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!
Love Like Poison ( Un Poison Violent ) (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Katell Quillevere
Starring: Michel Galabru, Thierry Neuvic, Clara Augarde, Lio , Stefano Cassetti
Anna (Clara Augarde) is a 14-year-old girl who comes back to the family home in small town Brittany from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays... Read more
Love Me If You Dare (2003)
7.7/10
Director: Yann Samuell
Starring: Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard
A.k.a. "Jeux D'Enfants". - Some say love is a game. But what happens when the game becomes more thrilling than love - and life - itself? With an irres... Read more
Love on the Run ( L'amour En Fuite ) (1979)
7.1/10
Director: Francois Truffaut
Starring: Claude Jade, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Marie-France Pisier, Dani
Antoine Doninel, separated from his family, is still having girl trouble. The further amorous adventures of the character first glimpsed in 'The 400 B... Read more
Love Songs for Tough Guys (2021)
Starring: Francois Damiens, Ramzy Bedia, Vanessa Paradis, Joey Starr, Bouli Lanners
In a port city, the lives of a few isolated people, used to violence, are strongly influenced by the love they feel for each other. Choices, envy, lov... Read more
Love Unto Death (1984)
7/10
Director: Alain Resnais
Starring: Andre Dussollier, Fanny Ardant, Jean Daste, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema
French director Alain Resnais ('Hiroshima, Mon Amour') directs this candid exploration of love and mortality. When Simon (Pierre Arditi) suffers a nea... Read more
Lovers On The Ninth Bridge ( Les Amants Du Pont Neuf ) (1991)
Director: Leos Carax
Starring: Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche
Writer/director Leos Carax's lavishly romance stars Juliette Binoche as a would-be painter suffering from a disease slowly robbing her of her eyesight... Read more
Lucie Aubrac (1997)
6.7/10
Director: Claude Berri
Starring: Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil
Based on the dramatic true story "Outwitting the Gestapo", this is the nail-biting tale of undying love between a couple who are active members of the... Read more
Lumumba (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Raoul Peck
Starring: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas
When the Congo declared its independence from Belgium in 1960, the 36-year-old, self-educated Patrice Lumumba became the first Prime Minister of the n... Read more
Ma Mere (2004)
5.1/10
Director: Christophe Honore
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma De Caunes, Joana Preiss, Jean-Baptiste Mont...
Isabelle Huppert plays Helene, a woman who becomes uncomfortably attracted to her teenage son. Following the unexpected death of her husband, Helene... Read more
Madame Bovary (1991)
6.7/10
Director: Claude Chabrol
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Francois Balmer
The gloriously filmed, spectacularly designed adaptation of Gustave Flaubert's once controversial novel features performances by Isabelle Huppert as E... Read more