French movies...?

Question

I'm looking for good French movies. I don't mean 'popular' French films. I'm looking for 'artistic' ones like Amelie.

Do you have any to recommend?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Joyeaux Noel is realy beautiful.  It's about Christmas during World War 1.

Answer 2

This is a list. I hope it matches what you are looking for:

1. Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)

2. Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972)

3. Delicatessen (1991)

4. Play Time (1967)

5. Le Fantôme de la liberté (1974)

6. Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège (1933)

7. Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980)

8. Mon oncle (1958)

9. L'Âge d'or (1930)

10.  Une femme est une femme (1961)

Answer 3

The Widow of Saint-Pierre with Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil is an exquisite piece of art, IMHO!

Answer 4

Paris Je t'aime is lovely

Answer 5

"Paris je t'aime" et "Le temps du loup"

Answer 6

I could highly recommend you:

Etre Et Avoir

Answer 7

i think you'd like ''les valseues''(swinging balls) with gérard dépardieu. its from the 70's and was sort of the posterchild for the equivalent of the hippie movement in the u.s.

also, a more recent film that is great is called "tanguy"(ton gee) which is about a parisian adult who won't leave his parents apartment. its hilarious!

but, if you take any of my advice, you must see "l'auberge espanol. i trust you can pronounce those. anywho, its about a group of exchange college students passing a semester together in france. its absolutely fantastic.

and fyi... just about any french film is going to have more substance and be more artistic than a lot of american movies. the french filmmakers haven't yet got so greedy that they churn out a bunch of ridiculous nonsense to make a quick 50 mil. besides, the french wouldn't go for it if they did.

happy hunting

Answer 8

We just watched Le Papillon and it was wonderful! Highly recommended and available through Netflix, Amazon.com, etc. Amusez vous bien!

p.s. Also highly recommended are "Le Château de ma mère" and "La Gloire de mon père"!

Answer 9

Well "Amelie" is very popular!!

Some old french films:

Les enfants du paradis

La règle du jeu

Pierrot le fou

A bout de souffle

2007 films:

Très bien merci

Naissance des pieuvres (kind of S.Coppola's films)

A l'intérieur (horror film)

It would be better if you told us more about what you want, there's a lot of films.

Answer 10

City of Lost Children