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!
The Man In The Basement (2021)
5.6/10
Director: Philippe Le Guay
Starring: Francois Cluzet, Jeremie Renier, Berenice Bejo, Jonathan Zaccai, Patrick Descamp...
Simon and Helen live in Paris together, they decide to sell a basement in their building. The man who buys it has a troubled past and the couple's lif... Read more
Petite Maman (2021)
7.4/10
Director: Celine Sciamma
Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods... Read more
I'm Your Man (2021)
7.1/10
Director: Maria Schrader
Starring: Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens
In order to obtain research funds for her studies, a scientist accepts an offer to participate in an extraordinary experiment: for three weeks, she is... Read more
Delicious (2021)
7/10
Director: Éric Besnard
Starring: Gregory Gadebois, Isabelle Carre, Benjamin Lavernhe, Guillaume de Tonquedec
France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his master finds the strength to fr... Read more
Eiffel (2021)
6.2/10
Director: Martin Bourboulon
Starring: Romain Duris, Pierre Deladonchamps
The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly,... Read more
Skies Of Lebanon (2020)
6.7/10
Starring: Alba Rohrwacher
In the 1950s, Alice leaves her Swiss homeland for Lebanon, a sunny and exuberant country where she enjoys the best years of her life. In the 1970s, ci... Read more
Rosa's Wedding (2020)
6.4/10
Director: Iciar Bollain
Starring: Candela Pena, Sergi Lopez
Rosa is about to turn 45 and realises that she's always lived her life to serve everyone else. So she decides to leave it all behind and take charge o... Read more
The Wedding Speech (2020)
Director: Laurent Tirard
Starring: Benjamin Lavernhe, Julia Piaton, Kyan Khojandi
A recently dumped man awaits a reconciliation text message from his ex during a seemingly never-ending family dinner. Read more
Beginning (2020)
6.6/10
Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili
In a sleepy provincial town, a Jehovah's Witness community is attacked by an extremist group. In the midst of this conflict, the familiar world of Yan... Read more
The Big Hit (2020)
7.3/10
Director: Emmanuel Courcol
Starring: Kad Merad, Marina Hands, Laurent Stocker
Etienne, an often out of work but endearing actor, runs a theater workshop in a prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to st... Read more