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French cinema: the essentials

The best French-language films ever made, from the New Wave to today's festival favourites.

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  1. Les Misérables poster61Les Misérables20197.6
  2. Purple Noon poster62Purple Noon19607.6
  3. A Prophet poster63A Prophet20097.6
  4. Au Hasard Balthazar poster64Au Hasard Balthazar19667.5
  5. Au Revoir les Enfants poster65Au Revoir les Enfants19877.5
  6. Jules and Jim poster66Jules and Jim19627.5
  7. The Round Up poster67The Round Up20107.5
  8. The Wolf's Call poster68The Wolf's Call20197.5
  9. The Seed of the Sacred Fig poster69The Seed of the Sacred Fig20247.5
  10. Anatomy of a Fall poster70Anatomy of a Fall20237.5
  11. Beauty and the Beast poster71Beauty and the Beast19467.5
  12. The Double Life of Véronique poster72The Double Life of Véronique19917.5
  13. All Three of Us poster73All Three of Us20157.5
  14. C.R.A.Z.Y. poster74C.R.A.Z.Y.20057.5
  15. I Lost My Body poster75I Lost My Body20197.5
  16. The Rules of the Game poster76The Rules of the Game19397.5
  17. The Beasts poster77The Beasts20227.5
  18. Breathless poster78Breathless19607.5
  19. Custody poster79Custody20187.5
  20. Band of Outsiders poster80Band of Outsiders19647.5
  21. Cyrano, My Love poster81Cyrano, My Love20187.5
  22. Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy poster82Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy19947.5
  23. The First Day of the Rest of Your Life poster83The First Day of the Rest of Your Life20087.5
  24. Mars Express poster84Mars Express20237.5
  25. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie poster85The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie19727.5
  26. Patients poster86Patients20177.4
  27. I Killed My Mother poster87I Killed My Mother20097.4
  28. The Big Blue poster88The Big Blue19887.4
  29. Last Year at Marienbad poster89Last Year at Marienbad19617.4
  30. The Artist poster90The Artist20117.4
  31. Three Colors: White poster91Three Colors: White19947.4
  32. Mon Oncle poster92Mon Oncle19587.4
  33. The Red Turtle poster93The Red Turtle20167.4
  34. In Safe Hands poster94In Safe Hands20187.4
  35. Summer of 85 poster95Summer of 8520207.4
  36. Delusions of Grandeur poster96Delusions of Grandeur19717.4
  37. The Triplets of Belleville poster97The Triplets of Belleville20037.4
  38. Un Chien Andalou poster98Un Chien Andalou19297.4
  39. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg poster99The Umbrellas of Cherbourg19647.4
  40. I Stand Alone poster100I Stand Alone19997.4
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