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100 MEISTERWERKE des französischen Kinos

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  • Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Pierre Brasseur in Children of Paradise (1945)

    1. Children of Paradise

    19453h 9mNot Rated96Metascore
    8.3 (22K)
    The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.
    DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsArlettyJean-Louis BarraultPierre Brasseur
  • Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

    2. Amélie

    20012h 2mR70Metascore
    8.3 (831K)
    Despite being caught in her imaginative world, young waitress Amelie decides to help people find happiness. Her quest to spread joy leads her on a journey during which she finds true love.
    DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouMathieu KassovitzRufus
  • Mireille Balin, Jean Gabin, and Line Noro in Pépé le Moko (1937)

    3. Pépé le Moko

    19371h 34mApproved98Metascore
    7.6 (8.6K)
    A wanted gangster is both king and prisoner of the Casbah. He's protected from arrest by his friends, but is torn by his desire for freedom. A visiting Parisian beauty may determine his fate.
    DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsJean GabinGabriel GabrioSaturnin Fabre
  • Diabolique (1955)

    4. Diabolique

    19551h 57mNot Rated
    8.1 (73K)
    The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.
    DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsSimone SignoretVéra ClouzotPaul Meurisse
  • Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez in The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

    5. The Horseman on the Roof

    19951h 58mR
    7.0 (6.6K)
    In a time of war and disease, a young officer gallantly tries to help a young woman find her husband.
    DirectorJean-Paul RappeneauStarsOlivier MartinezJuliette BinochePierre Arditi
  • The Wages of Fear (1953)

    6. The Wages of Fear

    19532h 36mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.1 (73K)
    In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
    DirectorHenri-Georges ClouzotStarsYves MontandCharles VanelPeter van Eyck
  • La grande illusion (1937)

    7. La grande illusion

    19371h 53mNot Rated
    8.1 (41K)
    During WWI, two French soldiers are captured and imprisoned in a German P.O.W. camp. Several escape attempts follow until they are eventually sent to a seemingly inescapable fortress.
    DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinDita ParloPierre Fresnay
  • Isabelle Adjani in One Deadly Summer (1983)

    8. One Deadly Summer

    19832h 13mR
    7.2 (6K)
    A young woman who oozes sensuality arrives in a small town and marries the local mechanic. Was it love at first sight? What links her enigmatic presence to the family's piano? Is it curiosity or is it something far more sinister?
    DirectorJean BeckerStarsIsabelle AdjaniAlain SouchonSuzanne Flon
  • Brigitte Bardot in The Truth (1960)

    9. The Truth

    19602h 7mNot Rated
    7.6 (5.1K)
    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
  • Oscar (1967)

    10. Oscar

    19671h 25mG
    7.5 (8.2K)
    Neurotic businessman must find the right man for his pregnant daughter. In fact, it is little bit complicated.
    DirectorÉdouard MolinaroStarsLouis de FunèsClaude RichMario David
  • Isabelle Adjani in Queen Margot (1994)

    11. Queen Margot

    19942h 41mR
    7.4 (20K)
    Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with her new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.
    DirectorPatrice ChéreauStarsIsabelle AdjaniDaniel AuteuilJean-Hugues Anglade
  • Audrey Tautou and Gaspard Ulliel in A Very Long Engagement (2004)

    12. A Very Long Engagement

    20042h 13mR76Metascore
    7.6 (78K)
    Tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War One.
    DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsAudrey TautouGaspard UllielJodie Foster
  • Air of Paris (1954)

    13. Air of Paris

    19541h 50mNot Rated
    6.8 (802)
    The story of Andre Menard, a promising young amateur boxer from an impoverished background who is mentored by former pro Victor Le Garrec, and whose career path takes a nosedive when he falls for the wealthy Corinne.
    DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsJean GabinArlettyRoland Lesaffre
  • Isabelle Huppert in Elle (2016)

    14. Elle

    20162h 10mR89Metascore
    7.1 (74K)
    A successful businesswoman gets caught up in a game of cat and mouse as she tracks down the unknown man who raped her.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsIsabelle HuppertLaurent LafitteAnne Consigny
  • Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen, Danielle Darrieux, Firmine Richard, and Ludivine Sagnier in 8 Women (2002)

    15. 8 Women

    20021h 51mR64Metascore
    7.0 (36K)
    A 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.
    DirectorFrançois OzonStarsFanny ArdantEmmanuelle BéartDanielle Darrieux
  • The Adultress (1953)

    16. The Adultress

    19531h 42mNot Rated
    7.4 (2.1K)
    A truck driver kills the husband of the woman he loves, and becomes the object of blackmail.
    DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsSimone SignoretRaf ValloneJacques Duby
  • Gervaise (1956)

    17. Gervaise

    19561h 56m
    7.4 (1.8K)
    A poor laundrywoman tries to cope with a depressing burden of society.
    DirectorRené ClémentStarsMaria SchellFrançois PérierJany Holt
  • Port of Desire (1958)

    18. Port of Desire

    19581h 26m
    5.9 (57)
    A French sailor, returning to Hamburg where he had been imprisoned during WWII, looks for a German woman he had loved in those days, and finds her in a night club.
    DirectorYves AllégretStarsDaniel GélinHildegard KnefJean Lefebvre
  • Agathe Rousselle in Titane (2021)

    19. Titane

    20211h 48mR75Metascore
    6.5 (65K)
    Following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for ten years.
    DirectorJulia DucournauStarsVincent LindonAgathe RousselleGarance Marillier
  • Mark Dacascos and Samuel Le Bihan in Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

    20. Brotherhood of the Wolf

    20012h 22mR57Metascore
    7.0 (76K)
    In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
    DirectorChristophe GansStarsSamuel Le BihanMark DacascosJérémie Renier
  • Gérard Depardieu in Germinal (1993)

    21. Germinal

    19932h 40mR
    7.1 (6.1K)
    In mid-nineteenth-century northern France, a coal mining town's workers are exploited by the mine's owner. One day, they decide to go on strike, and the authorities repress them.
    DirectorClaude BerriStarsRenaudGérard DepardieuMiou-Miou
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

    22. Cyrano de Bergerac

    19902h 17mPG79Metascore
    7.5 (27K)
    Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly.
    DirectorJean-Paul RappeneauStarsGérard DepardieuAnne BrochetVincent Perez
  • The Room Upstairs (1946)

    23. The Room Upstairs

    19461h 55m
    6.5 (587)
    The local building contractor Martin Roumagnac is fascinated by the fashionable Blanche Ferrand. To impress Blanche, Martin presents her with a villa. However, this ruins him financially. Despite Martin's many efforts for the femme fatale Blanche, she is not able to chose between him and the rich consul De Laubry.
    DirectorGeorges LacombeStarsMarlene DietrichJean GabinJean d'Yd
  • Panique (1946)

    24. Panique

    19461h 39mNot Rated
    7.9 (2.9K)
    After an elderly maid is murdered, opinions are manipulated, evidence is planted, violence erupts, and panic ensues.
    DirectorJulien DuvivierStarsViviane RomanceMichel SimonMax Dalban
  • Michèle Morgan and Jean Gabin in Port of Shadows (1938)

    25. Port of Shadows

    19381h 31mNot Rated
    7.7 (11K)
    A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a foggy, French port city.
    DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsJean GabinMichel SimonMichèle Morgan

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