Movies like The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963)
The best movies like The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963) are A Nos Amours (1983), Marius (1931) and A Heart in Winter (1992). If The Bakery Girl of Monceau hooked you with its romance and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedChildren of Paradise (1945)8.1/10 from 476 votes
- NewestBeyond the Clouds (1995)Released 1995
- In FrenchA Nos Amours (1983)Also in French
- Same seriesMy Night at Maud's (1969)Six Moral Tales
A Nos Amours (1983)
Fifteen-year-old Suzanne seeks refuge from a disintegrating family in a series of impulsive, promiscuous affairs. Her fulsome sexuality further ratchets up the suppressed passions of her narcissistic brother, insecure mother and brooding, authoritarian father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarius (1931)
César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, wise spirit, tries to guide his son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Heart in Winter (1992)
Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Man and a Woman (1966)
A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFour Nights of a Dreamer (1972)
Jacques, a young man with artistic aspirations, spends four nights wandering Paris with a young woman, whom he rescued from suicide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Night at Maud's (1969)
Devout Roman Catholic Jean-Louis subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of 17th-century physicist Blaise Pascal. When he spots a pretty girl at church, he promises to one day marry her. But then an old friend introduces him to alluring divorcee Maud. After a conversation about love and credo, the chaste Jean-Louis spends the night at Maud's, conflicted about his desires.
Why it matches: Same series: Six Moral Tales · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Story of Adèle H. (1975)
In the 19th century a mysterious woman named Adele H. crosses the ocean, from Europe to North America, to relentlessly pursue a handsome officer that denies her satisfaction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeyond the Clouds (1995)
Four tales, each centered on a woman, journey inward to explore the enigmatic reality of their lives, connecting through a single narrative thread.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Student (1988)
An ambitious teaching student's finals studies are interrupted by a passionate affair with a jazz musician.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisLa Collectionneuse (1967)
Bombastic, womanising art dealer Adrien and his painter friend Daniel go on holiday at a 17th-century villa on the Riviera. But their idyll is disturbed by the presence of the bohemian Haydée, accused of being a 'collector' of men.
Why it matches: Same series: Six Moral Tales · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJules and Jim (1962)
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChildren of Paradise (1945)
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisSuzanne's Career (1963)
Timid pharmacy student Bertrand has mixed feelings about his womanising friend Guillaume's new girlfriend, Suzanne, who financially supports her duplicitous lover.
Why it matches: Same series: Six Moral Tales · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLola (1961)
A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLast Year at Marienbad (1961)
At a weekend gathering, a man tells a woman that they had spent time there together a year prior. But, the woman has no recollection whatsoever and is convinced that he is simply fabricating the encounter. The more he speaks about their activities the previous year however, the more compelling he becomes. The question remains however – did they meet previously or not?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBay of Angels (1963)
A bank clerk is drawn into the risky world of a gorgeous gambling addict.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLéon Morin, Priest (1961)
Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove in the Afternoon (1972)
Successful Parisian lawyer Frédéric is happily married to schoolteacher Hélène. Though he daydreams of affairs with other women, he doesn't come close to acting on such thoughts until he runs into Chloé, a beautiful old acquaintance. Tempted by the vibrant Chloé, Frédéric is torn between impulsive lust and his love for Hélène.
Why it matches: Same series: Six Moral Tales · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisInnocent Sorcerers (1960)
A young doctor is tired of being sought by women. One night he meets a young girl who all but forces herself into his room where they talk of morals and love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLove at Sea (1965)
During her holiday in Brest, a young Parisian falls in love with a sailor. But autumn comes and the two lovers have to part. They write to each other. Will their love resist at a distance, each living his life, him in Brest with his friends, she in Paris who keeps waiting for him? An impossible love story and the cross-portrait of two cities, Paris and Brest, between the realism of the color images and the poetry infused by the sepia black and white images, lives to the rhythm of the nostalgia of the two lovers...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisClaire's Knee (1970)
On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, career diplomat Jérôme visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. Through her, he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, Jérôme's fantasy becomes focused on wanting to caress Claire's knee.
Why it matches: Same series: Six Moral Tales · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNelly and Monsieur Arnaud (1995)
Nelly leaves her lazy, unemployed husband to work for retired judge Mr Arnaud, forty years her senior, after he offers to clear her bills for her. While she types his memoirs the two develop a close friendship, but Arnaud becomes jealous when Nelly begins dating his good-looking young publisher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLa Pointe Courte (1956)
A penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complicated relationship between a married couple and a documentary-like look at the daily struggles of the inhabitants of Sète in the South of France.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Mother and the Whore (1973)
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Truth (1960)
As Dominique Marceau is being tried for the murder of Gilbert Tellier, accounts by different witnesses paint a picture of the kind of relationship the two used to share.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCléo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBreathless (1960)
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCesar and Rosalie (1972)
A young woman becomes entangled with a successful businessman, but her ex tries to win her back, provoking intense jealousy that leads her to reconsider her choice. Ultimately, one man's actions force a resolution to her dilemma.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like this...And God Created Woman (1956)
18-year-old orphan Juliette's unbridled appetite for pleasure shakes up all of St Tropez; her sweet but naïve husband Michel endures beatings, insults, and mambo in his futile attempts to tame her wild ways.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBefore the Revolution (1964)
As Fabrizio contemplates joining the Communist Party, he breaks off his planned marriage to a bourgeois woman and becomes incestuously involved with his alluring aunt.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Bakery Girl of Monceau?
The closest matches to The Bakery Girl of Monceau are A Nos Amours (1983), Marius (1931) and A Heart in Winter (1992). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Bakery Girl of Monceau?
People who watched The Bakery Girl of Monceau most often go on to A Nos Amours (1983), Marius (1931) and A Heart in Winter (1992).
What is the highest-rated movie like The Bakery Girl of Monceau?
Children of Paradise (1945), rated 8.1/10 by 476 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Bakery Girl of Monceau?
Beyond the Clouds (1995) is the most recent release on this list.
Is The Bakery Girl of Monceau part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Six Moral Tales, which includes My Night at Maud's (1969), La Collectionneuse (1967), Suzanne's Career (1963) and Love in the Afternoon (1972).
Are there French movies like The Bakery Girl of Monceau?
Yes: A Nos Amours (1983), Marius (1931) and A Heart in Winter (1992).
How are movies similar to The Bakery Girl of Monceau chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Bakery Girl of Monceau, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.