French cinema: 1970s
À chacun son enfer (1977)
André Cayatte
A desperate woman makes a mad dash to the television studios, anxious not to waste one second of the air time she has been granted...
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André Cayatte
À nous deux (1979)
Claude Lelouch
Simon Lacassaigne is the son of a notorious hoodlum and has every intention of following in his father's footsteps. His criminal career is cut short, however, when he is arrested and thrown into prison...
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Claude Lelouch
À nous les petites Anglaises! (1976)
Michel Lang
France, 1959. Jean-Pierre and Alain's reward for failing their final year exams is to have their trip to St Tropez cancelled...
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Michel Lang
Adieu, poulet (1975)
Pierre Granier-Deferre
In the course of a fiercely contested election in the French town of Rouen, a violent fight breaks out between the supporters of the two candidates...
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Pierre Granier-Deferre
L'Adolescente (1979)
Jeanne Moreau
In 1939, a Parisian butcher named Jean takes his wife Eva and their 12-year-old daughter Marie to the country, to spend their long summer holidays at his mother's house in Auvergne...
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Jeanne Moreau
L'Affaire Dominici (1973)
Claude Bernard-Aubert
In August 1952, Sir Jack Drummond, his wife Anne and their ten-year-old daughter are taking a holiday in the Haute Provence region of France... [More...]
Claude Bernard-Aubert
In August 1952, Sir Jack Drummond, his wife Anne and their ten-year-old daughter are taking a holiday in the Haute Provence region of France... [More...]
L'Agression (1975)
Gérard Pirès
The Varlins are an ordinary French family who are looking forward to their holiday on the Grande Motte, a mountain in the Savoie region of France... [More...]
Gérard Pirès
The Varlins are an ordinary French family who are looking forward to their holiday on the Grande Motte, a mountain in the Savoie region of France... [More...]
L'Aile ou la cuisse (1976)
Claude Zidi
At 60, Charles Duchemin is the most revered of France's culinary experts. Not only is he a food critic of some considerable renown, he is also the author of the country's most popular restaurant guide... [More...]
Claude Zidi
At 60, Charles Duchemin is the most revered of France's culinary experts. Not only is he a food critic of some considerable renown, he is also the author of the country's most popular restaurant guide... [More...]
Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977)
Claude Chabrol
After walking out on her husband, Alice gets into her car and sets out for what she hopes will be a new life. Whilst driving through the countryside a storm breaks and her windscreen suddenly cracks... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
After walking out on her husband, Alice gets into her car and sets out for what she hopes will be a new life. Whilst driving through the countryside a storm breaks and her windscreen suddenly cracks... [More...]
L'Alliance (1971)
Christian de Chalonge
Hugues's obsession for animals has led him to accumulate a vast collection of creatures of all kinds, which he studies with great interest... [More...]
Christian de Chalonge
Hugues's obsession for animals has led him to accumulate a vast collection of creatures of all kinds, which he studies with great interest... [More...]
L'Alpagueur (1976)
Philippe Labro
"L'Alpagueur" is the code name for Roger Pilard, a bounty hunter who works for the French security services on cases where "conventional" police methods have failed... [More...]
Philippe Labro
"L'Alpagueur" is the code name for Roger Pilard, a bounty hunter who works for the French security services on cases where "conventional" police methods have failed... [More...]
Les Amis (1971)
Gérard Blain
Paul is a 16-year-old boy who lives with his mother in social housing in Paris. He left school at 13 and is in no hurry to find a job, imagining that one day he will begin a career as an actor... [More...]
Gérard Blain
Paul is a 16-year-old boy who lives with his mother in social housing in Paris. He left school at 13 and is in no hurry to find a job, imagining that one day he will begin a career as an actor... [More...]
L'Amour en fuite (1979)
François Truffaut
Now in his thirties, Antoine Doinel has divorced his wife Christine and is having a love affair with a young shop girl, Sabine... [More...]
François Truffaut
Now in his thirties, Antoine Doinel has divorced his wife Christine and is having a love affair with a young shop girl, Sabine... [More...]
L'Amour l'après-midi (1972)
Eric Rohmer
Frédéric had thought that by marrying Hélène he would never again be tempted by another woman... [More...]
Eric Rohmer
Frédéric had thought that by marrying Hélène he would never again be tempted by another woman... [More...]
L'Amour violé (1978)
Yannick Bellon
One evening, a nurse, Nicole, is heading home on her moped when she is driven off the road by a van. Four men get out of the van and proceed to taunt her, before abducting her... [More...]
Yannick Bellon
One evening, a nurse, Nicole, is heading home on her moped when she is driven off the road by a van. Four men get out of the van and proceed to taunt her, before abducting her... [More...]
L'An 01 (1973)
Jacques Doillon
One Tuesday afternoon, the whole of France comes to a total standstill. Everyone stops working and all activity ceases. The old world is finished... [More...]
Jacques Doillon
One Tuesday afternoon, the whole of France comes to a total standstill. Everyone stops working and all activity ceases. The old world is finished... [More...]
L'Animal (1977)
Claude Zidi
Michel Gaucher is a stuntman who is about to marry his fiancée, Jane Gardner. Unfortunately, on the morning of his wedding he has to cancel the ceremony because he is required to perform a stunt for a movie... [More...]
Claude Zidi
Michel Gaucher is a stuntman who is about to marry his fiancée, Jane Gardner. Unfortunately, on the morning of his wedding he has to cancel the ceremony because he is required to perform a stunt for a movie... [More...]
L'Année sainte (1976)
Jean Girault
Former gangster chief, Max Lambert, escapes from a Paris prison with his cell-mate, Pierre Bizet. They travel to Rome and intend to profit from the mass pilgrimage of the Holy Year to recover Max's hidden stash of money... [More...]
Jean Girault
Former gangster chief, Max Lambert, escapes from a Paris prison with his cell-mate, Pierre Bizet. They travel to Rome and intend to profit from the mass pilgrimage of the Holy Year to recover Max's hidden stash of money... [More...]
L'Argent de poche (1976)
François Truffaut
In the picturesque French town of Thiers, several primary school children are learning some important lessons in life as the end of the school term approaches... [More...]
François Truffaut
In the picturesque French town of Thiers, several primary school children are learning some important lessons in life as the end of the school term approaches... [More...]
L'Argent des autres (1978)
Christian de Chalonge
Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-paid job with a large bank... [More...]
Christian de Chalonge
Henri Rainier has everything a man could want. A glamorous wife, two beautiful daughters and a well-paid job with a large bank... [More...]
Armaguedon (1977)
Alain Jessua
After the death of his brother, 40-something Louis Carrier suddenly finds himself a very wealthy man. He gives up his job and devotes himself to a carefully conceived plan to make himself famous... [More...]
Alain Jessua
After the death of his brother, 40-something Louis Carrier suddenly finds himself a very wealthy man. He gives up his job and devotes himself to a carefully conceived plan to make himself famous... [More...]
Arrête ton char... bidasse! (1977)
Michel Gérard
Four young Frenchmen travel to Germany to begin their military service at a French forces camp. None of them were expecting a holiday but the rigour and discipline of army life soon begin to get them down... [More...]
Michel Gérard
Four young Frenchmen travel to Germany to begin their military service at a French forces camp. None of them were expecting a holiday but the rigour and discipline of army life soon begin to get them down... [More...]
Les Assassins de l'ordre (1971)
Marcel Carné
Judge Level is investigating the death of a man named Saugeat, who died shortly after being arrested for a minor offence by two police inspectors one December morning... [More...]
Marcel Carné
Judge Level is investigating the death of a man named Saugeat, who died shortly after being arrested for a minor offence by two police inspectors one December morning... [More...]
L'Associé (1979)
René Gainville
When Julien Pardot loses his well-paid job in advertising he is at a loss over what to do next. With a wife and young child to support, he must find work quickly and so he decides to set himself up as a financial adviser... [More...]
René Gainville
When Julien Pardot loses his well-paid job in advertising he is at a loss over what to do next. With a wife and young child to support, he must find work quickly and so he decides to set himself up as a financial adviser... [More...]
L'Attentat (1972)
Yves Boisset
In the immediate aftermath of a coup d'état in an unnamed North African state, a progressive member of the opposition, Sadiel, fears for his life and is forced to flee to Switzerland... [More...]
Yves Boisset
In the immediate aftermath of a coup d'état in an unnamed North African state, a progressive member of the opposition, Sadiel, fears for his life and is forced to flee to Switzerland... [More...]
Attention, les enfants regardent (1978)
Serge Leroy
With their parents away working on a film in Ireland, four children, aged between 5 and 13, have the run of the family villa in the south of France... [More...]
Serge Leroy
With their parents away working on a film in Ireland, four children, aged between 5 and 13, have the run of the family villa in the south of France... [More...]
L'Aventure, c'est l'aventure (1972)
Claude Lelouch
Realising that times have changed, five unscrupulous crooks decide it is time for a reappraisal of their line of business... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Realising that times have changed, five unscrupulous crooks decide it is time for a reappraisal of their line of business... [More...]
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Gérard Oury
In his hurry to get to his daughter's wedding, industrialist Victor Pivert forces his chauffeur, Salomon, to drive his car off the road and into a lake... [More...]
Gérard Oury
In his hurry to get to his daughter's wedding, industrialist Victor Pivert forces his chauffeur, Salomon, to drive his car off the road and into a lake... [More...]
L'Aveu (1970)
Costa-Gavras
Prague, 1951. A.L. is the deputy foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, a man with an impeccable record. Having fought on the side of the Brigadas Internacionales during the Spanish Civil War, and then with the French Resistance during WWII, A.L.'s devotion to communism seems to be beyond dispute... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
Prague, 1951. A.L. is the deputy foreign minister of Czechoslovakia, a man with an impeccable record. Having fought on the side of the Brigadas Internacionales during the Spanish Civil War, and then with the French Resistance during WWII, A.L.'s devotion to communism seems to be beyond dispute... [More...]
Les Aveux les plus doux (1971)
Edouard Molinaro
Jean Dubreuil is a young man who finds himself in deep trouble when a seemingly straightforward attempt to rob a circus goes badly wrong... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
Jean Dubreuil is a young man who finds himself in deep trouble when a seemingly straightforward attempt to rob a circus goes badly wrong... [More...]