Paris for the Holidays

10 Films of Paris

Posted on March 29, 2017 Updated on December 7, 2020

In the days before a trip to Paris we immerse ourselves in great Paris movies
Our Top 10 List expanded to 18 videos

Critically Acclaimed Award Winners
The Intouchables (2011)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
(coincidentally featuring paraplegics)

A Collection of Paris Segments within the Film
Holy Motors (2012)
Paris Je t’Aime (2006)

Hollywood Musicals
Funny Face (1957) Fred Astair
An American in Paris (1951) Gene Kelly
Gigi (1958) Leslie Caron

Contemporary Romance
Le Weekend (2013) Roger Mitchell
Picture Paris (2011) Brad Hall
Midnight in Paris (2011) Woody Allen
Before Sunset (2004) Richard Linklater

Montmartre (2001 Films)
Molin Rouge!
Amelie

Animation
Ratatouille (2007)
The Triplets of Belleville (2003)

The Pink Panther
-Peter Sellers Version (1963)
-Steve Martin Version (2006)

French Directors
Truffaut: Day for Night (Jacquline Bisset) 1973
Brunel: Belle de Jour (Catherine Deneuve) 1967
Goddard: Breathless (1960)

The A History of Paris educational (5) DVDs are eternally informative
Dr. William J. Neidinger

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/articles/10-new-french-films-you-need-to-watch-2009-2014/