Here are the top 10 French movies you must see at least once. All the movies are in French but subtitled versions exist if needed.
Let's kickstart our list with #10 and move down the line from there. Here is a YouTube playlist with all of the trailers, in order. Below this, movie descriptions are presented mashing up my personal comments and the IMDB summary.
10. Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain ( IMDB: 8.5 )
This quirky movies follows the beloved Audrey Tautou as Amélie, a Parisian girl who finds love yet has difficulty getting along with others. The movie has a few unexpected twists and turns and is very popular with anglophones.
9. Le dîner de cons ( IMDB: 7.7 )
Each week, Pierre and his friends organize what is called as "un dîner de cons". Everyone brings the dumbest guy he could find as a guest. Pierre thinks his champ -François Pignon- will steal the show. However after a series of events, things don't wind up going as planned.
8. La Môme (La Vie en Rose) ( IMDB: 7.7 )
This film follows the difficult life of revered French singer, Edith Piaf. Although condensing such an incredible life in 140 minutes is difficult, what they do include is substantial. Lastly Marion Cotillard does an excellent job acting.
7. Entre les mûrs (The Class) ( IMDB: 7.5 )
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
6. À la folie... pas du tout ! (He Loves me, He loves me not) (IMDB: 7.3 )
"A young woman who is in love with a married doctor becomes dangerous when her attempts to persuade him to leave his wife are unsuccessful. However, when things are seen from his point of view, the real situation becomes clear."
You may not see the ending coming ;)
