Heather's Recommended Paris Films

Here is a random selection of my favorite French and foreign films set in France -- mostly Paris! Click on any title and it will take you directly to the Amazon.com website. For shipping or DVD zoning issues, you might prefer to look for these items in the Amazon France or the Amazon UK sites.

  • Paris, Je T'Aime (Two Disc Limited Collector's Edition)
    starring Fanny Ardant, Juliette Binoche, Steve Buscemi, Willem Dafoe, Marianne Faithfull

    This is the DVD of the 20-short shorts (one for each arrondissement of Paris). Love the one with Steve Buscemi!

     
  • Moulin Rouge! (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
    starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh

    I just adore this beautifully-filmed modern version of Moulin Rouge, especially the soundtrack!

     
  • Two Days in Paris
    starring Albert Delpy, Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg, Adan Jodorowsky, Chick Ortega

    This was described in the US press as a "romantic comedy", but I think that makes it sound a bit cheesy, and this film definitely has an edge to it. Especially fun to watch with people who can't stand Paris. ;-)

     
  • Something's Gotta Give
    starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Frances McDormand, Amanda Peet

    Okay, only the last scene is shot in Paris, but everyone loves that scene! The restaurant is Le Grand Colbert, and the bridge is the one right in front of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall -- you can see it in the background).

     
  • Amelie
    starring Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin

    An absolute adorable French film with VERY little dialog at all. More of a fantasy Paris (very "cleaned up"), charming and uplifting.

     
  • La Vie en Rose (Extended Version)
    starring Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jean-Paul Rouve

    The tragic life story of one of France's greatest singers of all time, Edith Piaf (aka La Mome).

     
  • Ratatouille
    starring Ian Holm

    A-dor-ab-le!  A great film for Francophiles of all ages. And it just might make you look at those metro rats in a new light!

    (just kidding...there are no rats in the metro...those are just small French dogs)