List of French films of 1988

This is a list of films produced in France in 1988.

French films released in 1988
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
36 FilletteCatherine BreillatDelphine Zentout, Étienne Chicot, Olivier ParnièreDrama
The AbyssAndré DelvauxGian Maria Volonté, Sami Frey, Jacques LippeHistorical filmFrench–Belgian co-production
The BearJean-Jacques AnnaudTchéky KaryoChildren's/Family, adventure
The Big BlueLuc BessonJean-Marc Barr, Rosanna Arquette, Jean RenoAdventure
Camille ClaudelBruno NuyttenIsabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Laurent GrévillDrama
ChocolatClaire DenisFrançois Cluzet, Isaach de Bankolé, Giulia BoschiDrama
Cinema ParadisoGiuseppe TornatorePhilippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco LeonardiDramaItalian–French co-production
Emmanuelle 6Bruno ZinconeNathalie Uher, Jean-René Gossart, TamiraDrama
L'enfance de l'artFrancis GirodClotilde de Bayser, Michel BompoilDramaEntered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
FacelessJesús FrancoHelmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly SavalasHorror
GandaharRené LalouxAnimated
Hôtel TerminusMarcel OphülsKlaus Barbie, Marcel OphülsDocumentary film
Kung-Fu MasterAgnès VardaJane Birkin Mathieu DemyDramaEntered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival
Let Sleeping Cops LieJosé PinheiroAlain Delon, Michel SerraultCrime
Life Is a Long Quiet RiverÉtienne ChatiliezBenoît MagimelComedy4 wins & 3 nominations
The Little ThiefClaude MillerCharlotte Gainsbourg, Didier Bezace, Simon de La BrosseDrama
NataliaBernard CohnPierre Arditi, Philippe Leory-Beaulieu, Gérard Blain, Michel VoïtaDramaScreened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Story of WomenClaude ChabrolIsabelle Huppert, François CluzetDramaNomin. for Golden Globe, +9 wins, +3 nom.
To Kill a PriestAgnieszka HollandChristopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joss AcklandCrime
Sand and BloodJeanne LabruneSami FreyDramaScreened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
The VanishingGeorge SluizerBernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Johanna ter Steege, Gene BervoetsThrillerDutch–French co-production