Jeanne du Barry (
2023) | IMDb:
0
The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.
The In(famous) Youssef Salem (
2023) | IMDb:
6.8
Youssef Salem, 45, has always managed to miss his writing career. But the trouble begins when his new novel becomes a success because Youssef couldn't help but be inspired by his own, for better or worse. He must now avoid at all costs that his book falls into the hands of his family.
Scarlet (
2023) | IMDb:
6.7
A French widower and WWI veteran returns home after the war to raise his newborn daughter.
Starring:
Raphaël Thiéry
,
Juliette Jouan
,
Noémie Lvovsky
,
Louis Garrel
,
Yolande Moreau
,
François Négret
Based on a True Story (
2017) | IMDb:
5.7
Delphine is the author of an autobiographical novel that has become a bestseller. Exhausted by the promotional tour, just when she feels out of place, paralyzed by the idea of having to start writing again, she meets Elle, a young, attractive, intelligent, intuitive woman who seems to understand her better than anyone.
Starring:
Emmanuelle Seigner
,
Eva Green
,
Vincent Perez
,
Dominique Pinon
,
Brigitte Roüan
,
Camille Chamoux
Directed by:
Roman Polanski
Chocolat (
2016) | IMDb:
7
Chocolat the clown, the first black stage performer in France, goes from anonymity to fame after forming an unprecedented duo with fellow performer Footit in the very popular in Belle Epoque Paris. But easy money, gambling, and discrimination take their toll on their friendship and Chocolat's career.
Starring:
Omar Sy
,
James Thierrée
,
Clotilde Hesme
,
Olivier Gourmet
,
Frédéric Pierrot
,
Noémie Lvovsky
Directed by:
Roschdy Zem
My Old Lady (
2014) | IMDb:
6.4
Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager—an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale—and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.
Starring:
Maggie Smith
,
Kevin Kline
,
Kristin Scott Thomas
,
Dominique Pinon
,
Michael Burstin
,
Elie Wajeman
Directed by:
Israel Horovitz
Guilty (
2011) | IMDb:
7.3
Investigates the corrupt judicial system under which Alain Mar'caux and his wife Edith were arrested on accusations of pedophilia horrific acts they never committed- and the years he spent fighting to get out of prison, clear his name and keep his family.
Starring:
Philippe Torreton
,
Wladimir Yordanoff
,
Noémie Lvovsky
,
Raphaël Ferret
,
Michelle Goddet
,
Farida Ouchani
Directed by:
Vincent Garenq
17 Girls (
2011) | IMDb:
6
When Camille accidentally becomes pregnant, she encourages her friends and fellow high school classmates to follow suit. It's only a matter of time, before seventeen girls in the high school are pregnant and the town is thrown into a world of chaos.
Starring:
Louise Grinberg
,
Juliette Darche
,
Roxane Duran
,
Esther Garrel
,
Yara Pilartz
,
Solène Rigot
The French Kissers (
2009) | IMDb:
6.4
An awkward adolescent boy and his angst-ridden friends try their best to fit in amongst a cast of varied characters.
Starring:
Vincent Lacoste
,
Anthony Sonigo
,
Alice Trémolière
,
Julie Scheibling
,
Robin Nizan-Duverger
,
Baptiste Huet
Directed by:
Riad Sattouf