MUBI brings you a great new film every day.  Start your 7-day free trial today!
Watch a new film every day for $4.99.
Try MUBI for FREE.
Learn More
 

ESSENTIAL FRENCH FILMS

By: Kenji


Pierrot le Fou

Thanks to all who’ve made this among my most popular lists.

Chronological order, a list of favourites and essentials

My favourites:

The Green Ray (Rohmer)
Rules of the Game (Renoir)
Celine and Julie go Boating (Rivette)
Hiroshima mon Amour (Resnais)
Pierrot le Fou (Godard)
Casque d’Or (Becker)
A Day in the Country (Renoir)
L’Atalante (Vigo)
Children of Paradise (Carné)
The Double Life of Véronique (Kieslowski)
Orphée (Cocteau)
Claire’s Knee (Rohmer)
My Night at Maud’s (Rohmer)
Madame de (Ophuls)
Judex (Franju)
My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend (Rohmer)
Innocence (Hadzihalilovic)
Grand Illusion (Renoir)
Sans Soleil (Marker)
Une Simple Histoire (Hanoun)
Regular Lovers (Garrel)


A Day in the Country

Missing from Mubi:

La Saucisse (Guy-Blaché)
Heroine (Guy-Blaché)


Casque d’Or

~~

More lists:

Apursansar’s French Film Canon

+ by me:

Le Cinéma, c’est Jean Renoir
Eric Rohmer
11 Great French Film Stars
Alice Guy-Blaché, Queen of the Pioneers

~


Le Bonheur (Varda)

~~

CINEMA OF FRANCE

~


Madame de

 

Wall

Displaying 4 of 37 wall posts.
see all
Picture of Yorda

Yorda

5Feb13

Du côté d'Orouët (Rozier) and The King and Mister Bird (Grimault)? I'm not sure the first one is famous enough to be on your list, but it's still the most famous one from Rozier with Adieu Philippine and it could be interesting for anyone who looks for an essential vacation film (other than Rohmer). The second one is probably the most essential film of the french animation, especially for the influence it has had on contemporary directors such as Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Sylvain Chomet or Brad Bird. And also because it's a wonderful film which deserves to be better known. :) Great job anyway!

Kenji likes this

Picture of John

John

4Aug12

I was just thinking: there's really needs to be a compendium of the best French films on here, and here it goes. Nice to see Jacques Rozier.

Kenji likes this

Picture of A_F_I

A_F_I

1Aug12

Awesome list! It's going to be of great help to me once i start taking french course this coming semester.

Picture of Harrison Karakatsanis

Harrison Karakatsanis

12Jun12

I think The Green Ray isn't acknowledged enough. Amazing, heartbreaking, honest and full of hope- what else is there to want of a movie?

Kenji likes this

Fans

Displaying 5 of 388 fans.
see all
Picture of Chris Barclay

Chris Barclay

Picture of ran picado

ran picado

Picture of House of Pleasure

House of Pleasur​e

Picture of Maud DINAND

Maud DINAND

Picture of Jake Germann

Jake Germann