Time Out's 50 Best Films Set in Paris

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Romance blooms on a belle époque street corner. A dark-eyed girl in Montmartre runs her hand through a bag of dried beans. In the suburbs, Arabs square up to skinheads. Nicotine-stained tales of sexual misadventure unfold in beds all over the city, while gangsters commit crimes and cartoon rats cook up a storm. Paris, which boasts a higher concentration of picture houses than any other city, has been the inspiration and the backdrop for countless films. Below, we present 50 of the best, organised by era. Be they Nouvelle Vague masterpieces or populist comedies, the capital is always in the starring role...

-Time Out Paris

This list is organized chronologically.

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    Les vampires

    1915, in 14 top lists Check
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    Paris qui dort

    1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check
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    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
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    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 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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    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
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    La traversée de Paris

    1956 — a.k.a. Four Bags Full, in 1 top list Check
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    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
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    Funny Face

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
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    Gigi

    1958, in 11 top lists Check
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    Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)

    1961 — a.k.a. Chronicle of a Summer, in 8 top lists Check
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    Adieu Philippine

    1962, in 5 top lists Check
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    Cléo de 5 à 7

    1962 — a.k.a. Cleo from 5 to 7, in 15 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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    The Pink Panther

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
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    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
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    What's New Pussycat

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
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    Belle de jour

    1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, in 21 top lists Check
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    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
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    Le cercle rouge

    1970 — a.k.a. The Red Circle, in 11 top lists Check
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    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
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    L'amour, l'après-midi

    1972 — a.k.a. Love in the Afternoon, in 4 top lists Check
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    La maman et la putain

    1973 — a.k.a. The Mother and the Whore, in 14 top lists Check
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    Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies...

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

    1981, in 7 top lists Check
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    À nos amours

    1983 — a.k.a. À Nos Amours, in 10 top lists Check
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    Frantic

    1988, in 1 top list Check
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    Les amants du Pont-Neuf

    1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check
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    Trois couleurs: Bleu

    1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check
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    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 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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    Va savoir

    2001 — a.k.a. Va Savoir (Who Knows?), in 0 top lists Check
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    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
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    Irréversible

    2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Dreamers

    2003, in 4 top lists Check
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    Les triplettes de Belleville

    2003 — a.k.a. The Triplets of Belleville, in 11 top lists Check
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    L'esquive

    2003 — a.k.a. Games of Love and Chance, in 3 top lists Check
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    Before Sunset

    2004, in 18 top lists Check
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    Les amants réguliers

    2005 — a.k.a. Regular Lovers, in 3 top lists Check
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    De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté

    2005 — a.k.a. The Beat That My Heart Skipped, in 4 top lists Check
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    Caché

    2005, in 15 top lists Check
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    Dans Paris

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Paris, je t'aime

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ratatouille

    2007, in 14 top lists Check
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    L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close)

    2011 — a.k.a. House of Tolerance, in 2 top lists Check
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    Hugo

    2011, in 6 top lists Check
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    Amour

    2012, in 15 top lists Check
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    Holy Motors

    2012, in 11 top lists Check
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    Après mai

    2012 — a.k.a. Something in the Air, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 2, 2014; source