LIne up sneak peek
We are incredibly excited to share with you 5 of the 37 utterly captivating films that
will be showing at the 32nd Alliance Française French Film Festival. Scroll down to see some of the fabulous French films that will be
gracing cinemas soon, including
The
Godmother, Antoinette
in the Cévennes, Perfumes, Miss and
Night
Shift.
The godmother
LA DARONNE
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
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antoinette in the cevennes
ANTOINETTE DANS LES CÉVENNES
An Official Cannes 2020 Selection, this hilarious and life-affirming romantic comedy stars the wonderful Laure
Calamy (Call
My Agent!; Sibyl,
AF FFF20) as a woman who finds herself on a journey of self-discovery in somewhat unexpected circumstances.
Carried by the remarkable Calamy and her scene-stealing co-star, Patrick the donkey, Vignal’s wonderfully mischievous film offers
both its lead character and audiences an uproarious and poignant reminder of the virtues of independence, and that the journey,
not the destination, is often the reward.
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DIRECTED
Caroline Vignal STARRING
Laure Calamy
Benjamin Lavernhe
Olivia Côte
Marc Fraize
Jean-Pierre Martins
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Miss
MISS
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
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PERFUMES
LES PARFUMS
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
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NIGHT SHIFT
POLICE
The irresistible Omar Sy joins forces with Belgian darling Virginie Efira for this searing and utterly
engrossing film. Set over 24-hours, Night
Shift
follows three world-weary cops whose obedience to the force is put to the test when they are ordered
to escort a man to a plane for deportation to a country that will kill him. A tense and gritty drama, this is guaranteed to be one
of the Festival's most talked about events.
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DIRECTED
Anne Fontaine
STARRING
Virginie Efira
Omar Sy
Grégory Gadebois
Payman Maadi
Emmanuel Barrouyer
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