French Cinema: A Critical Filmography

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From the books by Colin Crisp, in which the author analyzes 101 key films from each period.

Currently includes:
Volume I: 1929-1939
Volume II: 1940-1958

"This invaluable resource by one of the world’s leading experts in French cinema presents a coherent overview of French cinema in the 20th century and its place and function in French society."

(from the publisher)

This is an ongoing series. A third volume covering 1958-1974 is forthcoming.

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  1. 96 new

    La règle du jeu

    1939 — a.k.a. The Rules of the Game, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 60 new

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 182 new

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 129 new

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  5. 197 new

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 140 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  7. 32 new

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 190 new

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  9. 18 new

    Vampyr

    1932, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 184 new

    Madame de...

    1953 — a.k.a. The Earrings of Madame De..., in 13 top lists Check
  11. 167 new

    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 200 new

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 3 new

    L'âge d'or

    1930 — a.k.a. L'Age d'Or, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 175 new

    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
  15. 169 new

    Journal d'un curé de campagne

    1951 — a.k.a. Diary of a Country Priest, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 95 new

    Le jour se lève

    1939 — a.k.a. Daybreak, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 25 new

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  18. 55 new

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 79 new

    Le quai des brumes

    1938 — a.k.a. Port of Shadows, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 193 new

    Lola Montès

    1955, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 56 new

    Pépé le Moko

    1937, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 121 new

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
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    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 166 new

    La ronde

    1950 — a.k.a. La Ronde, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 12 new

    À nous la liberté

    1931 — a.k.a. À Nous la Liberté, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 92 new

    La bête humaine

    1938 — a.k.a. The Human Beast, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 13 new

    Le sang d'un poète

    1932 — a.k.a. The Blood of a Poet, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 11 new

    La chienne

    1931 — a.k.a. La Chienne, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 9 new

    Le million

    1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 174 new

    Casque d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. Casque d'Or, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 187 new

    Touchez pas au grisbi

    1954 — a.k.a. Hands Off the Loot, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 173 new

    Le plaisir

    1952 — a.k.a. Le Plaisir, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 46 new

    Le crime de Monsieur Lange

    1936 — a.k.a. The Crime of Monsieur Lange, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 53 new

    Le roman d'un tricheur

    1936 — a.k.a. The Story of a Cheat, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 191 new

    French Cancan

    1955, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 147 new

    Quai des Orfèvres

    1947 — a.k.a. Jenny Lamour, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 181 new

    Le carrosse d'or

    1952 — a.k.a. The Golden Coach, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 80 new

    La femme du boulanger

    1938 — a.k.a. The Baker's Wife, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 158 new

    Jour de fête

    1949 — a.k.a. Jour de Fête, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 130 new

    Les dames du Bois de Boulogne

    1945 — a.k.a. The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne, in 7 top lists Check
  41. 157 new

    Le silence de la mer

    1949 — a.k.a. Le Silence de la Mer, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 113 new

    Les visiteurs du soir

    1942 — a.k.a. The Devil's Envoys, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 45 new

    La kermesse héroïque

    1935 — a.k.a. Carnival in Flanders, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 38 new

    Toni

    1935, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 90 new

    Hôtel du Nord

    1938 — a.k.a. Hotel du Nord, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 155 new

    Une si jolie petite plage

    1949 — a.k.a. Such a Pretty Little Beach, in 5 top lists Check
  47. 15 new

    Les croix de bois

    1932 — a.k.a. Wooden Crosses, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 10 new

    Marius

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 2 new

    Sous les toits de Paris

    1930 — a.k.a. Under the Roofs of Paris, in 5 top lists Check
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    Drôle de drame

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