The Times's 100 Best French Films

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The 100 best French Films as chosen by The Times(UK), chosen in groups of ten films: Modern Classics, Modern Cults, Dramas, Romances, Thrillers, Comedies, Nouvelle Vague, Landmarks, Shorts, and Icons.

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  1. 76 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 75 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 85 +7

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 77 -

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 78 -

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 22 -

    Marius

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 23 -

    Fanny

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 86 +7

    Le sang d'un poète

    1932 — a.k.a. The Blood of a Poet, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 87 +7

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
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    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
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    César

    1936, in 5 top lists Check
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    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
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    Drôle de drame

    1937 — a.k.a. Bizarre, Bizarre, in 3 top lists Check
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    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 96 +7

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
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    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 55 -

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
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    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
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    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
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    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 88 +7

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 89 +7

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 90 +7

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
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    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
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    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
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    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
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    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
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    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 97 +7

    Et Dieu... créa la femme

    1956 — a.k.a. ...And God Created Woman, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 91 +7

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  32. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
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    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
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    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
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    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
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    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 99 +7

    Plein soleil

    1960 — a.k.a. Purple Noon, in 10 top lists Check
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    Le trou

    1960 — a.k.a. Le Trou, in 15 top lists Check
  39. 49 -

    Les yeux sans visage

    1960 — a.k.a. Eyes Without a Face, in 14 top lists Check
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    L'année dernière à Marienbad

    1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check
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    Le doulos

    1962 — a.k.a. The Informer, in 10 top lists Check
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    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
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    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
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    Le mépris

    1963 — a.k.a. Contempt, in 17 top lists Check
  45. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
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    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
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    Un homme et une femme

    1966 — a.k.a. A Man and a Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
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    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
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    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
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