)
Michel Boisrond
Part 1: The Duke of Lazun is in love with Madame de Monaco, so he is understandably nonplussed when he learns that she has caught the eye of Louis XIV... [More...]
Michel Boisrond
Part 1: The Duke of Lazun is in love with Madame de Monaco, so he is understandably nonplussed when he learns that she has caught the eye of Louis XIV... [More...]
Angélique (2013)
Ariel Zeitoun
In France during the mid-17th century, Angélique is scarcely more than a child when she marries the wealthy Count Jeoffrey de Peyrac against her will... [More...]
Ariel Zeitoun
In France during the mid-17th century, Angélique is scarcely more than a child when she marries the wealthy Count Jeoffrey de Peyrac against her will... [More...]
Angélique et le roy (1966)
Bernard Borderie
The war in Flanders claims the life of Philippe de Plessis-Bellières. When Angélique learns of her husband's death she immediately makes the decision to retire from court life and devote herself to her children... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
The war in Flanders claims the life of Philippe de Plessis-Bellières. When Angélique learns of her husband's death she immediately makes the decision to retire from court life and devote herself to her children... [More...]
Angélique et le sultan (1968)
Bernard Borderie
Angélique has scarcely been reunited with her first husband Joffrey de Peyrac when she is abducted by the ruthless slave trader Escrainville... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
Angélique has scarcely been reunited with her first husband Joffrey de Peyrac when she is abducted by the ruthless slave trader Escrainville... [More...]
Angélique, marquise des anges (1964)
Bernard Borderie
France, in the mid-1600s. On leaving a convent at the age of 17, Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup learns that her father is ruined and has affianced her to a nobleman, Joffrey de Peyrac... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
France, in the mid-1600s. On leaving a convent at the age of 17, Angélique de Sancé de Monteloup learns that her father is ruined and has affianced her to a nobleman, Joffrey de Peyrac... [More...]
L'Anglaise et le duc (2001)
Eric Rohmer
Grace Elliott, a well-connected English lady, is living in Paris at the time of the French Revolution. She was once the lover of the Duke of Orléans, cousin of King Louis XVI, who remains her closest friend and confidant... [More...]
Eric Rohmer
Grace Elliott, a well-connected English lady, is living in Paris at the time of the French Revolution. She was once the lover of the Duke of Orléans, cousin of King Louis XVI, who remains her closest friend and confidant... [More...]
Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise (2007)
Jean-Louis Guillermou
Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1679. Despite his aptitude for music, his mother made up her mind that he should enter the priesthood at the age of 14... [More...]
Jean-Louis Guillermou
Antonio Vivaldi was born in Venice in 1679. Despite his aptitude for music, his mother made up her mind that he should enter the priesthood at the age of 14... [More...]
L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close) (2011)
Bertrand Bonello
In a Parisian brothel at the start of the 20th century there lives a young prostitute whose face is disfigured by a scar that takes the form of a tragic smile... [More...]
Bertrand Bonello
In a Parisian brothel at the start of the 20th century there lives a young prostitute whose face is disfigured by a scar that takes the form of a tragic smile... [More...]
L'Armée du crime (2009)
Robert Guédiguian
In Paris during the Nazi occupation, a labourer named Missak Manouchian leads a group of young Jewish immigrants, of various nationalities: Spanish, Rumanian, Hungarian, Polish, Italian and Armenian... [More...]
Robert Guédiguian
In Paris during the Nazi occupation, a labourer named Missak Manouchian leads a group of young Jewish immigrants, of various nationalities: Spanish, Rumanian, Hungarian, Polish, Italian and Armenian... [More...]
Artemisia (1997)
Agnès Merlet
Italy in the early 1600s. Artemisia Gentileschi is the 17-year-old daughter of a well-known painter and shows something of her father's aptitude for art... [More...]
Agnès Merlet
Italy in the early 1600s. Artemisia Gentileschi is the 17-year-old daughter of a well-known painter and shows something of her father's aptitude for art... [More...]
L'Assassinat du duc de Guise (1908)
André Calmettes
On 23rd December 1588 the long-running power-struggle between the opposing houses of de Guise and Valois will come to a dramatic climax with the assassination of Henri I of Lorraine, the Duke de Guise... [More...]
André Calmettes
On 23rd December 1588 the long-running power-struggle between the opposing houses of de Guise and Valois will come to a dramatic climax with the assassination of Henri I of Lorraine, the Duke de Guise... [More...]
Au revoir, les enfants (1987)
Louis Malle
France, 1944, during the Nazi Occupation. The Christmas holidays over, 12-year-old Julien Quentin must leave his comfortable middleclass home in Paris and return to his Catholic boarding school in the country... [More...]
Louis Malle
France, 1944, during the Nazi Occupation. The Christmas holidays over, 12-year-old Julien Quentin must leave his comfortable middleclass home in Paris and return to his Catholic boarding school in the country... [More...]
Austerlitz (1960)
Abel Gance
In 1804, Napoléon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France. After the English breach a peace treaty with France, it is inevitable that the two countries will be at war... [More...]
Abel Gance
In 1804, Napoléon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France. After the English breach a peace treaty with France, it is inevitable that the two countries will be at war... [More...]
L'Autre Dumas (2010)
Safy Nebbou
France, 1848. The spirit of revolution is in the air, but Alexandre Dumas is far too preoccupied with his latest literary masterpiece to have any interest in the dramatic events that are just over the horizon... [More...]
Safy Nebbou
France, 1848. The spirit of revolution is in the air, but Alexandre Dumas is far too preoccupied with his latest literary masterpiece to have any interest in the dramatic events that are just over the horizon... [More...]
Les Aventures de Till L'Espiègle (1956)
Gérard Philipe
In the 16th century, Flanders is under Spanish occupation, something that causes resentment and hostility across the whole country... [More...]
Gérard Philipe
In the 16th century, Flanders is under Spanish occupation, something that causes resentment and hostility across the whole country... [More...]
La Bande à Bonnot (1968)
Philippe Fourastié
In 1911, a group of hard-line anarchists - including Raymond-la-science, Garnier, Carouy, Soudy and Marie la Belge - give up their peaceful struggle against the bourgeoisie and, led by Jules Bonnot, become a gang of desperate armed criminals... [More...]
Philippe Fourastié
In 1911, a group of hard-line anarchists - including Raymond-la-science, Garnier, Carouy, Soudy and Marie la Belge - give up their peaceful struggle against the bourgeoisie and, led by Jules Bonnot, become a gang of desperate armed criminals... [More...]
La Bataille de l'eau lourde (1948)
Jean Dréville
Not long after Norway comes under Nazi Occupation at the start of World War II, the Germans commandeer a hydroelectric power plant in the mountains outside Rjukan... [More...]
Jean Dréville
Not long after Norway comes under Nazi Occupation at the start of World War II, the Germans commandeer a hydroelectric power plant in the mountains outside Rjukan... [More...]
Le Bataillon du ciel (1947)
Alexander Esway
Spring, 1944: a decisive moment in the Second World War. Colonel Rouvier, a respected soldier who lost an arm in combat in Tunisia, is put in charge of training a parachute regiment of the French Free Forces in England... [More...]
Alexander Esway
Spring, 1944: a decisive moment in the Second World War. Colonel Rouvier, a respected soldier who lost an arm in combat in Tunisia, is put in charge of training a parachute regiment of the French Free Forces in England... [More...]
Beaumarchais, l'insolent (1996)
Edouard Molinaro
In France of the 1770s, the reign of King Louis XV is drawing to an end. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, the son of a clocksmith, enjoys fame and notoriety as a playwright and outspoken critic of the ruling elite... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
In France of the 1770s, the reign of King Louis XV is drawing to an end. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, the son of a clocksmith, enjoys fame and notoriety as a playwright and outspoken critic of the ruling elite... [More...]
Belle et Sébastien (2013)
Nicolas Vanier
High up in the French Alps during the Second World War, the idyllic tranquillity of a small village is about to broken by the sudden arrival of a platoon of German soldiers... [More...]
Nicolas Vanier
High up in the French Alps during the Second World War, the idyllic tranquillity of a small village is about to broken by the sudden arrival of a platoon of German soldiers... [More...]
Bernadette (1988)
Jean Delannoy
In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous and her family take up residence in a disused prison in the French town of Lourdes... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
In 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous and her family take up residence in a disused prison in the French town of Lourdes... [More...]
Blaise Pascal (1972)
Roberto Rossellini
Blaise Pascal is 16 years old when his family moves to Rouen in 1639 so that his father Étienne can take up his new position as the king's commissioner of taxes... [More...]
Roberto Rossellini
Blaise Pascal is 16 years old when his family moves to Rouen in 1639 so that his father Étienne can take up his new position as the king's commissioner of taxes... [More...]