La Grande Illusion also known as Grand Illusion is a 1937 French war film directed by Jean Renoir, who cowrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape. The title of the film comes from the book The Great Illusion by British economist Norman Angell, which argued that war is futile because of the common economic interests of all European nations. The perspective of the film is generously humanistic to its characters of various nationalities. It is regarded by critics and film historians as one of the masterpieces of French cinema 3 and among the greatest films ever made. Orson Welles named La Grande Illusion as one of the movies he would take with him on the ark. 4 Empire magazine ranked it 35 in The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema in 2010. 5
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Paris Blues 1961 is an American feature film made on location in Paris, starring Sidney Poitier as expatriate jazz musician Eddie Cook, and Paul Newman as tromboneplaying Ram Bowen. 1 2 The two men romance two vacationing American tourists, Connie Lampson Diahann Carroll and Lillian Corning Joanne Woodward respectively. The film also deals with American racism of the time contrasted with Pariss kinder treatment of African Americans. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Harold Flender. 3
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The Earrings of Madame de French Madame de ma.dam d is a 1953 drama film directed by Max Ophls, adapted from Louise Leveque de Vilmorins period novel by Ophls, Marcel Archard and Annette Wadement. The film is considered a masterpiece of the 1950s French cinema. Andrew Sarris called it the most perfect film ever made. Ophls said the storys construction attracted him, stating there is always the same axis around which the action continually turns like a carousel. A tiny, scarcely visible axis a pair of earrings. 1
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The Milky Way French La Voie lacte is a 1969 film directed by Luis Buuel. It stars Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Georges Marchal and Michel Piccoli. Buuel later called The Milky Way the first in a trilogy along with The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and The Phantom of Liberty about the search for truth. 1
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Lola Monts 1955 is an epic historical romance film and the last completed film of Germanborn director Max Ophls. It is based on the life of the celebrated Irish dancer and courtesan Lola Montez 18211861, portrayed by Martine Carol, and tells the story of the most famous of her many notorious affairs, those with Franz Liszt and Ludwig I of Bavaria. A French production, the dialogue is mostly in French and German, with a few English language sequences. The most expensive European film produced up to its time, Lola Monts flopped at the box office. It had an important artistic influence, however, on the French New Wave cinema movement and continues to have many distinguished critical admirers. Heavily reedited multiple times and shortened after its initial release for commercial reasons, it has been twice restored 1968, 2008. It was released on DVD and Bluray in North America by The Criterion Collection in February 2010.
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The Eagle with Two Heads French title LAigle deux ttes is a French film directed by Jean Cocteau released in 1948. It was adapted from his own play LAigle deux ttes which was first staged in 1946, and it retained the principal actors from the first Paris production.
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Thrse Desqueyroux is a 1962 French film directed by Georges Franju, based on the novel of the same name by Franois Mauriac. Written by Franju and Franois Mauriac and Claude Mauriac, it stars Emmanuelle Riva and Philippe Noiret. Riva won Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, the toile de Cristal award for Best Actress, and the Silver Goddess Award from the Mexican Cinema Journalists for her performance.
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The French, They Are a Funny Race known in France as Les Carnets du Major Thompson The Notebooks of Major Thompson and in the U.K. as The Diary of Major Thompson is a 1955 comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, based on the novel by Pierre Daninos, and starring Jack Buchanan and Martine Carol.
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La Ronde is a 1950 film directed by Max Ophls and based on Arthur Schnitzlers 1897 play of the same name. The title means the rounddance.
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Olivia also known as Pit of Loneliness is a 1951 French film directed by Jacqueline Audry, and based on the 1950 semiautobiographical novel by Dorothy Bussy. 1 It has been called a landmark of lesbian representation. 2
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Le Plaisir English title, House of Pleasure is a 1952 French comedydrama anthology film by Germanborn film director Max Ophls 19021957 adapting three short stories by Guy de Maupassant Le Masque 1889, La Maison Tellier 1881, and Le Modle 1883.
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Fanfan la Tulipe is a 1952 French comedy adventure film directed by ChristianJaque. It has also been categorized under swashbuckler films. The film starred Grard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida. The film was remade in 2003 with Penlope Cruz in Lollobrigidas role.
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Daughters of Destiny UK title Love, Soldiers and Women, French title Destines and Italian title Destini di donne is a 1954 FrancoItalian coproduction motion picture comedy drama directed by Marcello Pagliero, Jean Delannoy and ChristianJaque. The film stars Claudette Colbert segment Elisabeth, Michle Morgan segment Jeanne and Martine Carol segment Lysistrata. It tells three stories, which are unrelated, but each deal with a woman and war.
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Cartouche is a 1962 French film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring JeanPaul Belmondo and Claudia Cardinale. 2
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Les amitis particulires English This Special Friendship is a 1964 film adaptation of the Roger Peyrefitte novel Les amitis particulires directed by Jean Delannoy. It starred Francis Lacombrade as Georges, Didier Haudepin as Alexandre and Michel Bouquet as Pre de Trennes. It was released in English as This Special Friendship. The film was produced by Christine GouzeRnal, whose sister Danielle was the wife of future French president Franois Mitterrand. The filming location for the movie was the 13thcentury Royaumont Abbey, some 50km north of Paris.
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Les jeux sont faits known in English as The Chips are Down is a 1947 French fantasy film directed by Jean Delannoy, based on the screenplay of the same name by French philosopher JeanPaul Sartre. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. 1
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The End of the Day French La fin du jour is a 1939 drama film, directed by Julien Duvivier. 1
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The Lovers of Montparnasse French Les Amants de Montparnasse , also known as Montparnasse 19, is a 1958 FrenchItalian drama film chronicling the last year of the life of the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani who worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France. 1
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Lucrce Borgia also known as Lucretia Borgia or Sins of the Borgias is a 1953 French drama film starring Martine Carol and Pedro Armendriz. The film was directed by ChristianJaque, who cowrote screenplay with Ccil SaintLaurent and Jacques Sigurd, based on a novel by Alfred Schirokauerde . The film tells the story of the Borgia family of Italy during the Renaissance.
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Singoalla is a 1949 FrenchSwedish romance film directed by ChristianJaque, starring Viveca Lindfors and Alf Kjellin. It is based on the romanticist novel The Wind Is My Lover by Viktor Rydberg, and is also known as The Wind Is My Lover in the United Kingdom. It was produced in two versions, one in Swedish and one in French.
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Le Miroir a deux faces English title The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1958 French drama film directed by Andr Cayatte who cowrote screenplay with Grard Oury, Jean Meckert and Denis Perret. The film stars Michle Morgan, Bourvil and Ivan Desny.
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Les risques du mtier Risky Business is a 1967 French film directed by Andr Cayatte. This was Jacques Brels first feature film and costarred Emmanuelle Riva, Jacques Harden, and Nadine Alari. Brel also produced the soundtrack with Franois Rauber. 1 The film was released on 21 December 1967. Film critics praised Brels performance. 2 3
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Le Crime ne paie pas US title Crime Does Not Pay, UK title Gentle Art of Murder is a 1962 French drama film directed by Grard Oury. The film stars Danielle Darrieux, Michle Morgan, Edwige Feuillre and Annie Girardot. It is composed of four crime episodes The Man on the Avenue Lhomme de lavenue, The Hugues Case Laffaire Hugues, The Mask Le masque and The Fenayrou Case Laffaire Fenayrou.
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Nana or Nan is a FrenchItalian film by ChristianJaque starring Charles Boyer. It is an adaptation of mile Zolas novel Nana.
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Le Crime ne paie pas US title Crime Does Not Pay, UK title Gentle Art of Murder is a 1962 French drama film directed by Grard Oury. The film stars Danielle Darrieux, Michle Morgan, Edwige Feuillre and Annie Girardot. It is composed of four crime episodes The Man on the Avenue Lhomme de lavenue, The Hugues Case Laffaire Hugues, The Mask Le masque and The Fenayrou Case Laffaire Fenayrou.
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Man to Men FrenchDhomme hommes is a 1948 FrenchSwiss historical drama film directed by ChristianJaque and starring JeanLouis Barrault, Bernard Blier and Hlne Perdrire. 1 2
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Les Lions sont lchs US title The Lions Are Loose is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil, and written by France Roche and Michel Audiard dialogue. The music score was by Georges Garvarentz and the cinematography by Christian Matras.
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Les Espions The Spies is a 1957 French film directed by HenriGeorges Clouzot and written by Clouzot with Jerme Gronim and Egon Hostovsky. The cast includes Grard Sty, Peter Ustinov, Curd Jrgens, O.E. Hasse, Sam Jaffe, Martita Hunt and the directors wife, Vra Clouzot. The music was composed by Georges Auric.
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Le Dernier tournant aka The Last Turning is a 1939 French drama film directed by Pierre Chenal, written by Charles Spaak and Henri Torrs, based on novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain.
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Maxime is a 1958 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil who cowrote screenplay with Henri Jeanson and Albert Valentin. It based on novel by Henri Duvernois. The film stars Michle Morgan, Charles Boyer, Arletty and Jane Marken.
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