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"Toto the Hero (Toto le heros)" - a visually stunning fantasy comedy-drama, overflowing with pathos, humanity and cinematographic style.



"Le Paltoquet" - Michel Deville's thoroughly bizarre parody of a whodunnit features some extraordinary contributions from Fanny Ardant, Michel Piccoli and Jean Yanne.



"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" - a poignant and engaging account of a schoolmaster's spirited attempts to brighten the lives of his wayward pupils with choral music.



"And God Created Woman (Et Dieu crea la femme)" - but Roger Vadim created sex goddess Brigitte Bardot! A sumptuously filmed portrayal of turbulent love, a classic of its kind.



"The Hairdresser's husband (Le Mari de la coiffeur)" - a haunting portrayal of a doomed romantic idyll, Patrice Leconte's darkest, most inspired, most beautiful film about love.



"Summer Things (Embrassez Qui Vous Voudrez)" - a sumptuous French romantic comedy, with Charlotte Rampling and Jacques Dutronc.



"Conte d'hiver (1992)" - The enchanting winter's tale segment of Eric Rohmer's masterful Four Seasons.



"Conte d'automne (1998)" - Autumn,the seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulnes, is the backdrop for this poetic tale of love from Eric Rohmer.



"Un coeur en hiver (1992)" - Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Beart star in this sensitive romantic drama from acclaimed director Claude Sautet.



"Van Gogh (1991)" - Maurice Pialat's acclaimed portrait of the ill-fated artist, featuring a sensitive performance from Jacques Dutronc.



"L'Appartement (1997)" - A masterful melange of romance and intrigue, featuring Vincent Cassel, Romaine Bohringer and Monica Bellucci.



"Leon Morin, Pretre" - Jean-Pierre Melville's dark study of an impossible romance, with a commanding performance from Jean-Paul Belmondo.



"Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne (1945)" - Maria Casares stars in this dark portrait of love and revenge from Robert Bresson.



Francois Ozon's sensual psychological drama "Under the Sand" - starring Charlotte Rampling



Cedric Kahn's evocative mix of eroticism and pschological drama, "L'Ennui"



Sebastien Lifshitz directed this haunting tale of a young gay man's seduction and rejection, "Presque rien"



Jean-Paul Rappeneau's masterfully composed "Cyrano De Bergerac", featuring Gérard Depardieu at his very best
Isabelle Huppert Catherine Deneueve Gérard Depardieu Juliet Binoche Jean Gabin
Romy Schneider Yves Montand Philippe Noiret Alain Delon Jean-Paul Belmondo

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