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. 42 -

    37°2 le matin

    1986 — a.k.a. Betty Blue, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 95 +7

    8 femmes

    2002 — a.k.a. 8 Women, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 44 -

    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 98 +7

    Ascenseur pour l'échafaud

    1958 — a.k.a. Elevator to the Gallows, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 30 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 92 +7

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 100 +7

    Bande à part

    1964 — a.k.a. Band of Outsiders, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 6 -

    Beau travail

    1999, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 101 +7

    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 37 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  11. 68 -

    Les bonnes femmes

    1960 — a.k.a. The Good Time Girls, in 5 top lists Check
  12. 45 -

    Le boucher

    1970 — a.k.a. Le Boucher, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 61 -

    La cage aux folles

    1978, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 94 +7

    Ce vieux rêve qui bouge

    2001 — a.k.a. That Old Dream That Moves, in 1 top list Check
  15. 72 -

    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

    1974 — a.k.a. Celine and Julie Go Boating, in 11 top lists Check
  16. 24 -

    César

    1936, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 80 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 90 +7

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
  19. 59 -

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 79 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 13 -

    La cité des enfants perdus

    1995 — a.k.a. The City of Lost Children, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 34 -

    Comme une image

    2004 — a.k.a. Look at Me, in 1 top list Check
  23. 14 -

    Comment je me suis disputé... (ma vie sexuelle)

    1996 — a.k.a. My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 62 -

    Conte d'automne

    1998 — a.k.a. Autumn Tale, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 47 -

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 56 -

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 43 -

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
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    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 70 -

    Les demoiselles de Rochefort

    1967 — a.k.a. The Young Girls of Rochefort, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 18 -

    Demonlover

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 48 -

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  32. 29 -

    Un dimanche à la campagne

    1984 — a.k.a. A Sunday in the Country, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 16 -

    Le dîner de cons

    1998 — a.k.a. Le Dîner de Cons, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 82 -

    Diva

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 50 -

    Le doulos

    1962 — a.k.a. The Informer, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 57 -

    Drôle de drame

    1937 — a.k.a. Bizarre, Bizarre, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 35 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  38. 85 +7

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 97 +7

    Et Dieu... créa la femme

    1956 — a.k.a. ...And God Created Woman, in 5 top lists Check
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    Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

    2001 — a.k.a. Amélie, in 27 top lists Check
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    Fanny

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 63 -

    Le goût des autres

    2000 — a.k.a. The Taste of Others, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 11 -

    Le grand bleu

    1988 — a.k.a. The Big Blue, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 21 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 20 -

    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
  46. 17 -

    Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien

    2000 — a.k.a. With a Friend Like Harry..., in 1 top list Check
  47. 66 -

    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
  48. 84 new

    Histoire(s) du cinéma

    1989, in 8 top lists
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  49. 41 -

    Un homme et une femme

    1966 — a.k.a. A Man and a Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 102 +7

    Jean de Florette

    1986, in 8 top lists Check
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