241. Queen Margot ( reine Margot, La )
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patrice Chéreau
Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Perez, Asia Argento, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Thomas Kretschmann
Plot: The wedding of Margot, sister of The King, 1572, August. The King of France under influence of his mother and brothers, in an acces of fear and madness succombes their wish and orders the assasination of his guests, the protestants.
242. Traffic
Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jacques Tati
Actors: Jacques Tati, Tony Knepper, Franco Ressel, Mario Zanuelli, Maria Kimberly, Marcel Franval
Plot: Mr. Hulot has his self-made RV and is ready to hit the road to showcase the vehicle at an Amsterdam auto show. But, of course, nothing goes right for him and his poor PR exec, the trendy, young Maria, must go along for the ride.
243. Happy End
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Haneke
Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin, Franz Rogowski, Laura Verlinden
Plot: The film explores the dynamics of a well to do family living in Calais, France on the
landscape of the on going refugee crisis. The film stars Isabelle Huppert as Anne
Laurent, a woman at the head of a construction company, Mathieu Kassovitz as
her brother Thomas, who is having an affair with a cello player, Jean Louis
Trintigant as Georges, the father of both of them, and Fantin Harduin as Eve,
Thomas’ disturbed daughter who recently lost her mother.
244. Last Metro, The ( dernier métro, Le )
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret, Andréa Ferréol, Paulette Dubost, Jean-Louis Richard
245. Water Lilies ( Naissance des pieuvres )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Céline Sciamma
Actors: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adele Haenel, Warren Jacquin, Christelle Baras, Marie Gili-Pierre
246. Kirikou and the Sorceress ( Kirikou et la sorcière )
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michel Ocelot
Actors: Atsuko Asano, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Antoinette Kellermann, Fezele Mpeka, Theo Sebeko, Kombisile Sangweni
247. Police Python 357
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alain Corneau
Actors: Yves Montand, François Périer, Simone Signoret, Stefania Sandrelli, Mathieu Carrière, Vadim Glowna
248. Microbe & Gasoline ( Microbe et Gasoil )
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michel Gondry
Actors: Ange Dargent, Théophile Baquet, Diane Besnier, Audrey Tautou, Vincent Lamoureux, Agathe Peigney
Plot: A pair of friends embark on an epic road trip across France in a vehicle they have built themselves.
249. Unfaithful Wife, The ( femme infidèle, La )
Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Michel Duchaussoy, Maurice Ronet, Louise Chevalier, Louise Rioton
Plot: A man is certain his wife is having an affair, and a hiring private detective confirms it. He calmly approaches the guilty party - author Victor Pégala - and just as calmy murders him. The police chase after the wife and, even though she discovers evidence that could implicate her husband, she stays quiet.
250. Man Who Planted Trees, The ( homme qui plantait des arbres, L' )
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frédéric Back
Actors: Philippe Noiret, Christopher Plummer
Plot: While traveling over a desolate landscape, a young man meets a mysterious silent person.
