French Cinema
The influence of France on the world screen is undeniable. From early inventors and pioneers such as the Lumiere Brothers, George Melies and Alice Guy Blache, the birth of cinema can virtually be traced back to French shores. Cinematic innovators such as Jean Renoir and Michael Carne followed. By the 1960s New Wave directors like Truffaut, Godard and Chabrol had an indelible impact on fledgling American film makers such as Scorsese, Coppola and Bogdanovich who revolutionised the way films were made in the US; studios fell, auteurs ruled. With the advent of television, French film budgets shrank but thanks to government intervention and a good deal of imagination, French cinema is still going strong with contemporary talents like Jean-Jaques Beineix, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Luc Besson and the controversial Gaspar Noe.
At Alice we're very proud of our extensive French collection, covering all genres from French farce to period drama, magical realism to mystery and suspense. Viva la France!
A Gang Story ( aka Les Lyonnais ) (2011)
7/10
Director: Olivier Marchal
Starring: Daniel Duval, Tcheky Karyo, Gerard Lanvin
The enduring friendship between two notorious criminals is put to the ultimate test in this crime saga based on the memoirs of gangster Edmond Vidal a... Read more
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
6.6/10
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Bernadette Lafont, Andre Dussollier
In one of director Francois Truffaut's most enjoyable films of the 70s, Bernadette Lafont plays a crafty murderess who uses her not inconsiderable cha... Read more
A Happy Event (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Remi Bezancon
Starring: Josiane Balasko, Pio Marmai, Louise Bourgoin
The unexpected will unfold when a young couple decide to embark on the most exhilarating and harrowing experience of their life - having a baby! Fille... Read more
A Lady in Paris (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Ilmar Raag
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Patrick Pineau, Laine Magi
Anne (Laine Magi) leaves Estonia to come to Paris and care for Frida (Jeanne Moreau), an elderly Estonian lady who emigrated to France long ago. Anne... Read more
A Ma Soeur! ( Fat Girl ) (2001)
6.5/10
Director: Catherine Breillat
Starring: Anais Reboux, Libero de Rienzo, Roxane Mesquida, Arsinee Khanjian
Aka "For My Sister", "Fat Girl". Disturbing, sexually graphic and violent French drama about an overweight 13-year-old Parisian girl who feels ostraci... Read more
A Man and a Woman (1966)
7.6/10
Director: Claude Lelouch
Starring: Anouk Aimee, Jean-Louis Trintignant
One of cinema's great romances, this lyrical Claude Lelouch love story between widowed script girl Anouk Aimee and auto racer/widower Jean-Louis Trint... Read more
A Man Escaped (1956)
8.2/10
Director: Robert Bresson
Starring: Francois Letterier, Charles Le Clainche
Director Robert Bresson totally involves the viewer in the gripping and uplifting true story of the escape of a second World War resistance fighter wh... Read more
A Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé) (2018)
6.5/10
Director: Herve Mimran
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Leila Bekhti
After a massive stroke, an overworked business executive meets a young speech therapist who helps him recover and recognize all he has missed out on i... Read more
A Monster in Paris (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Bibo Bergeron
Delightful animated feature from France set in 1910 Paris. A wacky inventor, his camera-crazy best friend, and a madcap monkey make a BIG mistake when... Read more
A Nos Amours (1984)
Director: Maurice Pialat
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire
Aka 'To Our Loves'. With his raw style of filmmaking, Maurice Pialat has been called the John Cassavetes of French cinema, and the scorching 'A Nos Am... Read more