Films in the French language
Certification15
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A feckless fantasist convinces the French authorities that he was a special operative during WW2 and propels himself into the higher echelons of the army. What makes a hero? How much can we choose our own identities? Can lying be a productive way of life? An intelligent film of irresistable charm.
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Certification15
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A superb cast brings to life this unusual story of two unlikely characters, who meet in a motorway layby, where the comings and goings reflect the vicissitudes of life. Through fair and foul weather the duo seem to be stuck together, but is it destined to be a lasting relationship? A finely directed and original film.
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CertificationU
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Critically acclaimed tale of adolescent awakening. Gaspard a young man on summer vacation finds himself spoilt for choice as 3 young girls all show an interest in him. But holidays are short and choosing is only half the fun, the other half is sitting on the fence anticipating pleasure to come! Rohmer provides insights aplenty into matters of love, friendship, fidelity, loneliness, luck, destiny and desire.
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Certification15
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Certification18
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When Christina travels to her ancestral home after the death of her father for the reading of his will she finds the rest of her family are not exactly alive and kicking... cue incongruous nudity and pseudo-satanic rituals. The undisputed King of euro-sleaze, Jess Franco once again delivers a kitsch and kooky slice of horror-erotica. A feverish and surreal exploration of life and death made after the sudden and tragic death of longtime Franco collaborator Soledad Miranda.
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Certification15
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Award-winning modern romance about a womanising drifter who lives off his drugs dealing brother and surprises himself by falling in love with a go-getting woman. When she invites him to go to America it puts his free-wheeling lifestyle at risk. A simple and wittily told tale - very likeable.
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Certification18
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Two neighbours live opposite each other on a country road somewhere in Northern France. They hate each other and life for them is nothing but a daily painful confrontation. One day, in the course of a violent dispute, an agricultural trailer knocks them over and sends them both to hospital. Now paralysed from the waist down each decide to embark on a personal journey, but, seemingly unable to escape each other's destiny, they find themselves on the same platform, waiting for the same train, thei
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Certification15
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Certification15
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A Gallic melodrama starring newcomer Alexis Loret as Martin, brought up alone by his mother till the age of ten, then sent to live with his wealthy, tyrannical father's family. Troubled, and in trouble, at twenty, the dishevelled young man turns up on the doorstep of his gay half-brother Benjamin and his violinist flatmate Alice (Juliette Binoche) and promptly settles into their bohemian household, staying silent about the chain of events that led him to them. When he falls obsessively in love w
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CertificationPG
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Godard's bleak sci-fi noir, with the stony-faced gumshoe Lemmy Caution turning inter-galactic agent to re-enact the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice in conquering Alpha 60, the strange automated city where such emotions as love and tenderness are banished. A brilliantly realised and stylish satire on the dehumanising nature of technology.
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Certification15
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Amelie has led a sheltered existence under the anally eccentric tutelage of her over protective parents. When Amelie finds work in a small Paris cafe her life continues in its own introverted fantasy until she discovers a tin box of memories and suddenly she sees her purpose, to bring happiness into the lives of others. In the pursuit of her good deeds Amelie becomes fascinated by a collector of discarded photo booth pictures, but as the possibility of love looms she begins to retreat from the i
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Certification18
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Ana is a young woman in thrall to her carnal fantasies in this French psychological thriller. An homage to the Giallo of the 70s and 80s, the film blends eroticism with European slasher movie traditions set in a haunted house on the Côte d'Azur. Aesthetically, it's very strong but sometimes a bit slow-moving for some tastes.
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Certification12
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Certification15
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In the late 1950s in Châteauroux, France, Rachel, a modest office worker, meets Philippe, a brilliant young man born to a bourgeois family. This brief but passionate connection results in the birth of a daughter, Chantal. Philippe refuses to marry outside of his social class and Rachel has to raise their daughter alone. Regardless, Chantal is a great source of happiness for Rachel. She wishes for Philippe to legally acknowledge his daughter, which would give her his last name. A battle find out more...
Certification15
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Charlotte (13) is a real handful, causing everyone, including her widowed father, huge trouble. The catalyst for her outbursts is Clara (also 13) but with all the grace, talent and opportunity that Charlotte lacks. An acclaimed and beautifully directed exploration of passage through adolescence.
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Certification18
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Continuing Catherine Breillat's exploration of gender politics and sexual mores, Anatomy of Hell takes a frank and unapologetic look at the desire/repulsion paradox of man's attitude to female genitalia and sexuality. In the toilets of a gay club a woman attempts to cut her wrists, a man enters, intervenes and finds himself on a four-day voyage of exploration of the female anatomy. As with Breillat's previous work expect graphic imagery and plenty of philosophising.
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CertificationPG
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In Saint Tropez, two fisherman brothers become involved with the same woman and one marries her, but she can't hide her feelings for the other. Roger Vadim's classic exploration of sensuality, a series of semi-nude posturings as the sex kitten flits nymphomaniacally from man to man and back again, became a European cinema sensation upon its release and made Bardot a Gallic icon of the Twentieth Century.
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Certification15
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Jane and Cathy, two English women in their early twenties, are on a cycling tour. While traveling in rural France, they begin to disagree about the route. Cathy would prefer to take things in at a leisurely pace, while Jane is trying to stick to strict schedule. After arguing, they part ways. When her friend fails to rejoin her, Jane begins to worry and returns to the last place she saw her. Cathy has vanished. Alone and with a limited knowledge of French, Jane doesn't know who to trust as sh find out more...
Certification15
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Edwardian England and a precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations of being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances become hugely successful. Her life changes yet further when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her. A beautiful looking period drama loosely based on the life of Marie Corelli, Queen Victoria's favorite writer.
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