French cinema: 1970s
La Rupture (1970)
Claude Chabrol
Hélène Régnier walks out on her drug-addicted husband Charles after he brutally attacks their infant son...
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Claude Chabrol
La Salamandre (1971)
Alain Tanner
Pierre, a writer, enlists the help of a friend, Paul, to investigate a real-life story in which a young woman, Rosmonde, was tried for the attempted murder of her uncle...
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Alain Tanner
Salut l'artiste (1973)
Yves Robert
Like many in his profession, Nicolas Montei dreams of making the big time as an actor but he has to content himself with whatever bit parts he can grab for himself in his never-ending struggle to make ends meet...
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Yves Robert
Sans mobile apparent (1971)
Philippe Labro
In Nice, Inspector Carella is puzzled by the seemingly motiveless murders of two men - Tony Forest and Pierre Barroyer. The two victims would seem to have nothing in common, apart from the manner in which they were killed - both were shot in the centre of the forehead by a sniper rifle...
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Philippe Labro
Le Sauvage (1975)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau
In Caracas, Nelly, a nightclub artiste, is about to wed the wealthy Vittorio when she has a sudden change of heart and decides to return to France...
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Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Le Sauveur (1971)
Michel Mardore
In 1943, with France under Nazi occupation, 14-year-old Nanette lives with her family on their rural farm. One summer's day, she comes across an attractive young man who introduces himself as Claude, an English airman... [More...]
Michel Mardore
In 1943, with France under Nazi occupation, 14-year-old Nanette lives with her family on their rural farm. One summer's day, she comes across an attractive young man who introduces himself as Claude, an English airman... [More...]
La Scoumoune (1972)
José Giovanni
In the mid-1930s, contract killer Roberto Borgo leaves Sicily and heads for Marseille, coming to the aid of his old friend Xavier Saratov, who has just been arrested for murder... [More...]
José Giovanni
In the mid-1930s, contract killer Roberto Borgo leaves Sicily and heads for Marseille, coming to the aid of his old friend Xavier Saratov, who has just been arrested for murder... [More...]
Le Secret (1974)
Robert Enrico
In a mysterious secure establishment, a prisoner named David effects a remarkable escape. Convinced that he is being pursued, he flees to the open countryside... [More...]
Robert Enrico
In a mysterious secure establishment, a prisoner named David effects a remarkable escape. Convinced that he is being pursued, he flees to the open countryside... [More...]
Section spéciale (1975)
Costa-Gavras
In 1941, a demonstration by French communists against the Vichy government is broken up by Nazi soldiers. When a handful of the demonstrators are executed, their comrades take revenge by killing a German naval officer... [More...]
Costa-Gavras
In 1941, a demonstration by French communists against the Vichy government is broken up by Nazi soldiers. When a handful of the demonstrators are executed, their comrades take revenge by killing a German naval officer... [More...]
Les Seins de glace (1974)
Georges Lautner
A television scriptwriter François Rollin is walking on the beach in Nice when he encounters Peggy, a mysterious blonde to whom he is instantly attracted... [More...]
Georges Lautner
A television scriptwriter François Rollin is walking on the beach in Nice when he encounters Peggy, a mysterious blonde to whom he is instantly attracted... [More...]
Sept morts sur ordonnance (1975)
Jacques Rouffio
Dr Pierre Losseray works at a clinic in a French provincial town and is married to the lovely Muriel. When he suffers a heart attack, his rivals are quick to exploit the situation... [More...]
Jacques Rouffio
Dr Pierre Losseray works at a clinic in a French provincial town and is married to the lovely Muriel. When he suffers a heart attack, his rivals are quick to exploit the situation... [More...]
La Septième compagnie au clair de lune (1977)
Robert Lamoureux
With France now under German occupation, the members of the ill-fated 7th Company make a belated return to civilian life and it would appear that their wartime escapades are finally at an end... [More...]
Robert Lamoureux
With France now under German occupation, the members of the ill-fated 7th Company make a belated return to civilian life and it would appear that their wartime escapades are finally at an end... [More...]
Série noire (1979)
Alain Corneau
Franck Poupart is a neurotic door-to-door salesman working in a run-down suburb of Paris. His wife has just walked out on him and his employer treats him with contempt... [More...]
Alain Corneau
Franck Poupart is a neurotic door-to-door salesman working in a run-down suburb of Paris. His wife has just walked out on him and his employer treats him with contempt... [More...]
Le Serpent (1973)
Henri Verneuil
Colonel Vlassov, an important KGB agent, arrives in Paris and declares his intention to defect to the west. Naturally, the CIA are delighted by this news and its director Allan Davies listens attentively as Vlassov reels off the names of KGB agents who presently hold important posts within NATO... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
Colonel Vlassov, an important KGB agent, arrives in Paris and declares his intention to defect to the west. Naturally, the CIA are delighted by this news and its director Allan Davies listens attentively as Vlassov reels off the names of KGB agents who presently hold important posts within NATO... [More...]
Si c'était à refaire (1976)
Claude Lelouch
Aged 35, Catherine Berger leaves prison after having completed a 15 year prison sentence for complicity in the murder of her employer... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Aged 35, Catherine Berger leaves prison after having completed a 15 year prison sentence for complicity in the murder of her employer... [More...]
Le Silencieux (1973)
Claude Pinoteau
A party of Soviet nuclear scientists are visiting London when one of their number, the distinguished physicist Haliakov, is involved in a road accident... [More...]
Claude Pinoteau
A party of Soviet nuclear scientists are visiting London when one of their number, the distinguished physicist Haliakov, is involved in a road accident... [More...]
La Situation est grave... mais pas désespérée (1976)
Jacques Besnard
Bertrand Duvenois is a property developer with great ambitions. To secure the go-ahead for a new construction project, he invites Jean-Pierre Mazard, the Minister of Quality and Culture, to spend a weekend with him and his wife, Sophie de Valrude, at their sprawling country estate... [More...]
Jacques Besnard
Bertrand Duvenois is a property developer with great ambitions. To secure the go-ahead for a new construction project, he invites Jean-Pierre Mazard, the Minister of Quality and Culture, to spend a weekend with him and his wife, Sophie de Valrude, at their sprawling country estate... [More...]
Les Soeurs Brontë (1979)
André Téchiné
After the death of his wife, the pastor Patrick Brontë lives in the small village of Haworth in West Yorkshire, England, with his three daughters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - and his one son Branwell... [More...]
André Téchiné
After the death of his wife, the pastor Patrick Brontë lives in the small village of Haworth in West Yorkshire, England, with his three daughters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - and his one son Branwell... [More...]
Soldat Duroc, ça va être ta fête (1975)
Michel Gérard
In 1944, a regiment of gallant French soldiers is preparing to liberate the northern French town of Senlis from its occupying Germans, but before they can do so the Americans show up in force and do the job for them... [More...]
Michel Gérard
In 1944, a regiment of gallant French soldiers is preparing to liberate the northern French town of Senlis from its occupying Germans, but before they can do so the Americans show up in force and do the job for them... [More...]
Les Soleils de l'Ile de Pâques (1972)
Pierre Kast
The purpose of the famous stone statues on Easter Island, the moai, has long been a source of speculation and controversy... [More...]
Pierre Kast
The purpose of the famous stone statues on Easter Island, the moai, has long been a source of speculation and controversy... [More...]
Solo (1970)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Vincent Cabral, a violinist and occasional jewel thief, returns to France hoping to renew his acquaintance with his younger brother Virgile, whom he has not seen for three years... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Vincent Cabral, a violinist and occasional jewel thief, returns to France hoping to renew his acquaintance with his younger brother Virgile, whom he has not seen for three years... [More...]
Le Souffle au coeur (1971)
Louis Malle
France, 1954. Laurent Chevalier is a 14-year old boy who enjoys a comfortable, cosseted existence with his affluent middleclass family in Dijon... [More...]
Louis Malle
France, 1954. Laurent Chevalier is a 14-year old boy who enjoys a comfortable, cosseted existence with his affluent middleclass family in Dijon... [More...]
Souvenirs d'en France (1975)
André Téchiné
In a small French provincial town of the 1930s, Pierre arrives at a factory owned by the wealthy businessman Pedret desperately in search of work... [More...]
André Téchiné
In a small French provincial town of the 1930s, Pierre arrives at a factory owned by the wealthy businessman Pedret desperately in search of work... [More...]
Stavisky (1974)
Alain Resnais
France, 1933. Serge Alexandre is a high-flying businessman who seems to have the Midas touch when it comes to making money... [More...]
Alain Resnais
France, 1933. Serge Alexandre is a high-flying businessman who seems to have the Midas touch when it comes to making money... [More...]
Le Sucre (1978)
Jacques Rouffio
Adrien Courtois is a tax inspector in his late fifties who has the good fortune to be married to a wealthy woman, Hilda. After a series of generous inheritances, the couple are sufficiently well-off to retire and settle in Paris, where Adrien hopes to make some wise investments that will make him even richer... [More...]
Jacques Rouffio
Adrien Courtois is a tax inspector in his late fifties who has the good fortune to be married to a wealthy woman, Hilda. After a series of generous inheritances, the couple are sufficiently well-off to retire and settle in Paris, where Adrien hopes to make some wise investments that will make him even richer... [More...]
Sur un arbre perché (1971)
Serge Korber
The ruthless industrialist Henri Roubier could not be happier. He has just signed a contract for a major road construction project with an Italian, Mazzini, and stands to make himself a small fortune... [More...]
Serge Korber
The ruthless industrialist Henri Roubier could not be happier. He has just signed a contract for a major road construction project with an Italian, Mazzini, and stands to make himself a small fortune... [More...]
Le Téléphone rose (1975)
Edouard Molinaro
Benoît Castejac is the owner of a small factory in Toulouse that has run into financial difficulties. He knows that the only way to save the firm that he inherited from his father is to merge with a larger American corporation, Fielding... [More...]
Edouard Molinaro
Benoît Castejac is the owner of a small factory in Toulouse that has run into financial difficulties. He knows that the only way to save the firm that he inherited from his father is to merge with a larger American corporation, Fielding... [More...]
Le Témoin (1978)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Robert Maurisson is a successful businessman who married into a rich bourgeois family and is now one of the most important people in Reims... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Robert Maurisson is a successful businessman who married into a rich bourgeois family and is now one of the most important people in Reims... [More...]
Tendre Dracula (1974)
Pierre Grunstein
For over twenty years the actor MacGregor has devoted himself body and soul to the horror genre. Now, he has decided the time has come for him to try something different... [More...]
Pierre Grunstein
For over twenty years the actor MacGregor has devoted himself body and soul to the horror genre. Now, he has decided the time has come for him to try something different... [More...]
Tendre poulet (1978)
Philippe de Broca
Antoine Lemercier, a teacher in Greek at the Sorbonne, could not be happier when he is reunited with an old university acquaintance, Lise Tanquerelle... [More...]
Philippe de Broca
Antoine Lemercier, a teacher in Greek at the Sorbonne, could not be happier when he is reunited with an old university acquaintance, Lise Tanquerelle... [More...]