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French Film Festival · 2021

French Film Festival 2021

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Let Joy Reign Supreme (Que Le Fete Commence)

An exploration of power politics in the court of the Regent Philippe of Orleans in 1719.

(Country: France; Year: 1975; Director: Bertrand Tavernier; Writer: Jean Aurenche, Bertrand Tavernier; Stars: Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Christine Pascal, Alfred Adam, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Gérard Desarthe, Michel Beaune, Monique Chaumette, François Dyrek, Jean-Paul Farré, Nicole Garcia, Raymond Girard, Jacques Hilling, Bernard Lajarrige)

Olivia

In a girls' finishing school, new girl Olivia quickly falls under the spell of the beguiling Julie but her declaration of undying love increases tensions in an already fraught household.

(Country: France; Year: 1951; Director: Jacqueline Audry; Stars: Edwige Feuillère, Simone Simon, Marie-Claire Olivia)

Summer Light (Lumière d'été)

At a small inn in a mining area of Provence, a young woman finds herself involved with three men.

(Country: France; Year: 1942; Director: Jean Grémillon; Stars: Madeleine Renaud, Pierre Brasseur, Madeleine Robinson, Paul Bernard, Georges Marchal, Marcel Lesvesque)

Z

Political thriller.

(Country: France, Algeria; Year: 1969; Director: Costa-Gavras; Writer: Vasilis Vasilikos, Jorge Semprún, Costa-Gavras; Stars: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Périer, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, Pierre Dux, Georges Géret, Bernard Fresson, Marcel Bozzuffi, Julien Guiomar, Magali Noël, Renato Salvatori, Habib Reda, Clotilde Joano)