In the offbeat comedy La Dilettante, Pierette (Catherine Frot) is a woman who describes herself as having "opted for the...
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1999
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Iranian Iradj Azimi directed this French historical drama re-creating events depicted in the famous 1819 painting...
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La Tullaye
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1998
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1988
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Immigrants from Quebec travel to the Eastern United States to work for French industrialists in this historical drama....
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1988
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1984
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Joss Beaumont (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a French spy given the assignment of killing an African dictator, and when he arrives...
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Minister
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1981
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1980
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A discontented concert pianist causes all sorts of heartbreak with his egotistical and womanizing antics, and all the people...
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1979
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Vincent (Jacques Dutronc) is a world-weary lawyer who quits his job after he fails to successfully defend a client. He drops...
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De Brugeres
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1979
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Je Te Tiens Tu Me Tiens Par La Barbichette refers to a French children's game, where two children hold one another's chins...
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1979
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This quirky French film examines a series of events during the German occupation of France and shows what might have...
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1974
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Murder, industrial espionage, political intrigue and Jean-Paul Belmondo are the strengths of this French thriller. Cordell...
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1973
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This film is Joseph Losey's mood piece that delves into the psychological makeup of Frank Jackson (Alain Delon), the assassin...
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1972
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Parisian police commissioner Coleman (Alain Delon) is not a happy man, but he does what he can to get through each day. He...
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1972
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Nolan (Serge Reggiani) was set up to take the fall for a crime committed by his whole gang, and as a result, his brother is...
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1971
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This documentary concerns the World War II Nazi occupation of France. Both the resistance movement and the government...
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1969
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Albert (Hardy Kruger) is a Franciscan monk and a medical orderly at a monastery in France. Although he is German, the kindly...
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1968
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Adapted from the novel by C. Virgil Gheorghiu, this satirical concentration-camp drama from Turkish-born French director...
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1967
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Edward (Jean Desailly) is a conservative, middle-aged husband who has made his fortune in manufacturing. He has never...
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Edward
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1966
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Francois Truffaut directed this simple tale of revenge and adultery which features an exceptional musical score by...
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Pierre Lachenay
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1964
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1963
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This tragic drama is a good example of an original hit stageplay that somehow did not make the desired transition to the big...
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Father
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1963
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Confusion and wrong assumptions are the cause of tragedy in this stylish gangster noir by director Jean-Pierre Melville....
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The Superintendant Clain
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1962
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1961
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Transference of guilt, a theme near and dear to the heart of French author Georges Simenon, forms the basis of Passion of...
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Stephane Blanchon
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1961
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This is another standard romantic drama geared toward the talents of popular French actor Jean Gabin who plays the lead, a...
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Maurice
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1960
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Jean-Louis Trintignant's star was just rising when he took on the role of Carlo in this engrossing wartime coming-of-age...
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1959
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1959
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Director Jacqueline Audry spent her career swimming against the current in the male-dominated film industry, a female...
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Louis XV
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1959
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Lino Ventura is typecast again in this routine suspense story, this time as Pascal, a tough-minded, caustic, basically...
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Dodclot
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1959
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1959
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The French-made Inspector Maigret offers one of the best-ever Maigrets in the form of veteran tough guy Jean Gabin, who...
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Marcel Maurin
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1958
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Jean Gabin stars as Noel, patriarch of a large and wealthy family of industrialists. Noel sees no reason not to run his home...
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Francois
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1958
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Rene Clair's Grand Maneuver was originally titled Les Grandes Manoeuvres, which should surprise no one. Gerard Phillipe plays...
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Victor Duverger
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1955
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Director
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1955
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Sacha Guitry's Si Versailles M'Etait Conte (If Versailles Were Told to Me) is best known by its American title Royal Affairs...
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1954
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Jocelyn was inspired by the Lamartine poem of the same name. Played by Jean Desailly, the title character is a 16th-century...
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Jocelyn
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1951
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Cheri
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1950
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1950
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Marcel
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1949
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Veteran French filmmaker Louis Daquin was the recipient of worldwide plaudits for his realistically detailed drama Le Point...
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Head Engineer
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1949
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The French Just a Big, Simple Girl strives to emulate Pirandello by blurring the line between artifice and reality. The...
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Michel
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1949
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1949
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1948
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1947
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Adapted by Pierre Bost and Jean Aurenche from a novel by Andre Gide, Symphonie Pastorale proved yet another box-office...
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Jacques Martin
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1946
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1945
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1943
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