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French cinema: Drama
C'est quoi la vie? (1999)
François Dupeyron
Nicolas lives on a farm in the heart of rural France. The farm presently belongs to his father Marc, who is fighting a losing battle to pay off his accumulating debts whilst supporting his family...
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François Dupeyron
Le Café du cadran (1947)
Jean Gehret
Julien Couturier and his wife Louise give up their peaceful life in the Auvergne to run a small bar-café in the thriving heart of Paris...
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Jean Gehret
La Cage aux rossignols (1945)
Jean Dréville
Clément Mathieu has written a book, La Cage aux Rossignols, which recounts his recent experiences as a teacher in a typical French boys' school...
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Jean Dréville
Cages (2008)
Olivier Masset-Depasse
Eve and Damien live a passionate love affair that is so intense, so solid that it feels as though it could last for an eternity...
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Olivier Masset-Depasse
Cagliostro (1929)
Richard Oswald
In the late 18th century, Joseph Balsamo, alias the Count of Cagliostro, finds fame throughout Europe as a magician, alchemist and fortune teller...
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Richard Oswald
Camille Claudel, 1915 (2013)
Bruno Dumont
Winter 1915. The renowned sculptor Camille Claudel finds herself incarcerated in an asylum in the south of France. Her family have given up on her and it seems that after a turbulent life she will be forced to live out the rest of her days as a pitiful recluse... [More...]
Bruno Dumont
Winter 1915. The renowned sculptor Camille Claudel finds herself incarcerated in an asylum in the south of France. Her family have given up on her and it seems that after a turbulent life she will be forced to live out the rest of her days as a pitiful recluse... [More...]
Capitaine Conan (1996)
Bertrand Tavernier
In the final months of World War I, the French infantry are actively engaged in mopping up the enemy trenches on the Macedonian Front... [More...]
Bertrand Tavernier
In the final months of World War I, the French infantry are actively engaged in mopping up the enemy trenches on the Macedonian Front... [More...]
Le Capitaine Fracasse (1929)
Alberto Cavalcanti
Sigognac, a penniless young aristocrat, lives alone in his ruined castle. One day, a troupe of travelling actors arrive at his door and ask for shelter for the night... [More...]
Alberto Cavalcanti
Sigognac, a penniless young aristocrat, lives alone in his ruined castle. One day, a troupe of travelling actors arrive at his door and ask for shelter for the night... [More...]
Le Caporal épinglé (1962)
Jean Renoir
June, 1940. In a German prisoner-of-war camp in North-East France, three soldiers are united by their desire to escape and return to their ordinary civilian lives... [More...]
Jean Renoir
June, 1940. In a German prisoner-of-war camp in North-East France, three soldiers are united by their desire to escape and return to their ordinary civilian lives... [More...]
Carlos (2010)
Olivier Assayas
A legend in his own lifetime, Carlos the Jackal (né Ilich Ramírez Sánchez) was at the epicentre of international terrorism in the 1970s and '80s... [More...]
Olivier Assayas
A legend in his own lifetime, Carlos the Jackal (né Ilich Ramírez Sánchez) was at the epicentre of international terrorism in the 1970s and '80s... [More...]
Carmen (1926)
Jacques Feyder
After killing a man in a duel, Don José Lizzarabengoa is forced to flee his home in Navarre. On his arrival in Castille, he enlists in the army and soon becomes a sergeant in the regiment at Almanza... [More...]
Jacques Feyder
After killing a man in a duel, Don José Lizzarabengoa is forced to flee his home in Navarre. On his arrival in Castille, he enlists in the army and soon becomes a sergeant in the regiment at Almanza... [More...]
Carrefour (1938)
Curtis Bernhardt
A wealthy industrialist, Roger de Vétheuil, finds himself in court, charged with being an impostor. Twenty years ago, whilst serving in WWI, he suffered a severe head wound which resulted in him losing his memory... [More...]
Curtis Bernhardt
A wealthy industrialist, Roger de Vétheuil, finds himself in court, charged with being an impostor. Twenty years ago, whilst serving in WWI, he suffered a severe head wound which resulted in him losing his memory... [More...]
Le Carrefour des enfants perdus (1944)
Léo Joannon
Marseille, 1940. In the chaotic aftermath of France's capitulation to Nazi Germany, three former inmates of a reform school meet up by chance... [More...]
Léo Joannon
Marseille, 1940. In the chaotic aftermath of France's capitulation to Nazi Germany, three former inmates of a reform school meet up by chance... [More...]
Casque d'or (1952)
Jacques Becker
The setting is the Belleville district of Paris circa 1900. At a riverside guinguette, carpenter Georges Manda meets an attractive young woman named Marie and immediately falls under her spell... [More...]
Jacques Becker
The setting is the Belleville district of Paris circa 1900. At a riverside guinguette, carpenter Georges Manda meets an attractive young woman named Marie and immediately falls under her spell... [More...]
Catherine (1924)
Albert Dieudonné
In the provincial town of Varance, Catherine Ferrand, an orphan, is employed as housemaid to Georges Mallet, a prominent local councillor... [More...]
Albert Dieudonné
In the provincial town of Varance, Catherine Ferrand, an orphan, is employed as housemaid to Georges Mallet, a prominent local councillor... [More...]
Cavale (2002)
Lucas Belvaux
Bruno Le Roux is an extreme left-wing activist who, after his escape from prison, is more determined than ever to carry on his fight against capitalism... [More...]
Lucas Belvaux
Bruno Le Roux is an extreme left-wing activist who, after his escape from prison, is more determined than ever to carry on his fight against capitalism... [More...]
Cela s'appelle l'aurore (1956)
Luis Buñuel
Despite his bourgeois origins, Dr Valerio devotes himself to treating the poor on an island in the Mediterranean. His wife Angela leaves him to spend time with her family in Nice, having failed to persuade him to pursue a more lucrative career serving the idle rich in the south of France... [More...]
Luis Buñuel
Despite his bourgeois origins, Dr Valerio devotes himself to treating the poor on an island in the Mediterranean. His wife Angela leaves him to spend time with her family in Nice, having failed to persuade him to pursue a more lucrative career serving the idle rich in the south of France... [More...]
Céline et Julie vont en bateau (1974)
Jacques Rivette
It is in a park in Paris that Julie, a shy librarian, first makes the acquaintance of Céline, a stage magician. Intrigued by the other woman, Julie follows her around the city until she loses sight of her... [More...]
Jacques Rivette
It is in a park in Paris that Julie, a shy librarian, first makes the acquaintance of Céline, a stage magician. Intrigued by the other woman, Julie follows her around the city until she loses sight of her... [More...]
Celui qui doit mourir (1957)
Jules Dassin
In the 1920s, with Greece is under Turkish occupation, the inhabitants of a small town are making preparations for the annual Passion play... [More...]
Jules Dassin
In the 1920s, with Greece is under Turkish occupation, the inhabitants of a small town are making preparations for the annual Passion play... [More...]
Le Cercle rouge (1970)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Police superintendent Mattei is escorting a suspected criminal, Vogel, across France on a train. After a daring escape, Vogel, goes on the run... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Melville
Police superintendent Mattei is escorting a suspected criminal, Vogel, across France on a train. After a daring escape, Vogel, goes on the run... [More...]
La Cérémonie (1995)
Claude Chabrol
The Lelievres are a happy, comfortably rich family who live in a remote mansion near the Brittany coast. Madame Lelievre is far too busy to take on all the domestic chores, so she hires a maid to do all this for her... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
The Lelievres are a happy, comfortably rich family who live in a remote mansion near the Brittany coast. Madame Lelievre is far too busy to take on all the domestic chores, so she hires a maid to do all this for her... [More...]
César (1936)
Marcel Pagnol
Twenty years after her first sweetheart Marius abandoned her to seek adventure on the high seas, Fanny is still married to Panisse and her son Césariot remains ignorant as to the identity of his real father... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
Twenty years after her first sweetheart Marius abandoned her to seek adventure on the high seas, Fanny is still married to Panisse and her son Césariot remains ignorant as to the identity of his real father... [More...]
César et Rosalie (1972)
Claude Sautet
After her divorce, 30-something Rosalie decides to live with César, a wealthy scrap-metal dealer who is prone to violent bursts... [More...]
Claude Sautet
After her divorce, 30-something Rosalie decides to live with César, a wealthy scrap-metal dealer who is prone to violent bursts... [More...]
Cette nuit là... (1958)
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
Maurice Cazeneuve
Jean Maillet and his dazzlingly photogenic wife Sylvie both work for a publishing house owned by Monsieur Reverdy, a ruthless businessman who is used to getting what he wants... [More...]
Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998)
Patrice Chéreau
Before his death, a world-famous painter, Jean-Baptiste, requests that he be buried in the cemetery at Limoges, a town that is reputed for accommodating more dead people than living... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
Before his death, a world-famous painter, Jean-Baptiste, requests that he be buried in the cemetery at Limoges, a town that is reputed for accommodating more dead people than living... [More...]
Ceux qui restent (2007)
Anne Le Ny
On one of his frequent visits to the hospital where his wife is being treated for breast cancer, Bertrand meets a young woman, Loraine, whose partner is also seriously ill... [More...]
Anne Le Ny
On one of his frequent visits to the hospital where his wife is being treated for breast cancer, Bertrand meets a young woman, Loraine, whose partner is also seriously ill... [More...]
La Chambre des officiers (2001)
François Dupeyron
At the start of the First World War, a young lieutenant, Adrien, is badly injured in a shell explosion. When he comes to, he realises that the lower part of his face has been blown away, although he is otherwise unharmed... [More...]
François Dupeyron
At the start of the First World War, a young lieutenant, Adrien, is badly injured in a shell explosion. When he comes to, he realises that the lower part of his face has been blown away, although he is otherwise unharmed... [More...]
La Chambre verte (1978)
François Truffaut
In late 1920s France, Julien Davenne devotes his life to the memory of the dead. He writes impassioned obituaries for an obscure newspaper and has converted his house's Green Room into a mausoleum to his wife, who died ten years earlier shortly after their marriage... [More...]
François Truffaut
In late 1920s France, Julien Davenne devotes his life to the memory of the dead. He writes impassioned obituaries for an obscure newspaper and has converted his house's Green Room into a mausoleum to his wife, who died ten years earlier shortly after their marriage... [More...]
Chanson d'Armor (1934)
Jean Epstein
A hopeless scholar, Jean-Marie is sent away from his Catholic boarding school and must return to the farm in the country run by his parents... [More...]
Jean Epstein
A hopeless scholar, Jean-Marie is sent away from his Catholic boarding school and must return to the farm in the country run by his parents... [More...]
Les Chansons d'amour (2007)
Christophe Honoré
Ismaël and Julie are a young couple living in Paris. To spice up their ailing love life, they invite another young woman, Alice, to share their bed... [More...]
Christophe Honoré
Ismaël and Julie are a young couple living in Paris. To spice up their ailing love life, they invite another young woman, Alice, to share their bed... [More...]