Beauty of the Day by Luis Buñuel (1967) © Collection Christophel, AFP

Beauty of the Day by Luis Buñuel (1967) © Collection Christophel, AFP

The Young Girls of Rochefort by Jacques Demy (1967) © REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

The Young Girls of Rochefort by Jacques Demy (1967) © REPORTERS ASSOCIES/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

8 Women by François Ozon (2002) © Photo12

8 Women by François Ozon (2002) © Photo12

Indochine by Régis Wargnier (1992) © The Picture Desk

Indochine by Régis Wargnier (1992) © The Picture Desk

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy (1964) © Keystone-France

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Jacques Demy (1964) © Keystone-France

The Last Metro by François Truffaut (1980) © Collection Christophel

The Last Metro by François Truffaut (1980) © Collection Christophel

Place Vendôme by Nicole Garcia (1998) © Collection Christophel

Place Vendôme by Nicole Garcia (1998) © Collection Christophel

Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier (2000) © Photo12

Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier (2000) © Photo12

Peau d'Ane by Jacques Demy (1970)

Peau d'Ane by Jacques Demy (1970)

Palais Royal by Valérie Lemercier (2005) © Photo12

Palais Royal by Valérie Lemercier (2005) © Photo12