French cinema: 1984
La 7ème cible (1984)
Claude Pinoteau
Bastien Grimaldi, a former journalist now in his fifties, leads a tranquil existence until one night he becomes the victim of three unknown assailants...
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Claude Pinoteau
À mort l'arbitre (1984)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Coachloads of supporters arrive at a football stadium for a decisive soccer match between two French football teams. The match is refereed by Maurice Bruno...
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Jean-Pierre Mocky
L'Amour à mort (1984)
Alain Resnais
Whilst participating in an archaeological survey, Simon Roche, a man in his fifties, falls in love with Élisabeth Sutter, an attractive younger woman...
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Alain Resnais
Blanche et Marie (1984)
Jacques Renard
1941, a town in northern France during the Nazi Occupation. Blanche, a mother of three children, wonders why her husband is behaving so secretively, and then discovers that he is working for the French Resistance...
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Jacques Renard
Le Bon plaisir (1984)
Francis Girod
For Claire Despres, a talented young fashion designer, the theft of her handbag in broad daylight ought to be a matter of personal inconvenience, nothing more...
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Francis Girod
Canicule (1984)
Yves Boisset
Jimmy Cobb is an ageing American gangster whose attempt to raid a bank in Orleans goes badly wrong. Pursued by the police, he manages to escape to the country with his ill-gotten gains, which he buries in a wheatfield... [More...]
Yves Boisset
Jimmy Cobb is an ageing American gangster whose attempt to raid a bank in Orleans goes badly wrong. Pursued by the police, he manages to escape to the country with his ill-gotten gains, which he buries in a wheatfield... [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...]
Femmes de personne (1984)
Christopher Frank
Cécile, Isabelle and Adeline, three women who work in the same radiology department at a hospital in Paris, are each coming to grips with an unwelcome attack of mid-life crisis... [More...]
Christopher Frank
Cécile, Isabelle and Adeline, three women who work in the same radiology department at a hospital in Paris, are each coming to grips with an unwelcome attack of mid-life crisis... [More...]
Fort Saganne (1984)
Alain Corneau
1911. A French peasant Charles Saganne volunteers to join the French army and is posted to the Sahara. Serving under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh, he soon distinguishes himself, earning the respect of his fellow soldiers and Arabs alike... [More...]
Alain Corneau
1911. A French peasant Charles Saganne volunteers to join the French army and is posted to the Sahara. Serving under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh, he soon distinguishes himself, earning the respect of his fellow soldiers and Arabs alike... [More...]
Frankenstein 90 (1984)
Alain Jessua
A scientist Victor, a direct descendent of the infamous Baron Frankenstein, assembles bodies parts to create a new kind of human being, animated with an electronic brain... [More...]
Alain Jessua
A scientist Victor, a direct descendent of the infamous Baron Frankenstein, assembles bodies parts to create a new kind of human being, animated with an electronic brain... [More...]
La Garce (1984)
Christine Pascal
One evening, a young police officer named Lucien Sabatier comes to the aid of 17-year-old Aline Kaminker when she is unceremoniously thrown out of a car... [More...]
Christine Pascal
One evening, a young police officer named Lucien Sabatier comes to the aid of 17-year-old Aline Kaminker when she is unceremoniously thrown out of a car... [More...]
Le Garde du corps (1984)
François Leterrier
Through his mother's dating agency, Paul meets Barbara, an attractive English journalist. Whilst he becomes besotted with her, she has no interest in him and, instead, falls for the charms of another man, Julien... [More...]
François Leterrier
Through his mother's dating agency, Paul meets Barbara, an attractive English journalist. Whilst he becomes besotted with her, she has no interest in him and, instead, falls for the charms of another man, Julien... [More...]
Joyeuses Pâques (1984)
Georges Lautner
Stéphane Margelle is a successful businessman, in his fifties, who cannot give up chasing after pretty women, although so far he has managed to conceal his philandering exploits from his wife, Sophie... [More...]
Georges Lautner
Stéphane Margelle is a successful businessman, in his fifties, who cannot give up chasing after pretty women, although so far he has managed to conceal his philandering exploits from his wife, Sophie... [More...]
Le Juge (1984)
Philippe Lefebvre
François Muller is a respected judge in Marseille who is committed to clamping down on the illegal drugs trade in his region... [More...]
Philippe Lefebvre
François Muller is a respected judge in Marseille who is committed to clamping down on the illegal drugs trade in his region... [More...]
Le Jumeau (1984)
Yves Robert
Matthias Duval is a 30-something businessman with a fatal addiction to gambling. A night spent at the poker table during his holiday on the Riviera ends with him being seriously out of pocket, but then - for once - Lady Luck smiles on him... [More...]
Yves Robert
Matthias Duval is a 30-something businessman with a fatal addiction to gambling. A night spent at the poker table during his holiday on the Riviera ends with him being seriously out of pocket, but then - for once - Lady Luck smiles on him... [More...]
Liste noire (1984)
Alain Bonnot
David, Jacky and Nathalie are three teenage rebels who decide to hold up a bank. The weaponry is provided by a man who, unbeknown to them, belongs to a gang that intends to use their hold up as a diversion for their own daylight heist... [More...]
Alain Bonnot
David, Jacky and Nathalie are three teenage rebels who decide to hold up a bank. The weaponry is provided by a man who, unbeknown to them, belongs to a gang that intends to use their hold up as a diversion for their own daylight heist... [More...]
Marche à l'ombre (1984)
Michel Blanc
After bumming their way around the Mediterranean, two dropouts in their late twenties, François and Denis, return to France without a sou to their name... [More...]
Michel Blanc
After bumming their way around the Mediterranean, two dropouts in their late twenties, François and Denis, return to France without a sou to their name... [More...]
Le Matelot 512 (1984)
René Allio
Marseille, circa 1900. Max is 18 and thinks of nothing but the sea. In search of adventure on the high seas, he enlists in the French navy and soon manages to impress his commandant, Roger, with his enthusiasm and commitment... [More...]
René Allio
Marseille, circa 1900. Max is 18 and thinks of nothing but the sea. In search of adventure on the high seas, he enlists in the French navy and soon manages to impress his commandant, Roger, with his enthusiasm and commitment... [More...]
Les Morfalous (1984)
Henri Verneuil
In 1943, a detachment of the French Foreign Legion is tasked with an usual but extremely hazardous mission during the Second World War - to salvage a fortune in gold bullion from the vault of a bank in a North African town... [More...]
Henri Verneuil
In 1943, a detachment of the French Foreign Legion is tasked with an usual but extremely hazardous mission during the Second World War - to salvage a fortune in gold bullion from the vault of a bank in a North African town... [More...]
Notre histoire (1984)
Bertrand Blier
Robert Avranche is sitting by himself on a train, contemplating the utter pointlessness of his existence, when an attractive young woman enters his compartment and tries to engage him in conversation... [More...]
Bertrand Blier
Robert Avranche is sitting by himself on a train, contemplating the utter pointlessness of his existence, when an attractive young woman enters his compartment and tries to engage him in conversation... [More...]
Les Nuits de la pleine lune (1984)
Eric Rohmer
Louise is a young designer who lives in the suburbs of Paris with her boyfriend Rémi. Whilst the two are deeply in love, they are temperamentally very different, and this is beginning to put a strain on their relationship... [More...]
Eric Rohmer
Louise is a young designer who lives in the suburbs of Paris with her boyfriend Rémi. Whilst the two are deeply in love, they are temperamentally very different, and this is beginning to put a strain on their relationship... [More...]
Paroles et musique (1984)
Élie Chouraqui
A thriving artistic agent, Margaux Marker is having a hard time juggling her professional and family life in Paris. Her already hectic schedule is thrown into further disarray when her husband Peter, a best-selling writer, leaves her on the spur of the moment and heads off to America for what he insists will only be a temporary separation... [More...]
Élie Chouraqui
A thriving artistic agent, Margaux Marker is having a hard time juggling her professional and family life in Paris. Her already hectic schedule is thrown into further disarray when her husband Peter, a best-selling writer, leaves her on the spur of the moment and heads off to America for what he insists will only be a temporary separation... [More...]
Pinot simple flic (1984)
Gérard Jugnot
It's mostly routine work being a beat cop, even in Paris's pretty rough-round-the-edges thirteenth arrondissement. Nearly all of Robert Pinot's days as an ordinary French cop involve patrolling the streets and dealing with minor incidents... [More...]
Gérard Jugnot
It's mostly routine work being a beat cop, even in Paris's pretty rough-round-the-edges thirteenth arrondissement. Nearly all of Robert Pinot's days as an ordinary French cop involve patrolling the streets and dealing with minor incidents... [More...]
La Pirate (1984)
Jacques Doillon
Alma, a young married woman, is taken by surprise when her former lesbian lover, Carole, returns and reawakens her erstwhile feelings for her... [More...]
Jacques Doillon
Alma, a young married woman, is taken by surprise when her former lesbian lover, Carole, returns and reawakens her erstwhile feelings for her... [More...]
Polar (1984)
Jacques Bral
A disgraced cop, Eugène Tarpon, sets himself up as a private detective, operating from his one room apartment in Paris... [More...]
Jacques Bral
A disgraced cop, Eugène Tarpon, sets himself up as a private detective, operating from his one room apartment in Paris... [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...]
La Smala (1984)
Jean-Loup Hubert
When his wife leaves him to pursue an affair with a riot police officer, Robert, a former violinist who has been without work for years, is left to bring up their five demanding offspring by himself... [More...]
Jean-Loup Hubert
When his wife leaves him to pursue an affair with a riot police officer, Robert, a former violinist who has been without work for years, is left to bring up their five demanding offspring by himself... [More...]
Train d'enfer (1984)
Roger Hanin
A young Arab is attacked and killed on a high-speed train by some young thugs and a right-wing activist. A young woman reports the crime to the police but she herself is later killed... [More...]
Roger Hanin
A young Arab is attacked and killed on a high-speed train by some young thugs and a right-wing activist. A young woman reports the crime to the police but she herself is later killed... [More...]