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The films of
Philippe Léotard
Philippe Léotard
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Domicile conjugale (1970) François Truffaut |
Les Deux Anglaises et le continent (1971) François Truffaut |
Max et les ferrailleurs (1971) Claude Sautet |
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| Domicile conjugal is the fourth, and arguably the most humorous, installment in François Truffaut’s semi-autobiographical Antoine Doinel cycle of films... [More...] | This is one of Truffaut’s most intense and sombre films about romantic love. He made the film a short while after actress Catherine Deneuve put an end to their two-year long love affair... [More...] | In both content and style, Max et les ferrailleurs makes a striking contrast with Claude Sautet’s previous film – the dreamlike, emotionally charged and poetic Les Choses de la vie (1969)... [More...] |
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Une belle fille comme moi (1972) François Truffaut |
The Day of the Jackal (1973) Fred Zinnemann |
La Communion solennelle (1977) René Féret |
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| Une belle fille comme moi is François Truffaut’s first and only sortie into black comedy, a film that is in marked contrast to his earlier films... [More...] | One of the slickest and most compelling political thrillers of the 1970s, The Day of the Jackal still impresses with its authenticity, superlative narrative construction and a memorable central performance from Edward... [More...] | This is a beautifully filmed kaleidoscope of memories, vividly depicting various periods in provincial France over the last 100 years. The sense of nostalgia is amplified by a heart-tugging song which adds narrative to... [More...] |
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Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff (1977) Yves Boisset |
Judith Therpauve (1978) Patrice Chéreau |
Une semaine de vacances (1980) Bertrand Tavernier |
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| This is a hard-edged detective-thriller, in the style of a latterday western, which shows director Yves Boisset at his best. He is well served by an excellent cast... [More...] | Patrice Chéreau’s second film is this heavy social realist drama featuring a former legend of French cinema, Simone Signoret (now sadly past her best)... [More...] | Although not generally regarded as one of Bertrand Tavernier’s most important works, Une semaine de vacances is an engaging drama that provides a sobering reflection on the difficulties faced by teachers at time... [More...] |
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La Balance (1982) Bob Swaim |
Le Choc (1982) Robin Davis |
Paradis pour tous (1982) Alain Jessua |
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| One of the best French crime thrillers of the 1980s, La Balance combines the familiar themes of the traditional film noir (running back forty years) with the modern action thriller... [More...] | Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve are reunited for a second time in this big budget crime-thriller, a typical early 1980s French film policier. The two actors had previously appeared together (albeit briefly) in Jean-Pierre... [More...] |
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Tchao pantin (1983) Claude Berri |
Le Paltoquet (1986) Michel Deville |
Élisa (1995) Jean Becker |
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| A popular and cult classic of French cinema – and also a fair contender for the finest example of French film noir of the 1980s – Tchao pantin is best remembered for the contribution from its lead actor... [More...] | With tongue firmly in cheek and an evident gush of creative flair, Michel Deville happily deconstructs the comedy thriller in this visually striking minimalist film... [More...] | Élisa is a clumsy but well-intentioned variation on the Lolita theme. The suggestion of incest earned the film a certain notoriety on its initial release in France... [More...] |
