To go faster, further than anyone, to shine more brightly than
anyone... this is Franklin's mission statement for life. Now he
is a thirty year old megalomaniac, obsessed with outshining everyone
else, at whatever cost. The time has come for him to choose
between becoming a man or to go on living the fast life...
With so many great films to choose from, it's nigh on impossible to compile a short-list of the best 15 French films of all time - but here's our feeble attempt to do just that.
In the 1910s, French cinema led the way with a new industry which actively encouraged innovation. From the serials of Louis Feuillade to the first auteur pieces of Abel Gance, this decade is rich in cinematic marvels.