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!
I Stand Alone ( aka Seul Contre Tous ) (1998)
7.5/10
Director: Gaspar Noe
Starring: Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain, Martine Audrain
"My life is very simple, it's a loser's life. The story of an ordinary man. Only today I am starting my life over. Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Today, I... Read more
I Want to Go Home (1989)
5.7/10
Director: Alain Resnais
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, John Ashton, Micheline Presle, Adolph Green, Laura Benson, Cat...
Alain Resnais, the legendary French director of many groundbreaking films (including 'Hiroshima, Mon Amour' and 'Last Year at Marienbad'), collaborate... Read more
I Will Walk Like A Crazy Horse (1973)
7.1/10
Director: Fernando Arrabal
Starring: Emmanuele Riva, George Shannon, Hachemi Marzouk
Surrealist filmmaker Fernando Arrabal's second feature concerns a wealthy aristocrat (George Shannon) who flees a terrible crime, winding up in the de... Read more
I'm Going Home (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Manoel De Oliveira
Starring: Michel Piccoli, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve
Hailed by critics as one of the finest films of the decade, acclaimed director Manoel de Oliveira's beautifully rendered film is a funny, humane and u... 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
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Philippe Claudel
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Elsa Zylberstein, Serge Hazanavicius, Laurent Grevill, Fre...
An intricate and intriguing French film that stars Kristin Scott Thomas as Juliette, a woman who has just been released from prison. Lea, her much you... Read more
Immoral Tales (1974)
5.7/10
Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Lise Danvers, Paloma Picasso, Charlotte Alexandra
Acclaimed by arthouse erotica fans for his unique surrealist vision, the controversial director Walerian Borowczyk ('The Beast') explores the many fac... Read more
Immortal (2004)
6/10
Director: Enki Bilal
Starring: Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlotte Rampling, Thomas M Pollard, Frederic...
New York, 2095, and ancient Egyptian god Horus has one week to preserve his immortality. He's searching for a human host and a willing mate to continu... Read more
In My Skin (2003)
6.3/10
Director: Marina de Van
Starring: Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas
Esther, a young research analysist, has an accident which leaves her badly cut and she develops an unhealthy obsession with what her body holds and ho... 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