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Films with theme "La colonisation française", sorted by rating
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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
, 2h1Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Films about Islam, Histoire de France
Actors Jean Martin, Brahim Haggiag, Rouiched, Larbi Zekkal
En 1954 à Alger, le Front de libération nationale (FLN) diffuse son premier communiqué : son but est l'indépendance nationale vis-à-vis de la France, et la restauration de l'État algérien. Ali la Pointe propose des parties de bonneteau. Repéré par la police, il s'enfuit mais se fait agresser par un passant, il réplique et se fait tabasser par le reste du groupe. Rattrapé par la police, il se fait arrêter. Emprisonné, il assiste par la fenêtre de sa cellule à l'exécution d'une peine de mort par guillotine sur un nationaliste. Le FLN le contacte.
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
, 1h31Directed by Jacques Demy
Origin France
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Pregnancy films, Films about music and musicians, Algerian War films, Musical films, Histoire de France
Actors Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Anne Vernon, Marc Michel, Mireille Perrey, Ellen Farner
Madame Emery and her beautiful 17-year-old daughter Geneviève (Deneuve) sell umbrellas at their tiny (and financially struggling) boutique in the coastal town of Cherbourg in Normandy, France, in the late 1950s. Guy (Castelnuovo), is a handsome young auto mechanic who lives with, and cares for, his sickly aunt, godmother Elise. Guy and Geneviève are deeply in love; they want to get married, and they want to name their first child "Francoise". Madeleine (Ellen Farner) is the quiet, shy, dedicated young caregiver who looks after Guy's aunt; Madeleine also has feelings for Guy, but has not expressed this. Suddenly Guy is drafted and must leave to become a soldier in the Algerian War. The night before Guy leaves, he and Geneviève pledge their undying love. Then they make love (apparently for the first time) and the very next day, Guy leaves.
What the Day Owes the Night (2012)
, 2h39Directed by Alexandre Arcady
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Fu'ad Aït Aattou, Nora Arnezeder, Anne Parillaud, Vincent Pérez, Mohamed Fellag, Anne Consigny
Inspiré de faits réels. L'histoire parcourt l'Algérie des années 1930 aux années 1960, racontant le destin de Younes, jeune Algérien élevé comme un pied-noir par son oncle. Il traverse les tragédies vécues par son pays, dont l'attaque de Mers el-Kébir et la guerre d'Algérie, sur un fond d'histoire d'amour impossible.
The Algerian War (1972)
, 2h40Directed by Philippe Monnier
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Jean Brassat, Jacques Charby, Francis Morane, Bruno Cremer
Les faits marquants de la guerre d'Algérie, de 1954 à 1962, présentés à l'aide de bandes d'actualités, de reportages et de photos.
Opium and the Stick (1970)
, 2h15Directed by Ahmed Rachedi
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Marie-Josée Nat, Rouiched, Sid Ali Kouiret, Jean-Claude Bercq, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mahieddine Bachtarzi
Dans un village de montagne en Kabylie, pendant la guerre d'Algérie, la majorité de la population a rallié le mouvement indépendantiste du FLN. L'armée française décide de le rayer de la carte.
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 Olive Trees of Justice (1962)
, 1h21Directed by James Blue
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Jean Pélégri
A Alger, durant les « événements ». C'est l'histoire de Jean, qui, de retour dans la capitale pour rendre visite à son père malade, a d'abord hâte de retourner en France où il vit depuis plusieurs années et où il a laissé sa femme et son fils. Mais au contact des gens du cru et assailli par les souvenirs, il va faire l'expérience intime de son appartenance à cette terre qu'il avait rejetée.
, 2h57Directed by Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about terrorism, Algerian War films, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Leila Shenna, Henri Czarniak, Yorgo Voyagis, François Maistre, Brahim Haggiag
Les Années de Cendre Les Années de Braise
L'Ennemi intime (2001)
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Patrol in the East (1971)
, 1h55Directed by Amar Laskri
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Hadj Smaine, Brahim Haggiag
Une patrouille de l'Armée de libération nationale doit convoyer un militaire français fait prisonnier jusqu'à la frontière tunisienne.
Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961 (2005)
, 1h48Directed by Alain Tasma
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Clotilde Courau, Thierry Fortineau, Jean-Michel Portal, Ouassini Embarek, Florence Thomassin, Vahina Giocante
Le film, à travers le destin croisé de plusieurs personnes, retrace les évènements qui ont mené au massacre du 17 octobre 1961 à Paris, où plusieurs dizaines à centaines de Nord-Africains furent tués par la police lors d'une manifestation pacifique en faveur de l'indépendance de l'Algérie et contre le couvre-feu auquel ils étaient astreints.
Wild Reeds (1994)
, 1h50Directed by André Téchiné
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, French war films, La colonisation française, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Algerian War films, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, Coming out, Histoire de France, LGBT-related film
Actors Élodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau, Frédéric Gorny, Michèle Moretti, Jacques Nolot
The film is set in southwest France in 1962. François (Gaël Morel), a shy young man from the lower middle class, is working towards his high school diploma. He spends most of his time talking about movies and literature with his best friend, Maïté (Élodie Bouchez), whose mother Mme Alvarez (Michèle Moretti) is François's French teacher. Mme Alvarez and Maïté are communists. At the boarding school, François becomes acquainted with the sensual son of a farmer, Serge (Stéphane Rideau). At night, he joins François in the dormitory to chat. Finally, Serge draws François into an erotic relationship.
The 317th Platoon (1965)
, 1h40Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer, Philippe Fourastié
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo, Saksy Sbong
L'histoire de huit journées de guerre. En mai 1954, durant la guerre d'Indochine, la 317e section locale supplétive composée de quatre Français et de quarante-et-un Laotiens reçoit l'ordre d'abandonner le petit poste isolé de Luong Ba à la frontière du Laos, pour rallier une colonne partie au secours du camp retranché de Diên Biên Phu.
Chocolat (1988)
, 1h45Directed by Claire Denis
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, La colonisation française, Histoire de France
Actors François Cluzet, Isaac de Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, Jean-Claude Adelin, Mireille Perrier, Jacques Denis
The film begins with an adult woman named France, walking down a road toward Douala, Cameroon. While walking, she is picked up by William J. Park (Emmet Judson Williamson), an African American who has moved to Africa and is driving to Limbe with his son. As they ride, France's mind drifts and we see her as a young girl in Northern French Cameroon where her father was a colonial administrator. The story is conducted through the eyes of young France, showing her friendship with the "houseboy", Protée, as well the sexual tension between him and her young and beautiful mother, Aimée. The conflict of the film comes from the discomfort created as France and her mother attempt to move past the established boundaries between themselves and the native Africans. This is brought to a head through Luc Segalen (Jean-Claude Adelin), a Western drifter who stays with the Dalens family after a small aircraft crashes nearby. He makes public the evident sexual attraction between Aimée and Protée, prompting the mother to act on her desire. This results in a fight between Luc and Protée, who consequently loses his in-house job and is moved to work outdoors in the garage as a mechanic.
J'ai huit ans (1961)
, 10minutesDirected by René Vautier, Yann Le Masson
Origin France
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Rescapés de la guerre d'Algérie et réfugiés dans des camps tunisiens, des enfants algériens témoignent, à partir de dessins qu'ils ont eux-mêmes réalisés, des événements tragiques qu'ils ont vécus. Projeté clandestinement, saisi dix-sept fois et censuré pendant douze ans, un film majeur sur la guerre d'Algérie.