List of French films of 1959

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A list of films produced in France in 1959.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The 400 Blows François Truffaut Jean-Pierre Léaud, Robert Beauvais, Claire Maurier Drama[1]
All the Boys Are Called Patrick Jean-Luc Godard Drama (short)
Archimède le clochard Gilles Grangier Jean Gabin, Darry Cowl, Bernard Blier ComedyFrench-Italian co-production[2]
Black OrpheusMarcel CamusBreno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lea GarciaFantasy, romanceFrench-Italian-Brazilian co-production[3][4]
Come Dance with Me Michel Boisrond Brigitte Bardot, Henri Vidal, Dawn Addams Mystery French-Italian co-production[5]
Les Cousins Claude Chabrol Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Juliette Mayniel Drama [6]
The Cow and I Henri Verneuil Fernandel, René Havard, Ingeborg Schöner Comedy-Drama French-Italian co-production[7]
Du rififi chez les femmes Alex Joffé Nadja Tiller, Robert Hossein, Silvia Monfort Crime French-Italian co-production[8]
The Female Julien Duvivier Brigitte Bardot, Antonio Vilar, Lila Kedrova Drama French-Italian production[9]
La Fievre Monte a El Pao Luis Buñuel Gérard Philipe, María Félix, Jean Servais Drama French-Mexican production[10]
General Della RovereRoberto RosselliniVittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Vittorio CaprioliDramaItalian-French co-production[11]
Head of a TyrantFernando CerchioMassimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey HistoricalCo-production with Italy
Hercules UnchainedPietro FrancisciSteve Reeves, Sylvia Lopez, Sylva KoscinaAdventure, fantasyItalian-French co-production[12][13]
Hiroshima Mon Amour Alain Resnais Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas Drama French-Japanese co-production[14]
The Indian TombFritz LangDebra Paget, Paul Christian, Paul HubschmidAdventureWest German-French-Italian co-production[15][16][17]
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Roger Vadim Jeanne Moreau, Gérard Philipe, Jeanne Valérie Drama French-Italian co-production[18]
Picnic on the Grass Jean Renoir Paul Meurisse, Blavette, André Brunot Régine Blaes Comedy Romance [19]
Pickpocket Robert Bresson Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Pierre Leymarie Drama [20]
The Sign of Leo Éric Rohmer Jess Hahn, Michèle Girardon, Van Doude Comedy-drama [21]
Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? Henri DecoinHenri Vidal, Michèle Morgan, Claude Dauphin Drama
Stars at Noon Jacques Ertaud, Marcel Ichac Roger Blin Adventure Entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival
The Tiger of EschnapurFritz LangDebra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Claus HolmAdventureWest German-French-Italian co-production[22][23][24]
Venetian Honeymoon Alberto Cavalcanti Martine Carol, Vittorio De Sica, Philippe Nicaud Romantic comedyCo-production with Italy
The Verdict Jean Valère Marina Vlady, Robert Hossein Drama Entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival
Way of Youth Michel Boisrond Bourvil, Françoise Arnoul, Lino Ventura, Alain Delon, Jean-Claude Brialy Drama [25]
Women Are Weak Michel Boisrond Alain Delon, Mylène Demongeot, Pascale Petit, Jacqueline Sassard Comedy Romance [26]

See also

Notes

  1. Erickson, Hal. "The 400 Blows". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  2. Pavlides, Dan. "Archimède le clochard". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  3. Erickson, Hal. "Black Orpheus". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  4. "Orfeu Negro". Bifi.fr (in French). Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  5. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Come Dance with Me!". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  6. Hobart, Tana. "Les Cousins". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  7. Erickson, Hal. "The Cow and I". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  8. Erelewine, Iotis. "Du rififi chez les femmes". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  9. Archer, Eugene. "The Female". The New York Times. The New York Times Corporation. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  10. Erickson, Hal. "La Fievre monte a El Pao femmes". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  11. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Il General della Rovere". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  12. Eder, Bruce. "Hercules Unchained". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  13. "Ercole e la regina di Lidia". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  14. Erickson, Hal. "Hiroshima Mon Amour". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  15. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Indian Tomb". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  16. "Das indische Grabmal". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  17. "Das indische Grabmal". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  18. Erickson, Hal. "Les liaisons dangereuses". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  19. Grunes, Dennis. "Picnic on the Grass". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  20. Erickson, Hal. "Pickpocket". The Ascetica Theme. WordPress. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  21. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Le Signe du Lion". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  22. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The Tiger of Eschnapur". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  23. "Der Tiger von Eschnapur". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  24. "Der Tiger von Eschnapur". Filmportal.de. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  25. UniFrance. "Way of Youth". UniFrance Films. UniFrance. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  26. Crowther, Bosley. "Women Are Weak". The New York Times. The New York Times Corporation. Retrieved August 2, 2015.

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