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!
Bye Bye Morons (2020)
6.8/10
Director: Albert Dupontel
Starring: Virginie Efira, Albert Dupontel, Nicolas Marie, Jackie Berroyer
A seriously-ill woman tries to find her long-lost child with the help of a man in the middle of a burnout and a blind archivist. Read more
The Rose Maker (2020)
6.2/10
Director: Pierre Pinaud
Starring: Catherine Frot
Eve Vernet was the largest rose grower. It is now on the verge of bankruptcy, on the verge of being bought out by a powerful competitor. In addition,... Read more
How To Be A Good Wife (2020)
Director: Martin Provost
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau, Noemie Lvovsky, Edouard Baer, Francois Berlean...
Paulette and her husband have been running a housekeeping school. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the... Read more
De Gaulle (2020)
6/10
Director: Gabriel Le Bomin
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Isabelle Carre, Olivier Gourmet, Catherine Mouchet, Sophie Quint...
Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne,... Read more
Antoinette In The Cévennes (2020)
Director: Caroline Vignal
Starring: Jean-Pierre Martins, Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe
Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils.... Read more
A Friendly Tale (2020)
Director: Daniel Cohen
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Berenice Bejo, Francois Damiens, Florence Foresti
The harmony between the four friends, two couples, is challenged, when Léa writes a bestseller novel. Read more
Appearances (2020)
7/10
Director: Marc Fitoussi
Starring: Karin Viard
In this psychological thriller, a ridiculed French woman in Vienna seeks to avenge her honor while concealing her efforts from the bourgeois community... Read more
We'll End Up Together (2020)
Director: Guillaume Canet
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche, Francois Cluzet
When Guillaume Canet’s star-studded comedy Little White Lies exploded at the global box office in 2010 (achieving a stunning 5.2 million admissions),... Read more
Of Love & Lies (2019)
Director: Julien Rappeneau
Starring: Francois Damiens, Andre Dussollier, Ludivine Sagnier
Théo would like to give some hope to his father, Laurent, a lonely alcoholic and disillusioned with life. The opportunity comes when Théo is about to... Read more
The Truth (2019)
6.5/10
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke, Ludivine Sagnier, Maya Sansa,...
A stormy reunion between scriptwriter Lumir with her famous mother and actress, Fabienne, against the backdrop of Fabienne's autobiographic book and h... Read more