Jean-Louis Trintignant

When Garrone, an odious architect, is beaten to death, a high society wife and her gay friend become the key suspects in the investigation.

Luminous as a young actress whose light is dimmed by a string of toxic lovers, Juliette Binoche took Cannes by storm with her first leading role in André Téchiné’s erotic drama. The ferocity of her soon-to-be iconic gaze, which simmers with sensuality and vulnerability, signals the birth of a star.

Three journalists get caught up in political intrigue and a love triangle in the last days of the Somoza regime before the 1979 Nicaraguan Revolution.

This documentary depicts the work of Michael Haneke, who established himself as one of the most influential directors in cinema history.

A provocative adaptation of the classic novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. Updated to present-day France by director Roger Vadim, the film follows Valmont (Gérard Philipe) and Juliette (Jeanne Moreau) as they manipulate each other into having extra-marital affairs. Sex becomes sport in this deliciously backstabbing drama which notably features a score by jazz legend Thelonious Monk.

A sinister doctor (Gérard Depardieu) purposely infects a promiscuous woman (Anouk Grinberg) with a sexually transmitted disease.