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French Film Festival · 2016

French Film Festival 2016

Learning: L'Ecole Du Cinema

Programme

3 films · 1 review

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Learn By Heart (La Vie En Grand)

Coming of age comedy about kids growing up in the French projects.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Mathieu Vadepied; Writer: Olivier Demangel, Vincent Poymiro, Mathieu Vadepied; Stars: Marion Ploquin)

Long Way North (Tout en haut du monde)

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.

(Country: France, Denmark; Year: 2015; Director: Rémi Chayé; Writer: Claire Paoletti, Patricia Valeix, Rémi Chayé; Stars: Christa Théret, Féodor Atkine, Antony Hickling, Tom Morton, Chloe Dunn, Thomas Sagols, Rémi Caillebot, Audrey Sablé, Loïc Houdré)

The New Kid (Le Nouveau)

Benoit, 14 years old, leaves the country-side for Paris. His first day at school turns out to be more difficult than expected, and he quickly becomes isolated. Until one day a new girl arrives in class...

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Rudi Rosenberg; Writer: Igor Gotesman, Bruno Muschio, Rudi Rosenberg; Stars: Raphaël Ghrenassia, Joshua Raccah, Géraldine Martineau, Guillaume Cloud-Roussel, Johanna Lindstedt, Max Boublil, Eythan Chiche, Gabriel Nahum, Ismaël Mandile, Arthur Grégoire, Iléana Courbey, Yiling Luo, Pauline Leblond, Samuel Jami, Zélie Pouyanne)