French and French-language Films

Wages of Fear: mesmerising film about character, motivation and meaning of existence in an uncaring universe

Henri-Georges Clouzot, “Wages of Fear” (1953) On paper, this movie’s plot looks so simple, even

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, “Delicatessen” (1991) How to describe this droll French movie that

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Barbet Schroeder, “Inju, la bête dans l’ombre” (2008) Enjoyably silly movie about a literature academic

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Jean-Luc Godard, “Bande à part” aka “Band of Outsiders” (1964) Once upon a time, the French

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Jean-Luc Godard, “Contempt” (1963) Partly set among some stunningly postcard-perfect islands rising out of the

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Jean Renoir, “The Rules of the Game” (1939) When you hear that a rich French

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Carl Theodor Dreyer, “Vampyr” (1932) Made originally as a silent movie with a voice and

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Francois Truffaut, “The 400 Blows” (1959) This debut feature film by director Francois Truffaut is

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Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, “Johnny Mad Dog” (2008) A film of child soldiers set in an African

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Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi, “Persepolis” (2007) Adapted from the graphic novel, originally published in

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