The effervescent Isabelle Huppert returns to the Festival in The Godmother, where the gritty realism of Breaking Bad meets the stoner comedy of a Cheech & Chong movie. Based on the award-winning novel by Hannelore Cayre – who also co-wrote the script – The Godmother is a beautifully crafted blend of French noir, drama and comedy with a triumphant performance by Huppert as a defiantly independent woman making her mark on the world with a blunt rather than a whimper.

DIRECTED
Jean-Paul Salomé

STARRING
Isabelle Huppert
Hippolyte Girardot
Farida Ouchani
Liliane Rovère
Jade-Nadja Nguyen

DIRECTED
Caroline Vignal STARRING
Laure Calamy
Benjamin Lavernhe
Olivia Côte
Marc Fraize
Jean-Pierre Martins

Ruben Alves' inspiring new film Miss is a joyful yet thought-provoking film about a boy who dreamed of conquering the Miss France beauty pageant. This feel-good story about overcoming hardship and prejudice has the perfect lead in androgynous actor and model Alexandre Wetter. With stunning cinematography and a stellar supporting cast, Miss tears apart our preconceptions of gender and inspires us to rethink the status quo. 

DIRECTED
Ruben Alves

STARRING
Alexandre Wetter
Pascale Arbillot
Thibault de Montalembert
Stéfi Celma
Isabelle Nanty

Call My Agent's Gregory Montel and the delightful Emmanuelle Devos star in this classic odd-couple story about two people whose temperaments are poles apart; and yet, opposites attract. Perfumes is a personality clash comedy that delivers a winning formula of social observation, character drama and empathy. It is exquisitely French and emerges as a breath of fresh – albeit scented – air.

DIRECTED
Grégory Magne

STARRING
Emmanuelle Devos
Grégory Montel
Gustave Kerven
Sergi López
Zélie Rixhon

DIRECTED
Anne Fontaine

STARRING
Virginie Efira
Omar Sy
Grégory Gadebois
Payman Maadi
Emmanuel Barrouyer