No Pasaran (
2009) | IMDb:
6.4
Maxence Lafourcade raises pigs in the Pyrenees. His life changes when he learns that a highway will cross his his farm. To face the cynical deputy mayor and his project, he must make an unnatural alliance with a disillusioned lawyer, whose daughter Maxence falls in love with.
Starring:
Cyril Lecomte
,
Élodie Navarre
,
Bernard Blancan
,
Murray Head
,
Didier Pain
,
Rossy de Palma
Produced by:
Pierre Javaux
On Guard (
1997) | IMDb:
6.9
France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.
Starring:
Daniel Auteuil
,
Fabrice Luchini
,
Vincent Perez
,
Marie Gillain
,
Yann Collette
,
Jean-François Stévenin
The Visitors (
1993) | IMDb:
7
After a wizard's spell goes awry, 12th-century Gallic knight Godefroy de Papincourt, Count of Montmirail finds himself transported to 1993, along with his dimwitted servant, Jacquouille la Fripouille. Startled and perplexed by modern technology, the duo run amok, destroying cars and causing chaos until they meet Beatrice de Montmirail, an aristocratic descendant of the nobleman, who may be able to help them get back to 1123.
Starring:
Jean Reno
,
Christian Clavier
,
Valérie Lemercier
,
Marie-Anne Chazel
,
Christian Bujeau
,
Isabelle Nanty
Directed by:
Jean-Marie Poiré
Produced by:
Alain Terzian
Jean de Florette (
1986) | IMDb:
8.1
In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.
Starring:
Yves Montand
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Daniel Auteuil
,
Elisabeth Depardieu
,
Margarita Lozano
,
Ernestine Mazurowna
National Lampoon's European Vacation (
1985) | IMDb:
6.2
The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but they just don't know how to be be good tourists. Besides, they have trouble taking holidays in countries where they CAN speak the language.