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Great French movie - excellents films français

by lb-872-860102 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
French cinema, from silly comedies to action movies - not just depressed couples smoking cigarettes in their enormous Parisian appartements while listening to jazz.
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  • Le bal des casse-pieds (1992)

    1. Le bal des casse-pieds

    19921h 39m
    5.4 (624)
    Henri Sauveur, a veterinarian in his fifties, is harassed by his parents, friends and working relationships. He leaves with Louise in Normandy to live the perfect love. But again, the pitfalls seem to wait for him.
    DirectorYves RobertStarsJean RochefortMiou-MiouJean Carmet
  • War of the Buttons (1962)

    2. War of the Buttons

    19621h 30m
    7.4 (2.9K)
    The school boys of two villages in France are fighting. Their trophy are the buttons they will snatch from the enemy. This fight will bring those kids to everlasting friendship...eventually.
    DirectorYves RobertStarsJacques DufilhoYvette EtiévantMichel Galabru
  • The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

    3. The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

    19721h 30mPG
    7.2 (9.8K)
    A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.
    DirectorYves RobertStarsPierre RichardBernard BlierJean Rochefort
  • Guy Bedos, Claude Brasseur, Danièle Delorme, Anny Duperey, Victor Lanoux, and Jean Rochefort in Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)

    4. Pardon Mon Affaire

    19761h 45mPG
    6.9 (2.6K)
    As loyal as a dove, a family man is about to tell his first lie to his wife when he falls for an enchanting woman in a billowy red dress. With a bit of help, he just might get what he wishes for; however, is love always a bed of roses?
    DirectorYves RobertStarsJean RochefortClaude BrasseurGuy Bedos
  • Le président (1961)

    5. Le président

    19611h 50m
    7.2 (1.1K)
    At 73, France's ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health, but he still plays a vigorous role behind the scenes as a philosopher and, potentially, as a power broker. In particular, his relationship with Philippe Chalamont comes into play: Chalamont seems in line to be the next Prime Minister, and Beaufort's history with him is long, deep, and problematic. As Beaufort dictates his memoirs, his narrative take us to occasions, 15 and 20 years before, in which Chalamont and he clashed. Chalamont is not without talent and guile: he comes directly to Beaufort to see if they can sort things out. What will Beaufort, ill health and all, do?
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean GabinBernard BlierRenée Faure
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Gabin in A Monkey in Winter (1962)

    6. A Monkey in Winter

    19621h 45m
    7.4 (3.6K)
    Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war, Albert comes in contact with Gabriel, a young man prone to heavy bouts with the bottle. Gabriel is conflicted over visiting his young daughter in a nearby school and in a moment of nostalgia, Albert takes off with him on one major binge -- and havoc results.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean GabinJean-Paul BelmondoSuzanne Flon
  • Alain Delon and Jean Gabin in Any Number Can Win (1963)

    7. Any Number Can Win

    19631h 58m
    7.3 (4.9K)
    A career con artist reunites with his wife but has already planned his next move: one daring last heist that will set him up for life. However, there is no such thing as a foolproof plan.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean GabinAlain DelonClaude Cerval
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Lino Ventura in Greed in the Sun (1964)

    8. Greed in the Sun

    19642h 2m
    7.0 (2.9K)
    A rough trucker assigns his new truck and its mysterious cargo to his newest employee, only to see it hijacked by one of his experienced drivers. Now, his friends are after him to retrieve the goods. Are 100,000 dollars worth dying for?
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoLino VenturaReginald Kernan
  • Alain Delon, Irina Demick, Jean Gabin, and Lino Ventura in The Sicilian Clan (1969)

    9. The Sicilian Clan

    19692h 2mGP
    7.4 (9.9K)
    An ambitious young mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean GabinAlain DelonLino Ventura
  • Yves Montand in I... For Icarus (1979)

    10. I... For Icarus

    19792h 3m
    7.8 (4.9K)
    Conspiracy thriller inspired by the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of JFK. After a fictional president is assassinated, a determined, tough prosecutor investigates the emerging conspiracy behind it.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsYves MontandMichel AlbertiniRoland Amstutz
  • Mille milliards de dollars (1982)

    11. Mille milliards de dollars

    19822h 12m
    7.0 (1.1K)
    A young journalist stumbles across something much more sinister than a simple suicide in the death of a politician - the death seems to be an assassination contrived by an American multinational company intent on taking over several French industries. The journalist's objective is to garner enough evidence to expose the American corporation for what it really is, before French companies start disappearing - and before any more corpses accumulate, including his own.
    DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsPatrick DewaereMel FerrerMichel Auclair
  • A Captain's Honor (1982)

    12. A Captain's Honor

    19821h 57m
    7.2 (390)
    During a televised debate on the Algerian war in the early 1980s, Professor Paulet denounced the methods of Captain Caron, killed in action in 1957. The widow of the captain, Patricia, decided to file a defamation suit.
    DirectorPierre SchoendoerfferStarsJacques PerrinNicole GarciaCharles Denner
  • Le Crabe-Tambour (1977)

    13. Le Crabe-Tambour

    19772h
    7.0 (980)
    A dying mariner, full of regret, is looking for his longtime colleague somewhere on the high seas.
    DirectorPierre SchoendoerfferStarsJean RochefortClaude RichJacques Perrin
  • Bruno Cremer and Marisa Mell in Objective 500 Million (1966)

    14. Objective 500 Million

    19661h 30m
    6.1 (287)
    Reichau, a former army captain, is back in France after serving three years in prison for belonging to the OAS(Secret Armed Organization), a dissident paramilitary group during the Algerian War. Marked by his past, he does not believe in the values of his country any more. At a loss to know what to do with his life, he agrees one day to take part in a heist set up by Pierre, a pilot, the very man who gave him away in Oran. The operation, in which Yo, a gorgeous woman, participates, consists in stealing a bag containing 55 million francs during a Paris-Bordeaux flight...
    DirectorPierre SchoendoerfferStarsBruno CremerMarisa MellJean-Claude Rolland
  • The 317th Platoon (1965)

    15. The 317th Platoon

    19651h 40m
    7.3 (1.8K)
    In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Wehrmacht.
    DirectorPierre SchoendoerfferStarsJacques PerrinBruno CremerPierre Fabre
  • Operation Leopard (1980)

    16. Operation Leopard

    19801h 36m
    5.6 (441)
    In 1978, a group of heavily armed rebels from Katanga attacked the mining town of Kolwezi in Zaire and started killing the civilians among whom many Europeans. France sent the legion to evacuate the civilian population.
    DirectorRaoul CoutardStarsBruno CremerJacques PerrinLaurent Malet
  • Vincent Cassel and Olivier Barthélémy in Our Day Will Come (2010)

    17. Our Day Will Come

    20101h 30mNot Rated40Metascore
    6.1 (4.3K)
    The outcast red-haired teenager Rémy is bulled at school and lives with his estranged mother and sister in France. The also red-haired psychiatrist Patrick befriends Rémy and helps him to release his repressed hatred and sexuality. When Rémy sees a picture of red-haired people in Ireland, he forces Patrick to travel with him to his dreamland.
    DirectorRomain GavrasStarsVincent CasselOlivier BarthélémyJustine Lerooy
  • Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil (1972)

    18. Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est gentil

    19721h 45m
    6.6 (671)
    According to "Radio closer to God", nothing is conceived without God, especially shampoos, cosmetics, the sale of records - Animator Christian Gerber denounces this scam on the air, which is worth licensee. It will reappear on new weaves with "Radio closer to the truth."
    DirectorJean YanneStarsJean YanneBernard BlierMichel Serrault
  • Moi y'en a vouloir des sous (1973)

    19. Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

    19731h 47m
    6.1 (254)
    Dismissed following an unfortunate initiative, financial advisor Benoît Lepape decides to work for his uncle, a union activist. His capitalist methods will surprise at first, but quickly bring in a lot of money.
    DirectorJean YanneStarsJean YanneBernard BlierNicole Calfan
  • Les Chinois à Paris (1974)

    20. Les Chinois à Paris

    19741h 49m
    6.2 (725)
    Overnight, Paris is invaded - although peacefully - but the Chinese Army, and millions of Chinese people... It's the Nazi occupation all over again, with modern - funny - twists.
    DirectorJean YanneStarsJean YanneNicole CalfanMacha Méril
  • Chobizenesse (1975)

    21. Chobizenesse

    19751h 45m
    5.6 (180)
    To avoid bankruptcy, a music hall manager looks for sponsors.
    DirectorJean YanneStarsJean YanneRobert HirschCatherine Rouvel
  • Wild Target (1993)

    22. Wild Target

    19931h 27m
    6.9 (920)
    A seasoned hitman's world turns upside down when he meets a rookie assassin and a skilled thief. Pursued by the mob, the trio seeks refuge with his mother. As bonds grow and threats loom, they brace for an ultimate confrontation.
    DirectorPierre SalvadoriStarsJean RochefortMarie TrintignantGuillaume Depardieu
  • François Cluzet and Guillaume Depardieu in The Apprentices (1995)

    23. The Apprentices

    19951h 33m
    6.9 (1.2K)
    Two friends, a playwright and biker, cause trouble and annoy girlfriends. They're caught burgling a karate magazine office. The playwright falls into depression due to the aftermath.
    DirectorPierre SalvadoriStarsMarie TrintignantFrançois CluzetGuillaume Depardieu
  • The Pornographer (2001)

    24. The Pornographer

    20011h 48mUnrated
    5.2 (2.7K)
    Jacques Laurent made pornographic films in the 1970s and '80s, but had put that aside for 20 years. His artistic ideas, born of the '60s counter-culture, had elevated the entire genre.
    DirectorBertrand BonelloStarsJean-Pierre LéaudJérémie RenierDominique Blanc
  • Nocturama (2016)

    25. Nocturama

    20162h 10m71Metascore
    6.4 (5.6K)
    Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.
    DirectorBertrand BonelloStarsFinnegan OldfieldVincent RottiersHamza Meziani

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