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French cinema: 1974

Céline et Julie vont en bateau (1974)
Jacques Rivette

It is in a park in Paris that Julie, a shy librarian, first makes the acquaintance of Céline, a stage magician. Intrigued by the other woman, Julie follows her around the city until she loses sight of her...   [More...]

Les Doigts dans la tête (1974)
Jacques Doillon

Chris, a baker's boy, is dismissed by his employer when he turns up for work late. He loses not just his job but also his home since the room he lives in is provided as part of his meagre salary...   [More...]

Le Fantôme de la liberté (1974)
Luis Buñuel

In the Spanish city of Toledo, rebels refusing to be freed by Napoleonic troops declare "Down with freedom!" as they are shot dead by a firing squad...   [More...]

Femmes femmes (1974)
Paul Vecchiali

In their small Parisian apartment overlooking a cemetery, two over-the-hill actresses take solace in each other's company against a world which no longer appreciates their talents...   [More...]

Les Guichets du Louvre (1974)
Michel Mitrani

Paris, 16th July 1942. Paul, a young student, has just been tipped off that the French police are about to begin a massive round up of Jews in the Saint-Paul district of the capital...   [More...]

L'Horloger de Saint-Paul (1974)
Bertrand Tavernier

In the Saint-Paul district of Lyons, a middle-aged watchmaker, Michel Descombes, leads a peaceful and contented bachelor existence...   [More...]

Lacombe Lucien (1974)
Louis Malle

The location is a small provincial town in south-west France. It is June 1944 and the country is still under Nazi occupation...   [More...]

Lancelot du Lac (1974)
Robert Bresson

Their number reduced through countless skirmishes in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, weary and defeated...   [More...]

Le Milieu du monde (1974)
Alain Tanner

Paul, a high-flying engineer, is proud to have been born in a Swiss town the locals refer to as the Centre of the World. He is running for a local election when he meets Adriana, a young Italian waitress in a café...   [More...]

Le Mouton enragé (1974)
Michel Deville

Nicolas Mallet is a modest bank employee whose lack of personal ambition is matched by a crippling lack of self-confidence...   [More...]

Nuits rouges (1974)
Georges Franju

A mysterious master criminal is determined to recover the lost treasure of the Knights Templar, but the one man who may be able to help him - the historian Maxime de Borrego - prefers death to giving away the secret...   [More...]

Parade (1974)
Jacques Tati

An excited audience of men, women and children take their seats in a circus tent, eager for the spectacle to begin. The genial Monsieur Loyal greets everyone with an invitation that all are welcome to join in the show...   [More...]

La Race des seigneurs (1974)
Pierre Granier-Deferre

An ambitious deputy in the Republic Party, Julien Dandieu neglects his wife Betty, his son Alain and even his mistress Creezy, a famous cover girl...   [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...]

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...]

Le Trio infernal (1974)
Francis Girod

After serving with distinction in the First World War, Georges Sarret now makes a respectable living as a lawyer in the town of Marseille...   [More...]

Les Valseuses (1974)
Bertrand Blier

Jean-Claude and Pierrot are two long-haired social drop-outs who kill time by committing petty crimes and harassing women...   [More...]

Vincent, François, Paul... et les autres (1974)
Claude Sautet

Every weekend without fail, three old friends - Vincent, François and Paul - meet up to take their mind off their personal and professional anxieties...   [More...]

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