132 Top French Films by 66 Directors   Although my list is a little Chabrol and Truffaut heavy, these are my favorite French films. Ranked. Also check out my other related lists: French Cinema Primer French Films I’ve Seen French Films I’ve Seen: Part Deux View this list on IMDB View this list on iCheckMovies Movies missing from the database: Le Nouveau testament (Sacha Guitry) Honorable Mentions: Viva Maria! (1965) Louis Malle Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) Jules Dassin Le Petit soldat (1963) Jean-Luc Godard À double tour (1959) Claude Chabrol Mon meilleur ami (2006) Patrice Leconte Le Nouveau testament (1936) Sacha Guitry  Directors / # Films on the List Claude Chabrol 11 François Truffaut 10 Eric Rohmer 7 Jean-Luc Godard 5 Luis Buñuel 5 Marcel Carné 5 Louis Malle 4 Robert Bresson 4 Alain Resnais 3 Bertrand Tavernier 3 Olivier Assayas 3 Patrice Leconte 3 François Ozon 3 Agnès Varda 2.5 & Jacques Demy 1.5 (they directed one together and were married) Céline Sciamma 2 Claire Denis 2 Claude Berri 2 Georges Franju 2 Henri-Georges Clouzot 2 Jacques Audiard 2 Jacques Rivette 2 Julien Duvivier 2 Krzysztof Kieslowski 2 René Clair 2 Sacha Guitry 2 Arnaud Desplechin 1 Bernardo Bertolucci 1 Bertrand Blier 1 Billy Wilder 1 Bruno Nuytten 1 Catherine Breillat 1 Catherine Corsini 1 Cédric Klapisch 1 Chantal Akerman 1 Christian Carion 1 Christophe Barratier 1 Christophe Honoré 1 Claude Lelouch 1 Claude Pinoteau 1 Claude Sautet 1 Danièle Thompson 1 Francis Veber 1 Gaspar Noé 1 Gilles Paquet-Brenner 1 Jacques Richard 1 Jacques Rouffio 1 Jean Cocteau 1 Jean Renoir 1 Jean Vigo 1 Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1 Jean-Pierre Melville 1 Julian Schnabel 1 Katell Quillévéré 1 Laurence Ferreira Barbosa 1 Laurent Cantet 1 Maurice Pialat 1 Michael Haneke 1 Olivier Dahan 1 Patrice Chéreau 1 Philippe de Broca 1 Pierre Salvadori 1 René Clément 1 Serge Bourguignon 1 Sylvain Chomet 1 Yves Robert 1

132 Top French Films by 66 Directors <img src="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y202/personalitytest/auteurssubm/bonvoyage.jpg?t=1269962818" alt="" /> Although my list is a little Chabrol and Truffaut heavy, these are my favorite French films. Ranked. Also check out my other related lists: <a href="http://mubi.com/lists/11393">French Cinema Primer</a> <a href="http://mubi.com/lists/10698">French Films I&#8217;ve Seen</a> <a href="http://mubi.com/lists/french-films-ive-seen-part-deux">French Films I&#8217;ve Seen: Part Deux</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/list/HvuQk2RFEhM">View this list on IMDB</a> <a href="http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/top+french+films/allisoncm/">View this list on iCheckMovies</a> Movies missing from the database: Le Nouveau testament (Sacha Guitry) Honorable Mentions: Viva Maria! (1965) Louis Malle Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) Jules Dassin Le Petit soldat (1963) Jean-Luc Godard À double tour (1959) Claude Chabrol Mon meilleur ami (2006) Patrice Leconte Le Nouveau testament (1936) Sacha Guitry <img src="http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv199/cinemabecomesher/Auteurs/cch.jpg" alt="" /> Directors / # Films on the List Claude Chabrol 11 François Truffaut 10 Eric Rohmer 7 Jean-Luc Godard 5 Luis Buñuel 5 Marcel Carné 5 Louis Malle 4 Robert Bresson 4 Alain Resnais 3 Bertrand Tavernier 3 Olivier Assayas 3 Patrice Leconte 3 François Ozon 3 Agnès Varda 2.5 &amp; Jacques Demy 1.5 (they directed one together and were married) Céline Sciamma 2 Claire Denis 2 Claude Berri 2 Georges Franju 2 Henri-Georges Clouzot 2 Jacques Audiard 2 Jacques Rivette 2 Julien Duvivier 2 Krzysztof Kieslowski 2 René Clair 2 Sacha Guitry 2 Arnaud Desplechin 1 Bernardo Bertolucci 1 Bertrand Blier 1 Billy Wilder 1 Bruno Nuytten 1 Catherine Breillat 1 Catherine Corsini 1 Cédric Klapisch 1 Chantal Akerman 1 Christian Carion 1 Christophe Barratier 1 Christophe Honoré 1 Claude Lelouch 1 Claude Pinoteau 1 Claude Sautet 1 Danièle Thompson 1 Francis Veber 1 Gaspar Noé 1 Gilles Paquet-Brenner 1 Jacques Richard 1 Jacques Rouffio 1 Jean Cocteau 1 Jean Renoir 1 Jean Vigo 1 Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1 Jean-Pierre Melville 1 Julian Schnabel 1 Katell Quillévéré 1 Laurence Ferreira Barbosa 1 Laurent Cantet 1 Maurice Pialat 1 Michael Haneke 1 Olivier Dahan 1 Patrice Chéreau 1 Philippe de Broca 1 Pierre Salvadori 1 René Clément 1 Serge Bourguignon 1 Sylvain Chomet 1 Yves Robert 1