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Goliath and Incredible But True
The Accusation (Les choses humaines)
(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Yvan Attal; Writer: Karine Tuil, Yaël Langmann, Yvan Attal; Stars: Ben Attal, Suzanne Jouannet, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mathieu Kassovitz, Pierre Arditi, Audrey Dana, Benjamin Lavernhe, Judith Chemla, Réjane Kerdaffrec, Gérard Watkins, Franz-Rudolf Lang, Camille Razat, Anne Bouvier, Sarah Chaumette, Marcel Gitard)
They are a power couple: he is a famous television presenter, she a writer known for her radical feminism. When their apparently perfect son, who is a student at a prestigious American university, is accused of raping a young Jewish woman while on vacation in Paris, the lives of the two families involved are torn apart.
Angry Annie (Annie Colère)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Blandine Lenoir; Writer: Blandine Lenoir, Axelle Ropert; Stars: Laure Calamy, Zita Hanrot, India Hair, Rosemary Standley, Damien Chapelle, Yannick Choirat, Florence Muller, Cédric Appietto, Lucia Sanchez, Pauline Serieys, Louise Labeque, Pascale Arbillot, Éric Caravaca, Christelle Cornil, Marie Cornillon)
Annie, a pregnant working mother in the mid-1970s, comes into contact with an organisation that performs illegal abortions in the public eye.
Black Box (Boîte noire)
(Year: 2021; Director: Yann Gozlan; Writer: Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard, Yann Gozlan, Jérémie Guez; Stars: Pierre Niney, Lou de Laâge, André Dussollier, Sébastien Pouderoux, Olivier Rabourdin, Guillaume Marquet, Mehdi Djaadi, Anne Azoulay, Aurélien Recoing, Grégori Derangère, André Marcon, Octave Bossuet, Marie Dompnier, Philippe Maymat, Boris Ravaine)
Mathieu is a young and talented black box analyst on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash of a brand new aircraft.
Brother And Sister (Frère et soeur)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Arnaud Desplechin; Writer: Arnaud Desplechin; Stars: Marion Cotillard, Golshifteh Farahani, Melvil Poupaud, Cosmina Stratan, Max Baissette de Malglaive, Benjamin Siksou, Saverio Maligno)
The death of a pair of siblings' parents forces them to cross paths after 20 years of avoiding one another.
Champagne!
(Year: 2022; Director: Nicolas Vanier; Writer: Nicolas Vanier; Stars: Stéphane De Groodt, Elsa Zylberstein, Sylvie Testud)
Fun and games on a stag party for a group of old friends.
Maigret and Tori And Lokita
Country Cabaret (Les Folies Fermières)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Jean-Pierre Améris; Writer: Jean-Pierre Améris, Jean-Luc Gaget, Murielle Magellan; Stars: Alban Ivanov, Sabrina Ouazani, Michèle Bernier, Bérengère Krief, Moussa Maaskri, Guy Marchand, Philippe Benhamou, Lise Laffont, Elsa Godard, Ariana Rivoire, Alain Rimoux, Ludovic Berthillot, Jean-Baptiste Heuet, Eddie Chignara, Eric Verdin)
Inspired by a true story. David, a young farmer from Cantal, has just had an idea: to save his farm from bankruptcy, he will set up a cabaret on the farm.
Diary Of A Fleeting Affair (Chronique d'une liaison passagère)
(Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Emmanuel Mouret; Writer: Pierre Giraud, Emmanuel Mouret; Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Macaigne, Georgia Scalliet)
A single mother and a married man meet at a party then go home together, a delightful love tangle.
Don Juan
(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2022; Director: Serge Bozon; Writer: Serge Bozon, Axelle Ropert; Stars: Virginie Efira, Tahar Rahim, Alain Chamfort, Damien Chapelle, Jehnny Beth, Louise Ribiere, Colline Libon, Elsa Esnoult, Marie Desgranges, Jean Didion, Alain Raymond, Liviu Bora, Christian Rizzo, Syrus Shahidi, Guillaume Verdier)
An actor finds himself playing the legendary lothario opposite the woman who jilted him.
Farewell, Mr Haffmann (Adieu Monsieur Haffmann)
(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2021; Director: Fred Cavayé; Writer: Fred Cavayé; Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Gilles Lellouche, Sara Giraudeau, Nikolai Kinski, Mathilde Bisson, Anne Coesens, Jérôme Cachon, Guillaume Marquet, Yoann Blanc, Pierre Forest, Claudette Walker, Pierre Reggiani, Philipp Weissert, Jean-Cyril Durieux, Pascal Lifschutz)
Adaptation of the Moliere-winning play about a jeweller and his employee set against the backdrop of the German occupation.
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.
Peter Von Kant and Black Box
The Green Perfume
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Nicolas Pariser; Writer: Nicolas Pariser; Stars: Sandrine Kiberlain, Vincent Lacoste, Léonie Simaga, Rüdiger Vogler, Jenna Thiam, Arieh Worthalter, Pascal Rénéric, Thomas Chabrol, Lucie Gallo, Olivier Broche, Vincent Brousseau, Claïna Clavaron, Simon Guélat, Isabelle Bats, Etienne Beurier)
Crime caper sees an actor caught up in international intrigue after the death of a member of his troupe.
The Green Shutters (Les Volets verts)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Jean Becker)
The portrait of a legendary stage actor who was at the peak of his career in the 1970s.
Incredible But True (Incroyable Mais Vrai)
(Year: 2022; Director: Quentin Dupieux; Stars: Alain Chabat, Léa Drucker, Benoît Magimel, Anaïs Demoustier)
A mysterious tunnel in the cellar of a new home turns lives upside down.
The Kitchen Brigade (La Brigade)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Louis-Julien Petit; Writer: Louis-Julien Petit, Liza Benguigui, Sophie Bensadoun; Stars: Audrey Lamy, François Cluzet, Chantal Neuwirth, Fatou Kaba, Yannick Kalombo, Amadou Bah, Mamadou Koita, Alpha Barry, Yadaf Awel, Demba Guiro, Boubacare Balde, Irakli Maisaia, Mohamat Hamit Moussa, Sayed Farid Hossini, Saikat Barua)
Explores the world of French gastronomy while also tackling issues of social justice and inclusion.
Kompromat
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Jérôme Salle; Writer: Caryl Ferey, Jérôme Salle; Stars: Gilles Lellouche, Joanna Kulig, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Michael Gor, Aleksey Gorbunov, Elisa Lasowski, Daniil Vorobyov, Judith Henry, Igor Jijikine, Pierre Hancisse, Mikhail Safronov, Marius Repsys, Olivia Malahieude, Sasha Piltsin, Marius Cizauskas)
A French diplomat must escape an FSB plot in Siberia.
Simone: Woman Of The Century and Brother And Sister
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.
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.
The Love Letter (Chère Léa)
(Country: France; Year: 2021; Director: Jérôme Bonnell; Writer: Jérôme Bonnell; Stars: Grégory Montel, Grégory Gadebois, Anaïs Demoustier, Léa Drucker, Nadège Beausson-Diagne, Pablo Pauly, Charlotte Clamens, Gaëtan Peau, Jean-François Sivadier, Solène Rigot, Stéphanie Aflalo, Nadir Legrand, Gabrielle Legrand, Océane Court-Mallaroni, Ismaël Sy Savané)
After being rejected by his ex-girlfriend Léa, Jonas goes to the cafe downstairs to write her a final love letter.
Maigret
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Patrice Leconte; Writer: Patrice Leconte, based on the books by Georges Simenon; Stars: Gérard Depardieu)
In 1950s Paris, the body of a young woman is found dressed in an evening gown and holding no I.D. When nobody claims the body, Detective Jules Maigret is brought onto the case.
Mali Twist (Twist à Bamako, Dancing the Twist in Bamako)
(Country: France, Canada, Senegal, Italy, Mali; Year: 2021; Director: Robert Guédiguian; Writer: Robert Guédiguian, Gilles Taurand; Stars: Stéphane Bak, Alice Da Luz, Saabo Balde, Bakary Diombera, Ahmed Dramé, Diouc Koma, Miveck Packa, Issaka Sawadogo, Youssouf Djoara Mbadi, Abdoulaye Diakhaté, Roger Sallah, Gaëlle Hottmongo, Aïcha Dramé, Abou Alassane Niang, Alassane Gueye)
In the 1960s, just after Mali gains its independence, a young socialist meets and falls in love with a woman trying to escape an arranged marriage.
The Green Perfume and The Passengers Of The Night
Nobody’s Hero (Viens je t'emmène)
(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2022; Director: Alain Guiraudie; Writer: Alain Guiraudie, Laurent Lunetta; Stars: Jean-Charles Clichet, Noémie Lvovsky, Ilies Kadri, Michel Masiero, Doria Tillier, Renaud Rutten, Philippe Fretun, Farida Rahouadj, Miveck Packa, Yves-Robert Viala, Patrick Ligardes, Sami Outalbali, Nabil Kechouhen, Mathéo Ahounou, Ramzan Akhmadov)
Christmas Eve is ruined by an act of terrorism. As the city of Clermont-Ferrand descend into panic, thirty something Mederic falls in love with older street worker Isadora.
Our Brothers (Nos frangins)
(Country: France, Algeria; Year: 2022; Director: Rachid Bouchareb; Writer: Kaouther Adimi, Rachid Bouchareb; Stars: Adam Amara, Samir Guesmi, Reda Kateb, Lyna Khoudri, Raphaël Personnaz)
Malik Oussekinean’s death is believed to be caused by an affair of police violence after several weeks of student protests.
The Passengers Of The Night (Les passagers de la nuit)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Mikhaël Hers; Writer: Maud Ameline, Mikhaël Hers; Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Noée Abita, Ophélia Kolb, Thibault Vinçon, Laurent Poitrenaux, Didier Sandre, Quito Rayon Richter, Morgane Portejoie Pinsard)
Paris, 1981. The presidential election heralds the winds of change which find an echo in the life of Elisabeth, whose husband has just abandoned her.
Peter Von Kant
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: François Ozon; Writer: François Ozon; Stars: Denis Ménochet, Isabelle Adjani, Khalil Ben Gharbia, Hanna Schygulla, Stefan Crepon, Aminthe Audiard)
The life of famous film director Peter von Kant is turned upside down when he meets the handsome young Amir.
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
Simone: Woman Of The Century (Simone, Le Voyage Du Siècle, Simone Veil, A Woman Of The Century)
(Country: France; Year: 2022; Director: Olivier Dahan; Writer: Olivier Dahan; Stars: Rebecca Marder, Elsa Zylberstein, Olivier Gourmet)
An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.
Tori And Lokita
(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2022; Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne; Writer: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne; Stars: Marc Zinga, Claire Bodson, Baptiste Sornin, Schils Pablo, Mbundu Joely)
In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the difficult conditions of their exile.
59th New York Film Festival early bird highlights Futura, Jane By Charlotte, James Baldwin: From Another Place and The Velvet Underground
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