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Ahhh.. I keep putting off my Japanese list so strangely enough ( perhaps someone here inspired me ) I will post my favorite French movie list. All contributions to this thread are always wecome and greatly appreciated so if you have some movies that are not on this list, do not hesitate to add your favorites. Heck, even if they are list them and let me know what you think. So, here they are in no particular order of joy ( it's always easier to list them alphabetically ):

Au Revoir Les Enfants
Bon Voyage
The Chorus
Cyrano de Bergerac
Days Of Glory
400 Blows
Edge Of Heaven
Fratricide
Frontiers
Head-On
Joyeux Noel


Lacombe Lucien
A Man And A Woman
Safe Coduct
Salvage
Sheitan
SalvageTell No One
13 Tzameti
Toute de Suite
A Very Long Engagement
The Wages Of Fear

Angel-A
Contre Enquete
The Crimson Rivers
The Crimson Rivers: Angels Of The Apacolypse
District B-13
Empire Of The Wolves
La Femme Nikita
Leon: Le Professional
Le Petit Liutenant
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Public Enemy Number 1 ( Mesrine 2 )
The Nest
A Prophet
Revanche

Breathless
Bob: Le Flambeur
Borsalino
Casque D'Or
The Crook
Fabio Montale
Farewell Friend
Flic Story
Jules and Jim
The Gipsy
La Balance
La Vie En Rose
Le Professionel ( Jean Paul Belmondo )
Le Samurai
Monsieur Hire
Rififi
Shoot The Piano Player
Touchet Pas Au Grizbi
Un Flic
Le Trou
Two Men In Town
Scorpio
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Z
My Father's Glory
My Mother's Castle
Jean de Florette
Manon of the Spring
Night and Fog
The Baker's Wife
Diabolique
Queen Margot
One Deadly Summer
Le Boucher
This Man Must Die
Rider on the Rain
Purple Noon
Forbidden Games
Belle de Jour
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Cartouche
That Man From Rio
Grand Illusion
The Horseman on the Roof
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Going Places
Buffet Froid
The Return of Martin Guerre
The Wild Child
The Bride Wore Black
Murmur of the Heart
Three Colors: Blue, White, Red
Entr'acte

EDIT- I had to add The Two of Us and He Who Must Die.

There are dozens of other "classic" films and directors I'll let somebody else post. I'm also not sure what The Edge of Heaven and Head-On have to do with France, but I like your list.
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Originally Posted by mark f
Z
My Father's Glory
My Mother's Castle
Jean de Florette
Manon of the Spring
Night and Fog
The Baker's Wife
Diabolique
Queen Margot
One Deadly Summer
Le Boucher
This Man Must Die
Rider on the Rain
Purple Noon
Forbidden Games
Belle de Jour
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Cartouche
That Man From Rio
Grand Illusion
The Horseman on the Roof
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Going Places
Buffet Froid
The Return of Martin Guerre
The Wild Child
The Bride Wore Black
Entr'acte

There are dozens of other "classic" films and directors I'll let somebody else post. I'm also not sure what The Edge of Heaven and Head-On have to do with France, but I like your list.
Oh, I watched them in French. I got movies all over the place and my library indexing is a little strange. For instance I have Costa Gavras's Z in war classics. From your list I would include into mine Grand Illusion, Purple Noon, Queen Margot, Jean de Florette , Manon Of The Spring and Diabolique, but that's just my taste, I'm sure the others are worthy as well. I haven't seen One Deadly Summer and Le Boucher and will check them out. Thanks for contribiuting.



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The French movies I would give a full score (5/5) only:

Last Year At Marienbad
The 400 Blows
The Grand Illusion
Pickpocket
Les Diaboliques
Army Of Shadows
Orpheus
La Haine
Night And Fog
Sans Soleil
La Jetee



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Originally Posted by cinemaafficionado
I haven't seen One Deadly Summer and Le Boucher and will check them out.
Le Boucher is good.

A pretty cliche list, but here's what I could think of:
Le Samourai
The City of Lost Children
The Tenant
Diabolique
Delicatessen
La Jetee
Le Cercle Rouge
Un Chien Andalou
La belle et la bete
400 Blows
Bob le Flambeur
Army Of Shadows
Mr. Hulot's Holiday
Z
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They aren't really favorites, but I feel like giving Carnival of Sinners (1943) and Malefique a mention as well.
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My favorite French films:

100 - 91
　
Fragments of Antonin / Le Bomin
Mademoiselle Chambon / Brisé
Nikita / Besson
Lacombe, Lucien / Malle
Couscous / Kechiche
Innocence / Hadzihalilovic
Le Doulos / Melville
Story of women / Chabrol
Shoot the Piano player / Ttruffaut
Tell no one / Cantet
　
90 - 81

I've loved you so long / Claudel
Le Corbeau: the raven / Clouzot
The Sorrow and the pity / Ophuls
The swindle / Chabrol
35 shots of rum / Denis
Anything for her / Cayaye
Read my lips / Audiard
Incendies / Villeneuve
Delicatessen / Jeunet
La Grande Vaudrouille / Oury
　
80 - 71

Cartouches gauloises / Charef
Elles étaient cinq / Côté
The Class / Cantet
Vagabond / Varda
This man must die / Chabrol
The young Lieutenant / Beauvois
A self made Hero / Audiard
The names of love / Leclerc
Rapt / Belvaux
Rififi / Dassin


70 - 61

Farewell, my queen / Jacquot
Chaos / Serreau
Trois coleurs: Blanc / Kieslowski
A very long Engagement / Jeunet
Histoires d'hiver / Bouvier
Jésus of Montreal / Arcand
La brunante / Dansereau
Girl on the bridge/ Leconte
The Girl from Paris / Carion
Villa Amalia /Jacquot
　
60 - 51

A prophet / Audiard
Germinal / Berri
Fear and trembling / Corneau
Switchblade Romance / Asa
La cérémonie / Chabrol
The things of life / Sautet
Tout va bien / Godard
My Night at Maud's / Rohmer
Pierrot le fou / Godard
An Amazing Couple / Belvaux
　
50 -41
　
The dreamlife of Angels / Zonca
The Visitors / Poiré
Sade / Jacquot
The Closet / Veber
Murderous Maids / Denis
The vanishing / Sluizer
The Reader / Deville
Gainsbourg / Sfar
Les Diaboliques / Clouzot
Docteur Popaul / Chabrol
　
40 - 31

My sex life, or how I got into an argument / Desplechin
The Butcher / Chabrol
The Red Circle / Melville
Hidden / Haneke
A heart in winter / Sautet
Betty Blue / Beineix
Donkey Skin / Demy
Don't let me die on a Sunday / Le Pêcheur
La Commune (Paris 1881) / Watkins
Rust and Bone / Audiard
　
30 - 21
　
La belle Personne / Honoré
The Outsiders / Godard
Merci pour le chocolat / Chabrol
The Hole / Becker
Three colors: Red / Kieslowski
Seventh Heaven / Jacquot
Army of Shadows / Melville
The Orders / Brault
Money / Bresson
The two of us / Berri
　
20 - 11

Life and Nothing But / Tavernier
Au revoir, les enfants / Malle
Innocents with dirty hands / Chabrol
Confidentially Yours / Truffaut
Jean de Florette / Berri
Wedding in Blood / Chabrol
Amélie / Jenet
A Man Escaped / Bresson
Louis-Michel / De Kervern & Delépine
Forbidden Games / Clément

10 - 1


The Son / Dardenne
Wages of Fear / Clouzot
The Discreet / Vincent
Family resemblances / Klapisch
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles / Akerman
Three colors: Blue / Kieslowski
Kings and Queen / Desplechin
Rosetta / Dardenne
A Christmas Tale / Desplechin
Summer hours / Asseyas
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A couple favorites that haven't been mentioned yet:

L'Atlante
Zero for Conduct
A propos de Nice

And I also love Forbidden Games and Le cercle rouge.



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Ones I like:

Crimson Rivers, and parts of the sequel
36 Quai des Orfèvres
Dobermann
La Haine
L'Appartement
Martyrs
Inside
Haute Tension
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Le Moine
LOL
Mesrine: L'instinct de mort
Mesrine: L'ennemi public No. 1
Amélie
Delicatessen
Les Choristes
Days Of Glory/Indigènes
Nikita
Nid de guêpes
L'Empire des loups
À bout de souffle
Rififi
Un flic
Flic Story
Le Samouraï
Traitement de choc
La Tourneuse de pages
Les Femmes de l'ombre
Ne te retourne pas
La Répétition
8 Femmes
Lemming
L' Enfer(2005)
Trois couleurs: Bleu
Paris
Caché
Les Diaboliques
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Les yeux sans visage
À bout portant
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Sex Is Comedy
La Chambre des morts

And there are more... I own all the above on dvd/blu-ray except Days of Glory and they are the only ones I can think of in my collection right now. Too tired.



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Originally Posted by Nausicaä
Ones I like:

Crimson Rivers, and parts of the sequel
36 Quai des Orfèvres
Dobermann
La Haine
L'Appartement
Martyrs
Inside
Haute Tension
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Le Moine
LOL
Mesrine: L'instinct de mort
Mesrine: L'ennemi public No. 1
Amélie
Delicatessen
Les Choristes
Days Of Glory/Indigènes
Nikita
Nid de guêpes
L'Empire des loups
À bout de souffle
Rififi
Un flic
Flic Story
Le Samouraï
Traitement de choc
La Tourneuse de pages
Les Femmes de l'ombre
Ne te retourne pas
La Répétition
8 Femmes
Lemming
L' Enfer(2005)
Trois couleurs: Bleu
Paris
Caché
Les Diaboliques
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Les yeux sans visage
À bout portant
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Sex Is Comedy
La Chambre des morts

And there are more... I own all the above on dvd/blu-ray except Days of Glory and they are the only ones I can think of in my collection right now. Too tired.
Nice list. Yes The Three Colour Trilogy. For me White stands out.



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Originally Posted by thracian dawg
My favorite French films:

101 - 81

Le petit prince a dit / Pascal
La lectrice / Deville
Tirez sur la pianiste / truffaut
L'histoire des femmes / Chabrol
Deux Femmes en or / Fournier
Odette Toulemonde / Schnitt
Impasse du désir / Rodde
Mademoiselle Chambom / Brisé
Cavale / Belvaux
La piscine / Ozon
Les fragments d'Antonin / Le Bomin
Nelly et monsieur Arnaud / Sautet
Je ne suis pas la pour etre aimé / Brisé
Je suis heureux que ma mere soit vivante / Claude et Nathan Miller
Le Convoyeur / Boukhrief
Le Colonel Chabert / Angelo
Beau Travail / Denis
Marècages / Edoins
L'emploi du temps / Cantet
35 Rhums / Denis
La pianste / Michael Haneke

80 - 61

La Postière / Carles
Un heros tres discrèt / Audiard
Rien ne va plus / Chabrol
Entre les murs / Cantet
La fille sur le pont / Leconte
Les noms des gens / Leclerc
Innocence / Hadzihalilovic
Les Ordres / Brault
Rififi / Dassin
Gervaise / Clément
Le graine et le mulet / Kechiche
Le Petit lieutenant / Beauvois
la femme Nikita / Besson
Un Secret / Miller
Sur mes lèvres / Audiard
Histoires d'hiver / Bouvier
Rapt / Belvaux
Sade / Jacquot
Chaos / Serreau
Jésus de Montreal / Arcand

60 - 41

Un Prophète / Audiard
Un long dimanche de fiançailles / Jeunet
Trois coleurs: Blanc / Kieslowski
La cérémonie / Chabrol
Un couple épatant / Belvaux
Ne le dis à personne / Cantet
Ma nuit chez Maud / Rohmer
Spoorloos / Sluizer
Pierrot le fou / Godard
Vénus Beauté / Marshall
Haute tension / Asa
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime / Claudel
Louis Michel / Kervern & Delépine
Les blessures Assassines / Denis
Incendies / Villeneuve
Le Trou / Becker
Delicatessen / Jeunet
Le Boucher / Chabrol
La vie revées des anges / Zonca
Les choses de la vie / Sautet
　
40 - 21

Comment je me suis disputé (ma vie sexuelle) / Desplechin
Que la bête meure / Chabrol
Elles étaient cinq / Côté
Trois coleurs: Bleu / Kieslowski
A man and a woman / Lelouch
Stupeur et tremblements / Corneau
Les Diaboliques / Clouzot
Le Placard / Veber
Les visiteurs / Poiré
La Commune / Watkins
Pourquoi tu pleures? / Lewkowski
Cachée / Michael Haneke
37°2 le matin / Beineix
Merci pour le chocolat / Chabrol
Un coeur en hiver / Sautet
Le dernier Métro / Truffaut
Docteur Popaul / Chabrol
L'argent / Bresson
Le Cercle Rouge / Melville
Vagabond / Varda
　
20 - 1

La vieil homme et l'enfant / Berri
Je n'aimerais pas crever un dimanche / Le Pêcheur
Trois coleurs: Rouge / Kieslowski
Vivement Dimanche / Truffaut
Un air de famille / Klapisch
Au revoir, les enfants / Malle
Jean de Florette / Berri
Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut /Bresson
Noces rouges / Chabrol
Le fils / Dardenne
La Discrète / Vincent
Rois et reine / Desplechin
L'heure d'été / Asseyas
Jeux Interdits / Clément
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain / Jenet
Innocents avec mains sales / Chabrol
Bande à part / Godard
Le Salaire de la peur / Clouzot
Rosetta / Dardenne
Un conte de Noël / Desplechin
That's quite a list. Are you listing all the French movies you've seen or just your favorite ones and does the number order have any siginficance?



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Originally Posted by Tyler1
The French movies I would give a full score (5/5) only:

Last Year At Marienbad
The 400 Blows
The Grand Illusion
Pickpocket
Les Diaboliques
Army Of Shadows
Orpheus
La Haine
Night And Fog
Sans Soleil
La Jetee
Wow, you've really narrowed it down. Your forte must be Japanese and I promise I won't dissapoint.



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Are you listing all the French movies you've seen or just your favorite ones and does the number order have any significance?
No, these are my favs. I always see 3 or 4 French films every month---I'm usually pretty consistent. Also top 50 or top 100 lists around here are reversed to generate suspense in the final outcome. So the bottom column, 20 - 1, would be the best of the best.



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Originally Posted by thracian dawg
No, these are my favs. I always see 3 or 4 French films every month---I'm usually pretty consistent. Also top 50 or top 100 lists around here are reversed to generate suspense in the final outcome. So the bottom column, 20 - 1, would be the best of the best.
I kind of figured that, just wanted to confirm

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