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!
Personal Shopper (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Olivier Assayas
Starring: Sigrid Bouaziz, Ty Olwin, Anders Danielsen Lie, Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger
Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of 'Clouds of Sils Maria' and 'Summer Hours', returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost... Read more
Petite Maman (2021)
7.4/10
Director: Celine Sciamma
Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother's childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods... Read more
Pickpocket (1959)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Bresson
Starring: Marika Green, Martin Lasalle, Pierre Etaix, Pierre Leymarie, Jean Pelegri
Robert Bresson's incomparable tale of crime and redemption follows Michel (Martin LaSalle), a young pickpocket who spends his days working the streets... Read more
Pierrot Le Fou (Blu-Ray) (1965)
7.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Anna Karina, Dirk Sanders, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Aka "Pierrot Goes Wild". Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina run away together to the South of France, he is escaping from his rich wife, she is escapi... Read more
Pierrot Le Fou (Crazy Pete) (1965)
7.7/10
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Dirk Sanders
Aka "Pierrot Goes Wild". Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina run away together to the South of France, he is escaping from his rich wife, she is escapi... Read more
Planetarium (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Starring: David Bennent, Natalie Portman, Emmanuel Salinger, Louis Garrel, Damien Chapelle...
"Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp star in this eerie wonder from visionary French director Rebecca Zlotowski. A film about speaking to spirits and c... Read more
Playtime (1967)
8/10
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Jacqueline Lecomte
Called one of the funniest men in the world by the New York Times, Jacques Tati's 'Playtime' is an hilarious comedy and satire on coping with the mode... Read more
Playtime ( Blu-ray ) (1967)
8/10
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Barbara Dennek, Jacqueline Lecomte, Jacques Tati
Jacques Tatis gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PlayTime.... Read more
Please Please Me! (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Emmanuel Mouret
Starring: Judith Godreche, Emmanuel Mouret, Deborah Francois, Frederique Bel
Aka "Fais-moi Plaisir!" Ariane (Frederique Bel) is convinced that her partner, Jean-Jacques (Emmanuel Mouret), is fantasizing about another woman. To... Read more
Plein Soleil ( Purple Noon ) (1960)
7.8/10
Director: Rene Clement
Starring: Alain Delon, Marie Laforet, Maurice Ronet
Based on the critically acclaimed novel 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' by Patricia Highsmith, this is a susenseful edge-of-your-seat thriller! A handsome,... Read more