(Illusions Perdues)
EVENT INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022
Location: Palace Cinemas (Barracks), Petrie Terrace, Brisbane
Arrival time: 6:00pm
Screening time: 6:30pm
Welcome glass of Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte on arrival, nibbles and a gift bag.
Synopsis: 1821. Handsome poet Lucien (Benjamin Voisin - Moving On and Summer of 85 - AF FFF21, in a star-making turn) is poor, but highly ambitious. Failing to make a name for himself in his provincial hometown, he naively follows his married patroness (a radiant Cécile de France) to the glamorous beau monde of Paris.This is grand French cinema at its most lavish, and finest.
Cast: Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, Cécile De France, Benjamin Voisin, Salomé Dewaels
Director: Xavier Giannoli
(Les Amours d'Anaïs)
EVENT INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022
Location: Palace Cinemas James Street
Arrival time: 6:00pm
Screening time: 6:30pm
Welcome drink and popcorn on arrival.
Synopsis: Anaïs in Love is a sensual, funny and endearing French romantic comedy. Young Anais begins an affair with a much
older man but finds herself falling for his wife. This ménage à trois elegantly navigates fantasy, sensuality and melancholy in a film
that grows in intensity with each passing minute.
Cast: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Anaïs Demoustier, Denis Podalydès, Jean-Charles Clichet, Christophe Montenez
Director: Charline
Bourgeois-Tacquet
(La Brigade)
EVENT INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
Location: Palace Cinemas (Barracks), Petrie Terrace, Brisbane
Arrival time: 6:00pm
Screening time: 6:30pm
Welcome drink and nibbles on arrival.
Synopsis: Cathy is an inflexible 40-year-old sous-chef, finally fulfilling her lifelong dream of opening her own
high-end restaurant. Things do not go to plan. Facing serious financial difficulties, she reluctantly accepts a job in the cafeteria of a
shelter for young migrants. Though she hates the new job at first, Cathy’s remarkable skill and passion for cuisine start to change the
kids’ lives. And it turns out they also have a lot to teach her.
Cast: François Cluzet, Audrey Lamy, Fatoumata Kaba, Chantal Neuwirth Director: Louis-Julien Petit
(Envole-moi)
EVENT INFORMATION
Date: Wednesday, April 16th, 2022
Location: Palace Cinemas (Barracks), Petrie Terrace, Brisbane
Arrival time: 6:00pm
Screening time: 6:30pm
Welcome drink and nibbles on arrival.
Synopsis: Thomas
(Victor Belmondo, Sweetheart, AF FFF20) spends his nights in clubs and his days in bed having dropped out of university and living off his
father's wealth. That is until his father, Dr. Reinhard (Gérard Lanvin), fed up with his son’s escapades, cuts him off completely and forces
him to take care of one of his young patients.
Marcus is twelve years old and lives alone with his mother. Born with a serious congenital disorder, he divides his time between a reception
centre for sick children where he goes to school and repeated stays in hospital. This encounter will disrupt their lives and change them
both, profoundly and forever.
Cast: Victor Belmondo, Ornella Fleury, Yoann Eloundou, Gérard Lanvin, Marie-Sohna Condé
Director: Christophe Barratier