Film site Indiewire has selected the best French films of the 21st century, and all true film buffs should watch them.
The best French films of the 21st century:
10. Adele's life (La vie d'Adèle, 2013)
The bold narrative of the passionate relationship between a sensitive high school girl and a free-spirited art student brought the director and the leading actresses the Palme d'Or at the Cannes festival.
9. Hidden (Caché, 2005)
Georges, the host of a popular television show about literature, and Anne, a literary publisher, one day find a mysterious package at the door of their Paris house. It contains a videotape of the entrance to their house and a child's drawing of a bloody face. As the tapes become more and more personal, Georges fears that what the tapes will reveal will have a negative impact on family relationships.
8. Pobalinka (Tomboy, 2011)
Laure is a ten-year-old girl who could easily be mistaken for a boy due to her appearance. She has just moved to a new neighborhood with her parents and younger sister Jeanne. When she meets the lovely Lisa for the first time and she asks her name, Laure hesitantly introduces herself as Mikaël and the girl instantly becomes a boy.
7. Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, 2001)
Amélie still lives a happy, but rather uninteresting life. One day, however, Amélie discovers a small tin box in her apartment, full of souvenirs from the childhood of an unknown child who once lived here. Distraught, she decides to find the owner of the box.
6. The Prophet (Un prophète, 2009)
A 19-year-old boy who cannot read or write is sentenced to 6 years in prison. Soon after his arrival, the leader of a group of Corsican prisoners subjugates him and imposes a series of 'tasks' on him. When he does them, Malik quickly hardens, gets to know the relationships between the prisoners and the rules of prison life, and finally gains the complete trust of the leader of the Corsican group.
5. One (2014)
Young Paul loves electronic music, so he sneaks out of the house every night to enjoy the dance rhythms in discotheques. He and his friends decide to found a group of Parisian DJs and together they create a new wave of French electronic music. But with fame and money come hot girls and drugs, which leads Paul to a dead end in life.
4. Adieu au langage (2014)
French film legend Jean-Luc Godard proves again and again that he is not ready for the old style. As we can expect from the cult director, it is a cinematic masterpiece, in which there is no shortage of poetics and intellectual conversations.
3. 35 rums (35 rhums, 2008)
A warm portrait of a father and his daughter who share an apartment in a Parisian suburb, and the arrival of other people in their lives forces them to face the past.
2. Love (Amour, 2012)
Georges and Anne are retired music teachers who live a contented and peaceful life in their Paris apartment. One day Anne has a stroke. Although she recovers, her condition rapidly deteriorates. The old couple's unconditional love finds itself before the final test.
1. Holy Motors (2012)
From early morning to deep into the night, we follow the mysterious Mr. Oscar as he moves from one life to another. We witness his transformation into an old beggar, a rich banker, a murderer, a monster, a family man... He seems to be playing roles. But where are the cameras?
