FilmBox Arthouse

France France

FilmBox Arthouse is a French television channel dedicated to independent and auteur cinema. Its programming focuses on films that have received critical recognition at international festivals, as well as lesser-known works from European and global directors. The channel regularly features black-and-white classics, silent films with original scores, and contemporary experimental narratives. Documentaries about film history, cinematography techniques, and director retrospectives also appear in the lineup. The schedule avoids mainstream blockbusters and instead prioritizes slow-paced, dialogue-driven stories, often with subtitled original language versions.

Viewers in France can access FilmBox Arthouse through select cable and satellite packages. The channel also offers a streaming service where subscribers can watch curated selections on demand, with new titles added monthly. Program guides are published on the channel’s website and updated weekly, listing broadcast times and film synopses. The platform does not include live news, sports, or reality content, remaining strictly focused on cinematic art and cultural programming.

Schedule
New Voices in an Old Flower
07:50 - 09:00
New Voices in an Old Flower
Documentaire culturel
Westerners generally view Ethiopia as the mythical land of Rastafarians. However, the contemporary music scene is much richer than that, as this sultry, nocturnal exploration of the capital Addis Abeba demonstrates. From reggae to hip-hop and from free jazz to electronic...
Barbe-Bleue
09:00 - 10:10
Barbe-Bleue
Film policier
Young female models are being strangled. Will law enforcement be able to stop the crime wave before more women become victims?
The Lady Refuses
10:10 - 11:20
The Lady Refuses
Drame
Father hires a woman to lure his son away from a gold digger.
Créature du diable
11:20 - 12:25
Créature du diable
Film d'horreur
The twin of a kindly small-town physician returns from the grave for vengeance against his brother, who secretly killed him because the twin served Satan.
Corps disparus
12:25 - 13:30
Corps disparus
Film d'horreur
A scientist, aided by an old hag and her two sons, kills virginal brides, steals their bodies, and extracts gland fluid to keep his ancient wife alive and young.
Un hurlement dans la nuit
13:30 - 14:35
Un hurlement dans la nuit
Film policier
Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Rand find themselves unraveling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under...
The Murder in the Museum
14:35 - 15:40
The Murder in the Museum
Film de suspense
When a city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on a a somewhat disreputable sideshow, the daughter of the chief suspect teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.
Crépuscule à Tokyo
15:40 - 17:55
Crépuscule à Tokyo
Drame
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.
Moulin rouge
17:55 - 20:00
Moulin rouge
Drame
Parysia is the rage of Paris. She has a daughter, secretly engaged to Andre, and the boy's aristocratic father objects to the alliance because of Margaret's mother being a revue artist. Director Ewald Andre Dupont took almost a year to make Moulin Rouge at a production cost of...
31 Hours
20:00 - 20:25
31 Hours
Court métrage
Stefan is an overworked surgeon who's just worked a thirty-one-hour shift. A last minute patient comes in and, as he is the only surgeon available, he goes in for one last operation before going home. Things do not go as planned though, and he loses the patient on the operating...
Private Buckaroo
20:25 - 21:35
Private Buckaroo
Comédie musicale
A rebellious young inductee has trouble toeing the line until he meets a retired officer's lovely daughter. James and his band are also drafted and decide to perk up their camp by putting on a big show.
Campus
21:35 - 22:40
Campus
Comédie
Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.
Un baquet de sang
22:40 - 23:45
Un baquet de sang
Film d'horreur
A dim-witted busboy finds acclaim as an artist for a plaster-covered dead cat that is mistaken as a skillful statuette. The desire for more praise soon leads to an increasingly deadly series of works.
Le Champion
23:45 - 00:45
Le Champion
Drame
Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real westerner instead.