List of French films of 2013

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A list of films produced in France in 2013.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
100% cachemire Valérie Lemercier Valérie Lemercier, Gilles Lellouche, Gérard Darmon Comedy IMDb
Angélique Ariel Zeitoun Nora Arnezeder Adventure
Artémis, cœur d'artichaut Hubert Viel  [ fr ]Frédérique Barré, Noémie RossetComedy
Back in Crime Germinal Alvarez Jean-Hugues Anglade, Mélanie Thierry Crime
Bambi Sébastien Lifshitz Marie-Pierre Pruvot DocumentaryWinner of the 2013 Teddy Award for Best Documentary Film [1]
Bastards Claire Denis Vincent Lindon Drama IMDb
Blue Is the Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adèle) Abdellatif Kechiche Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos Romance IMDb
BoOzy' OS and the Cristal GemJulien Rocca-DarcinJulien Rocca-Darcin, Georges ColazzoAnimation IMDb
Bright Days Ahead Marion Vernoux Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais Romance [2]
Camille Claudel 1915 Bruno Dumont Juliette Binoche Drama
The Conquerors (Les conquérants) Xabi Molia Mathieu Demy, Denis Podalydès, Christian CrahayComedy IMDb
Grand Central Rebecca Zlotowski Léa Seydoux, Tahar Rahim Romance IMDb
It Boy David Moreau Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney Romantic comedy IMDb
Jappeloup Christian Duguay Guillaume Canet Drama IMDb
Michael Kohlhaas Arnaud des Pallières Mads Mikkelsen Drama IMDb
Möbius Éric Rochant Jean Dujardin Thriller IMDb
Mood Indigo Michel Gondry Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou
Rock the Casbah Laïla Marrakchi Morjana Alaoui, Omar Sharif Drama IMDb
The Nun (La religieuse) Guillaume Nicloux Pauline Étienne, Isabelle Huppert Drama
On My Way (Elle s'en va) Emmanuelle Bercot Catherine Deneuve Drama
The Past (Le Passé) Asghar Farhadi Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim Mystery IMDb
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie Pierre Deladonchamps Drama IMDb
The Tied (Une histoire d'amour) Hélène Fillières Benoît Poelvoorde Drama IMDb
Tip Top Serge Bozon Isabelle Huppert
Venus in Fur (La Vénus à la fourrure) Roman Polanski Emmanuelle Seigner Drama IMDb
Young & Beautiful (Jeune & Jolie) François Ozon Marine Vacth, Charlotte Rampling, Géraldine Pailhas Sex drama
Chinese Puzzle (Casse-tête chinois) Cédric Klapisch Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Kelly Reilly, Cécile de France Drama IMDb

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References

  1. "Berlin's Teddy Family". Interview , March 2013.
  2. Felperin, Leslie (2014-06-19). "Bright Days Ahead review – more French adultery". The Guardian.