Film Index
French cinema: Comedy
Assassins et voleurs (1957)
Sacha Guitry
The last thing that Albert Le Cagneux, a burglar, expects to find when he breaks into a seemingly deserted château is a man who politely asks for help in committing suicide...
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Sacha Guitry
Association de malfaiteurs (1987)
Claude Zidi
Thierry, Gérard and Francis have all managed to make a success of their lives but their college friend Daniel only succeeds in getting himself into trouble with his get rich quick schemes...
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Claude Zidi
L'Associé (1979)
René Gainville
When Julien Pardot loses his well-paid job in advertising he is at a loss over what to do next. With a wife and young child to support, he must find work quickly and so he decides to set himself up as a financial adviser...
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René Gainville
Associés contre le crime... (2012)
Pascal Thomas
Bélisaire Beresford could not be happier when his wife Prudence decides that their amateur sleuthing days are over...
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Pascal Thomas
Astérix aux jeux olympiques (2008)
Frédéric Forestier
Alafolix is madly in love with the Greek princess Irina, but she will not consent to marry him unless he wins the Olympic Games...
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Frédéric Forestier
Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999)
Claude Zidi
In 50 BC, all of Gaul is occupied by the Romans - all except for one small village in the north of France, which somehow manages to hold out against the might of Imperial Rome... [More...]
Claude Zidi
In 50 BC, all of Gaul is occupied by the Romans - all except for one small village in the north of France, which somehow manages to hold out against the might of Imperial Rome... [More...]
Astérix et Obélix Mission Cléopâtre (2002)
Alain Chabat
Cleopatra is the queen of Egypt. She is the proud ruler of a proud people, and there is nothing that infuriates her more than Julius Caesar's continual belittling of her country and its inhabitants... [More...]
Alain Chabat
Cleopatra is the queen of Egypt. She is the proud ruler of a proud people, and there is nothing that infuriates her more than Julius Caesar's continual belittling of her country and its inhabitants... [More...]
Astérix et Obélix: Au service de Sa Majesté (2012)
Laurent Tirard
In 50 BC, Julius Cesar leads his armies in an attack on that mysterious little island lying at the limits of the known world, Britain... [More...]
Laurent Tirard
In 50 BC, Julius Cesar leads his armies in an attack on that mysterious little island lying at the limits of the known world, Britain... [More...]
Atoll K (1951)
Léo Joannon
With Ollie acting as his financial representative, Stan visits a London law firm to collect a substantial inheritance left to him by his uncle... [More...]
Léo Joannon
With Ollie acting as his financial representative, Stan visits a London law firm to collect a substantial inheritance left to him by his uncle... [More...]
Attila Marcel (2013)
Sylvain Chomet
Paul, 33, inhabits a Parisian apartment with his well-meaning aunts Annie and Anna, who have looked after him since he was two and who dream that one day he will become a virtuoso pianist... [More...]
Sylvain Chomet
Paul, 33, inhabits a Parisian apartment with his well-meaning aunts Annie and Anna, who have looked after him since he was two and who dream that one day he will become a virtuoso pianist... [More...]
Au bonheur des ogres (2013)
Nicolas Bary
The Malaussènes are a strange family, and you might almost call them shady. But, on closer inspection, they are a merry crowd, with a mother who carelessly accumulates children as she leaps from one romantic adventure to another... [More...]
Nicolas Bary
The Malaussènes are a strange family, and you might almost call them shady. But, on closer inspection, they are a merry crowd, with a mother who carelessly accumulates children as she leaps from one romantic adventure to another... [More...]
Au bout du conte (2013)
Agnès Jaoui
20-something Laura has fallen in love with Sandro, an aspiring young musician, but their affair is threatened by Laura's overly attentive father Guillaume and the womanising impresario Maxime... [More...]
Agnès Jaoui
20-something Laura has fallen in love with Sandro, an aspiring young musician, but their affair is threatened by Laura's overly attentive father Guillaume and the womanising impresario Maxime... [More...]
Au cas où je n'aurais pas la palme d'or (2012)
Renaud Cohen
Simon is a struggling unknown filmmaker in his mid-forties whose achievements fall way short of his expectations. An actor bets he wouldn't shave all his hair off so to prove him wrong Simon does just that - and is horrified to find that he has a lump on his head he never knew existed before... [More...]
Renaud Cohen
Simon is a struggling unknown filmmaker in his mid-forties whose achievements fall way short of his expectations. An actor bets he wouldn't shave all his hair off so to prove him wrong Simon does just that - and is horrified to find that he has a lump on his head he never knew existed before... [More...]
Au diable la vertu (1953)
Jean Laviron
Pierre has to resort to desperate measures when his wife Gisèle finds out he was away from home one night. To prevent his wife from discovering he has a mistress, he realises he needs to concoct a water-tight alibi... [More...]
Jean Laviron
Pierre has to resort to desperate measures when his wife Gisèle finds out he was away from home one night. To prevent his wife from discovering he has a mistress, he realises he needs to concoct a water-tight alibi... [More...]
Au fil d'Ariane (2014)
Robert Guédiguian
It is Ariane's birthday but she is lonelier than she has ever been, all by herself in her pretty house. The candles on her cake have been lit... [More...]
Robert Guédiguian
It is Ariane's birthday but she is lonelier than she has ever been, all by herself in her pretty house. The candles on her cake have been lit... [More...]
Au secours! (1924)
Abel Gance
Max is relaxing on honeymoon with his bride Renée when he suddenly feels inclined to drop in on his club. He arrives at the club just as the Count de Mornay offers a bet that no one can spend a night in his haunted castle... [More...]
Abel Gance
Max is relaxing on honeymoon with his bride Renée when he suddenly feels inclined to drop in on his club. He arrives at the club just as the Count de Mornay offers a bet that no one can spend a night in his haunted castle... [More...]
Au secours, j'ai trente ans! (2004)
Marie-Anne Chazel
Yann, Tara and Kathy have been the best of friends since they were at school together. Now that they are all in their thirties it is time for them to re-evaluate their lives... [More...]
Marie-Anne Chazel
Yann, Tara and Kathy have been the best of friends since they were at school together. Now that they are all in their thirties it is time for them to re-evaluate their lives... [More...]
Au soleil de Marseille (1938)
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Cassis is the owner of a soap factory in Marseille. He has good reason to be wary of his staff because most of them would rather be indulging in their favourite sport, football, than manning his dreary production lines... [More...]
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Cassis is the owner of a soap factory in Marseille. He has good reason to be wary of his staff because most of them would rather be indulging in their favourite sport, football, than manning his dreary production lines... [More...]
Au son des guitares (1936)
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Jeannot and Pierrot are two young fishermen who lead a contented but modest life on the island of Corsica. A woman tourist attracts their attention and when she returns to Paris, they follow her, hoping to make their fortune in the city... [More...]
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Jeannot and Pierrot are two young fishermen who lead a contented but modest life on the island of Corsica. A woman tourist attracts their attention and when she returns to Paris, they follow her, hoping to make their fortune in the city... [More...]
L'Auberge espagnole (2002)
Cédric Klapisch
A young economics student, Xavier, decides to spend the final year of his university course at Barcelona so that he can learn Spanish and thereby secure a job at the French Ministry of Finance... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
A young economics student, Xavier, decides to spend the final year of his university course at Barcelona so that he can learn Spanish and thereby secure a job at the French Ministry of Finance... [More...]
L'Auberge rouge (2007)
Gérard Krawczyk
In the late 1800s, Martin and Rose manage a remote inn in the Pyrenean mountains. Unable to make enough money from their honest trade, the couple allow their adopted son Violet to murder their customers so that they can purloin their belongings... [More...]
Gérard Krawczyk
In the late 1800s, Martin and Rose manage a remote inn in the Pyrenean mountains. Unable to make enough money from their honest trade, the couple allow their adopted son Violet to murder their customers so that they can purloin their belongings... [More...]
Augustin (1995)
Anne Fontaine
Augustin is a friendless 30-year-old who works for an insurance company but dreams of becoming a big film star. As he waits for opportunity to come knocking on his door, he goes for auditions for walk-on parts, so far with limited success... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
Augustin is a friendless 30-year-old who works for an insurance company but dreams of becoming a big film star. As he waits for opportunity to come knocking on his door, he goes for auditions for walk-on parts, so far with limited success... [More...]
Augustin, roi du Kung-fu (1999)
Anne Fontaine
The eternally optimistic bit-part actor Augustin Don Santos intends to become the next big star of the martial arts film genre... [More...]
Anne Fontaine
The eternally optimistic bit-part actor Augustin Don Santos intends to become the next big star of the martial arts film genre... [More...]
L'Auvergnat et l'autobus (1969)
Guy Lefranc
Julien Brûlebois, a modest farmer from the Auvergne region of France, is delighted with the news that he has inherited a small fortune after a relative of his has died... [More...]
Guy Lefranc
Julien Brûlebois, a modest farmer from the Auvergne region of France, is delighted with the news that he has inherited a small fortune after a relative of his has died... [More...]
Avant la fin de l'été (2017)
Maryam Goormaghtigh
After spending the last five years in Paris completing his education, Arash decides that the French way of life is not for him and makes up his mind to return to his home country of Iran... [More...]
Maryam Goormaghtigh
After spending the last five years in Paris completing his education, Arash decides that the French way of life is not for him and makes up his mind to return to his home country of Iran... [More...]
Aventure à Paris (1936)
Marc Allégret
Michel Levasseur leads a happy, carefree existence as a womaniser and confidence trickster, relying on his charm and silver tongue to help him through whatever ordeals life throws in his path... [More...]
Marc Allégret
Michel Levasseur leads a happy, carefree existence as a womaniser and confidence trickster, relying on his charm and silver tongue to help him through whatever ordeals life throws in his path... [More...]
L'Aventure est au coin de la rue (1944)
Jacques Daniel-Norman
A wealthy young man, Pierre Trévoux, is tired of his dull life and yearns for adventure. After spending an evening in a night-club where is inspired by the singer Adria-Adria, he gets the better of a pickpocket, Roulet, forcing him to give him his ill-gotten gains for that evening... [More...]
Jacques Daniel-Norman
A wealthy young man, Pierre Trévoux, is tired of his dull life and yearns for adventure. After spending an evening in a night-club where is inspired by the singer Adria-Adria, he gets the better of a pickpocket, Roulet, forcing him to give him his ill-gotten gains for that evening... [More...]
L'Aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972)
Claude Lelouch
Realising that times have changed, five unscrupulous crooks decide it is time for a reappraisal of their line of business... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Realising that times have changed, five unscrupulous crooks decide it is time for a reappraisal of their line of business... [More...]
Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin (1957)
Jacques Becker
Paris, 1912. At a society gathering two priceless paintings are spirited away by an Italian diplomat who is none other than the infamous gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin... [More...]
Jacques Becker
Paris, 1912. At a society gathering two priceless paintings are spirited away by an Italian diplomat who is none other than the infamous gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin... [More...]
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Gérard Oury
In his hurry to get to his daughter's wedding, industrialist Victor Pivert forces his chauffeur, Salomon, to drive his car off the road and into a lake... [More...]
Gérard Oury
In his hurry to get to his daughter's wedding, industrialist Victor Pivert forces his chauffeur, Salomon, to drive his car off the road and into a lake... [More...]