Film Index
French cinema: Drama
Valley of Love (2015)
Guillaume Nicloux
Isabelle and Gérard, two well-known film actors, keep a strange kind of rendezvous in Death Valley, California. They haven't seen each other for years and it is at the invitation of their son Michel, a photographer who committed suicide six months ago, that they are here, alone together in this awesome landscape...
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Guillaume Nicloux
La Valse du gorille (1959)
Bernard Borderie
An international conference at which Professor Keibel is to present his theory for a revolutionary new rocket system is sabotaged by German agents determined to steal Keibel's discovery and sell it to the highest bidder...
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Bernard Borderie
Les Valseuses (1974)
Bertrand Blier
Jean-Claude and Pierrot are two long-haired social drop-outs who kill time by committing petty crimes and harassing women...
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Bertrand Blier
Le Vampire de Düsseldorf (1965)
Robert Hossein
In the 1930s, chaos and misery reign over Düsseldorf as the Nazis begin their campaign of terror. But the city is afflicted by another menace, a serial killer who writes a letter to the police every time he murders a young woman...
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Robert Hossein
Les Vampires (1915)
Louis Feuillade
Paris is in the grip of an unseen, nameless, terror, against which the police are powerless to act. A criminal organisation known as the Vampires create fear and mayhem, killing, looting, abducting - no crime is too daring, or too despicable...
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Louis Feuillade
Van Gogh (1991)
Maurice Pialat
In the spring of 1890, the impoverished artist Vincent Van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, not far from Paris. He stays at a modest inn and places himself under the care of the kindly Dr Gachet... [More...]
Maurice Pialat
In the spring of 1890, the impoverished artist Vincent Van Gogh moves to Auvers-sur-Oise, not far from Paris. He stays at a modest inn and places himself under the care of the kindly Dr Gachet... [More...]
Variétés (1935)
Nicolas Farkas
Georges, Jeanne and Pierre form a successful trapeze act, Les Trois Maximes, for a provincial circus. Impressed by their talents, an impresario books them for a season at a Parisian music hall... [More...]
Nicolas Farkas
Georges, Jeanne and Pierre form a successful trapeze act, Les Trois Maximes, for a provincial circus. Impressed by their talents, an impresario books them for a season at a Parisian music hall... [More...]
Vendredi ou un autre jour (2005)
Yvan Le Moine
In 1759, the celebrated actor Philippe De Nohan sets sail on La Virginie with a French theatre troupe to make a tour of the New World... [More...]
Yvan Le Moine
In 1759, the celebrated actor Philippe De Nohan sets sail on La Virginie with a French theatre troupe to make a tour of the New World... [More...]
Vendredi soir (2002)
Claire Denis
Laure has arrived at a tuning point in her life. In her Parisian apartment, she has packed up her belongings and is all set to move in with boyfriend... [More...]
Claire Denis
Laure has arrived at a tuning point in her life. In her Parisian apartment, she has packed up her belongings and is all set to move in with boyfriend... [More...]
La Vengeance d'une femme (1990)
Jacques Doillon
A young woman, Suzy, returns to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, André. By chance, she meets up with André's wife, Cecile, and the two open their hearts to share each other's grief... [More...]
Jacques Doillon
A young woman, Suzy, returns to Paris to attend the funeral of her lover, André. By chance, she meets up with André's wife, Cecile, and the two open their hearts to share each other's grief... [More...]
Le Vent de la nuit (1999)
Philippe Garrel
For some time, Paul, a 30-something arts student, has been having an affair with an older married woman, Hélène... [More...]
Philippe Garrel
For some time, Paul, a 30-something arts student, has been having an affair with an older married woman, Hélène... [More...]
Le Ventre de Juliette (2003)
Martin Provost
In Marseilles, Juliette and Mathias, both from rough, working class backgrounds, are madly in love. But when Juliette reveals that she is pregnant, Mathias is shocked and ends their relationship... [More...]
Martin Provost
In Marseilles, Juliette and Mathias, both from rough, working class backgrounds, are madly in love. But when Juliette reveals that she is pregnant, Mathias is shocked and ends their relationship... [More...]
Vénus aveugle (1941)
Abel Gance
Clarisse is an attractive young model who is in love with Madère, a handsome sailor. When she learns that she is losing her eyesight, she breaks off her relationship with Madère and resumes her career as a cabaret singer to support herself and her crippled sister Mireille whilst her lover goes off to sea... [More...]
Abel Gance
Clarisse is an attractive young model who is in love with Madère, a handsome sailor. When she learns that she is losing her eyesight, she breaks off her relationship with Madère and resumes her career as a cabaret singer to support herself and her crippled sister Mireille whilst her lover goes off to sea... [More...]
Vénus Impérial (1963)
Jean Delannoy
Pauline Bonaparte, the preferred sister of the Emperor Napoléon, was destined to lead a life that would be governed more by her brother's political ambitions than her own desires... [More...]
Jean Delannoy
Pauline Bonaparte, the preferred sister of the Emperor Napoléon, was destined to lead a life that would be governed more by her brother's political ambitions than her own desires... [More...]
Vercingétorix (2001)
Jacques Dorfmann
In 60 BC, the boy Vercingétorix watches in horror as his father, the Gaul leader Celtill, is burnt alive - the reward for his ambition to unite Gaul against the Roman invader... [More...]
Jacques Dorfmann
In 60 BC, the boy Vercingétorix watches in horror as his father, the Gaul leader Celtill, is burnt alive - the reward for his ambition to unite Gaul against the Roman invader... [More...]
Verdict (1974)
André Cayatte
André Léoni is put on trial for the rape and murder of his girlfriend Annie Chartier, the daughter of a respectable middle-class couple... [More...]
André Cayatte
André Léoni is put on trial for the rape and murder of his girlfriend Annie Chartier, the daughter of a respectable middle-class couple... [More...]
Verdun, visions d'histoire (1928)
Léon Poirier
Early in 1916, a young French soldier returns home to break the news to his mother that he is soon to be sent to the front near Verdun, an area that has so far been untouched by the conflict... [More...]
Léon Poirier
Early in 1916, a young French soldier returns home to break the news to his mother that he is soon to be sent to the front near Verdun, an area that has so far been untouched by the conflict... [More...]
La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (1952)
Henri Decoin
François Donge, a wealthy industrialist, is seriously ill in hospital. He knows that he has been poisoned by his young wife Bébé, but he bears her no recriminations... [More...]
Henri Decoin
François Donge, a wealthy industrialist, is seriously ill in hospital. He knows that he has been poisoned by his young wife Bébé, but he bears her no recriminations... [More...]
La Vérité (1960)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Dominique Marceau is on trial for the murder of her lover Gilbert Tellier. Public sympathy is not on her side and the jury is not expected to decide in her favour... [More...]
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Dominique Marceau is on trial for the murder of her lover Gilbert Tellier. Public sympathy is not on her side and the jury is not expected to decide in her favour... [More...]
Vers le sud (2005)
Laurent Cantet
Three women, each in her fifties, meet whilst holidaying on the beaches of Haiti in the late 1970s. They are there for one reason - to have a good time... [More...]
Laurent Cantet
Three women, each in her fifties, meet whilst holidaying on the beaches of Haiti in the late 1970s. They are there for one reason - to have a good time... [More...]
Versailles (2008)
Pierre Schoeller
Homeless and jobless, a young woman, Nina, lives on the streets of Paris with her five-year old son, Enzo. In the woods near to the palace of Versailles, she comes across a small hut, which is home to Damien, a young man who has turned his back on the world... [More...]
Pierre Schoeller
Homeless and jobless, a young woman, Nina, lives on the streets of Paris with her five-year old son, Enzo. In the woods near to the palace of Versailles, she comes across a small hut, which is home to Damien, a young man who has turned his back on the world... [More...]
Vert paradis (2003)
Emmanuel Bourdieu
Sociologist Lucas is preparing a thesis about bachelor life in a rural community. To that end, he returns to the place in the French countryside where he grew up... [More...]
Emmanuel Bourdieu
Sociologist Lucas is preparing a thesis about bachelor life in a rural community. To that end, he returns to the place in the French countryside where he grew up... [More...]
Le Vertige (1926)
Marcel L'Herbier
Russia, March 1917. With a fierce revolution threatening to engulf the entire country, the Petrograd estate of General Svirsky is hours away from being overrun by the peasant mob... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
Russia, March 1917. With a fierce revolution threatening to engulf the entire country, the Petrograd estate of General Svirsky is hours away from being overrun by the peasant mob... [More...]
La Veuve Couderc (1971)
Pierre Granier-Deferre
France, in the mid-1930s. Tati Couderc is a severe-looking woman in her fifties who single-handedly manages a small farm in a remote backwater of rural France... [More...]
Pierre Granier-Deferre
France, in the mid-1930s. Tati Couderc is a severe-looking woman in her fifties who single-handedly manages a small farm in a remote backwater of rural France... [More...]
La Veuve de Saint-Pierre (2000)
Patrice Leconte
In 1849, the calm of a small community on the bleak island St Pierre, off the coast of French Canada, is disrupted when a drunk stabs another man to death... [More...]
Patrice Leconte
In 1849, the calm of a small community on the bleak island St Pierre, off the coast of French Canada, is disrupted when a drunk stabs another man to death... [More...]
Le Vice et la vertu (1963)
Roger Vadim
Paris 1944. Justine is about to about to marry Jean, a member of the resistance, when the latter is suddenly arrested by the Gestapo... [More...]
Roger Vadim
Paris 1944. Justine is about to about to marry Jean, a member of the resistance, when the latter is suddenly arrested by the Gestapo... [More...]
Les Victimes (1996)
Patrick Grandperret
Pierre Duval is a publisher who is madly in love with Manou, an attractive but unpredictable young woman. Unfortunately, she is married to a renowned architect, Bernard Jaillac, who has no intention of letting her go... [More...]
Patrick Grandperret
Pierre Duval is a publisher who is madly in love with Manou, an attractive but unpredictable young woman. Unfortunately, she is married to a renowned architect, Bernard Jaillac, who has no intention of letting her go... [More...]
Victor (1951)
Claude Heymann
When he leaves prison, Victor refuses to bear a grudge against his old friend Marc, the man whose dodgy business dealings but him there... [More...]
Claude Heymann
When he leaves prison, Victor refuses to bear a grudge against his old friend Marc, the man whose dodgy business dealings but him there... [More...]
Victor... pendant qu'il est trop tard (1998)
Sandrine Veysset
Victor is a troubled ten-year-old boy who has had enough of his neglectful parents. One evening, he runs away from home and takes refuge amid the hustle and bustle of a busy funfair... [More...]
Sandrine Veysset
Victor is a troubled ten-year-old boy who has had enough of his neglectful parents. One evening, he runs away from home and takes refuge amid the hustle and bustle of a busy funfair... [More...]
La Vie continue (1981)
Moshé Mizrahi
Jeanne Lemaire leads a simple but contented life with her husband Gérard and their three children. Her cosy routine is thrown into a turmoil one Sunday morning when her husband suffers a fatal heart attack... [More...]
Moshé Mizrahi
Jeanne Lemaire leads a simple but contented life with her husband Gérard and their three children. Her cosy routine is thrown into a turmoil one Sunday morning when her husband suffers a fatal heart attack... [More...]