211. Monsieur Lazhar
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Actors: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Brigitte Poupart, Jules Philip
Plot: Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, takes over as an elementary school teacher after a tragic and sudden death. While the students in the class cope with the death, Lazhar deals with his painful past and threat of deportation.
212. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chantal Akerman
Actors: Chantal Akerman, Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical
Plot: A single mother does what she can to take care of her teenage son: housework, cooking and seeing the occasional client on the side. Safe in her routine - that is until something comes along and changes everything.
213. Monsieur Hire
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Patrice Leconte
Actors: Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms, Eric Bérenger, Marielle Berthon
214. Napoléon
Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Abel Gance
Actors: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance
215. deuxième souffle, Le
Year of Release: 1966
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
Actors: Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Raymond Pellegrin, Christine Fabréga, Paul Frankeur, Marcel Bozzuffi
Plot: An escaped gangster heads to Paris where he immediately joins up with some old friends for some gangland-style justice. He plans to leave the country - but first needs some cash - which is not going to be easy with an inspector on his trail and hot on the heels of the shooting.
216. Secret, A ( secret, Un )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Miller
Actors: Cécile De France, Patrick Bruel, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu, Yves Jacques, Mathieu Amalric
217. Barbarian Invastions, The ( invasions barbares, Les )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Denys Arcand
Actors: Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Yves Jacques, Dominique Michel
218. Man on the Train ( homme du train, L' )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patrice Leconte
Actors: Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-François Stévenin, Charlie Nelson, Pascal Parmentier, Isabelle Petit-Jacques
219. Golden Age, The ( age d'or, L' )
Year of Release: 1930
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Josep Llorens Artigas, Lionel Salem, Germaine Noizet, Bonaventura Ibáñez
220. Marius
Year of Release: 1933
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alexander Korda, Marcel Pagnol
Actors: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis, Fernand Charpin, Alida Rouffe, Paul Dullac
