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Plot Summary:
Middle-class Parisian suburbs: Blanche and Lea, office worker and student, meet and become friends. Lea is going out with Fabien, but is thinking of leaving him. Blanche falls for Lea's handsome and witty friend Alexandre, but is tongue-tied whenever she meets him. Lea goes on holiday and Blanche, still smitten with the dashing Alexandre, begins to get to get know Fabien. A classic Rohmer moral tale.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sex comedy, aesthetic, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, crying, eighties
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Suzanne's Career (1963)
Plot Summary:
In the second of Rohmer's moral tales, he examines the relationship between two friends and a girl who at first appears easily exploited. It is a complex tale of feelings and misconceptions, acted out within the head of the main character, as part of Rohmer's attempt to more easily simulate the mindscape quality of literature within a film.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, clever, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky, weird
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The Aviator's Wife (1981)
Plot Summary:
A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them….
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: anthology, clever, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, contemplative, talky, semi serious, eighties
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A Summer's Tale (1996)
Plot Summary:
A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town. She in turn introduces him to a further young lady who fancies him. Thus the quiet young lad finds he is having to do some tricky juggling in territory new to him.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: art house, artsy, anthology, cute, sincere, sexy, clever, humorous, realistic, talky
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Pauline at the Beach (1983)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin, model-shaped Marion, go to the emtying Atlantic coast for an autumn holiday . Marion ignores the approaches of a surfer and falls for Henri, a hedonist who is only interested in a sexual adventure and drops her soon. Pauline's little romance with a young man (Sylvain) is also spoiled by Henri.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: erotic, witty, anthology, sex comedy, sensitive, clever, touching, feel good, humorous, realistic
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Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (1987)
Plot Summary:
Two young girls meet, Reinette from the countryside and Mirabelle from Paris, and decide to take a flat together in Paris where they attend University. Four successive stories about their daily lives illustrate the very different views, characters and relation to the world of these two friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: artsy, art house, independent film, clever, feel good, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious
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A Tale of Springtime (1990)
Plot Summary:
Simple conversations engender complicated human interactions. The first in Eric Rohmer's Four Seasons series, Conte de printemps (A Tale In Springtime) is the story of an introverted young girl (Florence Darel) just reaching adulthood who takes a liking to an older woman she meets at a party (Anne Teyssedre) and determines to match her off with her father (Hugues Quester), despite the latter's already having a lover of his own. There is a certain absurdity to this, apparent to both adults, who though both reluctantly attracted to each other resent Darel's attempts at matchmaking. Nevertheless, both of them are intelligent enough to understand that there is no 'proper' way to meet, and are alive to the possibilities that life brings them. Darel, for her part, is a persistent catalyst. As with all Rohmer films, the stage is set, in an age of increasing impermanence and uncertainty in human relationships, for a series of minimalist reflections on love and life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: clever, talky, witty, art house, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, light
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Claire's Knee (1970)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. Through her he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, his fantasy becomes focused on wanting to caress Claire's knee.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, thought provoking, spiritual, existential, sensitive, talky, relaxing, sexy, clever, humorous
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Rendezvous in Paris (1995)
Plot Summary:
Three stories of love and coincidence around the theme of dates in Paris.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: clever, talky, touching, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, crying, romantic, sexy
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My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument (1996)
Plot Summary:
Paul Dedalus is at a crossroads in his life. He has to make several decisions; should he complete his doctorate, does he want to become a full professor, does he really love his long-standing girlfriend, or should he re-start with one of his other lovers?.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, realistic, witty, contemplative, talky, semi serious, sexual, neurotic, crying
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Chloe in the Afternoon (1972)
Plot Summary:
The last of Rohmer's Six Moral Tales. Frederic leads a bourgeois life; he is a partner in a small Paris office and is happily married to Helene, a teacher expecting her second child. In the afternoons, Frederic daydreams about other women, but has no intention of taking any action. One day, Chloe, who had been a mistress of an old friend, begins dropping by his office. They meet as friends, irregularly in the afternoons, till eventually Chloe decides to seduce Frederic, causing him a moral dilemma.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: clever, anthology, art house, psychological, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky, stylized, sexual
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California Suite (1978)
Plot Summary:
Misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, clever, humorous, witty, talky, captivating, realistic, semi serious, sketch comedy, light
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A Tale of Winter (1992)
Plot Summary:
Felicie and Charles have a whirlwind holiday romance. Due to a mix-up on addresses they lose contact, and five years later at Christmas-time Felicie is living with her mother in a cold Paris with a daughter as a reminder of that long-ago summer. For male companionship she oscillates between hairdresser Maxence and the intellectual Loic, but seems unable to commit to either as the memory of Charles and what might have been hangs over everything.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: spiritual, art house, postmodern, sentimental, clever, realistic, contemplative, talky, semi serious, sexual
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Orchestra Seats (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, clever, realistic
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The Pompatus of Love (1995)
Plot Summary:
Four guys sit around drinking beer and talking, trying to figure out the meaning of "the pompatus of love" (from the Steve Miller song "Joker") and analyzing their relationships with women.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: clever, talky, independent film, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, sexual, neurotic, light
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Summer (1986)
Plot Summary:
A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: realistic, talky, anthology, cute, aesthetic, psychological, sincere, clever, touching, humorous
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My Night at Maud's (1969)
Plot Summary:
The rigid principles of a devout Catholic man are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: philosophical, cerebral, witty, talky, sexual, existential, black and white, christian film, saga, anthology
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Frenchmen (2003)
Plot Summary:
The life of four best friends in Paris: Antoine (a gym school teacher), Jeff (director of a monthly journal), Alex (Jeff's associate in the monthly journal and a Don Juan) and Manu (owner of fine food store). Their time is shared between their respective jobs, their relationship with women (their own and others...) and the times they meet together to discuss about life and play sport lottery.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, clever
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Love Is in the Air (2005)
Plot Summary:
Instructeur dans une compagnie aérienne, Yann Kerbec évalue la capacité des pilotes sur les simulateurs de vols dans des conditions extrêmes. Mais il a un problème : il a peur de l'avion, une peur panique liée à sa naissance et qui, dans sa jeunesse, l'a empêché de suivre la femme de sa vie au bout du monde.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious
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A Good Marriage (1982)
Plot Summary:
Sabine vows to give up married lovers, and is determined to find a good husband. Her best friend Clarisse introduces her to her cousin Edmond, a busy lawyer from Paris. Sabine pursues Edmond, with the encouragement of Clarisse, but Edmond does not seem very interested.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: clever, humorous, captivating, realistic, contemplative, talky, semi serious, eighties
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Do Not Disturb (2012)
Plot Summary:
In this lively French remake of Humpday, best buds reunite and revive their friendship on a questionable dare. Can two straight guys really make a gay sex film, together?.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 765
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, light, sexy, sex comedy, sexual
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Autumn Tale (1998)
Plot Summary:
Magali (Béatrice Romand), forty-something, is a winemaker and a widow: she loves her work but feels lonely. Her friends Rosine (Alexia Portal) and Isabelle (Marie Rivière) both want secretly to find a husband for Magali.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: melancholic, meditative, witty, art house, touching, semi serious, realistic, talky, anthology, clever
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Gaby Baby Doll (2014)
Plot Summary:
Gaby cannot stay alone ; she's afraid of the dark ,of everything .When her boyfriend leaves her (he wants to have sex with her and she gets on his nerves,because she only needs a protector),she's completely on her own .She's afraid of the daylight ,in these peaceful forests ,where danger might wait for her behind a bush ;at night when she gets back home, it's worse :may an intruder have sneaked into her place?As the men in the cafe do not want to spend the night with her as bodyguards,she sets her heart on the warden of a castle ;sadly ,he is a misanthropic hermit.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic
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Bigger Than the Sky (2005)
Plot Summary:
After being dumped by his girlfriend, a man stuck in a deadend life decides to audition for a small role in a local community theatre's production of Cyrano de Bergerac. Despite having no experience as an actor, he lands the lead role, which wreaks havoc upon his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, spiritual, clever, realistic, talky, independent film
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A Month by the Lake (1995)
Plot Summary:
For 16 years Miss Bentley has been spending April at an elegant hillside villa on Lake Como. This year, 1937, her London society artist father has recently died and the only other English-speaking guests are brash Americans. Then Major Wilshaw arrives. He suggests they meet for cocktails and Miss Bentley stands him up -- not even thinking about it -- as she helps the new nanny of an Italian family settle in. Miss Beaumont, a tall, young American who has dropped out of finishing school in Switzerland, is bored and finds some amusement in flirting with the major, whose libido is awakened for the first time since before the great war. And Miss Bentley now finds more about the major to admire than his ears.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sexy, romantic, touching, witty, sentimental, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying
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2 Days in Paris (2007)
Plot Summary:
Adam Goldberg delivers "an uproarious study in transatlantic culture panic" as Jack, an anxious, hypochondriac-prone New Yorker vacationing throughout Europe with his breezy, free-spirited Parisian girlfriend, Marion. But when they make a two-day stop in Marion's hometown, the couple's romantic trip takes a turn as Jack is exposed to Marion's sexually perverse and emotionally unstable family.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, romantic, artsy, funny, melancholic, witty, contemplative, romantic comedy, realistic, talky
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The Party (1980)
Plot Summary:
Le Boum is the story of a 13-year-old French girl dealing with moving to a new city and school in Paris, while at the same time her parents are getting a divorce.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: emotional, sentimental, semi serious, touching, humorous, feel good, realistic, light, romantic, sexy
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Burning Annie (2004)
Plot Summary:
The story of a college student with an "Annie Hall" addiction trying to make his new relationship work.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, witty, semi serious, clever, offbeat, realistic, talky, independent film
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Too Beautiful for You (1989)
Plot Summary:
A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary. Despite her own commitments she feels the same and the two soon embark on an affair. Though it would seem it has happened before his wife finds this particular entanglement of her husband's very difficult to accept.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: talky, cynical, clever, humorous, realistic, semi serious, crying, erotic, psychological, atmospheric
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Delicacy (2011)
Plot Summary:
A French woman mourning over the death of her husband three years prior is courted by a Swedish co-worker.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, romantic, sincere, art house, sensual, happy, realistic
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Frenchmen 3 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Alex, Antoine and Manu meet Jean, a loner who ignores the pleasures of friendship. Little by little, they learn to know each other, to appreciate each other. Jean is moved by the complicity and affection that fuels the relationship with his new friends.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty, light, feel good