A list of films produced in France in 1996.
Title Director Cast Genre NotesL'AppartementGilles MimouniVincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci Drama BeaumarchaisÉdouard MolinaroFabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc Adventure/Biopic The Best Job in the World Gérard Lauzier Entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival La Bouche de Jean-Pierre Lucile Hadžihalilović Denise Aron-Schropfer Drama Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film FestivalClubbed to Death Yolande Zauberman Élodie Bouchez A Couch in New York Chantal Akerman Juliette Binoche, William Hurt Drama Encore Pascal Bonitzer Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Romantic comedy Won Prix Jean Vigo, +2 nominations Fourbi Alain Tanner Karin Viard Drama Irma Vep Olivier Assayas Maggie Cheung Fantasy drama Won KNF Award (Rotterdam 1997) Le Jaguar Francis Veber Jean Reno, Patrick Bruel Adventure comedy The Liars Élie Chouraqui Jean-Hugues Anglade Drama Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival Microcosmos Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou Jacques Perrin, Kristin Scott Thomas Documentary My Man Bertrand Blier Anouk Grinberg Drama Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument Arnaud Desplechin Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Devos Drama Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Nénette et Boni Claire Denis Gregoire Colin Drama Ponette Jacques Doillon Victoire Thivisol Drama 9 wins & 3 nominations The Quiet Room Rolf de Heer Celine O'Leary, Chloe Ferguson, Paul Blackwell Drama Australian-Italian-French co-production Ridicule Patrice Leconte Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant Comedy drama Nominated for Oscar, +12 wins, +12 nominations Une robe d'été François Ozon Frédéric Mangenot Short 2 wins & 1 nomination A Saturday on Earth Diane Bertrand Elsa Zylberstein Drama Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival A Self Made HeroJacques AudiardMathieu Kassovitz, Albert Dupontel Drama A Summer's Tale Éric Rohmer Melvil Poupaud, Amanda Langlet Romance Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Thieves André Téchiné Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve Drama Entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Three Lives and Only One Death Raoul Ruiz Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Galiena Comedy 2 wins & 1 nomination When the Cat's Away Cédric Klapisch Garance Clavel Romantic comedy 1 win & 3 nominations
External links 1996 in France French films of 1996 at the Internet Movie Database French films of 1996 at Cinema-francais.fr