General Discussion : French films for someone who tends not to like French films?

[astrakhan]

If you find the traditional French genres boring, start by checking out anything with Luc Besson's name on it (writer, director, or producer). His films are not always good but they are generally action- or suspense-driven. And pretty much the opposite of the formula you described.

[tef]

Day For Night was pretty amazing!

[jnmovie]

Try A Man Escaped. It's an older film and an entertaining precursor to The Shawshank Redemption.

[FitFortDanga]

I can almost guarantee this guy isn't going to like A Man Escaped.

[paulofilmo]

Hi,

I need to watch more French-language films (to maintain/improve my ability in the language).

But I generally don't like French films.

The culture disconnect will make learning the language more difficult. How did you come to be in this situation?

[jnmovie]

I can almost guarantee this guy isn't going to like A Man Escaped.

Haha, yeah it isn't for everyone, but sometimes unexpected films can hit home.

[nauru]

Hi,

I need to watch more French-language films (to maintain/improve my ability in the language).

But I generally don't like French films.

The culture disconnect will make learning the language more difficult. How did you come to be in this situation?

My situation arises from the fact that I am Canadian and didn't get a choice regarding which language I would learn second. Achieving fluency in French was not much fun, so I'd prefer to maintain it rather than let all those years of study/practice be in vain. Reading and writing are still fine, but these days I can feel my speaking vocabulary deteriorating from lack of use. So I figured film might be a pleasant way to counteract that.

To be honest, I was actually hoping some of the recommendations here would be for French language films where the setting is in French-speaking countries other than France, and the main characters are not from France. (Not enough space in thread title.) Since France is only 1 of 29 French-speaking countries in the world, I don't expect my lack of interest in the culture of France would keep me from maintaining my French language skills.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co ... l_language

[nauru]

Try A Man Escaped. It's an older film and an entertaining precursor to The Shawshank Redemption.

I can almost guarantee this guy isn't going to like A Man Escaped.

Criticker PSI puts A Man Escaped in my Tier 9.

And prison break films are one of my favourite kinds.

Think I will check it out.

[nauru]

If you find the traditional French genres boring, start by checking out anything with Luc Besson's name on it (writer, director, or producer). His films are not always good but they are generally action- or suspense-driven. And pretty much the opposite of the formula you described.

Hmmm... of the 36 films from Luc Besson on Criticker, I have seen 6 of them. All received low scores from me . Especially the Transporter. But I will keep Besson in mind.

[nauru]

A Prophet (2009)

An excellent movie
http://www.criticker.com/film/Un_prophete/

PSI = Tier 9. Will check this one out for sure. Thanks.