Subway (1985, France)
Directed by: Luc Besson
Principle Actors: Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani (pretty or what!)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090095/
We went to see this at the cinema when it first came out and loved it. I recently bought it on DVD and didn't! It could be something to do with the dubbing - first time we saw it in French with subtitles. Something has definately been lost in translation (Iroquoi - Quoi?) and the occasional American accent grates somewhat. There's some great gags - like the roller skates with headlights - but the whole thing just seems interminably slow. I'd remembered the outline of the plot - which is pretty simple - but, appart from the odd one or two, most of the scenes had been erased from my mind. Unlike...
Diva (1981, France)
Director: Jean-Jaques Beineix
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082269/
We only saw it once some 27 years ago but I could remember so much detail. This is a beautiful film with lots of plot and fantastic photography. I wish we had a projector so I could see it on a large screen again. It's in French with subtitles so if, like me, your French is pretty rusty then you have to be quick at reading. But then this film is more about image than dialogue. A bit dated now maybe but definately recommended.