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A Guide to French Cinema

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  • #62
    nacho libre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,793 ✭✭✭✭nacho libre


    Narcissus wrote: »
    I really enjoyed Ne le dis à personne (Tell No One). Great film :)

    Yes. A good film. Although the ending would have been better if Alex was mauled by a bear.


    Other good French films are:
    Shoot the Piano Player
    Jules et Jim
    The Fire Within
    The Battle of Algiers
    La Grande Bouffe
    The Story of Adele H


  • #63
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    tricky D wrote: »
    Adding to what's already mentioned...

    No one has yet mentioned the weird and nutty Betty Blue, 37°2 le matin (Jean-Jacques Beineix).

    +1

    My favourite film of all time, in any language. Look for the Director's Cut on DVD as it has an extra 68mins over the theatrical release. It has been deleted for some time but you may find a copy on eBay.


  • #64
    marienbad
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    ambro25 wrote: »
    La Reine Margot
    Indochine
    Dien Bien Phu
    Au Revoir Les Enfants

    4 choice French movies to get you started with ;)

    Au Revoir Les Enfants is one of the best ever , just such an brilliant and honest movie. Best autobiographical movie out there I would say.

    The Count Of Monte Cristo with Gerard Depardieu , I know it is a tv series but it is still great (best adaption ever imho) with a fantastic sountrack by Bruno Coulais.

    La Belle et la Bete (1946) by Jean Cocteau , As outstanding as ever after all these years and a great restoration available from Criterion


  • #65
    ButtersSuki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53,028 ✭✭✭✭ButtersSuki


    I can and have watched pretty much anything with Emmanuelle Beart in it, partly for her acting ability, but also because I find her impossibly beautiful. Except "Vinyan" which was shoyte!

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000322/

    And anything with Gerard Depardieu.

    Mentioned previously here that I liked were 36, l'Enfer, L'Appartement, tell no one, Mesrine 1+2, la Haine, and La Reine Margot. Also L627 is worth a look, Manon des Sources and Jean de Florette are mandatory viewing (!), surprised 8 Femmes didn't get a mention or Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud.

    I'd also give anything directed by Claude Chabrol a look.

    On a less serious heavy note, Pricless and Heartbreaker are amusing rom coms, if that's your style?

    And the tv series Spiral is very good.

    Hope that helps!

    Oh and if you're interested, amazon.co.uk usually have good deals on French cinema box sets by actor or director......


  • #66
    Ant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭Ant


    Technocentral wrote: »
    L'appartement with Vincent Cassel is fantastic. Jean de Florette and its sequel Manon des Source are also great.
    ButtersSuki wrote: »
    Mentioned previously here that I liked were 36, l'Enfer, L'Appartement, tell no one, Mesrine 1+2, la Haine, and La Reine Margot. Also L627 is worth a look, Manon des Sources and Jean de Florette are mandatory viewing (!), surprised 8 Femmes didn't get a mention or Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud.

    I'll third the recommendation for Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. They're my favourite French films after La Haine and I was lucky enough to catch the two of them in the IFI. It's a tragic mini-epic with a fabulous cinematography, superb acting and a powerful story with a denouement* which will have you in tears.

    L'Appartement is a good solid thriller. 8 Femmes is an entertaining musical murder-mystery but an even better comedy is La Cage aux Folles. I'd also mention The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and Belle du Jour but they're pre-1970.
    tricky D wrote: »
    The Battle of Algiers

    The IFI screened this a few years ago and I'd say it's one of the best films depicting the harshness of a national liberation struggle (shares the top spot with The Wind That Shakes the Barley).



    *not a word I'd ever use in spoken conversation


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