French Romance, a list by Elkunt

7.4

/7493/

74

/343/

74

/530/

3.8

/29680/

93

/55/

90

/9/

81

/17/

3.0

Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.

77

6.9

/8826/

68

/243/

64

/163/

3.6

/36487/

93

/150/

66

/18/

86

/39/

4.0

age 14+

With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into an unavailable friend with whom she embarks on an affair.

77

6.7

/11110/

67

/414/

67

/273/

3.7

/43627/

96

/159/

64

/26/

85

/30/

4.0

age 15+

Arranged to marry a rich man, young Ada is crushed when her true love goes missing at sea during a migration attempt — until a miracle reunites them.

74

6.6

/4722/

67

/302/

67

/366/

3.6

/27569/

98

/44/

82

/11/

68

/12/

3.0

Sylvie, a nearly sixty-year-old woman, has fallen in love with Michel, a thug she marries in prison. The couple dream of starting again with a clean slate by opening a flower shop. But Sylvie’s son Abel, convinced that Michel will fall into a life of crime, disapproves of this relationship.

74

6.8

/3474/

67

/188/

67

/236/

3.6

/13940/

91

/69/

99

/8/

80

/20/

2.0

Rachel loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her in, looks after her, and loves her like a mother... which she isn’t. Not yet. Rachel is 40. The desire for a family of her own is growing stronger, and the clock is ticking. Is it too late?

73

6.6

/14381/

62

/549/

63

/216/

3.5

/115161/

94

/186/

69

/47/

80

/41/

3.5

age 16+

Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

73

6.6

/1294/

57

/57/

68

/77/

3.5

/6909/

79

/48/

97

/8/

74

/12/

3.0

A French widower and WWI veteran returns home after the war to raise his newborn daughter.

73

7.0

/11419/

69

/372/

68

/373/

3.6

/46831/

83

/110/

74

/16/

76

/34/

3.0

Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy – They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.

73

6.7

/29228/

66

/1647/

66

/1114/

3.4

/109569/

84

/199/

90

/6/

75

/38/

3.0

age 17+

A 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.

73

6.8

/4476/

68

/200/

68

/225/

3.6

/10354/

82

/61/

66

/18/

73

/21/

3.5

At once an intimate chronicle of a romance and a sprawling portrait of life in early 1990s France following the intertwining journeys of Jacques, a worldly Parisian writer, and Arthur, a curious, carefree and much-younger university student who is just beginning to live. Brought together by chance, the two men find themselves navigating a casual fling that gradually deepens into a tender, transformative bond.

72

6.3

/24145/

63

/1044/

67

/734/

3.4

/119742/

72

/272/

77

/20/

67

/51/

4.0

age 15+

In present-day Los Angeles, controversial stand-up comedian Henry McHenry and internationally renowned opera singer Ann Defrasnoux form the façade of a happy couple in the spotlight. Ann gives birth to a baby girl named Annette, who possesses an exceptional gift that will change all of their lives forever.

72

6.5

/4428/

67

/295/

64

/381/

3.3

/12327/

89

/44/

81

/5/

72

/12/

3.0

Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When learning that Vladimir cannot come because his wife organized a surprise trekking holiday in the Cévennes National Park with their daughter and a donkey to carry their load, Antoinette decides to follow their track, by herself, with Patrick, a protective donkey.

72

6.8

/8310/

68

/277/

65

/347/

3.4

/9286/

88

/73/

80

/22/

70

/16/

3.0

age 15+

Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman to catfish Alex, the roommate of her former lover, Ludo.

71

6.5

/11629/

61

/499/

62

/233/

3.7

/94956/

86

/144/

57

/55/

80

/35/

3.5

age 14+

In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had known him forever.

70

6.2

/2582/

61

/109/

63

/75/

3.2

/23481/

82

/119/

85

/50/

73

/25/

3.0

age 15+

An aspiring author looking to get more out of life takes up a writing residency and finds herself in the sort of romantic entanglements that could come from the pages of a Jane Austen novel.

70

6.7

/5931/

68

/315/

67

/204/

3.6

/45013/

85

/75/

77

/4/

68

/19/

2.5

8-year-old Vicky has a mysterious gift: she can recreate any scent she comes across, even that of her beloved mother Joanne. When her estranged aunt Julia suddenly returns to town, the invocation of her fragrance plunges the young girl back in time to unravel a past replete with family secrets.

70

6.4

/2380/

64

/142/

61

/159/

3.6

/16658/

90

/70/

74

/4/

73

/18/

2.5

A young woman struggling to stay on top of everything in her life meets a married publisher and begins an affair with him.

70

6.5

/1497/

65

/72/

59

/52/

3.4

/1169/

90

/40/

70

/3/

72

/11/

3.0

Alice, a perfect wife and mother, lives happily with her husband and child until the day she discovers he is living a double life that has ruined her financially and left her a single mother. Alice fights back and dives into a world beyond anything she has ever known.

70

6.4

/6148/

61

/175/

54

/245/

3.3

/10560/

86

/152/

51

/16/

78

/29/

4.0

Alain, a successful Parisian publisher struggling to adapt to the digital revolution, has major doubts about the new manuscript of Léonard, one of his long-time authors — another work of auto-fiction recycling his love affair with a minor celebrity. Selena, Alain’s wife, a famous stage actress, is of the opposite opinion.

76

68

7.0

/7306/

69

/402/

67

/260/

3.3

/13820/

100

/6/

84

/16/

age 16+

When Jonas was 14 he met the charismatic but mysterious Nathan. In addition to guiding him in grappling with his sexuality, Jonas soon confronts something dark and even dangerous about his new friend. Now an attractive, sexually assured adult, memories from this time still haunt Jonas.

67

6.5

/3468/

69

/217/

69

/315/

3.6

/25800/

72

/18/

55

/3/

65

/8/

3.0

When Blanche meets Grégoire, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Together, they relocate. For Blanche, far from her family, from her twin sister, Rose, a new life begins. But little by little, she finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man.

67

6.1

/4012/

57

/126/

54

/100/

3.2

/12869/

84

/122/

43

/12/

73

/27/

4.0

Jean and Sara have been living together for 10 years. When they first met, Sara was living with François, Jean’s best friend and an admirer from back when he played rugby. Jean and Sara love each other. One day, Sara sees François in the street. He does not notice her, but she is overtaken by the sensation that her life could suddenly change. François gets back in touch with Jean. For the first time in years. He suggests they start working together again. From here on, things spiral out of control.

67

6.9

/15767/

72

/725/

74

/880/

3.5

/129863/

81

/102/

80

/26/

65

/24/

1.0

age 15+

What do you dream of when you're 16-years-old and in a seaside resort in Normandy in the 1980s? A best friend? A lifelong teen pact? Scooting off on adventures on a boat or a motorbike? Living life at breakneck speed? No. You dream of death. Because you can't get a bigger kick than dying. And that's why you save it till the very end. The summer holidays are just beginning, and this story recounts how Alexis grew into himself.

69

66

6.4

/4213/

66

/288/

67

/454/

3.4

/27846/

83

/6/

Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorcycle accident, squanders his youth in idleness. His life changes when he meets Margot, who lives off scams and amorous manipulations.

66

6.2

/4719/

59

/145/

54

/291/

3.0

/23217/

82

/57/

57

/4/

67

/15/

3.5

Marianne leaves Abel for Paul, his best friend and the father of her unborn child. Eight years later, Paul dies and Marianne returns to Abel. However, things have changed for the both of them and feelings of jealousy surround their new relationship.

77

65

7.3

/2629/

74

/150/

76

/177/

3.6

/26286/

93

/14/

United by the unexpected inheritance of a house in Normandy, four estranged cousins discover their family history by retracing their ancestor's steps.

65

5.5

/408/

61

/22/

49

/18/

2.9

/2787/

66

/41/

66

/13/

4.0

A film director returns to his childhood home in provincial France with his brother and his girlfriend and discovers isolation to be an artistic curative.

65

6.3

/2045/

68

/208/

64

/97/

3.0

/3865/

80

/30/

62

/23/

2.5

Since his wife's death, Andrew Blake is depressed. In an ultimate impetus, he leaves London to go back to France, in the house he met her. This journey through happy days memories won't go as planned.

64

6.4

/2477/

68

/212/

73

/339/

3.8

/15716/

58

/12/

77

/5/

50

/4/

2.0

A boy and his eccentric parents leave their home in Paris for a country house in Spain. As the mother descends deeper into her own mind, it's up to the boy and his father to keep her safe and happy.

65

64

6.3

/16324/

66

/1099/

62

/1013/

3.1

/28318/

72

/40/

age 17+

The chauvinist Damien wakes up in a world where women and men have their roles reversed in society, and everything is dominated by women.

80

63

7.5

/3342/

76

/145/

73

/128/

3.6

/10413/

97

/30/

88

/15/

An author returns to his hometown of Cognac for the first time in 35 years to help promote a distillery. Once there, he meets his first love’s son, Lucas. Memories come rushing back to him: irrepressible attraction, bodies becoming one in the heat of desire, a passion that can never be revealed… His first love’s name was Thomas. They were 17.

70

63

7.0

/3472/

69

/278/

69

/378/

3.6

/47983/

Childhood pals Dog and Mirales live in a little village in the south of France and spend their days just hanging out. To kill time, Mirales has got into the habit of teasing Dog mercilessly. But this summer is different: Dog meets Elsa and romance blossoms.

61

6.7

/16037/

66

/655/

68

/655/

3.0

/40263/

48

/84/

95

/45/

48

/23/

1.5

age 15+

The life of Jeanne Bécu, who was born as the illegitimate daughter of an impoverished seamstress in 1743 and went on to rise through the Court of Louis XV to become his last official mistress.

73

61

6.6

/5967/

68

/462/

63

/699/

3.4

/33452/

100

/8/

78

/2/

Rémy and Mélanie live next door to each other in Paris but have never met. The two thirty-year-old Parisians search for connections online, but never have much success. Falling deeper into loneliness and depression, both decide to start attending regular therapy. With the help of their therapists, they uncover the real roots of their issues, and find that the connection they were both searching for is much closer than they thought.

70

60

6.4

/2496/

61

/126/

61

/144/

3.5

/13864/

100

/11/

64

Everybody has always loved Jeanne. These days, she hates herself. Up to her ears in debt, she has to go to Lisbon and sell her mother’s apartment, who passed away one year ago. At the airport, she runs into Jean, a whimsical and somewhat intrusive former high school classmate.

60

6.3

/8866/

63

/729/

62

/712/

2.9

/20041/

48

/54/

89

/17/

52

/10/

2.0

age 15+

The French government is asking Gustave Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but he simply wants to design the subway—until he crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past.

59

5.9

/1601/

62

/434/

62

/115/

3.1

/3749/

60

/10/

2.0

Inspired by the true events of one of France's most notorious non-violent robbers, Bruno Sulak, in the 1980s. He led multiple heists, then captured public attention for his many daring escapes from police custody...always to reunite with his beloved lover and accomplice Annie, becoming both France's Public Enemy #1 and an icon of Freedom.

71

58

6.8

/2283/

65

/117/

64

/176/

3.5

/10572/

92

/13/

A single mother and a married man enter into an affair with the understanding that their relationship is purely sexual. Though they agree the relationship has no future, they find themselves increasingly drawn into each other's company.

73

58

7.2

/1862/

74

/218/

72

/360/

3.8

/10459/

In 1993, Max was 13 when he was offered his first camera. For 25 years he will not stop filming. The bunch of friends, the loves, the successes, the failures. From the 90s to the 2010s, it is the portrait of a whole generation that is emerging through its objective.

57

5.5

/4703/

54

/270/

59

/113/

3.0

/20043/

63

/111/

14

/7/

65

/29/

3.5

age 15+

In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in a dangerous labyrinth of lies and conspiracies and are forced to try and escape the country.

68

57

6.9

/7031/

72

/553/

70

/853/

3.5

/40922/

50

/8/

79

/6/

A man tries to make his wife fall in love with him again, after waking up in an alternate reality where she never knew him.

60

56

6.1

/5759/

66

/602/

60

/201/

2.6

/19556/

Popcorn

63

/24/

age 14+

When a jaded actor meets a down-on-her-luck waitress in Paris, their unexpected love story begins — but will it survive the glare of the spotlight?

69

56

6.8

/4236/

66

/189/

63

/287/

3.3

/7332/

85

/13/

69

/10/

age 16+

When a romance between a widow and a notorious libertine takes an unexpected turn, Mademoiselle de Joncquières becomes instrumental to one lover’s plans for revenge.

75

55

6.9

/3412/

67

/132/

63

/203/

3.5

/9738/

100

/10/

85

/5/

Vacations in the French countryside. Daphne, three months pregnant, finds herself alone to welcome Maxime, her boyfriend François’ cousin. François had to leave in a hurry for Paris to cover for a sick colleague. For four days, while waiting for his return, Daphne and Maxime get to know each other and share very intimate stories that bring them closer...

54

5.4

/1509/

54

/77/

56

/105/

2.7

/2578/

59

/27/

42

/2/

57

/11/

2.5

A man and a woman are brought together by chance for several months. He is younger than she is, married, Russian, officially a diplomat stationed in Paris. She is a beautiful teacher and researcher, with her feet firmly on the ground. The film follows the evolution of their love, from the beginning to end.

54

5.4

/2121/

52

/71/

48

/60/

3.0

/3774/

57

/105/

31

/3/

55

/29/