French Cinema Selections

Films

Diary of a Country Priest (1951) by Robert Bresson

Casque D'or by Jacques Becker (1952)

Diabolique by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1954)

Touchez Pas au Grisbi by Jacques Becker (1954)

Bob le Flambeur by Jean-Pierre Melville (1956)

The 400 Blows by François Truffaut (1959)

Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard (1959)

Purple Noon by René Clement (1959)

Le Trou by Jacques Becker (1959)

Jules and Jim by François Truffaut (1961)

The Bakery Girl of Monceau by Eric Rohmer (1962)

Le Doulos by Jean-Pierre Melville (1962)

My Life to Live by Jean-Luc Godard (1962)

Contempt by Jean-Luc Godard (1963)

Band of Outsiders by Jean-Luc Godard (1964)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy (1964)

The Battle of Algiers by Gillo Pontecorvo (1965)

Au Hasard Balthazar by Robert Bresson (1966)

Belle de Jour by Luis Buñuel (1967)

Weekend by Jean-Luc Godard (1967)

My Night at Maud’s by Eric Rohmer (1969)

Le Boucher by Claude Chabrol (1969)

Claire’s Knee by Eric Rohmer (1970)

Murmur of the Heart by Louis Malle (1971)

Un Flic by Jean-Pierre Melville (1972)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie by Luis Buñuel (1972)

Coup de Torchon by Bertrand Tavernier (1981)

The Woman Next Door by François Truffaut (1981)

À nos amours by Maurice Pialat (1983)

Entre Nous by Diane Kurys (1983)

A Sunday in the Country by Bertrand Tavernier (1984)

Au Revoir les Enfants by Louis Malle (1987)

Chocolat by Claire Denis (1988)

Monsieur Hire by Patrice Leconte (1989)

Delicatessen by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro (1990)

Indochine by Regis Wargnier (1991)

Un cœur en hiver by Claude Sautet (1992)

My Favorite Season by André Téchiné (1993)

Wild Reeds by André Téchiné (1994)

The City of Lost Children by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro (1995)

La Haine by Mathieu Kassovitz (1995)

Ridicule by Patrice Leconte (1996)

The Crazy Stranger by Tony Gatlif (1997)

Happenstance by Lauren Firode (2000)

With a Friend Like Harry by Dominik Moll (2000)

Amélie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2001)

Read My Lips by Jacques Audiard (2001)

L'Auberge Espagnol by Cédric Klapisch (2002)

Swimming Pool by François Ozon (2003)

Strayed by André Téchiné (2003)

District B13 by Pierre Morel (2004)

Human Resources by Laurent Cantet (2004)

Caché by Michael Haneke (2005)

The Beat That My Heart Skipped by Jacques Audiard (2005)

Time to Leave by François Ozon (2005)

The Class by Laurent Cantet (2008)

Bibliography

French Cinema: From Its Beginnings to the Present
by Rémi Fournier Lanzoni


The French New Wave: An Artistic School
by Michel Marie

A History of the French New Wave

Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking

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