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French Film Festival

3 November – 3 December 2016

The White Knights is among the films screening
The White Knights is among the films screening

Now in its 24th year, the festival has expanded to include 36 locations up and down the UK. Among the guests scheduled to attend are Bouli Lanners for his Gothic thriller The First The Last and Emma Luchini for her second feature My Men and her award winning short La femme de Rio. Plus Nicolas Pagnol, grandson of Marcel Pagnol, presents the restored version of his grandfather’s Marseille Trilogy.

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  • In Bed With Victoria
    Review preview for In Bed With Victoria

    I like that this film includes a good deal of interesting, amusing gender role reversal

    Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
    Comedy about a single mum trying to strike a balance in her life.
  • The Red Turtle
    Review preview for The Red Turtle

    Some of the art is truly breathtaking, especially the star-filled skies, and the movement of the various animals we meet is beautifully observed.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The life of a castaway on a desert island.
  • Slack Bay
    Review preview for Slack Bay

    The absurd exaggerations and the wild parishes of humor are completely original, never cruel, and attached to a physicality that is pure cinema.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Period comedy, set in 1910, about the investigation into disappearances from beaches in France.
  • Cézanne And I
    Review preview for Cézanne And I

    It is the two world-famous guys Thompson tries to pin down like butterflies, as if she were a lepidopterist. They escape, of course, because their works are still alive.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Drama about the friendship between Cézanne and Émile Zola.
  • From The Land Of The Moon
    Review preview for From The Land Of The Moon

    Cotillard's face oscillates mysteriously between the past depicted on the screen and a woman of the present who tries to understand.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Twenty-year story of the loves of a passionate, free-spirited woman.
  • Journey Through French Cinema
    Review preview for Journey Through French Cinema

    This film is not an encyclopedia entry but a living, breathing adventure ride into French cinema through the eyes and ears of the filmmaker.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A personal look at French cinema, the films, directors and composers.
  • La Grande Vadrouille
    Review preview for La Grande Vadrouille

    Lifts the film into realms of comic genius

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    Two ordinary Frenchman help the crew of an RAF bomber shot down over Paris during the German occupation
  • Caprice
    Review preview for Caprice

    Question: how can attractive women fall for someone as dull and useless as Clement? Answer: who knows.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    A stupid man becomes embroiled in an unlikely love triangle.
  • Long Way North
    Review preview for Long Way North

    By simplifying the shapes and the colour palette, textures such as fog and steam have a tactile feel, while specific items, such as a treasured pair of earrings, are lent extra weight.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A young Russian aristocrat embarks on an adventure to find her lost grandad.
  • My Men
    Review preview for My Men

    The film’s structure is on the loose side but the performances keep things on track.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    An enigmatic woman acts as a catalyst in the lives of a father and his sons.

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