French-language independent films

Amélie (, , ) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume Laurant, the film is a whimsical depiction of contemporary Parisian life, set in Montmartre. It tells the story of Amélie Poulain, played by Audrey Tautou, a shy and quirky waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation. The film features an ensemble cast of supporting roles, including Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Claire Maurier, Clotilde Mollet, Isabelle Nanty

2011 film directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano

2013 film by Abdellatif Kechiche

2023 film directed by Justine Triet

1975 film by Pier Paolo Pasolini

2003 film by Bernardo Bertolucci

2007 animated film by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud

2002 film by François Ozon

2005 documentary film by Luc Jacquet

1994 film by Krzysztof Kieślowski

1962 film by Jean-Luc Godard

2004 film directed by Richard Linklater

1992 film by Roman Polanski

2014 film directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne

1958 French film by Louis Malle

2012 film directed by Jacques Audiard

1999 film by Jim Jarmusch

1991 film directed by Jim Jarmusch

2003 film by Yann Samuell

2018 film directed by Julian Schnabel

1999 film by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

2016 film by Xavier Dolan

2013 film by François Ozon

2014 film directed by Xavier Dolan

2003 film by François Ozon

2014 film by Bertrand Bonello

1995 French film directed by Claude Chabrol

1966 film by Jean-Luc Godard

2011 film directed by Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne

1999 film by Claire Denis

Baise-moi is a 2000 French erotic crime thriller film written and directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi and starring Karen Lancaume and Raffaëla Anderson. It is based on the novel by Despentes, first published in 1993. The film received intense media coverage because of its graphic mix of violence and explicit sex scenes. Consequently, it is sometimes considered an example of the "New French Extremity".

2007 film by Julie Delpy

1999 film by Tonie Marshall

Cuties () is a 2020 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré in her feature directorial debut. The film's ensemble cast is led by Fathia Youssouf who portrays Amy, a Senegalese-French girl with a traditional Muslim upbringing who is caught between traditional Muslim values and Internet culture when she joins a twerking dance crew.

2017 film by Coralie Fargeat

1992 film by Cyril Collard

1974 film by Jacques Rivette

2019 film by Xavier Dolan

2009 film by Alain Resnais

1994 film by Roger Avary

1996 film by Olivier Assayas

2016 film by Stéphane Brizé

2014 film

2005 film directed by Abel Ferrara

2016 film by Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne

2017 film by Arnaud Desplechin

2004 French film by Lucile Hadžihalilović

2013 film by Mathias Malzieu and Stéphane Berla

2009 film by Claire Denis

1999 film by Anjelica Huston

2000 film by Asia Argento

2022 film directed by Arnaud Desplechin

2018 film

1982 animated feature film directed by René Laloux

1990 film by René Manzor

Dikkenek is a 2006 Franco-Belgian comedy film directed by Olivier Van Hoofstadt. It has attained cult status in France and Belgium because of its Belgian-type humor. It follows the life of different characters for a few days under the pretense of Stef & J.C. looking for the love of Stef's life. The title comes from the Flemish words and verbatim for 'fat' + 'neck' and figuratively means an arrogant boaster.

1966 film directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet

2001 film by Gilles Paquet-Brenner

2003 film by Émile Gaudreault

1996 film by Jan Bucquoy