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!
Perfumes (2019)
6.6/10
Starring: Emmanuelle Devos, Sergi Lopez, Sacha Bourdo
Anne Walberg is a celebrity in the perfume world. She creates fragrances and sells her incredible talent to companies of all kinds. She lives as a div... Read more
Only The Animals (2019)
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Denis Menochet
A woman disappeared. After a snowstorm, her car is discovered on a road to a small remote village. While the police don't know where to start, five pe... Read more
Room 212 (2019)
Director: Christophe Honore
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, Carole Bouquet
After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave. She moves to the room 212 of the hotel opposite her marital home. From there, Maria can scrutinize... Read more
The Mystery Of Henri Pick (2019)
6.7/10
Director: Remi Bezancon
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Alice Isaaz
An editor discovers a novel that she considers to be a masterpiece, in a library whose particularity is to collect the manuscripts refused by the publ... Read more
The Translators (Les Traducteurs) (2019)
6.5/10
Director: Regis Roinsard
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Olga Kurylenko, Riccardo Scamarcio, Alex Lawther
Nine translators, hired to translate the eagerly awaited final book of a bestselling trilogy, are confined in a luxurious bunker. When the first ten p... Read more
In the Name Of The Land (Au nom de la terre) (2019)
6.6/10
Director: Edouard Bergeon
Starring: Guillaume Canet, Veerle Baetens
Pierre is 25 when he returns from Wyoming to his fiancée and take over the family farm. Twenty years later, the farm expanded and so did the family. Read more
My Days of Glory (2019)
5.6/10
Starring: Vincent Lacoste, Emmanuelle Devos, Christopher Lambert
An actor who enjoyed success in his youth finds his career and life in a downward spiral as he gets older. Read more
The Extraordinary (The Specials) (2019)
8.6/10
Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Reda Kateb
The story of two men, educators of children and adolescents with autism. Read more
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019)
8.1/10
Director: Celine Sciamma
Starring: Adele Haenel, Valeria Golino
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman. Read more
Farewell to the Night (L'adieu à la nuit) (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Andre Techine
Starring: Catherine Deneuve
Muriel farms horses and owns an almond plantation. When her grandson comes to visit her for one last time before he leaves for Canada she learns that... Read more