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04 - 13 Welcome & Messages

OPENING NIGHT FILM

14 Lost Illusions

CLOSING NIGHT FILM

16 Fly Me Away

OUR FAVOURITES

20 Love Songs for Tough Guys

21 Happening22 Hear Me Out23 The Young Lovers24 The Kitchen Brigade25 La Traviata, My

Brothers and I

CANNES HIGHLIGHTS

28 Peaceful29 Paris, 13th District30 The Braves31 Everything Went Fine

PARIS: PAST PERFECT

33 Maigret34 Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

RIOTOUS FRENCH WIT

36 OSS 117: From Africa With Love

37 Employee of the Month

38 Rumba Therapy39 Murder Party40 Men on the Verge of

a Nervous Breakdown41 The Villa42 French Tech

INSPIRED, INSPIRING

44 Rise45 Petite Maman46 Authentik

LOVE: IT’S MAGNETIC

48 Waiting for Bojangles49 Anaïs in Love50 A Tale of Love and

Desire51 Fire

WE ARE WOMEN

54 Madeleine Collins 55 Between Two Worlds56 Full Time

ALAIN DELON - LEGEND

58 Purple Noon

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW 60 Goliath 61 Another World

ESCAPE

62 Paul W.R.’s Last Journey63 Kompromat

FILMS SANS FRONTIÈRES

65 Mali Twist66 Memory Box

AMAZING NATURE

68 The Velvet Queen

FAMILY

70 Little Nicholas’ Treasure71 The Fantastic Journey of

Margot & Marguerite72 Pil’s Adventures

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FRENCH AMBASSADOR

The Embassy of France in Australia is proud to be a partner of the 33rd Alliance Française French Film Festival. For more than three decades, this widely celebrated Festival has been presenting the best of French excellence on the big screen. Last year it reached unparalleled heights, featuring several world premieres and attracting over 170,000 patrons.

Courage, generosity, equality, and team spirit are recurring themes which demonstrate France’s determination to address contemporary challenges positively. This richness is evident in the selection of 42 movies for the Festival this year which will provide a film that everyone can enjoy. In fact, they will surely find several!

This year’s Festival would not have been possible without the unwavering support from Palace Cinemas, Alliances Françaises, sponsors, partners, and distributors who have continuously offered the Festival a selection of movies highlighting the richness and diversity of French cinema to our ever-growing and faithful audience.

This success also owes much to a dedicated audience and the positive word-of-mouth which the Alliance Française French Film Festival generates.

There is hope. The Festival is the best demonstration that we can still dream together - and start a new beginning.

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JEAN-PIERRE THEBAULT

H.E. Jean-Pierre Thébault is the Ambassador of France to Australia

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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Storytelling is in the DNA of human nature and cinema is one of our most profound ways to share those stories. Despite the challenges of the past 2 years, French filmmakers have continued to create entertaining and thought-provoking content.

Just as the last edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival marked new milestones, including record audiences despite a pandemic, the 33rd Festival will feature 42 films, covering a wide spectrum of genres and again including several Australian premieres and many world premieres! This year’s program also sees 4 directors making their feature film debut.The opening movie Lost Illusions is a masterpiece told with panache and covers a subject matter very relevant to our times. Overall, the line-up presents a window to the challenges of now and tomorrow’s world. French cinema presents a snapshot of our society, the society we want to build together with generosity and a sense of commitment. We also need to laugh and escape from these bewildering times. The AF FFF 2022 features several comedies, many beautiful tales of romance and compelling stories. You will travel to France, Lebanon, Mali, Russia, Canada, Tibet, the North Pole and many other places… and meet fascinating characters that will take you into the whirlwind of life. They are free, wild and deeply seductive, rather like Alain Delon in Purple Noon, our Classic movie. The 33rd edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival is a welcome Ode a la Vie!

KARINE MAURIS

Karine Mauris is the Cultural Attachée of the French Embassy, and has been the Artistic Director of the Alliance Française French Film Festival since 2020.

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Thanks to the support of our students, partners, friends and board members, the Alliance Française French Film Festival has continued to charm, challenge and entertain Australians during these difficult times. The 2021 festival was an outstanding success as was the 2020 edition which was one of the largest public events to take place in the country that year.If you miss France and all things French, the 2022 edition of the festival is sure to please. It’s been a tough time for artists across the globe, but this hasn’t dampened French creativity which can be seen at its best in this ambitious and diverse program.Armchair travel to France with the festival and immerse yourself in French language and culture with the Alliances Francaises d’Australie in your own city. We’re proud to be presenting the 33rd Alliance Française French Film Festival and hope you can continue your French journey by checking out our extensive range of online and in-person French language courses and events. Whether it’s to polish up your language skills, or embark on learning French for the first time, come and join us for the second part of your French adventure. France is waiting for you!

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FESTIVAL PATRON

In 2015, Lang was elected as President of the Australian Director’s Guild tasked with increasing racial, gender, and class diversity in the sector, and in 2016 as part of Screen Australia, developed the Gender Matters Initiative. She has worked on everything from informative VR films to TV Drama series, and is currently pursuing an Asian Australian YA feature, Laurinda, and adapting Nakkiah Lui’s cross-cultural comedy Kill The Messenger into an eco-thriller, Brown Lake.Lang speaks fluent French and as an ambassador for the festival will comment on the influence French cinema has had on her film style and career.

“It is with great pleasure that I join AF FFF as an ambassador. I grew up on French cinema, my first feature film screened In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and I wrote and directed a French language film, in collaboration with iconic French screenwriter Gerard Brach. My passion for French filmmakers is literally in my DNA. I look forward to discovering this years’ standout French movies!”

Samantha Lang is a multi-award-winning Australian filmmaker, her films having been featured at the Australian Film Institute Awards and more. Working across the globe as a talented writer, director, and producer, Lang’s films have been screened at major international festivals including Sundance and Toronto. Her film The Well competing at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival for the prestigious Palme D’Or. Themes of gender, environment, and diversity pervade many of Lang’s projects, from her art to her doctoral candidacy. Her company ‘Handmaid Media’ has an eye for both emerging and established talent and produces films which unearth stories from diverse perspectives.

SAMANTHA LANG

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Hailed by Variety as one of 10 directors to watch in 2020, Shannon Murphy is a multi-award-winning film, television and theatre director. After an acclaimed career in theatre and having established herself in television, Shannon’s debut feature film Babyteeth (2019) earned her accolades worldwide, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Director.Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis and Eliza Scanlen, Babyteeth competed at Venice Film Festival, nominated for the Golden Lion – one of only two films directed by women in festival competition.

In television, her most recent works included the latest season of Killing Eve (2020) and directing many much-loved Australian television shows such as Rake, Offspring, and Love Child. Shannon is currently directing The Power for Amazon Studios, based on Naomi Alderman’s best-selling novel of the same name.Shannon Murphy is the recipient of the Kering Women in Motion prize, presented at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in recognition of promising female talent within our industry.

SHANNON MURPHY

“I am so honored to be an ambassador this year. I have been fortunate to have lived so close to France over these past two years and experienced the French film scene up close and personal. My favorite film in recent years is a French film called Custody which left me breathless! As well as the very recent Petite Maman by one of our greatest female filmmakers Celine Sciamma.”

FESTIVAL PATRON

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film remains the Stolen Generations saga Rabbit-Proof Fence, which won the AFI Award for Best Film in 2002. Inspired by the stories he grew up listening to, of his father’s service in the Australian Commando unit Z Force during World War II, many of Noyce’s films feature espionage, such as Clear and Present Danger (1994) and Salt (2010).Noyce’s upcoming projects include The Desperate Hour, starring Naomi Watts, to be released in February 2022, while shooting is under way for the darkly comedic thriller Fast Charlie, starring Pierce Brosnan.In late 2021, a 17 feature and 10 shorts retrospective of Noyce’s work was presented at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris, celebrating his lifetime achievements.

Born in Griffith, New South Wales, Noyce, began making short films at the age of 18, inspired by a screening of US and Australian experimental films, leading him to pursue a career in cinema.After graduating from Sydney University, he joined the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 1973, and released his first professional film in 1975. Noyce would go on to create a number of Australian feature films and television series from 1977 to 1988, grabbing Hollywood’s attention with Dead Calm (1988) which launched the career of Nicole Kidman.This gave Noyce a gateway to critical and commercial success in the US, going on to work with the likes of Harrison Ford, Angelina Jolie, Denzel Washington, and Michael Caine. Though Noyce’s most important

PHILLIP NOYCE

“The French New wave of the late 50’s and 60’s had an enormous influence on the so called Australian New wave of the 1970’s, of whom I was one. The French showed us that independent movies could be successful outside the conveyor belt of the Hollywood Studio system. And the French inspired us to be bold in the way we told our stories. My film Newsfront (1978) was the culmination of a decade spent watching mainly French cinema.”

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David has divided his time between Hollywood, roles in successful TV series like Top of the Lake, and independent Australian movies. David has a passion for independent films, exploring the challenging depths of characters and their resonance with community as seen in films Lion, The Furnace, and the award-winning performance of the infamous Spitieri in Gettin Square. Always willing to explore and push the envelope he directed his first feature film, Ellipsis, in 1997. It was shot in ten days in real time. It was an impressive directorial debut, featuring at the Sydney Film Festival. David will next be seen with Toni Collette on Netflix in the thriller, Pieces of Her.

Australian actor and director, David Wenham, is one of Australia’s most respected and applauded actors both nationally and internationally. David has appeared in movies, television series and theatre productions. David began his career in 1987, appearing in several telemovies including his AFI award-winning role in the Simone de Beauvoir’s Babies (1997) and his iconic Aussie role of charismatic Dan Della Bosca in Sea Change. David then moved to the big screen.In 1998, his outstanding performance in the critically acclaimed The Boys (1998) took him to Hollywood. He is well known for playing Faramir in The Lord of the Rings, as well as his roles in 300, and many other blockbusters.

DAVID WENHAM

“French cinema has not only entertained, provoked and moved me as an audience member it has also provided invaluable insight, education and inspiration for me as an actor and film practitioner. I am excited to be an ambassador for the Alliance Française French Film Festival and look forward to engaging with both French filmmakers and local audiences.”

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OPENING NIGHT

DRAMA | FRANCE | 2021 | 149 MIN | CTC

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

LOST ILLUSIONSILLUSIONS PERDUES

An all-star cast dazzles in the spectacular and exhilarating new film by Xavier Giannoli (Marguerite, AF FFF16; The Singer, AF FFF13), an adaptation of Balzac’s classic novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be bought and sold.

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.

But Lucien has entered a society far more dangerous than he realised, and the venomous denizens of the salons (brought to life by a superb ensemble including Jeanne Balibar, Gérard Depardieu and Xavier Dolan) conspire to keep him out of their ranks. Lucien is forced to abandon his principles and find work at a low-brow newspaper, where his scathing critiques soon cause a sensation and arouse the interest of admirers and publishers. But in a society where profit and status rule, what is really left for Lucien?

Epic in scope and impact, Lost Illusions is an eerily prescient fable bracingly attuned to the anxieties of the modern media age. This is grand French cinema at its most lavish, and finest.

DIRECTED BY: Xavier Giannoli

STARRING: Benjamin Voisin, Vincent Lacoste, Salomé Dewaels, Cécile de France, Xavier Dolan

LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles

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CLOSING NIGHT

COMEDY DRAMA | FRANCE, ITALY | 2020 | 91 MIN | CTC

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FLY ME AWAYENVOLE-MOI

Inspired by a true story, Fly Me Away is a feel-good movie full of humanity, from Christophe Barratier, Director of the classic French film The Chorus.

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.

Fly Me Away perfectly captures the balance between tears and heartwarming laughter, as this unlikely pair forms a brotherly bond that is made all the more convincing by Eloundou’s mature performance which brings the film’s deep emotion to life.

DIRECTED BY: Christophe Barratier

STARRING:Victor Belmondo, Gérard Lanvin, Yoann Eloundou, Ornella Fleury, Marie-Sohna Condé

LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles

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LOVE SONGS FOR TOUGH GUYS CETTE MUSIQUE NE JOUE POUR PERSONNE

COMEDY | FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2021 | 106 MIN | CTC

Featuring a delicious ensemble cast led by the fabulous François Damiens (Of Love and Lies, AF FFF20) and Vanessa Paradis (Family Photo, AF FFF19), the hilarious new romantic comedy from Samuel Benchetrit is a charmingly-affectionate fable of a disparate group of ordinary people finding love and fulfillment through an unexpected source: the arts.

In the port city of Dunkirk, weary crime boss Jeff (The Bélier Family’s wonderful Damiens, AF FFF15) has a big problem: young punks are muscling in on his turf. But Jeff is distracted: he’s fallen for Roxane, a supermarket cashier he adores from afar. Taking a leaf from the Cyrano playbook, he tries to win her heart by writing love poems, but doesn’t have the courage to deliver them. Meanwhile, Jeff’s grizzled and near-mute enforcer is sent to shake down local suburban widow Suzanne (a never-better Paradis), who is preparing to portray Simone de Beauvoir in the community theatre’s annual musical, but instead finds himself drawn into the actual production…

Featuring an exquisitely layered script that slowly reveals genuine pathos for all its characters, Love Songs for Tough Guys is a deadpan but giddily

romantic fable of imperfect people with complex and passionate interior lives. Huge-hearted and funny, it’s one of the most entertaining and intelligent comedies of this year’s selection.

DIRECTED BY Samuel Benchetrit

STARRING François Damiens, Vanessa Paradis, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Joey Starr, Gustave Kervern

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HAPPENING L’ÉVÉNEMENT


Winner of this year’s Golden Lion Award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, Happening is an adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical novel. The movie is a powerful female story set in France, 1963 - a society that censures women’s desires.

Audrey Diwan’s second movie is a raw tale of smashed innocence set at a time when a woman’s right to have an abortion was classified as murder. The film follows the story of a young girl, studying in Paris, who dreams of becoming a writer and the challenges she faces.

Strong, raw, intense, heartbreaking, this is a must-see film with a great cast, featuring the young lead actress Anamaria Vartolomei supported by the iconic Sandrine Bonnaire.

Happening is French social realism at its finest, the film does not shy away from this increasingly relevant topic as women’s rights are challenged across the globe. It’s this atmosphere of judgement and isolation that is palpable, as the line between drama and thriller are blurred in what seems like the protagonist’s fight for life.

FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.

DIRECTED BY Audrey Diwan

STARRING Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquéro, Pio Marmaï, Sandrine Bonnaire

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HEAR ME OUT ON EST FAIT POUR S’ENTENDRE

COMEDY | FRANCE | 2020 | 93 MIN | M


DIRECTED BY Pascal Elbé

STARRING Pascal Elbé, Sandrine Kiberlain, Valérie Donzelli, François Berléand, Emmanuelle Devos

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“I made a movie about being hard of hearing because I lost some hearing several years ago. I decided to make a comedy on this subject.” - Pascal Elbé.

This romantic comedy is centered around Antoine (Pascal Elbé, Knock, AF FFF18) a history professor in his early 50s, who discovers he is losing his hearing. Unable to own up to his disability and his attempts to disguise it only resulting in those around him finding his behaviour increasingly odd, he resigns himself to living in his bubble. An encounter with Claire, a widow whose daughter is mute, gives him the strength to open up to the world again.

In addition to being behind the camera, Pascal Elbé plays the main character in this very personal film. For his third movie as a director, he surrounds himself with a strong cast: Sandrine Kiberlain (French Tech, AF FFF22), François Berléand (How to Be a Good Wife, AF FFF20), Valérie Donzelli (Notre Dame, AF FFF20), to name a few.

This well-rounded cast of Hear Me Out delivers a touching exploration of the risks and rewards of revealing our vulnerabilities and that shows there’s no shame in asking for help. Dealing with the universal themes of change, difference, and communication, Elbé explores the lighter side of understanding one’s self and in turn being understood.

THE YOUNG LOVERS LES JEUNES AMANTS

ROMANCE | FRANCE | 2022 | 113 MIN | CTC

The fabulous Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France beguile in The Young Lovers, Carine Tardieu’s eagerly anticipated follow up to Just to Be Sure (AF FFF17), a modern and emotionally-nuanced romantic dramedy of a woman who embarks on a relationship with a much younger man, and the implications her choices have on those around her.

Elegant, retired architect Shauna (a radiant, never-better Ardant, La Belle Époque AF FFF 20) crosses paths with Pierre (Melvil Poupaud, Summer of 85, AF FFF21), a married oncologist in his 40s, who first made an impression on her in a brief meeting over a decade earlier. Both are drawn to each other and begin a passionate affair. While Pierre’s family life is soon turned upside down - his wife (de France) incredulous at the age difference - Shauna struggles with feelings she thought well-belonged to the past, and the promise of what may remain…

Inspired by real events experienced by the mother of one of Tardieu’s closest friends, the late Sólveig Anspach, this wonderful new film deftly avoids sentimentality, and empathises as equally with those affected by the couple’s unexpected connection as it does with them. Capturing the thrill, guilt and vulnerability of December-May romances, The Young Lovers is a hugely moving call to arms to fully appreciate life, no matter society’s preconceptions.


DIRECTED BY Carine Tardieu

STARRING Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud, Cécile de France, Florence Loiret-Caille, Sharif Andoura

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THE KITCHEN BRIGADE LA BRIGADE

SOCIAL COMEDY | FRANCE | 2022 | 94 MIN | M

DIRECTED BY Louis-Julien Petit

STARRING Audrey Lamy, François Cluzet, Chantal Neuwirth, Fatoumata Kaba, Oliver Faliez

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

The follow up movie to Julien-Petit’s box-office hit Invisibles (AF FFF20) The Kitchen Brigade, explores the world of French gastronomy while also tackling issues of social justice and inclusion through the story of Cathy.

Cathy (Audrey Lamy, already starring in Invisibles) 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.

True to his favourite genre, social comedy, Louis-Julien Petit explores learning, communication, success and self-esteem, mixing humour, humanism, realism and entertainment. With The Kitchen Brigade, the director pays tribute to young people with a tormented past and an uncertain future, holding onto hope of a better life, struggling relentlessly to integrate into French society; and of course, acknowledges all those who devote so much energy to help them.

This feel-good movie with a strong touch of humanity also features François Cluzet (Intouchables and We’ll End Up Together, AF FFF20) and several newcomers, including Fatoumata Kaba.

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LA TRAVIATA, MY BROTHERS AND I MES FRÈRES ET MOI

DRAMA | FRANCE | 2022 | 108 MIN | M

In his feature debut, French filmmaker Yohan Manca breaks down the barriers and preconceptions surrounding art and culture with a touching story of hope, chance and overcoming adversity.

La Traviata, My Brothers and I, tells the story of 14-year-old Nour (Maël Rouin-Berrandou), growing up in a housing project in the South of France, with his older brothers, who take turns caring for their ailing mother, who is in a coma.

Nour dreams of becoming the new Luciano Pavarotti, inspired by La Traviata, an opera he knows well because his Italian father wooed his North African mother by singing its arias to her. Between his work in the community and rising tensions at home, Nour dreams of escaping to a faraway place. When he crosses paths with Sarah (Judith Chemla, A Woman’s Life, AF FFF17), an opera singer teaching summer classes, he finally finds the opportunity to come out of his shell and explore new horizons.

Avoiding clichés, the filmmaker – with the help of cinematographer Marco Graziaplena – captures the siblings through a lens influenced by Italian cinema of the 1960s and 70s and adeptly presents an inspiring slice-of-life film filled with tender, touching moments.


DIRECTED BY Yohan Manca

STARRING Maël Rouin-Berrandou, Judith Chemla, Dali Benssalah, Sofian Khammes, Moncef Farfar

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C A N N E S H I G H L I G H T S

DIRECTED BY Emmanuelle Bercot

STARRING Catherine Deneuve, Benoît Magimel, Gabriel Sara, Cécile de France, Oscar Morgan

LANGUAGE French with English subtitles

“Progressive in its stance against the language of cancer as a battle to be won or lost...redoubtable performances from Magimel and Deneuve.” – Variety


PEACEFUL DE SON VIVANT

A man (Benoît Magimel, We’ll End Up Together, AF FFF20) condemned too young by a serious illness. The suffering of a mother (Catherine Deneuve, Happy Birthday, AF FFF20; Claire Darling, AF FFF19) facing the unbearable. The dedication of a doctor (Dr. Gabriel Sara) and a nurse (Cécile de France, also starring in this year’s Lost Illusions) to accompany them on the impossible path to acceptance.

Writer and director Emmanuelle Bercot initially set out to explore the undying connection between a mother and her child, but through a chance encounter with Dr. Gabriel Sara, a dedicated cancer specialist who plays himself, the story of Peaceful unfolds like the stages of grief itself. Bercot chose to combine the realistic with the philosophical in this devastatingly beautiful tragedy, that leans on Sara’s real-life experiences and Magimel’s transformative performance, to convey the slow and poignant loosening of the mortal coil.

Peaceful is a touching story of the process of engaging in a ‘dance’ with the disease, trying to tame it, and coming to understand what it means to be dying while still living. A deeply moving film that examines the vulnerability of humanity and will leave audiences thinking ‘what would I do in that situation?’

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DIRECTED BY Jacques Audiard

STARRING Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Jehnny Beth, Noémie Merlant, Anaïde Rozam


“A silky, soulful black-and-white tapestry of single millennials seeking connection.” – Variety

ROMANCE | FRANCE | 2021 | 106 MIN | R - 18+

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Paris, 13th District is a vibrant adaptation of Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel Killing and Dying, a tale of young love filmed in sumptuous black and white. A tender, invigorating, sentimental waltz set in contemporary Paris.

The film delights, enchants and upsets. Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard (The Sisters Brothers, AF FFF19) paints a picture of a district of Paris, an era and a generation. Paris, 13th District is foremost a film about youth where disillusionment is met with dramatic change to occupations, lifestyles, and love lives as the characters compete against fleeting connections in the digital age.

Co-written with two of French cinema’s brightest writer-directors, Léa Mysius (Ava, AF FFF18) and Céline Sciamma (Girlhood, AF FFF15), the 13th district of Paris becomes the sublime setting for a love affair between four young adults in search of themselves, carried away by the hypnotic electronic music of French composer Rone. A story of intertwining lives and relationships that redefines what modern love is.

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DIRECTED BY Anaïs Volpé

STARRING Déborah Lukumuena, Souheila Yacoub, Angélique Kidjo, Matthieu Longatte, Sveva Alviti


“A breathless debut celebrating the highs and lows of a firework female friendship.” – Variety

THE BRAVES ENTRE LES VAGUES

Dreaming, failing, starting over. Best friends Margot (Souheila Yacoub, Savages, AF FFF20) and Alma (Déborah Lukumuena, Invisibles, AF FFF20) are young, carefree and chasing their dream to become theatre actors through the streets of Paris, until adversity suddenly threatens their plans and tests their sisterhood.

Both girls go through a roller-coaster of emotions: guilt, grief, anger and a sense of injustice. Nonetheless their ride-or-die relationship can get them through anything: they are inseparable, unstoppable.

The Braves is unique in its portrayal of twentysomething women with adolescent energy typically found in male “buddy” comedies. Anaïs Volpé’s frenetic energy of untouchable female exuberance is spurred along by American cinematographer Sean Price Williams’ (Good Time and Her Smell) hand-held camera work that fills the characters’ platonic friendship with urban romance.

In her debut feature, director Anaïs Volpé explores the power of friendship and youth and the unexpected challenges life can present. A film full of energy and life, The Braves was selected to be part of the Directors’ Fortnight (la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) at the Cannes Film Festival 2021 and also features Angélique Kidjo as Alma’s mother, Amina.



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DIRECTED BY François Ozon

STARRING André Dussollier, Sophie Marceau, Géraldine Pailhas, Charlotte Rampling, Grégory Gadebois


“This elegantly written, persuasively performed drama finds the ever-unpredictable Ozon in his plainest.” – Variety

EVERYTHING WENT FINE TOUT S’EST BIEN PASSÉ

Adapted from Emmanuèle Bernheim’s memoir, Everything Went Well, Director François Ozon (Summer of 85, AF FFF21) delivers a powerful drama which tackles the sensitive and complex issue of the right to die with dignity.

When André (André Dussolier, Of Love and Lies, AF FFF20), 85, has a stroke, Emmanuelle (Sophie Marceau, Chance Encounter and Sex, Love & Therapy, AF FFF15) hurries to her father’s bedside. Sick and half-paralysed in his hospital bed, he asks Emmanuelle to help him end his life. But can you honour such a request from your own father?

What follows is a deeply human take on a difficult subject. Despite what is still a taboo topic in France, this film treads lightly, offering poignant light-hearted scenes that will make you laugh but also bring tears to your eyes.

This bittersweet, witty drama cleverly reveals the complexities of family dynamics. Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2021, Everything Went Fine is one of François Ozon’s most beautifully crafted films to date. Sophie Marceau has never been better alongside a simply masterful André Dussollier.

DRAMA | FRANCE | 202O | 113 MIN | MA 15+

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DIRECTED BY Patrice Leconte

STARRING Gérard Depardieu, Jade Labeste, Mélanie Bernier, Bertrand Poncet, Aurore Clément , Andre Wilms


MAIGRET MAIGRET

The legendary Gérard Depardieu brings to remarkable life one of the most beloved characters from 20th century crime fiction in Maigret, the masterfully directed and hugely entertaining new film from multi award-winning writer/director Patrice Leconte (Monsieur Hire, Ridicule, The Girl on The Bridge), based on Georges Simenon’s internationally best-selling novels.

Paris, 1953. The body of a beautiful young woman is discovered at Place Vintimille, dressed in an elegant evening gown. There is nothing to identify her, and no witnesses. Pensive and world-weary inspector Jules Maigret (Depardieu) endeavours to piece together her story, and in doing so uncovers details about her past and character. In his enquiries, he encounters Betty (Jade Labeste), a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to the victim, but who also reminds him of one even closer to his own life…

Simenon (and Leconte’s) formidable protagonist - a French counterpart to Agatha Christie’s Poirot and P.D. James’ Dalgliesh - has been brought to the screen before, but Depardieu leaves an indelible stamp on the character, bringing tenderness and dignity to a man prepared to listen before he speaks, and to stand up for those without a voice. It’s an absolute pleasure to join him, as Maigret irascibly and ingeniously follows the clues.

CRIME THRILLER | FRANCE | 2022 | 88 MIN | CTC

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DRAMA | FRANCE | 2022 | 116 MIN | MDIRECTED BY Fred Cavayé

STARRING Daniel Auteuil, Gilles Lellouche, Sara Giraudeau , Mathilde Bisson, Nikolai Kinski, Anne Coesens


“Gripping from start to finish.” – Le Figaro

FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANN ADIEU MONSIEUR HAFFMANN

The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives one of his most superlative screen performances in the gripping new film from writer/director Fred Cavayé, based on the celebrated, multi–Molière Award-winning play.

Occupied Paris, 1941: Jews are instructed to identify themselves by wearing a yellow star. Jeweller Joseph Haffmann (Auteuil), fearing the worst, arranges for his family to flee the city and offers his employee François Mercier (Lellouche) the chance to take over his store until the conflict subsides. But his own attempts to escape are thwarted, and Haffmann is forced to seek his assistant’s protection.

It’s a risky proposition for both men, and one that Mercier’s wife Blanche (a wonderful Sara Giraudeau) is sceptical of. As the couple move in to the Haffmann home, the agreement turns into a Faustian bargain that will forever change the fate of all…

Cavayé masterfully guides the viewer through the world of Vichy France, where lives are irrevocably shaped by the twin scourges of war and the black market. Rich in moral complexity and empathy, with several twists too good to spoil, this is one of the Festival’s major highlights. It’s a must-see.WINNER – 2021

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DIRECTED BY Nicolas Bedos

STARRING Jean Dujardin, Pierre Niney, Vladimir Yordanoff, Fatou N’Diaye, Natacha Lindinger


“An entertaining popcorn movie that’s also a healthy satire on imperialist self-assurance.” – Deadline

COMEDY | FRANCE | 2021 | 116 MIN | M

OSS 117: FROM AFRICA WITH LOVE OSS 117: ALERTE ROUGE EN AFRIQUE NOIRE

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The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures.

The clueless, arrogant, hilarious and staunchly patriotic French secret agent, as silly as his retrograde attitudes — Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka agent OSS 117 — is back in OSS 117: From Africa With Love.

It’s 1981, the world has changed since the last adventure of OSS 117, France’s finest secret agent. Feminism is gaining ground; computer technology is developing and Communists lurk everywhere. In the midst of all this, France sends its top spy to Africa to help out President Bamba, whose re-election is threatened by rebels, led covertly by his young wife, played by the gorgeous Fatou N’Diaye.

This mission is trickier, more treacherous, and more torrid than ever and OSS 117 must, for the first time, team up with a young rival with considerable assets: the up-and-coming OSS 1001 (Pierre Niney, Goliath, AF FFF22). Starring Oscar winner, Jean Dujardin (I Feel Good, AF FFF19; Deerskin, AF FFF20), OSS 117: From Africa With Love is a delightful and entertaining movie with a healthy dose of satire.

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COMEDY | FRANCE | 2022 | 85 MIN | CTC DIRECTED BY Jérôme Commandeur

STARRING Jérôme Commandeur, Laetitia Dosch, Pascale Arbillot, Gérard Darmon, Christian Clavier


EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH IRRÉDUCTIBLE

A hilarious comedy à la française! From South America to Sweden, Employee of the Month will make you cry with laughter and take the audience on an overdue journey around the world.

Jérôme Commandeur (Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, AF FFF19) produces a satire full of twists and turns, poking fun at France and its public service, but kindly and with tenderness.

An irresistible force meets an immovable object when a zealous ministerial inspector (Pascale Arbillot), determined to do everything in her power to make cuts in civil service spending, comes up against Vincent Peltier (Jérôme Commandeur), a peaceful civil servant at the Water and Forestry Department in Limoges. As far as he’s concerned, his job, is “guaranteed for life”!

The war of nerves has only just begun when she transfers him to some of the must inhospitable places on Earth, including the North Pole!

Commandeur will have the audience in hysterics turning mundane office politics to the adventure of a lifetime!

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COMEDY | FRANCE | 2022 | 103 MIN | CTCDIRECTED BY Franck Dubosc

STARRING Louna Espinosa, Franck Dubosc, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Marie- Philomène Nga, Karina Marimon


“A crowd-pleaser weaving comedy and emotion.” – Variety

RUMBA THERAPY RUMBA LA VIE

Rumba Therapy is a feel-good comedy made by actor-turned-Director Franck Dubosc who plays Tony, a bus driver in his 50s, going through a midlife crisis. He lives alone, having abandoned his wife and baby decades earlier. Deciding to reconnect with his daughter (Louna Espinosa), who has become a dance teacher, Tony signs up for her classes, even though he hates dancing and has two left feet.

Following the success of Rolling to You, AF FFF19, another story of middle-aged reinvention, Dubosc harnesses that same endearing comedy to highlight the emotional vulnerability of an older man searching for greater meaning in life. It’s the kind of relatable melodrama that makes audiences root for the most unlikely of characters.

A touching film telling the story of a father desperate to reconnect with his daughter and who will go to any lengths and correct the mistakes of his past. Rumba Therapy is all about getting out of your comfort zone and sheds a tenderly funny light on father-daughter relationships in adulthood.

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DIRECTED BY Nicolas Pleskof

STARRING Alice Pol, Miou-Miou, Eddy Mitchell, Zabou Breitman, Gustave Kervern, Sarah Stern


COMEDY | FRANCE | 2022 | 103 MIN | CTC

MURDER PARTY MURDER PARTY

Sink your teeth into this juicy murder comedy!

Was it Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick? Or was it Mrs Peacock in the conservatory with the lead pipe? Murder Party follows Jeanne (Alice Pol, Un Plus Une, AF FFF15), a brilliant architect on a new job, renovating a beautiful mansion owned by an eccentric family who head a board game empire. Jeanne turns from architect to investigator when the landlord and patriarch is found dead and suddenly everybody is a suspect.

Director Nicolas Pleskof (Simiocratie and Zoo) has brought the family favourite board game, Cluedo, to life with his first full-length feature film.

All-star cast Alice Pol, French superstar Eddy Mitchell (True Friends, AF FFF14) and actress and director Zabou Breitman (The Swallows of Kabul, AF FFF20; Paris etc., AF FFF18) will keep you on the edge of your seat in this comedy thriller. Just when you think you have deduced it was Miss Scarlett in the ballroom with the revolver, guess again!

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COMEDY | FRANCE | 2022 | 97 MIN | MDIRECTED BY Audrey Dana

STARRING Marina Hands, Pascal Demolon, Thierry Lhermitte, Michaël Grégorio, François-Xavier Demaison, Ramzy, Laurent Stocker, Maxime de Baissette


MEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN HOMMES AU BORD DE LA CRISE DE NERFS

From an early age, men are conditioned to believe that expressing their feelings is incompatible with male identity. Get ready to explore the whole range of emotions through a masculine lens in this feel-good comedy.

Seven men, aged from 17 to 70 years old, all city-dwellers, meet up at a remote railway station for an unusual boot camp that they hope will get them back on their feet. They have nothing in common except that they are all on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Each step in this boot camp, devised by eccentric and feisty female coach, Omega (Marina Hands), aims to reveal their true selves. The task is a tough one, especially as nothing goes as planned.

Director Audrey Dana (French Women and If I Were a Boy) takes us on a comedic journey. Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown explores cultural norms and gender stereotypes with stunning performances from Thierry Lhermitte and Ramzy Bedia. With fun and good humour Dana invites all men to get in touch with their more feminine side and in turn learn how to become a better man.

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DIRECTED BY Thomas Gilou

STARRING Kev Adams, Gérard Depardieu, Liliane Rovère, Daniel Prévost, Mylène Demongeot


COMEDY | FRANCE | 2022 | 97 MIN | CTC

THE VILLA MAISON DE RETRAITE

With an all-star ensemble cast led by Gérard Depardieu (Lost Illusions, AF FFF22) and Liliane Rovère (Call My Agent!), The Villa joins the ranks of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Calendar Girls and The Intouchables, with its touching and oft-hilarious depiction of friendships formed against all odds.

An unlikely story of friendship between Milann (Kev Adams), a young man on parole, who is forced to work in a retirement home rather than going to jail, and a larger-than-life group of retired people who are reluctant to accept this new recruit.

Though as the endearing relationships between Milann and the band of seven inseparable friends form, they each in their own way, share their vision of life. The back and forth between Kev Adams and the actors of the former generation provides eccentric entertainment every millennial will relate to and every grandparent will enjoy.

From the director who brought you the classic French trilogy Would I Lie to You? Thomas Gilou is back with a hilarious comedy filled with wisdom.

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COMEDY | FRANCE | 2021 | 92 MIN | CTCDIRECTED BY Bruno Podalydès

STARRING Denis Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Bruno Podalydès, Vanessa Paradis, Luàna Bajrami


“What a lovely, sweet, endearing, different film is French Tech.” – Eye for Film

FRENCH TECH LES 2 ALFRED

The Podalydès brothers have teamed up once again, delivering a witty exploration of 21st century jobs in French Tech. Director Bruno Podalydès (The Sweet Escape, AF FFF16) highlights the joyful absurdity of juggling the work-life balance.

Alexandre (Denis Podalydès, Anaïs in Love, AF FFF22), unemployed and out of touch, has two months to prove to his wife that he can look after his two young children and be financially independent. Problem: The Box, a very “friendly” start-up that wants to hire him on a trial basis but has a strict policy: No children!

Séverine (Sandrine Kiberlain, who also stars in this year’s Festival Hear Me Out), his future boss, is erratic and highly-strung, just waiting for Alexandre to make a mistake. Things begin to fall into place when he meets Arcimboldo (Bruno Podalydès), juggling jobs in the gig economy, who offers to look after Alexandre’s kids in exchange for accommodation. But between Severine’s incessant conference calls and endless team-building sessions, can Alexandre keep his secret?

Together this unlikely trio of characters share a relatable snapshot of working in your fifties. French Tech gives us all permission to laugh during that awkward office zoom call.

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DIRECTED BY Cédric Klapisch

STARRING Pio Marmaï, Marion Barbeau, Denis Podalydès, Muriel Robin, François Civil


“Rise traverses the worlds of classical and contemporary dance with a young woman’s journey from success to rock bottom, and back again.” – Variety

ROM-COM, DRAMA | FRANCE | 2022 | 118 MIN | CTC

RISE EN CORPS

Rise is an inspirational film that goes behind the scenes of professional dance, providing a glimpse into a young woman’s life as she strives to reconnect with her father, her art, and herself. These are moments of insecurity and revelation we can all relate to.

Élise (Marion Barbeau) is a talented ballet dancer whose life is turned upside down, first by an injury and then by catching her boyfriend cheating with her understudy. On a path to physical and emotional recovery, she travels from Paris to Brittany, where she embraces the artistic freedom of contemporary dance. On this journey of self-discovery, she finds friendship and new ways to reinvent herself.

The latest project of talented director, Cédric Klapisch (Someone Somewhere, AF FFF20; Back to Burgundy, AF FFF18) is a beautiful tale of strength and resilience. Rise combines emerging talent with picturesque locations to tell a fundamentally human story about finding one’s place and purpose in community. By taking audiences on a magical journey into the sublime Opéra de Paris’ backstage, Klapisch explores the passionate souls of dancers in an engrossing and sincere tale of transformation.

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Directed by acclaimed French filmmaker Céline Sciamma (Girlhood, AF FFF15), this modern fairy tale explores the complexity of mother–daughter relationships and the complex web of connections that entwine generations across time.

Following the death of her beloved grandmother, 8-year-old Nelly helps her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home. She explores the house and surrounding woods, where her mum Marion used to play as a child.

Overwhelmed by grief, Marion leaves Nelly alone with her dad. That’s when Nelly meets a mysterious yet somehow familiar girl of her age, in the woods. Her name is also Marion and the pair form an uncanny bond.

Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Tomboy is an evocative and magical tale of mothers and daughters.

Selected for the Berlinale 2021, winner of the Audience Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and rated number 3 in The Guardian’s 50 Best Films of 2021 in the UK.

DRAMA | FRANCE | 2021 | 72 MIN | PG DIRECTED BY Céline Sciamma

STARRING Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Stéphane Varupenne, Nina Meurisse, Margo Abascal


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DIRECTED BY Audrey Estrougo

STARRING Théo Christine, Sandor Funtek, Vini Vivarelli, César Chouraqui, Félix Lefebvre


“Director Audrey Estrougo’s Suprême NTM biopic has energy and attitude to spare.” – Screen Daily


AUTHENTIK SUPRÊMES NTM

Authentik is an explosive and true biopic, telling the extraordinary story of French hip-hop duo, Suprême NTM, whose personalities are larger than life and as dissimilar as possible!

Rap music in the early 90’s is still in its infancy and not yet well-established in France. As the violence between police and youth in city housing projects rises, two young men, Joey Starr (Théo Christine) and Kool Shen (Sandor Funtek) take France by storm with their new sound. They make hip-hop the voice of disenfranchised youth, revolting against rising inequality in an oppressive system.

Director Audrey Estrougo (Jailbirds and By Your Side) masterfully presents a snapshot of the beginnings of the group from Seine-Saint-Denis, through to Suprême NTM’s first concert at the Zénith in 1992. The film highlights the gritty, dark and sometimes violent style of the band who harnessed their hardcore approach to speak out against racism and later advocate for non-violent protest.

Pre-production for Authentik took place during the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, which inspired both Christine and Funtek in their portrayal of the revolutionary leads. Supervised by NTM themselves, this film is France’s Straight Outta Compton.

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DIRECTED BY Régis Roinsard

STARRING Virginie Efira, Romain Duris, Grégory Gadebois, Solan Machado-Graner


DRAMA | FRANCE, BELGIUM | 2022 | 124 MIN | M

WAITING FOR BOJANGLES EN ATTENDANT BOJANGLES

Spirited and eccentric, Waiting for Bojangles is a passionate love story adapted from Olivier Bourdeaut’s international bestselling novel of the same title.

Seen through the eyes of their son, Gary, Camille (Virginie Efira, Sybil, AF FFF20; Madeleine Collins, AF FFF22) and Georges (Romain Duris, Aznavour by Charles and Vernon Subutex, AF FFF20) dance to their favourite song Mr Bojangles in their magnificent Parisian flat. Their love is magical, dazzling, a perpetual party. At home, there is only room for pleasure, imagination and friends. Camille sets the tone, an unpredictable and extravagant will-o’-the-wisp, constantly drawing her family into a whirlwind of poetry, music and fantasy. One day however, she goes too far, obliging Georges and Gary to go to extreme lengths to avoid the inevitable, at all costs.

Waiting For Bojangles is a whimsical and melancholic tale of un amour fou, bright and tender, an enchanting film with elegant cinematography. Audiences should come prepared with tissues in hand. Efira and Duris craft exceptional performances, so intimate their love story feels like your own, making their inevitable heartbreak all the more tragic.

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ROMANTIC COMEDY | FRANCE | 2021 | 98 MIN | CTC DIRECTED BY Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet

STARRING Anaïs Demoustier, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Denis Podalydes, Jean-Charles Clichet, Anne Canovas.


ANAÏS IN LOVE LES AMOURS D’ANAÏS

Anaïs in Love is a sensual, funny and endearing French romantic comedy. Young Anais (Anaïs Demoustier, Alice and the Mayor, AF FFF20) begins an affair with a much older man (Denis Podalydès, Sorry Angel, AF FFF19) but finds herself falling for his wife (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Paris etc, AF FFF18). This ménage à trois elegantly navigates fantasy, sensuality and melancholy in a film that grows in intensity with each passing minute.

Reminiscent of an Eric Rohmer or Greta Gerwig film, composer Nicolas Piovani takes the audience on a nostalgic journey from Paris to Normandy, the score of violin and cello compositions complimenting this polished yet slightly old-fashioned exploration of romance. Comic situations abound in Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s sparkling debut feature, with writing that draws sincere and captivating performances from Podalydès as a man out of his depth and Tedeschi as a woman on the edge of awakening.

Selected for Cannes Critics’ Week, Anaïs in Love paints a wacky but sensitive portrait of an indecisive young woman, a devilishly seductive tale in which the laws of desire and the quest for identity are intertwined.

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DIRECTED BY Leyla Bouzid

STARRING Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Aurélia Petit, Samir el Hakim


“Discreetly asserts itself as one of the most beautiful and necessary films of the year.” – Marianne


A TALE OF LOVE AND DESIRE UNE HISTOIRE D’AMOUR ET DE DESIR

Heralded as one of the major discoveries of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Leyla Bouzid’s (As I Open My Eyes) enchanting and seductive romance depicts a university student torn between his desire for a classmate and his deeply-held ideals of cultural and social propriety.

Ahmed (the remarkable Sami Outalbali, Sex Education) is a talented 18-year-old Algerian from the outer Parisian suburbs, who has received a grant to study literature at the prestigious Sorbonne. Though the same city, it’s a disorientingly foreign world for the conservative Ahmed, and he is rattled by the discovery of a rich canon of ancient, erotic Arabic texts in his new surroundings, works in which he recognises a reflection of his own secret yearnings.

Ahmed has been struck by the beautiful Farah (magnetic discovery Zbeida Belhajamor), a vibrant Tunisian student who exudes curiosity and has fully embraced the freedoms and opportunity of studying in a new city. Ahmed is both overwhelmed with desire and afraid to surrender to his impulses…

Intelligent and engaging with its themes of identity, courtship and romantic expectations, Bouzid’s thoughtful and surprising fable of young love is a romance with a difference, celebrating passion and curiosity, culture and desire.

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DRAMA, ROMANCE | FRANCE | 2022 | 116 MIN | CTC DIRECTED BY Claire Denis

STARRING Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Mati Diop, Grégoire Colin, Bulle Ogier


FIRE AVEC AMOUR ET ACHARNEMENT

Astonishingly, in all their years on screen, cinema icons Juliette Binoche (How to Be a Good Wife, AF FFF20) and Vincent Lindon (At War, AF FFF19) have never acted together. This anomaly is finally corrected with Fire, the explosive new romantic drama from celebrated auteur Claire Denis (Let the Sunshine In, AF FFF18), a blazing story about a passionate, complicated woman caught between two very different men.

Public radio presenter Sara (Binoche) and Jean (Lindon) are in love, and have been living together for a decade. When they first met, Sara was in a relationship with François (Grégoire Colin) while Jean, a pro rugby star, was married with a son. Their relationship has been relatively secure, even surviving a stint in prison by Jean for shady business dealings. One day, seemingly out of the blue, François returns to Paris and contacts Jean, suggesting he come work for him; he’s starting an agency for sports stars and wants Jean’s expertise in identifying talent. When Sara first sees Francois again - in the distance, across a carpark - she’s overcome with emotion. Soon, things rapidly spiral out of control…

Packed with erotic frisson and a series of dramatic, emotionally-charged encounters, the superbly acted Fire delivers two powerhouse actors working at the very top of their game. Don’t miss the fireworks.

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THRILLER | FRANCE, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND | 2021 104 MIN | CTC

DIRECTED BY Antoine Barraud

STARRING Virginie Efira, Bruno Salomone, Quim Gutiérrez, Jacqueline Bisset, Nadav Lapid


“Virginie Efira puts in a terrific performance in Antoine Barraud’s taut relationship pic.” – Deadline

MADELEINE COLLINS MADELEINE COLLINS

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In this psychological thriller in the Hitchcockian tradition, Virginie Efira (Bye Bye Morons, AF FFF21) deftly embodies the troubled personality of Madeleine Collins, a woman living a double life, whose identity cracks under the weight of her own lies.

The film tells the parallel stories of a woman who seems to be the perfect wife and a loving mother living between France and Switzerland. Sophisticated and elegant with a touch of suspense, Madeleine Collins sits somewhere between Vertigo and Kramer vs. Kramer, the story of a woman at the centre of two worlds that are starting to collide.

But why? It’s this mystery that will keep audiences engaged but once the answer is revealed, it’s the moral dilemma that will make them stay. What is motherhood? How do we define a family? What are the true costs of having it all?

Constantly blurring the lines, Madeleine Collins premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2021 and masterfully guides audiences on a journey of surprising discoveries.

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DIRECTED BY Emmanuel Carrère

STARRING Juliette Binoche, Didier Pupin, Hélène Lambert, Léa Carne, Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet


“Striking an inquisitive and relatable note, Binoche is ideal in the lead role.” – Deadline


BETWEEN TWO WORLDS OUISTREHAM

Juliette Binoche (How to Be a Good Wife, AF FFF20) stars in this immersive drama based on French journalist Florence Aubenas’ bestselling non-fiction book, Le Quai de Ouistreham (The Night Cleaner).

Marianne (Binoche), a writer posing as a cash-strapped divorcée who needs work, is hired as a cabin cleaner on a ferry boat at the port of Ouistreham which serves the city of Caen. Marianne’s disquiet grows as she forms a tight bond with her co-workers, all the while secretly taking notes on them. She then faces the awful situation of having to confess to her new friends that she has been using their life stories as raw material for her book.

Juliette Binoche shines in the lead role but the film is stolen by the non-professional actors who form the rest of the cast, led by the sincere and realistic performance of Hélène Lambert. This brave choice by Director Emmanuel Carrère accentuates the documentary aspects of the film and brings with it a welcome humanity. With generosity and humour, they embody the shadow workers despised by society.

Opening the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the Cannes Festival 2021, Between Two Worlds invites us to reflect on the ethics of character, trust, friendship and journalistic practice.

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DRAMA | FRANCE | 2022 | 88 MIN | MDIRECTED BY Eric Gravel

STARRING Laure Calamy, Anne Suarez, Curil Gueï, Geneviève Mnich


“A propulsively intense piece of filmmaking... Calamy is terrific.” – Screen International

FULL TIME À PLEIN TEMPS

Following her César Award-winning performance in Antoinette in the Cévennes (AF FFF21), the marvellous Laure Calamy demonstrates the phenomenal range of her talents in writer/director Eric Gavel’s gripping and award-winning new drama Full Time, as a single woman pushed to her limits when the delicate balance between her home and work life is upended.

Mother of two Julie (Calamy) is making ends meet, getting by as the head chambermaid of a five-star hotel in Paris, with only sporadic alimony payments from her ex-husband. Each meticulously-planned day starts before sunrise, preparing the kids for school and undertaking a long commute to work, where she unflappably completes her duties in time to return to them.

But when a national strike breaks out - paralysing the entire public transport system - Julie’s routine is thrown into chaos, increasingly pushing her into a frenetic race against time that threatens everything she’s worked so hard for.

Full Time has all the qualities of a pulse-pounding thriller, while offering a superb commentary on the daily hustle that defines modern life. Calamy fully deserves the multiple prizes - including Best Actress at Venice 2021- awarded for her work here; she and the film’s gasp-inducing final scenes are unforgettable.

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A L A I N D E L O N - L E G E N D

Purple Noon (Plein Soleil) is a classic French 1960 crime thriller directed by René Clément, loosely based on the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. The film propelled Alain Delon to instant stardom in his first major role, becoming one of France’s greatest sex symbols.

Tom Ripley (Alain Delon) travels to Rome on a mission to bring his privileged friend Phillippe Greenleaf (Maurice Ronet) and Phillippe’s new fiancée Marge Duval (Marie Laforêt) home to San Francisco. Instead, Tom develops a taste for the glamorous life he finds there, mingling with the rich and famous. But when the funding for their extravagant lifestyle is abruptly cut off, Tom resorts to increasingly desperate and violent measures to maintain his newfound way of life.

Purple Noon is a wonderfully twisted affair, filled with unpredictable and ingenious turns. A story of lust and murder, set against the backdrop of the bright Italian sun and the wild and dangerous beauty of Alain Delon.

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DRAMA, THRILLER | FRANCE, ITALY | 1960 | 119 MIN | CTCDIRECTED BY René Clément

STARRING Alain Delon, Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt, Erno Crisca , Billy Kearns


“The tension is tantalisingly controlled, while the sight of the young Alain Delon languishing.” – The Independant

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GOLIATH GOLIATH

A politically-charged drama intertwining the lives of three strangers. After experiencing a terrible and inconceivable act, France (Emmanuelle Bercot, Happy Birthday, AF FFF20) a sports teacher by day and factory worker by night, Patrick (Gilles Lellouche, also starring in this year’s Farewell, Mr. Haffmann), a Parisian lawyer specialising in environmental law and Mathias (Pierre Niney, Black Box, AF FFF21) a lobbyist and a man in a hurry, have their lives and destinies turned upside down because of one farmer’s desperate act.

Written by Frédéric Tellier and Simon Moutaïrou, Goliath is a thriller that tackles environmental issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), the pesticide industry, politics, and the power of lobby groups. A stellar cast delivers believable performances which will engage, enlighten and open your eyes to many questionable current agricultural practices. Tellier’s hard-hitting and enigmatic style engrosses the audience in dramatic storytelling that can be felt in every scene.

A David and Goliath fight between farmers and multinational pesticide companies with a strong underlying environmental message. A touching, questioning examination of the issues.

DIRECTED BY Frédéric Tellier

STARRING Emmanuelle Bercot, Gilles Lellouche, Pierre Niney, Laurent Stocker, Marie Gillain, Chloé Stefani


“A politically engaged thriller, at the crossroads of environmental issues, politics and lobbying,” – Cineuropa

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DIRECTED BY Stéphane Brizé

STARRING Vincent Lindon, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anthony Bajon, Christophe Rossignon, Guillaume Draux


“Audacious, bold... easily Brizé’s most complex and accomplished film.” – The Playlist


ANOTHER WORLD UN AUTRE MONDE

The remarkable Vincent Lindon (At War, AF FFF19; Rodin, AF FFF18), reunites with acclaimed writer/director Stéphane Brizé (Diane Has the Right Shape, AF FFF18; At War, AF FFF19) for the stunning Another World, delivering a powerhouse turn as a driven white-collar manager torn between duty to his job, his family and his principles.

Lindon plays Philippe Lemesle, an executive who oversees the regional factory of an industrial multi-national. He has dedicated his life to the company, balancing relations with his employees while placating his bosses and their American overlords. But it’s come at a high personal cost - he and partner Anne (Sandrine Kiberlain, Sweetheart, AF FFF20 and In Safe Hands, AF FFF19) are separating, and his relationship with troubled son Lucas (In the Name of the Land’s Anthony Bajon, AF FFF20) is also collapsing. So when the already-frayed Philippe is tasked by management with a downsizing operation, he faces a major crisis of conscience.

Harnessing the humanist spirit of Ken Loach, Brizé’s intimate and emotionally engaging film is a clear-eyed look at the pressures of modern society. Lindon is truly astounding, finding empathy and pathos as a man backed into a corner, but who decides to fight back. He - and the film - is a knockout.

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E S C A P E

DIRECTED BY Romain Quirot

STARRING Hugo Becker, Lya Oussadit-Lessert, Jean Reno, Paul Hamy, Philippe Katerine


“An ambitious film mixing science fiction with an ecological tale.” – Variety

SCIENCE FICTION | FRANCE | 2021 | 86 MIN | CTC

PAUL W.R.’S LAST JOURNEY LE DERNIER VOYAGE DE PAUL W.R.

In his first feature, director Romain Quirot creates a unique futuristic film, defying current French cinematic trends. Blade Runner meets Mad Max; 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Don’t Look Up! Flying cars, GPS spiders and a desolate backdrop with a soundtrack that carries the film to the next level.

In the post-apocalyptic wasteland, a red moon has appeared in the sky and is excessively exploited for its energy resources. Suddenly the red moon changes its course and threatens the earth’s existence. The only hope of saving earth and humanity is the enigmatic Paul W.R., the most talented astronaut of his generation. But a few hours before the start of the Great Mission, Paul disappears…

This high-concept jaunt through the galaxy features the best of what French cinema has to offer, acting that would feel at home in our everyday lives but coupled with direction that will inspire audiences with ambitious and beautifully-crafted worlds. Paul W.R.’s Last Journey is an ode to the fun of the 80s that feels fresh and original to the sci-fi genre. It’s excitement that’s not to be missed.

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THRILLER | FRANCE | 2021 | 127 MIN | CTC DIRECTED BY Jérôme Salle

STARRING Gilles Lellouche, Joanna Kulig, Mikhail Gorevoy, Mikhail Safronov, Sasha Piltsin

LANGUAGE French and Russian, with English subtitles

KOMPROMAT KOMPROMAT

Based on incredible true events, Jérôme Salle’s (The Odyssey, AF FFF19) gripping new spy thriller depicts the remarkable story of a French public servant who unwittingly found himself in conflict with one of the modern era’s most powerful and dangerous forces: Russia’s FSB.

2019 AF FFF guest (and audience favourite) Gilles Lellouche stars as Mathieu, a gregarious and dedicated diplomat who accepts a posting to Irkutsk as the head of Siberia’s Alliance Française. He hopes the change will be good for his family and struggling marriage, but before long Mathieu’s staging of cultural events and support of artistic expression sees him fall afoul of local authorities. Accused of a terrible crime, he soon realises someone has fabricated a case with Russia’s Federal Security Service; he has been framed. Arrested, imprisoned and isolated, Mathieu has nowhere to turn. Defending himself is impossible, the French authorities are helpless… it seems he has no choice: to try and escape.

With top-notch direction and excellent performances by its entire cast (including Cold War’s fabulous Joanna Kulig) and featuring several pulse-pounding setpieces to rival the best of Bourne, Kompromat is high-octane French cinema at its most compelling and entertaining. See it before the inevitable and likely inferior Hollywood remake!

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F I L M S S A N S F R O N T I È R E S

DIRECTED BY Robert Guédiguian

STARRING Stéphane Bak, Alicia Da Luz Gomes, Issaka Sawadogo, Saabo Balde, Ahmed Drame


DRAMA | FRANCE, CANADA, SENEGAL | 2021 129 MIN | CTC

MALI TWIST TWIST À BAMAKO

Robert Guédiguian (Gloria Mundi, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, Marius and Jeannette) sets his youthful 1960s love story Mali Twist against the backdrop of the febrile atmosphere of post-Colonial Mali, amongst youngsters dancing to rock and roll music and ‘the twist’.

French actors Alicia Da Luz Gomes and Stéphane Bak (Farewell to the Night, AF FFF20) co-star as a spirited young woman, who wants to escape her arranged marriage, and a young socialist whose paths collide in the capital, Bamako. Mali Twist tells a story about dreams of political renewal and independence.

With beautiful cinematography, inspired by the photography of Seydou Keita and Malick Sidibe, Mali Twist is a time capsule that explores a lesser-known side of Mali’s history. This juxtaposition of nostalgia and tragedy gives way to intimate imagery of two young people experiencing freedom and loss simultaneously.

Against a backdrop of change, audiences are treated to a unique blast from the past where iconic 60’s hits punctuate the naivety of youth and reality of politics. This powerful love story captures a country torn between tradition and revolution.

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COMEDY | FRANCE, CANADA, LEBANON | 2022 102 MIN | CTC

DIRECTED BY Lauriane Escaffre, Yvonnick Muller

STARRING Rim Turki, Manal Issa, Paloma Vauthier, Clémence Sabbagh, Hassan Akil


MEMORY BOX MEMORY BOX

Memory Box is an exceptional Canadian-Lebanese-French film, written and directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.

Maia, a single mother, lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, cassettes, and photographs, sent by Maia, between the ages of 13 and 18, from 1980s Beirut, to her best friend who had left for Paris to escape the war. Maia refuses to open this Pandora’s Box or confront its memories, but Alex can’t resist its siren call. The stories (fact or fiction?) of her mother’s tumultuous adolescence, first love and the murderous war that surrounded her, uncover previously well-kept secrets.

Well-known for their experimental techniques, the filmmaking duo used Hadjithomas’s own journals and tapes covering 1982 to 1988 and Joreige’s photographs of the Lebanese civil war to mix imagination and reality.

The film had its worldwide premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in March 2021.

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A M A Z I N G N A T U R E

DIRECTED BY Marie Amiguet & Vincent Munier

STARRING Vincent Munier, Sylvain Tesson


“The Velvet Queen is the rare nature film about not only beauty and beasts but also the very human urge to make sense of our place in it all.” – Los Angeles Time

DOCUMENTARY | FRANCE | 2021 | 92 MIN | M

THE VELVET QUEEN LA PANTHÈRE DES NEIGES

A magnificent ode to nature, a film that suspends time, set to the sublime music of Warren Willis and Nick Cave.

The Velvet Queen explores the awe-inspiring landscapes of Tibet and the unpredictable journeys of its inhabitants. Wolves, bears, yaks, birds and the mythic snow leopard come to life on the big screen.

High up on the Tibetan plateau, lie untouched landscapes of unmatched beauty. Amongst unexplored and inaccessible valleys, filmmaker Marie Amiguet (La vallée des Loups) accompanies renowned nature photographer Vincent Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson on an adventure, in search of the snow leopard. For several weeks, they’ll explore these valleys encountering unique animals and searching for the elusive snow leopard that very rarely, if ever, reveals itself to humankind.

The Velvet Queen provides audiences with the atmospheric experience of a hunt without weapons, as we follow particularly Munier’s obsession to capture the holy grail of the animal kingdom. The documentary feels simultaneously like a test of human patience and a celebration of slowness. Escapism that is grounded in the reality of the natural world.

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FAMILY COMEDY | FRANCE | 2021 | 103 MIN | PGDIRECTED BY Julien Rappeneau

STARRING Jean-Paul Rouve, Audrey Lamy, Pierre Arditi, Grégory Gadebois, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, François Morel


“An excellent, fast-paced, and moving entertainment. By far the best of the three films. Great” – Le Figaro

LITTLE NICHOLAS’ TREASURE LE TRÉSOR DU PETIT NICOLAS

From writer/director Julien Rappeneau (Rosalie Blum, Of Love & Lies), this charming and hilarious comedy is a lavish big-screen adventure featuring author René Goscinny (Asterix) and illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé’s beloved character, a young boy with limitless curiosity and a dangerously overactive imagination.

France, early 1960s. In the idyllic world of 9-year-old Nicholas (adorable newcomer Ilan Debrabant), there is Papa (Rouve), Mom (Lamy), his school and - most importantly - his ragtag group of friends. Mischievous and inseparable, they call themselves ‘The Invincibles’, and life couldn’t be better.

But when his father receives a sought-after promotion and announces that the family must move to the South of France, it’s the worst news imaginable. Nicholas simply can’t fathom life without his pals, and neither can they. Before long a plan is afoot to prevent this terrible relocation…

As fun-loving as its namesake, Little Nicholas’ Treasure captures the magic of childhood and the values of both family and true friendship. With an all-star ensemble cast including Grégory Gadebois and Jean-Pierre Darroussin, this wildly entertaining film will strike a chord with all audiences

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FAMILY, FANTASY, SCI FI | FRANCE | 2020 | 86 MIN | CTC DIRECTED BY Pierre Coré

STARRING Clovis Cornillac, Alice Pol, Lila Gueneau Lefas, Nils Othenin Girard, Grégori Derangère


“Bring[s] a new twist to the classic time-traveling movies of yesterday. The result is an incredibly fun adventure.” – Ashley & Company

THE FANTASTIC JOURNEY OF MARGOT & MARGUERITE L’AVENTURE DES MARGUERITE

A time-travelling comedy-mystery about two 12-year-old girls transported to different eras via a mysterious chest hidden in an attic.

Margot and Marguerite (both portrayed by Lila Gueneau Lefas) have a lot in common, both are 12, they look alike and are missing their fathers. The one big difference? One lives in 2020 and the other in 1942 during WWII. A magical chest, hidden in an attic transports them through time to live each other’s lives. Margot and Marguerite find themselves on a wild adventure, searching for their fathers while grappling with the complexities of the time they are sent to. Despite the 77-year gap between the two girls, they quickly realise they have a lot in common. They both need to find a way to deal with their overbearing families and learn to accept who they are.

Adapted from the children’s comic book Le Temps des Marguerite, The Fantastic Journey of Margot & Marguerite is a time travel adventure with surprises! A funny and spirited tale of two girls learning about trust, love, courage and their place in the world.

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F A M I L Y

ANIMATION | FRANCE | 2021 | 89 MIN | PGDIRECTED BY Julien Fournet

STARRING Kaycie Chase, Paul Borne, Julien Crampon, Pierre Tessier, Gauthier Battoue


“It packs a roller coaster of fun and warmth.” – Singapore Time

PIL’S ADVENTURES PIL

Pil's Adventures tells the story of a little orphan girl, living on the streets of the medieval city, Roc-en-Brume. Alongside her three pet weasels, she survives by stealing food from the castle of the sinister regent Tristain, who has overthrown the King.

One day, to escape the guards who are chasing her, Pil disguises herself by putting on a princess dress. From there she embarks on a mad and delirious quest with Crobar, a big clumsy guard who thinks she’s a noble, and Rigolin, a crackpot young jester, to save Roland, the rightful heir to the throne, who has been cursed and magically transformed into a cat/chicken hybrid.

From the Cursed Forest to the were-unicorn’s lair, Pil and her unlikely companions will live the greatest adventure of all and find the family they never had. With many twists and turns, their quest turns the whole kingdom upside down and teaches Pil that nobility can be found in all of us. Humour, adventure and magic are at the heart of this family film animation.

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The Alliance Française French Film Festival is the result of collaboration between the Alliances Françaises of Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth & Hobart & the cultural services of the French Embassy in Australia:

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE SYDNEY: Valerie Nicolas, General Manager l Philippe Ostermann, National Festival Business Development Manager l Anais Leloup, National Festival Acting-Manager l Chloe Gunn, Cultural Events Manager & Marketing Coordinator l Dominique Giovanangeli, Finance & Administration Manager l Shannon Graddon, National Festival Assistant

Special thanks to Anne Boillon, The Consul-General of France in Australia, Lyn Tuit, AFS President

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE MELBOURNE: Johanna Durand, General Manager l Sara Harrington, Melbourne Festival Event Manager l Anne-Sophie Pink, Director of Studies l Sarah Blatchford, Operations Manager l Maeva Proust, Communication Officer l Eve-Lou Blary, School Screenings Coordinator l Kellee Lewis & Alex Chant, volunteer liaison

Special thanks to AFM President, Gilbert Ducasse & AFM board members; Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie, Consule-Générale Honoraire de France à Melbourne

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE CANBERRA: Nancy Ford-Waites, Director l Jean-Armand Bouthé, Festival Assistant l Floriane Henneaux, Course Coordinator

ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE BRISBANE: Jerome Carujo, Director l Ingrid Isautier, Marketing & Events Officer l Lucy Towler & Flora Ferrandis, Marketing & Events Assistants

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ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE PERTH: Thomas Feldstein, Executive Director l Frédérique Antoine, Education & Culture Manager l Laura Santi, Marketing, Communication & Events coordinator

FRENCH EMBASSY IN AUSTRALIA: H.E. Mr Jean-Pierre Thébault, Ambassador of France to Australia l Boris Toucas, Cooperation & Cultural Counsellor l Karine Mauris, Cultural Attachée, Artistic Director of the Festival

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PARTNER PALACE CINEMAS: Antonio Zeccola, Benjamin Zeccola, Elysia Zeccola, Antony Zeccola, Stephanie Zeccola, Paul Timos, Bettina Kinski, Lisa Ricketts, Marlo Sullivan, Kristen Fitzgerald, Magenta McHalick, Zak Hepburn, Alex Moir, Sinead Taranto, Renato Fonti, Karen Karpinski, Ingrid van den Berghe & all Palace Cinemas managers & staff

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Ça tourne !Our opportunities to enjoy the arts – literature, painting, photography, architecture, sculpture, music, theatre, dance, cinema - have been fairly limited over the past year. However French actors and producers are unstoppable, and we are the lucky beneficiaries of their relentless efforts and passion! It is our great privilege to be able to present you with an extraordinary line up for this 33rd edition of the AF FFF.This year’s festival will feature 13 films based on literature. Absolute must-see films include the compelling Between Two Worlds starring Juliette Binoche and Farewell Mr. Haffmann with Daniel

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Auteuil. If you crave the magic of the Opera, La Traviata, My brothers & I is for you. If you are yearning for dance, we highly recommend Rise; Mali Twist; Rumba Therapy and Authentik. If you are searching for something a little different, hitch a ride with Paul W.R.’s Last Journey. Movies provide an amazing opportunity to get together with friends, share the love, laugh, be moved and inspired. This is the time to reconnect. Rendez-vous au cinéma !

Johanna DurandGeneral Manager, Alliance Française Melbourne

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Bienvenue to another exciting journey through the culturally diverse and thought-provoking French and Francophone cinematographic landscape. You will laugh, cry and be thrilled by the high quality of this year’s line-up exploring themes of the condition humaine et joie de vivre. Please explore with me the many exciting films, including the tumultuous 19th century world of literary and political intrigue in Lost Illusions. It is based on Honoré de Balzac’s novel and features one of my favourite actors, Cécile de France.Waiting for Bojangles, adapted from the novel by Olivier Bordeaut and featuring the talented Virginie Efira and Romain Duris, is a beautifully touching and moving story of amour fou as seen through the young and innocent eyes of their son. You will be inspired, in these sometimes challenging times, by Cédric Klapisch’s film Rise which reminds us of the insatiable need to celebrate art and culture, to reinvent ourselves and keep dancing.Bon festival !

What a wonderful time of the year it is when the Alliance Française French Film Festival returns to Melbourne! This year, the largest French Film festival in the world outside France has again lined up a fabulous array of films that will suit every taste.Personally, I look forward to discovering new movies, such as Fly Me Away (the closing night film, in partnership with the Bastille Day French Festival), The Fantastic Journey of Margot & Marguerite (an enchanting adventure story about time travel) or The Kitchen Brigade (an inspiring tale of social inclusion).We need to renew our appreciation and gratitude to the whole network of the Alliances Françaises in Australia who deliver such rich and diverse programming every year, and especially the Melbourne team who has managed to survive the longest lockdown in the world and still bring us the magic of French cinema with such enthusiasm and passion. Tous nos vœux de succès pour cette 33ème édition du Festival du Film !

GILBERT DUCASSEMYRIAM BOISBOUVIER-WYLIE

Gilbert Ducasse President, Alliance Française de Melbourne Representative of Asia Pacific, Fondation des Alliances Françaises, Paris

Myriam Boisbouvier-WylieHonorary Consul-General of France in Melbourne

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Palace CINEMA COMO

THURSDAY 3 MARCH6:30pm Lost Illusions

FRIDAY 4 MARCH1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:20pm Another World3:30pm The Kitchen Brigade3:45pm The Young Lovers6:00pm A Tale of Love and Desire6:30pm Madeleine Collins8:30pm Between Two Worlds8:50pm Waiting for Bojangles

SATURDAY 5 MARCH10:00am Another World10:15am Kompromat12:15pm Goliath1:00pm Authentik3:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:00pm Maigret 6:20pm Another World8:15pm Lost Illusions8:45pm The Young Lovers

SUNDAY 6 MARCH10:00am Employee of the Month10:45am The Young Lovers12:15pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:30pm French Tech2:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:45pm Full Time5:30pm The Velvet Queen6:00pm Purple Noon8:00pm Hear Me Out8:45pm Between Two Worlds

MONDAY 7 MARCH12:50pm Employee of the Month2:00pm Hear Me Out3:00pm Waiting for Bojangles4:20pm Maigret 6:00pm Everything Went Fine6:20pm The Villa8:30pm Murder Party8:40pm A Tale of Love and Desire

TUESDAY 8 MARCH12:45pm The Braves12:50pm Peaceful3:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire3:45pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm The Young Lovers6:10pm Fire8:30pm The Kitchen Brigade8:45pm Paris, 13th District

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH12:50pm Everything Went Fine1:00pm The Villa3:15pm Lost Illusions3:30pm The Young Lovers6:00pm Memory Box6:25pm Anaïs in Love8:30pm Waiting for Bojangles8:40pm French Tech

THURSDAY 10 MARCH12:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys1:50pm Happening3:00pm Hear Me Out4:15pm Employee of the Month5:30pm Lost Illusions6:30pm Paul W.R’s Last Journey8:40pm The Young Lovers8:45pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

FRIDAY 11 MARCH12:50pm A Tale of Love and Desire1:00pm Lost Illusions3:15pm Rise4:15pm Maigret 6:00pm The Young Lovers6:20pm Fire8:40pm The Braves9:00pm Happening

SATURDAY 12 MARCH10:00am The Kitchen Brigade11:00am Full Time12:20pm Between Two Worlds1:15pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:00pm Rumba Therapy3:40pm A Tale of Love and Desire5:20pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:30pm Madeleine Collins8:50pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

SUNDAY 13 MARCH10:00am Little Nicholas’ Treasure10:00am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:30pm Pil’s Adventures12:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love2:45pm Lost Illusions3:30pm Another World6:00pm Petite Maman6:15pm Maigret 8:20pm Goliath8:45pm La Traviata, My Brothers

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MONDAY 14 MARCH10:00am Pil’s Adventures10:10am French Tech12:10pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann2:30pm Lost Illusions3:00pm Full Time

5:30pm Mali Twist5:45pm The Kitchen Brigade8:15pm Paris, 13th District8:20pm Peaceful

TUESDAY 15 MARCH1:00pm Murder Party1:30pm The Villa3:30pm Happening4:00pm Madeleine Collins6:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:20pm Lost Illusions8:50pm Between Two Worlds

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH12:50pm Hear Me Out1:00pm Anaïs in Love3:15pm Pil’s Adventures3:30pm The Kitchen Brigade5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:40pm Full Time

THURSDAY 17 MARCH1:00pm The Velvet Queen1:15pm The Braves3:30pm The Young Lovers3:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm Between Two Worlds6:10pm Rise8:30pm Purple Noon8:45pm The Kitchen Brigade

FRIDAY 18 MARCH12:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I1:00pm Between Two Worlds3:30pm Madeleine Collins3:45pm Goliath6:00pm Kompromat6:30pm Maigret 8:40pm Employee of the Month8:50pm Everything Went Fine

SATURDAY 19 MARCH10:15am Little Nicholas’ Treasure10:20am Lost Illusions12:45pm Fire1:30pm Rumba Therapy3:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann4:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:00pm Memory Box6:20pm Between Two Worlds8:30pm French Tech8:50pm Kompromat

SUNDAY 20 MARCH10:00am Rumba Therapy10:00am Waiting for Bojangles12:20pm Another World12:45pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure

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2:45pm Murder Party3:15pm Another World5:15pm Lost Illusions5:45pm Rise8:20pm Employee of the Month8:30pm Anaïs in Love

MONDAY 21 MARCH12:00pm The Villa1:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I2:30pm Lost Illusions3:30pm Happening5:45pm Hear Me Out6:00pm The Young Lovers8:15pm Fire8:45pm French Tech

TUESDAY 22 MARCH12:50pm The Kitchen Brigade1:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:30pm Kompromat6:00pm Full Time6:20pm Another World8:15pm Maigret 8:45pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH12:00pm Lost Illusions1:30pm Hear Me Out3:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love4:00pm French Tech6:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:20pm Murder Party8:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:45pm Goliath

THURSDAY 24 MARCH1:00pm The Kitchen Brigade1:20pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:30pm Fire3:40pm Another World6:00pm Kompromat6:20pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:45pm Paris, 13th District

FRIDAY 25 MARCH1:00pm The Young Lovers1:15pm Fire3:40pm Maigret 3:50pm Employee of the Month6:00pm Full Time6:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:20pm Purple Noon8:40pm Everything Went Fine

SATURDAY 26 MARCH10:00am A Tale of Love and Desire10:30am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:30pm The Kitchen Brigade

1:15pm Pil’s Adventures3:00pm Fire3:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown5:40pm The Young Lovers6:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:20pm Maigret 8:45pm Another World

SUNDAY 27 MARCH10:15am Pil’s Adventures10:30am Kompromat12:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:15pm Rumba Therapy3:00pm The Villa3:40pm Full Time5:30pm Authentik6:00pm Happening8:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

MONDAY 28 MARCH12:45pm Fire1:15pm Paris, 13th District3:20pm Kompromat3:45pm Maigret 6:00pm Mali Twist6:20pm Anaïs in Love8:40pm Waiting for Bojangles8:50pm Hear Me Out

TUESDAY 29 MARCH1:15pm Full Time1:30pm Between Two Worlds3:30pm Rumba Therapy4:00pm Happening6:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:20pm French Tech8:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:40pm The Velvet Queen

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH12:50pm Love Songs for Tough Guys1:45pm Employee of the Month3:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann4:00pm Murder Party6:00pm Full Time6:20pm The Villa8:15pm Happening8:35pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

THURSDAY 31 MARCH12:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love1:30pm Kompromat3:15pm Purple Noon4:15pm Full Time6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:20pm Hear Me Out8:30pm French Tech8:40pm Lost Illusions

FRIDAY 1 APRIL1:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

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1:20pm Hear Me Out3:30pm Rise3:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm Fire6:15pm Madeleine Collins8:40pm Another World8:50pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love

SATURDAY 2 APRIL10:15am Pil’s Adventures10:45am Anaïs in Love12:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love1:15pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:30pm Madeleine Collins3:40pm Kompromat6:00pm The Velvet Queen6:30pm Full Time8:30pm Between Two Worlds8:40pm Fire

SUNDAY 3 APRIL10:00am Waiting for Bojangles10:00am Rise12:40pm French Tech1:00pm The Young Lovers3:00pm Hear Me Out3:40pm Rumba Therapy5:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:00pm Kompromat8:15pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:40pm Murder Party

MONDAY 4 APRIL1:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:15pm Full Time3:30pm Paris, 13th District3:40pm Maigret 6:00pm Fire6:10pm Kompromat8:30pm Goliath8:45pm Happening

TUESDAY 5 APRIL12:30pm The Young Lovers1:00pm Rumba Therapy3:20pm Waiting for Bojangles3:30pm Another World6:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I6:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:30pm Rise8:45pm Murder Party

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL12:30pm Kompromat1:00pm Hear Me Out3:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:30pm French Tech

Closing Night reception6:30pm Fly Me Away

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FRIDAY 4 MARCH12:30pm Pil’s Adventures1:00pm The Young Lovers2:45pm Lost Illusions3:45pm Another World6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:40pm Purple Noon8:50pm Kompromat

SATURDAY 5 MARCH10:15am Lost Illusions10:30am Fire1:20pm Maigret 1:30pm Happening3:30pm Hear Me Out4:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:00pm Between Two Worlds6:20pm Madeleine Collins8:30pm Another World8:50pm Full Time

SUNDAY 6 MARCH10:00am Maigret 10:20am Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:50pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:00pm Lost Illusions3:20pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:00pm The Young Lovers6:20pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:40pm Murder Party8:45pm Paris, 13th District

MONDAY 7 MARCH12:20pm Waiting for Bojangles12:30pm Kompromat3:10pm Goliath3:20pm The Velvet Queen5:45pm Happening6:15pm Another World8:15pm Madeleine Collins8:45pm Employee of the Month

TUESDAY 8 MARCH12:15pm Peaceful1:15pm Employee of the Month3:00pm The Young Lovers3:30pm The Braves5:45pm Lost Illusions6:00pm The Villa8:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:50pm Everything Went Fine

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH12:50pm Murder Party1:30pm Hear Me Out

3:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers and I

4:00pm Happening6:10pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:30pm The Kitchen Brigade8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:45pm Kompromat

THURSDAY 10 MARCH1:00pm The Villa1:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire3:30pm Anaïs in Love4:00pm French Tech6:00pm Fire6:20pm Maigret 8:30pm The Braves8:45pm Everything Went Fine

FRIDAY 11 MARCH12:30pm Paris, 13th District12:45pm Peaceful3:00pm Rumba Therapy3:45pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown5:30pm Lost Illusions6:20pm Rise8:40pm A Tale of Love and Desire9:00pm The Velvet Queen

SATURDAY 12 MARCH10:00am Lost Illusions10:15am Another World12:45pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:15pm Waiting for Bojangles4:00pm Full Time6:20pm The Young Lovers6:30pm Memory Box8:50pm Anaïs in Love9:00pm Between Two Worlds

SUNDAY 13 MARCH10:00am Rumba Therapy10:30am The Young Lovers12:30pm Lost Illusions1:00pm The Kitchen Brigade3:30pm Rise3:40pm Another World6:00pm Fire6:20pm Maigret 8:30pm Purple Noon8:40pm Goliath

MONDAY 14 MARCH10:15am Full Time10:20am Kompromat12:30pm Pil’s Adventures1:00pm Between Two Worlds3:00pm Madeleine Collins3:30pm The Young Lovers5:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:10pm The Kitchen Brigade8:15pm French Tech8:45pm Waiting for Bojangles

TUESDAY 15 MARCH12:30pm Everything Went Fine1:15pm Employee of the Month3:15pm The Young Lovers3:30pm Peaceful6:00pm Murder Party6:30pm Full Time8:30pm French Tech8:45pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH12:15pm Rise1:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown4:00pm Employee of the Month5:30pm Waiting for Bojangles

Ladies’ Night6:30pm The Young Lovers8:30pm Paris, 13th District

THURSDAY 17 MARCH1:00pm Purple Noon1:10pm Anaïs in Love3:30pm Maigret 3:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:00pm Fire6:30pm Anaïs in Love8:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:45pm The Braves

FRIDAY 18 MARCH12:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys1:00pm Peaceful3:00pm Hear Me Out3:40pm Full Time5:30pm Lost Illusions6:20pm The Villa8:40pm The Kitchen Brigade8:50pm The Young Lovers

SATURDAY 19 MARCH10:00am Lost Illusions10:30am The Villa1:00pm The Velvet Queen1:15pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:30pm Rumba Therapy3:45pm Happening6:00pm Fire6:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:40pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:50pm Peaceful

SUNDAY 20 MARCH10:20am Anaïs in Love10:30am Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:45pm Paul W.R’s Last Journey1:00pm Pil’s Adventures3:00pm Between Two Worlds3:30pm Full Time5:30pm Lost Illusions5:45pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

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8:15pm French Tech8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love

MONDAY 21 MARCH12:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys1:00pm Hear Me Out3:00pm The Kitchen Brigade3:20pm Purple Noon5:30pm Madeleine Collins6:00pm The Villa8:00pm Paris, 13th District8:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire

TUESDAY 22 MARCH12:30pm Kompromat1:00pm Another World3:15pm Fire3:30pm Purple Noon6:00pm Hear Me Out6:20pm Full Time8:30pm Murder Party8:40pm A Tale of Love and Desire

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH12:50pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I1:00pm A Tale of Love and Desire3:20pm Purple Noon3:30pm Hear Me Out6:00pm Kompromat6:10pm Between Two Worlds8:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:45pm Full Time


With Love1:30pm Rumba Therapy3:00pm French Tech4:00pm Maigret 5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Fire8:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:40pm Goliath

FRIDAY 25 MARCH1:20pm Hear Me Out1:30pm Paris, 13th District3:40pm Employee of the Month4:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm Murder Party6:30pm Petite Maman8:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:50pm Employee of the Month

SATURDAY 26 MARCH10:00am Waiting for Bojangles10:10am French Tech12:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:00pm Between Two Worlds3:00pm Rumba Therapy3:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann5:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:15pm Another World

8:15pm Happening8:40pm Lost Illusions

SUNDAY 27 MARCH10:10am Pil’s Adventures10:20am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:30pm Madeleine Collins1:00pm Between Two Worlds3:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:30pm Kompromat5:30pm The Kitchen Brigade6:10pm Fire8:00pm Rise8:45pm Rumba Therapy

MONDAY 28 MARCH12:20pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:30pm Waiting for Bojangles3:00pm Another World3:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann5:30pm Hear Me Out6:00pm French Tech8:00pm Lost Illusions8:30pm The Kitchen Brigade

TUESDAY 29 MARCH12:50pm Happening1:10pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:20pm Murder Party3:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:00pm Maigret 6:20pm Another World8:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:40pm Goliath

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH12:45pm Kompromat1:30pm Hear Me Out3:30pm Rumba Therapy3:50pm Happening6:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:15pm Between Two Worlds8:30pm Another World8:45pm Maigret

THURSDAY 31 MARCH12:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:00pm Rise3:30pm French Tech3:40pm Hear Me Out6:00pm Fire6:00pm Full Time8:15pm Murder Party8:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

FRIDAY 1 APRIL12:45pm Fire1:15pm The Young Lovers3:30pm Murder Party4:00pm Between Two Worlds6:00pm Kompromat6:30pm Maigret 8:30pm Full Time8:40pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I

SATURDAY 2 APRIL10:00am Waiting for Bojangles10:15am Rise1:00pm Authentik1:10pm Rumba Therapy3:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:40pm Maigret 6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:10pm Mali Twist8:40pm Kompromat9:00pm The Kitchen Brigade

SUNDAY 3 APRIL10:15am Lost Illusions10:40am Full Time1:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys1:30pm Pil’s Adventures3:30pm Madeleine Collins3:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm Fire6:10pm Another World8:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:45pm The Young Lovers

MONDAY 4 APRIL12:30pm Lost Illusions12:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:30pm Murder Party3:45pm The Young Lovers6:00pm Goliath6:20pm The Kitchen Brigade8:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:45pm Hear Me Out

TUESDAY 5 APRIL1:00pm French Tech1:30pm Full Time3:15pm Between Two Worlds3:45pm Rumba Therapy6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:10pm Fire8:30pm Happening8:45pm French Tech

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL12:30pm Kompromat1:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:15pm The Kitchen Brigade3:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:30pm Fly Me Away

Palace Brighton BAY


FRIDAY 4 MARCH12:30pm Waiting for Bojangles1:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

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3:30pm OSS 117: From Africa With Love

3:45pm Maigret 6:00pm Full Time6:15pm Another World8:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:45pm Madeleine Collins

SATURDAY 5 MARCH10:00am Full Time11:30am Maigret 12:15pm Between Two Worlds1:45pm Employee of the Month2:45pm The Young Lovers4:00pm The Villa5:30pm Lost Illusions6:20pm Fire8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:50pm Hear Me Out

SUNDAY 6 MARCH10:00am Fire10:20am Kompromat12:40pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:00pm Madeleine Collins3:10pm Full Time3:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann5:30pm The Kitchen Brigade6:10pm Another World8:00pm French Tech8:40pm The Braves

MONDAY 7 MARCH12:15pm The Young Lovers1:00pm Murder Party3:00pm The Kitchen Brigade3:30pm The Braves5:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm Rise8:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:45pm Happening

TUESDAY 8 MARCH12:50pm Waiting for Bojangles1:00pm Paris, 13th District3:30pm French Tech3:45pm Anaïs in Love6:00pm Waiting for Bojangles6:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:45pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:45pm Peaceful

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH1:00pm Between Two Worlds1:10pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I3:30pm Madeleine Collins3:40pm Goliath6:00pm Kompromat6:30pm Maigret 8:30pm Everything Went Fine8:40pm Employee of the Month

THURSDAY 10 MARCH12:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown12:45pm Happening3:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:15pm Employee of the Month5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm The Kitchen Brigade8:20pm The Villa8:40pm Murder Party

FRIDAY 11 MARCH12:45pm Fire1:00pm Pil’s Adventures3:15pm Murder Party3:30pm The Young Lovers6:00pm Purple Noon6:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:40pm Peaceful8:50pm Everything Went Fine

SATURDAY 12 MARCH10:00am A Tale of Love and Desire10:15am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:30pm Rumba Therapy1:00pm The Velvet Queen3:00pm The Kitchen Brigade3:30pm Purple Noon5:30pm Maigret 6:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love7:45pm Lost Illusions9:00pm Hear Me Out

SUNDAY 13 MARCH10:00am Lost Illusions10:15am Full Time12:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:10pm The Velvet Queen3:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:30pm Madeleine Collins5:30pm Rise6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:15pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:40pm Paris, 13th District

MONDAY 14 MARCH10:00am Little Nicholas’ Treasure10:30am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:30pm Another World1:10pm Pil’s Adventures2:45pm Kompromat3:20pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:20pm Between Two Worlds8:40pm Anaïs in Love

TUESDAY 15 MARCH12:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:10pm Another World3:45pm The Villa

5:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:00pm Purple Noon8:20pm Peaceful8:35pm Fire

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH12:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I1:15pm The Kitchen Brigade2:30pm Peaceful3:45pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure5:30pm Anaïs in Love

Ladies’ Night6:30pm The Young Lovers8:00pm Madeleine Collins

THURSDAY 17 MARCH12:40pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I1:00pm A Tale of Love and Desire3:15pm The Braves3:30pm Paris, 13th District5:45pm Another World6:00pm The Velvet Queen8:15pm Employee of the Month8:30pm Happening

FRIDAY 18 MARCH12:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:00pm Goliath3:20pm Kompromat3:45pm Everything Went Fine6:00pm Between Two Worlds6:30pm French Tech8:30pm Hear Me Out8:50pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

SATURDAY 19 MARCH10:30am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann10:45am Anaïs in Love1:00pm Rumba Therapy1:15pm Everything Went Fine3:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:50pm Between Two Worlds6:00pm Madeleine Collins6:30pm Full Time8:30pm Fire8:45pm The Kitchen Brigade

SUNDAY 20 MARCH10:00am Employee of the Month10:00am Purple Noon12:15pm Pil’s Adventures12:40pm Hear Me Out2:20pm Lost Illusions3:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love5:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:00pm Another World8:15pm Murder Party8:30pm Happening

MONDAY 21 MARCH12:30pm Paris, 13th District12:40pm Fire

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3:00pm The Braves3:20pm Love Songs for Tough Guys5:30pm Happening6:00pm Rise8:00pm Maigret 8:35pm Kompromat

TUESDAY 22 MARCH12:30pm Lost Illusions12:45pm A Tale of Love and Desire3:15pm The Young Lovers4:00pm The Villa6:00pm Purple Noon6:20pm Kompromat8:45pm Hear Me Out9:00pm Another World

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH12:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown12:40pm Maigret 2:50pm The Villa3:00pm Goliath5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Fire8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:45pm French Tech

THURSDAY 24 MARCH12:45pm Kompromat1:15pm Murder Party3:30pm Rumba Therapy3:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:00pm Full Time6:20pm Madeleine Collins8:15pm Hear Me Out8:45pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

FRIDAY 25 MARCH12:30pm Waiting for Bojangles1:15pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:30pm Kompromat3:45pm Full Time6:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:10pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:20pm Happening8:50pm French Tech

SATURDAY 26 MARCH10:00am Love Songs for Tough Guys10:45am Rumba Therapy12:30pm Mali Twist1:20pm Full Time3:20pm Maigret 3:40pm Kompromat5:30pm The Young Lovers6:20pm Between Two Worlds8:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:50pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

SUNDAY 27 MARCH10:00am Lost Illusions10:10am Purple Noon

12:45pm French Tech1:15pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:15pm Between Two Worlds3:45pm Fire6:00pm Memory Box6:20pm Hear Me Out8:30pm Murder Party8:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire

MONDAY 28 MARCH12:45pm Hear Me Out1:00pm Rumba Therapy3:15pm Lost Illusions3:30pm Anaïs in Love6:00pm Kompromat6:30pm Maigret 8:30pm The Young Lovers8:40pm Happening

TUESDAY 29 MARCH1:00pm Another World1:10pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:20pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:40pm Employee of the Month6:00pm Fire6:10pm The Young Lovers8:30pm Rise8:40pm Full Time

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH1:00pm The Kitchen Brigade1:40pm Happening3:30pm Another World4:20pm Maigret 6:00pm Hear Me Out6:20pm Paris, 13th District8:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:45pm Full Time

THURSDAY 31 MARCH12:15pm Fire1:15pm Murder Party3:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann5:30pm French Tech6:20pm Petite Maman8:00pm The Kitchen Brigade8:30pm Employee of the Month

FRIDAY 1 APRIL12:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys12:45pm Rumba Therapy3:15pm Goliath3:15pm Pil’s Adventures5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Murder Party8:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:45pm Waiting for Bojangles

SATURDAY 2 APRIL10:00am Pil’s Adventures10:45am Another World12:15pm The Kitchen Brigade1:15pm Full Time

2:45pm Fire3:30pm Between Two Worlds5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Employee of the Month8:15pm The Young Lovers8:45pm Maigret

SUNDAY 3 APRIL10:00am Between Two Worlds10:00am Madeleine Collins12:30pm Rise12:30pm Waiting for Bojangles3:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:30pm Full Time5:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:30pm Rumba Therapy8:40pm Kompromat

MONDAY 4 APRIL12:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown1:00pm Another World3:15pm A Tale of Love and Desire3:30pm French Tech5:45pm Hear Me Out6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:15pm Waiting for Bojangles8:30pm Murder Party

TUESDAY 5 APRIL12:30pm Fire1:00pm Kompromat3:15pm Rise3:40pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure6:00pm Murder Party6:20pm The Young Lovers8:30pm Goliath8:50pm Maigret

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL12:30pm Rumba Therapy1:00pm The Kitchen Brigade3:00pm Lost Illusions3:30pm Goliath6:30pm Fly Me Away

PALACE WESTGARTH


FRIDAY 4 MARCH1:00pm Hear Me Out1:20pm Paris, 13th District3:45pm Murder Party4:00pm Madeleine Collins6:15pm The Kitchen Brigade6:20pm Between Two Worlds8:45pm Full Time8:50pm The Young Lovers

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SATURDAY 5 MARCH10:00am La Traviata, My Brothers

and I10:10am Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:30pm Purple Noon12:40pm Rumba Therapy3:10pm Lost Illusions3:20pm Fire6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:30pm Employee of the Month8:50pm Anaïs in Love

SUNDAY 6 MARCH10:00am Love Songs for Tough Guys10:45am Full Time12:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:00pm Another World3:00pm Goliath3:30pm Everything Went Fine6:10pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:10pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:45pm Happening

MONDAY 7 MARCH12:50pm The Villa1:00pm Between Two Worlds3:15pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I3:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:00pm Waiting for Bojangles6:30pm Full Time8:40pm Rise8:40pm The Braves

TUESDAY 8 MARCH12:40pm Murder Party12:50pm Peaceful3:20pm Employee of the Month3:45pm Kompromat5:30pm Lost Illusions6:30pm Maigret 8:30pm French Tech8:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH12:45pm A Tale of Love and Desire1:00pm Waiting for Bojangles3:15pm Rise4:00pm Hear Me Out6:00pm The Villa6:20pm Paris, 13th District8:30pm Goliath8:45pm Hear Me Out

THURSDAY 10 MARCH12:50pm Everything Went Fine1:00pm Maigret 3:15pm Fire3:30pm Rise6:00pm Purple Noon6:20pm Paris, 13th District8:40pm Happening8:45pm Full Time

FRIDAY 11 MARCH1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:15pm The Velvet Queen3:30pm Peaceful3:40pm Rumba Therapy6:00pm Waiting for Bojangles6:20pm Anaïs in Love8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:50pm Lost Illusions

SATURDAY 12 MARCH10:30am Waiting for Bojangles10:45am Maigret 1:00pm Madeleine Collins1:15pm Pil’s Adventures3:20pm Kompromat3:30pm French Tech6:00pm Full Time6:15pm Another World8:15pm Rise8:45pm The Kitchen Brigade

SUNDAY 13 MARCH10:00am Fire10:30am The Villa12:30pm Between Two Worlds1:00pm The Young Lovers3:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann5:30pm Lost Illusions6:20pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:40pm Peaceful9:00pm French Tech

MONDAY 14 MARCH10:00am Lost Illusions10:15am Anaïs in Love12:30pm Waiting for Bojangles1:10pm Rumba Therapy3:30pm The Braves3:45pm Hear Me Out6:00pm Petite Maman6:10pm Authentik8:15pm Another World8:40pm Murder Party

TUESDAY 15 MARCH1:00pm Anaïs in Love1:15pm The Kitchen Brigade3:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:45pm A Tale of Love and Desire6:15pm Maigret 6:30pm Employee of the Month8:20pm The Braves8:40pm Purple Noon

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH12:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:00pm The Young Lovers3:00pm Rise3:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:30pm Full Time8:30pm Kompromat8:45pm The Kitchen Brigade

THURSDAY 17 MARCH12:20pm Fire1:30pm Anaïs in Love3:00pm The Villa4:00pm Happening5:30pm Lost Illusions6:20pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:35pm The Young Lovers8:40pm Everything Went Fine

FRIDAY 18 MARCH12:40pm Kompromat1:15pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I3:20pm Murder Party3:50pm The Kitchen Brigade6:00pm Waiting for Bojangles6:20pm Paul W.R’s Last Journey8:30pm Another World9:00pm Madeleine Collins

SATURDAY 19 MARCH10:00am Little Nicholas’ Treasure10:20am Employee of the Month12:20pm Between Two Worlds12:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:00pm Lost Illusions3:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:00pm Maigret 6:20pm The Villa8:15pm The Young Lovers8:45pm French Tech

SUNDAY 20 MARCH10:00am Hear Me Out10:15am Fire12:15pm Lost Illusions12:45pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:15pm Pil’s Adventures3:30pm Rumba Therapy5:45pm The Velvet Queen6:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:10pm Full Time8:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

MONDAY 21 MARCH12:30pm Happening12:40pm Maigret 2:50pm Peaceful3:00pm Kompromat5:45pm Waiting for Bojangles6:00pm Murder Party8:30pm The Braves8:40pm Hear Me Out

TUESDAY 22 MARCH12:20pm Fire1:15pm Full Time3:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:30pm Another World5:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:15pm Lost Illusions8:30pm Goliath

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WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH12:30pm The Young Lovers1:00pm French Tech3:15pm Kompromat3:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:00pm A Tale of Love and Desire

Francophonie Night6:30pm Mali Twist8:30pm The Kitchen Brigade

THURSDAY 24 MARCH1:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys1:15pm Another World3:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:40pm Full Time6:00pm Hear Me Out6:30pm Another World8:30pm Happening8:50pm Kompromat

FRIDAY 25 MARCH1:00pm Rumba Therapy1:20pm Murder Party3:20pm Goliath4:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:15pm Between Two Worlds6:30pm Madeleine Collins8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:50pm Maigret

SATURDAY 26 MARCH10:00am Little Nicholas’ Treasure10:30am Employee of the Month12:30pm Lost Illusions12:40pm Pil’s Adventures3:00pm Between Two Worlds3:40pm Murder Party5:30pm Lost Illusions6:20pm The Velvet Queen8:40pm Fire8:50pm Hear Me Out

SUNDAY 27 MARCH10:00am Happening10:30am The Kitchen Brigade12:30pm Full Time1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure2:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:30pm Employee of the Month5:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:00pm Goliath8:15pm Purple Noon8:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

MONDAY 28 MARCH12:00pm Lost Illusions1:20pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:15pm Kompromat4:00pm Hear Me Out6:00pm The Kitchen Brigade

6:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:20pm Murder Party8:50pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I

TUESDAY 29 MARCH1:00pm Rumba Therapy1:20pm The Velvet Queen3:20pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:30pm Hear Me Out6:00pm Between Two Worlds6:00pm Kompromat8:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:40pm French Tech

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH12:30pm Waiting for Bojangles1:00pm Fire3:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:50pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure6:00pm Paris, 13th District6:30pm Memory Box8:30pm Fire8:50pm The Young Lovers

THURSDAY 31 MARCH12:00pm The Young Lovers1:15pm The Kitchen Brigade2:40pm Rise3:45pm Maigret 5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Kompromat8:40pm Murder Party8:45pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

FRIDAY 1 APRIL1:20pm Full Time1:40pm French Tech3:30pm Madeleine Collins4:00pm Another World6:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:20pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:30pm Hear Me Out8:50pm Fire

SATURDAY 2 APRIL10:20am Love Songs for Tough Guys10:30am French Tech12:50pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:30pm Rumba Therapy3:40pm The Young Lovers6:00pm Happening6:30pm Paul W.R’s Last Journey8:30pm Between Two Worlds8:40pm Another World

SUNDAY 3 APRIL10:15am The Velvet Queen10:45am Employee of the Month12:30pm Lost Illusions1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:30pm Pil’s Adventures3:40pm The Kitchen Brigade

6:00pm Maigret 6:15pm Hear Me Out8:20pm Paris, 13th District8:30pm Fire

MONDAY 4 APRIL12:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:45pm Between Two Worlds3:20pm Rumba Therapy3:20pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I5:45pm Maigret 6:00pm The Young Lovers8:00pm Happening8:40pm Fire

TUESDAY 5 APRIL1:20pm A Tale of Love and Desire1:30pm Employee of the Month3:45pm Full Time4:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:00pm The Velvet Queen6:20pm Another World8:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:40pm Kompromat

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL1:00pm French Tech1:15pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown4:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:30pm Fly Me Away

the KINO

THURSDAY 3 MARCH6:30pm Lost Illusions FRIDAY 4 MARCH12:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:00pm Anaïs in Love3:20pm Waiting for Bojangles3:30pm Another World6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:20pm Hear Me Out8:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:40pm French Tech

SATURDAY 5 MARCH10:00am Love Songs for Tough Guys10:30am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love1:15pm Rumba Therapy3:30pm Madeleine Collins3:50pm A Tale of Love and Desire6:00pm The Young Lovers6:30pm Full Time8:45pm Between Two Worlds8:50pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

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SUNDAY 6 MARCH10:00am Rumba Therapy10:10am Another World12:20pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:30pm Lost Illusions3:00pm Goliath3:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:00pm Employee of the Month6:20pm Memory Box8:15pm The Braves8:40pm A Tale of Love and Desire

MONDAY 7 MARCH12:30pm Peaceful1:30pm Happening3:30pm The Villa4:00pm Paris, 13th District6:00pm The Young Lovers6:30pm The Kitchen Brigade8:30pm Hear Me Out8:45pm Maigret

TUESDAY 8 MARCH12:50pm Between Two Worlds1:15pm Kompromat3:20pm Everything Went Fine4:00pm Full Time6:00pm Another World6:10pm Purple Noon8:30pm Lost Illusions8:45pm Rise

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH12:30pm Goliath1:00pm The Young Lovers3:30pm Maigret 3:45pm Happening5:30pm Fire

International Women’s Day6:30pm Between Two Worlds8:20pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

THURSDAY 10 MARCH12:40pm Employee of the Month12:50pm The Braves3:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:15pm Lost Illusions6:00pm French Tech6:30pm Happening8:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:45pm Kompromat

FRIDAY 11 MARCH12:45pm Murder Party1:00pm Paris, 13th District3:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:40pm Fire6:00pm The Velvet Queen6:30pm Madeleine Collins8:30pm The Kitchen Brigade8:50pm The Villa

SATURDAY 12 MARCH10:15am Little Nicholas’ Treasure11:00am Anaïs in Love12:45pm Rumba Therapy1:30pm The Young Lovers3:15pm Everything Went Fine4:10pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm Rise6:30pm The Kitchen Brigade8:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:50pm Another World

SUNDAY 13 MARCH10:30am Lost Illusions10:45am Pil’s Adventures1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:45pm Paul W.R’s Last Journey3:30pm The Villa4:00pm Between Two Worlds6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:30pm Employee of the Month8:30pm Kompromat8:45pm The Velvet Queen

MONDAY 14 MARCH10:00am Rumba Therapy10:15am The Villa12:20pm Lost Illusions12:40pm Pil’s Adventures3:00pm Between Two Worlds3:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure5:30pm Waiting for Bojangles6:00pm Anaïs in Love8:30pm Full Time8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love

TUESDAY 15 MARCH12:45pm The Braves1:00pm Waiting for Bojangles3:30pm The Kitchen Brigade4:00pm Maigret 6:00pm The Velvet Queen6:20pm Hear Me Out8:20pm Everything Went Fine8:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH12:30pm Waiting for Bojangles12:45pm Employee of the Month3:00pm Peaceful3:30pm Murder Party6:00pm Purple Noon6:10pm Fire8:40pm Between Two Worlds8:40pm Hear Me Out

THURSDAY 17 MARCH12:50pm Full Time1:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:20pm Purple Noon3:30pm French Tech6:00pm The Young Lovers6:10pm Paris, 13th District

8:30pm The Velvet Queen8:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire

FRIDAY 18 MARCH1:00pm Employee of the Month1:20pm The Kitchen Brigade3:15pm Waiting for Bojangles3:45pm Maigret 6:00pm Everything Went Fine6:20pm Hear Me Out8:40pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:50pm Murder Party

SATURDAY 19 MARCH10:30am Little Nicholas’ Treasure11:00am Anaïs in Love1:00pm Madeleine Collins1:30pm Pil’s Adventures3:30pm Another World4:00pm The Braves6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:30pm Full Time8:40pm The Young Lovers8:50pm Lost Illusions

SUNDAY 20 MARCH10:20am Pil’s Adventures10:30am The Villa12:40pm Happening1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:30pm The Kitchen Brigade5:30pm Everything Went Fine6:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:15pm Peaceful8:40pm Paris, 13th District

MONDAY 21 MARCH12:45pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown1:00pm Rumba Therapy3:15pm Lost Illusions3:30pm Hear Me Out6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:20pm French Tech8:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:30pm Full Time

TUESDAY 22 MARCH12:45pm The Young Lovers1:15pm Maigret 3:20pm Full Time3:30pm Happening5:30pm Fire6:00pm Between Two Worlds8:15pm The Young Lovers8:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH12:30pm Rise1:00pm Kompromat3:20pm A Tale of Love and Desire

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3:45pm OSS 117: From Africa With Love

6:00pm Another World6:30pm French Tech8:20pm Hear Me Out8:40pm Maigret

THURSDAY 24 MARCH12:50pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:15pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown3:30pm Fire3:50pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:20pm The Velvet Queen6:30pm Petite Maman8:30pm The Kitchen Brigade8:40pm Lost Illusions

FRIDAY 25 MARCH1:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys1:30pm French Tech3:30pm Murder Party3:50pm Rumba Therapy6:00pm Lost Illusions6:15pm Another World8:40pm Goliath9:15pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

SATURDAY 26 MARCH10:00am Lost Illusions10:15am Fire1:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:20pm Maigret 3:30pm Pil’s Adventures3:45pm Rise5:45pm Authentik6:30pm French Tech8:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:50pm Murder Party

SUNDAY 27 MARCH10:30am The Kitchen Brigade10:40am Purple Noon1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:30pm Employee of the Month3:30pm Madeleine Collins3:45pm Rumba Therapy6:00pm Kompromat6:20pm Maigret 8:30pm Between Two Worlds8:40pm Fire

MONDAY 28 MARCH12:30pm Fire12:30pm The Young Lovers3:15pm Employee of the Month3:30pm Another World5:30pm Happening6:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:00pm Full Time8:30pm Kompromat

TUESDAY 29 MARCH12:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

1:30pm Pil’s Adventures3:30pm The Kitchen Brigade3:50pm Another World6:00pm The Young Lovers6:20pm Full Time8:30pm Kompromat8:45pm Happening

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH12:45pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:00pm Rumba Therapy3:15pm Lost Illusions3:30pm Madeleine Collins6:00pm Love Songs for Tough Guys6:30pm Maigret 8:30pm Kompromat8:40pm Hear Me Out


With Love1:00pm Murder Party3:15pm Goliath3:30pm Kompromat6:00pm Madeleine Collins6:20pm The Kitchen Brigade8:30pm Fire8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love

FRIDAY 1 APRIL12:50pm Another World1:00pm Murder Party3:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:15pm The Kitchen Brigade8:40pm Rise8:50pm The Villa

SATURDAY 2 APRIL10:00am Employee of the Month10:20am Pil’s Adventures12:20pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:40pm French Tech2:50pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:00pm Waiting for Bojangles5:30pm Lost Illusions6:00pm Between Two Worlds8:30pm Hear Me Out8:40pm Full Time

SUNDAY 3 APRIL10:15am Rise10:30am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann1:00pm Hear Me Out1:10pm Rumba Therapy3:30pm Murder Party3:45pm Fire6:00pm A Tale of Love and Desire6:30pm Maigret 8:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

MONDAY 4 APRIL12:15pm Lost Illusions12:30pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I3:15pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann3:30pm Another World6:00pm Fire6:00pm Happening8:30pm French Tech8:45pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

TUESDAY 5 APRIL12:30pm Anaïs in Love1:30pm Maigret 3:00pm Kompromat3:50pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm Paris, 13th District6:30pm Full Time8:30pm Another World8:45pm Goliath

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL1:00pm Fire1:20pm Rumba Therapy3:40pm Hear Me Out3:50pm Murder Party6:30pm Fly Me Away

PENTRIDGE Cinema


FRIDAY 4 MARCH12:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love1:20pm The Braves3:30pm The Villa3:40pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I6:00pm Purple Noon6:15pm Employee of the Month8:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:40pm Fire

SATURDAY 5 MARCH10:20am Maigret 10:45am A Tale of Love and Desire12:30pm Lost Illusions1:10pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:30pm Murder Party3:45pm Rumba Therapy6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:20pm The Kitchen Brigade8:40pm Another World8:50pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

SUNDAY 6 MARCH10:00am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann10:10am Little Nicholas’ Treasure12:30pm Peaceful12:45pm Happening3:15pm The Young Lovers

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3:30pm Between Two Worlds6:00pm The Villa6:20pm Hear Me Out8:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:45pm Madeleine Collins

MONDAY 7 MARCH12:10pm Rise1:30pm Paris, 13th District2:45pm Everything Went Fine4:15pm Maigret 5:30pm Lost Illusions6:20pm Anaïs in Love8:35pm Waiting for Bojangles8:40pm Full Time

TUESDAY 8 MARCH12:30pm Full Time1:15pm Employee of the Month3:00pm Hear Me Out3:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown5:30pm Between Two Worlds6:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:15pm Kompromat8:45pm Murder Party

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH12:45pm The Braves1:40pm The Villa3:15pm Fire4:00pm French Tech6:00pm The Young Lovers6:20pm The Velvet Queen8:30pm Happening8:40pm A Tale of Love and Desire

THURSDAY 10 MARCH1:00pm Kompromat1:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:50pm Rumba Therapy6:15pm Madeleine Collins6:30pm The Velvet Queen8:35pm Goliath8:45pm French Tech

FRIDAY 11 MARCH12:30pm Everything Went Fine1:00pm Waiting for Bojangles3:15pm Purple Noon4:00pm Murder Party6:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I6:20pm Maigret 8:20pm Employee of the Month8:30pm Paris, 13th District

SATURDAY 12 MARCH10:15am Purple Noon10:20am The Villa12:45pm Peaceful1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:20pm Fire3:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

6:00pm Lost Illusions6:15pm Between Two Worlds8:50pm Kompromat9:15pm Murder Party

SUNDAY 13 MARCH10:00am Lost Illusions10:45am Pil’s Adventures1:00pm Rumba Therapy1:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:30pm Madeleine Collins3:45pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:00pm Peaceful6:30pm Maigret 8:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:50pm Hear Me Out

MONDAY 14 MARCH10:00am Little Nicholas’ Treasure10:15am Farewell, Mr. Haffmann12:30pm Pil’s Adventures1:00pm French Tech2:45pm Rise3:30pm Another World5:30pm Happening6:00pm The Braves8:00pm The Kitchen Brigade8:30pm The Young Lovers

TUESDAY 15 MARCH1:00pm Between Two Worlds1:15pm The Young Lovers3:30pm Paris, 13th District4:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:00pm The Young Lovers6:20pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:30pm The Velvet Queen8:40pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH12:00pm Goliath12:30pm Peaceful3:00pm Lost Illusions3:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire6:00pm The Young Lovers6:10pm Rise8:30pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann8:45pm Anaïs in Love

THURSDAY 17 MARCH12:50pm French Tech1:20pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love3:15pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I4:00pm The Villa6:00pm Murder Party6:20pm Hear Me Out8:30pm Maigret 8:40pm Employee of the Month

FRIDAY 18 MARCH12:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:15pm Madeleine Collins3:00pm Anaïs in Love3:45pm Everything Went Fine5:30pm Lost Illusions6:30pm A Tale of Love and Desire8:40pm Maigret 8:50pm Purple Noon

SATURDAY 19 MARCH10:00am Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown10:20am The Young Lovers12:30pm Lost Illusions1:00pm Rumba Therapy3:30pm Pil’s Adventures3:45pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure6:00pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love6:20pm Another World8:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:50pm The Kitchen Brigade

SUNDAY 20 MARCH10:10am Little Nicholas’ Treasure10:15am Love Songs for Tough Guys12:30pm Pil’s Adventures12:45pm Between Two Worlds2:50pm The Young Lovers3:20pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann5:30pm Kompromat6:00pm Fire8:15pm Goliath8:40pm Hear Me Out

MONDAY 21 MARCH12:10pm The Young Lovers12:20pm Waiting for Bojangles3:00pm Rumba Therapy3:30pm Rise5:30pm The Kitchen Brigade6:15pm Full Time8:00pm Happening8:30pm Murder Party

TUESDAY 22 MARCH12:30pm Lost Illusions1:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:45pm French Tech4:00pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown6:00pm A Tale of Love and Desire6:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:20pm Kompromat8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love

WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH12:30pm Anaïs in Love1:30pm The Kitchen Brigade3:30pm Murder Party4:00pm Full Time6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:20pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:40pm Lost Illusions8:45pm Employee of the Month

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THURSDAY 24 MARCH12:45pm Fire1:00pm Hear Me Out3:30pm Murder Party3:40pm Kompromat6:00pm Paris, 13th District6:20pm Employee of the Month8:30pm Full Time8:40pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

FRIDAY 25 MARCH12:45pm A Tale of Love and Desire1:30pm Maigret 3:15pm Fire3:45pm Another World6:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I6:15pm Kompromat8:30pm Hear Me Out8:50pm The Kitchen Brigade

SATURDAY 26 MARCH10:00am Another World10:30am Pil’s Adventures12:15pm Rumba Therapy12:40pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure2:40pm Lost Illusions3:15pm Happening5:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:00pm Mali Twist8:30pm French Tech8:50pm Between Two Worlds

SUNDAY 27 MARCH10:00am Anaïs in Love10:15am The Kitchen Brigade12:30pm Lost Illusions12:45pm Pil’s Adventures3:00pm Another World3:40pm Rumba Therapy5:30pm Full Time6:10pm The Young Lovers8:15pm Maigret 8:40pm Hear Me Out

MONDAY 28 MARCH1:00pm Happening1:30pm Full Time3:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys3:40pm Madeleine Collins6:00pm Fire6:15pm The Young Lovers8:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown8:45pm French Tech

TUESDAY 29 MARCH12:15pm Rise12:45pm French Tech3:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure3:15pm Waiting for Bojangles5:30pm Lost Illusions6:10pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:40pm Murder Party8:45pm Another World

WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH12:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love1:00pm Between Two Worlds3:15pm Another World3:30pm Hear Me Out6:00pm Fire

FOOD IN FOCUS6:30pm The Kitchen Brigade8:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

THURSDAY 31 MARCH1:00pm Full Time1:30pm Rumba Therapy3:15pm Love Songs for Tough Guys4:00pm The Kitchen Brigade6:00pm Murder Party6:30pm Paul W.R’s Last Journey8:30pm Maigret 8:40pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

FRIDAY 1 APRIL12:30pm Paris, 13th District1:00pm Kompromat3:00pm Lost Illusions3:45pm Full Time6:00pm Petite Maman6:20pm Between Two Worlds8:20pm Another World8:50pm Waiting for Bojangles

SATURDAY 2 APRIL10:00am The Young Lovers10:15am Rise12:30pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:00pm Fire3:00pm Authentik3:45pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:00pm Hear Me Out6:20pm Maigret 8:30pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love8:40pm Love Songs for Tough Guys

SUNDAY 3 APRIL10:00am Lost Illusions10:15am Rumba Therapy12:45pm Murder Party1:15pm Kompromat3:15pm Pil’s Adventures4:00pm Full Time5:30pm Happening6:20pm The Kitchen Brigade8:00pm La Traviata, My Brothers

and I8:40pm Another World

MONDAY 4 APRIL1:00pm Hear Me Out1:50pm Maigret 3:15pm Kompromat4:00pm Employee of the Month6:00pm Farewell, Mr. Haffmann6:20pm Full Time

8:30pm Love Songs for Tough Guys8:40pm OSS 117: From Africa

With Love

TUESDAY 5 APRIL12:50pm Happening1:00pm Another World3:15pm Pil’s Adventures3:30pm Rumba Therapy5:30pm Goliath6:00pm French Tech8:20pm The Kitchen Brigade8:30pm Men on the Verge of a

Nervous Breakdown

WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL1:00pm Little Nicholas’ Treasure1:30pm Full Time3:30pm Between Two Worlds3:45pm Fire6:30pm Fly Me Away

the ASTOR cinema

THURSDAY 3 MARCH

Opening Night gala7:00pm Lost Illusions

FRIDAY 18 MARCH7:30pm The Velvet Queen

SUNDAY 20 MARCH2:00pm The Velvet Queen

SUNDAY 3 APRIL2:00pm Lost Illusions

MONDAY 4 APRIL7:30pm Purple Noon

TICKETING & CONDITIONS

Tickets: Alliance Française de Melbourne & Palace Movie Club members* $29.00 Non-members $35.00

Please note, Opening Night, Closing Night and Special Events are 18+.

GENERAL ADMISSION(Excluding Opening/Closing Nights, Special Events)Alliance Française de Melbourne & PalaceMovie Club Members* $17.00Adult $23.00Concessions** $18.00Documentaries $17.00Children 12 & under (see classifications) $14.00Proof of concession/membership or ID/student card must be presented at the cinema box office to obtain discount.*Two discount tickets per membership card per session will apply.**One discount per concession. Eligible concessions: Under 25s & Full Time Students, senior (60+) and pensioner.To purchase your Alliance Française Membership, visit www.afmelbourne.com.au, and your Palace Movie Club Membership, visit www.palacecinemas.com.au

GROUPS(Excluding Opening/Closing Nights, Special Events)Groups (20+) $16.00Bookings at: Phone 03 9816 1777 or email [email protected] Groups (20+)*** $12.00***1 teacher free for every 20 students. Bookings: Emile Roux at [email protected] E-BUNDLES (MOVIE CLUB)(Excludes Opening/Closing Nights, Special Events)10 FILM E-BUNDLE (MOVIE CLUB): $130.005 FILM E-BUNDLE (MOVIE CLUB): $70.00The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival eTicket Bundles can be purchased and redeemed by Palace Cinema Movie Club Members only (free tier available) at any Palace Cinema in VIC, NSW, QLD, ACT & WA at the box office or on www.palacecinemas.com.au. Bundles need to be purchased via the Palace Movie Club Member Portal (sign into your membership

OPENING NIGHT GALA LOST ILLUSIONS

Thur 3 March, 6:15pm arrival & 7:00pm filmThe Astor TheatreTickets: Alliance Française de Melbourne & Palace Movie Club members* $65.00 Non-members $80.00*Please see our website for ticket prices.

CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION FLY ME AWAY

Wed 6 April, 6:00pm arrival & 6:30pm film Palace Cinema ComoTickets: Alliance Française de Melbourne & Palace Movie Club members* $29.00 Non-members $35.00 Presented in partnership with Bastille Day French Festival 2022.*Please see our website for ticket prices.

SPECIAL EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY BETWEEN TWO WORLDSWed 9 March, 6:00pm arrival & 6:30pm film The KinoPresented in partnership with Collins Place and Sofitel Melbourne on Collins.LADIES NIGHT THE YOUNG LOVERSWed 16 March, 6:00pm arrival & 6:30pm filmPalace Brighton Bay and Palace BalwynPresented in parnership with Blue IllusionFRANCOPHONIE NIGHT MALI TWISTWed 23 March, 6:00pm arrival & 6:30pm film Palace WestgarthPresented in partnership with Le Forum De La FrancophonieFOOD IN FOCUS THE KITCHEN BRIGADEWed 30 March, 6:00pm arrival & 6:30pm film Pentridge CinemaPresented in partnership with the John & Myriam Wylie Foundation, Tanarra Philanthropic Advisors and Michelin

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account in order to purchase). Tickets can be redeemed throughout the duration of the 2022 Festival in each participating state. Tickets are valid for Palace Cinemas onnly, not for partner cinemas (such as Palace Nova or Luna Place)

ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE FROM THURSDAY 3 FEBRUARY

IN CINEMAAt box offices daily from 11am to 8.30pm until sold out. Cinemas can only sell tickets for their respective venues. There are no booking fees for purchasing at cinema box offices; however, surcharges for credit cards apply.

THE ASTOR THEATRECorner Chapel Street & Dandenong Road, St KildaTel: (03) 9510 1414Trams 5 & 64 Stop 32, or Tram 78, stop 42

PALACE CINEMA COMOLevel 2, Como Centre, Cnr of Toorak Rd & Chapel St, Sth YarraTel: (03) 9827 7533Tram 58, stop 128 or Tram 78, stop 50

PALACE BALWYN231 Whitehorse Rd, BalwynTel: (03) 9817 1277Take the tram! Tram 109 Stop 46

PALACE BRIGHTON BAY294 Bay St, BrightonTel: (03) 9596 3590

THE KINOLower ground floor, 45 Collins St, MelbourneTel: (03) 9650 2100Tram 11,12,48 & 109, stop 8 or 9

PALACE WESTGARTH89 High St, NorthcoteTel: (03) 9482 2001Tram 86 Stop 27PENTRIDGE CINEMA1 Champ Street, CoburgTel: (03) 8579 5380

ONLINETickets for all venues are available securely online at www.affrenchfilmfestival.org and www.palacecinemas.com.auAll major credit cards accepted (excluding Diners). Booking fees apply.

BY PHONEPhone bookings by credit card only (ex. Amex & Diners), which will be debited at time of booking and must be produced when collecting tickets. Patrons are encouraged to collect tickets 30 min prior to the session to avoid queues. Credit card transactions by phone will incur booking fees and a credit card surcharge. When calling during busy periods, there may be a delay in answering the phone. Please try again later or visit the website.

COVID-19 DISCLAIMERThe Alliance Française French Film Festival and their exhibition partners reserve the right to modify or cancel your ticket in the wake of worsening conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

FESTIVAL CONDITIONSAll festival films are restricted to persons 18 years of age and over, unless specified (see classification recommendations). This relates not necessarily to the content of the films, but to the legal requirements of holding the festival, as set by the Classification Board.

Box offices hours vary between venues. Please check the venue ticketing page for box office hours. Please ask at the venue for accepted Credit Cards and Credit Card Surcharges.

Festival tickets, once acquired, are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Lost or stolen tickets will not be replaced or refunded. Ticket price includes GST.

We anticipate that door sales will be available for most sessions, however this cannot be guaranteed. Patrons are urged to purchase their tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

Patrons are encouraged to collect booked tickets 30 minutes prior to the session to avoid queues.Palace Cinema passes and other complimentary passes, cinema promotions and free ticket offers are not valid for festival screenings.

Dates, times and programs are correct at the time of publication but may need to be altered due to unforeseen circumstances.We reluctantly reserve the right to withdraw, change and replace programs without notice.

All non-English language films have English subtitles.

Seating is reserved at Palace Cinema Como, Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay and Palace Westgarth and unreserved at The Astor Theatre and The Kino Cinemas. Palace Cinema passes and other complimentary passes, cinema promotions and free ticket offers are not valid for festival screenings.

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