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French Film Festival · 2014

French Film Festival 2014

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8 films · 2 reviews

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9 Month Stretch (9 Mois Ferme)

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You can do nothing but sit in a haze of expectation, waiting for the fun to ferment, which it does

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
The lady judge is guilty of sexual discrepancy but what has the most hated criminal in France got to do with it?

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Albert Dupontel; Writer: Albert Dupontel, Hector Cabello Reyes, Olivier Demangel; Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Albert Dupontel, Philippe Uchan, Nicolas Marié, Bouli Lanners, Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus, Philippe Duquesne, Michel Fau, Christian Hecq, Christine Garrivet)

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Domestic Life (La vie domestique)

How does a modern woman balance the demands of a family and a career?

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Isabelle Czajka; Writer: Rachel Cusk, Isabelle Czajka; Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Julie Ferrier, Natacha Régnier, Héléna Noguerra, Laurent Poitrenaux, Michaël Abiteboul, Sava Lolov, Grégoire Oestermann, Océane Mozas, Marie-Christine Barrault, Laurent Capelluto, Agathe Schlenker, Catherine Vinatier, David Geselson, Louise Coldefy)

Gazelles (Les gazelles)

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Mona Achache; Writer: Mona Achache, Camille Chamoux, Elodie Monlibert, Cécile Sellam, Cécile Sellam, Julien Weill; Stars: Camille Chamoux, Audrey Fleurot, Joséphine de Meaux, Naidra Ayadi, Anne Brochet, Olivia Côte, Franck Gastambide, Samuel Benchetrit, Camille Cottin, Rachel Arditi, Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Josiane Balasko, Sam Karmann, Stéphane De Groodt)

Hope

A woman from Nigeria and a man from Cameroon meet in the Sahara and try to get to Europe together.

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Boris Lojkine; Writer: Boris Lojkine; Stars: Endurance Newton, Justin Wang)

Love At First Fight (Les Combattants, Fighters)

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Cinematographer David Cailley, the director's brother, offers stark beauty and wicked humor.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Between his friends and the family business, Arnaud’s summer looks set to be a peaceful one. Peaceful until he runs into Madeleine, as beautiful as she is brusque.

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Thomas Cailley; Writer: Thomas Cailley, Claude Le Pape; Stars: Adèle Haenel, Kévin Azaïs, Léa Pelletant, Pascal Bernagaud, Antoine Laurent)

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Once In A Lifetime (Les héritiers)

A history teacher challenges her class to take part in a national competition.

(Country: France; Year: 2014; Director: Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar; Writer: Ahmed Dramé, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar; Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Ahmed Dramé, Amine Lansari, Stéphane Bak, Martin Cavanno, Xavier Maly, Noémie Merlant, Geneviève Mnich)

Turning Tide (En solitaire)

A sailor finds his race dreams hindered by a stowaway.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Christophe Offenstein; Writer: Jean Cottin, Christophe Offenstein, Marc Guilbert, Frédéric Petitjean, Pierre Marcel; Stars: François Cluzet, Samy Seghir, Virginie Efira, Guillaume Canet, Karine Vanasse, Arly Jover, Dana Prigent, José Coronado, Jean-Paul Rouve, Guillaume Nicloux, François Jerosme, Emmanuelle Bercot, Philippe Lefebvre, Lucas Bonnifait, Laure Duthilleul)

Welcome To Argentina (Mariage à Mendoza)

Two brothers take a trip to Argentina for their cousin's wedding.

(Country: France, Argentina, Belgium; Year: 2012; Director: Edouard Deluc; Writer: Anais Carpita, Edouard Deluc, Thomas Lilti, Philippe Rebbot; Stars: Nicolas Duvauchelle, Philippe Rebbot, Gustavo Kamenetzky, Paloma Contreras, Benjamin Biolay, Sarah Grappin, César Bordón, Gonzalo Suárez, Bernarda Pagés, Sofía Wilhelmi, Méroé Guillaume, Vadim Goldberg, Candela Reynoso, Alzira de Jesus, Poli Sallustro)