Favourite French Films
Selection of the best french movies that exists. So enjoy, pop a baguette under your arm, wear a baret, pop a cigarette or croissant in your mouth and practice your french, while getting a taste of the French 'joie de vivre'.
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- DirectorCédric KlapischStarsMarion BarbeauHofesh ShechterDenis PodalydèsElise, a very promising classical dancer, is injured during a performance at 26 years old. Although she's told she will no longer be able to dance, she will try to find a new direction in contemporary dance.Beautiful drama on a ballet dancer, what happens when you can no longer dance.
- DirectorVincent ParonnaudMarjane SatrapiStarsChiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena RowlandsA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.Auto-biographical animation of an Iranian girl growing up during the revolution. First came out in 2000 as a book and due to its large success made into a movie.
- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufusDespite being caught in her imaginative world, Amelie, a young waitress, decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey where she finds true love.A joy to watch, quirky and fun. If you like Wes Anderson you will like this. For me this is the best movie ever made, since I can watch it over and over without ever finding myself being bored
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsJean-Pierre BacriJean-Paul RouveGilles LelloucheA hectic wedding party held in an 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.Comedy. Follow an event planning company behind the scenes as they prepare for a feast.
- DirectorNicolas PhilibertStarsGeorges LopezAlizéAxel ThouveninA documentary portrait of a one-room school in rural France, where the students (ranging in age from 4 to 11) are educated by a single dedicated teacher.A documentary on a french teacher in the countryside that is managing children 4 to 11 years old by himself. Released at the Cannes film festival
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsGaspard UllielMarion CotillardLéa SeydouxLouis (Gaspard Ulliel), a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.Family drama movie. You don't get to choose your family
- DirectorJérémy ClapinStarsHakim FarisVictoire Du BoisPatrick d'AssumçaoA story of Naoufel, a young man who is in love with Gabrielle. In another part of town, a severed hand escapes from a dissection lab, determined to find its body again.A beautiful original animation. Don't think animations are only for kids, this is a joy to watch
- DirectorJean-François LaguionieStarsDiane DassignyPiera Degli EspostiDominique FrotElderly Louise gets stranded at a seaside resort after missing the last train. Determined to stay, she faces challenging weather conditions. Will she survive?Touching animation of an old lady stuck in her beach house during the winter
- DirectorAbdellatif KechicheStarsLéa SeydouxAdèle ExarchopoulosSalim KechioucheAdèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.This drama won the palm at the Cannes festival. Great acting with an even better plot.
- DirectorPhilippe ClaudelStarsKristin Scott ThomasElsa ZylbersteinSerge HazanaviciusA woman struggles to interact with her family and find her place in society after spending fifteen years in prison.An absolute masterpiece; A person returns home after spending 15 years in prison.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsFabrice LuchiniVincent SchmittErnst UmhauerA high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.Intriguing movie about a teacher at the end of his career, who finally found a pupil that is promising.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsIsabelle HuppertAnnie GirardotBenoît MagimelA young man romantically pursues his masochistic piano teacher.A romance between a teacher and her pupil. Isabelle huppert is insanely great in this movie.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsFanny ArdantEmmanuelle BéartDanielle DarrieuxA man is murdered in an isolated chalet, and the eight female residents are all suspects; their secrets are revealed as they try to determine who is guilty.Hilarious muder-mistery with a killer cast
- DirectorDany BoonStarsKad MeradDany BoonZoé FélixA French public servant from Provence is banished to the far North. Strongly prejudiced against this cold and inhospitable place, he leaves his family behind to relocate temporarily there, with the firm intent to quickly come back.An instant classic about the cultural difference between the North and South of France
Very easy to comprehend, since it is comical and exaggerated. Most European students probably saw this in French class. - DirectorXavier DolanStarsAnne DorvalXavier DolanFrançois ArnaudA semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother.A story about a gay teenager who clashes with his mother
- DirectorDenis DercourtStarsCatherine FrotDéborah FrançoisPascal GreggoryAfter failing the audition to a prestigious music school because of the rude behavior of one of the testers, a girl takes revenge by gaining the trust of the same woman some years later and becoming indispensable for her.An amazing psychological thriller, go watch it
- DirectorOlivier AssayasFrédéric AuburtinGurinder ChadhaStarsJuliette BinocheLeonor WatlingLudivine SagnierThrough the neighborhoods of Paris, love is veiled, revealed, imitated, sucked dry, reinvented, and awakened.Paris, the city of love. This Movie has several scenes by different directors and actors. the main theme is on love and all the scenes are set in Paris. Easy to watch, also when you don't comprehend French.
- DirectorMartin ProvostStarsCatherine DeneuveCatherine FrotOlivier GourmetClaire is a wonderfully gifted midwife, with a natural talent to deliver babies with the most gentle touch. One day she receives a strange phone call. Béatrice, the extravagant mistress of her deceased father, wants to see her again.A drama. Great acting by Catherine Deneuve
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsIsabelle HuppertLaurent LafitteAnne ConsignyA successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.Isabelle Huppert shows of what a great actress she is in this pshychological thriller
- DirectorLaurent CantetStarsFrançois BégaudeauAgame Malembo-EmeneAngélica SancioTeacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.Movie that won 'le palme d'or' on Cannes and you'll understand why.
The story is set between the walls of a classroom and tells of the relationship a teacher has with his pupils. Conflict soon arises and the teacher deals with it in his manor. - DirectorChristian DesmaresFranck EkinciStarsMarion CotillardMarc-André GrondinPhilippe KaterineIt's 1941 but France is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam and Napoleon V, where scientists vanish mysteriously. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.Sci-fi animation of a an alternative Paris in which resources are losts and trees are no longer growing.
- DirectorChristophe BarratierStarsGérard JugnotFrançois BerléandJean-Baptiste MaunierPierre, a successful orchestra conductor, returns home when his mother dies. He stumbles upon an old diary and recollects the childhood school memories and his music teacher Clement Mathieu.A movie that almost everyone has viewed in French class. Although not really intriguing, it is enjoyable to watch.
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsXavier DolanMonia ChokriNiels SchneiderThe story of three close friends who are involved in a love-triangle.A story of two best friends that both fall in love with the same person.
- DirectorOlivier NakacheÉric ToledanoStarsFrançois CluzetOmar SyAnne Le NyAfter he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.A man from the ghettos of Paris brings joy in the live of the handicapped aristocratic Phillipe. Enjoyable and accessible to watch.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsRomain DurisAudrey TautouGad ElmalehWealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she's diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.Feels like Amelie (see above in this list) on acid, amazing
- DirectorXavier DolanStarsAnne DorvalAntoine Olivier PilonSuzanne ClémentA widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.A drama by Xavier Dolan on the complicated relationship between mom and son.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsCatherine DeneuveGérard DepardieuFabrice LuchiniA housewife and grandma takes over the family business 1977, after her husband is hurt during a strike.An instant classic with Catherine Deneuve
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsFrançois DamiensJean DujardinKhalid MaadourSecret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.A paradoy on classic spy movies such as James Bond. Loved by all and you can see why.
- DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinLouise MonotRüdiger VoglerAnother mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.Sequel, the story of OSS 117 continues in Rio. Another parody on classic spy movies.
- DirectorSylvain ChometStarsMichèle CaucheteuxJean-Claude DondaMichel RobinWhen her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.Beautiful animation taking you on a quest from Paris to New York.