[Catfish]

I can't believe there is not a thread like this for this forum.

I have many questions about French films that I have seen or
ones that I'm curious about.

Currently, I want to "Cache", but have heard mixed reviews.

Any thoughts or suggestions for this film or any other French movies?

Merci

[uvasoccer]

I heard "The Valet" is good, so I added it to my Netflix queue. Netflix says it comes out on DVD on Sept 18.

[ilv2]

hm do you mean the film "la doublure" with gad? it's a pretty shallow comedy, and a weak one too.

a lot of people are saying good things about that film with romain duris playing piano, so you might want to check that out.

[Catel]

I don't like French cinema today. The last I've seen are Dupontel's Enfermés dehors, Bouchareb's Indigènes and Hazanavicius' OSS 117 and I would gave a 6/10 for each of them.

My preferences are Melville, Demy, Carné, Verneuil, Bresson, Oury, Jugnot and sometimes Godard and Truffaut. I'm disappointed by Renoir, Resnais, Rohmer, Chabrol.

The greatest French masterpieces I've ever seen are:
-Napoléon (Abel Gance)
-Pierrot le Fou
-Alphaville
-Un condamné à mort s'est échappé
-Buffet froid
-Drôle de drame
-Orphée (Cocteau)
-Les demoiselles de Rochefort
-Le Roi et l'Oiseau
-Le Samouraï
-La Jetée

[guignol]

just offhand i'd have to add:

la grande illusion
une partie de campagne
la règle du jeu

les enfants du paradis

bob le flambeur

but above all, the films of jacques tati. imo he is to cinema what proust is to literature.

[from the plaines]

If you like comedy The dinner game was hilarious, I havent laughed as hard from a movie in a long time.

[lefutur]

I actually like Indigènes a lot, good story, good cinematography and a good moral lesson about racism.

i think on my list would be:

la haine
le retour de martin guerre
amélie
l'auberge espagnol
delicatessen
le placard
jean de florette

[lefutur]

Originally Posted by Catfish

I can't believe there is not a thread like this for this forum.

I have many questions about French films that I have seen or
ones that I'm curious about.

Currently, I want to "Cache", but have heard mixed reviews.

Any thoughts or suggestions for this film or any other French movies?

Merci

Caché is horrible. i can't believe such well respected actors would do such a boring and depressing movie.

[Friedel'sAccent]

Le Mépris is the best film ever made. I will tolerate no dissent!
Jules et Jim is a close second.

I am also a big fan of Claire Denis's work.

[alain_9510]

I really enjoyed La Gloire de mon Pere and Le Chateau de ma Mere, directed by Yves Robert.