List #17: French Films to Watch Instantly on Netflix, Part 2

Because someone (not me!) is teaching herself French. See Part 1 here.


Cherchez Les Femmes (et Les Hommes) (Or: Comedies of Manners. And Sex.)

L'Arnacoeur (Heartbreaker): A man and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. Bonus Andrew Lincoln sighting!

Quote of ineffable Frenchness:
"We need the job."
"Why?"
"We're broke and you keep buying 3,000-euro suits."

Un Baiser S'il Vous Plait (Shall We Kiss?): A lovely date ends with a story told in flashbacks.

Quote of ineffable Frenchness:
"I chose her because of her name, Eglantine. I don't know if it's her real name, but I liked the sound of it."

Le Code a Changé (Change of Plans): A Parisian dinner party. It goes about as well as you might expect.

Quote of ineffable Frenchness:
"Tonight, I'll tell her."
"You're going to be a father."
"That's marvelous!"
"No. Your wife is pregnant."

Le Nom des Gens (The Names of Love): A young left-wing activist sleeps with right-wing men to rescue them from their wrongheadedness.

Quote of ineffable Frenchness:
"I was born on March 22, 1961, which surprises me, because I doubt my parents ever made love."

Prête-Moi Ta Main (I Do): A forty-year-old perfume executive, and confirmed bachelor, devises a way to keep his mother and sisters from hounding him about marriage.

Quote of ineffable Frenchness:
"We introduced him to thirty-one girls. He had drinks with thirteen, had dinner with seven, and puked on one."


[Continue with Part 3 here.]