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The History of French Cinema: 1973 |
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14/1 - |
Costa-Gavras’ État de siège (State of Siege) wins the 30th Louis Delluc Prize. The political thriller about CIA involvement in Latin America stars Yves Montand. [ADD} |
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11/2 - |
The first International Festival of Horror and Fantasy Films, the brainchild of journalist Lionel Chouchan takes place at the ski resort of Avoriaz in the French Alps. The Festival’s first prize is awarded by the jury headed by director René Clément to Steven Spielberg’s Duel. [ADD} |
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24/5 - |
François Truffaut’s film within a film, La Nuit américaine (Day for Night), is released. The film stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese and Jean-Pierre Aumont and Truffaut himself. [ADD} |
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25/5 - |
Jerry Schatzberg's Scarecrow and Alan Bridge's The Hireling share the Grand Prix at a stormy Cannes Film Festival. [ADD} |
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25/10 - |
Brigitte Bardot announces her retirement from the screen upon the release of Nina Companéez’s L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot Trousse-Chemise (The Edifying and Joyous History of Colinot) in which she stars. [ADD} |
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30/11 - |
The financial affairs of film directors Bernard Borderis and Alain Cavalier are scrutinised following criticism of the lax standards of tax inspector Edouard Dega. [ADD} |
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– An independent exhibitor in Paris named Cometti files a legal complaint against a distributor who refuses to supply him. [ADD} |
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Other Key French Films of 1973 |
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L’Emmerdeur (Eduoard Molinaro) [ADD} |
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La Grande bouffe (Marco Ferreri) [ADD} |
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La Maman et la putain (Jean Eustache) [ADD} |
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Les Noces rouge (Claude Chabrol) [ADD} |
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