And here's another fave, Monsieur N. One of the most powerful, moving beginnings to any film I can recall, when they exhume the body of Napoleon. Listen to the music, just beautiful.
http://youtu.be/fkGYVHlYJIk
Went to see La Soeur de Mozart a few weeks ago. If you like 18th century history, classical music and French film, then this is just about perfect !
http://youtu.be/EnnQY_GHNNk
Have a look at "La Fille Sur Le Pont", a very quirky, compelling tale featuring the lovely Vanessa Paradis.
You can check out a very powerful clip, the knife-throwing scene, on YouTube. It's very moving...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaamZLKRul0