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French Film Festival · 2016

French Film Festival 2016

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6 films · 2 reviews

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Dark Inclusion (Diamant noir)

Thriller sees a son plot vengeance on relatives who abandoned his father.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2016; Director: Arthur Harari; Writer: Agnès Feuvre, Arthur Harari, Vincent Poymiro, Olivier Séror; Stars: Niels Schneider, August Diehl, Hafed Benotman, Hans-Peter Cloos, Raphaële Godin, Raghunath Manet, Jos Verbist, Guillaume Verdier, Hilde Van Mieghem, Andreas Cojocaru, Vassili Schneider, Gilles Le Roy, Jacques Gabbanella, Ania Svetovaya, Jean-Luc Tartes)

First Growth (Premier crus)

A successful wine writer is forced to take over his dad's vineyard.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Jérôme Le Gris; Writer: Vanessa Portal, Rémi Bezançon, Jérôme Le Gris; Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Jalil Lespert, Alice Taglioni, Laura Smet, Lannick Gautry, Frédérique Tirmont, Christiane Millet, Scali Delpeyrat, Shane Woodward, Louis Wilwertz, Stéphane Caillard, Christian Bujeau, Philippe Laudenbach, Julien Israël, Roger Dumas)

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.

(Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Justine Triet; Writer: Justine Triet; Stars: Laure Calamy, Virginie Efira, Vincent Lacoste, Emmanuelle Lanfray, Laurent Poitrenaux, Melvil Poupaud)

My Men (Un début prometteur)

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.

(Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2015; Director: Emma Luchini; Writer: Emma Luchini, Nicolas Rey, Vanessa David, Nicolas Rey; Stars: Bedik Agazarian, André Antebi, Constantine Attia, Veerle Baetens, Jean-Michel Balthazar, Romane Barron, Guillaume Briat, Adrien Cauchetier, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Roger Contebardo, Suren Davtyan, Bertrand Festas, Simon Galaup Rey, Emilie Gavois-Kahn, Bruno Hausler)

Rosalie Blum

A lonely hairdresser becomes intrigued by a mysterious woman.

(Country: France; Year: 2015; Director: Julien Rappeneau; Writer: Camille Jourdy, Julien Rappeneau; Stars: Noémie Lvovsky, Kyan Khojandi, Alice Isaaz, Anémone, Philippe Rebbot, Sara Giraudeau, Camille Rutherford, Nicolas Bridet, Pierre Diot, Matthias Van Khache, Grégoire Oestermann, Jean-Michel Lahmi, Aude Pépin, Jaouen Gouevic, Vincent Colombe)

Tour De France

Story of an unlikely friendship between a builder and a rapper.

(Country: France; Year: 2016; Director: Rachid Djaidani; Writer: Rachid Djaidani; Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Louise Grinberg, Mabo Koyate, Nicolas Martheu, Sadek)