French cinema: 1980s
Le Choix des armes (1981)
Alain Corneau
Three criminals break out of prison and go on the run. In a bloody shootout, one of them is wounded. His punk accomplice, Mickey, takes him to a remote country house belonging to a former gangland boss, Noël Durieux...
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Alain Corneau
Chouans! (1988)
Philippe de Broca
The Count Savinien de Kerfadec is a Breton aristocrat who is so devoted to his dream of building a flying machine that he scarcely notices the revolutionary sentiment that is sweeping his country...
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Philippe de Broca
Circulez y'a rien à voir (1983)
Patrice Leconte
Inspector Leroux and his colleague Pelissier are investigating a petty theft when they encounter the wealthy and elegant art dealer, Helene Duvernet...
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Patrice Leconte
Clara et les chics types (1981)
Jacques Monnet
Six friends from Grenoble with a shared love of music have formed a rock band called Les Why Notes. Bertrand, Mickey, Frédéric, Charles, Aimée and Louise are all in their late twenties but seem reluctant or incapable of putting their adolescence behind them...
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Jacques Monnet
Les Compères (1983)
Francis Veber
Christine Martin, a married woman in her early forties, becomes anxious when her 17-year-old son Tristan leaves home without leaving behind any clue as to his whereabouts...
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Francis Veber
Le Complexe du kangourou (1986)
Pierre Jolivet
Loïc, a Parisian artist in his mid-thirties, prefers to burn his paintings rather than sell them before he has perfected his talent... [More...]
Pierre Jolivet
Loïc, a Parisian artist in his mid-thirties, prefers to burn his paintings rather than sell them before he has perfected his talent... [More...]
Coup de foudre (1983)
Diane Kurys
In 1942, Léna, a young Russian Jew, is interned in a camp in southern France. Her only hope of avoiding deportation to Nazi Germany is to go through with a marriage of convenience with a French solider, Michel... [More...]
Diane Kurys
In 1942, Léna, a young Russian Jew, is interned in a camp in southern France. Her only hope of avoiding deportation to Nazi Germany is to go through with a marriage of convenience with a French solider, Michel... [More...]
Coup de torchon (1981)
Bertrand Tavernier
1938, West Africa. Lucien Cordier is the police chief of a small French colonial town, Bourkassa Ourbangui, but no one takes him seriously... [More...]
Bertrand Tavernier
1938, West Africa. Lucien Cordier is the police chief of a small French colonial town, Bourkassa Ourbangui, but no one takes him seriously... [More...]
Le Coup du parapluie (1980)
Gérard Oury
Small-time actor Grégoire Lecomte thinks he has landed a starring role in a film, in which he is to play a hired killer... [More...]
Gérard Oury
Small-time actor Grégoire Lecomte thinks he has landed a starring role in a film, in which he is to play a hired killer... [More...]
Cours privé (1986)
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Shortly after she takes up a teaching post in a reputable private school, Jeanne Kern begins to receive offensive letters from an unknown admirer... [More...]
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Shortly after she takes up a teaching post in a reputable private school, Jeanne Kern begins to receive offensive letters from an unknown admirer... [More...]
Le Cri du hibou (1987)
Claude Chabrol
An artist, Robert, moves to Vichy after having separated from his wife, Véronique. He relieves his depression by spying on a young woman, Juliette, who lives in a house in the countryside with her fiancé Patrick... [More...]
Claude Chabrol
An artist, Robert, moves to Vichy after having separated from his wife, Véronique. He relieves his depression by spying on a young woman, Juliette, who lives in a house in the countryside with her fiancé Patrick... [More...]
La Crime (1983)
Philippe Labro
When Alins, an eminent lawyer, is shot dead by two men disguised as police officers, Inspector Martin Griffon investigates the killing, certain that Alins was the victim of a political cover-up... [More...]
Philippe Labro
When Alins, an eminent lawyer, is shot dead by two men disguised as police officers, Inspector Martin Griffon investigates the killing, certain that Alins was the victim of a political cover-up... [More...]
La Dame aux camélias (1980)
Mauro Bolognini
At a stage performance of Alexandre Dumas fils' celebrated novel Camille, an old man reflects on the events which provided the inspiration for the story... [More...]
Mauro Bolognini
At a stage performance of Alexandre Dumas fils' celebrated novel Camille, an old man reflects on the events which provided the inspiration for the story... [More...]
Danton (1983)
Andrzej Wajda
France, 1793. The newly established French Republic is threatened both from within and without. To prevent the Revolution from ending in ignominious failure the Committee for Public Safety, led by Maximilien Robespierre, has no option but to instigate a Reign of Terror... [More...]
Andrzej Wajda
France, 1793. The newly established French Republic is threatened both from within and without. To prevent the Revolution from ending in ignominious failure the Committee for Public Safety, led by Maximilien Robespierre, has no option but to instigate a Reign of Terror... [More...]
De bruit et de fureur (1988)
Jean-Claude Brisseau
After the death of his grandmother, 14-year-old Bruno goes to live with his mother on a low income housing estate on the outskirts of Paris... [More...]
Jean-Claude Brisseau
After the death of his grandmother, 14-year-old Bruno goes to live with his mother on a low income housing estate on the outskirts of Paris... [More...]
De guerre lasse (1987)
Robert Enrico
May, 1942. After her husband, a Jewish surgeon, commits suicide, Alice leaves Nazi-controlled Austria with Jerôme, a diplomat... [More...]
Robert Enrico
May, 1942. After her husband, a Jewish surgeon, commits suicide, Alice leaves Nazi-controlled Austria with Jerôme, a diplomat... [More...]
Le Débutant (1986)
Daniel Janneau
François Veber is a young electrician who leads a humdrum existence in Touraine with his partner, a physical education instructor... [More...]
Daniel Janneau
François Veber is a young electrician who leads a humdrum existence in Touraine with his partner, a physical education instructor... [More...]
Derborence (1985)
Francis Reusser
Thérèse could not be happier when Antoine, an alpine farmer, agreed to take her as his wife. The couple have been married only a few months before disaster strikes... [More...]
Francis Reusser
Thérèse could not be happier when Antoine, an alpine farmer, agreed to take her as his wife. The couple have been married only a few months before disaster strikes... [More...]
Le Dernier combat (1983)
Luc Besson
The earth lies in ruins. In the aftermath of some global catastrophe, most of the world's population has been wiped out. All that remains are a few sorry remnants of humanity scattered around the planet, scavenging like wild animals among the shattered remains of a destroyed civilisation... [More...]
Luc Besson
The earth lies in ruins. In the aftermath of some global catastrophe, most of the world's population has been wiped out. All that remains are a few sorry remnants of humanity scattered around the planet, scavenging like wild animals among the shattered remains of a destroyed civilisation... [More...]
Dernier été (1981)
Robert Guédiguian
In the Estaque district of Marseille, Gilbert and his friends face an uncertain future as the factories close down, bringing an inexorable rise in the level of unemployment among ordinary working people... [More...]
Robert Guédiguian
In the Estaque district of Marseille, Gilbert and his friends face an uncertain future as the factories close down, bringing an inexorable rise in the level of unemployment among ordinary working people... [More...]
Le Dernier métro (1980)
François Truffaut
With France under Nazi occupation, the Jewish playwright and stage director Lucas Steiner fears being deported like so many of his race... [More...]
François Truffaut
With France under Nazi occupation, the Jewish playwright and stage director Lucas Steiner fears being deported like so many of his race... [More...]
Détective (1985)
Jean-Luc Godard
In one room of an upmarket Parisian hotel, two detectives who go by the names Uncle Prospero and Neveu are sedulously investigating the murder of a royal personage on the premises two years ago... [More...]
Jean-Luc Godard
In one room of an upmarket Parisian hotel, two detectives who go by the names Uncle Prospero and Neveu are sedulously investigating the murder of a royal personage on the premises two years ago... [More...]
Deux (1989)
Claude Zidi
Marc Lambert is a composer of contemporary music who makes a comfortable living organising concerts and promoting the work of up-and-coming composers... [More...]
Claude Zidi
Marc Lambert is a composer of contemporary music who makes a comfortable living organising concerts and promoting the work of up-and-coming composers... [More...]
Les Deux crocodiles (1987)
Joël Séria
Émile Rivereau, a modest ironmonger from Saumur in western France, travels to Brittany for his holidays and to visit his aged mother, who has moved into a retirement home in Quimper... [More...]
Joël Séria
Émile Rivereau, a modest ironmonger from Saumur in western France, travels to Brittany for his holidays and to visit his aged mother, who has moved into a retirement home in Quimper... [More...]
Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (1982)
Jean Yanne
At Rahatlocum, a Roman colony in North Africa, the natives are growing restless under the heel of their imperial masters... [More...]
Jean Yanne
At Rahatlocum, a Roman colony in North Africa, the natives are growing restless under the heel of their imperial masters... [More...]
La Diagonale du fou (1984)
Richard Dembo
In the early 1980s, the Russian grandmaster Akiva Liebskird is set to defend his title as world chess champion at a highly publicised tournament in Geneva... [More...]
Richard Dembo
In the early 1980s, the Russian grandmaster Akiva Liebskird is set to defend his title as world chess champion at a highly publicised tournament in Geneva... [More...]
Dieu vomit les tièdes (1989)
Robert Guédiguian
Many years ago, four children - three boys and one girl - made a sacred vow that they would never forget their humble origins, no matter which course their lives took... [More...]
Robert Guédiguian
Many years ago, four children - three boys and one girl - made a sacred vow that they would never forget their humble origins, no matter which course their lives took... [More...]
Diva (1981)
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jules, a young Parisian postman, illegally records a concert performance given by the world famous opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises... [More...]
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jules, a young Parisian postman, illegally records a concert performance given by the world famous opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises... [More...]
Double messieurs (1986)
Jean-François Stévenin
After 25 years, François, a modest businessman, is reunited with his childhood friend Léo, a film double. It's a reunion which affects both men profoundly, and immediately they discover their adolescent sense of fun... [More...]
Jean-François Stévenin
After 25 years, François, a modest businessman, is reunited with his childhood friend Léo, a film double. It's a reunion which affects both men profoundly, and immediately they discover their adolescent sense of fun... [More...]
Drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre (1988)
François Dupeyron
Late one evening, an attractive woman in her mid-forties is brutally ejected from a car driven by her husband. They have had yet another row, but this time France has good reason to think that her marriage may be over as her irate husband drives off at speed, leaving her stranded by the side of the road... [More...]
François Dupeyron
Late one evening, an attractive woman in her mid-forties is brutally ejected from a car driven by her husband. They have had yet another row, but this time France has good reason to think that her marriage may be over as her irate husband drives off at speed, leaving her stranded by the side of the road... [More...]