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﴾ Once I was ﴿ in France

by angeliki_spatki • Created 14 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
࿙Films connected more or less, to Paris or France locations࿚ See also Once in France related list
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  • Michèle Mercier in Angélique (1964)

    1. Angélique

    19641h 55mTV-14
    6.7 (3.2K)
    In the first of the Angélique series, the beautiful feisty teenage heroine becomes entangled in a political assassination plot and is betrothed to a stranger who is twelve years her senior and a reputed sorcerer.
    DirectorBernard BorderieStarsMichèle MercierRobert HosseinJean Rochefort
    by Bernard Borderie
  • The Human Beast (1938)

    2. The Human Beast

    19381h 40mNot Rated
    7.5 (8.8K)
    In this classic adaptation of Emile Zola's novel, a tortured train engineer falls in love with a troubled married woman who has helped her husband commit a murder.
    DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinJulien CaretteSimone Simon
    by Jean Renoir
  • Napoleon (1927)

    3. Napoleon

    19275h 30m
    8.2 (9.5K)
    A film about the French general's youth and early military career.
    DirectorAbel GanceStarsAlbert DieudonnéNicolas RoudenkoEdmond Van Daële
    by Abel Gance
  • Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)

    4. Under the Roofs of Paris

    19301h 36mNot Rated
    7.0 (2.6K)
    Albert is smitten for Pola but ends up wrongly committed in jail, in the meantime her affections are sought after by his friend, and on his release both love and friendship must be tested.
    DirectorRené ClairStarsAlbert PréjeanPola IlléryEdmond T. Gréville
    by René Clair ◊ (Watch related Video)
  • Beauties of the Night (1952)

    5. Beauties of the Night

    19521h 27mApproved
    6.9 (861)
    A young composer has vivid dreams of the past that reflect, yet conflict with his waking life.
    DirectorRené ClairStarsGérard PhilipeMartine CarolGina Lollobrigida
    by René Clair ◊ starring Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Martine Carol ◊ (adapted from) Gian Luisi Rondi
  • Paul Muni in The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

    6. The Life of Emile Zola

    19371h 56mApproved
    7.1 (9.6K)
    The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair.
    DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsPaul MuniGale SondergaardJoseph Schildkraut
    by William Dieterle
  • Chéri (1950)

    7. Chéri

    19501h 30m
    5.9 (51)
    Fred Peloux nicknamed Chéri, the handsome son of Charlotte Peloux, a former demimondaine, lives in the small circle of his mother's friends, all high class prostitutes past their best. He has an affair with Léa, a waning beauty, who loves him both as a mistress and a mother. But the age difference takes its toll on their union. To please his mother, Chéri accepts to marry young Edmée without actually caring for her. After a while, the young man tries to return to Léa...
    DirectorPierre BillonStarsMarcelle ChantalJean DesaillyMarcelle Derrien
    by Pierre Billon © Colette
  • Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri (2009)

    8. Chéri

    20091h 26mR63Metascore
    6.1 (12K)
    The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
    DirectorStephen FrearsStarsMichelle PfeifferRupert FriendKathy Bates
    by Stephen Friars © Colette
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Gabor, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, and Walter Pidgeon in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

    9. The Last Time I Saw Paris

    19541h 56mApproved49Metascore
    6.1 (4.6K)
    An American journalist returns to Paris - a city that gave him true love and deep grief.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsElizabeth TaylorVan JohnsonWalter Pidgeon
    by Richard Brooks
  • The Red and the Black (1954)

    10. The Red and the Black

    19543h 25m
    6.7 (736)
    It's no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post- Napoleonic era, his intensely romantic liaisons propel him forward at a pace he cannot control.
    DirectorClaude Autant-LaraStarsDanielle DarrieuxGérard PhilipeAntonella Lualdi
    by Claude Autant-Lara © Stendhal
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956)

    11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    19561h 44mPG
    6.6 (3.4K)
    The timeless tale of the seductive gypsy Esmeralda and the tortured hunchback Quasimodo.
    DirectorJean DelannoyStarsGina LollobrigidaAnthony QuinnJean Danet
    by Jean Delannoy ◊ starring Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn
  • Brigitte Bardot in ...And God Created Woman (1956)

    12. ...And God Created Woman

    19561h 30mPG
    6.3 (9.9K)
    In sunny St. Tropez, a young woman loves one brother but marries the other.
    DirectorRoger VadimStarsBrigitte BardotCurd JürgensJean-Louis Trintignant
    by Roger Vadim (f. locations St. Tropez)
  • "Bonjour tristesse" (Saul Bass Poster) 1958 Columbia Pictures

    13. Bonjour Tristesse

    19581h 34mNot Rated
    6.8 (6K)
    Spoiled Cecile, 17, spends her summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy dad and Elsa. Anne, her late mom's friend, visits and brings changes to all.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJean SebergDavid NivenDeborah Kerr
    by Otto Preminger
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)

    14. The 400 Blows

    19591h 39mNot Rated
    8.0 (132K)
    A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire Maurier
    by François Truffaut
  • Brigitte Bardot, Sami Frey, and Charles Vanel in The Truth (1960)

    15. The Truth

    19602h 7mNot Rated
    7.6 (4.9K)
    A liberated small-town girl stands on trial to determine whether she killed her lover in a crime of passion or in premeditation.
    DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsBrigitte BardotPaul MeurisseCharles Vanel
    by Henri-Georges Clouzot
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960)

    16. Breathless

    19601h 30mNot Rated96Metascore
    7.7 (92K)
    A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder of a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean SebergRichard Balducci
    by Jean-Luc Godard
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le fou (1965)

    17. Pierrot le fou

    19651h 50mPG-13
    7.4 (39K)
    Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnna KarinaGraziella Galvani
    by Jean-Luc Godard
  • Catherine Demongeot in Zazie in the Metro (1960)

    18. Zazie in the Metro

    19601h 33mNot Rated
    6.9 (7.1K)
    With her mother away for the weekend, a brash and precocious ten-year-old country girl sets out to explore Paris during a Métro strike under her uncle's not-so-watchful eye. But can a little girl cause so much chaos in the city centre?
    DirectorLouis MalleStarsCatherine DemongeotPhilippe NoiretHubert Deschamps
    by Louis Malle
  • Alain Delon in Purple Noon (1960)

    19. Purple Noon

    19601h 58mPG-13
    7.7 (23K)
    Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess.
    DirectorRené ClémentStarsAlain DelonMaurice RonetMarie Laforêt
    by René Clément
  • Sophia Loren in Madame (1961)

    20. Madame

    19611h 38m
    6.0 (499)
    Catherine, a laundress, joins lover Lefevre in war. Their heroics help Napoleon win. As a reward, they're granted nobility. Catherine's lack of courtly etiquette shocks high society, but she remains authentic despite her new rank.
    DirectorChristian-JaqueStarsSophia LorenRobert HosseinRenaud Mary
    by Christian Jacque
  • Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins, and Yves Montand in Goodbye Again (1961)

    21. Goodbye Again

    19612hNot Rated
    7.0 (3.3K)
    A successful business woman, dissatisfied with her current, philandering lover, starts an affair with a much younger man.
    DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsIngrid BergmanYves MontandAnthony Perkins
    by Anatole Litvak © Françoise Sagan
  • Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, and Delphine Seyrig in Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

    22. Last Year at Marienbad

    19611h 34mNot Rated
    7.6 (26K)
    In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.
    DirectorAlain ResnaisStarsDelphine SeyrigGiorgio AlbertazziSacha Pitoëff
    by Alain Resnais
  • Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

    23. Elevator to the Gallows

    19581h 31mNot Rated94Metascore
    7.9 (30K)
    A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
    DirectorLouis MalleStarsJeanne MoreauMaurice RonetGeorges Poujouly
    by Louis Malle
  • Jules and Jim (1962)

    24. Jules and Jim

    19621h 45mNot Rated97Metascore
    7.7 (46K)
    Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJeanne MoreauOskar WernerHenri Serre
    by Louis Malle
  • The Fire Within (1963)

    25. The Fire Within

    19631h 48mNot Rated
    7.8 (11K)
    Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?
    DirectorLouis MalleStarsMaurice RonetLéna SkerlaYvonne Clech
    by Louis Malle

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