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French Film Festival

7 November – 30 November 2013

Attila Marcel will open the French Film Festival
Attila Marcel will open the French Film Festival

The French Film Festival gets the keys to the door as it celebrates its 21st edition in 2013, running from November 7 to 30.

The festival opened with a gala screening of Sylvain Chomet's first live action film Attila Marcel. The director of The Illusionist was a guest of the festival.

Other highlights include screenings of a restored version of Lola, while in London, critic Phillip French will introduce his favourite French film, Bertrand Tavernier’s Life And Nothing But.

The Festival's key venues are: Glasgow Film Theatre, Edinburgh Filmhouse, London CinéLumière, Warwick Arts Centre, Dundee DCA, Inverness Eden Court, Kirkcaldy Adam Smith, Aberdeen Belmont and Bo’ness Hippodrome.

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  • Attila Marcel
    Review preview for Attila Marcel

    Chomet captures the way that memories can mislead or turn into a torrent but despite the jokes, he never loses sight of Paul's sadness.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A man rendered mute by childhood trauma finds a road into his memories with the help of a neighbour.
  • Love Is In The Air
    Review preview for Love Is In The Air

    There are no prizes for guessing where this sprightly romantic comedy is going, but it's more entertaining than most along the way.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A man and the woman he split up with three years previously meet by chance on a plane.
  • The Day Of The Crows
    Review preview for The Day Of The Crows

    Complex and immersive, funny but with a sense of danger lurking in its darker moments, this is the sort of film that children and adults will watch to the end and then want to watch again.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Animated story of a boy who leads a wild existence deep in the forest until the day he discovers civilised life in a neighbouring village and meets a girl who lives there.
  • Les Apaches
    Review preview for Les Apaches

    Peretti lets his violence resonate, keeping it mostly offscreen but letting it echo ominously in the animalistic tendencies of the teens.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A casual theft leads to trouble for a group of young friends.
  • Marius
    Review preview for Marius

    A hug of a film which, despite being set in a sun-kissed fairytale style Marseilles, is perfect for those looking for a feel-good outing that's suitable for all the family in the run-up to Christmas.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Love story between a would-be sailor and his childhood friend.
  • Camille Claudel, 1915
    Review preview for Camille Claudel, 1915

    An inward, austere examination of ideas of madness, empathy and the creative impulse.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    Confined to an asylum, the former mistress of sculptor Auguste Rodin tries desperately to obtain a release.
  • Young & Beautiful
    Review preview for Young & Beautiful

    Keeps holding out a promise of insight into its young protagonist's mentality and makeup, but ends up merely observing her from a cool distance, as if through the binoculars from the opening scene.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    Portrait of a 17-year-old, who sells her body for cash.
  • Me, Myself And Mum
    Review preview for Me, Myself And Mum

    It’s a crowd-pleaser and only the most stern of hearts and minds could fail to be seduced by its charm and the incredible persona of Gallienne.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A comedy of misunderstandings.
  • Tonnerre
    Review preview for Tonnerre

    Brac films the small town in great detail, capturing its claustrophobia, and the sometimes tragic destinies of his protagonists.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A musician enters into an amour fou with a younger woman who is on the rebound.
  • Lovers
    Review preview for Lovers

    Une Autre Vie marks a distinct change of register.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    An exhausted women tries to rebuild her life but finds obstacles intentionally placed in the way of her happiness.

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