French Film Festival 09

A short season of film from across the channel

Past Events

Film Talk: French New Wave (PG)

Sat 7 Nov 11am – 3.30pm

Cinema

Professor Ginette Vincendeau reviews François Truffaut’s Les Quatre Cents Coups
Welcome (15)

Fri 20 Nov

Cinema

Bilal, a 17 year-old Kurdish boy, has travelled through the Middle East and Europe to join his girlfriend, freshly immigrated to England. But his journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the French side of the Channel.
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (U)

Cinema

It's the vacation and time to have a laugh!
Grown-Ups (15)

Sat 21 Nov

Cinema

Single father Albert takes his daughter Jeanne to Sweden for her 17th birthday to look for the lost treasure of a famous Viking
I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster (15)

Mon 23 Nov

Cinema

A small time criminal decides to hold up a cafe, but has second thoughts when he’s captivated by the waitress.
Sagan (15)

Tue 24 Nov

Cinema

A biographic film, directed by Diane Kurys, starring Sylvie Testud as French author Françoise Sagan
Michou d'Auber (15)

Wed 25 Nov

Cinema

Thomas Gilou’s Michou D’Auber is a simple story about an orphan and the couple who takes him in, rendered complex by the events that surround it.
The Beautiful Person (15)

Thu 26 Nov

Cinema

Maverick director Christophe Honoré’s new film tracks an ensemble of Parisian high school students as they navigate through the turbulent waves of young love.