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skip to main | skip to sidebar SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2011 TOP RANKED FILMS FROM FRANCE © William L. Sinclair All French films listed, including multinational (joint country) projects. 135 total films mentioned in the top 1000 ranked films, 2011 edition. Just French productions alone alone had 87 (down from 94). These are the highest totals after the U.S. Rules of the Game was #1 last time. Renee Maria Falconetti turned in the best silent performance of all time in Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc France Only 88 Titles, most of any non-U.S. country 1. Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928) Dreyer, Carl Theodor #34 2. 400 Blows, The (1959) Truffaut, François #37 3. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) Bresson, Robert #50 4. Rules of the Game, The (1939) Renoir, Jean #63 5. Jules et Jim (1961) Truffaut, François #73 6. L'Atalante (1934) Vigo, Jean #88 7. Shoah (1985) Lanzmann, Claude #98 8. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The (1972) Buñuel, Luis #99 9. Pickpocket (1959) Bresson, Robert #146 10. Breathless (1959) Godard, Jean-Luc #159 11. My Life to Live (Vivre sa vie) (1963) Godard, Jean-Luc #171 12. Man Escaped, A (1956) Bresson, Robert #188 13. Grande Illusion, La (1937) Renoir, Jean #197 14. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) Rivette, Jacques #202 15. Playtime (1967) Tati, Jacques #211 16. Diaboliques, Les (1955) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #214 17. Un Chien Andalou (1929) Short Buñuel, Luis #216 18. Ratatouille (2007) Bird, Brad & Pinkava, Jan #217 19. Belle et la bête, La (Beauty/Beast, 1946) Cocteau, Jean #241 20. Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain,2001) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre #243 21. Mon oncle (1958) Tati, Jacques #251 22. L'Âge d'or (1930) Buñuel, Luis #263 23. Band of Outsiders (Bande à part, 1964) Godard, Jean-Luc #268 24. Le Samouraï (1967) Melville, Jean-Pierre #299 25. Les Enfants du paradis (1945) Carné, Marcel #305 26. Diary of a Country Priest (1950) Bresson, Robert #312 27. Léon (The Professional, 1994) Besson, Luc #314 28. Day for Night (1973) Truffaut, François #334 29. Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1966) Godard, Jean-Luc #341 30. Napoléon (1927) Gance, Abel #354 31. Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Melville, Jean-Pierre #378 32. Forbidden Games (1951) Clément, René #383 33. Pépé le Moko (1937) Duvivier, Julien #384 34. Les Vampires (1915-16) Feuillade, Louis #391 35. Rise to Power of Louis XIV, The (1966) Rossellini, Roberto #399 36. Night and Fog (1955) Resnais, Alain #414 37. Shoot the Piano Player (1960) Truffaut, François #428 38. Lola Montès (1955) Ophüls, Max #432 39. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) Ophüls, Max #433 40. Orpheus (1950) Cocteau, Jean #440 41. Sans soleil (1963) Marker, Chris #445 42. Le Million (1931) Clair, René #448 43. Prophet, A (2009) Audiard, Jacques #449 44. Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953) Tati, Jacques #459 45. Le Voyage dans la lune (Trip to the Moon, 1902) Méliès, Georges #462 46. Beau Travail (1998) Denis, Claire #468 47. Rififi (55) Dassin, Jules #474 48. Mother and the Whore, The (1973) Eustache, Jean #496 49. Mouchette (1966) Bresson, Robert #497 50. À nous la liberté (1931) Clair, René #528 51. Alphaville (1965) Godard, Jean-Luc #545 52. Le Jour se lève (1939) Carné, Marcel #562 53. Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) Varda, Agnès #599 54. Class, The (2008) Cantet, Laurent #620 55. Crime of Monsieur Lange, The (1936) Renoir, Jean #621 56. My Night at Maud's (1969) Rohmer, Eric #650 57. 35 Shots of Rum (2008) Denis, Claire #655 58. L'Enfant (The Child, 2005) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #661 59. Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Renoir, Jean #676 60. United 93 (2006) Greengrass, Paul #685-UK-US 61. Carlos (2010) Assayas , Olivier #689 62. Claire's Knee (1970) Rohmer, Eric #712 63. Casque d'or (1952) Becker, Jacques #713 64. Son, The (Le Fils, 2002) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #732 65. Plaisir, Le (1951) Ophüls, Max #745 66. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000) Watkins, Peter #754 67. Blood of a Poet, The (1930) Cocteau, Jean #778 68. Quai des Orfèvres (1947) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #788 69. Piccadilly (1929) Dupont, Ewald André #792 70. Le Boucher (1970) Chabrol, Claude #802 71. Young Girls of Rochefort, The (1967) Demy, Jacques #806 72. Time Out (2001) Cantet, Laurent #807 73. French Cancan (1954) Renoir, Jean #819 74. Phantom of Liberty, The (1974) Buñuel, Luis #828 75. India Song (1975) Duras, Marguerite #851 76. To Be and to Have (2002) Philibert, Nicolas #868 77. Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987) Malle, Louis #873 78. Of Gods and Men (2010) Beauvois, Xavier #883 79. Beaches of Agnès, The (2008) Varda, Agnès #885 80. Under the Sand (2000) Ozon, Francois #894 81. Christmas Tale, A (2008) Desplechin, Arnaud #898 82. Wild Child, The (1970) Truffaut, François #906 83. Bob le flambeur (1956) Melville, Jean-Pierre #910 84. La Chienne (1931) Renoir, Jean #913 85. Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945) Bresson, Robert #950 86. Touchez Pas A Grisbi (1954) Becker, Jacques #978 87. Summer Hours (2008) Assayas, Olivier #991 88. Big Risk, The (1960) Sautet, Claude #1005 89. Murmur of the Heart (1971) Malle, Louis #1011 90. Van Gogh (1991) Pialat, Maurice #1055 91. La Haine (95) Kassovitz, Mathieu #1067 92. Vagabond (San toit ni loi, 1985) Varda, Agnès #1083 93. Mademoiselle Chambon (2009) Brizé, Stéphane #1125 94. Mon oncle d'Amérique (1980) Resnais, Alain #1146 95. La Ronde (1950) Ophüls, Max #1166 96. Delicatessen (91) Jeunet & Marc Caro #1168 97. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) Clair, René #1195 98. Two English Girls (1971) Truffaut, François #1206 99. Amants du Pont-Neuf, Les (1991) Carax, Lèos #1207 100. Sur mes lèvres (Read My Lips, 01) Audiard, Jacques #1223 101. Lacombe, Lucien (1974) Malle, Louis #1265 102. Sugar Cane Alley (Rue case negres, 1983) Palcy, Euzhan #1288 103. Woman Next Door, The (1981) Truffaut, François #1303 104. A Woman is a Woman (61, Godard) Godard, Jean-Luc #1349 105. Port of Shadows (1938) Carné, Marcel #1361 106. Une Femme est une femme (1961) Godard, Jean-Luc #1384 107. La Collectionneuse (1967) Rohmer, Eric #1396 108. Carnival in Flanders (1935) Feyder, Jacques #1420 109. Out 1: Spectre (1974) Rivette, Jacques #1434 110. La Bête Humaine (1938) Renoir, Jean #1446 111. Un Coeur en hiver (1992) Sautet, Claude #1452 112. Cul-de-sac Polanski, Roman #1475 113. Les Enfants terribles Melville, Jean-Pierre #1489 Multinational Films (47 ranked) 1. Contempt (1963) Godard, Jean-Luc #89 France-Italy 2. Mulholland Dr. (2001) Lynch, David #122 France-US 3. Pierrot le fou (1965) Godard, Jean-Luc #124 France-Italy 4. Masculine-Feminine (1966) Godard, Jean-Luc #126 France-Sweden 5. Earrings of Madame de..., The (1953) Ophuls, Max #136 France-Italy 6. Pianist, The (2002) Polanski, Roman #142 France-Gy-UK-Poland 7. Wages of Fear, The (1952) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #168 France-Italy 8. Gospel According to St. Matthew, The (1964) Pasolini, Pier Paolo #176 France-Italy 9. Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The (1964) Demy, Jacques #187 France-Germany 10. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2008) Schnabel, Julian #194 France-US 11. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Resnais, Alain #213 France-Italy 12. Belle de jour (1967) Buñuel, Luis #219 France-Italy 13. Eyes Without a Face (1959) Franju, Georges #229 France-Italy 14. Hiroshima mon amour (1959) Resnais, Alain #246 France-Japan 15. Last Tango in Paris (1973) Bertolucci, Bernardo #262 France-Italy 16. Three Colours: Red (1994) Kieslowski, Krszystof #275 France-Switzerland-Poland 17. Army of Shadows (1969) Melville, Jean-Pierre #277 France-Italy 18. L'Eclisse (1962) Antonioni, Michelangelo #286 France-Italy 19. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Buñuel, Luis #293 France-Spain 20. Week-End (1967) Godard, Jean-Luc #304 France-Italy 21. Double Life of Veronique, The (1991) Kieslowski, Krszystof #344 France-Poland-Norway 22. La Notte (1961) Antonioni, Michelangelo #357 France-Italy 23. Red Desert (1964) Antonioni, Michelangelo #408 France-Italy 24. Three Colours: Blue (1993) Kieslowski, Krszystof #421 France-Poland-Switzerland 25. Persepolis (2007) Paronnaud, Vincent & Satrapi, Marjane #438 France-US 26. Tristana (1970) Buñuel, Luis #444 France-Spain 27. F for Fake (1973) Welles, Orson #471 France-Iran-West Germany 28. Sacrifice, The (1986) Tarkovsky, Andrei #472 France-Sweden 29. 1900 (1976) Bertolucci, Bernardo #505 France-Germany-Italy 30. Lola (1961) Demy, Jacques #540 France-Italy 31. In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Oshima, Nagisa #583 France-Japan 32. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964) Parajanov, Sergei #592 France-Iran 33. Argent, L' (1983) Bresson, Robert #593 France-Switz 34. River, The (1951) Renoir, Jean #611 France-India-US 35. Underground (1995) Kusturica, Emir #633 France-Germany-Hungary 36. Atlantic City (1980) Malle, Louis #642 Canada-France 37. Providence (1977) Resnais, Alain #718 France-Switz 38. Triplets of Belleville, The (2003) Chomet, Sylvain #736 France-Belg-Can-UK 39. Muriel ou Le Temps d'un Retour (1963) Resnais, Alain #817 France-Italy 40. Lancelot du Lac (1974) Bresson, Robert #831 France-Italy 41. Three Colours: White (1994) Kieslowski, Krszystof #845 France-Poland 42. Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home, 2001) de Oliveira, Manoel #879 France-Portugal 43. Certified Copy (2010) Kiarostami, Abbas #908 France-Italy-Belgium 44. Nostalgia for the Light (2010) Guzmán, Patricio #936 France-Gy-Chile 45. Passion (1982) Godard, Jean-Luc #952 France-Switzerland 46. La Belle Noiseuse (1991) Rivette, Jacques #967 France-Switz 47. Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980) Godard, Jean-Luc #977 France-Switzerland 48. Since Otar Left (2003) Bertucelli, Julie #997 France-Belgium 49. Seraphine (2008) Provost, Martin #1020 France-Belgium 50. Ludwig (1972) Visconti, Luchino #1027 France-Germany-Italy 51. Tenant, The (1976) Polanski, Roman #1042 France-US 52. Z (1969) Costa-Gavras, Constantin #1080 France-Algeria 53. Trial, The (62) Welles, Orson #1092 France-Gy-Yugo-Italy 54. Winged Migration (2001) Perrin, Cluzaud, & Debats #1191 France-Ity-Gy-Spn-Switz 55. Arabian Nights (1974) Pasolini, Pier Paolo #1231 France-Italy Some of the above don't seem very French (Pasolini, Kurosawa) - that's what makes country lists difficult. All French Titles Merged (135 ranked) 1. Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928) Dreyer, Carl Theodor #34 France 2. 400 Blows, The (1959) Truffaut, François #37 France 3. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) Bresson, Robert #50 France 4. Rules of the Game, The (1939) Renoir, Jean #63 France 5. Jules et Jim (1961) Truffaut, François #73 France 6. L'Atalante (1934) Vigo, Jean #88 France 7. Contempt (1963) Godard, Jean-Luc #89 France-Italy 8. Shoah (1985) Lanzmann, Claude #98 France 9. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The (1972) Buñuel, Luis #99 France 10. Mulholland Dr. (2001) Lynch, David #122 France-US 11. Pierrot le fou (1965) Godard, Jean-Luc #124 France-Italy 12. Masculine-Feminine (1966) Godard, Jean-Luc #126 France-Sweden 13. Earrings of Madame de..., The (1953) Ophuls, Max #136 France-Italy 14. Pianist, The (2002) Polanski, Roman #142 France-Gy-UK-Poland 15. Pickpocket (1959) Bresson, Robert #146 France 16. Breathless (1959) Godard, Jean-Luc #159 France 17. Wages of Fear, The (1952) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #168 France-Italy 18. My Life to Live (Vivre sa vie) (1963) Godard, Jean-Luc #171 France 19. Gospel According to St. Matthew, The (1964) Pasolini, Pier Paolo #176 France-Italy 20. Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The (1964) Demy, Jacques #187 France-Germany 21. Man Escaped, A (1956) Bresson, Robert #188 France 22. Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2008) Schnabel, Julian #194 France-US 23. Grande Illusion, La (1937) Renoir, Jean #197 France 24. Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974) Rivette, Jacques #202 France 25. Playtime (1967) Tati, Jacques #211 France 26. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Resnais, Alain #213 France-Italy 27. Diaboliques, Les (1955) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #214 France 28. Un Chien Andalou (1929) Short Buñuel, Luis #216 France 29. Ratatouille (2007) Bird, Brad & Pinkava, Jan #217 France 30. Belle de jour (1967) Buñuel, Luis #219 France-Italy 31. Eyes Without a Face (1959) Franju, Georges #229 France-Italy 32. Belle et la bête, La (Beauty/Beast, 1946) Cocteau, Jean #241 France 33. Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain,2001) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre #243 France 34. Hiroshima mon amour (1959) Resnais, Alain #246 France-Japan 35. Mon oncle (1958) Tati, Jacques #251 France 36. Last Tango in Paris (1973) Bertolucci, Bernardo #262 France-Italy 37. L'Âge d'or (1930) Buñuel, Luis #263 France 38. Band of Outsiders (Bande à part, 1964) Godard, Jean-Luc #268 France 39. Three Colours: Red (1994) Kieslowski, Krszystof #275 France-Switzerland-Poland 40. Army of Shadows (1969) Melville, Jean-Pierre #277 France-Italy 41. L'Eclisse (1962) Antonioni, Michelangelo #286 France-Italy 42. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) Buñuel, Luis #293 France-Spain 43. Le Samouraï (1967) Melville, Jean-Pierre #299 France 44. Week-End (1967) Godard, Jean-Luc #304 France-Italy 45. Les Enfants du paradis (1945) Carné, Marcel #305 France 46. Diary of a Country Priest (1950) Bresson, Robert #312 France 47. Léon (The Professional, 1994) Besson, Luc #314 France 48. Day for Night (1973) Truffaut, François #334 France 49. Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1966) Godard, Jean-Luc #341 France 50. Double Life of Veronique, The (1991) Kieslowski, Krszystof #344 France-Poland-Norway 51. Napoléon (1927) Gance, Abel #354 France 52. La Notte (1961) Antonioni, Michelangelo #357 France-Italy 53. Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Melville, Jean-Pierre #378 France 54. Forbidden Games (1951) Clément, René #383 France 55. Pépé le Moko (1937) Duvivier, Julien #384 France 56. Les Vampires (1915-16) Feuillade, Louis #391 France 57. Rise to Power of Louis XIV, The (1966) Rossellini, Roberto #399 France 58. Red Desert (1964) Antonioni, Michelangelo #408 France-Italy 59. Night and Fog (1955) Resnais, Alain #414 France 60. Three Colours: Blue (1993) Kieslowski, Krszystof #421 France-Poland-Switzerland 61. Shoot the Piano Player (1960) Truffaut, François #428 France 62. Lola Montès (1955) Ophüls, Max #432 France 63. Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) Ophüls, Max #433 France 64. Persepolis (2007) Paronnaud, Vincent & Satrapi, Marjane #438 France-US 65. Orpheus (1950) Cocteau, Jean #440 France 66. Tristana (1970) Buñuel, Luis #444 France-Spain 67. Sans soleil (1963) Marker, Chris #445 France 68. Le Million (1931) Clair, René #448 France 69. Prophet, A (2009) Audiard, Jacques #449 France 70. Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953) Tati, Jacques #459 France 71. Le Voyage dans la lune (Trip to the Moon, 1902) Méliès, Georges #462 France 72. Beau Travail (1998) Denis, Claire #468 France 73. F for Fake (1973) Welles, Orson #471 France-Iran-West Germany 74. Sacrifice, The (1986) Tarkovsky, Andrei #472 France-Sweden 75. Rififi (55) Dassin, Jules #474 France 76. Mother and the Whore, The (1973) Eustache, Jean #496 France 77. Mouchette (1966) Bresson, Robert #497 France 78. 1900 (1976) Bertolucci, Bernardo #505 France-Germany-Italy 79. À nous la liberté (1931) Clair, René #528 France 80. Lola (1961) Demy, Jacques #540 France-Italy 81. Alphaville (1965) Godard, Jean-Luc #545 France 82. Le Jour se lève (1939) Carné, Marcel #562 France 83. In the Realm of the Senses (1976) Oshima, Nagisa #583 France-Japan 84. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1964) Parajanov, Sergei #592 France-Iran 85. Argent, L' (1983) Bresson, Robert #593 France-Switz 86. Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) Varda, Agnès #599 France 87. River, The (1951) Renoir, Jean #611 France-India-US 88. Class, The (2008) Cantet, Laurent #620 France 89. Crime of Monsieur Lange, The (1936) Renoir, Jean #621 France 90. Underground (1995) Kusturica, Emir #633 France-Germany-Hungary 91. Atlantic City (1980) Malle, Louis #642 Canada-France 92. My Night at Maud's (1969) Rohmer, Eric #650 France 93. 35 Shots of Rum (2008) Denis, Claire #655 France 94. L'Enfant (The Child, 2005) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #661 France 95. Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Renoir, Jean #676 France 96. United 93 (2006) Greengrass, Paul #685 France-UK-US 97. Carlos (2010) Assayas , Olivier #689 France 98. Claire's Knee (1970) Rohmer, Eric #712 France 99. Casque d'or (1952) Becker, Jacques #713 France 100. Providence (1977) Resnais, Alain #718 France-Switz 101. Son, The (Le Fils, 2002) Dardenne, Jean-Pierre & Luc #732 France 102. Triplets of Belleville, The (2003) Chomet, Sylvain #736 France-Belg-Can-UK 103. Plaisir, Le (1951) Ophüls, Max #745 France 104. La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000) Watkins, Peter #754 France 105. Blood of a Poet, The (1930) Cocteau, Jean #778 France 106. Quai des Orfèvres (1947) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #788 France 107. Piccadilly (1929) Dupont, Ewald André #792 France 108. Le Boucher (1970) Chabrol, Claude #802 France 109. Young Girls of Rochefort, The (1967) Demy, Jacques #806 France 110. Time Out (2001) Cantet, Laurent #807 France 111. Muriel ou Le Temps d'un Retour (1963) Resnais, Alain #817 France-Italy 112. French Cancan (1954) Renoir, Jean #819 France 113. Phantom of Liberty, The (1974) Buñuel, Luis #828 France 114. Lancelot du Lac (1974) Bresson, Robert #831 France-Italy 115. Three Colours: White (1994) Kieslowski, Krszystof #845 France-Poland 116. India Song (1975) Duras, Marguerite #851 France 117. To Be and to Have (2002) Philibert, Nicolas #868 France 118. Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987) Malle, Louis #873 France 119. Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home, 2001) de Oliveira, Manoel #879 France-Portugal 120. Of Gods and Men (2010) Beauvois, Xavier #883 France 121. Beaches of Agnès, The (2008) Varda, Agnès #885 France 122. Under the Sand (2000) Ozon, Francois #894 France 123. Christmas Tale, A (2008) Desplechin, Arnaud #898 France 124. Wild Child, The (1970) Truffaut, François #906 France 125. Certified Copy (2010) Kiarostami, Abbas #908 France-Italy-Belgium 126. Bob le flambeur (1956) Melville, Jean-Pierre #910 France 127. La Chienne (1931) Renoir, Jean #913 France 128. Nostalgia for the Light (2010) Guzmán, Patricio #936 France-Gy-Chile 129. Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945) Bresson, Robert #950 France 130. Passion (1982) Godard, Jean-Luc #952 France-Switzerland 131. La Belle Noiseuse (1991) Rivette, Jacques #967 France-Switz 132. Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980) Godard, Jean-Luc #977 France-Switzerland 133. Touchez Pas A Grisbi (1954) Becker, Jacques #978 France 134. Summer Hours (2008) Assayas, Olivier #991 France 135. Since Otar Left (2003) Bertucelli, Julie #997 France-Belgium Winged Migration was shot at over 200 locations worldwide over six years, following migrating birds My Favorites (* = unranked) 1. Winged Migration (2001) Perrin, Cluzaud, & Debats #1191 France-Ity-Gy-Spn-Switz 2. Jean de Florette/Manon of the Spring (1986) Berri, Claude * France 3. 400 Blows, The (1959) Truffaut, François #37 France 4. Chaos (2001) Serreau, Coline * France 5. A Very Long Engagement (2002) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre * France 6. La Femme Nikita (1990) Besson, Luc * France 7. Micmacs (2009) Jeunet, Jean-Pierre * France 8. Diva (1981) Beineix, Jean-Jacques * France 9. Innocence (2004) Hadzihalilovic, Lucile * France 10. Chorus, The (2004) Barratier, Christophe * France 11. United 93 (2006) Greengrass, Paul #685 France-UK-US 12. Ridicule (1996) Leconte, Patrice * France 13. Atlantic City (1980) Malle, Louis #642 Canada-France 14. The Two of Us (1967) Berri, Claude * France 15. Grande Illusion, La (1937) Renoir, Jean #197 France 16. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) Bresson, Robert #50 France 17. Léon (The Professional, 1994) Besson, Luc #314 France 18. Triplets of Belleville, The (2003) Chomet, Sylvain #736 France-Belg-Can-UK 19. Elevator to the Gallows (1958) Malle, Louis #1593 France 20. Earrings of Madame de..., The (1953) Ophuls, Max #136 France-Italy 21. Plaisir, Le (1951) Ophüls, Max #745 France 22. 13 Tzameti (2006) Babluani, Géla * France 23. Rififi (1955) Dassin, Jules #474 France 24. Band of Outsiders (Bande à part, 1964) Godard, Jean-Luc #268 France 25. Vatel (2000) Joffé, Roland * France-UK-Belgium 26. Return of Martin Guerre, The (1982) Vigne, Daniel * France 27. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The (1972) Buñuel, Luis #99 France 28. Wages of Fear, The (1952) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #168 France-Italy 29. Day for Night (1973) Truffaut, François #334 France-Italy 30. Carlos (2010) Assayas , Olivier #689 France 31. Prophet, A (2009) Audiard, Jacques #449 France 32. Army of Shadows (1969) Melville, Jean-Pierre #277 France-Italy 33. Jules et Jim (1961) Truffaut, François #73 France 34. Shoah (1985) Lanzmann, Claude #98 France 35. Diaboliques, Les (1955) Clouzot, Henri-Georges #214 France 36. Pianist, The (2002) Polanski, Roman #142 France-Gy-UK-Poland 37. Shoot the Piano Player (1960) Truffaut, François #428 France 38. Man Escaped, A (1956) Bresson, Robert #188 France 39. Under the Sand (2000) Ozon, Francois #894 France-Japan 40. Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) Varda, Agnès #599 France 41. La Ronde (1950) Ophüls, Max #1166 France 42. Rules of the Game, The (1939) Renoir, Jean #63 France 43. Passion of Joan of Arc, The (1928) Dreyer, Carl Theodor #34 France 44. Chocolat (2000) Hallström, Lasse * UK-US 45. Lacombe, Lucien (1974) Malle, Louis #1265 France 46. Belle de jour (1967) Buñuel, Luis #219 France-Italy 47. Nelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995) Sautet, Claude * France-Italy-Germany 48. The Raven (1945) Clouzot, Henri-Georges * France 49. Breathless (1959) Godard, Jean-Luc #159 France 50. La Vie en Rose (2007) Dahan, Olivier * France-UK-CzechRep Some of the multinational films I purposely left off my list since they seem more like other nations (like Antonioni and Bertolucci) than French films. Many that I left off of my list I simply haven’t seen, such as L’atalante, Pickpocket, My Life to Live, Celine and Julie Go Boating, L'Âge d'or, Le Cercle Rouge. Some others I have seen and just didn’t like a lot (Children of Paradise I found tedious and cliché ridden – I mean, do people HAVE to sing La Marseilles in every French film? This one also had the clichés of mimes, Pierrots, cognac, and mistresses; you name it, if it’s French, they put it in this film. So where the heck was Chevalier singing?) How in the world is Jean de Florette unranked? For me, and many others I’ve talked to, this is France’s best epic, a multi-generational story about land, water, and justice in life. One novel filmed as two films, four hours total, released simultaneously as a double feature so people could see both parts in one sitting or return for the second half, Manon of the Spring (aka Manon des Sources). Claude Berri also directed the wonderful and uplifting story The Two Of Us (aka, The Old Man and the Boy, also unranked), about a Jewish child sent from Paris to live with an elderly couple in the country during WW2. I found Children of Paradise (#20) painstaking to sit through; and La Jetee is not even a film, its 15 minutes of still photos with a narrator - it has no "moving pictures". The 400 Blows is terrific, shot at 25 by Truffaut, a movie critic, for his first feature film. Much of it was improvised, most was overdubbed later by the actors so he could shoot in the streets without bulky sound equipment. Louis Malle's first fim, Elevator To the Gallows, belongs on this list. It's only ranked 1593rd overall. At one point, I was gonna say that you could tell a French film because (a) someone will either dress up like a woman or two guys will dance together (b) someone will sing something French, either Freres Jacques or La Marseillaise (c) someone will do mime or Pierrot the clown with the frilly collar (d) someone will drink cognac or champagne, or both. I believe ALL of these are in the classic La Grande Illusion (well, not Pierrot), which is a masterpiece anyway; all are in Children of Paradise (which I don't like). Thankfully, I saw enough French gangster films that the stereotype was finally broken. But I still don't get their spelling - if all those letters are silent, then why use 'em? Rendezvous that.. 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