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05 - 08 FRENCH WIT FILM BUFFS QUARTER Welcome & Messages 30 Delete History 54 Gagarine OPENING NIGHT FILM 31 I'll Go Where You Go 55 Ibrahim 32 Perfumes 56 Little Girl 10 Eiffel 57 Mandibles
BIGGER THAN US FAMILIES CLOSING NIGHT FILM 34 The Big Hit 59 Calamity, a Childhood of 12 #Iamhere 35 Fahim, the Little Chess Martha Jane Cannary Prince 60 Little Vampire
36 Final Set 61 Poly 15 The Godmother 37 Miss 62 Vicky and Her Mystery 16 Aline 38 Moving On 17 Bye Bye Morons 64 Acknowledgements 18 Appearances 65 - 80 Local Pages 19 Delicious LEGEND 20 The Rose Maker 21 The Wedding Speech 42 Breathless
HEAD OVER HEELS AROUND THE WORLD
23 Antoinette in the 46 Arab Blues Cévennes 47 The Man Who Sold 24 Love Affair(s) His Skin 25 Summer of 85 48 Skies of Lebanon 49 Small Country: an African EXCEPTIONAL LIVES Childhood
27 De Gaulle THRILLS & CHILLS 28 How to Become an Astronaut 51 Black Box 52 Night Shift
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I am thrilled that the 32nd edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival can take place this year. Having just taken on the ambassador role a few months ago, I am delighted to discover Australia’s tremendous enthusiasm for French cinema. For over 32 years, the festival has brought us closer to the France we love, the France that captivates our imagination, but also the France that questions. Every year, the festival celebrates the growing friendship that unites our two countries, a window into France, the French-speaking world JEAN-PIERRE THEBAULT and beyond. The best screenwriters could not have imagined this coronavirus crisis, which has seen much of humanity confined over extended periods and whole industries put on-hold or shut-down. The audiovisual sector has been hard hit, and cinemas and theaters are still closed in most countries. Fortunately, despite the restrictions, the film industry continued to produce films. Artists, actors, filmmakers and creatives from all over the world are essential to our societies. It is this creativity that gives us the strength to act, to go out and also to experiment. In this regard, I would like to salute the tremendous commitment of our teams, who have accomplished the impossible for the second year in a row. Faced with a pandemic that knows neither borders nor nationality, this edition will be our ticket to escape. Last year, the pandemic interrupted the Festival in March and deprived the city of Melbourne of it in July. Despite these headwinds, more than 75,000 people came to the July 2020 edition, making the Festival the biggest cultural event of the year in Australia. This year, thanks to the exceptional mobilisation of the Alliances Françaises, the services of our Embassy, our partner Palace and Australian distributors, this will be the Festival of the Renaissance. We have selected 37 extraordinary films from all horizons, to offer you a magnificent 2021 edition. It’s particularly satisfying to see a growing number of female Directors represented this year. Cinema is in fact a permanent and universal travel ticket. Each one of you, each one of us, will undoubtedly remember the magical moments offered by the films in this edition. So, take a seat in this wonderful setting that is a movie theater and I wish you a good trip.
H.E. Jean-Pierre Thebault is the Ambassador of France to Australie
5 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
I am delighted to present the 32nd edition of the Alliance Française French Film festival. Like in previous years, our inspiring festival highlights the best of French cinema and provides us with something we all need right now – a moment to breathe and an escape from these challenging times. For this year’s edition, we have selected 37 films that will make you dream, laugh and cry, featuring a rich and colourful tapestry of characters with stories larger than life. We could not have hoped for a more inspiring opening night film thanEiffel , a thrilling tale about one of France’s KARINE MAURIS most iconic structures, centred around the love story between Romain Duris and Emma MacKay. Next, we make way for the women. In 2021, we have more female directors than ever before, and the female characters are talented (Aline), fierce The( Rose Maker), free-minded (The Godmother) elegant (Appearances), and as bubbly as champagne (Antoinette in the Cévennes). We laugh with tender bemusement at the sheer folly of certain characters (Perfumes, #Iamhere), the absolutely bizarre (Mandibles), the magnificent losers Delete( History) and those who rebel against the world’s insanity (Bye Bye Morons). Like all things French, love is a recurrent theme in this year’s festival. Its complexities are explored with sensitivity in Love Affair, humour and finesse in The Wedding Speech, fragility in Summer of 85 and through France’s Delicious love affair of food. The festival also highlights diversity and includes the most intriguing tale about art and human rights (The Man Who Sold His Skin), the devastation of civil war (Small Country: an African Childhood and Skies of Lebanon), the migrant plight (Night Shift), an urban story which shoots our imagination to the stars (Gagarine), the fight for acceptance (Miss and Little Girl) and the inspirational true tale of a young refugee who conquered the world of chess (Fahim, the Little Chess Prince). You won’t be able to resist any of these vibrant characters who live life on their own terms, just as Jean Seberg and Jean Paul Belmondo did 60 years ago in Jean-Luc Godard’s timeless filmBreathless - our ‘classic’ French feature film for this year’s festival. So in 2021, alongside the 32nd edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival, let’s escape and breathe.
Karine Mauris is the Cultural Attaché of the French Embassy, and has been the Artistic Director of the Alliance Française French Film Festival since 2020. 6 AF AUSTRALIA
You miss France and France misses you. The strong, solid and friendly ties that unite our two countries have not weakened in the face of a global pandemic. On the contrary, thanks to your enthusiastic support and sincere love, the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2020 was an outstanding success in a turbulent year, and one of the largest public events to take place in Australia last year. We have to live up to your expectations and to this constantly renewed affection. So, we have prepared an extraordinary programme, rich and ambitious, which will transport you across the world despite the obstacles, laugh, fall in love, feel, and taste – like an ideal journey on the roads of France. With the help of all our partners, the Alliances Françaises d'Australie are proud to promote all the facets and richness of French cinema through this 32nd edition of the world's largest French Film Festival. But, the Alliances Françaises are also, throughout the year, your French home where you can immerse yourself in French culture. Through our courses, both online and face-to-face, each of you will be able to discover or perfect your knowledge of the French language and culture. Learning with us is the best way to prepare for your next trip, which we hope with all our hearts will be possible soon.
FOUNDED IN 819 464,000 CENTRES AROUND 1883 THE WORLD STUDENTS 145 30 CULTURAL CENTRES AROUND 9,760 AUSTRALIA STUDENTS EVENTS
Philippe Ostermann, National Coordination of the Festival.
7 FESTIVAL PATRON
I blame my parents for my love of French film. They both adored going every Friday night to see ‘the continental films’ shown at the Savoy Theatre in Sydney. That was their treat many moons ago and they passed their interest onto all four of their children. I remember as a little girl, my whole family roaring with laughter to beloved films likeMon Oncle. Jacques Tati’s humour crossed all generations. Growing up I fell in love with, along with the rest of the world, Gerard Depardieu in Jean de Florette and Cyrano de Bergerac. Gosh I loved him and his big nose. My knees went weak over Jean Reno in Le Grand Bleu and our CATRIONA ROWNTREE hearts were stretched by Manon des Sources (I still love to watch re-runs of these movies). After signing up for Getaway 25 years ago, I’m now able to explore more of France each year, each time falling more in love with the country. Now I use French films as a tool… to learn the language. With total focus, I repeat words softly to the screen, practising my pronunciation, trying to expand my vocab. It’s nearly ruined my husband’s enjoyment of watching subtitled movies with me, but I’ll get him back with the Alliance Française French Film Festival. As a farmer in Victoria, he can’t wait to see Antoinette in the Cévennes. I'll win major points with that and I’ll try to be quiet. I’m also planning to see a few movies with my classmates from the Alliance Francaise. We ALL talk back to the screen, sometimes even with GoogleTranslate on hand! The online classes have been my ‘Covid silver lining’, even though I’m sure I’m the worst in the class. It’s a total brain-strain, but it’s pure joy… just like the Alliance Française French Film Festival. CATRIONA'S MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS
THE GODMOTHER - PAGE 15 THE ROSE MAKER - PAGE 20 BREATHLESS - PAGE 42
Catriona Rowntree is an Australian television presenter, known best for her work on Nine’s Getaway. 8 9 OPENING NIGHT INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE EIFFEL EIFFEL
ROMANCE, BIOPIC / FRANCE, GERMANY / 2021 / 115 MIN / CTC
10 DIRECTED BY: Martin Bourboulon
STARRING: Romain Duris, Emma Mackey, Pierre Deladonchamps, Armande Boulanger, Michèle Clément
LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles
The iconic Eiffel Tower proudly stands on the Champ de Mars in the heart of Paris as a beacon of French artistry and ingenuity. But what do we know of Gustave Eiffel, the engineering genius to whom the wrought-iron lattice tower is named after? This lovingly detailed biopic recreates Paris in the late 19th century to tell his story, opening the Festival on a high (324 meters to be precise) as the world premiere of the biggest French production of 2020.
Having already achieved international recognition for his work – which included the framework for the Statue of Liberty – Eiffel was in high demand. He wanted to design the Paris Subway, but the French government had other ideas: they wanted something special for the 1889 World’s Fair. Initially struggling for inspiration, everything changes when Eiffel encounters a mysterious woman that he once knew many years ago.
An all-star cast that includes Romain Duris (The Spanish Apartment) as Eiffel and Emma Mackey (Netflix’s Sex Education) as Adrienne Bourgès, the woman from his past, lead this gorgeous historical film, inviting audiences to be swept away by the passion and brilliance behind the creation of France’s greatest cultural icon.
11 CLOSING NIGHT AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE #IAMHERE #JESUISLÀ
ROMANCE, COMEDY / FRANCE / 2020 / 98 MIN / M
12 DIRECTED BY: Éric Lartigau
STARRING: Alain Chabat, Doona Bae, Blanche Gardin, Ilian Bergala, Jules Sagot
LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles
Get ready to embrace the unpredictability of life and celebrate venturing out of your comfort zone in the long-awaited new comedy by Éric Lartigau, the writer/director of the worldwide smash hit The Bélier Family (AF FFF15).
Stéphane (Alain Chabat) is in a rut. Whether it’s his personal life or his career as the head chef at a regional restaurant, everything just feels like it’s on cruise control. One day on Instagram he meets a young Korean woman named Soo (Bae Doona) who he finds he can talk to with ease. Despite their differences, language barrier and living so far apart, they establish a strong bond. Smitten by this mysterious woman, on an impulse Stéphane boards a plane to Seoul to meet her. But when he arrives things don’t go according to plan. Is Soo who she says she is? Has Stéphane just made the biggest mistake of his life?
A winning blend of endearing culture clash comedy and an affectionate portrayal of somebody navigating a middle-life crisis, #Iamhere is a fun and big-hearted film about a man who may have loved not wisely, but too well.
13 14 THE GODMOTHER
LA DARONNE
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE COMEDY, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2020 / 104 MIN / CTC
STARRING ISABELLE HUPPERT, HIPPOLYTE GIRARDOT, DIRECTED BY FARIDA OUCHANI, LILIANE ROVÈRE, JADE-NADJA NGUYEN JEAN-PAUL SALOMÉ
The effervescent Isabelle Huppert returns to the Festival (Mrs Hyde, AF FFF18; Things to Come, AF FFF17) in The Godmother, where the gritty realism of Breaking Bad meets the stoner comedy of a Cheech & Chong movie. Huppert will leave you grinning from ear-to-ear in her performance as Patience Portefeux, a middle-aged police interpreter who switches sides to become a wholesale narcotics trafficker. Armed with her insider knowledge of the law and a striking wardrobe of Hermès scarves, Patience reinvents herself as a drug lord. As well as delivering laughs, The Godmother is a moving and heartfelt drama about female empowerment. The audience is encouraged to vicariously take delight in Patience’s transformation and gleefully relish the scenes where she dominates her competition in the drug trade and thwarts detection from her colleagues in the police. Based on the award-winning novel by Hannelore Cayre – who also co-wrote the script – The Godmother is a beautifully crafted blend of French noir, drama and comedy with a triumphant performance by Huppert as a defiantly independent woman making her mark on the world with a bang rather than a whimper.
FRENCH, ARABIC, YIDDISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. 15 ALINE
ALINE
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE COMEDY, BIOPIC / FRANCE, CANADA / 2021 / 128 MIN / CTC
STARRING VALÉRIE LEMERCIER, SYLVAIN MARCEL, DIRECTED BY MARTINE FONTAINE, VÉRONIQUE BAYLOAUCQ, FLORIAN FRIN VALÉRIE LEMERCIER
It’s the 1980s and the music industry has a new star. A teenage girl from Quebec, Canada, has exploded onto the world stage to deliver stirring power-pop ballads with her once-in-a- lifetime singing voice, earning her millions of fans. Her name is Aline Dieu. Inspired by the life, loves and legacy of real-life Quebecker singing sensation Céline Dion, Aline is bursting with music, drama and show-stopping performances that will sweep you off your feet. Following Aline’s evolution as a gifted child nurtured by her parents, to her early years being mentored by the producer who would one day also love her, to her global domination as a performer of breathtaking emotional intensity, this fictional biopic is a glorious tribute to the best-selling Canadian recording artist of all time. Having previously directed, written and starred in Marie-Francine (AF FFF18), the multi- talented Valérie Lemercier once more assumes all three duties, capitalising on her remarkable physical resemblance to Céline Dion to play Aline. As a self-proclaimed fan, Lemercier has ensured that other loyal members of Team Céline will give their hearts to Aline and their hearts will go on and on.
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ADIEU LES CONS
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE COMEDY, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2020 / 87 MIN / CTC
STARRING ALBERT DUPONTEL, VIRGINIE EFIRA, DIRECTED BY NICOLAS MARIÉ, JACKIE BERROYER, PHILIPPE UCHAN ALBERT DUPONTEL
This crowd-pleasing film by writer/director/actor Albert Dupontel (See You Up There, AF FFF18) blends dark humour, social satire and tragedy into a frenetic and fast-paced story that leaves audiences delightfully giddy by its twists and turns. As a testament to its wildly entertaining characters and plot, Bye Bye Morons conquered the French box office in 2020 despite being released at the height of the curfews. Suze Trappet (Virginie Efira,Sibyl, AF FFF20; An Impossible Love, AF FFF19) doesn’t have long to live and she is going to make her last remaining days count. Determined to find the son she was forced to abandon almost three decades ago, Suze sets out on a madcap quest that is filled with adventure, peril and bewildering encounters. While the whirlwind and borderline absurd style of the film delivers a series of glorious over- the-top comedic set-pieces, Dupontel ensures his film never loses its heart and embeds his characters with genuine empathy amid all the chaos. Dupontel himself is particularly endearing as Jean-Baptiste, who becomes one of Suze’s closest companions. Exhilarating, poignant and hilarious, this urban comedy is a refreshing blast of anarchic energy.
“An invigorating and exhilarating breath of fresh air.” Cineuropa
FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. 17 APPEARANCES
LES APPARENCES
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE DRAMA / FRANCE, BELGIUM / 2020 / 108 MIN / M
STARRING BENJAMIN BIOLAY, KARIN VIARD, DIRECTED BY LUCAS ENGLANDER, PASCALE ARBILLOT, LAETITIA DOSCH MARC FITOUSSI
The wickedly entertaining new film from writer/director Marc FitoussiFolies ( Bergère) Appearances is a sexy, Chabrol-esque marital thriller, featuring the sensational Karin Viard in one of her most vivacious roles. The setting is Vienna. Ève (Viard), Henri (Benjamin Biolay, Room 212, AF FFF20) and their young son are among the entitled bourgeois community of wealthy French expatriates. They move amongst “la crème de la crème”; she as the CEO of the city’s Institut Français, he as a prestigious conductor who flitters across Europe, always in first class. It’s a seemingly flawless life, until the day Ève begins to suspect Henri of infidelity with her son’s primary school teacher (Laetitia Dosch). Absolutely desperate not to lose face, Ève engineers a dangerous double game, all the while preserving the façade of a happy marriage… Tailor-made for its indomitable star, thirteen-time César nominee and three-time winner Viard completely inhabits the skin of a woman unafraid of callousness in her quest for affection, financial security and, most of all, status. Expertly stripping away the varnish of privileged social circles, Fitoussi’s darkly comic and playful thriller winks at its genre forbears whilst tightening the screws. It’s an unashamed and cinematically luxe slice of entertainment for adult audiences. 18 FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. DELICIOUS
DÉLICIEUX
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE COMEDY, HISTORICAL / FRANCE / 2021 / 112 MIN / CTC
STARRING GRÉGORY GADEBOIS, ISABELLE CARRÉ, DIRECTED BY BENJAMIN LAVERNHE, GUILLAUME DE TONQUÉDEC, CHRISTIAN BOUILLETTE ÉRIC BESNARD
The best films depicting the preparation and love of fine cuisine should come with a trigger warning: viewers should either eat beforehand, or have a reservation in place. Thus, as with Big Night, Chocolat and Babette’s Feast, Festival audiences attending Éric Besnard’s mouth- watering new historical comedy Delicious can only consider themselves duly forewarned. The story is set in 1789 France, where prior to the dawn of the Revolution, gastronomy remains strictly the domain of the aristocrats; indeed, the prestige of a noble house is entirely dependent on the quality and reputation of its table. So, when the talented but prideful cook Manceron (Grégory Gadebois, Love at Second Sight, AF FFF18) serves an unapproved dish of his own creation at a dinner hosted by the self-entitled Duke of Chamfort (C’est La Vie’s Benjamin Lavernhe), the repercussions are brutal, and he is promptly dismissed. The wounded Manceron swears off his passion and retreats with his son to a regional inn visited only infrequently by travellers, and where vegetable soup is the common meal. But when a mysterious woman (Isabelle Carré, De Gaulle, AF FFF21; Moving On, AF FFF21) arrives and offers to pay to become his apprentice, the stage is set for a wildly enjoyable tale of reignited passion, mentorship and revenge… and of the creation of France’s very first restaurant. FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. 19 THE ROSE MAKER LA FINE FLEUR
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE DRAMA, COMEDY / FRANCE / 2021 / 95 MIN / CTC
STARRING CATHERINE FROT, MELAN OMERTA, DIRECTED BY FATSAH BOUYAHMED, MARIE PETIOT, VINCENT DEDIENNE PIERRE PINAUD
The magnificent Catherine Frot Marguerite( , AF FFF16) takes centre stage as Eve, a world- renowned rose farmer dealing with hard times. In this easy-going and good-natured comedy, Eve allows herself to reluctantly accept help from an unlikely source and by doing so, discovers new aspects of life that are worth nurturing. Eve used to be content living almost in complete isolation to focus on her passion of growing roses. When financial ruin threatens her business and livelihood, desperate measures are required. The solution comes in the form of three new workers, who are recruited cheaply from a back-to-work program. There’s just one small problem: they know absolutely nothing about growing roses, or really anything at all. Eve is going to have to tend to a lot more than just her rose bushes to keep her head above water. Funny and kind-hearted, The Rose Maker makes full use of casting veteran actor Frot alongside a diverse ensemble of emerging actors to play the hapless farmhands; emphasising how underneath all the obvious differences, there is a shared humanity and the potential for friendship.
20 FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. THE WEDDING SPEECH
LE DISCOURS
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE COMEDY / FRANCE / 2020 / 87 MIN / CTC
STARRING BENJAMIN LAVERNHE, SARA GIRAUDEAU, DIRECTED BY KYAN KHOJANDI, JULIA PIATON, FRANÇOIS MOREL LAURENT TIRARD
Imagine being stuck at an excruciating never-ending family dinner. You and your girlfriend are on a break and now she’s not answering your messages. And to top it off, you’re asked to give a wedding speech even though you are neurotic and hate public speaking. This is the situation Adrien (Benjamin Lavernhe, C’est la vie, AF FFF 18) is facing and the results will have you in stitches. In this smart and sophisticated arthouse comedy, we are taken deep into Adrien’s mind, to experience his paranoid thoughts and anxiety-fuelled memories about his family. Based on the book by acclaimed comic artist Fabrice Caro, The Wedding Speech skilfully adapts the novel’s stream of consciousness style of writing through inventive cinematic techniques used to break the fourth wall. This film from director Laurent Tirard, whose previous crowd-pleasing films include Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012) and Little Nicholas (2009), hits all the funny bones as it charts Adrien’s unravelling. Officially selected for Cannes and co-starringSara Giraudeau (The Bureau, The Translators, AF FFF20) and Kyan Khojandi (Rosalie Blum, AF FFF16), it is not to be missed.
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An Official Selection of the 2020 Cannes International Film DIRECTED BY Festival, writer/director Caroline Vignal’s hilarious and life- Caroline Vignal affirming romantic comedy stars the wonderful Laure Calamy STARRING (Call My Agent!; Sibyl, AF FFF20) as a woman who finds herself Laure Calamy on a journey of self-discovery in somewhat unexpected Benjamin Lavernhe circumstances. Olivia Côte Marc Fraize 40-something primary school teacher Antoinette (Calamy) Jean-Pierre Martins has been eagerly looking forward to a long-planned weekend escape with married lover Vladimir, the father of one of her LANGUAGE French with pupils. However, their plans are upended by his wife’s booking English subtitles of a surprise hiking trip in the picturesque Cévennes mountains in the South of France. Completely unversed in the ways of
“Calamy and Patrick HEAD OVER HEELS the wilderness, the spurned Antoinette impulsively decides to the donkey steal follow them, and once paired with an unlikely companion – the show in Vignal's an obstinate but evidently wise grey donkey named Patrick – funny and original discovers much, much more than she bargained for… comedy.” Carried by the remarkable Calamy and her scene-stealing co- Cineuropa star, Vignal’s wonderfully mischievous film offers both its lead character and audiences an uproarious and poignant reminder of the virtues of independence, and that the journey, not the destination, is often the reward. OFFICIAL SELECTION 23 24
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SUMMER OF 85 ÉTÉ 85 ROMANCE, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2020 / 100 MIN / CTC
This Cannes-selected film by the prolific and eclectic French DIRECTED BY auteur François Ozon is a seductive and wild burst of 1980s François Ozon nostalgia. Blending the sensuality of a Pedro Almodóvar film STARRING with the dark mystery of a Patricia Highsmith novel, Summer of Félix Lefebvre 85 is France’s edgier answer to Call Me By Your Name. Benjamin Voisin Sitting in a police station, teenage boy Alexis (Félix Lefebvre) Philippine Velge Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is asked to recount what happened to his ill-fated best Melvil Poupaud friend David (Benjamin Voisin, Moving On, AF FFF21). Told in flashback, Summer of 85 is a thrilling and hotblooded tale of LANGUAGE French with Alexis’s infatuation with David, which went from friendship to English subtitles love to obsession. While Ozon is now known for recent hits such as By the Grace of
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DE GAULLE DE GAULLE BIOPIC, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2020 / 108 MIN / M
Biographical drama is one of French cinema’s most established DIRECTED BY and beloved genres, and Gabriel Le Bomin’s spectacularly- Gabriel Le Bomin mounted De Gaulle stirringly depicts a crucial period in the STARRING life of one of the most famous figures in the nation’s modern Lambert Wilson history, doing it enormous justice in the process. Isabelle Carré It is May 1940, where the war between Germany and its Olivier Gourmet Gilles Cohen neighbours has intensified. Shockingly, the French army Laurent Stocker collapses, and Hitler seizes Paris. The government is in panic and considers accepting defeat, but recently promoted two- LANGUAGE French and English star General Charles de Gaulle (The Translators, AF FFF20 with English Lambert Wilson), wants to change the course of history... subtitles His wife, Yvonne (Isabelle Carré, Delicious, Moving On, AF
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I'LL GO WHERE YOU GO J'IRAI OÙ TU IRAS DRAMA, COMEDY / FRANCE / 2019 / 100 MIN / MA15+
Written, directed and co-starring Géraldine Nakache, I’ll Go DIRECTED BY Where You Go reunites her with Leïla Bekhti (Sink or Swim, Géraldine Nakache AF FFF19) after their previous smash-hit collaboration, All STARRING that Glitters (AF FFF11). I’ll Go Where You Go is the tale of two Géraldine Nakache estranged sisters with a well-meaning father, Léon (Patrick Leïla Bekhti Timsit, AF FFF18’s Closing Night film, 50 Is the New 30), who Patrick Timsit Pascale Arbillot attempts to heal their sibling divide. Romain Francisco As the movie’s title suggests, this is the second film in this year’s festival to feature the music of Québec’s most beloved LANGUAGE French with popstar, with Céline Dion at the heart of sisters Mina (Bekhti) English subtitles and Vali’s (Nakache) emotionally uplifting road-trip. Although WIT FRENCH Mina struggles to cope with Vali’s naïve ambitions to become “Nakache injects a famous singer, when their sick father asks Mina to travel her films with a with Vali to a career-making audition, Mina reluctantly agrees. seductive aura Where the adventure leads the estranged sisters will surprise of narrative both the family and the audience. continuity.” Nakache captures a vital and sincere energy brought to life by Cineuropa Dion’s iconic tunes. In keeping with the songs made so famous by the beloved pop diva, emotions run high in I’ll Go Where You Go, resonating universal themes of family, love and the healing power of great music. 31 AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
PERFUMES LES PARFUMS COMEDY / FRANCE / 2020 / 100 MIN / CTC
Perfumes is a classic odd-couple story about two people whose DIRECTED BY temperaments are poles apart; and yet, opposites attract. This Grégory Magne personality clash comedy delivers a winning formula of social STARRING observation, character drama and empathy. Emmanuelle Devos Desperately wanting to get shared custody of his daughter, Grégory Montel sad-sack divorced dad Guillaume Favre (Grégory Montel, Call Gustave Kerven Sergi López My Agent!, Diane Has the Right Shape, AF FFF18) needs to keep Zélie Rixhon his job as a chauffeur to pay for somewhere better to live. His resolve is put to the test when he is assigned a new client: LANGUAGE French with gifted perfumer Anne Walberg (Emmanuelle Devos, My Days English subtitles
FRENCH WIT FRENCH of Glory, AF FFF20) whose skills at constructing and identifying scents are matched by her egotism and lack of tact. Unlike most “Like a visit to people, Guillaume is bold enough to stand up to Anne and the perfume that’s something she respects. They don’t form an instant bond department at overnight, but at least she doesn’t fire him, so that’s a start. Galeries Lafayette It is a testament to the wonderful performances of the leads before a taxi ride on that the friction between the mismatched pair remains so a rainy day in Paris.” good natured. As their professional relationship evolves into a The Guardian sensitive and sweet friendship, Perfumes emerges as a breath of fresh – albeit scented – air. 32 AD 34
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FAHIM, THE LITTLE CHESS PRINCE FAHIM DRAMA, COMEDY / FRANCE / 2019 / 107 MIN / PG
If the addictive hit series The Queen’s Gambit has left you DIRECTED BY craving more stories about young chess masters, then don’t Pierre François miss the true story of Fahim Mohammad, the Bangladeshi Martin-Laval refugee boy who became a national French chess champion. STARRING Fahim, the Little Chess Prince is an inspirational underdog story Assad Ahmed that will have you cheering in your seat as a boy on the brink of Gérard Depardieu Isabelle Nanty despair overcomes immense obstacles. Mizanur Rahaman After fleeing with his father to France from Bangladesh to Sarah Touffic escape political persecution, 9-year-old Fahim experiences Othman-Schmitt poverty, homelessness and hopelessness until he discovers LANGUAGE something that makes him feel alive again: chess. Through a French, Bengali chance encounter, Fahim finds himself mentored by top chess with English US THAN BIGGER coach Sylvain, played with charming gruffness by Gérard subtitles Depardieu, who enters him into a tournament. But being allowed to compete is not straightforward, and just getting to the chessboard proves to be Fahim’s biggest challenge yet. Full of drama and tension with a star-making performance by the young Bengali actor Assad Ahmed as the junior chess champion, Fahim, the Little Chess Prince is an immensely rewarding celebration of the power of resilience, self-belief and having faith in other people to defy the odds. 35 36
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MISS MISS COMEDY / FRANCE / 2020 / 107 MIN / CTC
Twenty years ago, Billy Elliot showed us that boys can dance DIRECTED BY and now Miss will win hearts as it proves that boys can compete Ruben Alves in beauty pageants. The new film by Ruben Alves The( Gilded STARRING Cage) is a feel-good story about overcoming hardship and Alexandre Wetter prejudice, with a fun and light-hearted commentary on how Pascale Arbillot attitudes towards gender are shaped. It is the best kind of Thibault de Montalembert thought-provoking film: one that is celebratory and joyful. Stéfi Celma Ever since childhood Alex (Alexandre Wetter) had wanted to Isabelle Nanty enter the annual Miss France beauty pageant, despite being LANGUAGE a boy. However, adolescence was not kind and Alex suffered French with huge blows to his self-esteem. When an unexpected encounter English subtitles
allows Alex to once more pursue his dreams, he does US THAN BIGGER everything he can to transcend the traditional binary gender “A luminous and definitions that threaten to hold him back. joyful ode to the Miss is the first major acting role for Wetter, a model who has acceptance of made a career out of defying gender norms. Wetter’s personal the self and of journey makes them the perfect person to play Alex in this others.” Cineuropa inspirational film that inspires us to rethink the status quo.
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STARRING JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO, JEAN SEBERG, DIRECTED BY HENRI-JACQUES HUET, LILIANE DREYFUS, CLAUDE MANSARD JEAN-LUC GODARD
If you’ve never seen Breathless, now is the time. If you have, then you’ve never seen it like this: newly restored in 4K and projected on the big screen in all its ground-breaking brilliance. Sensual, thrilling and effortlessly cool,Breathless changed cinema forever. After shooting a policeman, petty criminal Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) attempts to lay low with his American girlfriend, aspiring journalist Patricia (Jean Seberg), who is unaware of what he’s done. Written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard from a treatment by François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol, Breathless is one of the most iconic films from the revolutionary French New Wave period of the late 1950s and 1960s. Inspired by American crime dramas, but completely rejecting the Hollywood approach to film style and storytelling, Breathless bursts with infectious and defiant energy that is just as subversive and joyful today as it was in 1960. Not just a masterpiece of French cinema and not just a classic from the French New Wave, Breathless is simply one of the greatest and most influential films ever made, appearing at number 13 on the 2012 Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll.
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THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN L'HOMME QUI A VENDU SA PEAU DRAMA / FRANCE, TUNISIA, BELGIUM, GERMANY, SWEDEN / 2020 / 100 MIN / MA15+
What would it take to convince somebody to become a living DIRECTED BY canvas for a tattoo artwork? For Syrian refugee Sam Ali it is Kaouther Ben Hania the promise of being reunited with the woman he loves in this STARRING modern Faustian tale, which is the most biting art-world satire Yahya Mahayni since The Square. Monica Bellucci Exiled and heartbroken, Sam agrees to have a copy of the Dea Liane Darina Al Joundi European Schengen visa tattooed on his back. He believes Koen De Bouw this will be his ticket to freedom and fortune, once he fulfils his contractual obligations of appearing in art galleries. After LANGUAGE French, Arabic, a series of misadventures that start to strip away his sense English with English of identity, he begins to grasp the extent of the irreversible subtitles decision he has made.
The premise of the film was inspired by Wim Delvoye’s 2008 “A bold, captivating AROUND THE WORLD art-work ‘Tim’, which consists of tattooed man Tim Steiner and edifying tale sitting in galleries around the world and can currently be seen about freedom, where refugees and at MONA. The Man Who Sold His Skin premiered at the 2020 the contemporary Venice Film Festival where it won the Horizons Best Actor award art world collide.” for Yahya Mahayni’s performance as Sam in this provocative Cineuropa film about doing whatever it takes to be with the one you love.
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SKIES OF LEBANON SOUS LE CIEL D'ALICE DRAMA / FRANCE / 2021 / 90 MIN / CTC
A poetic blending of the personal and political, Skies of DIRECTED BY Lebanon combines live action with animation to create a vivid Chloé Mazlo picture of Lebanon, inspired by the family history of filmmaker STARRING Chloé Mazlo. Using stories told to her by her grandmother of Alba Rohrwacher life during the Lebanese Civil War, Mazlo crafts a touching and Wajdi Mouawad heart-breaking story of love during wartime. Isabelle Zighondi Mariah Tannoury Alba Rohrwacher (Happy as Lazzaro) plays Alice, a Swiss Odette Makhlouf woman who moved to Beirut in the 1950s and falls in love with a Lebanese man. Wajdi Mouawad (author of the play Incendies, LANGUAGE French, Arabic, which was the source material for Denis Villeneuve’s 2010 film) Italian with English plays Joseph, an astrophysicist with dreams of sending his subtitles fellow citizens into space, and the object of Alice’s affection.
AROUND THE WORLD Joseph and Alice appear to lead the perfect life until their bliss is ripped apart by the civil war and nothing will be the same
again. OFFICIAL SELECTION An official selection for the 2020 Cannes International Critics’ Week, Skies of Lebanon stunningly gives shape to the emotional undercurrents felt by the characters through the use of animation. This rewarding and quietly devastating cinematic experience announces Mazlo’s arrival as an important new 48 talent. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
SMALL COUNTRY: AN AFRICAN CHILDHOOD PETIT PAYS DRAMA / FRANCE / 2020 / 113 MIN / MA15+
Small Country: an African Childhood is inspired by the incredible DIRECTED BY true story of a young boy growing up in the small African Éric Barbier country of Burundi during the 1990s, whose world was turned STARRING upside down by the tidal wave of violence and unrest from Jean-Paul Rouve neighbouring Rwanda. This powerful and dramatic coming-of- Isabelle Kabano age story puts a much-needed human face on events that we Djibril Vancoppenolle D e l y a D e M e d i n a must never forget. Veronika Varga Gabriel (newcomer Djibril Vancoppenolle) is a happy young boy who was born to a French father and a Rwandan mother. LANGUAGE French, Kirundi, Although his family life isn’t perfect, with tensions growing Swahili with between his parents, Gabriel mostly enjoys his carefree English subtitles existence of going to school and playing with his friends.
Unfortunately, such days are not to last as the Rwandan AROUND THE WORLD “A wonderful film, conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups is becoming tender and savage increasingly violent and starting to spill over into Burundi. at the same time.” An adaptation of Gaël Faye’s semi-autobiographical book Sudhir Mishra about his own childhood experiences, which resulted in him having to flee Burundi to emigrate to France, Small Country: an African Childhood offers an invaluable perspective on a devastating chapter of modern history as seen through the eyes of a naïve child, right before his innocence is lost forever. 49 Australia’s best new podcast, Australia’s best new podcast, hosted by Ruby Jones. hosted by Ruby Jones.
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BLACK BOX BOÎTE NOIRE THRILLER, DRAMA / FRANCE / 2021 / 130 MIN / M
Uncovering secrets carries a devastating toll in this thrilling DIRECTED BY story about one man’s determination to get to the bottom of Yann Gozlan what caused a horrifying plane crash. It won’t take long for this STARRING film to reel in audiences with its mystery and tension, keeping Pierre Niney them in suspense until the final shocking reveal. Lou de Laâge When a brand-new aircraft on a flight from Dubai to Paris André Dussollier Sébastien crashes, Mathieu (Pierre Niney, Promise at Dawn, AF FFF17), Pouderoux one of the best black box analysts available, is assigned the Olivier Rabourdin task of finding out what happened. Before he gets the chance LANGUAGE to properly investigate, the case is dismissed. Something is French with not right and Mathieu wants to discover the truth. Defying English subtitles his superiors and increasingly putting himself at risk, Mathieu becomes relentless in his pursuit to find out what happened to THRILLS & CHILLS the ill-fated flight. But what price will he have to pay? Written and directed by Yann Gozlan, who also directed Niney in A Perfect Man (AF FFF16), Black Box is a gripping dive into the murky depths of an insidious cover-up and the extreme lengths people will go to fight for the truth.
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IBRAHIM IBRAHIM DRAMA / FRANCE / 2021 / 79 MIN / M
This moving coming-of-age story about a young man trying to DIRECTED BY find his place in the world will strike a chord with anybody who Samir Guesmi has ever made a mistake and then yearned to make amends. STARRING After being selected last year by several prestigious film Samir Guesmi festivals – including Cannes, Telluride and Busan – the universal Abdel Bendaher appeal of Ibrahim speaks to its power. Luàna Bajrami Rabah Nait Oufella Ibrahim is a young man living in a housing project with his Philippe Rebbot father, Ahmed, played by prolific French actor Samir Guesmi In( the Name of the Land, AF FFF20; Claire Darling, AF FFF19) who LANGUAGE French with also makes his feature film debut as a director with Ibrahim. English subtitles After Ibrahim takes part in a botched scam, Ahmed is left with a large debt, his career aspirations at risk and worst of all, a loss of respect for his son. Can Ibrahim make things right again? FILM BUFFS QUARTER BUFFS FILM Not afraid to reveal Ibrahim’s vulnerability underneath his - 2020 WINNER - withdrawn exterior, newcomer Abdel Bendaher is a revelation BEST FILM in the lead role, and a key part as to why Ibrahim is such an emotionally rewarding story about fathers and sons, and redemption.
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MANDIBLES MANDIBULES COMEDY, FANTASY / FRANCE / 2020 / 87 MIN / CTC
The filmmaker who brought us a homicidal car Rubber tire( ) DIRECTED BY and a man who murders for a jacket (Deerskin, AF FFF20) Quentin Dupieux now delivers a tale of two dim-witted friends and one giant STARRING fly. Yes, the absurd comedy maestro Quentin Dupieux is back Grégoire Ludig with another bonkers piece of filmmaking to tickle the funny Adèle Exarchopoulos bones of audiences who enjoy being perplexed in-between fits India Hair David Marsais of laughter. Roméo Elvis Loveable losers Jean-Gab and Manu (played by comedy duo David Marsais and Grégoire Ludig, who also appeared together LANGUAGE French with in Max & Leon, AF FFF17) are best friends, but they aren’t the English subtitles brightest sparks. When they chance upon a giant fly they figure that they should train it, go on a road trip and attempt to make “Mandibles is money from it. Why not? The series of bewildering incidents as brazenly and QUARTER BUFFS FILM that follow, resembles Dumb and Dumber if David Lynch and riotously stupid Tex Avery were co-directing. as it sounds, but Premiering at the Venice Film Festival, Mandibles sees Dupieux with a chill, dopey moving away from the dark humour that characterised his sweetness that previous films, to deliver something more life affirming, in this makes it stick.” very funny film that at its heart, is a sweet and sincere story Variety about friendship. And a giant fly. 57 GET YOUR FIX OF YOUR FAVOURITE FILMS AT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL PALACE E-TICKET BUNDLE MOVIE CLUB AVAILABLE IN ALL PALACE CINEMAS 5x 10x E-TICKET BUNDLE E-TICKET BUNDLE
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CALAMITY, A CHILDHOOD OF MARTHA JANE CANNARY CALAMITY, UNE ENFANCE DE MARTHA JANE CANNARY ANIMATION / FRANCE, DENMARK / 2020 / 82 MIN / CTC
The great American frontierswoman Calamity Jane, renowned DIRECTED BY for her sharp-shooting skills, daredevil nature and rejection of Rémi Chayé gender norms, has been immortalised in popular culture for VOICEOVER decades. But before she travelled to Deadwood to become a Salomé Boulven legend, she was a high-spirited 12-year-old girl named Martha, Alexandra Lamy and this exciting family-friendly adventure tells her story. Alexis Tomassian Jochen Hägele Life on the Oregon Trail in 1863 is far from easy, especially Léonard Louf for Martha who has to look after her younger siblings while navigating everything fate throws at them. The wilderness is LANGUAGE French with dangerous, the road is hard and not everybody is happy to be English subtitles FAMILIES travelling with a young family. But Martha is resilient, resourceful and refuses to play the part of a dutiful and quiet young girl. “A rebellious girl Full of eventful encounters and a spirit of defiance, Calamity, flouting societal a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary is an empowering tale norms and revelling about a strong female hero that all audiences can cheer for. in gorgeous Directed and co-written by Rémi Chayé (whose previous credits outdoor splendour.” include distinguished animated films such as Long Way North, Screen Daily The Painting and The Secret of Kells), Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary adopts an expressive and colourful animation style, and won the Best Feature Film at the 2020 - CRYSTAL AWARD - Annecy International Animation Film Festival. BEST FEATURE FILM 59 60 FAMILIES
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AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
POLY POLY ADVENTURE, FAMILY / FRANCE / 2020 / 102 MIN / CTC
Travel back to the 1960s to meet Poly, the Shetland pony, who DIRECTED BY has inspired children ever since she jumped from the pages Nicolas Vanier of Cécile Aubry’s much-loved novel and into their hearts. This STARRING visually splendid new feature film – set against the breathtaking François Cluzet landscapes of the Cévennes region in south-central France – Julie Gayet will delight and inspire a whole new generation. Patrick Timsit Elisa de Lambert Poly’s story begins at a circus where she is mistreated, but Orian Castano help arrives in the form of 10-year-old Cécile (newcomer Elisa de Lambert). Enlisting the other children from the village, a LANGUAGE French with rescue mission is put into place and Cécile and Poly head off English subtitles FAMILIES for an adventure full of peril and excitement, pursued by the unscrupulous circus owner Brancalou (Patrick Timsit, I’ll Go Where You Go, AF FFF21), but helped by the mysterious Victor (François Cluzet, The Intouchables). Writer/director Nicolas Vanier is renowned for creating charming and action-filled family friendly films about the relationship between people and nature, with past credits that include Spread Your Wings (AF FFF20), School of Life (AF FFF18) and Belle & Sebastian (AF FFF14). Poly is Vanier’s latest triumph.
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ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE SYDNEY: Philippe Ostermann, General Manager l Morgane Blondel, National Festival Manager l Dominique Giovanangeli, Finance & Administration Manager l Denis Morandet, Director of Studies l Anais Leloup, National Festival Coordinator l Holly Jeffery, National Festival Assistant | Chloe Gunn, Marketing and Events Coordinator | Madelyn Choong, Business Development and School Activities Manager Special thanks to Anne Boillon, The Consul-General of France in Australia, Lyn Tuit, AFS President and Kate Gillis
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PALACE NOVA 1:30pm Love Affair(s) Wednesday 31 March EASTEND 3:10pm Aline 1:00pm Gagarine 4:15pm Little Girl 1:20pm Delicious Tuesday 23 March 6:00pm Delicious 3:30pm Perfumes OPENING NIGHT 6:20pm The Godmother 4:00pm Moving On 6:30pm Eiffel* 8:30pm Summer of 85 6:15pm Antoinette in the 8:45pm The Wedding Cévennes Wednesday 24 March Speech FRENCH HISTORY NIGHT 1:00pm Night Shift 6:30pm De Gaulle* 1:30pm Bye Bye Morons Sunday 28 March 8:30pm The Wedding 3:20pm Eiffel 12:45pm Mandibles Speech 3:45pm Antoinette in the 1:00pm Poly Cévennes 3:00pm Miss Thursday 1 April 6:00pm De Gaulle 3:20pm Eiffel 1:00pm Miss 6:15pm Delicious 5:30pm De Gaulle 1:30pm Skies of Lebanon 8:30pm The Rose Maker 6:00pm Arab Blues 3:30pm Appearances 8:45pm Moving On 8:00pm Black Box 3:50pm The Rose Maker 8:10pm The Rose Maker 6:00pm Eiffel Thursday 25 March 6:10pm Love Affair(s) 12:45pm Love Affair(s) Monday 29 March 8:30pm Aline 1:30pm Breathless 1:00pm Antoinette in the 8:50pm Gagarine 3:30pm Miss Cévennes 3:45pm Final Set 1:20pm De Gaulle Friday 2 April 6:00pm Eiffel 3:30pm Gagarine 12:50pm Perfumes 6:20pm The Big Hit 3:50pm Eiffel 1:20pm Vicky and her 8:30pm Antoinette in the 6:00pm The Godmother Mystery Cévennes 6:20pm The Big Hit 3:15pm The Wedding 8:40pm The Godmother 8:30pm Perfumes Speech 8:40pm Breathless 3:40pm The Big Hit Friday 26 March 5:30pm Aline 1:30pm Summer of 85 Tuesday 30 March 6:00pm Moving On 1:45pm Eiffel 1:00pm Black Box 8:10pm Final Set 3:50pm Breathless 1:10pm The Big Hit 8:20pm Night Shift 4:20pm Bye Bye Morons 3:30pm The Godmother 6:00pm Antoinette in the 3:50pm Final Set Saturday 3 April Cévennes 6:00pm Appearances 1:10pm Eiffel 6:30pm The Rose Maker 6:20pm Summer of 85 1:30pm Delicious 8:15pm De Gaulle 8:30pm Eiffel 3:45pm The Rose Maker 8:45pm Miss 8:40pm The Wedding 4:00pm The Big Hit Speech 6:00pm Antoinette in the Saturday 27 March Cévennes 1:00pm Skies of Lebanon 6:20pm De Gaulle *NB: this corresponds to the film screening time. For event details, visit www.affrenchfilmfestival.org 69 8:15pm The Godmother 3:50pm Fahim, the Little 3:00pm Perfumes 8:50pm Small Country: an Chess Prince 3:40pm Antoinette in the African Childhood 6:00pm Skies of Lebanon Cévennes TASTE OF FRANCE 5:30pm Bye Bye Morons Sunday 4 April 6:30pm Delicious* 6:00pm Delicious 12:00pm Calamity: A 8:10pm De Gaulle 7:45pm Gagarine Childhood of 9:00pm The Wedding 8:30pm Mandibles Martha Jane Speech Cannary Monday 12 April 1:20pm Moving On Thursday 8 April 1:15pm Appearances 2:30pm Black Box 1:00pm Eiffel 1:30pm The Big Hit 3:30pm Night Shift 1:50pm Gagarine 3:40pm The Wedding 5:30pm Appearances 3:45pm Arab Blues Speech 6:00pm Eiffel 4:10pm Bye Bye Morons 3:50pm Fahim, the Little 8:00pm Miss 6:00pm Aline Chess Prince 8:40pm I'll Go Where You 6:15pm The Godmother 6:00pm Love Affair(s) Go 8:40pm The Big Hit 6:20pm Delicious 8:50pm Perfumes 8:40pm The Godmother Monday 5 April 8:50pm Skies of Lebanon 1:10pm De Gaulle Friday 9 April 1:20pm The Wedding Tuesday 13 April Speech 1:00pm The Rose Maker 12:30pm The Rose Maker 3:30pm The Godmother 1:50pm Final Set 1:30pm The Godmother 3:45pm Eiffel 3:15pm Love Affair(s) 3:00pm Aline 6:00pm Antoinette in the 4:20pm Moving On Cévennes 6:00pm Appearances 4:10pm Antoinette in the Cévennes 6:20pm Summer of 85 6:30pm The Wedding 6:00pm Perfumes 8:15pm Appearances Speech 6:30pm The Wedding 8:40pm The Rose Maker 8:30pm The Big Hit 8:40pm Bye Bye Morons Speech 8:20pm Love Affair(s) Tuesday 6 April 8:40pm The Big Hit 1:00pm Aline Saturday 10 April 1:00pm Black Box 12:30pm The Godmother 1:30pm Bye Bye Morons Wednesday 14 April 3:50pm Delicious 1:10pm Night Shift 3:50pm Skies of Lebanon 3:00pm Poly 3:40pm The Big Hit 1:30pm Perfumes 6:00pm De Gaulle 3:30pm De Gaulle 6:30pm Mandibles 5:30pm The Rose Maker 6:00pm De Gaulle 3:50pm Miss 8:30pm Love Affair(s) 6:00pm Final Set 8:40pm Bye Bye Morons 7:45pm Aline 8:30pm The Wedding 6:15pm Moving On Speech 8:20pm Aline Wednesday 7 April 8:30pm Bye Bye Morons 1:20pm The Man who Sold His Skin Sunday 11 April Thursday 15 April 1:40pm Arab Blues 1:00pm Little Vampire 1:10pm Appearances 12:45pm Antoinette in the 3:40pm Mandibles Cévennes 70 1:15pm Summer of 85 3:40pm Summer of 85 3:45pm I'll Go Where You 3:00pm Black Box 4:30pm Little Vampire Go 3:40pm Delicious 6:00pm Antoinette in the 6:15pm Antoinette in the 6:00pm Love Affair(s) Cévennes Cévennes 6:20pm Appearances 6:30pm Bye Bye Morons 8:30pm Aline 8:40pm Eiffel 8:15pm Aline 8:50pm Night Shift 8:40pm Perfumes Sunday 28 March 1:00pm The Big Hit Friday 16 April Tuesday 20 April 3:30pm Small Country: an African Childhood 1:15pm The Rose Maker 1:15pm Appearances 6:15pm The Godmother 1:50pm Arab Blues 1:30pm Perfumes 8:40pm Moving On 3:30pm The Big Hit 3:45pm Love Affair(s) 4:00pm Night Shift 4:00pm The Godmother Monday 29 March 6:00pm Delicious CLOSING NIGHT 1:15pm Love Affair(s) 6:30pm Perfumes 6:30pm #Iamhere* 4:00pm The Rose Maker 8:30pm Black Box 6:15pm Moving On 8:50pm Breathless PALACE NOVA 8:20pm Mandibles PROSPECT Saturday 17 April Tuesday 30 March 1:20pm Little Vampire Tuesday 23 March 6:30pm Eiffel 1:30pm Antoinette in the 1:45pm Bye Bye Morons Cévennes 3:30pm Fahim, the Little 3:45pm De Gaulle Chess Prince Wednesday 24 March 6:15pm Perfumes 4:00pm Summer of 85 1:30pm Perfumes 8:40pm Breathless 6:00pm Eiffel 3:50pm Summer of 85 6:20pm Appearances 6:15pm Miss Wednesday 31 March 8:30pm Antoinette in the 8:45pm Final Set Cévennes 1:00pm Eiffel 3:40pm Appearances 8:50pm Delete History Thursday 25 March 6:10pm Delicious 1:30pm Appearances 8:40pm Night Shift Sunday 18 April 4:00pm Bye Bye Morons 1:00pm Arab Blues 6:15pm Delicious Thursday 1 April 1:30pm Final Set 8:45pm Arab Blues 3:20pm Delicious 1:30pm Bye Bye Morons 3:45pm Perfumes 4:00pm The Rose Maker Friday 26 March 6:15pm Final Set 6:00pm De Gaulle 1:15pm Mandibles 6:30pm The Man who Sold 8:45pm The Wedding 3:30pm Delicious Speech His Skin 6:15pm Appearances 8:30pm Love Affair(s) 8:45pm The Man who Sold Friday 2 April 8:50pm Skies of Lebanon His Skin 1:15pm Antoinette in the Cévennes Monday 19 April Saturday 27 March 3:30pm Eiffel 1:30pm Mandibles 1:15pm Poly 6:15pm Little Girl 1:50pm Delicious
*NB: this corresponds to the film screening time. For event details, visit www.affrenchfilmfestival.org 71 8:15pm Love Affair(s) 3:50pm Skies of Lebanon 8:45pm Skies of Lebanon 6:00pm Aline Saturday 3 April 8:50pm Miss Friday 16 April 1:30pm Little Vampire 1:00pm Aline 3:45pm Delete History Saturday 10 April 4:00pm The Wedding 6:15pm The Wedding 1:00pm Delicious Speech Speech 3:45pm Antoinette in the 6:15pm The Godmother 8:20pm Bye Bye Morons Cévennes 8:40pm Bye Bye Morons 6:00pm Eiffel Sunday 4 April 8:40pm Ibrahim Saturday 17 April 1:00pm Fahim, the Little 1:15pm Perfumes Chess Prince Sunday 11 April 3:45pm The Big Hit 3:30pm Delicious 1:00pm Calamity: A 6:15pm Delicious 6:00pm Aline Childhood of 8:45pm The Godmother 8:50pm De Gaulle Martha Jane Cannary Sunday 18 April 3:15pm De Gaulle Monday 5 April 1:15pm Vicky and her 1:45pm Poly 6:00pm The Rose Maker Mystery 4:15pm How To Become An 8:15pm Summer of 85 3:30pm Eiffel Astronaut 6:15pm The Wedding 6:15pm The Big Hit Monday 12 April Speech 8:40pm Perfumes 1:00pm The Rose Maker 8:20pm The Rose Maker 3:15pm Aline Tuesday 6 April 6:15pm Antoinette in the Monday 19 April 1:00pm The Godmother Cévennes 1:00pm Miss 3:30pm Eiffel 8:30pm Gagarine 3:30pm Love Affair(s) 6:15pm The Big Hit 6:10pm Eiffel 8:40pm Summer of 85 Tuesday 13 April 8:45pm Gagarine 1:15pm De Gaulle Wednesday 7 April 4:00pm Arab Blues Tuesday 20 April 1:00pm Night Shift 6:15pm Appearances 1:30pm The Wedding 3:30pm Love Affair(s) 8:45pm Black Box Speech 6:15pm Bye Bye Morons 3:45pm De Gaulle 8:20pm The Rose Maker Wednesday 14 April 6:45pm #Iamhere 1:30pm The Godmother Thursday 8 April 4:00pm The Wedding Speech 1:15pm Moving On ENCORE SCREENINGS 6:15pm The Big Hit Encore Screenings of the 3:30pm Antoinette in the Festival favourites in Cévennes 8:40pm The Rose Maker cinemas 21 - 22 April 6:00pm Love Affair(s) 8:45pm Appearances Thursday 15 April 1:30pm Breathless Friday 9 April 3:45pm The Big Hit 1:00pm Black Box 6:15pm De Gaulle
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FILM INDEX - ENGLISH
#Iamhere (#Jesuislà)...... 12 I'll Go Where You Go (J'irai où tu iras)...... 31
Aline (Aline)...... 16 Little Girl (Petite fille)...... 56
Antoinette in the Cévennes Little Vampire (Petit Vampire)...... 60
(Antoinette dans les Cévennes)...... 23 Love Affair(s)
Appearances (Les apparences)...... 18 (Les choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait)...... 24
Arab Blues (Un divan à Tunis)...... 46 Mandibles (Mandibules)...... 57
Black Box (Boîte noire)...... 51 Miss (Miss)...... 37
Breathless (À bout de souffle)...... 42 Moving On (Un vrai bonhomme)...... 38
Bye Bye Morons (Adieu les cons)...... 17 Night Shift (Police)...... 52
Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Perfumes (Les parfums)...... 32
Cannary (Calamity, une enfance de Martha Poly (Poly)...... 61
Jane Cannary)...... 59 Skies of Lebanon (Sous le ciel d'Alice)...... 48
De Gaulle (De Gaulle)...... 27 Small Country: an African Childhood
Delete History (Effacer l'historique)...... 30 (Petit pays)...... 49
Delicious (Délicieux)...... 19 Summer of 85 (Été 85)...... 25
Eiffel (Eiffel)...... 10 The Big Hit (Un triomphe)...... 34
Fahim, the Little Chess Prince (Fahim)...... 35 The Godmother (La daronne)...... 15
Final set (5ème set)...... 36 The Man who Sold His Skin
Gagarine (Gagarine)...... 54 (L'homme qui a vendu sa peau)...... 47
How to Become an Astronaut The Rose Maker (La fine fleur)...... 20
(Thomas Pesquet, l'étoffe d'un héros)...... 28 The Wedding Speech (Le Discours)...... 21
Ibrahim (Ibrahim)...... 55 Vicky and Her Mystery (Mystère)...... 62 76 FILM INDEX - FRENCH
#Jesuislà (#Iamhere)...... 12 Le Discours (The Wedding Speech)...... 21
5ème set (Final set)...... 36 Les apparences (Appearances)...... 18
À bout de souffle (Breathless)...... 42 Les choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait
Adieu les cons (Bye Bye Morons)...... 17 (Love Affair(s))...... 24
Aline (Aline)...... 16 Les parfums (Perfumes)...... 32
Antoinette dans les Cévennes L'homme qui a vendu sa peau
(Antoinette in the Cévennes)...... 23 (The Man who Sold His Skin)...... 47
Boîte noire (Black Box)...... 51 Mandibules (Mandibles)...... 57
Calamity, une enfance de Martha Jane Miss (Miss)...... 37
Cannary (Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Mystère (Vicky and Her Mystery)...... 62
Cannary)...... 59 Petit pays
De Gaulle (De Gaulle)...... 27 (Small Country: an African Childhood)...... 49
Délicieux (Delicious)...... 19 Petit Vampire (Little Vampire)...... 60
Effacer l'historique (Delete History)...... 30 Petite fille (Little Girl)...... 56
Eiffel (Eiffel)...... 10 Police (Night Shift)...... 52
Été 85 (Summer of 85)...... 25 Poly (Poly)...... 61
Fahim (Fahim, the Little Chess Prince)...... 35 Sous le ciel d'Alice (Skies of Lebanon)...... 48
Gagarine (Gagarine)...... 54 Thomas Pesquet, l'étoffe d'un héros
Ibrahim (Ibrahim)...... 55 (How to Become an Astronaut)...... 28
J'irai où tu iras (I'll Go Where You Go)...... 31 Un divan à Tunis (Arab Blues)...... 46
La daronne (The Godmother)...... 15 Un triomphe (The Big Hit)...... 34
La fine fleur (The Rose Maker)...... 20 Un vrai bonhomme (Moving On)...... 38 77 TICKETING & CONDITIONS
and other unforeseen circumstances. We OPENING NIGHT reserve the right to make necessary changes. EIFFEL Our best efforts will be made to notify patrons in advance, therefore please include OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION correct contact details in online bookings. Tuesday 23rd March, 6:30pm film Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas GENERAL ADMISSION (Excluding Opening/Closing Nights, Special Events) Tickets: Alliance Française d'Adélaïde & Palace Alliance Française d'Adélaïde & Nova Loyalty Club members* $49.00 Palace Nova Loyalty Club Members* $16.50 Non-members $55.00 Adult $22.00 Please see our website for updates and all Concessions** $18.50 event details. Documentaries $15.50 Children 12 & under (see classifications) $13.00 CLOSING NIGHT
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