This is a list of the most notable softcore erotic films and sex comedy films produced in France (including co-productions).
List Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1967 Belle de Jour Luis Buñuel Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli Drama 1971 Good Little Girls(Les Petites Filles modèles) Jean-Claude Roy Marie-Georges Pascal, Michèle Girardon, Bella Darvi Comedy Requiem pour un Vampire Jean Rollin Marie-Pierre Castel, Mireille Dargent, Philippe Gasté Horror / Fantastic I Am a Nymphomaniac Max Pécas Sandra Julien, Janine Reynaud, Michel Lemoine comedy / Fantasy Blanche Walerian Borowczyk Michel Simon, Ligia Branice,Georges Wilson Drama / Historic 1972 Last Tango in Paris Bernardo Bertolucci Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider,Jean-Pierre Léaud Romantic / Drama 1973 I Am Frigid... Why? Max Pécas Sandra Julien, Marie-Georges Pascal, Catherine Wagener Drama Immoral Tales Walerian Borowczyk Paloma Picasso, Charlotte Alexandra, Fabrice Luchini anthology Marianne's Temptations Francis Leroi Rosa Fumetto, Bob Asklöf, Bernard Tixier Drama Bananes mécaniques Jean-François Davy Marie-Georges Pascal, Anne Libert, Pauline Larrieu Comedy Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman Roger Vadim Brigitte Bardot, Robert Hossein, Jane Birkin Drama Female Vampire(La Comtesse noire) Jesús Franco Lina Romay, Jack Taylor, Monica Swinn Horror / Fantastic 1974 Going Places(Les Valseuses) Bertrand Blier Gérard Depardieu, Patrick Dewaere,Miou-Miou Comedy / Drama Les Démoniaques Jean Rollin Joëlle Coeur, Willy Braque, Mireille Dargent Horror / Fantastic Hot and Naked Guy Maria Marie-Georges Pascal, Bob Asklöf,Jean-Michel Dhermay Action / Drama Emmanuelle Just Jaeckin Sylvia Kristel, Alain Cuny,Christine Boisson Romantic 1975 La Bête Walerian Borowczyk Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel, Marcel Dalio Comedy / Horror / Drama Emmanuelle 2 Francis Giacobetti Sylvia Kristel, Laura Gemser,Umberto Orsini Romantic Maîtresse Barbet Schroeder Bulle Ogier, Gérard Depardieu,André Rouyer Comedy Story of O Just Jaeckin Corinne Cléry, Udo Kier, Anthony Steel Drama 1976 Spermula Charles Matton Udo Kier, Dayle Haddon, Karin Petersen fantasy 1977 BilitisDavid HamiltonPatti D'Arbanville, Bernard Giraudeau, Mathieu Carrière Romantic / Drama 1978 Goodbye EmmanuelleFrançois Leterrier Sylvia Kristel, Olga Georges-Picot, Umberto Orsini Romantic 1979 Fascination Jean Rollin Brigitte Lahaie Franka Mai,Jean-Pierre Lemaire Fantastic Laura David Hamilton Maud Adams Dawn Dunlap,James Mitchell Romantic 1980 Tendres CousinesDavid Hamilton Thierry Tevini Anja Schüte,Valérie Dumas Romantic 1981 A Summer in St. TropezDavid Hamilton Anne, Monica Broeke, Catherine Romantic / Drama Beau-pèreBertrand Blier Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse Melodrama / Drama 1984 Premiers désirsDavid Hamilton Monica Broeke, Patrick Bauchau, Emmanuelle Béart Romantic Emmanuelle 4Francis Leroi, Iris Letans Mia Nygren, Sylvia Kristel,Dominique Troyes Romantic / Drama 1987 Emmanuelle 5Walerian Borowczyk Monique Gabrielle, Crofton Hardester, Dana Burns Westburg Romantic / Drama 1992 The Lover (film)Jean-Jacques Annaud Jane March Romantic / Drama 2006 Lady ChatterleyPascale Ferran Marina Hands, Jean‑Louis Coulloc'h Drama 2013 Blue Is the Warmest ColourAbdellatif Kechiche Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos Romantic / Drama
References
Sources Dictionnaire des films français pornographiques et érotiques en 16 et 35 mm, Serious Publishing 2011, directed by Christophe Bier The 2 Unforgettable French Erotic Movies – Old and New