Crank up the Swank: Favorite French Films

Prudence · 01-25-2007, 02:56 PM

Les Diaboliques has to be on the list. Has to, has to, has to.

Stan4dSteph · 01-25-2007, 03:00 PM

Cyrano de Bergerac for sure. Fantastic film.

Au Revoir Les Enfants

Snowflake · 01-25-2007, 02:11 PM

Grand Illusion
and
Pepe LeMoko are two of my older favs

I agree with Pru!

Snowflake · 01-25-2007, 02:13 PM

Why did my post show up first? What weirdness is thia?

3894 · 01-25-2007, 02:30 PM

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Why did my post show up first? What weirdness is thia?

Les Surréalistes have infiltrated!

Not Afraid · 01-25-2007, 02:56 PM

Off the top of my head (with thanks to Google for spelling)

À bout de souffle (Breathless)
Le Dernier métro (The Last Metro)
La Lectrice (The Reader)
La Belle et la bête - Beauty and the Beast
Au revoir, les enfants
May Fools (great soundtrack!)
Amélie

Snowflake · 01-25-2007, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Off the top of my head (with thanks to Google for spelling)

À bout de souffle (Breathless)
Le Dernier métro (The Last Metro)
La Lectrice (The Reader)
La Belle et la bête - Beauty and the Beast
Au revoir, les enfants
May Fools (great soundtrack!)
Amélie

How could I forget La Belle et la Bete? Cocteau, fantastic film.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-25-2007, 03:22 PM

In case anyone's completely baffled...the server that hosts the LoT apparently had some issues today and needed to be rebooted by the hosting company. I guess in during the recovery, the clock on the server got a bit out of whack, so a bunch of posts got stamped with the wrong time. That's why this thread is in such an odd order...

Back on topic, I can't say that I've seen many French films. As a matter of fact, the only ones I recall seeing are Jean-Pierre Jeunet's (City of Lost Children, Delicatessen, Amile, Very Long Engagement). All of which I loved.

Alex · 01-25-2007, 04:28 PM

I must admit to being lacking in the area of French cinema (probably because I kept trying to enter that door through New Wave and that just doesn't work for me).

That said I love Chloe in the Afternoon and fortunately for all of you who haven't seen it, it has been remade as a Chris Rock movie coming out later this year.

mousepod · 01-25-2007, 04:29 PM

Alphaville
Pierrot Le Fou
Leon
The 400 Blows

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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Off the top of my head (with thanks to Google for spelling) À bout de souffle (Breathless) Le Dernier métro (The Last Metro) La Lectrice (The Reader) La Belle et la bête - Beauty and the Beast Au revoir, les enfants May Fools (great soundtrack!) Amélie
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	In case anyone's completely baffled...the server that hosts the LoT apparently had some issues today and needed to be rebooted by the hosting company. I guess in during the recovery, the clock on the server got a bit out of whack, so a bunch of posts got stamped with the wrong time. That's why this thread is in such an odd order... Back on topic, I can't say that I've seen many French films. As a matter of fact, the only ones I recall seeing are Jean-Pierre Jeunet's (City of Lost Children, Delicatessen, Amile, Very Long Engagement). All of which I loved. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I must admit to being lacking in the area of French cinema (probably because I kept trying to enter that door through New Wave and that just doesn't work for me). That said I love Chloe in the Afternoon and fortunately for all of you who haven't seen it, it has been remade as a Chris Rock movie coming out later this year.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Alphaville Pierrot Le Fou Leon The 400 Blows __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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