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Coup de Torchon (1981)
, 2h4Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Achache
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Assassinat, La colonisation française, Films about sexuality, Serial killer films, Histoire de France
Actors Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Stéphane Audran, Eddy Mitchell, Guy Marchand
Lucien Cordier (Philippe Noiret) is an ineffectual local constable with a cheating wife and laughable job. He accepts condescension from his superiors and his wife with good humor, as his antisocial personality allows him to tolerate such abuse. However, he soon realizes that he can use his position to gain vengeance with impunity, and he starts to kill everyone who has regarded him as a fool.
The Musketeer (2001)
, 1h45Directed by Peter Hyams
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Histoire de France
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth, Justin Chambers, Bill Treacher
As a young boy, d'Artagnan witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of Febre (Tim Roth), chief henchman of Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea). d'Artagnan is nearly killed after using his dead father's sword to fight Febre which leaves him with a permanent scar and blinds him in one eye. d'Artagnan is taken in by family friend Planchet (Jean-Pierre Castaldi), a former musketeer, one of the loyal protectors of King Louis XIII (Daniel Mesguich).
Knights of the Queen (1954)
, 1h19Directed by Mauro Bolognini
Genres Adventure
Themes Histoire de France
Actors Sebastian Cabot, Jeffrey Stone, Marina Berti, Paul Müller, Tamara Lees, Paola Borboni
Les trois mousquetaires servent les desseins de Marie de Médicis et sauvent l'infante d'Espagne.
Danton (1983)
, 2h16Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Origin Pologne
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Patrice Chéreau, Bogusław Linda, Roger Planchon
The film begins in the spring of 1794, when the Reign of Terror was in full swing. On the borders of Paris, any vehicles entering Paris, including the carriage of Danton, who has just ridden in, are being searched. Robespierre, meanwhile, is sick in his bed. His landlady's daughter, Éléonore Duplay, attempts to comfort him, but is unable to. Her nephew, whom she is taking care of, is meanwhile being made to memorize lines from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. Back in the streets of Paris, starving lines of people, waiting for bread, discuss the possible reasons for the lack of it. Whether or not it is an enemy plot, the people do know that they are hungry, and that hunger leads to revolt. Once the bread store actually opens, and they finally begin to receive their bread, they are distracted by their other source of faith and hope in life: Danton. As Robespierre is watching, Danton is swarmed by a mob of supporters and fans, who all cry out for help. Robespierre, in his flat, is visited by Heron, the chief of the secret police, and instructs him to destroy the print shop of Camille Desmoulins, who is publishing pro-Dantonist circulars.
Danton (1931)
, 1h32Directed by Hans Behrendt
Origin German
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, French Revolution films
Actors Fritz Kortner, Lucie Mannheim, Gustaf Gründgens, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Werner Schott
Les révolutionnaires discutent du sort du roi Louis XVI. Le groupe autour de Georges Jacques Danton plaide pour l'exécution. Le roi est traduit en justice et il est exécuté. Il y a d'autres procès contre des nobles et des condamnations à la peine capitale sont prononcées. Lorsque Danton se rend dans une prison, il tombe amoureux de la prisonnière Louise Gély. Maintenant, Danton entre en conflit avec son adversaire Robespierre. Robespierre réussit à amener Danton au banc des accusés, à le condamner à mort et le passer sous la guillotine.
Engagements of the Heart (1987)
, 2h10Directed by Robert Enrico, Bruno Chiche
Origin France
Genres Drama, War
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Nathalie Baye, Christophe Malavoy, Pierre Arditi, Geneviève Mnich, Philippe Clévenot, Jean Bouise
En juin 1942, Jérôme et Alice passent la ligne de démarcation et arrivent à l'improviste chez un vieil ami de Jérôme, Charles. Celui-ci, fabriquant de chaussures et neveu d'un chef de cabinet de Vichy, souhaite rester à l'écart du conflit (ni résistant, ni collabo).
December (1973)
, 2hDirected by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Sid Ali Kouiret, Michel Auclair, Julien Guiomar, Geneviève Page, André Thorent, Jean-Claude Bercq
À Alger, durant la guerre d'Algérie un des responsables du FLN est arrêté par l'armée qui emploie les méthodes les plus violentes pour faire parler les prisonniers. Le recours à la torture pose un cas de conscience à un officier français. Jouant sur le champ-contre-champ, entre le torturé et son tortionnaire, dans un huis clos étouffant.
Défense de la France (2007)
Directed by Joële van Effenterre
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
La création, en 1941, du journal clandestin Défense de la France, grâce au travail de lycéens et étudiants regroupés autour de Philippe Viannay et Robert Salmon. À la Libération, il devient France-Soir.
Poorly Extinguished Fires (1994)
, 1h38Directed by Serge Moati
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Manuel Blanc, Maria de Medeiros, Hélène Vincent, Emmanuel Salinger, Rufus, François Negret
En 1962, un jeune journaliste parisien part pour Alger en tant qu'appelé du contingent.
Désirée (1954)
, 1h50Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Children's films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films, Films about royalty
Actors Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell, Cathleen Nesbitt
In 1794, in Marseille, Désirée Clary (Jean Simmons) makes the acquaintance of a Corsican named Joseph Bonaparte (Cameron Mitchell) and invites him and his brother, General Napoleon Bonaparte (Marlon Brando), to call upon the family the following day. The next day, Julie (Elizabeth Sellars), Désirée's sister and Joseph are immediately attracted to each other, and Napoleon is taken with Désirée. He admits to her that the poor Bonaparte brothers need the rich dowries of the Clary sisters. Later, Désirée learns that Napoleon has been arrested and taken to Paris.
, 1h40Directed by Joël Santoni
Origin France
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Bernard Le Coq, Nanou Garcia, Roger Souza, Frédéric Quiring, Jean-Claude Dauphin
Au mois de juin 1940, alors que les troupes allemandes envahissaient le territoire français, eut lieu "la plus grande action de sauvetage menée par une seule personne pendant l'Holocauste" : plus de trente mille personnes, dont dix mille juifs, purent en effet échapper à la barbarie nazie. Un homme seul, bravant sa hiérarchie et les ordres du dictateur Salazar, choisit en son âme et conscience de permettre à des dizaines de milliers de réfugiés de rejoindre son pays, le Portugal, en organisant une distribution de visas ininterrompue pendant plusieurs jours. Cet homme, c'est Aristides de Sousa Mendes, consul de Bordeaux.
Daughters of Destiny (1954)
, 1h42Directed by Christian-Jaque, Jean Delannoy, Marcello Pagliero
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Jeanne d'Arc, Histoire de France
Actors Claudette Colbert, Michèle Morgan, Martine Carol, Mirko Ellis, Nerio Bernardi, Gérard Buhr
In this trilogy of stories, the episode "Elizabeth" is about an American war-widow who goes to Italy where her husband was in WW II. The episode "Jeanne" tells the life of Jeanne d'Arc. The episode "Lysistrata" is about Athenian wives, an adaptation of the Greek play.
Diane (1956)
, 1h50Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Films about royalty
Actors Lana Turner, Pedro Armendáriz, Roger Moore, Marisa Pavan, Cedric Hardwicke, Torin Thatcher
The action is set in 16th-century France. Diane de Poitiers (Lana Turner) becomes the mistress of Prince Henri (Roger Moore), second in line to the throne. Their liaison continues through Henri's arranged marriage to the Italian Catherine de' Medici (Marisa Pavan). Unknown to Catherine, her Medici relations arrange the death of the Dauphin and Henri's ascent to the throne as King Henry II. The antagonism of the two women, abetted by Medici scheming, eventually results in the death of Henri. Catherine, now ruling as regent for her three young sons, banishes Diane but spares her rival's life in a gesture of mutual respect.
The Eleven Schill Officers (1926)
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Gustav Adolf Semler, Grete Reinwald, Leopold von Ledebur, Werner Pittschau, Fritz Greiner, Albert Steinrück
Le film décrit le soulèvement raté de soldats prussiens menés par Ferdinand von Schill contre l'armée d'occupation napoléonienne et se focalise essentiellement sur les officiers de Ferdinand von Schill qui furent exécutés à Wesel.
Schill's eleven officers (1932)
, 1h41Origin German
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films, Histoire de France, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Friedrich Kayßler, Hertha Thiele, Hans Brausewetter, Veit Harlan, Camilla Spira, Carl de Vogt
Le film décrit le soulèvement raté de soldats prussiens menés par Ferdinand von Schill contre l'armée d'occupation napoléonienne et se focalise essentiellement sur les officiers de Ferdinand von Schill qui furent exécutés à Wesel.