THEME EXPLORATION

French chanson

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco
1989 · Werner Herzog
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
Holidays by the Sea
Holidays by the Sea
2011 · Pascal Rabaté
Une vraie jeune fille
Une vraie jeune fille
1975 · Catherine Breillat
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Alfred Hitchcock
demonlover
demonlover
2002 · Olivier Assayas
813
813
1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Hearts of the World
Hearts of the World
1918 · D.W. Griffith
Decroux Film
Decroux Film
2016 · Shirley Clarke
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jacques Demy France

His musical films like 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' and 'Young Girls of Rochefort' are built entirely around French chanson, featuring Michel Legrand's iconic songs that define the genre.

 Michel Gondry France

He creates whimsical, poetic films deeply infused with French musical sensibility and the romantic, lyrical qualities central to French chanson tradition.

 Agnès Varda France

Her films celebrate French culture and music with a poetic sensibility, particularly through her integration of songs and the everyday beauty that chanson captures.