Top Ten: French Films

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08, June 2011Top Ten

France is the birth place of cinema. From Renoir, Godard, Bresson, Truffaut, and many others the county’s influences on the medium are undeniable. This week’s challenging Top Ten Tuesday asked us to narrow down our favourite French Films to ten.

>> My Selections

1. Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson, 1951)

2. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928)

3. Contempt (Godard, 1963)

4. Irreversible (Noé, 2002)

5. Jules and Jim (Truffaut, 1962)

6. Beau Travail (Denis, 1999)

7. Breathless (Godard, 1960)

8. La Belle Noiseuse (Rivette, 1991)

9. The 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959)

10. Twentynine Palms (Dumont, 2003)



>>Your Selections

1. The 400 Blows (Truffaut, 1959) 78%

2. Breathless (Godard, 1960) 56%

3. Amélie (Jeunet, 2001) 56%

4. The Rules of the Game (Renoir, 1939) 44%

5. La Haine (Kassovitz, 1995) 44%

6. Last Year at Marienbad (Resnais, 1961) 44%

7. Play Time (Tati, 1967) 33%

8. Le Samouraï (Melville, 1967) 33%

9. Children of Paradise (Carné, 1945) 22%

10. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Dreyer, 1928) 22%

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