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4 November to 17 December 2020 La Crème De La Crème of Francophone Cinema W W W 4 November to 17 December 2020 La crème de la crème of Francophone Cinema w w w . f r e n c h fi l m f e s t i v a l . o r g . u k welcome CONTENTS The eyes have it: Jean Seberg in FILMS AT A GLANCE 5 –7 Jean-Luc Godard’s newly restored PROFILE Valérie Donzelli 9 –11 classic Breathless revived for this year’s official selection PANORAMA 12 – 19 (image Patricia Franchini) CLASSIC 20 / 21 DISCOVERY 23 – 27 DOCUMENTARY 29 – 31 FFF @ HOME 33 – 37 LEARNING / SCHOOLS 40 – 43 BIENVENUE AND WELCOME to the Besides such directorial luminaries 28th edition of the French Film Festival as Jean-Paul Salomé ( La Daronne ); MOBILE FILM FESTIVAL 44 / 45 UK which takes place from 4 November Anne Fontaine ( Night Shift ); Valérie to 17 December 2020 as usual in Donzelli ( Notre Dame ); Nicholas SHORT CUTS 46 / 47 leading independent cinemas across Vanier ( Spread Your Wings ); Eric Barbier the UK, from Oban to Plymouth. (Small Country ); Emmanuel Mouret EXTRAS 48 (Love Affairs ); and Lucas Belvaux In these challenging circumstances (Home Front ) this edition introduces audiences will still be able to enjoy TIMETABLES 50 – 53 vibrant newcomers including the best of Francophone cinema Manele Labidi ( Arab Blues ); Laurent (from France, Belgium, Switzerland, VIRTUAL GUESTS 54 / 55 Micheli ( Lola ); and Caroline Vignal Quebec , Africa and elsewhere). (My Donkey, My Lover & I). The Festival can be found in both CAST & CREW 56 / 57 traditional cinemas observing current No Festival would be complete without Government guidelines and online honouring the rich history of French TICKETS & BOOKING 59 / 60 with fff @ home, in association with cinema, represented this year by a Festival Scope, as part of a variety new restoration of Jean-Luc Godard’s FESTIVAL PARTNERSHIPS 61 of innovative initiatives to cope with iconic Breathless and Franco-Greek restrictions. And this year young director Costa-Gavras’s first feature HOT TICKETS 62 / 63 cinemagoers will be able to sample The Sleeping Car Murders , boasting specially curated titles in the safety a stellar cast of the late Michel Piccoli FUNDERS, SPONSORS, 66 of their own classroom environment. and the great Simone Signoret. PARTNERS AND TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS Accompanying a broad range of There are stand-out performances exciting titles from both new and aplenty, notably Lambert Wilson in De established directors, as described in Gaulle ; Isabelle Huppert as La Daronne ; detail on the pages to follow, will be a Jean-Pierre Darroussin in Gloria range of virtual guests (many familiar Mundi ; Gérard Depardieu in Home from previous festivals) taking part in Front ; Jean-Paul Rouve in Small question and answer sessions. Country ; Omar Sy in Night Shift ; compelling duo Vincent Cassel and Many screenings will be accompanied Reda Kateb in The Specials and Valérie by a one-minute short film on the Donzelli multi-tasking in Notre Dame . When a guest or introduction is billed subject of climate change as part of for FFF UK screenings a BSL interpreter our continuing collaboration with the Have a great film festival – Bonne will be available on request. Paris-based Mobile Film Festival. In fête du cinéma . And take good addition the Short Cuts selection will care – Et prenez soin de vous. Cover image: Isabelle Huppert feature new prize-winning talents at in La Daronne Richard Mowe the start of their careers. Director French Film Festival UK Certificates in this brochure are advisory except when the film has Ilona Morison been classified by the BBFC. Co-Director French Film Festival UK FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK 2020 3 French Food. De livered. 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Get £5 off your hamper by using the code HAMPER5 at checkout. www.lehamper.com @lehamper @lehamper Contact us today: [email protected] Pâtisserie FOR THE LOVE OF AUTHENTIC FRENCH PATISSERIE! 163 Morningside Road Edinburgh MaEH10 4AX xime T 0131 281 1598 E [email protected] www.patisseriemaxime.co.uk AT A glANCE what’s on where Adolescents (p 29) The Dazzled (p 34) St Andrews Byre fff @ home AÏlo’s Journey (p 30) De Gaulle (p 13) Derby Quad Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Nottingham Broadway Chichester Cinema at New Park Derby Quad Arab Blues (p 24) Dundee DCA Derby Quad Edinburgh Filmhouse Glasgow Film Theatre London Ciné Lumière London Ciné Lumière Nottingham Broadway London Watermans Arts Centre Sheffield Showroom Workstation Felicità (p 34) St Andrews Byre fff @ home Aznavour by Charles (p 31) A Friendly Tale (p 13) Edinburgh Filmhouse Derby Quad Nottingham Broadway Gloria Mundi (p 14) The Bears’ Famous Invasion Edinburgh Dominion of Sicily (p 41) Glasgow Film Theatre Lewes Depot Gloucester Guildhall Hereford Courtyard Breathless (p 20) Inverness Eden Court Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Lewes Depot Edinburgh Filmhouse London Watermans Arts Centre London Ciné Lumière Stirling Macrobert Arts Centre Oswestry Kinokulture Home Front (p 14) Cyrano My Love (p 24) Chichester Cinema at New Park Chichester Cinema at New Park Edinburgh Filmhouse Dumfries Robert Burns Centre Glasgow Film Theatre Gloucester Guildhall London Ciné Lumière Hereford Courtyard Lewes Depot Inverness Eden Court Sheffield Showroom Workstation London Watermans Arts Centre Nottingham Broadway Honey Cigar (p 35) Stirling Macrobert Arts Centre fff @ home FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK 2020 5 AT A glANCE what’s on where How to be a Good Wife (p 15 & 35) Les Misérables (p 48) London Ciné Lumière Chichester Cinema at New Park fff @ home Dumfries Robert Burns Centre In the Name of the Land (p 25) Mobile Film Festival (p 44/45) Oswestry Kinokulture (p 26) Plymouth Arts Cinema My Donkey, My Lover & I Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Into Dad’s Woods (p 36) Edinburgh Filmhouse fff @ home Glasgow Film Theatre London Ciné Lumière Just Kids (p 36) Plymouth Arts Cinema fff @ home My Family and the Wolf (p 41) Derby Quad Lola (p 25) Edinburgh Filmhouse Stirling Macrobert Arts Centre Sheffield Showroom Workstation Night Shift (p 16) Stirling Macrobert Arts Centre Dundee DCA Glasgow Film Theatre The Lost Prince (p 48) Lewes Depot Edinburgh Dominion London Watermans Arts Centre Lewes Depot Oban Phoenix Notre Dame (p 17) Chichester Cinema at New Park Love Affairs (p 15) Derby Quad Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Dumfries Robert Burns Centre Edinburgh Filmhouse Edinburgh Dominion London Ciné Lumière Glasgow Film Theatre Gloucester Guildhall Mama Weed (p 16) Hereford Courtyard Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Chichester Cinema at New Park Inverness Eden Court Derby Quad London Ciné Lumière Edinburgh Filmhouse Oswestry Kinokulture Glasgow Film Theatre St Andrews The Byre Inverness Eden Court Stirling Macrobert Arts Centre London Ciné Lumière Perfumes (p 26) Edinburgh Dominion London Watermans Arts Centre FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK 2020 6 AT A glANCE what’s on where Short Cuts (p 46/47/36) Spread Your Wings (p 18) Edinburgh Institut français d'Ecosse Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Newcastle Community Cinema Dumfries Robert Burns Centre fff @ home Edinburgh Filmhouse London Ciné Lumière Slalom (p 27) London Watermans Edinburgh Filmhouse Nottingham Broadway Glasgow Film Theatre London Ciné Lumière Three Days and a Life (p 19) Derby Quad The Sleeping Car Murders (p 21) Dumfries Robert Burns Centre Chichester Cinema at New Park Edinburgh Institut français d'Ecosse Derby Quad Gloucester Guildhall Edinburgh Filmhouse Hereford Courtyard Glasgow Film Theatre Oban Phoenix Inverness Eden Court Stirling Macrobert Arts Centre Lewes Depot London Ciné Lumière The Translators (p 19) Nottingham Broadway Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Oban Phoenix Edinburgh Filmhouse Chichester Cinema at New Park Small Country (p 17) Glasgow Film Theatre Edinburgh Filmhouse London Ciné Lumière Under the Stars of Paris (p 37) Lewes Depot fff @ home Oban Phoenix The Specials (p 18) Aberdeen Belmont Filmhouse Chichester Cinema at New Park Dundee DCA Edinburgh Filmhouse Glasgow Film Theatre London Ciné Lumière Nottingham Broadway Plymouth Arts Cinema FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK 2020 7 VAlERIE DONZEllI pROfIlE Love le tter to Our Lady By Richard Mowe She was the last person to film Notre-Dame both inside and out before the conflagration. Was it just chance or a date with destiny that drew director Valérie Donzelli to Our Lady? She reflects on her attachment to the historic landmark and her film that turned out be an ode to Paris. FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK 2020 9 VAlERIE DONZEllI pROfIlE Leading player and director Valérie Donzelli reveals a slightly surreal Paris with characters who possess a warmth and humanity in their imperfections. (Photo Unifrance) Life often imitates art – and vice versa. Director Queen of Hearts followed by Declaration of War and actress Valérie Donzelli had no idea while (La guerre est déclarée ) which opened Cannes she was filming her latest breezy comedy around Critics’ Week in 20 11. She was back in Cannes in Notre-Dame that the ancient Cathedral’s roof the 2015 official selection with Marguerite & Julien. would set itself ablaze attracting global attention She has an inbuilt sense of fantasy and the surreal and add a certain poignancy to her project. and admits she is drawn to it. “It’s always present Many commentators seized on the blaze as a in my films, including Declaration of War. I love symbol of France’s deterioration – and Donzelli’s comedy and I love burlesque cinema, I love when film captures a country and city ill at ease with things are off-beat because it’s a way of looking at itself and on the verge of paranoia.
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