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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Belle de jour
1967 — a.k.a. Belle de Jour, 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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Jules et Jim
1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check -
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L'Atalante
1934, in 21 top lists Check -
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La jetée
1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 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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Ultimo tango a Parigi
1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check -
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Before Sunset
2004, in 18 top lists Check -
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Moulin Rouge!
2001, in 17 top lists Check -
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Amour
2012, in 15 top lists Check -
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Caché
2005, in 15 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 haine
1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 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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Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 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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Le cercle rouge
1970 — a.k.a. The Red Circle, in 11 top lists Check -
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Holy Motors
2012, in 11 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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Les amants du Pont-Neuf
1991 — a.k.a. The Lovers on the Bridge, in 10 top lists Check -
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Irréversible
2002 — a.k.a. Irreversible, in 10 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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Hugo
2011, in 6 top lists Check -
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Adieu Philippine
1962, in 5 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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The Dreamers
2003, in 4 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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Les amants réguliers
2005 — a.k.a. Regular Lovers, in 3 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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L'Apollonide (Souvenirs de la maison close)
2011 — a.k.a. House of Tolerance, in 2 top lists Check -
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Frantic
1988, in 1 top list Check -
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Après mai
2012 — a.k.a. Something in the Air, in 0 top lists Check -
43 new
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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Va savoir
2001 — a.k.a. Va Savoir (Who Knows?), in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Mar 2, 2014; source