Comments on: Eleven French Films for People Who Hate French Films

By: Postie

Postie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:25:09 +0000

I'm missing Taxi, one of the best comedies I've ever seen.

By: Postie

Postie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:25:00 +0000

I'm missing Taxi, one of the best comedies I've ever seen.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:06:35 +0000

C.R.A.Z.Y. Is a pretty funny comedy from Quebec.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:06:00 +0000

C.R.A.Z.Y. Is a pretty funny comedy from Quebec.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:22:04 +0000

District B13

One of my favorite movies.
David belle, the creator of parkour, is amazing, as is parkour.
And that movie haha.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:22:00 +0000

District B13

One of my favorite movies.
David belle, the creator of parkour, is amazing, as is parkour.
And that movie haha.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:58:42 +0000

District B13 for sure. I imagine it’d go a long way to override the “coward” stereotype. David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli are complete badasses. :D

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:58:00 +0000

District B13 for sure. I imagine it’d go a long way to override the “coward” stereotype. David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli are complete badasses. :D

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:28:20 +0000

Honestly, I think movies like “Jules et Jim” and “Jean de Florette” are just as easy for Americans to swallow as classic U.S. flicks. The problem is that they’ve been mentioned so many times AS classics, everybody assumes they must be a) boring and b) weird.

While a movie involving a long and intense rape (“Irreversible”) doesn’t exactly scream “fun” at me, I must say that “Delicatessen” and “City of Lost Children” do.

I’m the world’s biggest “Amelie” fan, and I love “Brotherhood of the Wolf” and “Leon.”

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:28:00 +0000

While a movie involving a long and intense rape (“Irreversible”) doesn’t exactly scream “fun” at me, I must say that “Delicatessen” and “City of Lost Children” do.

I’m the world’s biggest “Amelie” fan, and I love “Brotherhood of the Wolf” and “Leon.”

By: chuckles

chuckles — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:12:23 +0000

You forgot Luc Besson’s Angel-A.

By: chuckles

chuckles — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:12:00 +0000

You forgot Luc Besson’s Angel-A.

By: Chris Mower

Chris Mower — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:05:05 +0000

The list is incomplete without ’37°2 le matin’, otherwise known as Betty Blue. Definitely in
my all time top 10 French films.

By: Chris Mower

Chris Mower — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:05:00 +0000

The list is incomplete without ’37Â°2 le matin’, otherwise known as Betty Blue. Definitely in
my all time top 10 French films.

By: Mathieu Lalonde

Mathieu Lalonde — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:02:14 +0000

Irreversible… worst movie ever.

There’s two hours of my life i’ll never get back…

By: Mathieu Lalonde

Mathieu Lalonde — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:02:00 +0000

Irreversible… worst movie ever.

There’s two hours of my life i’ll never get back…

By: Kevin Gustafson

Kevin Gustafson — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:04:24 +0000

Interesting, I thought the list would be made of films with lots and lots of nudity because we Americans like what Europeans take for granted. Brian, I was under the impression that New Wave is what people hate when they think of French Films. I love Elevator to the Gallows but its more of a Hitchcock story and has a clear ending. I think people hate movies like the 400 Blows or films by Jean Luc-Godard. That doesn’t include me by the way.

By: Kevin Gustafson

Kevin Gustafson — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:04:00 +0000

By: Nick C

Nick C — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:50:02 +0000

I think Rififi is a French classic that Americans could love. Americans do love their heist
flicks, after all. Plus it was directed by an American!

By: Nick C

Nick C — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:50:00 +0000

I think Rififi is a French classic that Americans could love. Americans do love their heist
flicks, after all. Plus it was directed by an American!