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Double Team (1997)
, 1h30Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes La provence, Films about terrorism, Buddy films
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Paul Freeman, Mickey Rourke, Natacha Lindinger, Valeria Cavalli, Jay Benedict
Having successfully completed his final mission three years prior, which was to retrieve a truck load of plutonium stolen from a US military base in Croatia by freelance international terrorist Stavros, government anti-terrorist agent Jack Paul Quinn is relaxing by his pool in Southern France with Kathryn, his pregnant wife. Quinn is approached by a government representative who tells him that Stavros, Quinn's nemesis, has become active again and tries to convince Quinn to come out of retirement telling Quinn that he ‘can’t retire until he [Stavros] does’. Quinn is reluctant to return to duty but agrees after the same representative is killed by Stavros shortly after the meeting with Quinn.
Heartbreaker (2010)
, 1h45Directed by Pascal Chaumeil
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes La provence
Actors Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, François Damiens, Julie Ferrier, Andrew Lincoln, Jacques Frantz
The bulk of the story takes place in Monaco. Charming attractive Alex (Romain Duris), his sister Mélanie (Julie Ferrier), and her husband Marc (François Damiens), operate a unique business for concerned third-party clients—breaking up relationships, but only where the woman is "not knowingly unhappy." The trio concoct elaborate, custom, and sometimes expensive ruses to deceive the women. After each woman has fallen for his act, Alex tells her she has made him come alive again, but that it is too late for him. The women presumably leave their relationships to seek men who make them feel the way Alex has.
Taxi (1998)
, 1h30Directed by Gérard Pirès
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes La provence, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Samy Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard, Emma Sjöberg, Manuela Gourary, Bernard Farcy
In Marseille, France, a young Vespa delivery boy named Daniel (Samy Naceri) has just finished his last delivery for a local pizza parlor, Pizza Joe, owned by Joe (Georges Neri), his boss, also beating his old record, as he is planning to quit the job to pursue a career as a taxi driver. As he reunites with his girlfriend Lilly (Marion Cotillard), a large group of delivery boys throw a huge celebration in honor of his departure as he goes with Lilly to his apartment.
The Transporter (2002)
, 1h32Directed by Corey Yuen, Louis Leterrier
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La provence, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Martial arts films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Jason Statham, Shu Qi, François Berléand, Matt Schulze, Ric Young, Matthieu Albertini
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is a highly skilled driver known only as "The Transporter." He will transport anything, no questions asked, always on time, and he is known as the best in the business. He strictly follows three rules when transporting: Rule Number 1: "Never change the deal", Rule Number 2: "No names", and Rule Number 3: "Never open the package." Frank has been hired to transport some robbers from a bank heist. On delivery to their destination, they foist an extra man in the car so he refuses to drive until they decide to kill one robber. Later they offer new money on Frank to drive further from the city. He refuses the deal. The robbers escape in another car, and Frank leaves.
A Good Year (2006)
, 1h58Directed by Ridley Scott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about families, La provence, Films about the labor movement, Children's films
Actors Russell Crowe, Albert Finney, Marion Cotillard, Didier Bourdon, Abbie Cornish, Tom Hollander
In the prologue, a young Max Skinner, whose parents have died in an accident, spends his childhood summer holidays learning to appreciate the finer things in life at his Uncle Henry's vineyard estate in Provence in south-eastern France. Some 25 years later, Max is an unethical yet very successful hard-working London-based bond trader with a large portion sense of humour.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
, 1h50Directed by Frank Oz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes La provence, Buddy films, Escroquerie
Actors Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne Headly, Ian McDiarmid, Barbara Harris, Anton Rodgers
Lawrence Jamieson is an intelligent and sophisticated British con artist operating in the French Riviera with the help of manservant Arthur and corrupt police official Andre. He seduces wealthy and morally suspect women and steals their money. His only concern is a con artist known as "The Jackal" who has been preying on other wealthy victims.
The French Connection (1971)
, 1h44Directed by William Friedkin
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, La provence, Films about drugs, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Rail transport films, Road movies, Chase films, Gangster films
Actors Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale
In Marseille, an undercover detective is following Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey), a wealthy French criminal who runs the largest heroin-smuggling syndicate in the world. The policeman is assassinated by Charnier's hitman, Pierre Nicoli (Marcel Bozzuffi). Charnier plans to smuggle $32 million worth of heroin into the United States by hiding it in the car of his unsuspecting friend, French television personality Henri Devereaux (Frédéric de Pasquale).
Taxi 5 (2018)
, 1h42Directed by Franck Gastambide
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action
Themes La provence, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Franck Gastambide, Malik Bentalha, Bernard Farcy, Ramzy Bedia, Sabrina Ouazani, Anouar Toubali
Sylvain Marot, pilote d'exception, est un super-flic parisien qui vient d'arrêter un truand et, parce que celui-ci est d’humeur râleuse, décide de lui offrir quelques dérapages et pics de vitesse dans les grandes rues de la capitale. De retour au poste de police, il apprend être sanctionné pour avoir couché avec la femme du préfet : ce dernier le mute dans une brigade de police municipale de Marseille alors qu'à la base, il rêvait du RAID. Sur place, Alain Trésor, idiot logorrhéique en poste depuis plus de 20 ans à la Criminelle de Marseille et maintenant à la tête de la Municipale, lui présente l'équipe de bras cassés en place : Ménard, un grand dadais des farces et attrapes. Michel, un nain agressif. Régis, un pervers incontrôlable. Et Sandrine, une policière obèse et nymphomane. Lors d'un contrôle de routine, Sylvain est renversé par un chauffeur VTC calamiteux et intellectuellement limité. Il tente de poursuivre la Renault Laguna à travers les rues de Marseille, mais le passager du véhicule vomit sur le pare-brise de la voiture de police qui plonge dans le Vieux-Port. Casse-cou peu au fait des mœurs marseillaises, Sylvain est pris à partie par deux agents de la police nationale, qui connaissent ses origines parisiennes.
The Gendarme Takes Off (1970)
, 1h36Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller
Themes French war films, Fiction sur la gendarmerie, Medical-themed films, La provence, The Troops of St. Tropez, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Yves Vincent, Guy Grosso, Jean Lefebvre
Changes are coming for the Gendarmerie Brigade of Saint Tropez. The gendarmes are forced into retirement to make way for a younger breed. Even so, when they learn that one of them has had an accident and has become amnesiac, they reunite to help him get his memory back. Along the way, they have to stop juvenile delinquents to put a nuclear warhead on a rocket said youths built, while being pursued by their younger colleagues.
The Brice Man (2005)
, 1h38Directed by James Huth
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, La provence, Sports films, Transport films, Surfing films
Actors Jean Dujardin, Clovis Cornillac, Bruno Salomone, Élodie Bouchez, Alexandra Lamy, François Chattot
The main character, a thirty-something surfer named Brice, lives for one thing: the perfect wave to surf, despite the fact that Nice lies on a completely waveless bay on the Mediterranean Sea. While waiting, he uses his rich father's money to throw outrageous parties and develop hilarious insults, as well as worship the film Point Break.
...And God Created Woman (1956)
, 1h35Directed by Roger Vadim
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes La provence, Films about sexuality
Actors Brigitte Bardot, Curd Jürgens, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Christian Marquand, Jane Marken, Jacqueline Ventura
Juliette (Brigitte Bardot) is an 18-year-old orphan with a high level of sexual energy. She makes no effort to restrain her natural sensuality – lying nude in her yard, habitually kicking her shoes off and walking around barefoot, and disregarding many societal restraints and the opinions of others. These factors cause a stir and attract the attentions of most of the men around her.
, 1h40Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller
Themes French war films, Fiction sur la gendarmerie, La provence, The Troops of St. Tropez
Actors Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Claude Gensac, Maurice Risch, Guy Grosso, Michel Modo
Four young beautiful female police officers come to learn from the "masters" but it turns out they are coping much better with the problem than their teachers. But things heat up when the "gendarmettes" are kidnapped one by one.
Alibi.com (2017)
, 1h30Directed by Philippe Lacheau
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes La provence
Actors Élodie Fontan, Philippe Lacheau, Kad Merad, Didier Bourdon, Tarek Boudali, Nathalie Baye
Grégory Van Huffel est le patron d'une entreprise particulière, Alibi.com. Avec ses associés Augustin et Mehdi, il crée de toutes pièces des alibis parfaits pour ses clients, afin de cacher une infidélité, d'éviter une réunion, de préserver une vie privée. Alors que l'entreprise a le vent en poupe, il tombe amoureux de Florence, qui place l'honnêteté au cœur d'une relation amoureuse. Greg accumule les mensonges pour lui cacher son véritable emploi en s'improvisant steward.
Days of Glory (2006)
, 2h8Directed by Rachid Bouchareb
Origin Algerie
Genres Drama, War, Fantastic, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, French war films, La colonisation française, La provence, Political films, Histoire de France
Actors Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Bernard Blancan, Mathieu Simonet
The film begins in North Africa where large numbers of indigènes (French Algerian Tirailleurs as well as Tunisian or Moroccan Goumiers) have been recruited into the French First Army of the Free French Forces, that has been formed to liberate France of the Nazi occupation in World War II.
Swimming Pool (2003)
, 1h42Directed by François Ozon
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about writers, La provence, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance, Jean-Marie Lamour, Frances Cuka, Mireille Mossé
Sarah Morton, a middle-aged English mystery author, who has written a successful series of novels featuring a single detective, is having writer's block that is impeding her next book. Sarah's publisher, John Bosload, offers her his country house near Lacoste, France for some rest and relaxation. After becoming comfortable with the run of the house, Sarah's quietude is disrupted by a young woman claiming to be the publisher's daughter, Julie. She shows up one night claiming to be taking time off from work herself. She also claims that her mother used to be Bosload's mistress, but that he would not leave his family.