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French Cinema

This child group of European Cinema collects that broader group's members whose primary country of origin is France, spanning the French New Wave directors Godard, Truffaut and Chabrol, French poetic realism, and contemporary French auteur and popular cinema including musicals, dramas and satire. At 53 members it is this parent group's largest single-country child, kept apart from this parent group's other clusters by France being the clearly primary listed country of origin rather than a co-production partner.

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A Man and a Woman

World and International Narrative Cinema
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A Man Escaped

World and International Narrative Cinema
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A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Alphaville

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Amarcord

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Amelie

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Amour (2012 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Anatomy of a Fall

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Au revoir les enfants

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Beau Travail

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Belle de Jour

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Blue Is the Warmest Colour

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Breathless

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Cold War (2018 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Dancer in the Dark

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Diabolique (1955 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Dreams (Sex Love)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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First Name: Carmen

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Germany, Year Zero

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Grand Illusion

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Happening

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Ida (2013 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Intimacy (2001 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Jules and Jim

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Justice Is Done

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Les Cousins

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Nights of Cabiria

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Playtime (1967 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The 400 Blows

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Artist

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Bait (1995 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Battle of Algiers

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Class (2008 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Conformist

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Green Ray

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Pianist (2002 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Rules of the Game

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Square (2017 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Tin Drum (1979 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Wages of Fear

World and International Narrative Cinema
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The Way We Laughed

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Three Colours: Blue

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Three Colours: Red

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Titane

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Triangle of Sadness

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Under the Sun of Satan

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Underground (1995 film)

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Vagabond

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Vivre sa Vie

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Without Leaving an Address

World and International Narrative Cinema
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Cinema of France (Wikipedia)
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The Lumière brothers launched cinematography in 1895 with their L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat.
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