LibGuides: French Film Studies: Databases and Websites

Key databases and websites

Below is a list of selected databases relevant to French film studies:

Ciné-Ressources
Ciné-ressources is the first collective catalog of French film libraries and archives. You will find press reviews on movies and directors, which provide references to articles published in French newspapers.
The Cahiers du cinéma database is also part of this database.
Cineuropa
Through daily news, interviews and in-depth surveys of the audiovisual industry, Cineuropa promotes European cinema worldwide. The site features a database with film files on cinematographic works produced and co-produced in Europe, from 2000 to the present day. Another database presents film files produced in southern Mediterranean countries since 2011 (feature films, documentaries and shorts) by filmmakers from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia.
HAL open archive
The HAL multidisciplinary open archive is designed for the deposit and dissemination of published and unpublished research articles and theses from French and foreign teaching and research establishments. Its platform offers a wide range of cinema-related documents (journal articles, theses, reports, conferences, etc.).
Cinéfiches
Cinéfiches is a cinema database that currently contains over 56,000 film files, some with summaries, reviews and bibliographical references. Particularly interesting are search options by theme and the advanced search by credits function (actor, composer, cameraman).
Encyclo Ciné
Encyclociné offers an inventory of feature-length sound and talkies distributed in French cinemas. Only feature-length films (over 50 minutes) are listed. Search by title, director, performer, producer and author of an adapted work.
FilmDoc
Film-documentaire.fr is the reference site for French-language documentary films, serving both professionals and the general public. In particular, the site offers a tool for identifying and researching documentary works (a database of some 35,000 films referenced and indexed thematically), as well as useful information (festivals, directory of distributors, bibliography). The site also features Traverses, an online analysis and research magazine.
UNIFRANCE
UniFrance.org is an important database on French films.
Calindex
Calindex is a website and index of French-language film magazines. It was created in 2002. Some fifty magazines have been indexed, covering the period from 1919 to the present day. Over 300,000 articles have been referenced in 8,500 issues.

MLA International Bibliography: Languages and Literature

Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the bibliography contains citations from journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, scholarly websites, editions, and translations published from the late 19th century to the present. It covers a range of humanities subjects, including world languages and literatures, linguistics, dramatic arts, film, folklore and more.
JSTOR

A comprehensive electronic archive of scholarly journal literature in full text. JSTOR has a moving wall that excludes the last 3 to 5 years of journal issues. The database contains academic journals, images, letters and other primary sources in the social sciences, humanities and sciences.
Oxford Art Online

Oxford Art Online offers access to Oxford’s leading art reference sources, including the Grove Dictionary of Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (2nd edition), The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2nd edition). Resources feature entries on artists, architects, craftsmen, patrons, movements, locations, and periods, as well as bibliographies for further research and thousands of searchable images made available through Oxford’s partnerships with museums, galleries, and other outstanding arts organizations.
PressReader