As part of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, UniFrance and France.fr present three compilation clips of scenes from French cinema. Part of the series ‘Love French films? Now live them!’, here we address art de vivre (the art of living) and discover the diverse regions of France and their pleasures: sun, vineyards, cooking, walks. It’s not just about cinema.
The French way of life flourishes on the big screen. In French films, characters cook, take their time, bask in the sun, contemplate the rain falling softly on the vines, walk with hair blowing in the wind… these scenes are all inspired by the landscapes, savoir-faire and terroirs of France.
Everyone wants to copy Guillaume Canet and his group of friends as they walk by the Atlantic around the Bassin d’Arcachon; or Isabelle Huppert, seated in a bistro, who exclaims “on commande?” as if it were a question of life or death; or Gerard Depardieu and Benoit Poulevoorde laughing loudly before casting a spell for the best wines (unless it’s the other way around)…
Between the Alps and Bordeaux, Burgundy, the Atlantic coast, the Riviera and Provence… French art de vivre is a bit of everything. And it’s not just about cinema.
The clips from the compilation ‘French art de vivre’ are taken from the following films:
• Cycling with Moliere (External link) by Philippe Le Guay
• Ava (External link) by Léa Mysius
• Barbecue (External link) by Stéphan Krauth
• Back to Burgundy (External link) by Cédric Klapisch
• Cézanne and I (External link) by Danièle Thompson
• The Sweet Escape (External link) by Bruno Podalydès
• Elle (External link) by Paul Verhoeven
• Paris Pigalle (External link) by Cédric Anger
• In the Move for Love (External link) by Romane Boringer and Philippe Rebbot
• School of Life (External link) by Nicolas Vanier
• The Odyssey (External link) by Jérome Salle
• Summertime (External link) by Catherine Corsini
• The Quest of Alain Ducasse (External link) by Gilles de Maistre
• A Sense of Wonder (External link) by Eric Besnard
• Redoubtable (External link) by Michel Hazavanicius
• The Summer House (External link) by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
• The Guardians (External link) by Xavier Beauvois
• Little White Lies (External link) by Guillaume Canet
• Haute Cuisine (External link) by Christian Vincent
• From the Land of the Moon (External link) by Nicoles Garcia
• Marseille (External link) by Kad Merad
• Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (External link) by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud
• Almost Friends (External link) by Anne Le Ny
• Just to Be Sure (External link) by Carine Tardieu
• Planetarium (External link) by Rebecca Zlotowski
• Premiers crus (External link) by Jérome Le Maire
• Saint Amour (External link) by Gustave Kervern and Benoît Délépine
• You Will Be My Son (External link) by Gilles Legrand
• An Impossible Love (External link) by Catherine Corsini
• To the Top (External link) by Serge Hazanavicius
Find out more:
- UniFrance, French Cinema Worldwide (External link)
- Prepare your stay on the Côte d'Azur (External link)
- Prepare your stay in Cannes (External link)