French cinema: 1983
À nos amours (1983)
Maurice Pialat
Suzanne is a free-spirited 15-year-old who, along with her best friend Anne, is having a hard time coping with the upheavals of early adolescence...
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Maurice Pialat
L'Africain (1983)
Philippe de Broca
Victor has turned his back on the turmoil of modern life in the city and now leads a contented existence in the unspoiled heart of Africa...
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Philippe de Broca
L'Argent (1983)
Robert Bresson
Owing money to a school friend, Norbert appeals to his parents to give him a top-up on his monthly allowance. When they refuse, he accepts a 500 franc counterfeit banknote from one of his classmates, using this to buy a picture frame in a photographer's shop...
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Robert Bresson
Attention! Une femme peut en cacher une autre (1983)
Georges Lautner
To her friends, Alice gives the appearance of being an ordinary, happily married career woman. In truth, she is leading a bizarre double life...
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Georges Lautner
Banzaï (1983)
Claude Zidi
Michel Bernardin is an employee of Planète Assistance, a travel insurance company which prides itself on coming to the aid of anyone wherever they may be in the world...
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Claude Zidi
Le Battant (1983)
Alain Delon
A fortune in diamonds is stolen and the jeweller killed. Petty crook Jacques Darnay is jailed for the crime. Released on parole eight years later Darnay is well aware that he is being tailed by police and gangsters alike, both sides wanting to recover the loot... [More...]
Alain Delon
A fortune in diamonds is stolen and the jeweller killed. Petty crook Jacques Darnay is jailed for the crime. Released on parole eight years later Darnay is well aware that he is being tailed by police and gangsters alike, both sides wanting to recover the loot... [More...]
Benvenuta (1983)
André Delvaux
François, a young screenwriter in search of material for his next film, visits the reclusive writer Jeanne at her home in Ghent, Belgium... [More...]
André Delvaux
François, a young screenwriter in search of material for his next film, visits the reclusive writer Jeanne at her home in Ghent, Belgium... [More...]
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... [More...]
Patrice Leconte
Inspector Leroux and his colleague Pelissier are investigating a petty theft when they encounter the wealthy and elegant art dealer, Helene Duvernet... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Édith et Marcel (1983)
Claude Lelouch
Before World War II, Edith Piaf and Marcel Cerdan were both on their way to becoming legends in their own lifetimes. From humble begins in the streets of Paris, Piaf is one of the most well-known and successful singers in the world, renowned for her tragic love songs; Cerdan is a boxing champion who has acquired a reputation for being unbeatable... [More...]
Claude Lelouch
Before World War II, Edith Piaf and Marcel Cerdan were both on their way to becoming legends in their own lifetimes. From humble begins in the streets of Paris, Piaf is one of the most well-known and successful singers in the world, renowned for her tragic love songs; Cerdan is a boxing champion who has acquired a reputation for being unbeatable... [More...]
En haut des marches (1983)
Paul Vecchiali
On her return to Toulon in 1963 Françoise Canavaggia is confronted with the spectres of her past as she sets out to finally reconcile herself to a loss that has weighed on her heavily these past twenty years... [More...]
Paul Vecchiali
On her return to Toulon in 1963 Françoise Canavaggia is confronted with the spectres of her past as she sets out to finally reconcile herself to a loss that has weighed on her heavily these past twenty years... [More...]
L'Été meurtrier (1983)
Jean Becker
A beautiful 19 year old girl, Eliane, moves into a provençal village with her invalid father and German mother. She immediately draws the attention of all the men in the village, but it is the timid garage owner Florimond she chooses to go out with... [More...]
Jean Becker
A beautiful 19 year old girl, Eliane, moves into a provençal village with her invalid father and German mother. She immediately draws the attention of all the men in the village, but it is the timid garage owner Florimond she chooses to go out with... [More...]
Faux fuyants (1983)
Alain Bergala
Serge, a businessman in his mid-forties, is in a terrible state after running down and killing a young man. Racked with guilt, he becomes depressed and withdrawn, haunted by a crime that will never leave him... [More...]
Alain Bergala
Serge, a businessman in his mid-forties, is in a terrible state after running down and killing a young man. Racked with guilt, he becomes depressed and withdrawn, haunted by a crime that will never leave him... [More...]
La Femme de mon pote (1983)
Bertrand Blier
Micky, an overweight disk jockey, and Pascal, a beau sportswear salesman, live and work in an alpine skiing resort. Their ten-year long friendship is put in instant jeopardy when, one day, Micky learns that an attractive young woman, Viviane, has moved in with Pascal... [More...]
Bertrand Blier
Micky, an overweight disk jockey, and Pascal, a beau sportswear salesman, live and work in an alpine skiing resort. Their ten-year long friendship is put in instant jeopardy when, one day, Micky learns that an attractive young woman, Viviane, has moved in with Pascal... [More...]
Garçon! (1983)
Claude Sautet
Alex's salad days may be well behind him but he still has drive and knows how to charm the opposite sex. At present, he is happy enough with his job as head waiter at a thriving Parisian brasserie... [More...]
Claude Sautet
Alex's salad days may be well behind him but he still has drive and knows how to charm the opposite sex. At present, he is happy enough with his job as head waiter at a thriving Parisian brasserie... [More...]
Le Grand carnaval (1983)
Alexandre Arcady
In November 1942, American troops land in North Africa at the height of World War II to make ready for the liberation of Europe... [More...]
Alexandre Arcady
In November 1942, American troops land in North Africa at the height of World War II to make ready for the liberation of Europe... [More...]
L'Homme blessé (1983)
Patrice Chéreau
Henri, a young man of about 19, is seeing his sister off at a provincial train station when he suddenly notices a man spying on him from a distance... [More...]
Patrice Chéreau
Henri, a young man of about 19, is seeing his sister off at a provincial train station when he suddenly notices a man spying on him from a distance... [More...]
L'Indic (1983)
Serge Leroy
From the moment he sees Sylvia for the first time Dominique Leonelli cannot take his eyes off her. She is mourning at the funeral of an aunt... [More...]
Serge Leroy
From the moment he sees Sylvia for the first time Dominique Leonelli cannot take his eyes off her. She is mourning at the funeral of an aunt... [More...]
J'ai épousé une ombre (1983)
Robin Davis
Eight months pregnant, Hélène is abandoned by her brutal boyfriend Frank and is forced to start over again... [More...]
Robin Davis
Eight months pregnant, Hélène is abandoned by her brutal boyfriend Frank and is forced to start over again... [More...]
Le Jeune marié (1983)
Bernard Stora
Billy, a construction worker in the South of France, decides to get married, not because he is in love, but because he feels it is what is expected of him... [More...]
Bernard Stora
Billy, a construction worker in the South of France, decides to get married, not because he is in love, but because he feels it is what is expected of him... [More...]
La Lune dans le caniveau (1983)
Jean-Jacques Beineix
In present day Marseille, a young dockworker named Gérard Delmas is haunted by the brutal death of his sister, who committed suicide with a razor after being raped in the street... [More...]
Jean-Jacques Beineix
In present day Marseille, a young dockworker named Gérard Delmas is haunted by the brutal death of his sister, who committed suicide with a razor after being raped in the street... [More...]
Le Marginal (1983)
Jacques Deray
In Marseille, police superintendent Jordan is waging a determined personal war against the city's drug barons, foremost of whom is Sauveur Meccaci, a gangster of formidable repute... [More...]
Jacques Deray
In Marseille, police superintendent Jordan is waging a determined personal war against the city's drug barons, foremost of whom is Sauveur Meccaci, a gangster of formidable repute... [More...]
Mortelle randonnée (1983)
Claude Miller
Haunted by a past that he does his best to bury, fifty-something Louis Beauvoir leads a solitary life in which there is no place for sentiment or intimate human contact... [More...]
Claude Miller
Haunted by a past that he does his best to bury, fifty-something Louis Beauvoir leads a solitary life in which there is no place for sentiment or intimate human contact... [More...]
On l'appelle catastrophe (1983)
Richard Balducci
Antoine Malibran, a humble cinema projectionist, is patiently waiting for his girlfriend Carole outside the bank where she works when he is unwittingly caught up in a bank robbery... [More...]
Richard Balducci
Antoine Malibran, a humble cinema projectionist, is patiently waiting for his girlfriend Carole outside the bank where she works when he is unwittingly caught up in a bank robbery... [More...]
Papy fait de la résistance (1983)
Jean-Marie Poiré
France, 1940. The Bourdelles are a family of gifted musicians who are so patriotic that they refuse to give any more public recitals until their country, now under Nazi occupation, has been liberated... [More...]
Jean-Marie Poiré
France, 1940. The Bourdelles are a family of gifted musicians who are so patriotic that they refuse to give any more public recitals until their country, now under Nazi occupation, has been liberated... [More...]
Pauline à la plage (1983)
Eric Rohmer
Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin Marion decide to spend their summer holidays together in a resort on the north coast of France... [More...]
Eric Rohmer
Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin Marion decide to spend their summer holidays together in a resort on the north coast of France... [More...]