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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!

Two English Girls ( Anne and Muriel ) (1971)

7.5/10
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Kika Markham, Stacy Tendeter

A.k.a. 'Anne and Muriel'. At the turn of the century, an aspiring young writer (Jean-Pierre Le'aud) spends a holiday on the Welsh coast with two Engli... Read more

Two in the Wave (2009)

6.7/10
Director: Emmanuel Laurent
Starring: Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut

The two are Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, friends and writers for the magazine Cahiers du Cinema, whose films "Breathless" and "The 400 Blows... Read more

Two Is A Family (2016)

7.4/10
Starring: Omar Sy, Clemence Poesy, Ashley Walters, Clementine Celarie

A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by hi... Read more

Ugly Melanie (2008)

5.5/10
Director: Jean-Patrick Benes, Allan Mauduit
Starring: Marilou Berry, Pierre-Francoise Martin-Laval, Frederique Bel

A French black-comedy about a young woman who is the doormat of the community, taken for granted her entire life by everyone she knows (even the neigh... Read more

Un Chien Andalou / Land Without Bread ( Las Hurdes ) (1929)

Director: Luis Bunuel

Luis Bunuel's first film, the surrealistic masterpiece "Un Chien Andalou" ("An Andalusian Dog"), was based after an exchange of dreams with co-writer... Read more

Un Coeur En Hiver (A Heart in Winter) (1992)

Director: Claude Sautet
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart, Andre Dussollier

AKA 'Un Coeur en Hiver'. A critically applauded and popular film set in the world of music. Winner of the Venice Silver Lion and two French Cesars, t... Read more

Un Secret (2007)

4.1/10
Director: Claude Miller
Starring: Cecile De France, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, Patrick Br...

Based on the autobiographical novel by Philippe Grimbert, this moving drama recalls the tragic events that occurred during the German occupation of Fr... Read more

Un village francais: Volume 1 ( A French Village ) (2009)

8.4/10
Starring: Robin Renucci, Fabrizio Rongione, Nade Dieu, Francis Renaud, Audrey Fleurot, Emm...

Volume 1 contains Series 1 & 2. 12 episodes. During the Second World War, a small town in France is under occupation. The community has to live in a w... Read more

Un village francais: Volume 2 ( A French Village ) (2010)

8.4/10

Volume 2 contains Series 3. 12 episodes. It's 1941, the war on the Russian front is expanding, and the Germans are less patient than they were last ye... Read more

Un village francais: Volume 3 ( A French Village ) (2012)

8.4/10
Starring: Robin Renucci, Emmanuelle Bach, Nade Dieu, Audrey Fleurot, Marie Kremer, Francoi...

Volume 3 contains Series 4. 12 episodes. It's 1942 and Villeneuve is now in it's third year of Nazi occupation. A carriage of Jewish prisoners is brou... Read more