The best Gérard Depardieu movies
The top 3 according to 60 votes from people: Loulou (1980) · Police (1985) · Danton (1983). (Updated Mar 13, 2024.)
From Going Places to Cyrano de Bergerac, by way of Pialat, Truffaut and Berri: the Gérard Depardieu roles that appear most often in the rankings of Cinetrafic, Le Comptoir du cinéphage and French Learner.
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Top 12
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1
Loulou (1980)
Maurice Pialat, with Isabelle Huppert.
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2
Police (1985)
Pialat again: an inspector and a young woman tied to drug dealers.
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3
Danton (1983)
Andrzej Wajda and the Terror, Depardieu facing Robespierre.
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4
Tous les matins du monde (1991)
Alain Corneau, the viola da gamba and Marin Marais.
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5
Uranus (1990)
Claude Berri adapts Marcel Aymé: a small town just after the Liberation.
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6
1900 (1976)
Bernardo Bertolucci's epic, with Robert De Niro.
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7
The Last Metro (1980)
François Truffaut, with Catherine Deneuve, in a theatre under the Occupation.
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8
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Jean-Paul Rappeneau: best actor at Cannes and the César for best actor.
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9
Going Places (1974)
Bertrand Blier launches the Depardieu-Dewaere duo.
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10
Under the Sun of Satan (1987)
Pialat adapts Bernanos, with Sandrine Bonnaire: Palme d'Or.
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11
Camille Claudel (1988)
Bruno Nuytten, with Isabelle Adjani; Depardieu plays Rodin.
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12
The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
Daniel Vigne: a man returns to his village after years away. Is it really him?
Candidates
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13
Jean de Florette (1986)
Claude Berri adapts Pagnol: a hunchback from the city and a hidden spring.
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14
Buffet froid (1979)
Bertrand Blier's absurd black comedy with Bernard Blier and Jean Carmet.
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Comments (1)
Loulou et Police dans la liste, enfin quelqu'un qui se souvient de Pialat