In honor of La fête nationale, I wanted to share my appreciation French films by sharing a few clips from from French-language film:
- Sous les toits de Paris (Rene Clair, 1930) – not the most narratively-sound film, but there are some lovely shots in this one
- Prête-moi ta main (Eric Lartigau 2006)
- La Belle et la Bête (Jean Cocteau, 1946)
In closing, here are a few posts from the ILC archives in which I discuss some of the French films I have seen over the years:
On Location at the Palace of Versailles
The Scarlet Pimpernel – yes while not actually French, it does deal with the French Revolution whose source is one of my favorite books growing up)
La Vie d’Adèle – Chapitres 1 & 2
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