Film Index
French cinema: Romance/Comedy
L'Auberge espagnole (2002)
Cédric Klapisch
A young economics student, Xavier, decides to spend the final year of his university course at Barcelona so that he can learn Spanish and thereby secure a job at the French Ministry of Finance...
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Cédric Klapisch
Les Aventures de Robert Macaire (1925)
Jean Epstein
In 1825, the itinerant thief and swindler Robert Macaire wends his way across France in the company of his faithful companion Bertrand, never passing up the opportunity to fleece any unsuspecting party they may come across in their travels...
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Jean Epstein
Baisers volés (1968)
François Truffaut
Antoine Doinel is twenty when he is discharged from the army for his frequent lapses of discipline. Returning to Paris he hopes to resume his former love affair with Christine Darbon but he has difficulty adjusting to civilian life once more...
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François Truffaut
Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (2001)
Bruno Chiche
Barnard Barnich, known to all as Barnie, is a successful 40-something businessman who works in London but lives in Calais with his devoted wife Lucy...
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Bruno Chiche
Le Baron de l'écluse (1960)
Jean Delannoy
The baron Jérôme Antoine is an inveterate gambler, often losing, sometimes winning. One day, he wins a million francs when playing cards with the marquis de Villamayor...
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Jean Delannoy
Battement de coeur (1940)
Henri Decoin
On leaving a reformatory, Arlette finds herself alone and penniless in Paris. An orphan, she has no one to stay with and nowhere to go... [More...]
Henri Decoin
On leaving a reformatory, Arlette finds herself alone and penniless in Paris. An orphan, she has no one to stay with and nowhere to go... [More...]
Belle maman (1999)
Gabriel Aghion
Antoine, a successful lawyer, is about to get married to Séverine when he falls for his future mother-in-law Léa, a 50-something who manages a luxury hotel in the Bahamas... [More...]
Gabriel Aghion
Antoine, a successful lawyer, is about to get married to Séverine when he falls for his future mother-in-law Léa, a 50-something who manages a luxury hotel in the Bahamas... [More...]
Les Belles de nuit (1952)
René Clair
Claude, a modest music teacher, has become disillusioned with his waking life. No one appreciates his musical talents, his friends regard him as a fool, and the noise of daily hustle and bustles prevents him from writing his grand opera... [More...]
René Clair
Claude, a modest music teacher, has become disillusioned with his waking life. No one appreciates his musical talents, his friends regard him as a fool, and the noise of daily hustle and bustles prevents him from writing his grand opera... [More...]
Benjamin ou les Mémoires d'un puceau (1968)
Michel Deville
France, 1750. Benjamin has spent his entire childhood and early adolescence in the sole company of his tutor Camille. Now that he is 17, he must go to live with his aunt and uncle, two wealthy aristocrats, at the château de Valandry... [More...]
Michel Deville
France, 1750. Benjamin has spent his entire childhood and early adolescence in the sole company of his tutor Camille. Now that he is 17, he must go to live with his aunt and uncle, two wealthy aristocrats, at the château de Valandry... [More...]
Bienvenue en Suisse (2004)
Léa Fazer
After an absence of several years, Thierry returns to his home in Switzerland to attend the funeral of his grandmother, accompanied by his partner Sophie... [More...]
Léa Fazer
After an absence of several years, Thierry returns to his home in Switzerland to attend the funeral of his grandmother, accompanied by his partner Sophie... [More...]
Blanche comme neige (2019)
Anne Fontaine
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young woman named Claire who helped to run a luxury hotel with her stepmother Maud... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young woman named Claire who helped to run a luxury hotel with her stepmother Maud... [More...]
La Boîte aux rêves (1945)
Yves Allégret
Four students fall under the spell of an attractive young woman named Nicole and take her home with them. In next to no time, she becomes their unpaid housekeeper and guardian angel, keeping from them the fact that she is the heiress to a fortune... [More...]
Yves Allégret
Four students fall under the spell of an attractive young woman named Nicole and take her home with them. In next to no time, she becomes their unpaid housekeeper and guardian angel, keeping from them the fact that she is the heiress to a fortune... [More...]
Boléro (1942)
Jean Boyer
Afflicted with a severe throat infection, Rémi Courmont finds himself confined to his Parisian apartment but his hopes of a peaceful recuperation are dashed by his downstairs neighbour, Anne-Marie Houillier... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Afflicted with a severe throat infection, Rémi Courmont finds himself confined to his Parisian apartment but his hopes of a peaceful recuperation are dashed by his downstairs neighbour, Anne-Marie Houillier... [More...]
La Bride sur le cou (1961)
Roger Vadim
Famous cover girl Sophie dreams of another life than the one she currently has with high class reporter Philippe. Her liking for Philippe soon turns to hate when she discovers that he has fallen for a rich American girl, Barbara... [More...]
Roger Vadim
Famous cover girl Sophie dreams of another life than the one she currently has with high class reporter Philippe. Her liking for Philippe soon turns to hate when she discovers that he has fallen for a rich American girl, Barbara... [More...]
Ça n'arrive qu'à moi (1985)
Francis Perrin
François Pépin is the unluckiest man in the world. One Christmas, the hapless journalist thinks his luck has finally changed when he gets to report that Prudence Guilledou, the daughter of an important press baron, spent the night in a police cell... [More...]
Francis Perrin
François Pépin is the unluckiest man in the world. One Christmas, the hapless journalist thinks his luck has finally changed when he gets to report that Prudence Guilledou, the daughter of an important press baron, spent the night in a police cell... [More...]
Caprice (2015)
Emmanuel Mouret
Clément, a maladroit schoolteacher, is obsessed with the film star Alicia Bardery, so imagine his surprise, to say nothing of his delight, when the object of his obsession succumbs to his charms and says she is willing to be his partner for life... [More...]
Emmanuel Mouret
Clément, a maladroit schoolteacher, is obsessed with the film star Alicia Bardery, so imagine his surprise, to say nothing of his delight, when the object of his obsession succumbs to his charms and says she is willing to be his partner for life... [More...]
Cause toujours... tu m'intéresses! (1979)
Edouard Molinaro
François Perrin is a radio reporter who is coping badly with living by himself after his divorce. One evening, the solitude becomes so unbearable that he picks up the telephone and dials a number at random... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
François Perrin is a radio reporter who is coping badly with living by himself after his divorce. One evening, the solitude becomes so unbearable that he picks up the telephone and dials a number at random... [More...]
Le Cavaleur (1979)
Philippe de Broca
Édouard Choiseul is one of the world's greatest concert pianists but his professional success barely masks the failings of his private life... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
Édouard Choiseul is one of the world's greatest concert pianists but his professional success barely masks the failings of his private life... [More...]
Cette sacrée gamine (1956)
Michel Boisrond
The police suspect cabaret owner Paul Latour of being a banknote forger. To evade arrest, Paul beats a hasty retreat from Paris, but before he goes he asks his cabaret's star performer Jean Clery to look after his daughter, Brigitte... [More...]
Michel Boisrond
The police suspect cabaret owner Paul Latour of being a banknote forger. To evade arrest, Paul beats a hasty retreat from Paris, but before he goes he asks his cabaret's star performer Jean Clery to look after his daughter, Brigitte... [More...]
Chacun cherche son chat (1996)
Cédric Klapisch
Chloé is a young make-up assistant living in Paris. She shares an apartment with a gay friend Michel and her treasured cat Gris-Gris... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
Chloé is a young make-up assistant living in Paris. She shares an apartment with a gay friend Michel and her treasured cat Gris-Gris... [More...]
Chacun sa chance (1930)
René Pujol
Marcel Grivot may be a modest sales assistant in one of Paris's more exclusive department stores but he dreams of living the high life... [More...]
René Pujol
Marcel Grivot may be a modest sales assistant in one of Paris's more exclusive department stores but he dreams of living the high life... [More...]
Changement d'adresse (2006)
Emmanuel Mouret
David, a young musician, arrives in Paris hoping to start a new and exciting chapter in his life. First he needs somewhere to stay and it is indeed providential that he should happen to run into someone who not only has a flat to share but also is a music lover... [More...]
Emmanuel Mouret
David, a young musician, arrives in Paris hoping to start a new and exciting chapter in his life. First he needs somewhere to stay and it is indeed providential that he should happen to run into someone who not only has a flat to share but also is a music lover... [More...]
Le Chanteur de Mexico (1956)
Richard Pottier
Monsieur Cartoni, an important impresario, is organising a lavish operetta in Mexico when he runs into serious difficulties... [More...]
Richard Pottier
Monsieur Cartoni, an important impresario, is organising a lavish operetta in Mexico when he runs into serious difficulties... [More...]
Chercher le garçon (2012)
Dorothée Sebbagh
Emilie is 35, lives in Marseille, and still hasn't found the man who is right for her. One New Year's Eve, she decides to take matters in hand by enrolling on an internet dating site named Meet Me... [More...]
Dorothée Sebbagh
Emilie is 35, lives in Marseille, and still hasn't found the man who is right for her. One New Year's Eve, she decides to take matters in hand by enrolling on an internet dating site named Meet Me... [More...]
Cherchez Hortense (2012)
Pascal Bonitzer
Damien, an expert in Chinese civilisation, is married to Iva, a theatre director. The passion has long since gone out of the couple's marriage and their relationship has been in a rut for many years... [More...]
Pascal Bonitzer
Damien, an expert in Chinese civilisation, is married to Iva, a theatre director. The passion has long since gone out of the couple's marriage and their relationship has been in a rut for many years... [More...]
Le Chrysanthème rouge (1912)
Léonce Perret
A young woman is courted by two men who are prepared to do anything to win her hand in marriage. Unable to decide between the two men, the woman sets them a challenge: she will surrender her heart to the man who gives to her the flower that she treasures the most... [More...]
Léonce Perret
A young woman is courted by two men who are prepared to do anything to win her hand in marriage. Unable to decide between the two men, the woman sets them a challenge: she will surrender her heart to the man who gives to her the flower that she treasures the most... [More...]
Circulez y'a rien à voir (1983)
Patrice Leconte
Inspector Leroux and his colleague Pelissier are investigating a petty theft when they encounter the wealthy and elegant art dealer, Helene Duvernet... [More...]
Patrice Leconte
Inspector Leroux and his colleague Pelissier are investigating a petty theft when they encounter the wealthy and elegant art dealer, Helene Duvernet... [More...]
Coeurs joyeux (1932)
Hanns Schwarz
Charles is a young man who works as a projectionist at a small cinema. One night, he is abducted by a gang of crooks and forced to repair a film projector... [More...]
Hanns Schwarz
Charles is a young man who works as a projectionist at a small cinema. One night, he is abducted by a gang of crooks and forced to repair a film projector... [More...]
Comme la lune (1977)
Joël Séria
Roger Pouplard, a forty-something refrigerator repairman with Alpha Male tendencies, leaves his respectable wife and daughter so that he can live with his nubile young mistress Nadia... [More...]
Joël Séria
Roger Pouplard, a forty-something refrigerator repairman with Alpha Male tendencies, leaves his respectable wife and daughter so that he can live with his nubile young mistress Nadia... [More...]
Comment épouser un premier ministre (1964)
Michel Boisrond
Philippe Lambert tries not to let his tendency to be an inveterate womaniser interfere with his professional duties as a ministerial attaché... [More...]
Michel Boisrond
Philippe Lambert tries not to let his tendency to be an inveterate womaniser interfere with his professional duties as a ministerial attaché... [More...]