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French Film Festival · 2016

French Film Festival 2016

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9 films · 1 review

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Angélique's Day For Night (La nuit américaine d'Angélique)

Story of one woman's relationship with Francois Truffaut's Day For Night.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Joris Clerté, Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet; Writer: Olivia Rosenthal; Stars: Louise Bourgoin)

Après Suzanne

Joachim returns to his family after his first romantic break-up.

(Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Félix Moati; Writer: Félix Moati; Stars: Vincent Lacoste, Esther Garrel, Antoine de Bary, Zita Hanrot, François Morel, Patrick d'Assumçao, William Lebghil)

La Femme De Rio

Review preview for La Femme De Rio

Role play becomes droll play for writer/directors Emma Luchini and Nicolas Rey.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
A recovering alcoholic who refuses to leave his flat embarks on a whirlwind imagined romance with a woman he meets by chance.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Emma Luchini, Nicolas Rey; Writer: Emma Luchini, Nicolas Rey; Stars: Nicolas Rey, Céline Sallette, Laurent Laffargue, Steve Tran, Rachel Khan, Elodie Rouge)

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My First Analyst (Premiere Seance)

A man is due for his first session with a psychoanalyst.

(Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Jonathan Borgel; Writer: Jonathan Borgel; Stars: Samir Guesmi, Philippe du Janerand, Santiago Amigorena, Cécilia Steiner)

Reflections In The Cat's Eyes (Reflets dans l'oeil du chat )

Two children enter the mysterious world of a painter.

(Year: 2012; Director: Yannik Ruault)

Somewhere (Ailleurs)

A man starts a journey to the end of the world.

(Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Mélody Boulissière; Writer: Mélody Boulissière; Stars: Mattia Maggi)

Sunday Lunch (Le repas dominical)

Coming-of-age animation.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Céline Devaux; Writer: Céline Devaux; Stars: Vincent Macaigne, George Blagden)

Thank you Mr Imada

Off-beat take on filmmaking.

(Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Merci Monsieur Imada; Writer: Sylvain Chomet; Stars: Pierre Giafferi, Bastien Urghetto, Marie Petiot, Armelle Abibou)

The Wall (Mur)

One winter evening, a woman is going to work. The surroundings are hostile, the labour-backbreaking. Suddenly, snow comes in through the window and the workplace becomes a land of adventures.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2014; Director: Andra Tevy; Writer: Andra Tevy; Stars: John Arnold, Evelyne Didi, Véronique Levy)