THEME EXPLORATION

French setting

17 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
2008 · Phyllida Lloyd
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Alfred Hitchcock
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
An Alligator Named Daisy
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · J. Lee Thompson
Beautiful Days
Beautiful Days
1955 · Masaki Kobayashi
Decroux Film
Decroux Film
2016 · Shirley Clarke
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
La Prise du pouvoir par Louis XIV
1966 · Roberto Rossellini
Little Adventure in Rome
Little Adventure in Rome
2018 · Paolo Sorrentino
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Tati France

His films are profound explorations of French society and modern life, using Paris and provincial France as both setting and character.

 Jean-Pierre Jeunet France

His visually distinctive style transforms Paris and French locations into whimsical, dreamlike worlds that become inseparable from his storytelling.