FR #57 | Movie | Comedy, Romance | France, Germany | French, Russian
Director
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writer
Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast
Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus
Plot
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.
FR #159 | Movie | Religion | France | French, Latin
Director
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Writer
Joseph Delteil, Carl Theodor Dreyer
Cast
Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, Andre Berley
Plot
In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
FR #189 | Movie | War, Drama | Germany, France | French, German
Director
Louis Malle
Writer
Louis Malle
Cast
Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejto, Francine Racette
Plot
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.
FR #207 | Movie | Drama | France, Italy | French, English
Director
Claude Berri
Writer
Marcel Pagnol, Claude Berri, Gerard Brach
Cast
Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
Plot
A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source for an adjoining property in order to bankrupt the owner and force him to sell.
FR #208 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | France, Italy | French, Spanish
Director
Luis Bunuel
Writer
Luis Bunuel, Jean-Claude Carriere
Cast
Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur
Plot
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
FR #285 | Movie | Biography | USA, France | French, Japanese
Director
James Mangold
Writer
Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller
Cast
Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal
Plot
American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
FR #296 | Movie | Crime, Drama | USA, Italy | French, Hebrew
Director
Sergio Leone
Writer
Harry Grey, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi
Cast
Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth Mcgovern
Plot
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
FR #363 | Movie | Animation | Japan | French, German
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Writer
Hayao Miyazaki
Cast
Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto
Plot
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
FR #379 | Movie | Crime, Drama | France, Algeria | French, Russian
Director
Costa-Gavras
Writer
Vassilis Vassilikos, Jorge Semprun, Costa-Gavras
Cast
Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Plot
The public murder of a prominent politician and doctor amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials. A tenacious magistrate is determined not to let them get away with it.
FR #631 | Movie | Mystery, Drama | France, Italy | French, Persian
Director
Asghar Farhadi
Writer
Asghar Farhadi
Cast
Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa
Plot
An Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.
FR #656 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | France, USA | French, Russian
Director
Jean Vigo
Writer
Jean Guinee, Albert Riera, Jean Vigo
Cast
Dita Parlo, Jean Daste, Gilles Margaritis
Plot
Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.
FR #824 | Movie | Animation, Adventure | France, Belgium | French, Portuguese
Director
Sylvain Chomet
Writer
Sylvain Chomet
Cast
Michele Caucheteux, Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin
Plot
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters--an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire--to rescue him.
FR #862 | Movie | History, Drama | France, Italy | French, Italian
Director
Luchino Visconti
Writer
Giuseppe Tomasi DI Lampedusa, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile
Cast
Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale
Plot
The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.
FR #897 | Movie | Crime, Drama | France, Italy | French
Director
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer
Jean-Pierre Melville
Cast
Alain Delon, Bourvil, Gian Maria Volonte
Plot
After leaving prison, master thief Corey crosses paths with a notorious escapee and an alcoholic former policeman. The trio proceed to plot an elaborate heist.
FR #1020 | Movie | Adventure, Drama | India, Taiwan | French, Hindi
Director
Ang Lee
Writer
Yann Martel, David Magee
Cast
Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain
Plot
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
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.
FR #1146 | Movie | Adventure, Action | UK, USA | French, Latin
Director
Robert Aldrich
Writer
Nunnally Johnson, Lukas Heller, E.M. Nathanson
Cast
Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson
Plot
During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
Pierre, a successful orchestra conductor, returns home when his mother dies. He stumbles upon an old diary and recollects the childhood school memories and his music teacher Clement Mathieu.
FR #1404 | Movie | Crime, Drama | France, USA | French, English
Director
Jean Renoir
Writer
Emile Zola, Jean Renoir, Denise Leblond
Cast
Jean Gabin, Julien Carette, Simone Simon
Plot
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.
FR #1407 | Movie | Adventure, Drama | France, Italy | French, Italian
Director
Luc Besson
Writer
Luc Besson, Robert Garland, Marilyn Goldin
Cast
Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette
Plot
The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.
FR #1412 | Movie | Romance, Drama | France | French
Director
Eric Rohmer
Writer
Eric Rohmer
Cast
Jean-Claude Brialy, Aurora Cornu, Beatrice Romand
Plot
On lakeside summer holiday, a conflicted older man is dared to have a flirt with two beautiful teenage half-sisters despite his betrothal to a diplomat's daughter and the fact that the girls have boyfriends.
In a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write. A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him.
FR #1464 | Movie | Adventure, Action | USA | French, English
Director
Michael Curtiz
Writer
Rafael Sabatini, Casey Robinson
Cast
Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Lionel Atwill
Plot
After treating a Monmouth rebel against King James II in 1680s England, a young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean.
Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.
FR #1576 | Movie | Biography, Drama | Czech, France | French, English
Director
Olivier Dahan
Writer
Isabelle Sobelman, Olivier Dahan
Cast
Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory
Plot
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
FR #1614 | Movie | Crime, Drama | France, USA | French, English
Director
Robert Bresson
Writer
Robert Bresson
Cast
Martin Lasalle, Marika Green, Jean Pelegri
Plot
Michel passes the time by picking pockets, careful to never be caught despite being watched by the police. His friend Jacques may suspect, while both men may have their eyes on Jeanne, the pretty neighbor of Michel's ailing mother.
FR #1643 | Movie | Comedy, Musical | UK, USA | French, German
Director
Richard Lester
Writer
Alun Owen
Cast
John Lennon, Paul Mccartney, George Harrison
Plot
Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
FR #1698 | Movie | Action, Short | France, Mexico | French, German
Director
Georges Melies
Writer
Georges Melies, Jules Verne, Adolphe D'Ennery
Cast
Georges Melies, Fernande Albany, Jehanne D'Alcy
Plot
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
FR #1802 | Movie | Romance | France, UK | French, Portuguese
Director
Richard Curtis
Writer
Richard Curtis
Cast
Hugh Grant, Martine Mccutcheon, Liam Neeson
Plot
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
FR #1843 | Movie | Crime, Drama | France, UK | French, English
Director
Guillaume Canet
Writer
Guillaume Canet, Harlan Coben, Philippe Lefebvre
Cast
Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier
Plot
An accidental discovery near a doctor's estate stirs up some painful memories eight years after his wife's hideous murder, and now, things are bound to take a turn for the unexpected. Does the good doctor know more than he's letti...
FR #1871 | Movie | Drama | Belgium, France | French, English
Director
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Writer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Cast
Thomas Doret, Cecile De France, Jeremie Renier
Plot
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends.
FR #1905 | Movie | Comedy, Drama | France, Germany | French, English
Director
Louis Malle
Writer
Louis Malle
Cast
Lea Massari, Benoit Ferreux, Daniel Gelin
Plot
As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.
FR #1915 | Movie | Documentary, Short | Spain | French
Director
Luis Bunuel
Writer
Luis Bunuel, Rafael Sanchez Ventura, Pierre Unik
Cast
Abel Jacquin, Alexandre O'Neill
Plot
A surrealist film, a pseudo-documentary portrait of Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain where civilisation has barely developed, showing how the local peasants try to survive without even the most basic utilities and skills.
