261. Calvaire ( Ordeal, The )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fabrice Du Welz
Actors: Laurent Lucas, Brigitte Lahaie, Gigi Coursigny, Jean-Luc Couchard, Jackie Berroyer, Philippe Nahon
262. Chocolat
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Claire Denis
Actors: Isaach De Bankolé, Giulia Boschi, François Cluzet, Jean-Claude Adelin, Laurent Arnal, Jean Bediebe
Plot: A film directed by Claire Denis (and starring Isaach De Bankolé and Giulia Boschi) that documents French Colonialism in Cameroon.
263. Bed & Board ( Domicile conjugal )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berghauer, Daniel Ceccaldi, Claire Duhamel, Barbara Laage
264. Toto the Hero ( Toto le héros )
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jaco Van Dormael
Actors: Michel Bouquet, Jo De Backer, Thomas Godet, Gisela Uhlen, Mireille Perrier, Sandrine Blancke
265. Cat in Paris, A ( vie de chat, Un )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Actors: Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone, Jean Benguigui, Bernadette Lafont, Oriane Zani, Bernard Bouillon
Plot: Dino the cat leads a double life as both the pet of Zoe, a police woman's daughter, and a cat burglar working with by night. When Zoe decides to follow Dino after he drops off a valuable stolen bracelet, she uncovers a ring of gangsters, including her nanny.
266. Just Before Nightfall ( Juste avant la nuit )
Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, François Périer, Henri Attal, Jean Carmet, Celia
Plot: When an S&M game gets too rough, a man has to face serious consequences.
267. Girl Cut in Two, The ( fille coupée en deux, La )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Ludivine Sagnier, Benoît Magimel, François Berléand, Mathilda May, Thomas Chabrol, Marie Bunel
268. Something in the Air ( Après mai )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Olivier Assayas
Actors: Clément Métayer, Lola Créton, Felix Armand, Carole Combes, India Menuez, Hugo Conzelmann
Plot: Paris, in the early 1970s. Gilles is a young high school student completely swept up in the political and creative effervescence of the times. Like his schoolmates, he wavers between radical commitment and more personal aspirations. Passing from sexual relations to artistic revelations on a journey through Italy and ending in London, Gilles and his friends have to make crucial choices in order to find themselves in a tumultuous age.
269. Fat Girl ( À ma soeur! )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Catherine Breillat
Actors: Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinée Khanjian, Romain Goupil, Laura Betti
Plot: Anaïs Pingot is a young girl who struggles through life - her attractive, older sister gets all the attention from her distant mother. When she begins a relationship with an older boy while on holiday, she must keep their secret while dealing with her own jealousy and desire. It will all come to head and the result will have unforeseen consequences for the entire family.
270. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs ( Préparez vos mouchoirs )
Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bertrand Blier
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere, Michel Serrault, Eléonore Hir, Jean Rougerie
Plot: A man will take any measures necessary to satisfy his glum wife -- including choosing a lover for her and inviting him to move in with them. But it turns out that her true soulmate may be a 13-year-old boy genius.
