French films of 1981
Encyclopedia
A list of film
s produced in France
in 1981
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Film
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s produced in France
France
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in 1981
1981 in film
-Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....
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1981
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| 1981 1981 in film -Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it.... |
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| Coup de Torchon Coup de Torchon Coup de Torchon is a 1981 French film adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1964 novel Pop. 1280, directed by Bertrand Tavernier. The film follows the novel relatively faithfully, but changes its setting from a West Texas boom town to a small town in French West Africa.-Plot:Lucien Cordier is an... |
Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier is a French director, screenwriter, actor, and producer.-Life and career:Tavernier was born in Lyon, the son of Geneviève and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, several years president of the French PEN club. Tavernier wanted to become a filmmaker since the age of thirteen... |
Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret was a French film actor.-Biography:Noiret's father was in the clothes trade. Philippe was an indifferent scholar and attended several prestigious Paris schools, including the Lycée Janson de Sailly. He failed several times to pass his baccalauréat exams, so he decided to study... |
Crime drama | Nominated for Oscar, +2 wins, +10 nom. |
| Diva Diva (film) Diva is a 1981 film directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, adapted from a novel of the same name by Daniel Odier . It is one of the first French films to let go of the realist, harsh mood of 1970s French cinema and return to a colourful, melodic style, called cinema du look... |
Jean-Jacques Beineix Jean-Jacques Beineix -Biography:In 1964, Jean-Jacques Beineix started his career as Jean Becker's assistant director on the famous French TV series, Les saintes chéries until the end of 1967. Then, in 1970 he worked for Claude Berri and in 1971 for Claude Zidi. In 1977, he directed his first short movie Le Chien de M.... |
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez | Thriller | Nominated for BAFTA, +6 wins, +5 nom. |
| Docteur Jekyll et les femmes Docteur Jekyll et les femmes Docteur Jekyll et les femmes is a 1981 French horror film directed by Walerian Borowczyk. The film is a variation on Robert Louis Stevenson's story Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and stars Udo Kier, Marina Pierro and Howard Vernon.... |
Walerian Borowczyk Walerian Borowczyk Walerian Borowczyk was a Polish film director. He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988. His career as a film director was mainly in France.-Biography:... |
Udo Kier Udo Kier Udo Kier is a German actor, known primarily for his work in horror and exploitation movies.-Early life:... , Marina Pierro Marina Pierro Marina Pierro is an Italian actress who often worked with Walerian Borowczyk. One of her most notable roles was in the 1982 French horror La Morte Vivante, directed by Jean Rollin.-Filmography:-External links:... , Howard Vernon Howard Vernon Howard Vernon was a Swiss actor.Vernon was born Mario Lippert to a Swiss father and an American mother and was fluent in German, English, and French... |
Horror | |
| Un étrange voyage Un étrange voyage Un étrange voyage is a 1981 French film directed by Alain Cavalier, starring Jean Rochefort and writer/filmmaker Camille de Casabianca. The film won the Prix Louis Delluc award.-Plot summary:... |
Alain Cavalier Alain Cavalier Alain Cavalier is a French film director. He was born in Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher and studied film at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. He won several awards, including the César Award for Best Film and César Award for Best Director for his film Thérèse in 1987... |
Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort Jean Rochefort is a French actor, with a career that has spanned over five decades.Rochefort was born in Paris, France. He was educated at the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen He was 19 years old when he entered the Centre d'Art Dramatique de la rue Blanche. Later he joined the Conservatoire National... , Camille de Casabianca Camille de Casabianca Camille de Casabianca is a French filmmaker/writer. Casabianca's selected films include Peking Central, a comedy set in Mainland China, Madame Petlet's True Story, a French comedy, and Vive Nous!, a romantic comedy about social class and judo. Casabianca's published work includes Le Lapin Enchanté... |
Won Prix Louis Delluc | |
| La Femme d'à côté La Femme d'à côté The Woman Next Door is a 1981 French film directed by François Truffaut. The film was the 39th highest grossing film of the year with a total of 1,087,600 admissions in France. -Plot:... |
François Truffaut François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five... |
Fanny Ardant Fanny Ardant Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty motion pictures since 1976. Ardant won the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Pédale douce.-Early life:... , Gérard Depardieu Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor... |
Romantic drama | 1 win & 2 nominations |
| La Femme de l'aviateur La Femme de l'aviateur The Aviator's Wife is a 1981 French film written and directed by Éric Rohmer. The film stars Phillippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière and Anne-Laure Meury. Like many of his films, it deals with the ever-evolving love lives of a group of young Parisians.... |
Éric Rohmer Éric Rohmer Éric Rohmer was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter and teacher. A figure in the post-war New Wave cinema, he was a former editor of Cahiers du cinéma.... |
Drama | ||
| Les Uns et les Autres Les Uns et les Autres Les Uns et les Autres is a 1981 French film by Claude Lelouch. The film is a musical epic and it is widely considered as the director's best work with Un Homme et une Femme. It won the Technical Grand Prize at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. In the United States, it was distributed under the name... |
Claude Lelouch | Robert Hossein Robert Hossein Robert Hossein is a French film actor of Azeri origin, director and writer. He directed the 1982 adaption of Les Misérables, and appeared in Vice and Virtue, Le Casse, Les Uns et les Autres and Venus Beauty Institute... , Nicole Garcia Nicole Garcia Nicole Garcia is a French actress, film director and writer. Her film Selon Charlie was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.-Actress:*1968: Des garçons et des filles directed by Étienne Périer... |
Drama | 1 win & 8 nominations |
| Beau-père Beau-père Beau-père is a 1981 French film directed by Bertrand Blier. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film had a total of 1,197,816 admissions in France... |
Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier Bertrand Blier is a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. He is the son of Bernard Blier.... |
Entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival 1981 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :*Jacques Deray *Ellen Burstyn *Jean-Claude Carrière *Robert Chazal *Attilio D'Onofrio *Christian Defaye *Carlos Diegues *Antonio Gala... |
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| Light Years Away Light Years Away Light Years Away is a 1981 film directed by Alain Tanner. It tells the story of a young man who meets an old man who says he was taught by birds how to fly and is building a flying machine. It is based on a novel by Daniel Odier.... |
Alain Tanner | Won the Grand Prix at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival 1981 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :*Jacques Deray *Ellen Burstyn *Jean-Claude Carrière *Robert Chazal *Attilio D'Onofrio *Christian Defaye *Carlos Diegues *Antonio Gala... |
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| Neige Neige Neige is a 1981 French drama film directed by Juliet Berto and Jean-Henri Roger. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Young Cinema Award.-Cast:* Juliet Berto - Anita* Jean-François Stévenin - Willy* Robert Liensol - Jocko... |
Juliet Berto Juliet Berto Juliet Berto was a French actress. A member of the same loose group of student radicals as Anne Wiazemsky, she first appeared in Jean-Luc Godard's Two or Three Things I Know About Her, and would go on to appear in many of Godard's subsequent films, including La Chinoise, Week End, Le Gai Savoir,... |
Won the Young Cinema Award at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival 1981 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :*Jacques Deray *Ellen Burstyn *Jean-Claude Carrière *Robert Chazal *Attilio D'Onofrio *Christian Defaye *Carlos Diegues *Antonio Gala... |
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| La provinciale La provinciale (1981 film) La provinciale is a 1981 French-Swiss drama film directed by Claude Goretta. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Nathalie Baye - Christine* Angela Winkler - Claire* Bruno Ganz - Remy* Patrick Chesnais - Pascal... |
Claude Goretta Claude Goretta Claude Goretta is an internationally successful television producer and film director. His 1981 film La provinciale was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:... |
Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival 31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981.-Jury:* Jutta Brückner * Denis Héroux* Astrid Henning-Jensen* Irina Petrovna Kuptschenko* Peter Bichsel* Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi... |
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| Strange Affair | Pierre Granier-Deferre Pierre Granier-Deferre Pierre Granier-Deferre was a French film director. His 1971 film Le Chat won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.... |
Michel Piccoli | Piccoli won the Silver Bear for Best Actor Silver Bear for Best Actor The Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*... at Berlin 32nd Berlin International Film Festival The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 12 to February 23, 1982.-Jury:* Joan Fontaine * Vladimir Baskakov* Brigitte Fossey* Joe Hembus* László Lugossy* Gian Luigi Rondi* Helma Sanders-Brahms... |
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External links
- French films of 1981 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- 1980s film at Filmsdefrance.com
- Films by year at Cinema-francais.fr