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Do not worry about movies without interests that nobody ever heard of, and focus on the best films! Here are the top films to see :
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Beau Pere (1981)
, 2hDirected by Bertrand Blier, Denys Granier-Deferre, Bertrand Arthuys
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Patrick Dewaere, Maurice Ronet, Nathalie Baye, Ariel Besse, Macha Méril, Geneviève Mnich
Rémi (Patrick Dewaere) is a struggling pianist with a wife named Martine (Nicole Garcia), a model who is getting too old to find desirable work, and a 14-year-old stepdaughter Marion (Ariel Besse). When Martine is killed in a car crash, Marion expresses her desire to stay with Rémi in their apartment, but is taken away by her father Charly (Maurice Ronet), an alcoholic who dislikes Rémi. Marion comes back, much to her father's disapproval, and takes up babysitting to help make ends meet while Rémi gives piano lessons. Soon, Marion tells Rémi she is physically attracted to him, but he resists her advances because of her young age.
The Under-Gifted (1980)
, 1h32Directed by Claude Zidi
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Pregnancy films, L'enseignement secondaire en France
Actors Michel Galabru, Maria Pacôme, Hubert Deschamps, Daniel Auteuil, Richard Bohringer, Pétronille Moss
Les élèves d'un cours privé multiplient les facéties et tentent de décrocher leur baccalauréat sans se fatiguer.
, 1h3Directed by Paul Grimault
Origin France
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Feminist films, Poésie, Films about birds, Political films, Dystopian films, Children's films, Robot films
Actors Jean Martin, Pierre Brasseur, Pascal Mazzotti, Fernand Ledoux, Raymond Bussières, Hubert Deschamps
The huge kingdom of Takicardia is ruled by a king under the unwieldy title of Charles V + III = VIII + VIII = XVI. He’s a heartless ruler, hated by his people as much as he hates them. The king is fond of hunting, but is unfortunately cross-eyed – not that anyone would dare acknowledge this in front of him, as the numerous statues and paintings that adorn the palace and the land show. Occasionally the king does hit his target though, notably the wife of the bird, known only as "l'Oiseau", the narrator of the story who takes pleasure in taunting the terrible king at every opportunity.
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
, 1h36Directed by Philippe de Broca, Emmanuel Gust
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure
Actors Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Francis Perrin, Catherine Alric, Marc Dudicourt, Paulette Dubost
Antoine Lemercier et Lise Tanquerelle passent leur voyage de noces en Grèce. Ils y font la rencontre de Charles-Hubert Pochet, un jeune archéologue qui fait bientôt une grande découverte, mais la pièce est dérobée. Lorsque le voleur est retrouvé mort, c'est Charles-Hubert Pochet qui est accusé de meurtre avec la complicité d'Antoine Lemercier.
Death Watch (1980)
, 2h8Directed by Bertrand Tavernier, Jean Achache
Origin France
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction
Themes Films about television, Films set in the future, La téléréalité, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, Thérèse Liotard, Caroline Langrishe, William Russell
The film is set in a future where death from illness has become extremely unusual. When Katherine Mortenhoe (Romy Schneider) is diagnosed as having an incurable disease, she becomes a celebrity and is besieged by journalists. The television company NTV (headed by Vincent Ferriman) offers her a large sum of money if she will allow her last days to be filmed and made into a reality television show – they have already spied on her as she is told of her diagnosis (her doctor is colluding with them) and prepared posters for the show which show her face (to her annoyance when she sees the posters on display before they have contacted her).
My American Uncle (1980)
, 2h5Directed by Alain Resnais
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Philosophie, Psychologie
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Roger Pierre, Nicole Garcia, Pierre Arditi, Nelly Borgeaud, Danielle Darrieux
The didactic film is built around the ideas of French physician, writer and philosopher Henri Laborit, who plays himself in the film. It uses the stories of three people to illustrate Laborit's theories on evolutionary psychology regarding the relationship of self and society.
Le Guignolo (1980)
, 1h42Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Galabru, Mirella D'Angelo, Georges Géret, Pierre Vernier, Carla Romanelli
Alexandre Dupré, voleur récemment libéré de prison, est chargé de passer la frontière italienne avec une mallette. Cette mallette contient un briquet, dont il ignore qu'il cache un microfilm. Une horde d'espions étrangers se lance à ses trousses dans Venise.
Umbrella Coup (1980)
, 1h30Directed by Gérard Oury, Bernard Stora, Louis Becker, Marc Rivière
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Mafia films, La provence, Gangster films
Actors Pierre Richard, Gordon Mitchell, Gert Fröbe, Valérie Mairesse, Christine Murillo, Gérard Jugnot
The unsuccessful actor Grégoire Lecomte is heading for a casting but then he takes a wrong turn. While he thinks he talks to casting director who wants an actor to play a henchman, he actually talks to a mafia don who wants a real killer.
The Party (1980)
, 1h54Directed by Claude Pinoteau
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children
Actors Sophie Marceau, Claude Brasseur, Brigitte Fossey, Denise Grey, Alexandre Sterling, Sheila O'Connor
Thirteen-year-old Vic (Sophie Marceau) is new at her high school. She makes friends with Pénélope (Sheila O'Connor) and together they check out the boys at their school, looking for true love. Vic is frustrated by her parents, who will not allow her to attend the "boum", a big party. Her great-grandmother, Poupette, helps her out, and Vic ends up falling in love with Matthieu (Alexandre Sterling). While Vic is busy finding her true love, her parents' marriage faces a crisis when her father's ex-lover demands a last night together.
The Red Sweater (1979)
, 2hDirected by Michel Drach
Origin France
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Serge Avédikian, Michelle Marquais, Roland Bertin, Claire Deluca, Roland Blanche, Pierre Maguelon
Marseille, 1974. Dans la matinée du 3 juin, Elisa Garcia, âgée de 8 ans, disparait de la cité Sainte-Agnès en compagnie d'un inconnu. Selon José, le frère d'Elisa âgé de 6 ans, l'homme était brun, vêtu d'un pull-over rouge et conduisait une Simca 1100 de couleur grise. A 20 kilomètres de Marseille, au croisement de La Pomme, un inconnu prend la fuite au volant de son coupé Peugeot 304 gris après avoir grillé le stop et percuté une voiture. Quelques heures plus tard, un jeune homme demande de l'aide dans une maison, non loin du lieu de l'accident : sa voiture, le fameux coupé Peugeot 304, est embourbé dans une galerie de la champignonnière voisine. Quant à Elisa, elle reste introuvable. Le 5 juin, le corps d'une fillette est retrouvé sans vie près du croisement de la Pomme. Le conducteur du coupé est finalement identifié : il s'agit de Christian Ranucci, un représentant de commerce de 20 ans habitant à Nice. De plus, la fillette est formellement identifiée par le père d'Elisa : il s'agit bien de sa fille. Dans la galerie où Ranucci s'est embourbé, la police retrouve un pull-over rouge. Christian Ranucci est arrêté. Cependant, le petit José ne le reconnaît pas comme étant le ravisseur.
I... For Icarus (1979)
, 2h2Directed by Henri Verneuil, Philippe Lopes-Curval
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Mafia films, Monde imaginaire, Politique, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Maurice Bénichou, Jean-Pierre Bagot, Georges Beller
The film's plot is based on the Kennedy assassination and subsequent investigation. The film begins with the assassination of President Marc Jarry, who is about to be inaugurated for a second six-year term of office. Henri Volney, state attorney and member of the commission charged with investigating the assassination (based on the Warren Commission) refuses to agree to the commission's final findings. The film portrays the initial controversy about this, as well as Volney and his staff's reopening of the investigation.
, 1h27Directed by Jean Girault
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Comic science fiction
Themes French war films, Fiction sur la gendarmerie, La provence, The Troops of St. Tropez, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Louis de Funès, Michel Galabru, Maurice Risch, France Rumilly, Jean-Pierre Rambal, Guy Grosso
The actions once again take place in the small French town of Saint-Tropez. While driving with one of his gendarmes, Cruchot (Louis de Funes) has to stop in order to fix the car. The gendarme wanders away and sees a flying saucer in a field which then flies away. He tries to tell Cruchot and the rest of the station, but they don't believe him. Shortly after, the same occurs with Cruchot and the chief of the gendarmes. This time it is Cruchot who wanders away and sees the saucer, however the chief does not believe him. Later on, when the same gendarme is doing paperwork in the office, a young man appears in front of him and says that he is a part of an alien expedition which has arrived to Saint-Tropez in order to examine humanity as people from all around the globe go to Saint-Tropez during the summer. The alien demonstrates its shapeshifting ability by transforming into the same gendarme it is talking to. The gendarme runs and tells Cruchot, who doesn't believe him. In the midst of the racket, the chief comes and sends the gendarme away. The chief reveals that he is actually an alien disguised as the chief, and when Cruchot doesn't believe him the alien becomes agitated and uses laser vision to cause damage to Cruchot's room. He relents when a watch on his hand flashes red and drinks something out of a flask. The alien begins coughing and upon hitting it on the back, Cruchot discovers it makes a metallic sound. Later on when the real chief arrives, Cruchot stabs him with a screwdriver thinking that it is the alien. The chief orders Cruchot out, since the supervisor will come in tomorrow to check up on the station. During the check up, Cruchot notices the same watch on the supervisor as on the alien he saw last night and attempts to attack him. The gendarmes hold him back while the alien supervisor flees, and the real supervisor arrive. Cruchot once again stabs the real supervisor thinking he is an alien. He is arrested, but escapes the station.
Cop or Hood (1979)
, 1h47Directed by Georges Lautner
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes La corruption policière
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Marie Laforêt, Jean-François Balmer, Claude Brosset, Julie Jézéquel
Stanislas Borowitz is a divisional commissioner from the IGPN (Inspection Générale de la Police Nationale) who uses particularly expeditious methods to counteract the "ripoux" (French term for "corrupt cops"). Sent to Nice to struggle against the Mafia and enquire on a murder of a notoriously corrupt commissioner, he changes his identity into a thug named Antonio Cerruti to trigger a gang war between the two biggest local sponsors, Théodore Musard ("l'Auvergnat") and Achille Volfoni ("le Corse"), and discovers a police organization with the mafia of the town. But the corrupt police inspectors Rey and Massard, on the pay of Volfini, absolutely want to harm him.
The Kick of Sirocco (1979)
, 1h42Directed by Alexandre Arcady
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Algerian War films, Histoire de France
Actors Roger Hanin, Marthe Villalonga, Michel Auclair, Patrick Bruel, Gérard Jugnot, Jacques Duby
En 1962, Albert Narboni, épicier heureux de vivre en Algérie française, est contraint de partir en exil avec sa famille au moment de l'indépendance de l'Algérie.
Les Charlots en délire (1979)
, 1h30Directed by Alain Basnier
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Gérard Rinaldi, Jean Sarrus, Gérard Filippelli, Charles Gérard, Henri Guybet, André Valardy
Gérard, PDG de l'usine "La voix du peuple", décide de fermer son usine en licenciant tout son personnel, à commencer par Jean Barbier, le chef du personnel, et Phil Dechambre. Ces derniers s'exerceront à plusieurs métiers : Phil sera fakir, Jean chef d'orchestre et Gérard chauffeur de taxi sans permis, mais sans succès. Pourtant la chance va leur sourire en jouant au casino. Mais elle sera de courte durée car un ancien journaliste, Charles Roger Chabot, reconverti lui aussi mais en gangster, les dévalise et réussit même à les faire passer aux yeux de l'opinion publique pour de dangereux ravisseurs. Traqués à la fois par la pègre et par la police, ils se retrouvent coincés et misérables dans une rame de métro destinée à la démolition. Mais tout ceci n'était qu'un rêve.