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The History of French Cinema: 1978

7/1 -

Gilles Jacob, director of the Cannes Film Festival, announces that the event will run for only eleven days this year. [ADD]

14/1 -

Diabolo menthe (Peppermint Soda), the debut film from Diane Kurys, wins this year’s Louis Delluc Prize. Eléonore Klarwein and Odile Michel star. [ADD]

26/1 -

A court in Paris removes the ‘X’ rating awarded to Francis Giacobetti's Emmanuelle II. [ADD]

27/2 -

The daily paper, Libération, publishes an open "Letter to drug addicts" from actress Jean Seberg. [ADD]

25/9 -

Eric Rohmer begins shooting Perceval le Gallois in the Epinay studios in Paris. [ADD]

25/10 -

Edouard Molinaro's La Cage aux folles (Birds of a Feather) is released.   Based on a play by Jean Poiret, it stars Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi. [ADD]

15/11 -

Bernard Marie, the deputy mayor of Biarritz, announces the creation of its annual Latin American and Spanish film festival. [ADD]

25/11 -

A report in Le Figaro magazine claims that renowned hell-raisers Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris have all given up drinking. [ADD]

30/11 -

A report from the Centre of Research into Advertising reveals that 55% of the French population never visit the cinema.   The 15 to 20 age group –  who make up 20% of the population –  account for 52% of cinema admissions. [ADD]

5/12 -

An exhibition of Sergei Eisenstein's original sketches and drawings opens at the George Pompidou Centre in Paris. [ADD]

26/12 -

The three French television channels broadcast 28 films between 17^th and 25^th December, provoking concerns from the industry about the number of films on TV. [ADD]

Other Key French Films of 1978

Le Chambre verte (Francois Truffaut) [ADD]

Preparez vos mouchoirs (Bernard Blier) [ADD]

The History of Cinema: 1978