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Emilia Perez (2025): Set in Mexico but made in France, this exciting Trans–Gangster–Musical has polarized audiences but is best appreciated as a modern…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
It Was Just an Accident (2025): Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2025, this Iranian drama that has been rightly celebrated for the bravery of its often–persecuted…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Maria Montessori (2025): A glamorous Parisian actress flees to Rome to protect her reputation and hide her daughter's learning disability. There, she meets Maria Montessori,…; DVD $29.95
My Brother's Band (2025): An unabashed feelgood movie about two long–lost, new–found brothers who were raised on either side of the class divide, and who both…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Count of Monte Cristo, The (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) (2024): Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Flow (2024): A nameless, wordless cat survives an apocalyptic flood and forms a kinship with a dog, a capybara, a lemur and a bird in a lush, animated fantasia…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
My Everything (Mon Inséparable) (2024): Laure Calamy gives another knock–out dramatic performance in Mon Inséparable (French title), a stirring portrait of a loving mother and her…; DVD $29.95
Out of Season (2024): A richly layered French romantic drama starring Guillaume Canet (playing a famous actor much like himself) and Alba Rohrwacher as former lovers who…; DVD $29.95
Story of Souleymane, The (2024): A soulful and sometimes nail–biting story of a West African cycle courier in Paris preparing his application for legal…; DVD $29.95
Substance, The (2024): A body horror about toxic beauty standards from French film–maker Coralie Fargeat, who has done her horror homework in setting up a gnarly mad…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95, $39.95
Àma Gloria (Ama Gloria) (2023): Centred by an extraordinary child performance, this is an exquisite French drama bathed in the milk of human kindness in the face of…; DVD $29.95
Anatomy of a Fall (2023): An extraordinary, multi–layered dramatic thriller from France that deservingly won the Palm D'or at Cannes. For the past year, Sandra, a…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Carmen (2023): Melissa Barrera (In The Heights) and Paul Mescal (Normal People, Aftersun) star as strangers who become shackled to each other's fates after a tragic…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Difficult Year, A (2023): A pair of compulsive over–spenders are up to their necks in debt. As pay–day looms, they seize an opportunity to scam a group of social…; DVD $29.95
Divertimento (2023): A biopic of Zahia Ziouani, one of the few worldwide renowned female conductors. Classical symphonic music is everything for 17–year–old…; DVD $29.95
Nina and the Secret of the Hedgehog (Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret) (2023): A 10 year old girl is enchanted by her father's silly stories about the exploits of a Hedgehog. When a local factory shuts down, her father is…; DVD $29.95
November (Novembre) (2023): A captivating thriller that dramatizes one of the most incredible manhunts in European history in the aftermath of the 2015 attacks across Paris. Led…; DVD $29.95
The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023): A ravishing Eva Green takes centre stage in this follow–on from the events in THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D’ARTAGNAN, the second chapter of Martin…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Annie's Fire (Annie Colère) (2022): Laure Calamy again proves she's one of the most likeable actresses in French cinema as a working mother who finds her people among those offering…; DVD $29.95
Between Two Worlds (2022): Juliette Binoche plays a well–known author who goes to live in northern France to research her new book on the subject of job insecurity.…; DVD $29.95
Close (2022): Another closely–observed Belgian drama that, along with "Playground", explores a traumatic rite–of–passage. Here the protagonists…; DVD $29.95
Maigret (2022): Gérard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th–century crime fiction in this crime drama from…; DVD $29.95
Notre Dame on Fire (2022): A documentary retracing how on April 15, 2019, heroic men and women put their lives on the line to accomplish the awe–inspiring rescue of…; DVD $29.95
One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022): Lea Seydoux is French movie star royalty but she keeps it real in this sublime film from Mia Hansen–Løve (Bergman Island), one of Europe’s…; DVD $29.95
Origin of Evil, The (2022): A black comedy thriller from France about riches, bitches and patriarchal pricks, because when it comes to money all bets are off and all knives come…; DVD $29.95
Saint Omer (2022): Inspired by real events, this devastating fictional drama from French–Senegalese director Alice Diop delivers a formally brilliant treatise on…; DVD $29.95
Triangle of Sadness (2022): Gilded privilege gets a stinging taste of reality in this brilliantly orchestrated Palm D'Or–winner from the dir. of THE SQUARE and FORCE…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Two Tickets To Greece (2022): A sunlit escapist comedy set in Les Cyclades (the original French title) starring Laure Calamy and Olivia Côte as long–estranged childhood…; DVD $29.95
Where Is Anne Frank? (2022): A new film from the director of adult animated tales “Waltz With Bashir” and “The Congress” that follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary…; DVD $29.95
Annette (2021): A magnificent musical–drama which marks the English language debut of French director Leos Carax (HOLY MOTORS). Adam Driver gives another…; DVD $29.95, $34.95
Another World (2021): Vincent Lindon plays a factory boss going through a painful divorce while managing a painful downsize at his company which has been taken over by a…; DVD $29.95
Benedetta (2021): Typically provocative yet playful psychodrama from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, starring Virginie Efira as Benedetta Carlini, a novice nun in the…; DVD $24.95
Big Hit, The (Un Triomphe) (2021): Inspired by remarkable true events, this French Film Festival favourite follows a dedicated out–of–work actor (indelibly played by the…; DVD $29.95
Full Time (A Plien Temps) (2021): A cracker of a French drama that teeters on the edge of a thriller throughout because it’s all about the pressure cooker that is modern life.…; DVD $29.95
Lost Illusions (2021): An all–star cast dazzles in the spectacular adaptation of Balzac’s classic novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be…; DVD $29.95
Paris, 13th District (Les Olympiades, Paris 13e) (2021): Jacques Audiard’s film charts the interwoven relationships between four twenty–somethings, beautifully played by Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba,…; DVD $29.95
Passengers of the Night, The (Les passagers de la nuit) (2021): Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day–to–day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a…; DVD $29.95
Petite Maman (2021): Master filmmaker Céline Sciamma is back with a captivating coming of age story that explores childhood and a mother–daughter relationship that…; DVD $29.95
Velvet Queen, The (2021): An incredible nature documentary from France as much about the human animal as the animal kingdom. It follows renowned wildlife photographer Vincent…; DVD $29.95
A Friendly Tale (Le bonheur des uns) (2020): A charming four–hander from the director of LE CHEF in which a sparkling cast play two forty–something couples whose professional and…; DVD $29.95
Antoinette in the Cevennes (2020): A warm hearted French comedy from writer director Caroline Vignal, starring Laure Calamy as a school teacher on a journey of self–discovery in…; DVD $29.95
Appearances (Les apparences) (2020): French–Belgian psychological thriller about a happily married couple living in Vienna whose lives are disrupted when one suspects the other of…; DVD $29.95
De Gaulle (2020): Spectacularly mounted biographical drama depicting a crucial period in the life of French army officer Charles de Gaulle, a famous figure in modern…; DVD $29.95
Everything Went Fine (2020): When André, 85, has a stroke, Emmanuelle hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half–paralyzed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to…; DVD $29.95
How to Be a Good Wife (2020): Feather lite French comedy set in 1968, with the predictably scene–stealing Juliette Binoche playing an immaculate and morally upright teacher…; DVD $29.95
Man in the Hat, The (2020): Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…; DVD $29.95
Rose Maker, The (La fine fleur) (2020): Gentle French comedy with Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE) playing a rose maker on the verge of financial ruin, who hires three hapless misfits with no…; DVD $29.95
Translators, The (Les Traducteurs) (2020): A multi–lingual literary thriller centering around nine international translators, one of whom may be leaking pages of a highly anticipated…; DVD $29.95
Wedding Speech, The (Le discours) (2020): Smart and sophisticated crowd–pleaser from French director Laurent Tirard (NICHOLAS ON HOLIDAY), following an anxiety–ridden man who is…; DVD $29.95
Astro Kid (Terra Willy: Unexplored Planet) (2019): Delightful French sci–fi animation about a ten–year old boy who discovers an unexplored planet after getting separated from his parents…; DVD $29.95
Extraordinary, The (The Specials, Hors normes) (2019): From the French directing team behind THE INTOUCHABLES comes this astute dramatisation of the true story of Stephane Benhamou (played by Vincent…; DVD $29.95
I Feel Good (2019): Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (THE ARTIST) stars in this quirky French comedy about a man with a ridiculous get–rich–quick scheme involving…; DVD $29.95
In the Name Of The Land (2019): Following the life of a stoic farmer across four decades, this bittersweet and deeply moving drama marks the directorial debut of French…; DVD $29.95
Jean Paul Gaultier: Freak and Chic (2019): An all access look behind the scenes into the glamorous world of visionary French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier, as he prepares an outrageous…; DVD $29.95
My Days of Glory (Mes jours de gloire) (2019): French comedy about a self–absorbed, unemployed twenty–something who shamelessly sponges off his parents after his promising career as a…; DVD $29.95
Mystery of Henri Pick, The (Le mystère Henri Pick) (2019): Delectable literary–themed French comedy caper based on the book of the same name by David Foenkinos. The titular Henri Pick is a…; DVD $29.95
Only the Animals (Seules les bêtes) (2019): A superb psychological thriller set in rural France that uncovers a twisted web of deceit concerning five people who are all linked to the…; DVD $29.95
Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles (2019): Documenting the collaboration between world renowned chef Yotam Ottolenghi and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this documentary follows…; DVD $29.95
Perfumes (2019): Anne (Emmanuelle Devos) was once the star of her industry – a perfumer whose ability to produce enticing new fragrances was second to none. She…; DVD $29.95
Proxima (2019): Eva Green plays a French astronaut enrolled in a demanding program at the European Space Agency in Cologne, struggling to maintain a relationship…; DVD $29.95
Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019): Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…; DVD $29.95
Truth, The (2019): Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…; DVD $29.95
We'll End Up Together (Nous finirons ensemble) (2019): From the writer/director of the LITTLE WHITE LIES comes another chic French take on the formula of THE BIG CHILL, with the entire cast returning to…; DVD $29.95
Who You Think I Am (Celle que vous croyez) (2019): Juliet Binoche is outstanding at the helm of this elegant psychological thriller, playing a French literature professor and middle–aged…; DVD $29.95
A Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018): Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…; DVD ~~$29.98~~ $15, $29.95
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018): Another delightful Roman–era adventure adapted from the beloved French comic books. Asterix and Obelix embark on a quest across Gaul to find a…; DVD $24.95
Claire Darling (La dernière folie de Claire Darling) (2018): Catherine Deneuve plays a reclusive millionaire who unexpectedly decides to get rid of all her belongings in a yard sale on the lawn of her mansion.…; DVD $29.95
Dilili in Paris (Dilili à Paris) (2018): Delightful animated French film from director Michel Ocelot (KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS) following a young girl investigating a series of kidnappings…; DVD $29.95
John Mcenroe: In the Realm of Perfection (2018): Beautifully impressionistic documentary celebrating the career of tennis legend John McEnroe, set at the final of the 1984 French Open.; DVD $29.95
Mother is Wrong (TV Mini-series) (Maman a tort) (2018): French thriller following a detective who, despite being already consumed by a major robbery, takes on the chilling case of a child who tells her his…; DVD $34.95
Non-Fiction (Non Fiction) (2018): Buoyant drama set in the Parisian publishing world, with acclaimed director Olivier Assayas reuniting with actors Juliette Binoche and Guillaume…; DVD $29.95
Normandy Nude (Normandie nue, Naked Normandy) (2018): Francois Cluzet leads a sizeable cast of mostly non–actors in this warm–hearted French comedy from the dir. of THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR…; DVD $29.95
Sink or Swim (Le grand bain) (2018): A group of 40–something guys, all on the verge of a mid–life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first ever synchronized swimming…; DVD $29.95
Sorry Angel (2018): Articulate and powerful love story set in Paris in the 90's, where a worldly writer falls for a younger, carefree university student.; DVD $29.95
Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017): Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…; DVD $29.95
C'est La Vie (Le sens de la fête) (2017): An archetypically bubbly, if not quite champagne quality, French comedy from the creators of THE INTOUCHABLES in which an irritable veteran wedding…; DVD $29.95
Dancer, The (La danseuse) (2016): Dazzling rags–to–riches biopic following the true story of Loïe Fuller and Isadora Duncan, two dancers who together pioneered modern…; DVD $29.95
Frozen Dead, The (TV Series) (Glacé) (2016): Chilly crime thriller set in the French Pyrenees that unravels after the discovery of a headless body of a horse hanging suspended from the edge of a…; DVD $34.95
Lost in Paris (Paris pieds nus) (2016): Another gem from husband–and–wife team, Abel & Gordon, featuring a roster of typically clever sight gags that follows the trail of a…; DVD $29.95
Odyssey, The (L'odyssée) (2016): A shimmering yet unvarnished biopic of pioneering Frenchman Jacques Cousteau, who invented the aqualung and went on to become a world–famous…; DVD $29.95
Red Turtle, The (2016): The first non–Japanese film to be produced by Studio Ghibli follows a nameless shipwrecked man who meets a giant red turtle on a deserted…; Blu-Ray $39.95
Slack Bay (Ma Loute) (2016): In a Northern French coastal town in 1910, a family of bourgeois eccentrics are holidaying in a picturesque cliff–top villa. But when tourists…; DVD $24.95
Two is a Family (Demain tout commence) (2016): An elegantly crafted, crowd–pleasing comedy–drama in fine French tradition, following a bachelor (Omar Sy, THE INTOUCHABLES) who enjoys a…; DVD $29.95
Up For Love (Un homme à la hauteur) (2016): Warm hearted French rom–com about a lawyer who unexpectedly falls for a man with short stature (Jean Dujardin, star of THE ARTIST and the OSS…; DVD $34.95
Disappearance, The (TV Series) (Disparue) (2015): French whodunnit crime series based around the disappearance of a 17–year–old girl, the trauma faced by the family and the slowly…; DVD $29.95
La Belle Saison (Summertime) (2015): Two women strike up a passionate affair against a backdrop of the feminist movement in early–1970's France, but struggle to reconcile of…; DVD $29.95
Beauty And The Beast (2014): Opulent re–telling of the fairytale romance that blossoms between the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times and the…; DVD $29.95
Dior and I (2014): Ravishing documentary takes a peek inside the storied world of the Christian Dior fashion house with a privileged, behind–the–scenes look…; DVD $29.95
Far from Men (2014): Viggo Mortensen stars in this existential western adapted from an Albert Camus' short story. Set in Algeria in the fifties, Mortensen is charged with…; DVD $29.95
Folies Bergère (Paris Follies) (2014): Isabelle Huppert stars in this lighty comic French tale as a as a farmer’s wife who takes off to Paris on a whim and finds romance in unexpected…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Nicholas on Holiday (2014): Delightful Gallic family comedy based on the popular series of Little Nicholas children's books. This time our titular hero gets caught up in a…; DVD $24.95
Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013): The Cannes Palm D'Or–winning drama that explores, in a series of elongated sequences, a young woman's blossoming sexuality and maturity when…; Blu-Ray ~~$30~~ $20
Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (2013): Wonderfully original animation details the fight for the contents of an abandoned picnic basket – including a box of prized sugar cubes –…; Blu-Ray $24.95
Stranger by the Lake (2013): An unnerving, sexually frank thriller set around an idyllic gay cruising spot, where two lovers strike up a heated romance that threatens to turn…; DVD $19.95
Amour (2012): An octogenarian couple find their love put to the ultimate test when one of them suffers a stroke in this devastating humanist drama from master…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Another Woman's Life (2012): Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…; DVD $29.95
Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012): The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…; DVD $29.95
Laurence Anyways (2012): Young French–Canadian actor/director Xavier Dolan stays behind the camera of his third film (made at 23 years of age, no less), an assured…; DVD $29.95
Shadow Men, The (Spin; Les Hommes De L'Ombre) (2012): Political drama series follows the actions of a group of spin doctors who each advance their own cause after the assassination of the French…; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
Sister (2012): On the slopes of a Swiss ski resort, a resourceful 12–year–old boy steals to support his troubled older sister in this fine…; DVD $19.95
A Monster in Paris (2011): A delightfully off–beat Francophile animation exudes class and nostalgia in its heartfelt tale of a friendship between a sassy singer, a…; DVD $29.95
Against the Wind (Headwinds) (2011): Quality French drama explores the emotional wreck of a widower who tries to rebuild his life and make sense of his loss in the aftermath of his…; DVD $29.95
All Our Desires (2011): Well–meaning social melodrama from the dir. of WELCOME follows the determined fight by a judge to defend an impoverished woman from ruthless…; DVD $29.95
And If We All Lived Together (2011): Five 70–something friends resolve to move in together when faced with life in a retirement home, much to the fascination of a ethnology student…; DVD $29.95
Artist, The (2011): The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Café de Flore (2011): Two parallel stories of love and hope transcend their time difference in this fantastical juggling act from French–Canadian filmmaker…; DVD $14.95
Elles (2011): Juliette Binoche plays an investigative reporter who becomes entangled in the world of student prostitution in this serious erotic thriller.; DVD $29.95
Goodbye, First Love (2011): The director of FATHER OF MY CHILDREN turns her nuanced lens on the passionate but slow–maturing romance between a couple who break up in their…; DVD $29.95
Intouchables, The (2011): Exemplary feel–good French comedy that details the unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young French–African…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Le Havre (2011): An old–time shoe–shiner befriends a young African refugee in hiding from immigration authorities in this soft–centred comedy from…; Blu-Ray ~~$30~~ $20
Minister, The (2011): Nuanced political drama follows the daily process of governance from the vantage point of of the French Transport Minister as he negotiates the…; DVD $29.95
Skylab (2011): Julie Delpy directs this nostalgic crowd–pleaser, set around a rowdy family gathering in the summer of 1979, whose youngest member believes…; DVD $29.95
War of the Buttons, The (2011): A spirited adaptation of Louis Pergaud's classic novel, relocated to the 60s where two rival factions of children wage war in provincial…; DVD $29.95
Women on the 6th Floor, The (2011): An immensely entertaining comedy of the classes, about an uptight Parisian couple who welcome a gaggle of Spanish maids into their lives for the…; DVD $14.95
You Will Be My Son (2011): An intense, boldly flavoured father–son melodrama centred on a prestigious French wine label, whose arrogant owner (Arestrup) begins to groom…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Angele and Tony (2010): This quality, character–driven courtship between a prostitute with a past and a plainspoken fisherman successfully plays down obvious emotion…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
Illusionist, The (2010): Sylvain Chomet's long awaitied follow–up to THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE is another exquisite animation, this time based on an unfilmed script by…; DVD $19.95
Nothing to Declare (2010): Actor–director Dany Boon follows up his hit regional comedy WELCOME TO THE STICKS with another lite French farce founded in stubborn parochial…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Of Gods and Men (2010): Residing peacefully in a North African monastery, eight French Christian monks must confront the threat of an Islamic fundamentalist group in this…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Outside the Law (2010): Dir. Bouchareb (DAYS OF GLORY) re–frames the revolutionary tactics of Algerian nationalists against the French post–WWII as a…; DVD $29.95
Round Up, The (La Rafle) (2010): A sensitive recreation of the tragic events and personal stories surrounding the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup of 1942, where some 13,000 French Jews were…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $24.95
Special Treatment (2010): Playing a high class prostitute, Isabelle Huppert gets cosy with one her clients, a psychoanalyst, in this occasionally titillating, comically…; DVD $34.95
Eden is West (2009): A pictorial offering from Costa–Gavras – usually at the helm of taut political thrillers – here directing a travelogue centered around…; DVD $34.95
French Kissers, The (Les Beaux Gosses) (2009): Gallic hormonal comedy about two unkempt, sex–obsessed adolescents and their wavering exploits with the school's most popular girl. Is quite…; DVD $29.95
Un Village Francais (TV Series) (2009-2017): Confronting the difficult subject of French collaboration with the Germans during WW2, this series details the lives of the people of a fictional…; DVD $29.95, $39.95, $49.95, $49.95
35 Shots of Rum (35 rhums) (2008): A gorgeous meditation on child–parental devotion, centred on a middle–aged widower (Descas) who, in the tradition of Yasujiro Ozu (which…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
Mesrine (Killer Instinct, Public Enemy Number 1) (2008): Effective, if at times highly sensationalised biopic of career criminal Jacques Mesrine – France’s ‘Public Enemy #1’ throughout the 1960s and…; DVD $19.95
After Him (Après lui) (2007): Unsettlingly intimate French drama stars Catherine Deneuve as a devastated mother who obsessively channels her dead son by using his best friend as a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Frontier(s) (Frontiers) (2007): Bludgeoning sadistic fantasy, following in the footsteps of other French exponents of the rather unsavoury torture–porn mini–genre, this…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
La Vie en Rose (2007): Marion Cotillard excels (and deservingly won a Best Actress Oscar) in this stunning new biopic of the life and times of French singer Edith…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Perfume - The Story of a Murderer (2006): Lush, faithful adaptation of Patrick Suskind’s 1985 novel, with Ben Whishaw as Jean–Baptiste Grenouille, the gifted ‘nose’ turned…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Poltergay (2006): Farcical French comedy sees a couple haunted by the ghosts of five gay guys, who died in their house when it used to be a gay disco. This fluff…; DVD $29.95
Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006): Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…; DVD $24.95
Dr. Dog (TV Series) (2005): Zippy animated series based on the celebrated book by author Babette Cole about a well–meaning pooch with a medical degree. Kinda kooky fun for…; DVD $19.95
Ring Finger, The (L'annulaire) (2005): Ravishing to look at, if lacking so much as a storyline, this exquisite erotic fiction features Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko as a gorgeous laboratory…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Clean (2004): An unorthodox drugs movie from the always–interesting Olivier Assayas (IRMA VEP), this distills with refreshing clarity the aftermath of…; DVD $29.95
Immortal (Immortel Ad Vitam) (2004): Adapted from the astounding 'Nikopol Trilogy' comicbook, this futuristic parable is set in New York in 2095, where an Egyptian god hovers above the…; DVD $29.95
Narco: Secret Adventures of Gustav Klopp (2004): A narcoleptic comic–book writer finds illusion and reality blurring between his fantastical imagination, a succession of dead–end day…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $14.95
Madame Sata (2002): The underbelly of 1930s Rio de Janeiro glistens in this atmospheric drama about the celebrated João Francisco dos Santos (Ramos), a flamboyant gay…; DVD $29.95
Pianist, The (2002): Boldly visualised, fact–based drama concerning the Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, who evaded Poland’s Nazi authorities during WW2, living…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Amelie (2001): A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…; DVD $14.95
Read My Lips (Sur Mes Levres) (2001): Sturdy, unconventional French thriller about an insecure, partially–deaf office clerk who tries to help an irascible ex–con integrate…; Poster (VG) $12.95
Va Savoir (Who Knows) (2001): Skilful romantic farce interweaves the lives of six characters connected to an Italian theatre troupe on tour in Paris (doing Pirandello’s ‘As…; DVD $14.95
Time Regained (Le Temps Retrouve) (1999): Legendary surrealist Chilean director Ruiz takes a break from his schedule or runaway obscurities (most sadly unavailable in NZ) for this legit…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
An Autumn Tale (1998): Completing his suite of films based on the four seasons, dir. Rohmer provides another mellow, seemingly unplotted comedy, in which Rhone valley…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
L'Ennui (1998): The tale of the restless and infuriating sexual obsession that a philosophy professor develops for an uncomplicated young woman. Observing their…; Poster (G) $9.95
Fifth Element, The (1997): Whether you think it's a gorgeous sci–fi masterpiece or narcissistic fluff, French director Luc 'Nikita' Besson's multi–million dollar…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Post Coitum (1997): The director herself plays a 40–year–old wife, mother and book editor who has her respectable life devastated after a whirlwind affair…; Poster (F) $9.95
City of Lost Children (1995): Visual wonderstuff from the unique genius pairing of the creators of DELICATESSEN, this is as good a follow up as one could wish for. While…; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Les Miserables (1995): Widely considered the definitive screen version of this granddaddy of French literary staples. Few concessions have been allowed in staging a…; Poster (U) $9.95
Rendezvous in Paris (1995): A delicately poised triptych framed around three lighthearted tales of philandering men and women. Minor, though quintessential Rohmer dalliance…; Blu-Ray ~~$25~~ $18.75
Leon The Professional, The (Professional, The) (1994): The director of NIKITA revamps his French hit with American money and the English language. An Italian hitman in New York reluctantly adopts a…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Latcho Drom (1993): A moving testament to the plight of inter–continental gypsy culture and to the redemptive and communicative power of music, Tony Gatlif's…; DVD $25
Three Colours: Blue (1993): Immaculate, introspective meditation on grief, redemption and liberty, Kieslowski's masterpiece borders on the pretentious. This redefines ART…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Olivier Olivier (1991): After disappearing from his country home six years earlier, a boy's mysterious return brings with it a mix of salvation and suspicion to his…; Poster (G) $9.95
Life and Nothing But (1990): Philippe Noiret plays a Missing–in–Action chief officer whose obsession to account for the anonymous casualties of WW1 draws him to a…; Poster (F) $7.95
My Father's Glory (La Gloire de Mon Pere) (1990): Archetypal French art movie adapted from the memoirs of author Marcel Pagnol (JEAN DE FLORETTE). Little Marcel takes to life in Provence where even…; DVD ~~$30~~ $20
Chocolat (1988): Quietly rewarding autobiographical work follows a young woman to West Africa where she reminisces her childhood. Early work by the director of BEAU…; Poster (F) $7.95
Jean De Florette (1986): A modern classic of love, greed and revenge set against the beauty of 1920s French Provence, superbly performed by three of France's biggest…; DVD ~~$30~~ $22.50
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983): The director's impressive debut (at the age of 24) is a post–apocalyptic fable, strikingly filmed in black and white with almost no…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$29.95~~ $24.95
Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate) (1981): Mordantly humourous suspense set in dusty French Senegal, with Noiret playing a much–abused police chief who begins to have dreams of…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977): Masterpiece of loopy morals, terrorist attacks and chastity belts that turns that age old loves–me–loves–me–not story once…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
Lancelot Du Lac (1974): Bresson endows the legend of King Arthur with his unique style and vision, and exposes a density of ideas by stripping the story back to its base…; DVD $34.95
Tintin and the Prisoners of the Sun (1969): Feature–length sequel to TINTIN AND THE CALCULUS AFFAIR, this installment sees Tintin, Professor Haddock et al journey through the Andes in…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Claude Chabrol Boxset Vol. 1 (Les Biches, Le Boucher, Que La Bete Meure, La Femme Infidele, Juste Avant La Nuit, Les Noces Rouges, Nada, Madame Bovary) (1968-1991): Eight classic films from the French master of suspense. – Les Biches (Bad Girls, 1968) – La Femme Infidele (The Unfaithful Wife,…; DVD ~~$80~~ $60
Playtime (1967): Tati's satirical vision of modern city life and brutalist architecture is his magnum opus. His alter–ego Mr. Hulot goes about his third…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Made in U.S.A (1966): Further political horseplay from Godard in the skin of a Nouvelle Vague alternate reality: this time, Anna Karina plays a war journalist on the hunt…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Le Mepris (Contempt) (1963): An insecure screen–writer struggles with vulgar producers as well as his movie–star wife on the set of Homer's Odyssey. Brigitte Bardot,…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales (The Bakery Girl of Monceau, Suzanne’s Career, My Night at Maud’s, La collectionneuse, Claire’s Knee, Love in the Afternoon) (1962-1972): A succession of encounters between fragile men and the women who tempt them, Six Moral Tales unleashed on the film world a new voice, one that was at…; DVD ~~$120~~ $90
Femme Est Une Femme, Une (A Woman is a Woman) (1961): Godard flirts with the Hollywood musical, and any other idea that takes his fancy to tell his buoyant tale of a free–spirited stripper who…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim) (1961): Jeanne Moreau stars in this famous New Wave melodrama caught up in the spirit of its swinging times. A twenty–year love triangle, lightening…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Classe Tous Risques (Consider All Risks) (1960): French–Italian gangster film following the exploits of a French mobster (Lino Ventura, based on a real life henchman for the French Gestapo)…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Adventures Of Antoine Doinel, The (400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run) (1959-1979): Francois Truffaut's most enduring cinematic creation, the irrepressible Antoine Doinel (played synonymously by Jean–Pierre Leaud) is…; DVD ~~$100~~ $75
Man Escaped, A (1956): Bresson's films are all extremely controlled in style: no suspense, no histrionics, flat acting, spare and simple camerawork, yet this is an…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
Mystery of Picasso, The (1956): Famed director Henri–Georges Clouzot gains exclusive entry into Pablo Picasso's inner creative sanctum, observing the master painter at work on…; DVD $29.95
Red Balloon, The (Ballon Rouge, Le) (1956): Classic French short that still manages to captivate audiences with its simple premise of a young Parisian boy who discovers a red balloon with a…; DVD $19.95
Lola Montes (1955): The life of the famous 19th century courtesan provides the basis for this sophisticated portrayal of the capriciousness of fate, which leads to the…; DVD ~~$25~~ $18.75
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) (1953): Jacques Tati fine–tunes the virtues of JOUR DE FETE to create his most eponymous character. The first of four Hulot features follows the…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
Casque d'Or (Golden Marie) (1952): A gangster’s moll falls in love with a reformed criminal, igniting underworld violence, in this lush, overwhelming tragi–romance set in Paris…; DVD ~~$35~~ $26.25
Le Corbeau (Raven, the) (1943): Fascinating as a wartime allegory made under the German Occupation of France, a small town becomes a hot–bed of paranoia following a rash of…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30
La Regle Du Jeu (Rules of the Game) (1939): Considered one the greatest films in history, this downbeat yet incisive satire centres around weekend shooting party that results in a myriad of…; DVD ~~$40~~ $30

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