Film Index
French cinema: Comedy/Drama
Caroline chérie (1968)
Denys de La Patellière
France, July, 1789. The French Revolution has just started to get under way but, oblivious to the tempest that is heading their way, a group of aristocrats amuse themselves one sunny day in the Bois de Vincennes...
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Denys de La Patellière
Le Carrosse d'or (1953)
Jean Renoir
In the 18th Century, a travelling band of actors arrive in a Spanish colony in South America. When they are invited to perform before the royal court, the Viceroy, Ferdinand, instantly falls in love with the leading performer, Camilla...
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Jean Renoir
Casque bleu (1994)
Gérard Jugnot
Bordeaux winegrower Patrick Ponsac finds himself on the receiving end of his jealous wife's ire when he dares to start an affair with another woman...
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Gérard Jugnot
Casse-tête chinois (2013)
Cédric Klapisch
Now that he has reached the grand old age of 40, Xavier finds that his life is getting more and more complicated. The father of two children, his mania for travel has taken him to New York, Chinatown to be precise...
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Cédric Klapisch
Cavalcade d'amour (1940)
Raymond Bernard
For hundreds of years, the château de Maupré has brought misfortune to its inhabitants, as those who choose to wed within its walls are destined to wed unhappily...
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Raymond Bernard
Ce qui nous lie (2017)
Cédric Klapisch
Juliette and Jérémie are two siblings who have chosen to stay at home to help their father run his winegrowing business in the heart of Burgundy... [More...]
Cédric Klapisch
Juliette and Jérémie are two siblings who have chosen to stay at home to help their father run his winegrowing business in the heart of Burgundy... [More...]
Ce sacré grand-père (1967)
Jacques Poitrenaud
Jéricho invites his grandson Jacques and his wife Marie to spend their summer holiday with him at his home in Lourmarin in the south of France... [More...]
Jacques Poitrenaud
Jéricho invites his grandson Jacques and his wife Marie to spend their summer holiday with him at his home in Lourmarin in the south of France... [More...]
Ce soir ou jamais (1961)
Michel Deville
Laurent is a poster designer who is about to begin rehearsals for his first stage play, a musical comedy. To celebrate this auspicious event, he holds a party at his apartment, to which his best friends are all invited... [More...]
Michel Deville
Laurent is a poster designer who is about to begin rehearsals for his first stage play, a musical comedy. To celebrate this auspicious event, he holds a party at his apartment, to which his best friends are all invited... [More...]
Cent francs l'amour (1986)
Jacques Richard
Jérémy is a struggling young photographer who desperately needs some cash so that he can put on an exhibition of his work... [More...]
Jacques Richard
Jérémy is a struggling young photographer who desperately needs some cash so that he can put on an exhibition of his work... [More...]
La Cerise sur le gâteau (2012)
Laura Morante
Amanda suffers from androphobia, an irrational fear of men which ruins every opportunity she has to fall in love. Her best friend Florence is determined that she will one day enjoy a stable and harmonious relationship with a man... [More...]
Laura Morante
Amanda suffers from androphobia, an irrational fear of men which ruins every opportunity she has to fall in love. Her best friend Florence is determined that she will one day enjoy a stable and harmonious relationship with a man... [More...]
Ces messieurs de la Santé (1934)
Pierre Colombier
Shortly after being arrested for fraud, the discredited banker Jules Taffard manages to escape from the Santé prison... [More...]
Pierre Colombier
Shortly after being arrested for fraud, the discredited banker Jules Taffard manages to escape from the Santé prison... [More...]
Cet obscur objet du désir (1977)
Luis Buñuel
Shortly after boarding a train in Seville, a respectable old man pours a bucket of water over a young woman standing on the platform... [More...]
Luis Buñuel
Shortly after boarding a train in Seville, a respectable old man pours a bucket of water over a young woman standing on the platform... [More...]
Les Chaises musicales (2015)
Marie Belhomme
Perrine is a forty-something spinster who has so far managed to let love pass her by. She has set her sights on making a career as a musician, but lacking talent in this area she ends up having to earn a crust by making a fool of herself at parties, usually in old people's homes... [More...]
Marie Belhomme
Perrine is a forty-something spinster who has so far managed to let love pass her by. She has set her sights on making a career as a musician, but lacking talent in this area she ends up having to earn a crust by making a fool of herself at parties, usually in old people's homes... [More...]
La Chambre des magiciennes (2000)
Claude Miller
Claire, a 30-year-old anthropology student, is suffering from severe migraine attacks and consults the bizarre Dr Fish. When the medicine she is prescribed fails to have any effect, Claire insists on being admitted to hospital... [More...]
Claude Miller
Claire, a 30-year-old anthropology student, is suffering from severe migraine attacks and consults the bizarre Dr Fish. When the medicine she is prescribed fails to have any effect, Claire insists on being admitted to hospital... [More...]
Chaos (2001)
Coline Serreau
On their way to a dinner date one evening, Paul and Hélène, a middle class couple, witness an horrific assault on a young Arab woman... [More...]
Coline Serreau
On their way to a dinner date one evening, Paul and Hélène, a middle class couple, witness an horrific assault on a young Arab woman... [More...]
Charlotte for Ever (1986)
Serge Gainsbourg
Twenty years ago, Stan was a highly regarded Hollywood screenwriter. Now he is a depressive alcoholic who spends his empty days wallowing in self-pity in his large house... [More...]
Serge Gainsbourg
Twenty years ago, Stan was a highly regarded Hollywood screenwriter. Now he is a depressive alcoholic who spends his empty days wallowing in self-pity in his large house... [More...]
Charmant garçon (2001)
Patrick Chesnais
Octave is a 50-year-old divorcee who hangs about town with his drinking buddies Hector and Achille. Well into middle-age, it is fair to say that all three men are negotiating a mid-life crisis... [More...]
Patrick Chesnais
Octave is a 50-year-old divorcee who hangs about town with his drinking buddies Hector and Achille. Well into middle-age, it is fair to say that all three men are negotiating a mid-life crisis... [More...]
Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972)
Luis Buñuel
Monsieur and Madame Senechal have invited their friends, the Thevenots and Don Rafael, the Ambassador of a South American republic, to dinner, but, owing to a misunderstanding, their guests turn up a day early... [More...]
Luis Buñuel
Monsieur and Madame Senechal have invited their friends, the Thevenots and Don Rafael, the Ambassador of a South American republic, to dinner, but, owing to a misunderstanding, their guests turn up a day early... [More...]
Le Chat et la souris (1975)
Claude Lelouch
Madame Richard entertains the prospect of murdering her husband when he, a successful architect, begins an extra-marital affair with an actress of erotic movies... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Madame Richard entertains the prospect of murdering her husband when he, a successful architect, begins an extra-marital affair with an actress of erotic movies... [More...]
Le Château de ma mère (1990)
Yves Robert
After his previous summer, 11-year-old Marcel is so in love with the countryside of Provence that he can scarcely bear to be separated from it... [More...]
Yves Robert
After his previous summer, 11-year-old Marcel is so in love with the countryside of Provence that he can scarcely bear to be separated from it... [More...]
Les Châteaux de sable (2015)
Olivier Jahan
After the death of her father, thirty-something Éléonore learns that she has inherited his house in Brittany... [More...]
Olivier Jahan
After the death of her father, thirty-something Éléonore learns that she has inherited his house in Brittany... [More...]
Les Chatouilles (2018)
Andréa Bescond
Odette is a happy eight-year-old girl whose one dream is to become a successful dancer. One day, a friend of her parents, Gilbert, a 40-something father of two, persuades her to take part in a seemingly harmless little game in which he begins by tickling her... [More...]
Andréa Bescond
Odette is a happy eight-year-old girl whose one dream is to become a successful dancer. One day, a friend of her parents, Gilbert, a 40-something father of two, persuades her to take part in a seemingly harmless little game in which he begins by tickling her... [More...]
Le Chemin des écoliers (1959)
Michel Boisrond
Paris, 1943. With the country still under Nazi occupation and commodities severely rationed, ordinary French people muddle through as best they can... [More...]
Michel Boisrond
Paris, 1943. With the country still under Nazi occupation and commodities severely rationed, ordinary French people muddle through as best they can... [More...]
La Chienne (1931)
Jean Renoir
Maurice Legrand is a middle-aged bank cashier who is unhappily married to a shrewish wife. His only pleasure in life is his hobby, oil painting... [More...]
Jean Renoir
Maurice Legrand is a middle-aged bank cashier who is unhappily married to a shrewish wife. His only pleasure in life is his hobby, oil painting... [More...]
Le Chignon d'Olga (2002)
Jérôme Bonnell
Julien and Emma are a teenage brother and sister who live in Beauce, a picturesque semi-rural region of Northern France. They are still living in the house in which they were born, along with their father Gilles, who gets by as a writer... [More...]
Jérôme Bonnell
Julien and Emma are a teenage brother and sister who live in Beauce, a picturesque semi-rural region of Northern France. They are still living in the house in which they were born, along with their father Gilles, who gets by as a writer... [More...]
La Chinoise (1967)
Jean-Luc Godard
One summer, whilst living together in an apartment lent to them by a wealthy friend, five students discuss how they can apply the teachings of Mao Tse-tung to their own lives... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
One summer, whilst living together in an apartment lent to them by a wealthy friend, five students discuss how they can apply the teachings of Mao Tse-tung to their own lives... [More...]
Les Choristes (2004)
Christophe Barratier
The world famous orchestra conductor Pierre Morhange is performing at a concert in the United States when he learns of the death of his mother... [More...]
Christophe Barratier
The world famous orchestra conductor Pierre Morhange is performing at a concert in the United States when he learns of the death of his mother... [More...]
Cible émouvante (1993)
Pierre Salvadori
Whilst fulfilling one of his contracts, hitman Victor Meynard is spotted by delivery boy Antoine. Logically, Victor knows he should kill Antoine as he is a dangerous witness, but he can't bring himself to do it... [More...]
Pierre Salvadori
Whilst fulfilling one of his contracts, hitman Victor Meynard is spotted by delivery boy Antoine. Logically, Victor knows he should kill Antoine as he is a dangerous witness, but he can't bring himself to do it... [More...]
La Cigarette (1919)
Germaine Dulac
The mummy of an ancient Egyptian princess is the latest addition to a museum of oriental art curated by the esteemed academic Pierre Guérande... [More...]
Germaine Dulac
The mummy of an ancient Egyptian princess is the latest addition to a museum of oriental art curated by the esteemed academic Pierre Guérande... [More...]
Le Cinéma de papa (1970)
Claude Berri
In 1946, 12-year-old Claude Langmann lives with his parents, Jewish immigrants, and newborn sister Arlette in a busy district of Paris... [More...]
Claude Berri
In 1946, 12-year-old Claude Langmann lives with his parents, Jewish immigrants, and newborn sister Arlette in a busy district of Paris... [More...]