My husband and I considered 12 films to watch. We rarely find time for a feature (our son is our main feature film). After sidelining Tarkovsky, Fellini, and others, we decided on 400 Blows, a 1950s coming of age based on the director’s life - aloof parents, mean schoolteachers, and getting into petty crime.

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Putting this on my watch list, been craving a moody black and white film lately. My husband is French and hasn’t seen it either. Curious what your other 11 films were.

I never thought to use it for movie recs! Smart

We asked open AI to recommend something based on the fact that we loved Fanny and Alexander. Here was the list: Amarcord, The Spirit of the Beehive, La Strada, Cria Cuervos, 8 1/2, The Red Shoes, Andrei Rublev (our backup), Tokyo Story, My Life as a Dog, The Tree of Wooden Clogs.