Film Index
French cinema: History
Ludwig (1972)
Luchino Visconti
Ludwig II is a mere youth of nineteen when he ascends to the throne of Bavaria in 1864. A sensitive and idealistic young man, he shows far more interest in the arts and architecture than he does in matters of state...
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Luchino Visconti
Madame du Barry (1954)
Christian-Jaque
When the nobleman Jean du Barry falls in love with the stunningly beautiful Jeanne Bécu, he contrives an elaborate plot so that she may become his mistress...
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Christian-Jaque
Madame Sans-Gêne (1941)
Roger Richebé
In 1792, Cathérine Hübscher is employed as a modest laundry maid in the rue Sainte-Anne in Paris. With the help of her fiancé, Sergeant Lefebvre, she saves an Austrian nobleman, Count Neipperg, from the militia...
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Roger Richebé
Madame Solario (2012)
René Féret
Lake Como in September 1906. The aristocratic residents of a luxury hotel welcome the latest arrival in their happy little community, the young and beautiful Madame Natalia Solario, who is virtually penniless after her divorce...
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René Féret
Mademoiselle de Joncquières (2018)
Emmanuel Mouret
France, in the mid-1700s. After the death of her husband, Madame de La Pommeraye lives a secluded life at her large country estate...
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Emmanuel Mouret
Le Mariage de Chiffon (1942)
Claude Autant-Lara
Madame de Bray's overriding concern is to find a suitable husband for her 18-year-old daughter Chiffon. She believes she has found the ideal candidate in a distinguished colonel, the Duke of Aubières, even if he is her daughter's senior by more than thirty years... [More...]
Claude Autant-Lara
Madame de Bray's overriding concern is to find a suitable husband for her 18-year-old daughter Chiffon. She believes she has found the ideal candidate in a distinguished colonel, the Duke of Aubières, even if he is her daughter's senior by more than thirty years... [More...]
Les Mariés de l'an II (1971)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
After killing an aristocrat, commoner Nicolas Philibert bids a hasty farewell to his native France and arrives in the United States, where he soon makes his fortune as a crop merchant... [More...]
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
After killing an aristocrat, commoner Nicolas Philibert bids a hasty farewell to his native France and arrives in the United States, where he soon makes his fortune as a crop merchant... [More...]
La Marseillaise (1938)
Jean Renoir
On 14th July 1789, the Duke of Rochefoucauld informs King Louis XVI of France that the Bastille has fallen to a Parisian mob... [More...]
Jean Renoir
On 14th July 1789, the Duke of Rochefoucauld informs King Louis XVI of France that the Bastille has fallen to a Parisian mob... [More...]
Le Masque de fer (1962)
Henri Decoin
After France has won the war against Spain, King Louis XIV must marry the daughter of the King of Spain to forge a lasting alliance between the two countries... [More...]
Henri Decoin
After France has won the war against Spain, King Louis XIV must marry the daughter of the King of Spain to forge a lasting alliance between the two countries... [More...]
Mauprat (1926)
Jean Epstein
Hubert de Mauprat is an ageing French nobleman who leads a quiet life at his castle of Saint Sévère in the company of his daughter Edmée... [More...]
Jean Epstein
Hubert de Mauprat is an ageing French nobleman who leads a quiet life at his castle of Saint Sévère in the company of his daughter Edmée... [More...]
Mayerling (1936)
Anatole Litvak
In the late 1880s, Archduke Rudolph is the crown prince of Austria, a rebellious young man who prefers the company of ordinary folk to that of the nobility... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
In the late 1880s, Archduke Rudolph is the crown prince of Austria, a rebellious young man who prefers the company of ordinary folk to that of the nobility... [More...]
Mayrig (1992)
Henri Verneuil
In 1921, a shipload of Armenian refugees arrive in Marseilles, hoping to begin a new life. These include six-year-old Azad Zakarian, his father Hagop, his mother Araxi and his two aunts Anna and Gayané... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
In 1921, a shipload of Armenian refugees arrive in Marseilles, hoping to begin a new life. These include six-year-old Azad Zakarian, his father Hagop, his mother Araxi and his two aunts Anna and Gayané... [More...]
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Luc Besson
At the time of the 100 years' war between England and France, a young country girl, Jeanne, believes she has a mission from God to rid France of the English... [More...]
Luc Besson
At the time of the 100 years' war between England and France, a young country girl, Jeanne, believes she has a mission from God to rid France of the English... [More...]
Michel Strogoff (1926)
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
Viktor Tourjansky
As a revolt by the Tartars threatens to tear the Russian Empire in two, the soldier Michel Strogoff is sent to the Siberian town of Irkutsk with a vital message from the Tsar... [More...]
Michel Strogoff (1956)
Carmine Gallone
In 1880, the Russian Empire is threatened by a Tartar uprising in the East. The Tsar of Russia entrusts a humble soldier named Michel Strogoff with a vital message which he must take to the Siberian town of Irkutsk to warn of an impending invasion by the belligerent Tartar prince Feofar Khan... [More...]
Carmine Gallone
In 1880, the Russian Empire is threatened by a Tartar uprising in the East. The Tsar of Russia entrusts a humble soldier named Michel Strogoff with a vital message which he must take to the Siberian town of Irkutsk to warn of an impending invasion by the belligerent Tartar prince Feofar Khan... [More...]
Le Miracle des loups (1924)
Raymond Bernard
In 1461, following the One Hundred Years' War, France is a divided nation. King Louis XI is resolved to bring the country together, but his ambitions are threatened by noblemen who are reluctant to give up their power... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
In 1461, following the One Hundred Years' War, France is a divided nation. King Louis XI is resolved to bring the country together, but his ambitions are threatened by noblemen who are reluctant to give up their power... [More...]
Les Misérables (1913)
Albert Capellani
Époque I - Jean Valjean France, 1815. Unable to find work as a labourer, Jean Valjean is forced to steal a loaf of bread for his starving mother... [More...]
Albert Capellani
Époque I - Jean Valjean France, 1815. Unable to find work as a labourer, Jean Valjean is forced to steal a loaf of bread for his starving mother... [More...]
Les Misérables (1933)
Raymond Bernard
Jean Valjean leaves jail, having served a 15-year sentence for stealing a loaf of bread, a hard and bitter man. The kindness of a bishop sets him on a new course, however, and eight years later he has become Monsieur Madeleine, a respected mayor and industrialist... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
Jean Valjean leaves jail, having served a 15-year sentence for stealing a loaf of bread, a hard and bitter man. The kindness of a bishop sets him on a new course, however, and eight years later he has become Monsieur Madeleine, a respected mayor and industrialist... [More...]
Les Misérables (1958)
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
France, 1815. Sentenced to five years' hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean escapes from prison in Toulon and goes on the run... [More...]
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
France, 1815. Sentenced to five years' hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean escapes from prison in Toulon and goes on the run... [More...]
Les Misérables (1982)
Robert Hossein
Sent to jail for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean has every reason for hating humanity and embarking on a life of crime when he is released twenty years later... [More...]
Robert Hossein
Sent to jail for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean has every reason for hating humanity and embarking on a life of crime when he is released twenty years later... [More...]
Le Moine (2011)
Dominik Moll
In 17th century Spain, a newborn baby is found abandoned on the doorstep of a Capucin monastery. Raised by the monks, Brother Ambrosio becomes a preacher of rare passion and intransigence... [More...]
Dominik Moll
In 17th century Spain, a newborn baby is found abandoned on the doorstep of a Capucin monastery. Raised by the monks, Brother Ambrosio becomes a preacher of rare passion and intransigence... [More...]
Molière (1909)
Léonce Perret
Paris, 1642. In his father's upholstery shop, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is reading his first comic verses to his brothers and sisters... [More...]
Léonce Perret
Paris, 1642. In his father's upholstery shop, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin is reading his first comic verses to his brothers and sisters... [More...]
Molière (2007)
Laurent Tirard
In 1644, a twenty-two year old actor named Molière dreams of becoming a great writer of tragic plays. Unfortunately, he lacks inspiration and everyone seems to prefer his comedies... [More...]
Laurent Tirard
In 1644, a twenty-two year old actor named Molière dreams of becoming a great writer of tragic plays. Unfortunately, he lacks inspiration and everyone seems to prefer his comedies... [More...]
Mon oncle Benjamin (1969)
Edouard Molinaro
France, 1750. Under the reign of Louis XV, Benjamin Rathery is an out-and-out maverick, as well-known for being an inveterate womaniser as he is a doctor dedicated to treating the poor... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
France, 1750. Under the reign of Louis XV, Benjamin Rathery is an out-and-out maverick, as well-known for being an inveterate womaniser as he is a doctor dedicated to treating the poor... [More...]
Monsieur Klein (1976)
Joseph Losey
Paris, January 1942. Robert Klein is an art dealer who has grown rich by trading in valuable art treasures sold by Jews who are desperate to raise cash to escape deportation to Nazi Germany... [More...]
Joseph Losey
Paris, January 1942. Robert Klein is an art dealer who has grown rich by trading in valuable art treasures sold by Jews who are desperate to raise cash to escape deportation to Nazi Germany... [More...]
Monsieur N. (2003)
Antoine de Caunes
From 1815, soon after his defeat at Waterloo, to his death in 1821, Napoleon lives out his exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic... [More...]
Antoine de Caunes
From 1815, soon after his defeat at Waterloo, to his death in 1821, Napoleon lives out his exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic... [More...]
Monsieur Vincent (1947)
Maurice Cloche
In the early 1600s, during the reign of King Louis XIII, Vincent de Paul gives up his privileged position as a private tutor to the aristocratic Gondy family, so that he can devote himself to the needs of the poor and infirm... [More...]
Maurice Cloche
In the early 1600s, during the reign of King Louis XIII, Vincent de Paul gives up his privileged position as a private tutor to the aristocratic Gondy family, so that he can devote himself to the needs of the poor and infirm... [More...]
Monte Cristo (1929)
Henri Fescourt
On the day of his marriage to Mercèdes, the navigator Edmond Dantès is arrested, wrongly accused of being a Bonapartist conspirator... [More...]
Henri Fescourt
On the day of his marriage to Mercèdes, the navigator Edmond Dantès is arrested, wrongly accused of being a Bonapartist conspirator... [More...]
Les Mystères de Paris (1943)
Jacques de Baroncelli
France, 1830. In the guise of a down-and-out named Rodolphe, the Grand-Duke of Gérolstein enters the lower depths of Paris in search of his missing daughter Fleur de Marie, the fruit of one of his erstwhile amorous adventures... [More...]
Jacques de Baroncelli
France, 1830. In the guise of a down-and-out named Rodolphe, the Grand-Duke of Gérolstein enters the lower depths of Paris in search of his missing daughter Fleur de Marie, the fruit of one of his erstwhile amorous adventures... [More...]
Les Mystères de Paris (1962)
André Hunebelle
Paris, 1840. The fortunes of the Marquis Rodolphe de Sombreuil, a frivolous dandy, and Marie Godin, one of the city's malnourished poor, become inextricably linked on the day that the former's horse-drawn carriage knocks down the latter's father... [More...]
André Hunebelle
Paris, 1840. The fortunes of the Marquis Rodolphe de Sombreuil, a frivolous dandy, and Marie Godin, one of the city's malnourished poor, become inextricably linked on the day that the former's horse-drawn carriage knocks down the latter's father... [More...]