Here we've displayed a list of the best French History films : Camille Claudel(1989), The King Is Dancing(2000), A Tale of Two Cities(1958), The Beloved Rogue(1927), Voltaire(1933), Madame Du Barry(1934), The Last Mitterrand(2005), Sarah's Key(2010), Regular Lovers(2005) ... ...
Biography
France
1989
173 Minutes
Isabelle Adjani Gérard Depardieu Laurent Grévill Alain Cuny Madeleine Robinson Katrine Boorman Danièle Lebrun Aurelle Doazan Madeleine Marie Maxime Leroux Philippe Clévenot
sculptor assistant beautiful woman dark passionate france french history art affair schizophrenia jealousy fall love 20th century
Camille Claude impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and she also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would like to get out of his shadow.
Musical
Israel
2000
114 Minutes
Benoît Magimel Boris Terral Tcheky Karyo Colette Emmanuelle Cécile Bois Claire Keim Johan Leysen Idwig Stephane Emil Tarding Jacques François Caroline Veyt
king composer molière dancer anne of austria cardinal mazarin spectacular passionate versailles, france palace court royalty jean-baptiste de lully friendship french history baroque music king louis xiv rise rivalry love
A documentary on the life and career of Yiddish actor Pesach Burstein and his family.
Drama, History
UK
1958
117 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Dorothy Tutin Cecil Parker Stephen Murray Athene Seyler Paul Guers Marie Versini Ian Bannen Alfie Bass Ernest Clark Rosalie Crutchley
aristocrat soldier duchess marquis doctor attorney chilling melodramatic france paris french revolution poverty power struggle french history redemption forbidden love fall wretched excess sacrifice 1790s
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay, who's hiding his true identity and purpose.
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1927
99 Minutes
John Barrymore Conrad Veidt Marceline Day Lawson Butt Henry Victor Slim Summerville Mack Swain Angelo Rossitto Nigel de Brulier Lucy Beaumont Otto Matieson
duke of burgundy king louis xi poet love interest peasant cheeky witty gutsy france paris royal court loyalty françois villon patriotism royalty french history exile underdog adventure escape
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
Drama
USA
1933
72 Minutes
George Arliss Doris Kenyon Margaret Lindsay Theodore Newton Reginald Owen Alan Mowbray
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Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1934
79 Minutes
Dolores del Río Reginald Owen Victor Jory Osgood Perkins Verree Teasdale Henry O'Neill Anita Louise Ferdinand Gottschalk Maynard Holmes Dorothy Tree Joan Wheeler
louis xv courtesan king countess adviser marie antoinette cheeky incredible hedonistic emotional versailles, france palace paris abbey madame du barry french history royal life international conflict political intrigue mentorship
Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
USA
2005
115 Minutes
Michel Bouquet Jalil Lespert Philippe Fretun Anne Cantineau Sarah Grappin Catherine Salviat Jean-Claude Frissung Geneviève Casile Gisèle Casadesus
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Melanie decides that one of her tenants would be perfect as her husband and decides to eliminate everyone who might interfere in her plans.
Drama
2010
111 Minutes
Kristin Scott Thomas Mélusine Mayance Niels Arestrup Frédéric Pierrot Michel Duchaussoy Dominique Frot Gisèle Casadesus Aidan Quinn Natasha Mashkevich Arben Bajraktaraj Sarah Ber
reporter journalist girl emotional event closet french history deportation the police pursuit 19th century
An account of research by a journalist (Kristin Scott Thomas) into a shameful incident in French history intertwines with a story of a 10-year-old Jewish girl (Mélusine Mayance) from that time period.
Drama
2005
183 Minutes
Louis Garrel Clotilde Hesme Julien Lucas Mathieu Genet Marc Barbé
poet sculptor friend love interest passionate tense emotional paris mansion youth politics protest riots french history poetry love growing up transformation 1960s
In 1968 a young Parisian (Louis Garrel) embraces revolutionary ideals and begins a romance with an art student (Clotilde Hesme).