List of French films of 1978 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A list of films produced in France in 1978. Films More information Title, Director ... TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes L'amour en questionAndre CayatteAnnie Girardot, Bibi AnderssonCrime[1] L'Argent des autresChristian de ChalongeJean-Louis Trintignant, Claude Brasseur, Michel SerraultDrama[2] Blood RelativesClaude ChabrolDonald Sutherland, Aude Landry, Lisa Langlois—N/aFrench-Canadian co-production[3] Les BronzésPatrice LeconteJosiane Balasko, Michel Blanc, Gérard JugnotComedy[4] Bye Bye MonkeyMarco FerreriGérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James CocoComedy dramaItalian–French co-production[5] La Cage aux FollesÉdouard MolinaroUgo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel GalabruComedyFrench–Italian co-production[6] Dossier 51Michel DevilleFrançois Marthouret, Daniel Mesguich, Philippe RouleauThriller[7] Empire of PassionNagisa OshimaKazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Takahiro TamuraDramaFrench–Japanese co-production[8] EnfantasmeSergio GobbiAgostina Belli, Stefano Satta Flores—N/aItalian–French co-production[9] FedoraBilly WilderMarthe Keller, William Holden, Hildegard KnefWest German–French co-production[10] Fire's ShareÉtienne PérierMichel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale, Jacques Perrin—N/a[11] Get Out Your HandkerchiefsBertrand BlierGérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere, Carole LaureComedyBelgian–French co-production[12] The Green RoomFrançois TruffautJean Dasté, François Truffaut, Nathalie BayeDrama[13] The Guardian AngelJacques FournierMargaret Trudeau, André Falcon, Francis LemaireRomantic comedy Je suis timide... mais je me soignePierre RichardPierre Richard, Aldo Maccione, Mimi Coutelier—N/a[14] Little Girl in Blue VelvetAlan BridgesMichel Piccoli, Claudia Cardinale, Lara Wendel—N/a[15] One Page of LoveMaurice RabinowiczÈve Bonfanti, Adrian Brine—N/a[citation needed] Un papillon sur l'épauleJacques DerayLino Ventura, Nicole Garcia, Claudine AugerThriller[16] The PawnChristian GionHenri Guybet, Claude Jade, Maureen KerwinComedy[17] Perceval le GalloisÉric RohmerFabrice Luchini, André Dussolier, Arielle DombasleDramaFrench–Italian-West German co-production Les petits câlinsJean-Marie Poiré—N/a[18] Les Raisins de la MortJean RollinMarie-Georges Pascal, Serge Marquand, Felix MartenHorror[19] Les Rendez-vous d'AnnaChantal AkermanAurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali NoëlDramaWest German–Belgian–French co-production[20][21] The Medusa TouchJack GoldRichard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee RemickThrillerFrench–British co-production[22] Second WindGérard BlainRobert Stack, Anicée AlvinaDrama[23] A Simple StoryClaude SautetRomy Schneider, Bruno Cremer, Claude BrasseurDrama[24] Surprise SockJean-François DavyBernadette Lafont, Rufus, Anna KarinaComedy[25] The Suspended VocationRaúl Ruiz[26] Le TémoinJean-Pierre MockyAlberto Sordi, Philippe Noiret, Roland DubillardFrench-Italian co-production[27] Victims of ViceJacques ScandelariMarie-Georges Pascal, Patrice Valota, Philippe CastelliCrime[28] Violette NozièreClaude ChabrolIsabelle Huppert, Jean Carmet, Stéphane AudranDrama[29] Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Ted KotcheffGeorge Segal, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert MorleyComedy La ZizanieClaude ZidiLouis de Funès, Annie Girardot, Maurice RischComedy[30] Close See also 1978 in France 1978 in French television References Footnotes [1]Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 307. [2]Fountain, Clarke. "L'Argent des Autres". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [3]Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 310. [4]Fountain, Clarke. "Les Bronzés". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [5]Fountain, Clarke. "Bye Bye Monkey". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [6]Blaise, Judd. "La Cage aux Folles". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [7]Fountain, Clarke. "Dossier 51". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [8]Fountain, Clarke. "In the Realm of Passion". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [9]Curti 2017, p. 190. [10]"Fedora". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [11]"La Part du feu" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved July 11, 2015. [12]Erickson, Hal. "Get Out Your Handkerchiefs". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [13]Erickson, Hal. "The Green Room". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [14]"Je suis timide... mais je me soigne" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved July 11, 2015. [15]"La Petite fille en velours bleu" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved June 11, 2015. [16]Fountain, Clarke. "Un papillon sur l'épaule". Allmovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [17]Fountain, Clarke. "Le Pion (1978) - Christian Gion | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [18]"Les petits calins" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved March 7, 2015. [19]Firsching, Robert. "Les Raisins de la Mort". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [20]Fountain, Clarke. "Les Rendez-Vous D'Anna". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [21]"Les Rendez-vous d'Anna". Filmportal.de. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [22]Fountain, Clarke. "The Medusa Touch". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [23]"Un Second souffle". AlloCiné. Retrieved August 18, 2014. [24]Erickson, Hal. "A Simple Story". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [25]Fountain, Clarke. "Les Raisins de la Mort". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [26]"La vocation suspendue". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [27]Curti & Lafond 2026, p. 313. [28]"Brigade Mondaine". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [29]Erickson, Hal. "Violette Nozière". AllMovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. [30]Fountain, Clarke. "La Zizanie". Allmovie. Retrieved June 27, 2013. Sources Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1476629605. Curti, Roberto; Lafond, Frank (2026). French Thrillers of the 1970s: Volume I, Crime Films. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1-4766-8681-3. LCCN 2025048366. External links French films of 1978 at the Internet Movie Database French films of 1978 at Cinema-francais.fr Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks