The Lovely Month of May (1963), The Princess of Montpensier (2010), Danton (1982), Queen Margot (1994), The Red and the Black (1954), Sarah's Key (2010), Delusions of Grandeur (1971), The King Is Dancing (2000) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best French History movies.
Storyline: Actors Yves Montand and Simone Signoret narrate an introduction to springtime in Paris, as described by its citizens.
Plot Keywords: documentary, paris, 1960s, cinéma vérité, social observation, everyday life, politics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 16th-century France, Marie de Mezières marries for her father's political gain, and when war breaks out, she becomes exposed to sexual and political intrigues of court.
Plot Keywords: historical, drama, romance, war, french, period, literary adaptation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierre's incitement, has begun a series of massive executions, The Terror. Confident in the people's support, Danton clashes with his former ally, but calculating Robespierre soon rounds up Danton and his followers, tries them before a revolutionary tribunal and dipatches them to the guillotine.—Polish Cinema Database <http://info.fuw.edu.pl/Filmy/>
Plot Keywords: history, biography, political, drama, revolution, polish film, european film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The night of August 24, 1572, is known as the Massacre of St. Bartholomew. In France a religious war is raging. In order to impose peace a forced wedding is arranged between Margot de Valois, sister of the immature Catholic King Charles IX, and the Hugenot King Henri of Navarre. Catherine of Medici maintains her behind-the-scenes power by ordering assaults, poisonings, and instigations to incest.
Plot Keywords: historical, drama, french, romance, war, court, political ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving a soporific soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard. The story unfolds as the monk tries to save the guest's lives without violating the holy secrecy of the confession.—Johannes Stahl <jstahl@lri.ucsf.edu>
Plot Keywords: classic film, black and white film, social class, psychological drama, historical setting, french cinema, literary adaptation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: 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.
Plot Keywords: history, world war ii, holocaust, france, jews, nazis, family ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Don Salluste, a petty tyrant in his own home and minister of the King of Spain, falls from grace. Wanting revenge, he tries to compromize the Queen with his valet Blaze, introduced as his cousin. But poor Blaze gets stuck with a rather repulsive duenna, who is madly in love with him and very keen on getting her way. This wild comedy takes off at a dashing pace set by the De Funes, Montand and Sapritch trio.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: comedy, historical, french film, court, satire, farce, period piece ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A documentary on the life and career of Yiddish actor Pesach Burstein and his family.
Plot Keywords: historical, biographical, french, court, dance, music, art ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A news-reel like movie about early part of the French Revolution, shown from the eyes of individual people, citizens of Marseille, counts in German exile and, of course the king Louis XVI, showing their own small problems.—Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
Plot Keywords: historical, war, patriotism, revolution, political, biographical, drama ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Fresh from seeing his army defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte (Philippe Torreton) is in a jail cell on the British-controlled island of St. Helena. Sir Hudson Lowe (Richard E. Grant), the region's governor, is given the task of ensuring the French leader does not escape. However, because Napoleon still has a collection of devoted officers, and it is rumored that he's plotting his getaway, keeping him in captivity proves a complicated task for Lowe.
Plot Keywords: history, biography, france, drama, war, 19th century, politics ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A hang-up man tries to love in a different way from normal, and finally manages the psychological shadow for love.
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, french film, period drama, adventure, romantic comedy, historical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 17th-century France, playwright and actor Molière (Romain Duris) has his debts paid off by Monsieur Jourdain (Fabrice Luchini), freeing him from debtors prison. In return, Jourdain asks for acting lessons so he can win the heart of the beautiful widow Célimène (Ludivine Sagnier) by performing a short play for her. Presented to Jourdain's family as the priest Tartuffe, Molière begins to fall in love with Monsieur Jourdain's disregarded wife, Elmire (Laura Morante).
Plot Keywords: biography, historical, comedy, drama, french film, literary adaptation, 17th century ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Tender romantic comedy about an aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame & fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.—alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords: war, history, drama, action, adventure, biography, revolution ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low birth. The prince is craven in his longing for stature: no task is too menial or dishonorable for him to give Vatel. While Vatel tries to sustain dignity, he finds himself attracted to Anne de Montausier, the king's newest mistress. In Vatel, she finds someone who's authentic, living out his principles within the casual cruelties of court politics. Can the two of them escape unscathed?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: period drama, 17th century, chef, aristocracy, power struggle, costume drama, etiquette ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1936 Paris, three out-of-work friends (Gérard Jugnot, Clovis Cornillac, Kad Merad) create a musical, struggling with their lack of experience and with a local thug, and they depend on the production raising enough money to buy the theater.
Plot Keywords: musical, french cinema, historical, drama, song and dance, working class, 1930s ...
Movie Details Click Here !