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31 Must-See French Movies (January Edition)

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BY FREDERIC BIBARD January 22, 2015

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What lengths would you go to in order to look for

the first love of your life ? The chance of seeing them
again and bringing them back into your life is slim,
but the main character Antoine is ready to risk it. On
a hopeless romantic whim, Antoine moves from
France to Tangiers to track down her first love.

Available on Netflix: No (DVD only) or Amazon

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Day 2: Monsieur Lazhar

Year: 2011

Director: Philippe Falardeau

Screenplay: Philippe Falardeau

(source:movies.film-cine)

For our second film of the month, let us welcome an

award-winning Canadian-French language movie
Monsieur Lazhar.

Monsieur Lazhar is about an Algerian immigrant

who works as a teacher in an elementary school in
Montreal. After a suicide tragedy at the school by
one of the former teachers, Bashir Lazhar applies as
the replacement. However, there are many
struggles that await him teaching in a foreign
school, in a foreign country.

Available on Netflix: No (DVD only) or Amazon

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Day 3: Nés en 68 (Born in

68)
Year: 2008

Director: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau

Screenplay: Catherine Corsini, Olivier Ducastel,

Guillaume Le Touze, Jacques Martineau

(source:allocine)

The next film, Nés en 68, is all about the challenges

faced when living in a revolutionary society. The
dramatic events of May 1968 are featured in this
film throughout the journey of three revolutionary
students and the riots and protests they experience
during this time.

Starring Catherine, Yves, and Herve as three of the

student protesters who seek change during the late
60s. May 1968 cast life into the shadows of civil
unrest, and during this time the three students bond
together in face of the difficult situation.

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Day 4: Un amour de
jeunesse (Goodbye First
Love)
Year: 2011

Director: Mia Hansen-Løve

Screenplay: Mia Hansen-Løve

(source:filmosphere)

This French film explores the themes of love in a

teenage couple who grow apart because of their
different personalities, goals and desires in life.
Sullivan, the male protagonist, desires to learn more
about himself by exploring the world. Camille, a
studious fifteen year old girls falls for Sullivan’s
attitude and ambition. Sullivan, however, is not
interested in anything serious. His feelings for her
grow, but his youthfulness desires to be a world
explorer drive him to leave her. Camille descends
into a state of depression at his abandonment, to
the point of being suicidal. Eight years later and the
question remains if time can heal all wounds and if
they can move on from their first love.

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Day 5: La Bonne
Année (Happy New Year )
Year: 1973

Director: Claude Lelouch

Screenplay: Pierre Uytterhoeven

(source:cineclap.free)

Love can happen at the most inappropriate times, as

we find out in our fifth movie. Claude Lelouch plays
with the idea of stealing someone’s heart in La
Bonne Année.

The main character, a thief gangster, finds a

stumbling block in his career when planning a heist
to rob an antique shop. Instead of stealing the items
as he plans to, he accidentally loses his heart to
Francoise, the intelligent and beautiful antique
owner. He must change his scheming from robbing
items to giving compliments in order to seduce his
new-found love. How will this unplanned, and rather
inconvenient love affair impact the heist ?

Available on Netflix: Amazon Instant Video

Day 6: La Reine Margot

(Queen Margot)
Year: 1994

Director: Patrice Chéreau

Screenplay: Danièle Thompson, Patrice Chéreau

(source:filmaffinity)

For movie number six we have a historical film to

enjoy. La Reine Margot stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel
Auteuil, Virna Lisi, and Vincent Perez in the 16th
century historical drama.

During this period, an ongoing war rages between

the Catholics and Protestant Huguenots who fight
for power over France. Political control, religious
disputations, arranged marriages and treachery
surround the characters in the film. King Charles IX
and his mother Catherine de Medici rule France, but
are threatened by the Huguenot. In a bid to defeat
the enemy, Catherine offers her daughter to marry
Henri de Bourbon, a Huguenot king of Navarre.
Murder, massacres and chaos ensue after this
decision.

La Reine Margot is an internationally co-produced

film adapted on the historical novel of the same
name written by Alexandre Dumas. The film
received high praise in all countries it had been
shown gaining a box-office success in the United
States as well.

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Day 7: Roman de Gare

(Crossed Tracks)
Year: 2007

Director: Claude Lelouch

Screenplay: Claude Lelouch, Pierre Uytterhoeven

(source:amazon)

Also known as Crossed Tracks, Roman de Gare

explores the life of ghostwriter.

In this thriller-suspense film, Judith is a novelist who

doesn’t know the true identity of her ghostwriter,
who goes by the name of The Magician. As a
frustrated writer, Judith just wants someone to bring
her a best-selling book giving her popularity and
money. She isn’t interested in the identity of the
ghostwriter. The worlds of fiction and reality
combine as themes about serial killers and identity
revelations occur. The twisted plot unfolds as the
famous writer and the mysterious ghostwriter use
their words to uncover the truth.

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Day 8: La Femme d'à côté

(We Woman Next Door)
Year: 1982

Director: François Truffaut

Screenplay: Jean Aurel, Suzanne Schiffman,

François Truffaut

(source:allocine)

Meeting up with an ex can always be awkward, but

our eighth film takes it to a whole new level of
discomfort.

Bernard Coudray and Mathilde Bauchard don’t

expect to meet up ever again after their break up,
but fate has a different idea. After many years, they
find out that they are not only living in the same
neighbourhood, but next door to each other ! The
flame that they thought was extinguished comes
alight after their awkward reunion. They must try to
repress their past feelings for each other to save
their current marriages. How will they handle the
challenge of being torn between fiery love and love
for their families?

Available on Netflix: Amazon Instant Video

Day 9: Callas Forever

Year: 2002

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Screenplay: Franco Zeffirelli and Martin Sherman

Callas Forever

(source:pixmule)

Number nine on our French movie list is a biopic by

Franco Zeffirelli about a well-known opera diva.

Callas Forever tells the story of the life of Maria

Callas. This famous opera singer died in 1977 due to
heart failure and the film follows the last days of her
life. As Callas ages, the once successful opera singer
finds her voice starting to fade. However, she meets
a longtime friend who gives her another opportunity
to revive her fame. This comes at the cost of her
integrity. Will she ignore her conscience and take the
tempting offer ? This film closely follows the theme
of losing and regaining one’s identity through
accepting who you are.

Available on Netflix: No (DVD only) or Amazon

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Day 10: Je m'appelle

Hmmm ...(My Name is
Hmmm…. )
Year: 2013

Director: Agnes B.

Screenplay: Agnès B., Jean-Pol Fargeau,

Christopher Yggdre

Je m'appelle Hmmm