Film Index
French cinema: History
Le Bon roi Dagobert (1963)
Pierre Chevalier
Bébert Pelletan is a schoolboy who has a habit of daydreaming in class instead of paying attention. His teacher is so appalled that he knows nothing about the medieval king of France Dagobert that he gives the boy an essay to write on that very subject...
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Pierre Chevalier
Le Bossu (1944)
Jean Delannoy
France, 1699. Philippe de Gonzague kills the Duke of Nevers in the hope of stealing both his wife and his fortune. Having failed to save the Duke's life, the swordmaster Henri de Lagardère flees to Spain with his infant daughter Aurore, swearing that one day he will have his revenge...
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Jean Delannoy
Le Bossu (1960)
André Hunebelle
In the dying days of the reign of Louis XIV, the scheming prince Philippe de Gonzague decides to murder his cousin, Philippe de Nevers, so that he can take both his fortune and his wife, Isabelle de Caylus...
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André Hunebelle
Le Bossu (1997)
Philippe de Broca
Philippe the Duke of Nevers is in love with Blanche de Caylus, the daughter of a wealthy aristocrat, and he is over the moon when he learns that she has given him a child outside wedlock...
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Philippe de Broca
Les Brigades du Tigre (2006)
Jérôme Cornuau
In 1907, to counter the rising tide of violent crime in France, a special police unit known as the Mobile Brigade is set up by the Home Office minister Georges Clemenceau (a.k.a...
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Jérôme Cornuau
Cadet-Rousselle (1954)
André Hunebelle
France, 1789. Although Cadet-Rousselle is deeply in love with Isabelle, he knows that he cannot marry her as she is the mayor's daughter and he is a mere peasant... [More...]
André Hunebelle
France, 1789. Although Cadet-Rousselle is deeply in love with Isabelle, he knows that he cannot marry her as she is the mayor's daughter and he is a mere peasant... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
Camille Claudel (1988)
Bruno Nuytten
In the early 1880s, Camille Claudel settles in Paris with her family, and with the support of her mother and brother Paul she is able to devote herself to her art with the hope of becoming a great sculptor... [More...]
Bruno Nuytten
In the early 1880s, Camille Claudel settles in Paris with her family, and with the support of her mother and brother Paul she is able to devote herself to her art with the hope of becoming a great sculptor... [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 Capitaine Fracasse (1943)
Abel Gance
Penniless and alone, the young Baron of Cigognac is ready to join his ancestors in the family vault beneath his run-down chateau... [More...]
Abel Gance
Penniless and alone, the young Baron of Cigognac is ready to join his ancestors in the family vault beneath his run-down chateau... [More...]
Le Capitaine Fracasse (1961)
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
It is 17th century France. The impoverished baron de Sigognac allows a band of travelling actors to spend the night in his run-down castle... [More...]
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
It is 17th century France. The impoverished baron de Sigognac allows a band of travelling actors to spend the night in his run-down castle... [More...]
Le Capitan (1946)
Robert Vernay
France under the reign of King Louis XIII. In 1615, the Duke of Angoulême leads a faction of noblemen who conspire to drive from the royal court all Florentines, including their powerful leader Concini... [More...]
Robert Vernay
France under the reign of King Louis XIII. In 1615, the Duke of Angoulême leads a faction of noblemen who conspire to drive from the royal court all Florentines, including their powerful leader Concini... [More...]
Le Capitan (1960)
André Hunebelle
France, 1616. After the assassination of Henri IV, the queen mother Marie de Médicis governs France in the name of the young king, Louis XIII... [More...]
André Hunebelle
France, 1616. After the assassination of Henri IV, the queen mother Marie de Médicis governs France in the name of the young king, Louis XIII... [More...]
Les Caprices d'un fleuve (1996)
Bernard Giraudeau
In 1786, Jean-François de la Plaine, a friend of King Louis XVI of France, kills a man in a duel. By way of punishment, he is sent into exile and made governor of a small French trading post in West Africa, Port Saint-Louis... [More...]
Bernard Giraudeau
In 1786, Jean-François de la Plaine, a friend of King Louis XVI of France, kills a man in a duel. By way of punishment, he is sent into exile and made governor of a small French trading post in West Africa, Port Saint-Louis... [More...]
Caroline chérie (1951)
Richard Pottier
July, 1789. On the eve of the French Revolution, Caroline de Bièvre is sixteen years old. Arriving in Paris to complete her education, she is disappointed to find that her intended, Gaston de Sallanches, has a mistress... [More...]
Richard Pottier
July, 1789. On the eve of the French Revolution, Caroline de Bièvre is sixteen years old. Arriving in Paris to complete her education, she is disappointed to find that her intended, Gaston de Sallanches, has a mistress... [More...]
Caroline chérie (1968)
Denys de La Patellière
France, July, 1789. The French Revolution has just started to get under way but, oblivious to the tempest that is heading their way, a group of aristocrats amuse themselves one sunny day in the Bois de Vincennes... [More...]
Denys de La Patellière
France, July, 1789. The French Revolution has just started to get under way but, oblivious to the tempest that is heading their way, a group of aristocrats amuse themselves one sunny day in the Bois de Vincennes... [More...]
Cartouche (1962)
Philippe de Broca
France in the early 1700s. Calling himself Cartouche, Louis Dominique Bourguignon belongs to a gang of Parisian thieves led by the tyrannical Malichot... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
France in the early 1700s. Calling himself Cartouche, Louis Dominique Bourguignon belongs to a gang of Parisian thieves led by the tyrannical Malichot... [More...]
La Chanson de Roland (1978)
Frank Cassenti
In Twelfth Century France, Turold and his troupe of itinerant storytellers accompany a party of peasants on their long and hazardous pilgrimage to the holy town of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain... [More...]
Frank Cassenti
In Twelfth Century France, Turold and his troupe of itinerant storytellers accompany a party of peasants on their long and hazardous pilgrimage to the holy town of Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain... [More...]
La Chartreuse de Parme (1948)
Christian-Jaque
At the beginning of the 19th Century, the Marquis Fabrice del Dongo returns to Parma, his home town, after having completed his studies in Naples... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
At the beginning of the 19th Century, the Marquis Fabrice del Dongo returns to Parma, his home town, after having completed his studies in Naples... [More...]
Le Cheval d'orgueil (1980)
Claude Chabrol
Pierre-Jakez Helias recounts his childhood experience from 1908 to 1918. Growing up in a small Brittany village, Helias recalls with affection his father Pierre-Alain and mother Anne-Marie... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
Pierre-Jakez Helias recounts his childhood experience from 1908 to 1918. Growing up in a small Brittany village, Helias recalls with affection his father Pierre-Alain and mother Anne-Marie... [More...]
Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge (1914)
Albert Capellani
Paris, 1793. After four years of turmoil, the French Revolution has reached its bloodiest phase with the execution of King Louis XVI, the old monarchy replaced by a reign of terror... [More...]
Albert Capellani
Paris, 1793. After four years of turmoil, the French Revolution has reached its bloodiest phase with the execution of King Louis XVI, the old monarchy replaced by a reign of terror... [More...]
Le Chevalier de Pardaillan (1962)
Bernard Borderie
Intent on deposing Henri IV, the ambitious Duke de Guise plans to marry a woman who has a stronger claim to the throne than he does, and thereby make himself the rightful King of France... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
Intent on deposing Henri IV, the ambitious Duke de Guise plans to marry a woman who has a stronger claim to the throne than he does, and thereby make himself the rightful King of France... [More...]
Chouans! (1988)
Philippe de Broca
The Count Savinien de Kerfadec is a Breton aristocrat who is so devoted to his dream of building a flying machine that he scarcely notices the revolutionary sentiment that is sweeping his country... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
The Count Savinien de Kerfadec is a Breton aristocrat who is so devoted to his dream of building a flying machine that he scarcely notices the revolutionary sentiment that is sweeping his country... [More...]
Le Colonel Chabert (1943)
René Le Hénaff
Paris, 1817. The wealthy Countess Ferraud is distressed when she begins to receive letters from her husband, Colonel Chabert, who was reported to have died during the Napoleonic wars ten years before... [More...]
René Le Hénaff
Paris, 1817. The wealthy Countess Ferraud is distressed when she begins to receive letters from her husband, Colonel Chabert, who was reported to have died during the Napoleonic wars ten years before... [More...]
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
The popular swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is consumed by his ardent love for his cousin Roxanne but, tragically, his features are so deformed by his large nose that he has little chance of gaining her affections... [More...]
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
The popular swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is consumed by his ardent love for his cousin Roxanne but, tragically, his features are so deformed by his large nose that he has little chance of gaining her affections... [More...]
D'homme à hommes (1948)
Christian-Jaque
In 1858, the Swiss-born Henri Dunant is having difficulties managing a colony in Algeria. He decides to visit the Emperor Napoléon III, who is currently in the middle of a campaign in Italy, to ask for support to build a system of irrigation... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
In 1858, the Swiss-born Henri Dunant is having difficulties managing a colony in Algeria. He decides to visit the Emperor Napoléon III, who is currently in the middle of a campaign in Italy, to ask for support to build a system of irrigation... [More...]
La Dame aux camélias (1980)
Mauro Bolognini
At a stage performance of Alexandre Dumas fils' celebrated novel Camille, an old man reflects on the events which provided the inspiration for the story... [More...]
Mauro Bolognini
At a stage performance of Alexandre Dumas fils' celebrated novel Camille, an old man reflects on the events which provided the inspiration for the story... [More...]
Danton (1983)
Andrzej Wajda
France, 1793. The newly established French Republic is threatened both from within and without. To prevent the Revolution from ending in ignominious failure the Committee for Public Safety, led by Maximilien Robespierre, has no option but to instigate a Reign of Terror... [More...]
Andrzej Wajda
France, 1793. The newly established French Republic is threatened both from within and without. To prevent the Revolution from ending in ignominious failure the Committee for Public Safety, led by Maximilien Robespierre, has no option but to instigate a Reign of Terror... [More...]
Dernier amour (2019)
Benoît Jacquot
By 1785, Giacomo Casanova, once the world's most notorious libertine, is a morally and physically depleted sixty-year-old... [More...]
Benoît Jacquot
By 1785, Giacomo Casanova, once the world's most notorious libertine, is a morally and physically depleted sixty-year-old... [More...]
Les Derniers jours de Pompei (1950)
Marcel L'Herbier
The location is Pompeii, 79 AD, just a few weeks before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius will devastate the entire town, killing most of its population... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
The location is Pompeii, 79 AD, just a few weeks before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius will devastate the entire town, killing most of its population... [More...]