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You write in the favorites section that A Day In The Country is Rohmer, just to correct you it's Renoir, just a dumb mistake and you probably already knew it but you just haven't noticed that you wrote wrong.

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Kenji

25Jan12

Ah yes, well spotted- i've done a list each on Rohmer and Renoir, among my favourite directors. Strange noone mentioned it before!

chanandre

4Jan12

There's nice taste, good taste, great taste and then, there's YOUR taste. Superb list. I love this list. I loooooooooooove Casque d'Or but I hated Le Bonheur, his fancy-free demeanor vis-à-vis cheating actually hurt me. But it's a Varda film and she does not make a bad film ever.

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Kenji

4Jan12

I love Casque d'Or too. It should be famous worldwide cos it's pretty well perfect. The wife's pain in Le Bonheur is all the more poignant for me due to its being hidden by his "fancy free" spirit and in contrast to the earlier bonheur. The final part may seem callous, overly relaxed or surprising and thought-provoking.

Michael S. Templin

14Dec11

Spanning 1896-2011, what a comprehensive list!

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Varun Anisetty

4Dec11

Great list!

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Michel Poiccard

3Dec11

LOVE this list, great job :)

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paleandpolluted

27Jul11

great list, french films are definitely my favorites!

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Lewis Nolan

17Jul11

Agreed! A great list.

Rath

8May11

Awesome list... Congratulations!

Flying Dutchman

26Nov10

Wonderful list

Ryan Estabrooks

23Sep10

As always, great list!

90lg

16Sep10

lovely.

Kenji

8Sep10

I've put City of Pirates in my Portuguese list

Kenji

8Sep10

I'll add something by Ruiz, yes, thanks for the suggestions. I'm trying to given an objective overview with a few hidden favourites too

Dimitris Psachos

8Sep10

p.s.: Ruiz has much more essential films than Time Regained, remove that one (unless you're keeping it for popularity's sake) and add Mammame, Life is a Dream, Three Crowns of the Sailor and City of Pirates for starters :)

Dimitris Psachos

8Sep10

Quite the list even if I'm not a big fan of Kieslowski's trilogy. You've balanced acclaimed ones and hidden masterpieces, hence a great bond exists up there! I'm not a fan of Bunuel's French period but it's good to see you have no prejudices, hehe ;)

Robert Regan

3Jun10

Another good list, Kenji. I love Lumiere, and my favorite Feuillade movie is the short Un Dame vraiment bien. I bought the English Leas Vampires because it included this. Bob

Kenji

2May10

Georges; No, Les Amants/The Lovers and Lola are already included. I wasn't sure if we needed 2 Demy musicals, but i thought i'd picked Le Feu Follet, an oversight, (actually it happened when i lost a few years of selections with internet trouble, had to resubmit) thanks for that

Georges Ben Soussan

2May10

Is missing: Le Feu follet, Les Amants; Lola, Les demoiselles de Rochefort..etc...

Kenji

29Apr10

i aim to please

Kenji

18Apr10

The list is in year order, Makhan

Makhan B.

18Apr10

good to see kieslowski films on this list, but they should be higher up (even though he's polish)

schahed

28Feb10

4 Stars for this List!

Kenji

8Dec09

ah well done, the dance scene in Maldone!

Arsaib

8Dec09

Hope you get to see Feyder's VISAGES D'ENFANTS (1925) and Grémillon's MALDONE (1928). Better than any of Renoir's silents, as far as I'm concerned.

Kenji

2Dec09

i've not seen enough Garrel, i must admit- we could do with more by him on dvd in UK.

Edwin N

2Dec09

Excellent list, Kenji. Have you seen any Garrel apart Regular Lovers and Birth of Love? What about some Duras? I think she's as important as Rohmer or Godard.

Edwin N

2Dec09

Jake, "Breathless" is really overrated. I believe there is a lot of more important films out there to represent the start of the French New Wave like Hiroshima Mon Amour, Les Cousins or some Robbe-Grillet.

Kenji

2Dec09

Ah well spotted, the films i picked from 1957 to 62 were lost when my net connection went off before i clicked save changes and i redid them hurriedly, had the feeling i'd missed one.

Jake La Motta

2Dec09

Where exactly is Breathless??Am I missing it??Unless you think that "Breathless" is not an essential French film...

Kenji

2Dec09

oops, my ageing brain!