Can anyone recommend some French films?

[clarinetplayer]

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[Swann]

If you are looking for something newer, 36 Quai des Orfèvres is pretty good.

And +1 for Le Samourai. One of my favourite films ever.

 

[baseball_guy]

Originally Posted by el es dee

Particularly ones that are crime films, focusing on the criminal as a hero.

I was going to suggest the Dinner Game as a very good French comedy. Not a crime/drama movie.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by Britalian

Indeed. The (British) English release title was Man Bites Dog. The **** scene is particularly disturbing.

Pigeon, oiseau à la grise robe
Dans l'enfer des villes
À mon regard tu te dÃ

robes
Tu es vraiment le plus agile

BTW C'est arrivÃ

près de chez-vous isn't a french film...

 

[Mr Herbert]

The Delicatessan

 

[matadorpoeta]

+1000 on rififi and le samourai.
and purple noon may fall into the crime category.

i think man bites dog is a belgian film.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by matadorpoeta

+1000 on rififi and le samourai.
and purple noon may fall into the crime category.

i think man bites dog is a belgian film.

It is...

I think we recently had a similar thread. I can't really recommend stuff because I dunno what is available in english which is too bad because I've probably watched more french crime film than anyone on this board...

A good recent one that was a hit at Cannes so should be available in english soon:
Un prophète/A prophet: it's a great prison film.

 

[Piato]

France had some great crime movies pre-Melville as well. I'd recommend Le Trou and ...Grisbi by Jacques Becker.

 

[jon bones]

another vote for this classic

 

[cerfvolant]

I don't really watch crime movies but one I liked, De battre mon coeur s'est arretÃ

.

I could recommend you movies of other genres though.

And, La Haine is one of my favourite films!

 

[spudnik99]

Tais-toi! Reno and Depardieu in a comedy.

 

[6ApRadat]

Taxi.

 

[Britalian]

A great recent double-hander is Mesrine, based on the real rife criminal Jacques Merine (sic). Played to wonderful effect by Ms Bellucci's other half.
Worth checking out.
The first part is Public Enemy No1, second part is Instinct for Death, not v.v.

 

[The Deacon]

Angela

 

[hws]

Angel-A

Irma Vep

La science des rêves

Le placard

Sur mes lèvres

Is also much other, French make good crazy comedy and much "thriller Ã

rotique!"