Skip to main content

Festival coverage

French Film Festival

5 December – 13 December 2015

The Murderer Lives at 21
The Murderer Lives at 21

The 23rd edition of the French Film Festival will run from November 5 to December 13 at venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, Hawick, London, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Warwick, Hereford and Belfast.

Highlights this year include The Glories of Gaumont - a three-film tribute to the French studio which celebrates its 120th anniversary this year, including Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Murderer Lives At 21.

Other years (19)

Box office and information

Latest reviews

  • The Big Blue
    Review preview for The Big Blue

    The Big Blue is pure cinéma du look.

    Donald Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    Two of the best ‘free’ divers in the world are set to compete against each other at the world championships.
  • Diary Of A Chambermaid
    Review preview for Diary Of A Chambermaid

    The film, co-written with Hélène Zimmer, functions like exquisite lacework with new patterns emerging at every turn.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    An alert servant works for a wealthy couple in rural France.
  • My King
    Review preview for My King

    If you ever threw safety to the wind and sailed deeply into the love that could be your undoing, you will be able to identify with what Maïwenn and her brilliant actors are exploring.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    An injured woman in a rehabilitation centre recalls an all encompassing love.
  • The Last Diamond
    Review preview for The Last Diamond

    Both Bejo and Attal offer strong charismatic performances which hold your attention even if sometimes you have to suspend your disbelief.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    A thief on parole agrees to one last job.
  • Tokyo Fiancée
    Review preview for Tokyo Fiancée

    Director Stefan Liberski catches both mood and place very well.

    Jane Fae · 3 out of 5
    A young Japanophile Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student.
  • The Murderer Lives At 21
    Review preview for The Murderer Lives At 21

    Though Clouzot blasts the story along like a bullet train, the pace is enjoyably frantic and you never feel as though you are being left behind.

    Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
    An inspector tries to catch a serial killer.
  • The Clearstream Affair
    Review preview for The Clearstream Affair

    Who does what and how they fit into the scheme of things requires a refresher course

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Finance thriller, based on the real exploits of Denis Robert – an investigative journalist who spent years tracking the illicit activities of the Luxembourg-based Clearstream bank.
  • My Friend Victoria
    Review preview for My Friend Victoria

    Only in France can a film of such delicate sensibility be made

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The story of two young Parisiennes and their different destinies
  • Chorus
    Review preview for Chorus

    The film is dark. Its message of disconnection has layers of sub plots, barely hinted at yet still damaging

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A marriage torn apart by the disappearance of a child is reconnected as events offer closure, resurrecting emotions and a kind of hope
  • All About Them
    Review preview for All About Them

    Fresh, frisky and surprisingly chaste considering the amount of bed-hopping going on.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Love triangle romcom.

A–Z of French Film Festival 2015 reviews

Features

News