Title Director Cast Genre Notes Asterix in Britain Pino van Lamsweerde Adventure, comedy French–Danish co-production [ 1] [ 2] Betty Blue Jean-Jacques Beineix Béatrice Dalle , Jean-Hugues Anglade , Consuelo de Haviland Drama [ 3] [ 4] Exploits of a Young Don Juan Gianfranco Mingozzi Fabrice Josso , Claudine Auger , Serena Grandi — French–Italian co-production [ 5] Ginger and Fred Federico Fellini Marcello Mastroianni , Giulietta Masina , Franco Fabrizi Comedy-drama Italian–French–West German co-production [ 6] The Green Ray Éric Rohmer Marie Rivière , Rosette , Béatrice Romand Drama [ 7] [ 8] Hôtel du Paradis Jana Boková Fernando Rey , Fabrice Luchini , Hugues Quester Drama French–British co-production [ 9] [ 10] I Love You Marco Ferreri Anémone , Eddy Mitchell , Christopher Lambert Comedy drama French–Italian co-production [ 11] Jean de Florette Claude Berri Yves Montand , Daniel Auteuil , Gérard Depardieu — [ 12] Kamikaze Didier Grousset Michel Galabru , Richard Bohringer , Dominique Lavanant Thriller, science fiction [ 13] [ 14] Le couteau sous la gorge Claude Mulot Florence Guérin , Alexandre Sterling Crime [ 15] Les Fugitifs Francis Veber Gérard Depardieu , Pierre Richard , Anaïs Bret Comedy [ 16] A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later Claude Lelouch Anouk Aimée , Jean-Louis Trintignant , Évelyne Bouix Drama [ 17] [ 18] Manon des Sources Claude Berri Yves Montand , Daniel Auteuil , Emmanuelle Béart Drama [ 19] [ 20] Mauvais Sang Léos Carax Denis Lavant , Michel Piccoli , Juliette Binoche Crime, romance [ 21] [ 22] Max, Mon Amour Nagisa Oshima Charlotte Rampling , Anthony Higgins , Diana Quick — [ 23] Ménage Bertrand Blier Gérard Depardieu , Michel Blanc , Miou-Miou Comedy [ 24] [ 25] My Brother-in-Law Killed My Sister Jacques Rouffio Michel Serrault , Michel Piccoli , Juliette Binoche Comedy [ 26] The Name of the Rose Jean-Jacques Annaud Sean Connery , Christian Slater , Helmut Qualtinger Mystery West German–Italian–French co-production [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] Pirates Roman Polanski Walter Matthau , Damien Thomas , Richard Pearson Adventure French–Tunisian co-production [ 30] Round Midnight Bertrand Tavernier Dexter Gordon , François Cluzet , Sandra Reaves-Phillip Drama French–American co-production [ 31] [ 32] The Sacrifice Andrei Tarkovsky Erland Josephson , Susan Fleetwood , Allan Edwall Drama Swedish–French co-production [ 33] [ 34] Salomè Claude d'Anna Jo Champa , Fabrizio Bentivoglio Drama [ 35] Sarraounia Med Hondo Aï Keïta , Jean-Roger Milo , Féodor Atkine — French–Burkina Faso co-production [ 36] Scene of the Crime André Téchiné Catherine Deneuve , Wadeck Stanczak , Nicolas Giraudi Drama [ 37] [ 38] Terminus Pierre-William Glenn Johnny Hallyday Adventure Twist again à Moscou Jean-Marie Poiré Philippe Noiret , Christian Clavier , Martin Lamotte Comedy [ 39]