French Movies and Films Resources

The French Movies have over the years been developed separately and independent of the theatre. Both the media employ most of the same actors. And yet only a few of these actors have enjoyed equal glory both on the stage as well as the screen.

The French Movie industry started as a result of the fantasies of Georges Méliès. His visions and fantasies took a touch of reality at the beginning of this century. But the undisputed father of the French Movie Industry are Abel Gance and Jean Vigo.

Abel Gance is best remembered for his epic Napoléon, Jean Vigo unfortunately died very young. And yet he was responsible for the fruition of many brilliant experiments such as Zéro de conduite, L'Atalante, René Clair etc. He was also the director of some unforgettable comedies that he did very early in his filmmaking career.

The French Movies witnessed a completely new wave in 1958. This was a result of the filmmaking efforts of a young film critic named Claude Chabrol. He directed the movie “Le Beau Serge”, which was a study of two young men in a provincial town.

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