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French Film Festival · 2025

French Film Festival 2025

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11 films · 3 reviews

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C'est Si Bon

Drama chronicling the tumultuous love story between Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Diane Kurys; Stars: Roschdy Zem, Marina Fois, Theirry de Peretti)

Dalloway (The Residency)

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The creepy big brother aspect of the film pervades everything.

Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
Clarissa, a writer lacking inspiration, joins a prestigious artist residency at the cutting edge of technology. There, she finds support - and even a confidante - in Dalloway, her virtual assistant, who helps her write. But Clarissa begins to grow uneasy with the AI’s increasingly intrusive presence.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2025; Director: Yann Gozlan; Writer: Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, Tatiana De Rosnay, Yann Gozlan; Stars: Cécile de France, Anna Mouglalis, Freya Mavor, Lars Mikkelsen, Frédéric Pierrot, Mark Irons, Sophie Maréchal, Douglas Grauwels, Vinh Long, David Fouques, Elodie Barthels, Yva Lake)

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Dog 51 (Chien 51)

In a future Paris divided by class, an AI named ALMA oversees society. When its creator is assassinated, a top agent and a jaded cop are forced to work together to solve a murder that may expose the dark secrets of the system they serve.

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Cédric Jimenez; Writer: Olivier Demangel, Laurent Gaudé, Cédric Jimenez; Stars: Mehmet Arikan, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Louis Garrel, Daphné Patakia, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Romain Duris, Gilles Lellouche, Artus)

The Great Arch (L'inconnu de la Grande Arche)

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An absorbing account.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
1982. French President François Mitterrand decides to launch an international architectural competition for the flagship project of his mandate: the Great Arch of La Défense, aligned with the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. Against all odds, Otto von Spreckelsen, a Danish architect, wins the competition...

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Stéphane Demoustier; Writer: Laurence Cossé, Stéphane Demoustier; Stars: Claes Bang, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Xavier Dolan, Swann Arlaud, Alessandro Bressanello, Michel Fau, Olivia Hahn Reichstein, Pierre-François Grunenwald, Thomas Garcia)

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How To Make A Killing

A freak accident leads to the deaths of two strangers but instead of reporting the driver panics and flees, once his wife becomes involved, the situation spirals into chaos.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Frank Dubosc; Stars: Frank Dubosc, Laure Calamy, Benoit Poelvoorde)

The Little Sister (La Petite Dernière)

Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family.

(Country: France, Germany; Year: 2025; Director: Hafsia Herzi; Writer: Fatima Daas, Hafsia Herzi; Stars: Park Ji-min, Aloïse Sauvage, Némo Schiffman, Vincent Pasdermadjian, Sophie Garagnon, Olivia Courbis, Rita Benmannana, Victorien Bonnet, Elisa Libri, Luna Ribeiro, Anouar Kardellas, Nacer Bouhanni)

Monsieur Aznavour

Biopic about the French singing icon.

(Country: France; Year: 2023; Director: Grand Corps Malade, Mehdi Idir; Stars: Tahar Rahim, Bastien Bouillon, Marie-Julie Baup, Victor Meutelet, Rupert Wynne-Jones)

Out Of Love (Les Enfants Vont Bien)

Review preview for Out Of Love

Ambrosioni extracts lived-in performances from Cottin and the whole cast which lifts what could have been a straight-forward drama into a profound and moving portrait of families and motherhood.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
After many years, Suzanne and her two children unexpectedly show up at the home of her sister Jeanne. It initially looks like Suzanne is tentatively attempting to re-establish a relationship with her sister. But this illusion is shattered with the morning light: Suzanne is gone and Jeanne is forced to become a mother to children she barely knows.

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Nathan Ambrosioni; Writer: Nathan Ambrosioni; Stars: Camille Cottin, Juliette Armanet, Monia Chokri, Féodor Atkine, Myriem Akheddiou, Guillaume Gouix)

Full review See: Camille Cottin on life-work balance and children

The Richest Woman In The World (La femme la plus riche du monde)

An elderly woman's gift of millions to a young artist sparks a scandal and leads her daughter to uncover corruption.

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Thierry Klifa; Writer: Cédric Anger, Jacques Fieschi, Thierry Klifa; Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Marina Foïs, Raphaël Personnaz, André Marcon, Mathieu Demy, Micha Lescot, Joseph Olivennes, Paul Beaurepaire, Yannick Renier, Patrick Sobelman, Paul Gasnier, Elodie Barthels)

The Safe House (La Cache)

An eccentric family portrait set during the May 1968 protests in Paris. A nine-year-old boy stays with his grandparents and uncles while his parents protest. When an illustrious guest seeks refuge in the apartment, the family’s dynamics change.

(Country: Switzerland, France, Luxembourg; Year: 2025; Director: Lionel Baier; Writer: Lionel Baier, Catherine Charrier; Stars: Michel Blanc, Liliane Rovère, William Lebghil, Dominique Reymond, Larisa Faber, Aurélien Gabrielli, Adrien Barazzone)

Sarah Bernhardt (La Divine)

Biopic of the theatre diva.

(Country: France; Year: 2024; Director: Guillaume Nicloux; Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Amira Casar)