French Films

  • Grand Paris

    Grand Paris

    2023

    1h.11min

    6

    Two young slackers from the Paris suburbs, find a mysterious object on a construction site - ancient talisman or relic of a vanished civilization?


  • After the Fire

    After the Fire

    2023

    1h.38min

    12

    Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place.


  • The Devil, Probably

    The Devil, Probably

    1977

    1h.36min

    16 FSK

    A group of disillusioned young Parisians look for satisfaction in political activism, religion, romance, music, and drugs.


  • Just Kids

    Just Kids

    2020

    1h.43min

    12

    Jack, Lisa and Mathis are suddenedly orphaned. All three react to the catastrophe in their own way. Jack, who has just come of age, gets custody.


  • Into Dad's Woods

    Into Dad's Woods

    2020

    1h.31min

    12

    Fifteen-year-old Gina grew up in a loving family on the edge of a forest. She admires and loves her father Jimmy, an unpredictable and whimsical man.


  • Golden Youth

    Golden Youth

    2019

    1h.52min

    16

    During the "Palace years", the love story of Rose, an orphaned and destitute teenager, and Michel, a painter six years her senior.


  • Diane Has the Right Shape

    Diane Has the Right Shape

    2017

    1h.23min

    16

    In this unconventional dramedy, Diane carries the child of her homosexual friends Thomas and Jacques as a surrogate mother.


  • Summer Frost

    Summer Frost

    2022

    1h.52min

    16

    In a cold summer, 10 strangers connect, revealing dreams and fears in an impressionist tapestry of contemporary France's soul.


  • Aspergirl

    Aspergirl

    2023

    16

    Heartwarming series in which single mother Louison and her son are simultaneously diagnosed with life-changing autism.


  • With the Wind

    With the Wind

    2018

    1h.23min

    16

    For a couple living self-sufficiently, installing a wind turbine becomes a test of their relationship.


  • Working Girls

    Working Girls

    2020

    1h.31min

    16

    WORKING GIRLS is a gripping, character-driven drama about three resilient prostitutes navigating complex lives and dark secrets in a Belgian brothel.


  • The Aerobics Project

    The Aerobics Project

    2022

    16

    Experience how a colorful aerobics whirlwind and a spy scandal shake up Toulouse in the 80s.


  • Searching For Gerda Taro

    Searching For Gerda Taro

    2021

    57min

    16+

    The life and work of a charismatic Jewish refugee from Germany, an anti-fascist, and a trailblazing photographer whose would be forgotten.


  • Foreplay

    Foreplay

    2021

    52min

    16+

    In 2000, Julie Talon made the film "Baiser certain", about the first kiss as a rite of passage. What has changed in the last 20 years?


  • Polaris

    Polaris

    2023

    1h.19min

    16+

    This heart-warming documentary uses beautiful images to tell the story of two sisters who break a vicious circle.


  • We, Students!

    We, Students!

    2022

    1h.23min

    16+

    Rafiki Fariala's debut explores student life in Bangui, revealing hopes amid challenges in the Central African Republic.


  • And Yet We Were All Blind

    And Yet We Were All Blind

    2023

    1h.31min

    16+

    A lawyer faces infanticide charges for a child she didn't know she was carrying, igniting a trial that questions motherhood's essence.


  • Polichinelles

    Polichinelles

    2019

    16+

    The journey of a French lesbian couple aspiring to become parents and the challenges on the way.


  • Junkyard Dog

    Junkyard Dog

    2023

    1h.33min

    12

    Set in a remote village, Dog and Mirales face a test with the arrival of a young woman, who shatters the monotony of their lives.


  • Our Men

    Our Men

    2021

    1h.46min

    16+

    Nika leaves Ukraine to follow her boyfriend Vlad, a French foreign legionnaire, to a military camp in Corsica. There, she meets the commander's wife.


  • Alice and the Mayor

    Alice and the Mayor

    2019

    1h.40min

    16+

    After thirty years, the Mayor of Lyon is running out of ideas, and thanks to a young and brilliant philosopher, he is now getting new hope.


  • We Need Your Vote

    We Need Your Vote

    2017

    1h.37min

    16+

    A political novice joins the campaign team of a presidential candidate, where he faces backstabbing and opportunism.


  • The Enemy

    The Enemy

    2022

    1h.45min

    16+

    Based on a true story: The wife of a politician is found dead in a hotel room. What happened in room 108?


  • Pacifiction

    Pacifiction

    2022

    2h.45min

    6 FSK

    The mesmerizing world of Albert Serra's PACIFICTION departs from the exotic portrayal of Tahiti, presenting an authentic glimpse into its beauty.


  • Bright Women

    Bright Women

    2023

    1h.42min

    16+

    Karine becomes the leader in the fight for her job, but the young woman is tetanized by an invisible handicap.


  • Jackie the Wolf

    Jackie the Wolf

    2023

    1h.33min

    16+

    Jacqueline Jencquel has decided to end her life before her 75th birthday. Her son accompanies her last year with the camera.


  • Lucie Loses Her Horse

    Lucie Loses Her Horse

    2021

    1h.22min

    16+

    From one moment to the next, actress Lucie is a knight, sword in hand, donned in armor and setting off on quixotic quests.


  • Dying in Ibiza (A Film in Three Summers)

    Dying in Ibiza (A Film in Three Summers)

    2022

    1h.47min

    16+

    Three mismatched friends meet over the course of three summers and the story builds into a profound analysis of human nature.


  • Our Eternal Summer

    Our Eternal Summer

    2022

    1h.15min

    16+

    Immerse yourself in the summer of a carefree teenager who suddenly loses her best friend and realizes that nothing lasts forever.


  • Night of the Kings

    Night of the Kings

    2020

    1h.33min

    16+

    Ivorian Filmmaker Philippe Lacôte created a mesmerizing, violent and hyper-masculine film that worships the power of storytelling.


  • The Class

    The Class

    2007

    2h.4min

    0 FSK

    An exceptional, docu-like film that explores the nuances of student-teacher relationships in a Parisian high school.


  • Anuktatop: The Metamorphosis

    Anuktatop: The Metamorphosis

    2016

    1h.45min

    16+

    The future and the present intermingle in this visually stunning docu-fiction, to create a mystical universe in the middle of the French Amazon forest


  • News from Planet Mars

    News from Planet Mars

    2016

    1h.41min

    16+

    In this very compelling comedy, a father reaches the boundaries of his good will and is in danger of falling prey to insanity.


  • Paris Prestige

    Paris Prestige

    2015

    1h.46min

    16+

    A powerful tale of two brothers at odds in Pigalle, Paris directed by the two French rappers Hamé and Ékoué.


  • Excess Will Save Us

    Excess Will Save Us

    2022

    1h.40min

    16+

    A filmmaker returns to the village where she was born – a hamlet in the north of France – to investigate a strange story about a terrorist threat.


  • Too Close to the Sun

    Too Close to the Sun

    2022

    1h.25min

    16+

    This debut feature deals with schizophrenia and the ravages that this mental illness inflicts not only on the patient himself, but also on his family.


  • A Guide to Love and Fighting Capitalism

    A Guide to Love and Fighting Capitalism

    2022

    1h.32min

    16+

    An intimate portrait of the famous French sociologist duo Monique and Michel Pinçon-Charlot who remain ever embroiled in political battles.


  • Bambi: A French Woman

    Bambi: A French Woman

    2021

    1h.23min

    16+

    The new Director's cut of Sébastien Lifshitz's intimate and portrait of one of the first French trans woman, Marie-Pierre Pruvot, called BAMBI.


  • As I Open My Eyes

    As I Open My Eyes

    2015

    1h.46min

    16+

    A dazzling coming-of-age film that interweaves a pivotal moment in Tunisian history with an 18-year-old's struggle for freedom.


  • Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

    Lingui, The Sacred Bonds

    2021

    1h.27min

    16 FSK

    Deeply humanist drama centred on the strength and resilience of women in the face of a dangerously patriarchal society.


  • Elevator to the Gallows

    Elevator to the Gallows

    1957

    1h.30min

    16 FSK

    Louis Malle laid the groundwork for the Nouvelle Vague with his debut, which became a springboard for many of those involved. Music by Miles Davis.


  • Too Much Pussy! Feminist Sluts, a Queer X Show

    Too Much Pussy! Feminist Sluts, a Queer X Show

    2010

    1h.39min

    18 FSK

    An indulgent, feminist and quirky docu-road movie about post-pornography and the sex-positive women's movement.


  • Tralala

    Tralala

    2021

    2h.1min

    16+

    Offbeat, very funny French musical comedy that plays on the kitsch and mystique of the Lourdes pilgrimage site .


  • High Society

    High Society

    2014

    1h.32min

    16+

    Alice's handmade designs catapult her into bourgeois Paris, where she is in danger of being torn apart by love and elitism.


  • Jimmy Rivière

    Jimmy Rivière

    2011

    1h.26min

    16+

    Authentic yet disturbing first feature, written by a Romani filmmaker, about life in a French Romani religious community.


  • The Heroics

    The Heroics

    2021

    1h.39min

    16+

    A moving drama that explores the emotional turmoil of addiction, fatherhood, and marginalization.


  • A Good Man

    A Good Man

    2020

    1h.47min

    16+

    Gender, identity and truth: A GOOD MAN explores the ultimate symbol of femininity and the taboo of male pregnancy.


  • Breath of Life

    Breath of Life

    2017

    1h.33min

    16+

    According to Kant, physicians must walk a tightrope. In this film, the doctor teeters on the wire while treating his own mother.


  • My Body, My Rules

    My Body, My Rules

    2017

    1h.11min

    16+

    A transgressive and political film about female nudity and how it is depicted.


  • Mon enfant, ma bataille

    Mon enfant, ma bataille

    2019

    1h.25min

    16+

    35 years of successful struggle for equal rights for homosexual parents.


  • Aria le film

    Aria le film

    2017

    1h.0min

    16+

    How can you become a parent in France as a lesbian, gay or trans person if the laws forbid you to do so?


  • Océan

    Océan

    2019

    16+

    This Series follows the moving journey of comedian and trans man OCÉAN through his gender reassignment process.


  • Tadpole

    Tadpole

    2019

    16+

    TADPOLE is the rite of passage of parents-to-be Emma and Ben, who are waiting to meet the unknown entity, their unborn child. With 264 days to go until ...


  • Les Invisibles

    Les Invisibles

    2011

    1h.55min

    16+

    This César-winning documentary provides an insightful glimpse into the lives of older gay men and lesbians in France.


  • Freda

    Freda

    2021

    1h.33min

    16+

    Haitian anthropology student FREDA must navigate the tensions between family expectations, postcolonial structures, Christianity, and voodoo.


  • Slalom

    Slalom

    2021

    1h.32min

    16

    Director Charlène Favier deals with her own experiences of abuse as a young junior athlete in this compelling and haunting drama.


  • Ladies of the Wood

    Ladies of the Wood

    2021

    1h.32min

    16+

    This fairy tale-tinged documentary explores the urban forest of Paris where trans sex workers and their clients meet.


  • Our Defeats

    Our Defeats

    2019

    1h.28min

    16+

    Jean-Gabriel Périot asks students on the outskirts of Paris to reenact iconic films from the '68 era and share their thoughts.


  • Despite the Night

    Despite the Night

    2015

    2h.36min

    16+

    A young man searches for his true love and finds himself sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.


  • Trouble Every Day

    Trouble Every Day

    2001

    1h.41min

    16 FSK

    Claire Denis uses intimate imagery to tell the story of two couples whose self-destructive desires will have deadly consequences.


  • The Infernal Trio

    The Infernal Trio

    1974

    1h.37min

    18 FSK

    A trio of marriage swindlers played by Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli and Mascha Gonska, roam post-war France cheating and murdering.


  • Adolescentes

    Adolescentes

    2020

    2h.10min

    16+

    Victims of their circumstances: The two best friends Emma and Anaïs face very different futures.


  • The Queen of Hearts

    The Queen of Hearts

    2009

    1h.24min

    16+

    Adèle's attempt to recover from a breakup leads to surprising results. Jumping from one lover to the next, she realizes that they are similar.


  • Bloody Milk

    Bloody Milk

    2017

    1h.27min

    16+

    A dairy farmer and his sister, who is a veterinarian, get into a conflict over how to deal with a dangerous cattle disease.


  • Gallant Indies

    Gallant Indies

    2021

    1h.49min

    16+

    A choreographer and a visual artist bring together urban dance and opera to reinvent Jean-Philippe Rameau's baroque masterpiece, Les Indes Galantes.


  • Kongo

    Kongo

    2019

    1h.8min

    16+

    In Brazzaville, 'invisible forces' rule the world. The monk Medard tries to heal the sick victims of evil spells.


  • Into The World

    Into The World

    2020

    1h.31min

    16+

    Touching dramedy about the hardworking staff of a maternity ward and the secret past of one of the nurses.


  • Camille

    Camille

    2019

    1h.32min

    16+

    Photojournalist Camille goes to the Central African Republic to cover a brewing civil war. What she sees there will change her destiny forever.


  • Liberté

    Liberté

    2019

    2h.2min

    18

    An erotic nirvana somewhere between Potsdam and Berlin shortly before the French Revolution in 1774.


  • Almayer's Folly

    Almayer's Folly

    2011

    2h.7min

    16+

    A European merchant in South-East Asia who dreams of riches for his beloved daughter collapses under the weight of his own greed and prejudice.


  • Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum

    Cinema Through the Eye of Magnum

    2017

    53min

    16+

    This film tells the story those photojournalists and the world of cinema. Of two seemingly opposite worlds – fiction and reality.


  • Versus

    Versus

    2019

    1h.18min

    16+

    A gritty thriller inspired by a true story. After suffering a brutal attack, a teenager seeks revenge.


  • Paradise

    Paradise

    2019

    1h.25min

    16+

    Paul Aivanaa Manaté makes film history as the first Franco-Polynesian director ever and was able to enlist Sebastian Urzendowsky for the role.


  • Josep

    Josep

    2020

    1h.14min

    16+

    This sensitive animated film tells of the horrors endured by cartoonist Josep Bartoli in an internment camp.


  • Lords of Water

    Lords of Water

    2019

    1h.27min

    12

    Demand for water is exploding. By 2050 at least one person in four will live in a country suffering from water shortages – and market speculation.


  • #387

    #387

    2020

    1h.2min

    16+

    A team of specialists is trying to restore identity and dignity to the dead of the worst shipwreck in post-war history in the Mediterranean.


  • Mon Amour

    Mon Amour

    2020

    2h.52min

    16+

    In the cold and mysterious vastness of Siberia, a French filmmaker is in search of solace and healing.


  • That Most Important Thing: Love

    That Most Important Thing: Love

    1975

    1h.49min

    16 FSK

    Romantic drama with Romy Schneider, Klaus Kinski and Jacques Dutronc, directed by Andrzej Żuławski.


  • Occidental

    Occidental

    2018

    1h.14min

    16+

    A visually and sonically striking ensemble piece set in a hotel on the city outskirts as Paris is mired in political chaos...


  • Jesus of Montreal

    Jesus of Montreal

    1989

    2h.0min

    16+

    This Oscar-nominated drama about a reinterpretation of the Passion of Christ shines in new splendor after being restored and digitized.


  • Permanent Green Light

    Permanent Green Light

    2018

    1h.32min

    16+

    In Northern France, a young man is obsessed with the idea of making himself explode in public.


  • Delphine and Carole

    Delphine and Carole

    2019

    1h.10min

    12

    In the early 1970s, actress Delphine Seyrig and video artist Carole Roussopoulos became icons of feminist video activism in France.


  • Isadora's Children

    Isadora's Children

    2019

    1h.25min

    0 FSK

    100 years ago, Isadora Duncan, pioneer of modern dance, choreographed a solo dance to deal with the traumatic accidental death of her children.


  • The Lion Sleeps Tonight

    The Lion Sleeps Tonight

    2018

    1h.43min

    12

    In an abandoned house, an aging actor and a group of aspiring filmmakers meet.


  • Something Is Happening

    Something Is Happening

    2018

    1h.37min

    12

    In the glistening light of southern France, the paths of the two women cross at seemingly opposite points in their lives.


  • Don't Work (1968-2018)

    Don't Work (1968-2018)

    2018

    1h.28min

    16

    In turbulent and disorienting times, a pair of artists uses experimental means to create a hypnotically vibrating portrait of the generations.


  • A Violent Desire for Joy

    A Violent Desire for Joy

    2018

    1h.15min

    16+

    When revolutionary troops arrive at their remote mountain monastery, the young monk Gabriel is forced to choose between his duty and his freedom.


  • Twelve Thousand

    Twelve Thousand

    2019

    1h.52min

    16+

    French drama about love, economic dependence and gender roles.


  • C'est l'amour

    C'est l'amour

    2016

    1h.37min

    16+

    Odile suspects that her husband Jean is cheating on her, so she gives him a taste of his own medicine.


  • The Dunce

    The Dunce

    2016

    1h.57min

    16+

    Laurent is seeking a path in life after living his youth years in laziness. Moving in with his father again, their relationship is put to the test.


  • Gare du Nord

    Gare du Nord

    2013

    1h.59min

    16+

    Four characters will meet, love and separate in Gare du Nord, one of the busiest train stations in Europe.


  • Our Lucky Hours

    Our Lucky Hours

    2019

    1h.17min

    16+

    During World War 2, 45,000 psychiatric patients died in French hospitals. Only one facility opposed the carnage: the asylum in Saint-Alban.


  • The Marvin Case

    The Marvin Case

    2020

    1h.10min

    12

    In this absurd interpretation of reality, the disappearance of a cat triggers a financial crisis.


  • Humanity

    Humanity

    1999

    2h.22min

    16 FSK

    A brutal sex crime reveals the monstrous nature of humans, while a police officer must preserve his humanity.


  • Voyages

    Voyages

    2019

    1h.45min

    16

    In nocturnal Paris, Anna slips into the various roles of a woman's life until she suddenly finds herself face to face.


  • Whatever Happened to My Revolution

    Whatever Happened to My Revolution

    2019

    1h.29min

    16+

    The radical-minded urban planner Angèle neglects her friends and family for her political struggle.


  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

    2019

    1h.45min

    16+

    Dominick has a superpower and suffers from it. He longs for normality - a refreshingly pessimistic take on the superhero genre.


  • A Violent Life

    A Violent Life

    2017

    1h.53min

    16+

    In this complex story of politics, loyalty, and identity, a Corsican resistance fighter returns to his homeland despite the threat of death.


  • The Old Gun

    The Old Gun

    1975

    1h.38min

    16 FSK

    The Wehrmacht massacre at Oradour in 1944, filmed with Philppe Noiret and Romy Schneider in 1975. Hated by the German critics, loved by the French.


  • La Chinoise

    La Chinoise

    1967

    1h.36min

    16 FSK

    1968: During the vacations, university students occupy a vacant apartment and discuss the Marxist ideas of Mao Zedong and their revolutionary ideas.