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1. Enemy Alien (2022)

13 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

8.9
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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

2. Histoire du cinéma français par ceux qui l'ont fait (1974– )

Documentary

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Stars: Armand Panigel, Christian-Jaque, Marcel Carné, Marcel L'Herbier

Votes: 22

3. Night and Fog (1956)

TV-14 | 32 min | Documentary, Short, History

8.6
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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: 21,444

4. A La Dolce Vita (2017)

3 min | Short, Drama, Horror

8.2
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Rethinking of Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" with setting in modern Los Angeles.

Director: Max Derin | Stars: Olivier Riquelme, Chris Paris, Max Derin, Marusya Fox

Votes: 26

5. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
Episode: TV Festival Du Cannes 2009 (2009)

News

8.2
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The Cannes International Film Festival (French: Festival du Cannes), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from ... See full summary »

Stars: Didier Allouch, Pedro Almodóvar, Nassim Amaouche, Asia Argento

Votes: 22

6. Mr. L (2017)

38 min | Short

8.1
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Leo tries to find friends on the Internet, but can't find any. One day, a mysterious friend, Mr. L (Louie), visits Leo, and promises him a miracle: the crippled Leo becomes a dancer. Should Leo trust Mr. L?

Director: Benjamin Gan | Stars: Benjamin Gan, Chien-Chih Su

Votes: 15

7. La nuit des Césars (1976– )
Episode: 32ème nuit des Césars (2007)

Documentary

8.0
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The César is the national film prize of France.

Director: Jérôme Revon | Stars: Valérie Lemercier, Claude Brasseur, Pedro Almodóvar, Marie-Claude Altot

Votes: 11

8. Le joli mai (1963)

Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary

7.9
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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: 876 | Gross: $0.02M

9. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance

7.8
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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: 35,870 | Gross: $0.09M

10. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport

7.8
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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: 2,198

11. Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

7.7
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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: 24,878 | Gross: $0.06M

12. All the Memory in the World (1956)

21 min | Documentary, Short

7.7
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This documentary explores the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, its priceless treasures, and how humanity remembers itself.

Director: Alain Resnais | Star: Jacques Dumesnil

Votes: 1,582

13. My American Uncle (1980)

PG | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.6
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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: 6,846

14. Imagine (2003– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, History

7.5
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Wide-ranging BBC arts programme.

Stars: Alan Yentob, Tracey Emin, Chuck Close, Richard Rogers

Votes: 145

15. Providence (1977)

R | 104 min | Drama

7.5
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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: 3,505

16. Statues also Die (1953)

30 min | Documentary, Short

7.5
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A documentary of black art.

Directors: Ghislain Cloquet, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais | Stars: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII, Sugar Ray Robinson

Votes: 1,373

17. Smoking/No Smoking (1993)

298 min | Comedy, Drama

7.4
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An examination of the possible consequences of a certain event.

Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi, Peter Hudson

Votes: 1,932 | Gross: $0.06M

18. Metropolis (II) (1995– )

55 min | Documentary

7.4
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Metropolis explores the arts and culture scene in Europe.

Stars: Philippe Sollers, Rebecca Manzoni, Nanni Moretti, Michel Houellebecq

Votes: 53

19. La nuit des Césars (1976– )
Episode: 6ème nuit des Césars (1981)

Documentary

7.4
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Director: Bernard Lion | Stars: Daniel Absil, Néstor Almendros, Fanny Ardant, César Baldaccini

Votes: 13

20. Les Visiteurs du Soir (1942)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

7.3
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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: 2,461

21. The War Is Over (1966)

121 min | Drama, War

7.3
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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: 2,437

22. Same Old Song (1997)

120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

7.3
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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: 4,467 | Gross: $0.03M

23. Far from Vietnam (1967)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Drama, War

7.3
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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: 883

24. Grands soirs & petits matins (1978)

240 min | Documentary

7.3
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Klein filmed the meetings, barricades, debates, lectures, and the occupations in universities during May 1968.

Director: William Klein | Stars: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Renaud, Alain Resnais, Chris Marker

Votes: 111

25. Sign of the Lion (1962)

103 min | Drama

7.2
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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: 2,342

26. Cinépanorama (1956–1966)

Documentary

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Stars: François Chalais, France Roche, Yves Montand, Martine Carol

Votes: 63

27. Saint-Tropez, devoir de vacances (1953)

23 min | Documentary, Short

7.2
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A gentle satire of the French Riviera and its world of celebrities basking in the Mediterranean sunshine.

Director: Paul Paviot | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Eléonore Hirt, Josée Doucet, Boris Vian

Votes: 27

28. I Love You, I Love You (1968)

91 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

7.1
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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: 3,268 | Gross: $0.06M

29. Mélo (1986)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Romance

7.1
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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: 1,833

30. Paris mil neuf cent (1947)

74 min | Documentary

7.1
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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: 177

31. A Visit (1955)

8 min | Short

7.1
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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

32. La Pointe Courte (1955)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Romance

7.0
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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: 4,290

33. Muriel (1963)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama

7.0
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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: 3,726

34. Private Fears in Public Places (2006)

120 min | Drama, Romance

7.0
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77 Metascore

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: 4,146 | Gross: $0.13M

35. Cinéma cinémas (1982–1991)

Documentary

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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: 65

36. L'encyclopédie audio-visuelle (1992– )

52 min | Documentary

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Stars: Birgit Bofarull, Martin Scorsese, Lambert Wilson, Pierre Arditi

Votes: 16

37. The Song of Styrene (1958)

13 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

7.0
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Poetic and aesthetic visit of a large polystyrene factory.

Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Pierre Dux, Sacha Vierny

Votes: 1,114

38. Broadway by Light (1958)

Not Rated | 12 min | Short

7.0
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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: 436

39. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )

News

6.9
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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: 119

40. Guernica (1951)

13 min | Documentary, Short

6.9
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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

41. Love Unto Death (1984)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance

6.7
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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: 1,151

42. Van Gogh (1948)

20 min | Documentary, Short

6.7
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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: 492

43. Visite à César Doméla (1947)

15 min | Documentary, Short

6.6
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A short subject about a Dutch artist who worked in : sculpture, painting, photography, and typography.

Director: Alain Resnais

Votes: 17

44. Ciné regards (1978–1982)

30 min | Documentary

6.6
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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: 22

45. Stavisky (1974)

PG | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

6.5
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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: 2,492 | Gross: $0.01M

46. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012)

Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama

6.5
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69 Metascore

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

47. Visite à Lucien Coutaud (1947)

15 min | Documentary, Short

6.5
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An art short subject about a visit to a French painter.

Director: Alain Resnais

Votes: 15

48. Not on the Lips (2003)

115 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6.4
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A romantic musical story having the vibes both France and USA.

Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Isabelle Nanty, Audrey Tautou, Pierre Arditi

Votes: 1,685

49. Gauguin (1949)

14 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Alain Resnais | Star: Jean Servais

Votes: 204

50. Le mystère de l'atelier quinze (1957)

18 min | Short

6.4
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A documentary film about occupational diseases shot in 1957 at the Francolor factory in Oissel. It takes the form of a scientific investigation to discover the origin of a mysterious illness that has infected a worker at the factory.

Directors: André Heinrich, Alain Resnais | Stars: Jean Burgot, Yves Peneau, Jean-Pierre Grenier

Votes: 38



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