Film Index
French cinema: Romance/Comedy
Marche à l'ombre (1984)
Michel Blanc
After bumming their way around the Mediterranean, two dropouts in their late twenties, François and Denis, return to France without a sou to their name...
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Michel Blanc
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...
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Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités... (2004)
Laurent Tirard
Raphaël is a 30-something writer who earns a crust churning out insipid autobiographies for the latest trendy, empty-headed celebrities...
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Laurent Tirard
Le Million (1931)
René Clair
A penniless artist, Michel, is pursued by creditors when he discovers he has won the million florin lottery. He realises that he left the winning lottery ticket in his jacket, which he gave to his girlfriend, Béatrice, to repair...
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René Clair
Minne, l'ingénue libertine (1950)
Jacqueline Audry
Minnie is a flighty young woman who, bored with her mundane bourgeois existence, takes refuge in her childish fantasies. On her wedding night, she regales her husband Antoine with a lurid account of a passionate liaison she once had with a hoodlum...
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Jacqueline Audry
Mitsou (1956)
Jacqueline Audry
France, during the First World War... Mitsou has risen above poverty and obscurity to become a star of the Parisian music hall, but her education is lacking and her taste atrocious for someone aspiring to better herself socially... [More...]
Jacqueline Audry
France, during the First World War... Mitsou has risen above poverty and obscurity to become a star of the Parisian music hall, but her education is lacking and her taste atrocious for someone aspiring to better herself socially... [More...]
Modern Love (2008)
Stéphane Kazandjian
Eric, the writer of a musical comedy, is in love with Anne, but he finds his loyalties are divided when he meets an old flame, Marie... [More...]
Stéphane Kazandjian
Eric, the writer of a musical comedy, is in love with Anne, but he finds his loyalties are divided when he meets an old flame, Marie... [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 pire cauchemar (2011)
Anne Fontaine
Agathe Dambreville leads a comfortable bourgeois existence with her publisher husband François and their teenage son... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
Agathe Dambreville leads a comfortable bourgeois existence with her publisher husband François and their teenage son... [More...]
Le Nom des gens (2010)
Michel Leclerc
Bahia Benmahmoud is an extroverted young woman who takes her political activism seriously. She has no scruples over sleeping with the enemy, not if she can convert him to her cause... [More...]
Michel Leclerc
Bahia Benmahmoud is an extroverted young woman who takes her political activism seriously. She has no scruples over sleeping with the enemy, not if she can convert him to her cause... [More...]
Nos 18 ans (2008)
Frédéric Berthe
In 1990, 18-year-old Lucas has reached the first important milestone in his life: he has finally come to the end of his last year at school... [More...]
Frédéric Berthe
In 1990, 18-year-old Lucas has reached the first important milestone in his life: he has finally come to the end of his last year at school... [More...]
La Nuit fantastique (1942)
Marcel L'Herbier
Denis is an impoverished student in Paris who scrapes a living by working nights in the Halles market. Sick with near-exhaustion, he begins to dream about an elusive woman in white, with whom he becomes infatuated - to the chagrin of his girlfriend Nina... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
Denis is an impoverished student in Paris who scrapes a living by working nights in the Halles market. Sick with near-exhaustion, he begins to dream about an elusive woman in white, with whom he becomes infatuated - to the chagrin of his girlfriend Nina... [More...]
L'Ours et la poupée (1969)
Michel Deville
Since separating from his wife, violinist Gaspard has two passions in his life: music and nature. Felicia is a rich woman who does nothing else but go to parties in her Rolls-Royce and amuse herself with her many male admirers... [More...]
Michel Deville
Since separating from his wife, violinist Gaspard has two passions in his life: music and nature. Felicia is a rich woman who does nothing else but go to parties in her Rolls-Royce and amuse herself with her many male admirers... [More...]
Panique au village (2009)
Stéphane Aubier
Cowboy and Indian live happily together in a house in the country with their friend Horse. To celebrate Horse's birthday, Cowboy and Indian agree to organise a barbecue, but instead of the 50 bricks they ordered on the internet they somehow end up with 50 trillion... [More...]
Stéphane Aubier
Cowboy and Indian live happily together in a house in the country with their friend Horse. To celebrate Horse's birthday, Cowboy and Indian agree to organise a barbecue, but instead of the 50 bricks they ordered on the internet they somehow end up with 50 trillion... [More...]
Paris, Palace Hôtel (1956)
Henri Verneuil
Françoise Noblet is a young manicurist who works at a high class hotel in Paris. One Christmas Eve, she meets Monsieur Delormel, a wealthy businessman who offers her an evening she will never forget... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
Françoise Noblet is a young manicurist who works at a high class hotel in Paris. One Christmas Eve, she meets Monsieur Delormel, a wealthy businessman who offers her an evening she will never forget... [More...]
Pas de week-end pour notre amour (1949)
Pierre Montazel
When it is announced that the world famous singer Franck Reno is about to get married his fans are understandably up in arms... [More...]
Pierre Montazel
When it is announced that the world famous singer Franck Reno is about to get married his fans are understandably up in arms... [More...]
Pas sur la bouche (2003)
Alain Resnais
Paris, 1925. Wealthy businessman Georges Valandray is certain of his wife's fidelity since, he believes, he was the first man in her life... [More...]
Alain Resnais
Paris, 1925. Wealthy businessman Georges Valandray is certain of his wife's fidelity since, he believes, he was the first man in her life... [More...]
Le Pays, d'où je viens (1956)
Marcel Carné
One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double... [More...]
Marcel Carné
One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double... [More...]
La Petite chocolatière (1932)
Marc Allégret
Shortly after getting engaged to his boss's daughter, mild-mannered civil servant Paul Normand invites an artist friend, Félicien Bédarride, and his girlfriend Rosette, to spend a few days with him at his house in the country... [More...]
Marc Allégret
Shortly after getting engaged to his boss's daughter, mild-mannered civil servant Paul Normand invites an artist friend, Félicien Bédarride, and his girlfriend Rosette, to spend a few days with him at his house in the country... [More...]
Pièce montée (2010)
Denys Granier-Deferre
Vincent and Bérengère are young and deeply in love, but are they sufficiently committed to one another to get through the one great ordeal of their lives, their wedding day... [More...]
Denys Granier-Deferre
Vincent and Bérengère are young and deeply in love, but are they sufficiently committed to one another to get through the one great ordeal of their lives, their wedding day... [More...]
Pierrot le fou (1965)
Jean-Luc Godard
Weary of his comfortable bourgeois life, Ferdinand Griffon leaves his wife and elopes with his baby sitter, Marianne, with whom he once had a love affair... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
Weary of his comfortable bourgeois life, Ferdinand Griffon leaves his wife and elopes with his baby sitter, Marianne, with whom he once had a love affair... [More...]
Le Pion (1978)
Christian Gion
Bertrand Barabi has serious aspirations of becoming a successful author but, whilst he devotes all of his free time to writing, he lacks the confidence to complete his first novel and find a publisher... [More...]
Christian Gion
Bertrand Barabi has serious aspirations of becoming a successful author but, whilst he devotes all of his free time to writing, he lacks the confidence to complete his first novel and find a publisher... [More...]
Le Plus joli péché du monde (1951)
Gilles Grangier
After losing her job Zoé soon finds she hasn't enough money to pay for her next meal. She sees only one way out of her predicament - she must find a herself a rich lover... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
After losing her job Zoé soon finds she hasn't enough money to pay for her next meal. She sees only one way out of her predicament - she must find a herself a rich lover... [More...]
Les Poupées russes (2005)
Cédric Klapisch
At 30, Xavier's private life is as messy and unfulfilled as his professional life. Unable to find a publisher for his novel "L'Auberge espagnole", he has ended up writing scripts for mediocre TV series and works as a ghost writer for a young supermodel... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
At 30, Xavier's private life is as messy and unfulfilled as his professional life. Unable to find a publisher for his novel "L'Auberge espagnole", he has ended up writing scripts for mediocre TV series and works as a ghost writer for a young supermodel... [More...]
Pourquoi pas nous? (1981)
Michel Berny
Cromagnon is a loathsome wrestler when he is in the ring, an ape-like brute that people love to hate, but in real life he is as gentle as a lamb and wants only to be loved... [More...]
Michel Berny
Cromagnon is a loathsome wrestler when he is in the ring, an ape-like brute that people love to hate, but in real life he is as gentle as a lamb and wants only to be loved... [More...]
Premier rendez-vous (1941)
Henri Decoin
After growing up in an orphanage, Micheline Chevassu dreams of nothing but falling in love with a handsome young man and beginning a new life far, far away... [More...]
Henri Decoin
After growing up in an orphanage, Micheline Chevassu dreams of nothing but falling in love with a handsome young man and beginning a new life far, far away... [More...]
Prends la route (1936)
Jean Boyer
Summoned by his aristocratic father, Jacques speeds across France in his treasured Bugatti for a meeting with the fiancée who has been selected for him... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Summoned by his aristocratic father, Jacques speeds across France in his treasured Bugatti for a meeting with the fiancée who has been selected for him... [More...]
Quand la femme s'en mêle (1957)
Yves Allégret
Henri Godot, the head of a Parisian-based criminal gang, has begun an amorous liaison with Maine, the former girlfriend of one of his equally ruthless rivals, Bobby... [More...]
Yves Allégret
Henri Godot, the head of a Parisian-based criminal gang, has begun an amorous liaison with Maine, the former girlfriend of one of his equally ruthless rivals, Bobby... [More...]
Le Quart d'heure américain (1982)
Philippe Galland
Desperately disillusioned with his present humdrum existence in France, Ferdinand, a balding and irascible 30-something, has made up his mind to leave the country and start a new life in the Far East... [More...]
Philippe Galland
Desperately disillusioned with his present humdrum existence in France, Ferdinand, a balding and irascible 30-something, has made up his mind to leave the country and start a new life in the Far East... [More...]
Quatre étoiles (2006)
Christian Vincent
When she inherits fifty thousand euros, Franssou, a young English teacher, is uncertain what she should do with her newfound wealth... [More...]
Christian Vincent
When she inherits fifty thousand euros, Franssou, a young English teacher, is uncertain what she should do with her newfound wealth... [More...]