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Ace of Aces (1982) |
Three Recommended French War-Themed Films To celebrate the airing of Palace Beach Hotel, we have selected three French war films we think you should see. Distancing ourselves from the popularity of productions like The Pianist, these movies are a proof of the best of French filmmaking. Ace of Aces (1982) Directed by Gerard Oury and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, L'as des as (Ace of Aces; or The Super Ace in England) is a comedy war film set at the time of the Third Reich during the Berlin Olympics of 1936. In the movie, a French boxer on his way to the Berlin Olympic Games befriends a local Jewish boy and decides to save him from the Nazis. Ace of Aces includes a numerous of action scenes, including a spectacular fight involving authentic replicas of World War I aircrafts. The movie was a success at the time of its release, luring half a million viewers in its first week in Paris alone. |
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A Very Long Engagement (2004) Based on a novel of the same name, written by Sebastien Japrisot, and starring the beautiful Audrey Tautou, A Very Long Engamement (Un long dimanche de fiançailles) tells the story of a young woman's relentless search for her fiancé, who has disappeared from the trenches of the Somme during World War I. The movie was directed by one of the most innovative French filmmakers in recent years, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the Oscars. Marion Cotillard, who also appears on the movie, won the César Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) Also known popularly by its original French title, La Grande Vadrouille, this comedy follows the crew of a RAF (Royal Air Force) Bomber shot down over Paris by Nazi Germans who tries to escape over the demarcation line into the southern part of France with the help of some civilian French citizens. It is said that La Grande Vadrouille represents the absolute pinnacle of mainstream French comedy in the 1960s, as it also included the greatest comic actors of the era: Bourvil, Louis de Funès, Claudio Brook, and Terry-Thomas. Until 2008, La Grande Vadrouille was the most successful French film in France, topping the box office with over 17,200,000 cinema admissions. |
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A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)
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