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!
Tango (1993)
6.4/10
Director: Patrice Leconte
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Richard Bohringer, Miou-Miou
A wicked black comedy from the director of 'The Hairdresser's Husband', guaranteed to provoke and delight in equal measure about a man who got away wi... Read more
Tanguy (2001)
6.4/10
Director: Etienne Chatiliez
Starring: Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier, Edith Guetz, Paul Guetz, Eric Berger
What do you do when your 28 year old son won't leave home? He leaves his washing on the floor, brings girls home all the time and treats the place lik... Read more
Tatie Danielle (1990)
Director: Etienne Chatiliez
Starring: Tsilla Chelton, Catherine Jacob, Isabelle Nanty
A sharply satirical black comedy about a bitter, calculating and unrepentantly mean old lady who receives sick pleasure out of hurting and manipulatin... Read more
Taxi (1997)
7/10
Director: Gerard Pires
Starring: Samy Naceri, Frederic Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard
Former pizza delivery boy Daniel is speed crazy and after unwittingly giving a high-speed ride to a police officer, he is forced into a stint as a pol... Read more
Taxi 2 (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Gerard Krawczyk
Starring: Samy Naceri, Frederic Diefenthal, Emma Sjoberg
The cast and crew from the 1998 Gallic megahit 'Taxi' return for this high-octane sequel about a crime-bustin' cabby and a defrocked cop. Here we fol... Read more
Taxi 4 (2007)
6.5/10
Director: Gerard Krawczyk
Starring: Samy Naceri, Frederic Diefenthal
Daniel, the driver of a very special taxi in Marseille, gets a famous soccer player to the stadium in time and later helps his clumsy police friend Ém... Read more
Tell No One (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Guillaume Canet
Starring: Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas, Fran...
A pediatrician, Alexandre Beck (Francois Cluzet), misses his beloved wife Margot (Marie-Josee Croze), who was brutally murdered eight years ago when h... Read more
Testament of Orpheus (1960)
7.6/10
Director: Jean Cocteau
Starring: Jean Cocteau, Henri Cremieux, Edouard Dermithe
In his last film, legendary writer/artist/filmmaker Jean Cocteau portrays an 18th-century poet who travels through time on a quest for divine wisdom.... Read more
Testament of Orpheus / The Blood of a Poet (1959)
Director: Jean Cocteau
Starring: Jean Cocteau, Henri Cremieux, Edouard Dermithe
In his last film, legendary writer/artist/filmmaker Jean Cocteau portrays an 18th-century poet who travels through time on a quest for divine wisdom.... Read more
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
8/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Fernando Rey, Carole Bouquet, Angela Molina
Luis Bunuel's final film explodes with eroticism, bringing full circle the director's lifelong preoccupation with the darker side of desire. Bunuel re... Read more