The Young Lovers (
2022) | IMDb:
6.4
Elegant, retired architect Shauna (70) crosses paths with Pierre, a happily married doctor in his 40s, who first made an impression on her in a brief meeting 15 years previously. Both are quite troubled to meet again and begin an affair. While Pierre’s family life is soon turned upside down, Shauna struggles with feelings she thought belonged to the past.
Starring:
Fanny Ardant
,
Melvil Poupaud
,
Cécile de France
,
Florence Loiret Caille
,
Sharif Andoura
,
Sarah Henochsberg
Directed by:
Carine Tardieu
The French Dispatch (
2021) | IMDb:
7.1
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Starring:
Benicio del Toro
,
Adrien Brody
,
Tilda Swinton
,
Léa Seydoux
,
Frances McDormand
,
Timothée Chalamet
Lost Illusions (
2021) | IMDb:
7.4
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
Starring:
Benjamin Voisin
,
Cécile de France
,
Vincent Lacoste
,
Xavier Dolan
,
Salomé Dewaels
,
Jeanne Balibar
Directed by:
Xavier Giannoli
A Butterfly Kiss (
2011) | IMDb:
5.4
Billie and Louis have the good fortune of loving each other passionately and of having a family. But then one day terrible news turns their existence and that of their friends' upside down. Marie, a famous actress who is Billie's friend and confidant, redoubles her determination to give life, while Alice, her nurse, fighting for freedom, maintains that life 'is here and now and in the moment.' A film about love, hope, and the conviction that the force of life, despite the toughest tests, will always gain the upper hand.
Starring:
Valeria Golino
,
Elsa Zylberstein
,
Vincent Perez
,
Cécile de France
,
Jalil Lespert
,
Nicolas Giraud
Directed by:
Karine Silla
Hereafter (
2010) | IMDb:
6.5
Three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — are touched by death in different ways.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Cécile de France
,
Bryce Dallas Howard
,
Thierry Neuvic
,
Cyndi Mayo Davis
,
Lisa Griffiths
Mesrine: Killer Instinct (
2008) | IMDb:
7.5
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
Starring:
Vincent Cassel
,
Cécile de France
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Gilles Lellouche
,
Roy Dupuis
,
Florence Thomassin
Directed by:
Jean-François Richet
The Colonel (
2006) | IMDb:
7
A "Reformed Colonel" is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria's struggle for independence was won from France. Lieutenant Galois is assigned the investigation of this murder. She receives the diary of Lieutenent Guy Rossi who served under The Colonel in Algeria in 1956, and has been reported as missing in action since 1957. The revelations found in Rossi's diary go far beyond The Colonel's actions in Algeria, and give an insight on how dirty Algeria's War for Independence really was.
Starring:
Olivier Gourmet
,
Robinson Stévenin
,
Cécile de France
,
Charles Aznavour
,
Bruno Solo
,
Éric Caravaca
Directed by:
Laurent Herbiet
Russian Dolls (
2005) | IMDb:
7
Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.
Starring:
Romain Duris
,
Kelly Reilly
,
Audrey Tautou
,
Cécile de France
,
Kevin Bishop
,
Olivier Saladin
Around the World in 80 Days (
2004) | IMDb:
5.8
A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.
Starring:
Jackie Chan
,
Steve Coogan
,
Cécile de France
,
Jim Broadbent
,
Ewen Bremner
,
Karen Mok Man-Wai
High Tension (
2003) | IMDb:
6.7
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Starring:
Cécile de France
,
Maïwenn
,
Philippe Nahon
,
Andrei Finti
,
Oana Pellea
,
Marco Claudiu Pascu
I, Cesar (
2003) | IMDb:
6.1
Cesar is a young schoolboy living in Paris with his family. Their life is ordinary, but Cesar wants more excitement (which he creates, in one instance, by claiming to his teachers that his father has been arrested). During the school holidays, Cesar and his friend Sarah decide to help their mutual friend, Morgan, find his father who supposedly lives in London. Each one tells their parents that they're staying with the other two, and together they sneak out to begin their search.
Starring:
Jules Sitruk
,
Joséphine Berry
,
Mabô Kouyaté
,
Anna Karina
,
Stéphane Guillon
,
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Directed by:
Richard Berry
The Spanish Apartment (
2002) | IMDb:
7.3
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.
Starring:
Romain Duris
,
Audrey Tautou
,
Kelly Reilly
,
Cécile de France
,
Cristina Brondo
,
Federico D'Anna
Directed by:
Cédric Klapisch