List of French erotic films

This is a list of the most notable softcore erotic films and sex comedy films produced in France (including co-productions).

## List

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Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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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
Bilitis | David Hamilton | Patti D'Arbanville, Bernard Giraudeau, Mathieu Carrière | Romantic / Drama |
1978
Goodbye Emmanuelle | François 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 Cousines | David Hamilton | Thierry Tevini Anja Schüte,
Valérie Dumas | Romantic |
1981
A Summer in St. Tropez | David Hamilton | Anne, Monica Broeke, Catherine | Romantic / Drama |
Beau-père | Bertrand Blier | Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse | Melodrama / Drama |
1984
Premiers désirs | David Hamilton | Monica Broeke, Patrick Bauchau, Emmanuelle Béart | Romantic |
Emmanuelle 4 | Francis Leroi, Iris Letans | Mia Nygren, Sylvia Kristel,
Dominique Troyes | Romantic / Drama |
1987
Emmanuelle 5 | Walerian Borowczyk | Monique Gabrielle, Crofton Hardester, Dana Burns Westburg | Romantic / Drama |
1992
The Lover (film) | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Jane March | Romantic / Drama | [1]
2006
Lady Chatterley | Pascale Ferran | Marina Hands, Jean‑Louis Coulloc'h | Drama | [2]
2013
Blue Is the Warmest Colour | Abdellatif Kechiche | Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos | Romantic / Drama | [3]

## References

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1. ^ "The Lover". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
2. ^ Ebert, Roger (5 July 2007). "Lady Chatterley movie review & film summary (2007)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
3. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (21 November 2013). "Blue Is the Warmest Colour – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

## Sources

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* 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

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