The Rest Is History

242. French History on Film


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Tom and Dominic welcome film critic Muriel Zagha to discuss the home of cinema, France, and its history through ten films, spanning from Vercingétorix to Vichy. Featuring Jean Renoir, Isabelle Adjani, Louis de Funès and many more. Full list:


Jeanne la Pucelle (Jacques Rivette, 1994)

La reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau, 1994)

Ridicule (Patrice Leconte, 1996)

Napoleon (Abel Gance, 1927)

Les enfants du paradis (Marcel Carné, 1943-45)

J’accuse (Roman Polanski, 2019)

La grande illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937)

Le corbeau (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1943)

La grande vadrouille (Gérard Oury, 1966)

La chinoise (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)


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