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"The Artist," by Michelle Schwartzbauer

“The Artist,” by Michelle Schwartzbauer

(French) To better understand French pop culture and French people you may meet, you need to have some notion of cinematographic culture.

Recommended for your viewing, these important French films (mainly from the 1990s and 2000s) will help you accomplish just that. Watch them once, or again and again; these popular movies in French culture are not very intellectual, per se (I have never seen a movie from the French new Wave and I am not ashamed to say it), but they certainly are enjoyable. Let us agree that it is not a list of pretension (and obviously not very objective). Feel free to add your own favorite French films in a comment below!

86 Classic French films to watch again and again

2012:

Populaire

Camille redouble

De rouille et d’os

Un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul

2 Days In New York

Le Prénom

2011:

The Artist

Polisse

Intouchables

2010:

L’arnacœur

Des Hommes et des Dieux

Les Aventures Extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec

Les Émotifs Anonymes

Les Petits Mouchoirs

Potiche

Tournée

Tout ce qui brille

2009:

La première étoile

Le code a changé

Les Beaux Gosses

Un prophète

2008:

Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis

Entre les murs

Largo Winch

Le bal des actrices

Le premier jour du reste de ta vie

Paris

2007:

2 Days in Paris

Ensemble, c’est tout

Hors de Prix

La Môme

Molière

2006:

Camping

Indigènes

Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas

Lady Chatterley

La Science des Rêves

Ne le dis à personne

Nos jours heureux

OSS 117, Le Caire nid d’espions

Prête-moi ta main

2005:

De battre mon cœur s’est arrêté

Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d’enfants (suite de Ma femme est une actrice)

Joyeux Noël

Les Poupées Russes (suite de L’Auberge espagnole)

2004:

Les Choristes

Un long dimanche de fiançailles

2003:

Chouchou

Jeux d’enfants

Le cœur des hommes

Les triplettes de Belleville

Mais qui a tué Pamela Rose ?

Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39

Mr Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran

Swimming Pool

2002:

8 Femmes

Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre

L’Auberge espagnole

2001:

15 août

La chambre des officiers

La Tour Montparnasse infernale

Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain

Les Rivières Pourpres

Ma femme est une actrice

Tanguy

2000:

Le Goût des Autres

Meilleur Espoir Féminin

Années 1990:

Les Bronzés (1980s)

La Gloire de mon père

Le Château de ma mère

Cyrano de Bergerac

Tatie Danielle

Les Visiteurs

La Reine Margot

La Cité de la Peur

Un indien dans la ville

La Haine

Le Bonheur est dans le pré

Un air de famille

On connaît la chanson

Taxi

Le dîner de cons

Vénus beauté (institut)

Les Randonneurs

La vérité si je mens

Les Trois frères

Bénédicte Mahé has studied abroad many times, speaks four languages (French, English, German and Italian), and earned a Master of Management of cultural goods and activities, as well as a Master’s degree in intercultural communications and cooperation. She wishes to work in philanthropy for cultural institutions or non-profit organizations. Among her interests are drinking tea, cooking (with or without success), reading, watching TV shows, and — of course — shopping. She started her blog Tribulations Bretonnes in 2010 and has been updating it (more or less regularly) since then.

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Text copyright ©2012 Bénédicte Mahé. All rights reserved.
Illustration copyright ©2012 Michelle Schwartzbauer. All rights reserved.
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