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1. Colette (I) (2018)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh
Votes: 26,428 | Gross: $5.14M
2. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 12,278 | Gross: $3.27M
3. Goodbye, Children (1987)
PG | 104 min | Drama, War
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed in the dormitory to the top student in his class, the two young boys begin to form a bond.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg
Votes: 36,113 | Gross: $4.54M
4. Jules and Jim (1962)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance
Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman.
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Vanna Urbino
Votes: 44,401
5. Bonjour Tristesse (1958)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jean Seberg, David Niven, Deborah Kerr, Mylène Demongeot
Votes: 5,578
6. Goodbye to Language (2014)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama, Fantasy
A silent, surreal parallel between a couple and a dog.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Héloïse Godet, Kamel Abdelli, Richard Chevallier, Zoé Bruneau
Votes: 6,314
7. The Silence of the Sea (1949)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Romance, War
In occupied France, an elderly man and his niece are forced to give shelter to a German army lieutenant who seemingly loves their country and culture.
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville | Stars: Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Jean-Marie Robain, Ami Aaröe
Votes: 5,655
8. Madame Bovary (1949)
Passed | 114 min | Drama, Romance
A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers, and run up ruinous debts.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan
Votes: 2,902
9. My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama
A semi-literate and lonely odd-job man bonds with a much older and well-read woman.
Director: Jean Becker | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Sophie Guillemin
Votes: 7,632
10. The Silence of the Sea (2004 TV Movie)
93 min | Drama, Romance, War
In a small town in the west of France, during the German occupation, a room is requisitioned by a Wehrmacht captain, Werner von Ebrennac. The house where he now stays is inhabited by young ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Boutron | Stars: Julie Delarme, Michel Galabru, Thomas Jouannet, Marie Bunel
Votes: 1,543
11. In Praise of Love (2001)
PG | 97 min | Drama
An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny
Votes: 3,021 | Gross: $0.25M
12. Les amants du Flore (2006 TV Movie)
104 min | Biography, Drama
Biographical film about French writers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre and their relationship.
Director: Ilan Duran Cohen | Stars: Anna Mouglalis, Lorànt Deutsch, Caroline Silhol, Kal Weber
Votes: 639
13. The Three Musketeers (1935)
Approved | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, ... See full summary »
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Margot Grahame, Heather Angel
Votes: 402
14. Maestro (I) (2014)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
Henry, a young actor, finds himself involved in a film by cinema superstar, Cédric Rovere. Charmed by his benevolence, feelings hitherto unknown are aroused, while Rovere, intrigued by Henry's dream, lives this shoot as an unexpected gift.
Director: Léa Fazer | Stars: Pio Marmaï, Michael Lonsdale, Déborah François, Alice Belaïdi
Votes: 661
15. Sartre, Years of Passion (2006– )
165 min | Biography
Biographical film about French writer Jean-Paul Sartre, concentrating on his passionate affairs with women.
Stars: Denis Podalydès, Anne Alvaro, Maya Sansa, Frédéric Gorny
Votes: 141
16. Jean de La Fontaine - Le défi (2007)
100 min | Biography, History
Biography of the French poet Jean de la Fontaine, who lived in the times of Louis XIV.
Director: Daniel Vigne | Stars: Lorànt Deutsch, Philippe Torreton, Sara Forestier, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Votes: 150
17. Variations (1962–1967)
Biography
Stars: Simone Cendrar, Bachir Touré, Hubert Deschamps, Robert Etcheverry
18. La folie du jour (2010)
20 min | Short, Drama
Experimental film based on the text by Maurice Blanchot.
Director: Christophe Bisson
19. Nous, princesses de Clèves (2011)
69 min | Documentary
Has 1558 anything in common with 2009 ? Have nobles of King Henri III's court anything to do with today's young people from poor neighborhoods, most of whom immigrants'children ? Is there ... See full summary »
Director: Régis Sauder | Stars: Abou Achoumi, Laura Badrane, Morgane Badrane, Manel Boulaabi
Votes: 37
20. Quelques pages de grands écrivains français (1962)
Short
Director: Joseph Schaeffer | Stars: Francis Aubert, Claude Dauphin, Christine Gardin, Maryse Mejean
21. Magdalenice gospe Radojke Vrancic (1997 TV Movie)
47 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Helena Kordas | Stars: Boris Ostan, Radojka Vrancic
22. Paradis vidéo (1981 Video)
70 min
From 1980 to 1983, Philippe Sollers performed readings of his book 'Paradise' from Paris to Jerusalem, via Rome, New York or Brussels; this is a live recording of a performance where he stands at the center of a multiple video screens set.
Director: Jean-Paul Fargier | Star: Philippe Sollers
23. Ah! Vous écrivez? (1976–1980)
25 min | Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Bernard Pivot, Serge Gainsbourg, Marcel Jullian, Pierre Schoendoerffer
24.
The Fifth Estate (1975– )
Episode:
Acadian Antonine Maillet unknown in Canada
(1980)
14 min | Documentary, News
Stars: Adrienne Clarkson, William Johnson, Viola Léger, Antonine Maillet
25.
L'aventure humaine (1997– )
Episode:
La véritable histoire de d'Artagnan
(2021)
91 min | Biography, History
Everyone's heard of d'Artagnan, Alexandre Dumas' dashing musketeer famous the world over thanks to the huge success of the book "The Three Musketeers". But few realise that d'Artagnan ... See full summary »
Director: Augustin Viatte | Stars: Michel Grenet, Matéo Reno, Olivier Deville, Denis Verbecelte
Votes: 35
26.
À la vitrine du libraire (1963–1968)
Episode:
Kazuo Watanabe à propos de la littérature française
(1965)
5 min | Talk-Show
Director: Jean Royer | Stars: Kazuo Watanabe, Georges Bortoli
27.
Secrets d'histoire (2007– )
Episode:
La Marquise de Sévigné, l'esprit du Grand Siècle
(2015)
Biography, History
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, an important figure in 18th century French literature, best known for the letters she wrote to her daughter.
Directors: Dominique Leeb, Xavier Lefebvre | Stars: Stéphane Bern, François Audoin, Anne Bernet, Philippe Bertin
28.
Ah! Quels titres (1994–1996)
Episode:
Episode dated 21 September 1995
(1995)
57 min | Talk-Show
Director: Jérôme Revon | Stars: Philippe Tesson, Françoise Chandernagor, Didier Decoin, François Nourissier