French cinema: 1980s
La Provinciale (1981)
Claude Goretta
With little hope of making a career for herself in her home town in Lorraine, 30-something Christine moves to Paris and sets about looking for work...
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Claude Goretta
Psy (1981)
Philippe de Broca
Where now are the ideals of May '68? This is a question that Marc, a man in his mid-thirties and former soixante-huitard, might have cause to ruminate on as he profits from bourgeois angst by running weekend psychotherapy courses at a large house in the country belonging to his partner Colette...
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Philippe de Broca
Putain d'histoire d'amour (1981)
Gilles Béhat
Taxi driver Paul is addicted to gambling. When his colleagues offer him a bet to ferry a customer across Paris in record time he accepts without hesitation...
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Gilles Béhat
Le Quart d'heure américain (1982)
Philippe Galland
Desperately disillusioned with his present humdrum existence in France, Ferdinand, a balding and irascible 30-something, has made up his mind to leave the country and start a new life in the Far East...
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Philippe Galland
Quatre aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle (1987)
Eric Rohmer
During a holiday in the countryside, a Parisian teenager Mirabelle meets a country girl Reinette, who lives in a converted barn and whose interests include nature and art...
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Eric Rohmer
Que les gros salaires lèvent le doigt! (1982)
Denys Granier-Deferre
André Joeuf, the head of an insurance company, invites his staff to spend a relaxing weekend at his house in the country... [More...]
Denys Granier-Deferre
André Joeuf, the head of an insurance company, invites his staff to spend a relaxing weekend at his house in the country... [More...]
Quelques jours avec moi (1988)
Claude Sautet
Martial Pasquier returns home after a spell in a psychiatric home. His mother, the head of a successful supermarket chain, hires him to look into the accounts of some of her less profitable stores... [More...]
Claude Sautet
Martial Pasquier returns home after a spell in a psychiatric home. His mother, the head of a successful supermarket chain, hires him to look into the accounts of some of her less profitable stores... [More...]
Radio Corbeau (1989)
Yves Boisset
Situated in the Jura mountains, Saint-Meyrand would seem to be an idyllic French town. Yet beneath the surface calm there are long-standing antagonisms that are being nourished by a series of shocking announcements from a new pirate radio station that calls itself Radio Corbeau... [More...]
Yves Boisset
Situated in the Jura mountains, Saint-Meyrand would seem to be an idyllic French town. Yet beneath the surface calm there are long-standing antagonisms that are being nourished by a series of shocking announcements from a new pirate radio station that calls itself Radio Corbeau... [More...]
Le Rayon vert (1986)
Eric Rohmer
The start of July marks the beginning of the summer holidays for Delphine, a young secretary living in Paris, but her plans are ruined when her fiancé Jean-Pierre breaks off their engagement... [More...]
Eric Rohmer
The start of July marks the beginning of the summer holidays for Delphine, a young secretary living in Paris, but her plans are ruined when her fiancé Jean-Pierre breaks off their engagement... [More...]
Rendez-moi ma peau... (1980)
Patrick Schulmann
Zora is a witch who cannot bear the prospect that she is gradually losing her magical powers. Only one person can help her - the Grand Master - and she needs to get to him as quickly as she can... [More...]
Patrick Schulmann
Zora is a witch who cannot bear the prospect that she is gradually losing her magical powers. Only one person can help her - the Grand Master - and she needs to get to him as quickly as she can... [More...]
Rendez-vous (1985)
André Téchiné
Nina is a young woman from the provinces who has just arrived in Paris with the hope of making a career as an actress. Her first priority is to find a place to live, and this is how she comes to meet Paulot, a trainee estate agent... [More...]
André Téchiné
Nina is a young woman from the provinces who has just arrived in Paris with the hope of making a career as an actress. Her first priority is to find a place to live, and this is how she comes to meet Paulot, a trainee estate agent... [More...]
Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1982)
Daniel Vigne
Early in the 1500s, there is a mood of celebration in the small village of Artigat in the Ariège region of southwest France... [More...]
Daniel Vigne
Early in the 1500s, there is a mood of celebration in the small village of Artigat in the Ariège region of southwest France... [More...]
Retour en force (1980)
Jean-Marie Poiré
Leaving prison after an eight year stretch, Adrien Blausac is surprised to find that his wife Térésa is living with another man - a bus driver named Roger... [More...]
Jean-Marie Poiré
Leaving prison after an eight year stretch, Adrien Blausac is surprised to find that his wife Térésa is living with another man - a bus driver named Roger... [More...]
La Revanche (1981)
Pierre Lary
Jeanne Jouvert is far from pleased when her husband, a police commissioner, takes the credit when she wins a prize for her detective novels... [More...]
Pierre Lary
Jeanne Jouvert is far from pleased when her husband, a police commissioner, takes the credit when she wins a prize for her detective novels... [More...]
Réveillon chez Bob (1984)
Denys Granier-Deferre
After concluding a business trip in the United States, Louis Alban returns to Switzerland with the intention of spending New Year's Eve at home by himself... [More...]
Denys Granier-Deferre
After concluding a business trip in the United States, Louis Alban returns to Switzerland with the intention of spending New Year's Eve at home by himself... [More...]
Les Ripoux (1984)
Claude Zidi
Inspector René Boirond has been policing a crime-ridden neighbourhood of Paris for over twenty years. In that time, he has learned that the best way to do his job is to turn a blind eye to most of the petty criminality that surrounds him and adopt a live and let live approach to dealing with crooks, pimps and other lowlife... [More...]
Claude Zidi
Inspector René Boirond has been policing a crime-ridden neighbourhood of Paris for over twenty years. In that time, he has learned that the best way to do his job is to turn a blind eye to most of the petty criminality that surrounds him and adopt a live and let live approach to dealing with crooks, pimps and other lowlife... [More...]
Rive droite, rive gauche (1984)
Philippe Labro
Paul Séanques is a young business lawyer who, along with his associate Guarrigue, runs one of Paris's most successful law firms on the capital's Right Bank... [More...]
Philippe Labro
Paul Séanques is a young business lawyer who, along with his associate Guarrigue, runs one of Paris's most successful law firms on the capital's Right Bank... [More...]
Le Roi des cons (1981)
Claude Confortès
Georges Le Roi may be a loser who can't hold down a job for more than a few days, but when it comes to attracting the opposite sex he is the King of the Casanovas... [More...]
Claude Confortès
Georges Le Roi may be a loser who can't hold down a job for more than a few days, but when it comes to attracting the opposite sex he is the King of the Casanovas... [More...]
Le Roi et l'oiseau (1980)
Paul Grimault
Charles, the King of Takicardie, is a cruel tyrant who likes nothing better than to go hunting birds. In this he is opposed by his most fervent enemy, a mockingbird who delights in embarrassing him... [More...]
Paul Grimault
Charles, the King of Takicardie, is a cruel tyrant who likes nothing better than to go hunting birds. In this he is opposed by his most fervent enemy, a mockingbird who delights in embarrassing him... [More...]
Les Rois du gag (1985)
Claude Zidi
There was a time, not so long ago, when Gaétan was the funniest comedian on television. But lately his popularity has taken a noticeable nosedive... [More...]
Claude Zidi
There was a time, not so long ago, when Gaétan was the funniest comedian on television. But lately his popularity has taken a noticeable nosedive... [More...]
Romuald et Juliette (1989)
Coline Serreau
Romuald Blindet, the young managing director of a major French yoghurt manufacturing company, finds himself in deep water when he tries to increase productivity at one of his factories... [More...]
Coline Serreau
Romuald Blindet, the young managing director of a major French yoghurt manufacturing company, finds himself in deep water when he tries to increase productivity at one of his factories... [More...]
Rouge baiser (1985)
Véra Belmont
Paris, 1952. Memories of the last world war are fresh in people's minds and the French military involvement in Indochina is an increasing source of discontent... [More...]
Véra Belmont
Paris, 1952. Memories of the last world war are fresh in people's minds and the French military involvement in Indochina is an increasing source of discontent... [More...]
Le Ruffian (1983)
José Giovanni
Aldo, a middle-aged adventurer, seeks to make his fortune by working in a gold mine in Canada. One day, the mineworkers are attacked and all but wiped out by a group of armed bandits who intend to steal their gold... [More...]
José Giovanni
Aldo, a middle-aged adventurer, seeks to make his fortune by working in a gold mine in Canada. One day, the mineworkers are attacked and all but wiped out by a group of armed bandits who intend to steal their gold... [More...]
La Rumba (1987)
Roger Hanin
In 1938, Beppo Manzoni is one of the kings of the Parisian underworld, thanks to his large network of casinos and nightclubs... [More...]
Roger Hanin
In 1938, Beppo Manzoni is one of the kings of the Parisian underworld, thanks to his large network of casinos and nightclubs... [More...]
Sac de noeuds (1985)
Josiane Balasko
Alone and penniless, a middle-aged woman Anita is about to commit suicide when another woman, Rose, suddenly takes refuge in her apartment... [More...]
Josiane Balasko
Alone and penniless, a middle-aged woman Anita is about to commit suicide when another woman, Rose, suddenly takes refuge in her apartment... [More...]
The Sacrifice (1986)
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Alexander is a man in his early sixties who leads a tranquil existence with his wife Adelaide, stepdaughter Marta and young son in a large house by the sea on a remote island... [More...]
Andrey Tarkovskiy
Alexander is a man in his early sixties who leads a tranquil existence with his wife Adelaide, stepdaughter Marta and young son in a large house by the sea on a remote island... [More...]
Les Saisons du plaisir (1988)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Happy newly weds Charles and Emmanuelle Van Bert can be forgiven for wanting to take things more easily. Both are over a hundred years old and are keen to get on with their retirement, but first Charles has the somewhat onerous task of appointing his successor... [More...]
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Happy newly weds Charles and Emmanuelle Van Bert can be forgiven for wanting to take things more easily. Both are over a hundred years old and are keen to get on with their retirement, but first Charles has the somewhat onerous task of appointing his successor... [More...]
Sans peur et sans reproche (1988)
Gérard Jugnot
In the late 1400s, King Charles VIII of France sends his armies to Italy to seize the kingdom of Naples. One of the King's most devoted captains is Bellabre, who is looking for an opportunity to redeem himself after being made a laughing stock in a jousting tournament by a common stable hand Pierre Terrail... [More...]
Gérard Jugnot
In the late 1400s, King Charles VIII of France sends his armies to Italy to seize the kingdom of Naples. One of the King's most devoted captains is Bellabre, who is looking for an opportunity to redeem himself after being made a laughing stock in a jousting tournament by a common stable hand Pierre Terrail... [More...]
Sans soleil (1983)
Chris Marker
Itinerant filmmaker Sandor Krasna offers his personal reflection on the threads that connect the multifarious aspects of humanity through a film that combines readings of letters with stark visual images... [More...]
Chris Marker
Itinerant filmmaker Sandor Krasna offers his personal reflection on the threads that connect the multifarious aspects of humanity through a film that combines readings of letters with stark visual images... [More...]
Sans toit ni loi (1985)
Agnès Varda
One cold winter's morning, a farm worker is surprised to come across the body of a young woman in a ditch. From her appearance - her clothes are torn and dirty, her hair and face filthy - it is at once apparent that she has been living rough for some time before she died... [More...]
Agnès Varda
One cold winter's morning, a farm worker is surprised to come across the body of a young woman in a ditch. From her appearance - her clothes are torn and dirty, her hair and face filthy - it is at once apparent that she has been living rough for some time before she died... [More...]