If you go through my post history you'll find my full thoughts on it without spoilers. This movie should be available on VOD in the near future but I was lucky enough to see it in theaters. I am going to plug Raw as well though I wouldn't put in the category as New Extreme. Others worth watching, I'm sorry I don't know the French names, are Inside, High Tension and Frontiers. It pushes what a horror movie can be and is a great example of French sensibilities pushing the envelope. Whether you think it's philosophy is ridiculous or not, I've never watched it with someone and at least had some discussion about it's themes after. It is incredibly difficult to watch but is also philosophically dense and wonderfully shot. If you can't stomach brutality and horror films they certainly aren't for you but they are a group of extremely interesting horror films that bring the French approach to cinema masterfully. I love a lot of French films but I am going to especially plug the French New Extreme flicks since others will give great traditional recommendations. But for his first movie in nearly a decade, Bigbug, out. Honorable mentions: La Haine, Vivre Sa Vie, Le Genou de Claire, Pierrot Le Fou, OSS 117. The French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a conjurer of whimsical visions for the big screen, like his most beloved work, Amélie. There's still a few I need to see like Le cercle rouge, Bande à part, Jules et Jim, etc.ġ - Le Salaire de la Peur (Wages of Fear) 1953ĥ - La Nuit Américaine (Day For Night) 1973Ħ - Armée des Ombres (Army of Shadows) 1969ħ - Les Quatre Cent Coups (400 Blows) 1959ĩ - Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie (Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie) 1972 I'm trying to watch more titles and maybe check out some things that I missed by reading your favorite French films, here's my Top 10 of favorite French films, I strongly recommend each one of them if you think it's going to be a task because of the subtitles I can assure you that you're missing out and it's worth it. However, in French it's not the case and I watch a lot of movies from the French new wave era. One of the reasons is that I'm missing visuals reading subtitles and I am not getting the same understanding of the acting. I am a French canadian so I am lucky enough to watch those classics without subtitles (and without hesitation), personally I always have a little bit more difficulty to start a movie knowing there's going to be subtitles. Christian Blauvelt, Ryan Lattanzio, Noel. It's no secret that the cinema coming out of France in the 50s, 60s and 70s was probably one of the most influential period of all time for movies. From sultry thrillers to mind-blowing 3D experiments and one unclassifiable Palme d’Or winner, these are the 35 best French movies of the 21st century.
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