French Film Festival 2023

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Goliath Goliath
Goliath and Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be
Eugénie Grandet (Country: France, UK, Belgium; Year: 2021; Director: Marc Dugain; Writer: Marc Dugain, Honoré de Balzac; Stars: Joséphine Japy, Olivier Gourmet, Valérie Bonneton, César Domboy, François Marthouret, Nathalie Bécue, Bruno Raffaelli, Jean Chevalier, Philippe du Janerand, Pierre-Olivier Scotto, Anne-Marie Philipe, Alexandre Laval, Philippe Dusseau, Olivier Massart, Michel Bompoil)
A woman is set on a collision course with her avaricious father in this historic classic.
French Tech (Les Deux Alfred) (Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Bruno Podalydès; Writer: Bruno Podalydès, Denis Podalydès; Stars: Denis Podalydès, Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Yann Frisch, Luàna Bajrami, Leslie Menu, Michel Vuillermoz, Isabelle Candelier, Samuel Benchetrit, Gábor Rassov, Élodie Huber, Georges Podalydès, Léna Barbaroux, Patrick Ligardes, Florence Muller)
An unemployed man has two months while his wife is away to prove he can take care of the kids and find a job.
Goliath (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Frédéric Tellier; Writer: Gaëlle Bellan, Simon Moutaïrou, Frédéric Tellier; Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Pierre Niney, Emmanuelle Bercot)
In the aftermath of President Macron's U-turn on a glyphosate ban, the stories of lawyer Patrick, victim France and lobbyist Mathias intertwine when the wife of a farmer dead from cancer commits a terrible act of protest.
The Little Gang (La Petite Bande) (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Pierre Salvadori; Writer: Benoît Graffin, Benoît Graffin, Pierre Salvadori; Stars: Paul Belhoste, Mathys Clodion-Gines, Aymé Medeville, Colombe Schmidt, Redwan Sellam, Laurent Capelluto, Pio Marmaï, Antoine Cervoni, Mateo Tramini, Laetitia Spigarelli, Dounya Hdia, Toussaint Martinetti, Antoine Carboni, Frederic Poggi, Benjamin Garcia-Casinelli)
The adventures of a group of passionate and fearless young children.
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be (Le petit Nicolas: Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux?) (Country: France, Luxembourg; Year: 2022; Director: Amandine Fredon, Benjamin Massoubre; Writer: Michel Fessler, Anne Goscinny, Benjamin Massoubre, based on characters by René Goscinny, Jean-Jacques Sempé; Stars: Laurent Lafitte, Alain Chabat, Simon Faliu)
The French schoolboy's adventures mix with the biography of his creators.
Love Affair(s) Love Affair(s)
Love Affair(s) and Promises
Lost Illusions (Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2021; Director: Xavier Giannoli; Writer: Xavier Giannoli, based on the novel by Honoré de Balzac; Stars: Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan, Salomé Dewaels, Jeanne Balibar, Gérard Depardieu, André Marcon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Jean-François Stévenin, Alexis Barbosa, Marie Cornillon, Saïd Amadis, Morgane de Vargas, Raphaël Magnabosco)
A poet finds his opinion of the world and himself challenged after he moves from the provinces to Paris.
Love Affair(s) (The Things We Say, the Things We Do, Les choses qu’on dit, les choses qu’on fait) (Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Emmanuel Mouret; Writer: Emmanuel Mouret; Stars: Camélia Jordana, Niels Schneider, Vincent Macaigne, Émilie Dequenne, Jenna Thiam, Guillaume Gouix, Julia Piaton, Jean-Baptiste Anoumon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Claude Pommereau)
François has to rush back to Paris to cover for a sick colleague, leaving his partner Daphné, three months pregnant, to welcome his cousin, Maxime. In the four days till Francois’ return Daphné and Maxime get to know each other, sharing increasingly intimate stories that bring them closer.
Promises (Les promesses) (Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Thomas Kruithof; Writer: Jean-Baptiste Delafon, Thomas Kruithof; Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Reda Kateb, Naidra Ayadi, Jean-Paul Bordes, Mustapha Abourachid, Soufiane Guerrab, Hervé Pierre, Laurent Poitrenaux, Walid Afkir, Vincent Garanger, Mustapha Abourachid, Christian Benedetti, Anne Loiret, Mama Prassinos, Youssouf Wague, Gauthier Battoue, Bruno Georis, Stefan Crepon, Rosita Fernandez)
A mayor in the final term of her political career faces a choice between integrity and ambition.
Rise (Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2022; Director: Cédric Klapisch; Writer: Cédric Klapisch; Stars: Marion Barbeau)
Reeling in the wake of devastating physical and emotional injuries a ballerina Elise slowly rebuilds her life
Rookies (Allons Enfants) (Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai; Writer: Thierry Demaizière, Elsa Le Peutrec, Alban Teurlai; Stars: Charlotte Saudrais, Erwan Schamaneche, Michelle Kibebe, Nathanaël Marante, Ketsia Cheyna Obame)
In the middle of Paris, young people are trained to become professional dancers and, at the same time, they are prepared for their A levels.
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