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The History of French Cinema: 1980

13/2 -

Roman Polanski's Tess win the César for Best Film at this year’s awards ceremony.   Three special Césars are awarded to Louis de Funès, Kirk Douglas and producer Pierre Braunberger. [ADD}

2/4 -

Restrictions are introduced on the showing of films on national television.   Theatrical releases must be three years old before they can be broadcast on television. [ADD}

23/5 -

The Palme d'Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is shared by Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha and Bob Fosse's All That Jazz. [ADD}

3/8 -

A fire at the Cinémathèque Française destroys several thousand reels of film.   Minister for Culture, Jean-Philippe Lecat, announces an emergency allocation of 4 million francs for the construction of a new building in Bois-d'Arcy. [ADD}

1/9 -

Cinema prices are no longer fixed from today and will be available at half-price on Mondays. [ADD}

17/9 -

François Truffaut’s Le Dernier métro (The Last Metro) is released.   Set during the occupation, it tells the story of a Jewish theatre manager who is forced to hide in the cellar of his theatre while his wife runs the acting company.   Catherine Deneuve, Heinz Bennent and Gérard Depardieu star. [ADD}

26/9 -

Italian director Ettore Scola visits Paris to promote the release of his film La Terrazza (The Terrace). [ADD}

Other Key French Films of 1980

Death Watch (Bernard Tavernier) [ADD}

Loulou (Maurice Pialat) [ADD}

The History of Cinema: 1980