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1. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud
Votes: 35,952 | Gross: $0.09M
2. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin
Votes: 24,915 | Gross: $0.06M
3. Night and Fog (1956)
TV-14 | 32 min | Documentary, Short, History
The history of Nazi Germany's death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 21,505
4. Love Unto Death (1984)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
Elisabeth and Simon have been deeply in love for two months when Simon momentarily dies, but comes back to life. Simon does not want any further medical tests, but the couple are forced to ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi, André Dussollier
Votes: 1,172
5. My American Uncle (1980)
PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The intersecting stories of three people who face difficult choices in life-changing situations are used to illustrate the theories espoused by Henri Laborit about human behavior and the relationship between the self and society.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud
Votes: 6,860
6. La Pointe Courte (1955)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Romance
Follow the story of a couple who goes to a small French fishing village to try to solve the problems of their deteriorating marriage.
Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Silvia Monfort, Marcel Jouet, Albert Lubrano
Votes: 4,308
7. Muriel (1963)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Nita Klein, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée
Votes: 3,748
8. Sign of the Lion (1962)
103 min | Drama
A French-American in Paris lives by sponging off his working friends, and throws a party using borrowed money when his rich American aunt dies, believing firmly in his horoscope.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Jess Hahn, Michèle Girardon, Van Doude, Paul Bisciglia
Votes: 2,354
9. I Love You, I Love You (1968)
91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
After attempting suicide, Claude is recruited for a time travel experiment, but, when the machine goes haywire, he may be trapped hurtling through his memories.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Claude Rich, Olga Georges-Picot, Anouk Ferjac, Alain MacMoy
Votes: 3,283 | Gross: $0.06M
10. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport
Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Antonio Ambu, Gary Anderson, Gerry Ashworth, Polina Astakhova
Votes: 2,208
11. The War Is Over (1966)
121 min | Drama, War
A middle-aged political activist tries to dissuade his young followers from taking radical action.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Yves Montand, Ingrid Thulin, Geneviève Bujold, Jean Dasté
Votes: 2,443
12. Providence (1977)
R | 104 min | Drama
A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn, John Gielgud, David Warner
Votes: 3,514
13. Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
In medieval France, the Devil intervenes when one of his two envoys, sent to seduce and deceive mortals, falls instead for a victim.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Arletty, Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux, Alain Cuny
Votes: 2,466
14. Stavisky (1974)
PG | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A swindler's activity indirectly caused a political crisis in France in the last years before World War II.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, François Périer, Anny Duperey
Votes: 2,507 | Gross: $0.01M
15. Imagine (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, History
Wide-ranging BBC arts programme.
Stars: Alan Yentob, Tracey Emin, Chuck Close, Richard Rogers
Votes: 147
16. Mélo (1986)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance
In Paris in the 1920s, a concert violinist meets and falls in love with a stylish young flapper who's the wife of an old friend. Romaine instigates the affair with Marcel, and carries it ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi, André Dussollier
Votes: 1,838
17. Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Three intertwined tales. On the eve of the First World War, Count Forbek starts to build a fantastic castle in the Ardennes forest. After the war he uses it to start a utopian society by ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Ruggero Raimondi, Geraldine Chaplin, Fanny Ardant
Votes: 1,251
18. Smoking/No Smoking (1993)
298 min | Comedy, Drama
An examination of the possible consequences of a certain event.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi, Peter Hudson
Votes: 1,936 | Gross: $0.06M
19. Far from Vietnam (1967)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Drama, War
In seven different segments, Godard, Klein, Lelouch, Marker, Resnais, and Varda show their sympathy and support for the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War.
Directors: Jean-Luc Godard, Joris Ivens, William Klein, Claude Lelouch, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais, Agnès Varda | Stars: Anne Bellec, Karen Blanguernon, Fidel Castro, Bernard Fresson
Votes: 887
20. Le joli mai (1963)
Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary
Chris Marker and Pierre Lhomme's LE JOLI MAI (The Lovely Month of May) is a portrait of Paris and Parisians during May 1962, the first springtime of peace after the ceasefire with Algeria ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Marker, Pierre Lhomme | Stars: Chris Marker, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 879 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Wild Grass (2009)
PG | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A quirky woman who spends her free time as a pilot has her purse stolen; when a mysterious man finds her wallet, they embark on a peculiar romance.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: André Dussollier, Sabine Azéma, Anne Consigny, Emmanuelle Devos
Votes: 3,987 | Gross: $0.40M
22. Same Old Song (1997)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A musical story about how people find their love on the streets of beautiful Paris.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Pierre Bacri, André Dussollier
Votes: 4,473 | Gross: $0.03M
23. Not on the Lips (2003)
115 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A romantic musical story having the vibes both France and USA.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Isabelle Nanty, Audrey Tautou, Pierre Arditi
Votes: 1,687
24. Private Fears in Public Places (2006)
120 min | Drama, Romance
In Paris, six people all look for love, despite typically having their romantic aspirations dashed at every turn.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Isabelle Carré, Laura Morante, Pierre Arditi
Votes: 4,147 | Gross: $0.13M
25. L'an 01 (1973)
90 min | Comedy
The film narrates a utopian abandonment, consensual and festive of the market economy and high productivity. The population decides on a number of resolutions beginning with "We stop ... See full summary »
Directors: Jacques Doillon, Alain Resnais, Jean Rouch | Stars: Véronique Alain, Romain Bouteille, François Béranger, Cabu
Votes: 612
26. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
News
A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.
Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 120
27. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d'Anthac gathers together all his friends who have appeared over the years in his play "Eurydice." These actors watch a recording of the... See full summary »
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Noël Brouté
Votes: 1,679 | Gross: $0.02M
28. Life of Riley (2014)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Sandrine Kiberlain, Caroline Silhol, André Dussollier
Votes: 1,368
29. La nuit des Césars (1976– )
Documentary
The César is the national film prize of France. He is named after the French sculptor César Baldaccini.
Stars: Nathalie Baye, Antoine de Caunes, Juliette Binoche, Pierre Tchernia
Votes: 230
30. I Want to Go Home (1989)
100 min | Comedy
A grumpy American is suffering during his visit to Europe.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Laura Benson, Adolph Green, Linda Lavin, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 811
31. Lest We Forget (1991)
110 min | Drama
Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is a compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to make a plea on behalf of a political prisoner. Jean... See full summary »
Directors: Chantal Akerman, René Allio, Denis Amar, Jean Becker, Jane Birkin, Jean-Michel Carré, Patrice Chéreau, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Dominique Dante, Claire Denis, Raymond Depardon, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Jacques Doillon, Martine Franck, Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Francis Girod, Jean-Luc Godard, Romain Goupil, Jean-Loup Hubert, Robert Kramer, Patrice Leconte, Anne-Marie Miéville, Sarah Moon, Philippe Muyl, Michel Piccoli, Alain Resnais, Coline Serreau, Bertrand Tavernier, Nadine Trintignant | Stars: Paul Amar, Robert Badinter, Guy Bedos, Jane Birkin
Votes: 142
32. All the Memory in the World (1956)
21 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary explores the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, its priceless treasures, and how humanity remembers itself.
Director: Alain Resnais | Star: Jacques Dumesnil
Votes: 1,584
33. Statues also Die (1953)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary of black art.
Directors: Ghislain Cloquet, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais | Stars: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII, Sugar Ray Robinson
Votes: 1,375
34. Cinéma cinémas (1982–1991)
Documentary
A ten episode Tv series on cinephilia, in which contributors to both American and French films are interviewed.
Stars: Michel Boujut, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 64
35. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina
Votes: 230
36. Cinétracts (1968)
90 min | Documentary
A series of 41 documentary shorts, directed (without credit) by several famous French filmmakers and each running between two and four minutes. Each "tract" espouses a leftist political ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-Denis Bonan, Gérard Fromanger, Philippe Garrel, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin, Jacques Loiseleux, Chris Marker, Jackie Raynal, Alain Resnais
Votes: 118
37. Van Gogh (1948)
20 min | Documentary, Short
The biography of Dutch artist Van Gogh, illustrated only with images of his paintings and drawings, or details of those, and according dramatic musical score.
Director: Alain Resnais | Star: Claude Dauphin
Votes: 491
38. Guernica (1951)
13 min | Documentary, Short
On April 26 1937 the small Basque town of Guernica was bombed without warning by the German aviation. Two thousand people, all civilians, got killed. Like millions all over the world, Pablo... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Hessens, Alain Resnais | Stars: María Casares, Jacques Pruvost
Votes: 1,042
39. Basse Saison (2021 TV Movie)
85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
La Grande Motte, in the winter. A couple of 50-somethings on the verge of splitting up have to tempt fate to save their relationship and foil the mocking hand of fate which puts them on the trail of a bag full of money.
Director: Laurent Herbiet | Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Éric Caravaca, Simon Abkarian, Robert Plagnol
Votes: 100
40. Pour le cinéma (1968–1978)
Stars: Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Claude Lelouch
Votes: 8
41. The Song of Styrene (1958)
13 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Poetic and aesthetic visit of a large polystyrene factory.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Pierre Dux, Sacha Vierny
Votes: 1,115
42. The Night Was Cold Outside (2017)
18 min | Short, Drama
Bruno is a young university student dealing with loneliness after moving to study in another town. He deposited his insecurities in Caio, another student he met online that can only ... See full summary »
Director: Leonardo A. Amorim | Stars: João Vitor Marques, Madson Melo
Votes: 27
43. Pictura (1951)
72 min | Documentary
Directors: Ewald André Dupont, Luciano Emmer, Robert Hessens, Alain Resnais, Marc Sorkin, Enrico Gras, Lauro Venturi | Stars: Henry Fonda, Martin Gabel, Harry Marble, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 36
44. Paris mil neuf cent (1947)
74 min | Documentary
Documentary limning the life of Paris and its citizens during "La Belle Epoque," the years between 1900 and 1914. Beginning with the Paris Exposition of 1900 and the completion of the ... See full summary »
Director: Nicole Védrès | Stars: Claude Dauphin, René Alexandre, Guillaume Apollinaire, Régina Badet
Votes: 178
45. L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle (1992– )
52 min | Documentary
Stars: Birgit Bofarull, Martin Scorsese, Lambert Wilson, Pierre Arditi
Votes: 16
46. A Visit (1955)
8 min | Short
A timid and clumsy young man is looking for a room through newspaper ads. A young lady answers his phone call. When he arrives to the apartment with his suitcase, he finds the young lady in... See full summary »
Director: François Truffaut | Stars: Francis Cognany, Florence Doniol-Valcroze, Laura Mauri, Jean-José Richer
Votes: 63
47. Enemy Alien (2022)
13 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Built on the words of its subject, Enemy Alien recreates the emotional journey of this overlooked historical event from a unique perspective to ask pertinent questions about Australia's history and future.
Director: Gabriel Murphy | Stars: Takumi Kasuga, Akane Kasuga, Hiroshi Kasuga, Brayden Fu
Votes: 9
48. Cinépanorama (1956–1966)
Documentary
Stars: François Chalais, France Roche, Yves Montand, Martine Carol
Votes: 63
49. Ciné regards (1978–1982)
30 min | Documentary
Ciné Regards, broadcast on FR3 between 1978 and 1982, is a film news magazine produced by Anne Andreu, made up of successive sections: selection of films showing, survey, interview with ... See full summary »
Stars: Anne Andreu, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Ciment, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 23
50. Broadway by Light (1958)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short
An experimental meditation on Times Square's marquees and iconic advertising that captures the concurrently seedy and dazzling aspects of New York's Great White Way.
Director: William Klein
Votes: 438