Learn French Movies

  1. Image of Film review: the Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    Movies: Film review: the Diving Bell and the Butterfly

    There are scores of fantastic foreign language films to write about, but the one that has most stuck in my mind over the last few years is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

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    Movies: 10 great contemporary French films to watch

    French cinema has always been globally renowned, with such directors as Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard counted amongst the world’s all-time great. The last couple of decades have brought plenty of contemporary talent too though...

  3. Image of Foreign language Oscar nominations for 2011

    Movies: Foreign language Oscar nominations for 2011

    This year’s Academy Award nominations have now been announced, and contenders for the 2011 ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ include offerings from Mexico, Greece, Denmark, Canada and Algeria.

  4. Image of French-Russian entente cordiale: Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky

    Movies: French-Russian entente cordiale: Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky

    Londoners can still enjoy the film where English, French and Russian are blended, along with the universal language of music and design, into a poetic tale of art, adultery and cultural diplomacy.

  5. Image of French films to look out for this summer

    Movies: French films to look out for this summer

    French cinema has always been world-renowned amongst critics and industry figures, but these days it’s being enjoyed by a more mainstream cinema-going audience too.

  6. Image of How French cinema can help improve your language skills

    Movies: How French cinema can help improve your language skills

    One of Cactus' London-based French teachers, Irina, explains how watching French films can be educational as well as enjoyable.

  7. Image of Oscars 2010: ‘best foreign language film’ nominations

    Experience Cultures, Movies: Oscars 2010: ‘best foreign language film’ nominations

    The nominations for this year’s Oscars, scheduled to take place on Sunday March 7, have now been announced.

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    Movies: Are foreign language films becoming more popular?

    In much of the English-speaking world it is fairly unusual for a film in a language other than English to become very popular.

  9. Movies: Review: Il y a Longtemps Que Je T’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long)

    I have to be honest. I love listening to French so much that there are relatively few French films that I would banish to the back of the cupboard after a single viewing.