The best French movies on TV5MONDE Cinema on Demand in January 2022

For the eighth year, TV5MONDE Cinema on Demand is partnering with Unifrance to present MyFrenchFilmFestival, the innovative global online French film festival showcasing a new generation of Francophone filmmakers!

The best French movies on TV5MONDE Cinema on Demand

À l'abordage — available from January 14 - February 14

On a hot summer night, Félix meets Alma and immediately falls in love. When she rejoins her family in southern France, Félix is determined not to let his soulmate get away.

Director: Guillaume Brac (France 2021)
Cast: Salif Cissé, Asma Messaoudene, Edouard Sulpice
Genre: Comedy, in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: Sweet romcoms with awkward heroes, love interests who have obstacles, like Julia Roberts in My Best Friend's Wedding, or Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate about You

Médecin de nuit — Available from January 14 - February 14

Mikael is a doctor who works in the slums, with a cousin who makes him write fake prescriptions. One day, Mikael decides to get out of drug trafficking and take back his life.

Director: Elie Wajeman (France 2020)
Cast: Vincent Macaigne, Sara Giraudeau, Pio Marmaï
Genre: Drama, in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: Crime dramas like Dopesick, Ozark and Breaking Bad 

Indes galantes —available from January 14 - February 14

In a first for the Bastille Opera House, choreographer Bintou Dembélé brings together urban dancers and classically trained singers to reinvent Jean-Philippe Rameau’s masterpiece.

Director: Philippe Béziat (France 2020)
Genre: Documentary, in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: Opera and films about opera housesSave the Last Dance, Hamilton, full scale production documentaries like La Danse and This Is It

Cigare au miel —available from January 14 - February 14

Paris, 1993. Selma, 17, lives in a secular, bourgeois Berber family, but when she meets the handsome Julien, she realizes how her patriarchal upbringing affects her relationships.

Director: Kamir Aïnouz (France 2020)
Cast: Zoé, Amira Casar, Lyes Salem
Genre: Drama, in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: Young forbidden love, Romeo & Juliette,  An Easy Girl, steamy but political romance dramas

Nadia, Butterfly — Available from January 14 - February 14

23-year-old Nadia makes the difficult decision to retire from swimming after the Olympics, but now she must learn how to define her identity outside of the world of elite sports.

Director: Pascal Plante (France, 2020)
Cast: Katerine Savard, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Hilary Caldwell
Genre: Drama, in French with English subtitles

Watch it if you like: Sports dramas, the Olympics, Bend it Like Beckham, King Richard


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