Related: Goodies for French Learners and Francophiles #3 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)/ Les parapluies de Cherbourg The movie describes a tragic love triangle involving French Bohemian Jim, his shy Austrian friend Jules, and Jules’s girlfriend and later wife Catherine. Jules and Jim is set around the time of World War I. Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre You will find a lot of similarities with Gone With The Wind. Made during the German occupation of France during World War II, Children of Paradise tells the tale of the beautiful courtesan Garance and her doomed affairs with four different men who love her. Starring : Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Children of Paradise (1945) / Les enfants du paradis These ones are for hard-core cinephiles who enjoy good old school black and white movies. Here are 25 Best French Romance Movies You Can Watch Tonight.Ģ5 Best French Romance Movies You Can Watch Tonight Best French Romance Movies From 1945-2000 Often regarded as one of the most romantic countries in the world, France has produced of a big number of beautiful and entertaining romantic movies.