1. The Lady in the Portrait (Le Portrait interdit)
An empress commissions a painting of herself from a French outsider in hopes of stirring her husband's interest in this lavish period piece. The Lady in the Portrait is a period yarn evoking the unique rapport between a French missionary and the Manchurian Empress whose portrait he's ordered to paint.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
2. Spring Blossom (Seize printemps)
A 16-year-old girl, bored with her own age group, becomes involved with an older man at a theater she passes.
It has an average vote of 4.4 on TMDB.
3. Russian Spleen (Хандра)
The three not-so-lucky guys are having the most difficult, weirdest and funniest day of their lives. Meanwhile, in Moscow, a gang of Kyrgyz conspirators begins to wield, a sexist gynecologist and a feminist traumatologist come to work, a film producer is cheating on the Motherland, and clay policemen are uncovering their batons. The only question is which of these meetings will become fatal for our friends.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
4. Peaceful (De son vivant)
A son in denial of a serious illness. A mother facing the unbearable. And between them a doctor fighting to do his job and bring them to acceptance. The three of them have one year and four seasons to come together and understand what it means to die while living.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
5. The Whaler Boy (Китобой)
Everything changes in the life of a young 15-year-old Chukchi hunter Lyoshka with the advent of the Internet in the village. He falls in love – for the first time and deeply – with the silent video chat girl. Upon learning that she lives in Detroit, Lyoshka decides on the most desperate act in his life.
It has an average vote of 6.207 on TMDB.
6. Mother and Son (Un petit frère)
In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the moving chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
7. 15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour (Petite fleur)
"Drinking, dancing and... killing me. It's the new life my neighbour Jose has decided to live. What better way to escape boredom than coming to kill me every thursday? His wife, Lucie, prefers to go to a shrink. To each their own therapy.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
8. Between Two Worlds (Ouistreham)
Marianne Winckler relocates to the port city of Caen in order to pass herself off as a member of a large community of itinerant workers desperate to make ends meet. She gains employment as a cleaner on a ferry travelling between Ouistreham and Portsmouth, recording the drudgery of the work she and her colleagues are required to do.
It has an average vote of 6.97 on TMDB.
9. Subtraction (تفریق)
After a confusing interaction in downtown Tehran, a married couple seems to have found their doppelgängers.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
10. The Green Shutters (Les Volets verts)
The twilight of a sacred monster, Jules Maugin, an actor at the height of his glory. Beneath the famous personality, the big mouth, and the social shell, lies the intimate portrait of a man laid bare.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
11. The Companions (Compagnons)
At 19, passionate about street art, Naëlle is forced to follow a reintegration project with other young people, her last chance to avoid being separated from her loved ones. Touched by the young girl, Hélène , the site manager and her instructor, introduces her one day to the Maison des Compagnons de Nantes, a world of traditions that promotes craftsmanship excellence and transmission between generations. Alongside Paul , a companion stained glass artist who agrees to take her for training in his studio, Naëlle discovers a universe with codes very different from hers that could give new meaning despite her difficulties in life. Naëlle will carve a place for herself in the fascinating world of stained glass and will realize that the Companions' values are not just empty words.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
12. Les Gazelles (Les Gazelles)
Marie and Eric, a couple in their thirties who have been together since college, buy their first apartment when Marie is suddenly overcome by doubt. Her encounter with a handsome, dark-haired man forces her to make a decision...
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
13. More Than Ever (Plus que jamais)
Hélène, a 33-year-old woman from Bordeaux, France, lives happily as a couple with Mathieu, her husband of many years. Her life turns upside down the day she learns she has a rare lung disease. Thanks to a blog, she discovers Norway and decides to follow her instinct. Despite all the love she has for her life partner Mathieu, who is very supportive through her illness, she leaves him behind in France and will cross all Europe to Norway alone in search of a new path and to meet a blogger named Mister that she found on the internet.
It has an average vote of 6.682 on TMDB.
14. Price Of Parenting (Mes très chers enfants)
Parents with empty nest syndrome find a clever way to make their kids stay interested: winning the lottery.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
15. Waiting for Bojangles (En attendant Bojangles)
A boy and his eccentric parents leave their home in Paris for a country house in Spain. As the mother descends deeper into her own mind, it's up to the boy and his father to keep her safe and happy.
It has an average vote of 7.371 on TMDB.
16. Haute Couture (Haute couture)
Esther is at the end of her career as Head Seamstress at Dior Avenue Montaigne workshop. One day, she gets her handbag stolen in the metro by a 20 years old girl, Jade. Instead of calling the police she decides to take care of Jade. She sees in her the opportunity to pass on her skills, the craft of dressmaking, her only wealth. In the frenetic world of Haute Couture, Esther will give Jade la beauté du geste, a way to reach beyond herself.
It has an average vote of 6.239 on TMDB.
17. Champagne ! (Champagne !)
Springtime in the French vineyards of Champagne. Patrick has gathered his oldest friends for his bachelor party. The trouble is, everyone hates his future wife. This could thus become one hellish weekend in gourmet paradise.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
18. My Brothers and I (Mes frères et moi)
Nour, a 14-year-old boy, is enjoying the summer holidays in the South of France. He is the youngest of four brothers. They live together in a council estate, caring for their mother who is in a coma. Nour dreams of escaping to a faraway place. When he crosses paths with Sarah, an Opera singer teaching summer classes, he finds the opportunity to come out of his shell and explore new horizons.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
19. The Test (Le Test)
Annie lives in harmony with her husband Laurent and her children: the sensitive elders Maximilien and César; the younger Antoine whom Poupi, never-complaining teen, helps raising him. But a positive pregnancy test will disturb the harmony.
It has an average vote of 6.317 on TMDB.
20. Lovers (Amants)
Set in Paris the story follows Lisa, who, while on vacation with her husband, rekindles a passionate affair with her ex-boyfriend. But that may lead to a murder.
It has an average vote of 5.332 on TMDB.
