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Creme de la Creme: The Best French Films - 1927 to 1998.

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Prolegomena: Below is a select list of the very best French films
via the ratings of Leonard Maltin´s Movie & Video Guide (up through
the year of 1997). The 30 creme de la creme films comprise about
1/20th of the 605 films listed in the guide; all garnered a 4 star
(superb) rating, the highest possible in Matlin´s system. No doubt
some have already attained classic masterpiece status, as some will
in the future. For the record: 106 films adorned a 3&1/2 (excellent)
rating; 193 films received a 3 star (good) rating; 144 films got a
2&1/2 star (fair) rating; 96 films received a 2 star (mediocre) rating, 30 films got a 1&1/2 star (poor) rating, and 6 films were awarded a
1 star (wretched) rating, or in Maltin vernacular, da BOMB! Evidently, Maltin even rewards the dogs for barking; fortunately, they
represent less than 1/100th of the listed films. - Au Revoir, AH.

(1)A Nous la Liberte-1931;(2)Beauty and the Beast-1946;(3)Belle de
Jour-1967;(4)Children of Paradise-1945;(5)A Day in the Country-1946;
(6)The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie-1972;(7)The Earrings of Madame de....-1953;(8)The Four Hundred Blows-1959;(9)Grand Illusion-
1937;(10)Harvest-1937;(11)Jules and Jim-1961;(12)La Chienne-1931;
(13)La Combe,Lucien-1974;(14)L´Age d´Or-1930;(15)L´Atalante-1934;(16)
The Leopard-1963;(17)Mon Oncle-1958;(18)Napoleon-1927;(19)The Passion
of Joan of Arc-1928;(20)Pepe le Moko-1937;(21)Rififi-1954;(22)Rules
of the Game-1939;(23)Shoah-1985;(24)Shoot the Piano Player-1960; (25)
Small Change-1976;(26)Stolen Kisses-1968;(27)To Die in Madrid-1963;
(28)Un Carnet de Bal-1937;(29)Vincent,Francois,Paul and the Others-1974;(30)Zero for Conduct-1933.


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Topic - Creme de la Creme: The Best French Films - 1927 to 1998. - AudioHead 09:41:33 12/28/01 (10)


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