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    1970s French Movies

    The 40 most popular 1970s french movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    La Bonzesse
    TMDB2.5

    La Bonzesse

    1974 · 1h 38m · FR

    A detailed account of the techniques and mechanics of prostitution - Meyer is a philosophy student who supplements her grant, gains insight, and gets laid simultaneously.

    Bilitis
    TMDB2.7

    Bilitis

    1977 · 1h 35m · FR

    A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a teenage girl during summer vacation.

    The Tin Drum
    TMDB3.5

    The Tin Drum

    1979 · 2h 42m · FR

    In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

    Emmanuelle
    TMDB3.0

    Emmanuelle

    1974 · 1h 35m · FR

    An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.

    Les vacanciers
    TMDB1.9

    Les vacanciers

    1974 · 1h 30m · FR

    The eventful and incredible vacation of a Parisian family come to rest in a small village located in the heart of Alsace.

    The Surveyors
    TMDB2.8

    The Surveyors

    1972 · 1h 25m · CH

    A lazy surveyor is thwarted by two women whose houses he is surveying for destruction to make way for a park. In another realm of the story, a man is given a hat by another man, who asks him to give his fiancé a gift. However, he mistakenly gives the gift to another girl entirely, and makes love to her.

    The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
    TMDB3.7

    The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

    1976 · 1h 22m · FR

    Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outrun, and generally outrage the very people who are trying to prove them "only human".

    The Gypsy
    TMDB3.1

    The Gypsy

    1975 · 1h 43m · FR

    Two thieves, Hugo Sennart and Yan Kuq, wanted by the same police inspector, cross paths by chance.

    La Mandragore
    TMDB4.0

    La Mandragore

    1972 · 1h 30m · FR

    Callimaco, a wealthy young man, falls madly in love with Lucrezia, the beautiful young wife of a much older man, Messer Nicia. But Lucrezia is honest and faithful. Her husband has failed to help her discover love. Lucrezia will resist the combined assaults of her mother, her confessor and her husband for a long time before agreeing to cheat on him. How to approach her?

    Bed and Board
    TMDB3.6

    Bed and Board

    1970 · 1h 37m · FR

    Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.

    Going Places
    TMDB3.4

    Going Places

    1974 · 1h 57m · FR

    Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeoisie holds dear, whether it’s cars, peace of mind, or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joins them as lover, cook, and mother confessor. She’s on her own search for seemingly unattainable sexual pleasure.

    Prêtres interdits
    TMDB3.0

    Prêtres interdits

    1973 · 1h 30m · FR

    No overview available

    Treasure Island
    TMDB3.0

    Treasure Island

    1972 · 1h 34m · UK

    Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.

    The Stud
    TMDB2.5

    The Stud

    1970 · 1h 30m · FR

    Veterinary surgeon William Chaminade is having a peaceful holiday in the South of France when he is witness to an event that will change not only his life but the destiny of France! A young woman tries to kill herself by jumping from the upstairs window of the hotel where he is staying. Thanks to the services of a passing athlete, the woman is unharmed, and she reveals that her distress is down to her husband’s apparent lack of interest in her. Immediately, Chaminade has a brainwave. He will open a special centre for people like this unfortunate young woman, who will be able to satisfy their romantic needs, at the tax payers’ expense. All is well until this innovative ’pleasure centre’ draws the attention of an over-zealous tax inspector, Dupuis...

    Marriage
    TMDB2.9

    Marriage

    1974 · 1h 39m · FR

    Four wedding anniversaries serve to chronicle the beginning and end of a thirty-year marriage.

    The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
    TMDB3.5

    The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

    1972 · 1h 30m · FR

    A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the French secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being identified as a super secret agent.

    Le Pion
    TMDB3.3

    Le Pion

    1978 · 1h 25m · FR

    Humiliated and down on his luck, a superintendent turns his life around when he decides to write a book.

    Inês
    TMDB1.0

    Inês

    1974 · 19m · FR

    Inês Etienne Romeu was an opponent to the Brazilian's dictatorship. She was kidnapped, tortured and raped in jail, where she stayed for almost 100 days. She was later sentenced to life imprisonment. She stayed ten years in prison, from 1971 to 1979. Delphine Seyrig directed this film in 1974, when Inês was still in prison, protesting against this imprisonment and in support to Inês.

    The Others
    TMDB3.2

    The Others

    1975 · 2h 7m · FR

    Spinoza, attempting to discover why his son committed suicide, meets his girlfriend and his rival for her affections.

    Immoral Tales
    TMDB3.0

    Immoral Tales

    1974 · 2h 5m · FR

    Four erotic tales from various historical eras. The first, 'The Tide', is set in the present day, and concerns a student and his young female cousin stranded on the beach by the tide, secluded from prying eyes. 'Therese Philosophe' is set in the nineteenth century, and concerns a girl being locked in her bedroom, where she contemplates the erotic potential of the objects contained within it. 'Erzsebet Bathory' is a portrait of the sixteenth-century countess who allegedly bathed in the blood of virgins, while 'Lucrezia Borgia' concerns an incestuous fifteenth-century orgy involving Lucrezia, her brother, and her father the Pope.

    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    TMDB3.7

    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

    1972 · 1h 41m · FR

    An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

    The Story of O
    TMDB2.8

    The Story of O

    1975 · 1h 37m · CA

    The beautiful O is taken by her boyfriend, Rene, to a bizarre retreat, where she is trained in bondage and sexual perversion...

    Le Maestro
    TMDB2.1

    Le Maestro

    1977 · 1h 28m · FR

    The eldest daughter of Germaine lives in concubinage with Hubert. She is determined to marry her youngest Corinne, upon her return from England. This one meets the beautiful Maestro, a friend of Hubert.

    Donkey Skin
    TMDB3.6
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    Donkey Skin

    1970 · 1h 30m · FR

    A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

    The Toy
    TMDB3.5

    The Toy

    1976 · 1h 35m · FR

    When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. Gradually befriending the spoiled boy, he induces him to play at making a newspaper, unveiling publicly the tyrannical way of life of the father. The powerful emotional climax we experience with the child astonishes both men.

    Daisy Town
    TMDB3.5

    Daisy Town

    1971 · 1h 11m · BE

    When the members of a caravan of pioneers find a daisy growing in the middle of the desert they decide to stop there and to build their town on this very spot. Houses soon spring up like mushrooms, immediately followed by a bank, a saloon, a prison, etc. Daisy Town is born. Unfortunately a city does not go without its bad boys and the peaceful place is soon turned into a lawless place. To restore law and order, a lawman is needed. Lucky Luke, the cowboy who shoots faster than his shadow, will be this man: all the villains had better watch out!

    Emmanuelle 3
    TMDB2.3

    Emmanuelle 3

    1977 · 1h 40m · FR

    Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dilliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy.

    Le Cercle Rouge
    TMDB3.8

    Le Cercle Rouge

    1970 · 2h 20m · FR

    When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pulled back into the underworld, however, after a chance encounter with escaped murderer Vogel. Along with former policeman and current alcoholic Jansen, they plot an intricate jewel heist. All the while, quirky Police Commissioner Mattei, who was the one to lose custody of Vogel, is determined to find him.

    A Real Young Girl
    TMDB2.6

    A Real Young Girl

    1976 · 1h 34m · FR

    Reluctantly, a sulky adolescent returns to her parents' house for yet another boring summer vacation, dabbling in desire and the art of desirability, eventually mixing reality with vision, caged fantasies with the fierce female sexuality.

    Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
    TMDB2.8

    Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman

    1975 · 1h 31m · FR

    Emmanuelle returns to her husband in Hong Kong and proceeds to have several extramarital affairs -- with his knowledge, of course. Her husband's lover and American guest are both very puzzled by their openness.

    Scum Manifesto
    TMDB2.6

    Scum Manifesto

    1976 · 26m · FR

    Delphine Seyrig reads passages from a Valerie Solanas’s SCUM manifesto.

    French Fried Vacation
    TMDB3.3

    French Fried Vacation

    1978 · 1h 36m · FR

    Holidaymakers arriving in a Club Med camp on the Ivory Coast are determined to forget their everyday problems and emotional disappointments. Games, competitions, outings, bathing and sunburn accompany a continual succession of casual affairs.

    The Last Train
    TMDB3.3

    The Last Train

    1973 · 1h 35m · FR

    Two people, a Frenchman and a Jewish German woman, meet on a train while escaping the German army entering France.

    The Demoniacs
    TMDB2.9

    The Demoniacs

    1974 · 1h 40m · BE

    A gang of pirates rape the two sole survivors of a ship wreck. The violated girls are rescued by the strange inhabitants of a supposedly haunted island, where they are granted supernatural powers to strike revenge against the pirates.

    Monsieur seul
    TMDB4.5

    Monsieur seul

    1974 · 4h · FR

    No overview found.

    The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space
    TMDB3.0

    The Gendarme and the Creatures from Outer Space

    1979 · 1h 36m · FR

    The bungling inspector Cruchot finds himself trying to save the residents of St. Tropez from some oil-drinking humanoid aliens. The only way to tell the aliens from the real people, besides their constant thirst for oil-products, is that they sound like empty garbage cans when you touch them. Chaos is ahead.

    Trafic
    TMDB3.6

    Trafic

    1971 · 1h 36m · FR

    Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.

    The Gang
    TMDB3.0

    The Gang

    1977 · 1h 40m · FR

    In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious as "the front-wheel drive gang". The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last?

    That Obscure Object of Desire
    TMDB3.7

    That Obscure Object of Desire

    1977 · 1h 43m · FR

    After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.

    Sexuella
    TMDB5.0

    Sexuella

    1976 · 1h 7m · FR

    Sex comedy based on a novel by Jacques Chaumelle and the director.

    About 1970s French Movies

    The 1970s

    The 1970s are widely considered American cinema's strongest decade, when the studio system's collapse handed a generation of young directors unusual freedom. It ended with Jaws and Star Wars inventing the modern blockbuster.

    French cinema

    French cinema invented much of what we consider film language, then reinvented it again with the Nouvelle Vague of the late 1950s. It remains Europe's most prolific film industry, with a strong tradition of state support for auteur work.

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    Best reviewed
    Le Cercle Rouge (7.6)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    Common questions

    What are the best 1970s French movies?
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    How is this list ranked?
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