List of French films of 1993

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A list of films produced in France in 1993.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque Éric Rohmer Comedy1 win
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits Michel Pascal, Serge Toubiana DocumentaryScreened at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
Germinal Gérard Depardieu EpicBased on Émile Zola novel set in nineteenth century
Le Jeune Werther Jacques Doillon Entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival
Libera me Alain Cavalier Entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
Louis, the Child King Roger Planchon Entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
The Little Apocalypse Costa-Gavras Entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival
Mazeppa Bartabas Entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival
Me Ivan, You Abraham Yolande Zauberman Won the Golden St. George at Moscow
Opera Imaginaire José Abel, Hilary Audus Ana Lucia Alves, Sébastien Chollet, Alain de Greffe Animated musicalMade for TV [1]
The Scent of Green Papaya Tran Anh Hung Tran Nu Yên-Khê Drama
Smoking/No Smoking Alain Resnais Sabine Azéma, Pierre Arditi Comedy8 wins & 6 nominations
Three Colors: Blue Krzysztof Kieślowski Juliette Binoche Drama / MusicNomin. for 3 Golden Globes, +13 wins, +6 nom.
Vent d'est Robert Enrico Malcolm McDowell, Pierre Vaneck, Jean-François Balmer Drama
Les Visiteurs Jean-Marie Poiré Jean Reno, Christian Clavier Fantasy / Comedy1 win & 8 nominations
The Young Girls Turn 25 Agnès Varda Screened at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival

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References

  1. "Opéra imaginaire (TV) (1993)".