Movie List for "french"

Nadro (1998) Biography Drama Movie

Docu-drama about Ivorian artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, a.k.a. Cheik Nadro (or just Nadro), who after a divine vision in 1948, invented an alphabet for Bété, a West African language, to fight against the French colonization in his… Year 1998.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Ivana Massetti
Writer: Ivana Massetti
Actors: Agnès B., Giordano Boetti, Mamadou Bomou

Cesar & Rosalie (1972) Drama Romance Movie

Cesar is in love with Rosalie. But Rosalie isn’t making it easy for him, especially when her old flame enters the picture. Year 1972.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Claude Sautet
Writer: Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet, Claude Néron
Actors: Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey

Le grand pardon II (1992) Crime Movie

It’s an all-out-war when a government agent tries to regain control of a turf struggle between drug lords Year 1992.

Generes: Crime
Director: Alexandre Arcady
Writer: Marc Angelo, Alexandre Arcady, Daniel Saint-Hamont
Actors: Roger Hanin, Richard Berry, Gérard Darmon

La fille perdue (1954) Classic Movie

A Breton girl leaves her village to work in the city. She is seduced and gets a child. She dares not return home and then becomes victim of a gang of smugglers. She flees but will she she find someone to take care of her and her baby Year 1954.

Generes: Classic
Director: Jean Gourguet
Writer: Jean Gourguet, Michelle Gourguet
Actors: Claudine Dupuis, Gérard Landry, Robert Berri

Story of a Love Story (1973) Drama Movie

Harry is a married writer who has an affair with a woman whose husband knows that she is unfaithful. As a result of his work, Harry has trouble distinguishing between fantasy and reality leaving us to wonder whether the affair is … Year 1973.

Generes: Drama
Director: John Frankenheimer
Writer: Nicholas Mosley
Actors: Alan Bates, Dominique Sanda, Michel Auclair

Corentin, ou Les infortunes conjugales (1988) Comedy Movie

In the 17th century, the rich butcher Corentin plans to marry the beautiful Clémence, but the wedding was not consummated because of a storm which made Corentin impotent. Year 1988.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Jean Marboeuf
Writer: Jean Marboeuf, Josiane Lévêque
Actors: Roland Giraud, Andréa Ferréol, Patrick Chesnais

Les belles au bois dormantes (1970) Drama Movie

Isabelle runs a nursing home for wealthy women who are trying to detox from their various obsessions. Year 1970.

Generes: Drama
Director: Pierre Chenal
Writer: Pierre Chenal, Antoine Tudal, André Cerf
Actors: Marisa Mell, Robert Hossein, Ettore Manni

The Pawn (1978) Comedy Family Romance Movie

Humiliated and down on his luck, a superintendent turns his life around when he decides to write a book. Year 1978.

Generes: Comedy, Family, Romance
Director: Christian Gion
Writer: Christian Gion
Actors: Henri Guybet, Claude Jade, Maureen Kerwin

The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991) Drama Romance Movie

A reporter stuck in a border town with an overcrowding of refugees sees a man he believes to be a long lost politician. Year 1991.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos
Writer: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Gregory Patrick Karr

Max, der Taschendieb (1962) Comedy Crime Movie

Max, a small time pick-pocket, has nothing to do with the “big” crimes. But then he must find the murderer of Fred, his wife’s brother. Year 1962.

Generes: Comedy, Crime
Director: Imo Moszkowicz
Writer: István Békeffy, Hans Jacoby
Actors: Heinz Rühmann, Elfie Pertramer, Hans Clarin

Backbeat (1994) Biography Drama Music Movie

A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles’ early history. Year 1994.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Iain Softley
Writer: Iain Softley, Michael Thomas, Stephen Ward
Actors: Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee, Ian Hart

Finalement… (1971) Romance Movie

A young snack-bar waitress is propelled to supermodel status after meeting a photographer for a French fashion magazine. Year 1971.

Generes: Romance
Director: Richard Martin
Writer: Jean Amadou
Actors: Chantal Renaud, Jacques Riberolles, Monique Mercure

Hotel Paradiso (1966) Comedy Movie

Monsieur Feydeau has writer’s block, and he needs a new play. But he takes an opportunity to observe the upper class of 1900 Paris, Monsieur Boniface with a domineering wife, and the next-door neglectful husband Henri with a beaut… Year 1966.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Peter Glenville
Writer: Georges Feydeau, Maurice Desvallières, Peter Glenville
Actors: Gina Lollobrigida, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley

Paulina Is Leaving (1969) Drama Movie

Paulina leaves the apartment where she lives with her two brothers. Her departure is marked by chaotic and sometimes violent confrontations. In a café, she meets a mysterious stranger who works in a nearby psychiatric clinic. Year 1969.

Generes: Drama
Director: André Téchiné
Writer: André Téchiné
Actors: Bulle Ogier, Michèle Moretti, Yves Beneyton

Les loups entre eux (1985) Action Crime Drama Movie

An American general with highly confidential defence information has been kidnapped by terrorists and is being held in a cliff-top fortress in the Mediterranean. Year 1985.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: José Giovanni
Writer: José Giovanni, Jean Schmitt
Actors: Claude Brasseur, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gérard Darmon