List of French films of 1988

This is a list of films produced in France in 1988.

French films released in 1988
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
36 Fillette Catherine Breillat Delphine Zentout, Étienne Chicot, Olivier Parnière Drama [1][2]
The Abyss André Delvaux Gian Maria Volonté, Sami Frey, Jacques Lippe Historical film French–Belgian co-production[3][4]
The Bear Jean-Jacques Annaud Tchéky Karyo Children's/Family, adventure [5][6]
The Big Blue Luc Besson Jean-Marc Barr, Rosanna Arquette, Jean Reno Adventure [7][8]
Camille Claudel Bruno Nuytten Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Laurent Grévill Drama [9][10]
Chocolat Claire Denis François Cluzet, Isaach de Bankolé, Giulia Boschi Drama
Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi Drama Italian–French co-production[11][12]
Emmanuelle 6 Bruno Zincone Nathalie Uher, Jean-René Gossart, Tamira Drama [13][14]
L'enfance de l'art Francis Girod Clotilde de Bayser, Michel Bompoil Drama Entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Faceless Jesús Franco Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas Horror
Gandahar René Laloux Animated [15]
Hôtel Terminus Marcel Ophüls Klaus Barbie, Marcel Ophüls Documentary film
Kung-Fu Master Agnès Varda Jane Birkin Mathieu Demy Drama Entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival
Let Sleeping Cops Lie José Pinheiro Alain Delon, Michel Serrault Crime
Life Is a Long Quiet River Étienne Chatiliez Benoît Magimel Comedy 4 wins & 3 nominations
The Little Thief Claude Miller Charlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bezace, Simon de La Brosse Drama [16]
Natalia Bernard Cohn Pierre Arditi, Philippe Leory-Beaulieu, Gérard Blain, Michel Voïta Drama Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Story of Women Claude Chabrol Isabelle Huppert, François Cluzet Drama Nomin. for Golden Globe, +9 wins, +3 nom.
To Kill a Priest Agnieszka Holland Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joss Ackland Crime
Sand and Blood Jeanne Labrune Sami Frey Drama Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
The Vanishing George Sluizer Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Johanna ter Steege, Gene Bervoets Thriller Dutch–French co-production[17][18][19]
  1. ^ LeVasseur, Andrea. "36 Fillette". AllMovie. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "36 fillette" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Firsching, Robert. "L'Oeuvre Au Noir". AllMovie. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "L'Oeuvre Au Noir" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Bear". AllMovie. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Curwood, James Oliver (1989). The Bear: A Novel. Newmarket Press. p. xiii. ISBN 978-1557040534. The Jean-Jacques Annaud production of The bear opened in paris on October 19, 1988
  7. ^ "Le Grand bleu". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  8. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Big Blue (1988)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Camille Claudel". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  10. ^ Blaise, Judd. "Camille Claudel (1988)". AllMovie. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  12. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Cinema Paradiso (1988)". AllMovie. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  13. ^ "Emmanuelle 6". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  14. ^ Pavlides, Dan. "Emmanuelle 6". AllMovie. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  15. ^ "Gandahar". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Little Thief (1988)".
  17. ^ "Spoorloos" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  18. ^ Rasmussen, Linda. "The Vanishing". AllMovie. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  19. ^ "The Vanishing Misc. Notes". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 2, 2015.