List of French films of 2006

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A list of films released in France in 2006.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
13 Tzameti Géla Babluani Pascal Bongard ThrillerJury Prize (Sundance)
Arthur and the Invisibles Luc Besson Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow Drama
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest Michel Ocelot Cyril Mourali, Karim M'Riba, Hiam Abbass Animation / Fantasy
Barakat! Djamila Sahraoui Rachida Brakni DramaOumarou Ganda Prize (FESPACO)
Bed & BreakfastMartin Beilby, Loïc MoreauEllen Feiss, Brian Quinn, Ruaidhri ConroyDrama
Bled Number One Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche Meryem SerbahScreened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Charlie Says Nicole Garcia Jean-Pierre Bacri, Vincent Lindon DramaEntered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Days of Glory Rachid Bouchareb Jamel Debbouze, Sami Bouajila War dramaEntered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Flanders Bruno Dumont Adélaïde Leroux DramaWon the Grand Prix at Cannes
French Fried Vacation 3 Patrice Leconte Christian Clavier, Josiane Balasko Comedy
Lights in the Dusk Aki Kaurismäki Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Maria Järvenhelmi Comedy-dramaFinnish-German-French co-production
Little Jerusalem Karin Albou Fanny Valette Drama2 wins & 3 nominations
Michou d'Auber Thomas Gilou Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye DramaSet in 1960. [1]
Murderers Patrick Grandperret Hande Kodja DramaScreened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
Oh La La! Anne Fontaine Danielle Darrieux Comedy dramaScreened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Michel Hazanavicius Jean Dujardin Adventure comedy2 wins & 4 nominations
The Page Turner Denis Dercourt Catherine Frot, Déborah François Drama3 nominations
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Tom Tykwer Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Dustin Hoffman Period psychological thrillerGerman-French-Spanish-American-Belgian co-production
Priceless Pierre Salvadori Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh Comedy
Renaissance Christian Volckman Animation / Action1 win
Sheitan Kim Chapiron Vincent Cassel Horror / Black comedy
Stolen Holidays (Les Petites vacances) Olivier Peyon Drama
Tell No One Guillaume Canet François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, Kristin Scott Thomas Thriller8 wins & 10 nominations
The Tiger Brigades Jérôme Cornuau Clovis Cornillac, Diane Kruger Action3 nominations
United 93 Paul Greengrass Christian Clemenson, Cheyenne Jackson, David Alan Basche, Peter Hermann, Daniel Sauli, Trish Gates, Corey Johnson, Richard Bekins, Michael J. Reynolds, Khalid Abdalla Biographical drama / ThrillerCo-production with United Kingdom and United States
When I Was a Singer Xavier Giannoli Gérard Depardieu, Cécile de France MusicalEntered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival
The Valet (2006 film) Francis Veber Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Berry, Virginie Ledoyen, Dany Boon ComedyThe film was remade in India and the United States

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References

  1. "Michou d'Auber (2007) Movie Review from Eye for Film".