{"id":8122,"date":"2020-02-05T15:17:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T14:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/?p=8122"},"modified":"2021-01-24T17:23:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T16:23:07","slug":"top-movies-to-learn-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/fr\/french-courses-paris\/top-movies-to-learn-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Movies for French Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Discover the Most Engaging Movies to Learn French<\/h2>\n<h3>Whether you want to learn more about the culture, improve your grammar, vocabulary or pronunciation or simply have a good time, these popular French movies are perfect for you!<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>1. Le fabuleux destin d\u2019Am\u00e9lie Poulain<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>One of the most famous romantic French movie, and one which gave many people the desire to visit Paris.&nbsp;<strong>Am\u00e9lie<\/strong>, a young and innocent girl working as a waitress in Paris does her best to help people around her and hopes to find love in the French capital.&nbsp;Her quest makes her realize she forgets about herself and she decides to take control of her destiny.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HUECWi5pX7o\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. LES MIS\u00c9RABLES<br><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In Montfermeil, where Hugo set his original <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, St\u00e9phane (Damien Bonnard) a cop newly recruited to the anti-criminal brigade finds himself on a team whose questionable methods lead them into direct conflict with the neighbourhood gangs in their jurisdiction. When an arrest turns violent, events boil over into a dramatic clash that threatens to burn the suburb to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the riots of 2005, Ladj Ly (co-director of the movie <em>Speak Up<\/em>) makes his kinetic feature debut with a powerful, thrilling work that swings between brutal social realism and moments of electric melodrama. <em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> critiques systemic corruption and explores the fraught tension between cops and teenagers with a sensitivity to the complicated perspectives at play on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Les Mis\u00e9rables was selected to compete for the Palme d&rsquo;Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It was selected as the French entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YFfdlLW9Rwg\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>3. La Haine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If what\u2019s going in the French suburbs interests you, <strong>La Haine<\/strong> is the movie you should watch.&nbsp;After a fight with the police, Abdel, a young man falls unconscious Riots follow and violence escalates.<br><strong>La Haine<\/strong> is a particularly touching movie and pretty accurate representation of what\u2019s happening in some French suburbs. Wile this certainly isn\u2019t a movie for everyone, this is the perfect way to safely learn more about the problems France is facing.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Hs6GwQPAQE\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>4. The Intouchables<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When a rich Frenchman in a wheelchair meets a young and dynamic French from the banlieue&nbsp;(the outskirts of&nbsp;Paris), you get <strong>The Intouchables<\/strong>. A touching movie which highlights the clash between rich and poor suburbs but also shows the difficulties handicapped people face in their daily life.&nbsp;This is also the story of a beautiful and unexpected friendship between two persons who seemed to have nothing in common.&nbsp;This is one of&nbsp;my <strong>top&nbsp;movies to learn French&nbsp;<\/strong>and I am sure you will love it too.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0RqDiYnFxTk\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>5. The Chorus<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Can a teacher change his students\u2019 lives? That\u2019s what a new teacher at a at a severely administered boys\u2019 boarding school tries to do in the twentieth century.&nbsp;Cl\u00e9ment Mathieu decides to use music and to create a chorus to positively change his students\u2019 life. Will he succeed?&nbsp;The beautiful music, touching story and special atmosphere of this movie make it one of the most successful French movie of all time.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhYtVMoWFNQ\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>6. The Spanish Apartment (L\u2019auberge espagnole)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Xavier, a French student travels to Spain via the ERASMUS program, which allows many European students to spend a few semesters in another European university.&nbsp;Xavier quickly realize that moving to a new country isn\u2019t as easy as he imagined and faces many obstacles as soon as he lands in Barcelona. What was supposed to be a simple semester abroad turns out to be a truly life-changing experience.&nbsp;<strong>The Spanish Apartment&nbsp;<\/strong>speaks to an entire generation of students who experienced a similar adventure. This is a must-watch French movie if you ever spent a semester abroad or plan to do so.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AsvJFtUDfl0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>7. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>This parody of James Bond shows a French spy full of himself, sexist and racist who makes mistake after mistake and finally ends up looking almost sweet.&nbsp;The perfect movie to relax after a hard day of work.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dw0tlOdn5Mc\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><strong>8. OSS 117 Lost in Rio<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you enjoyed watching OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies, its sequel won\u2019t disappoint you. This time our hero is looking for a former Nazi and desperately trying to seduce the charming Mossad agent he is working with.<br><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GeLrB5r1XEw\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Did you watch any of these French films?<\/h3>\n<h3>What are your top movies to learn French?<\/h3>\n<h3>Quel est votre film fran\u00e7ais pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 ?<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Most Engaging Movies to Learn French Whether you want to learn more about the culture, improve your grammar, 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