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presents the 27th annual
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sydney 1–24 march
national sponsors
contents
Gold Sponsor
Opening Night
Closing Night
Rosalie Blum
6Contempt
David’s Picks
Recommandé par David
Courted
Microbe & Gasoline
Taj Mahal
The Measure of a Man
The White Knights
Exhibition Partner
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Small Screens on the Big Screen
Petits écrans sur grand écran
Festival Partner
Baron Noir
Call My Agent!
The Bureau
The Last Panthers
Un Village Français
Red Carpet Sponsors
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Just Like Being at Cannes
Cannes comme si vous y étiez
YEARS
Dheepan
Macadam Stories
Mon Roi
Valley of Love
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Love, Love, Love
Ah ! L’amour !
Front Row Sponsors
Media Partners
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All About Them
Bang Gang
Blind Date
In Harmony
In the Shadow of Women
La Belle Saison
My Golden Days
The Scent of the Mandarine
Un Plus Une
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(Extra)ordinary Stories
Histoires (extra)ordinaires
Anton Chekhov 1890
Gaston Méliès and His Wandering Star
Film Company Marguerite
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The Anarchists
The Sweet Escape
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
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Intense
Intense
A Perfect Man
Boomerang
Heatwave
The Wait
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Dear Families
Chères Familles
All Three of Us
Family for Rent
First Growth
The Student and Mr. Henri
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Giggle and Grin
Comédies à la francaise
Chic!
Home Sweet Home
Lolo
Love at First Child
One Wild Moment
Papa ou Maman
The Brand New Testament
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For the Young at Heart
Tous au cinéma !
April and the Extraordinary World
Belle & Sebastian:
the Adventure Continues 63
Acknowledgements 65
Festival Highlights 66
Screening Schedule 70
Festival Ticketing & Conditions 78
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The Alliance Française French Film Festival was first
launched in 1989 by the Alliance Française in Sydney and
has since become a major annual event for all 6 capital
Alliances Françaises in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne,
Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Adelaide.
Each year, the Festival provides a unique opportunity for
cinema aficionados to embark upon a thrilling voyage
which showcases the best contemporary French films.
With each Festival season, Australian audiences have
displayed a continually deepening interest in our screening
programme, which also contributes to the strengthening
of cultural ties between our two countries.
Since its Parisian inception in 1883, the Alliance
Française has expanded into a network of over 800
Alliances worldwide, coordinated by the Fondation
Alliance Française based in Paris. The purpose of
Alliance Française is to promote the French language
and francophone cultures, and to this aim, hundreds
of Alliances have developed across the world under
the status of not-for-profit associations governed by
local law. The network of Alliance Française is also
distinguished by thousands of cultural events, such as
the Alliance Française French Film Festival, which they
stage throughout the year, complimenting the peerless
French language courses offered by 741 Alliances to
550,000 students across all continents.
It is my pleasure to now invite you to discover the 2016
Screening Programme and to wish you a happy Festival.
Alliance Française in Australia
Isabelle Faure
Chief Representative of Fondation Alliance Française
in Australia
Director of Alliance Française de Canberra
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The Alliance Française French Film Festival,
presented in partnership with the Embassy
of France in Australia, is a unique experience.
With the success of last year’s Festival with
close to 160,000 admissions, it is unparalleled.
These are the kinds of projects that paint
the image of France in Australia; a France in
motion, decidedly innovative and creative.
Come and discover French cinema at its best
for this 27th edition of the Alliance Française
French Film Festival.
Mr. Christophe Lecourtier,
Ambassador of France to Australia
At the Festival with david Stratton and george Miller
Alliance Française French Film Festival 2016 Patrons
The annual Alliance Française French Film Festival has become the most popular
national film event in Australia, which should come as no surprise, given the
consistently rich and diverse quality of French film production. Few countries
have managed to face up to the Hollywood juggernaut that swamps the world’s
cinemas, but in France, American films screen alongside an equal number of
French films, from comedies to thrillers to intimate psychological dramas. France
was a pioneer of cinema, and the French have never wavered in their love for
the medium. The worldwide popularity of French cinema is the result, and once
again this year the Festival is screening a representative selection of new films,
with something to please everyone.
George Miller and David Stratton
David’s picks of the Festival – from what he was able to see at the time of going to
press – are featured on pages 9-13.
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Opening night
Closing night
Rosalie Blum
Contempt
Le Mépris
Rosalie Blum
Sarlat Film Festival 2015 – Winner of Audience & Best Actress Award, Noémie Lvovsky
directed by
Julien Rappeneau
with
Noémie Lvovsky
Kyan Khojandi
Alice Isaaz
Anémone
Sara Giraudeau
Based on the
award-winning
series of graphic novels
by Camille Jourdy
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Restored Version
France | Drama-Comedy | 96 mins | 2016 | M
France | Drama | 105 mins | 1963 | PG
Julien Rappeneau’s enchanting directorial debut Rosalie Blum
is a warm, witty and impeccably performed drama-comedy
about a random encounter that has unexpected and farreaching consequences.
Opening with one of the most famous shots of the legendary
Brigitte Bardot, Contempt remains a glorious experience
made for the big screen. Over fifty years on from its first
release, Jean-Luc Godard’s film remains a touchstone for
world cinema, an incandescent work of intellect and passion,
and a true film icon.
Thirty-something Vincent Machot (indelibly played by Kyan
Khojandi) is a hairdresser, like his father before him. Life
rotates around work, his overbearing mother who lives in
the apartment upstairs, and a womanising cousin constantly
trying to set him up. But one morning Vincent experiences a
powerful déjà-vu when he meets the gaze of a grocery store
clerk, Rosalie Blum (the fabulous Noémie Lvovsky). Intrigued
by this mysterious woman, he begins following her…
To reveal more would only spoil the surprises of Rappeneau’s
ingeniously structured tale, other than to say that a series
of coincidences – both hilarious and dramatic – memorably
brings together a group of lost souls in a manner reminiscent
of Claude Berri’s wonderful Hunting and Gathering.
Indeed with its themes of fraternity, love and the need for
human connection, Rosalie Blum delivers a timely reminder
of the best that French culture has to offer. It’s a joy to watch.
Australian Première
Godard self-reflexively tells the story of a screenwriter,
Paul Javal (Michel Piccoli), who is working on a script of
The Odyssey, directed by film giant Fritz Lang (playing
himself), and sure to be a box-office bomb. Art, commerce
and personal affairs clash as Paul courts favour with brash
producer Jerry Prokosch (Hollywood stalwart Jack Palance),
and compromises his marriage to Camille (Bardot).
Contempt remains a miraculous contemplation of the
corroding effect of the film business on those who aspire to
raise it to the level of great art. Godard used colour for the
first time, flooding the screen with stunning compositions,
and composer Georges Delerue created one of his most
heartbreaking scores. This newly restored version of
Contempt is not to be missed.
directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
with
Brigitte Bardot
Jack Palance
Michel Piccoli
Fritz Lang
Giorgia Moll
“Possibly Godard’s
most melancholy
film and probably his
most beautiful”
Village Voice
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Courted
L’Hermine
Venice International Film Festival 2015 – Official Competition
Winner of Best Screenplay Award, Christian Vincent
Winner of Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Fabrice Luchini
Borgen television star Sidse Babett Knudsen and
revered actor Fabrice Luchini (Gemma Bovery – Festival
2015, Cycling with Molière – Festival 2014) combine their
immense talents in this intriguing blend of courtroom
drama and suppressed romance.
Luchini brings his instantly recognisable brand of
irascible comic weariness to the role of severe judge
Xavier Racine, presiding in a country court over a
tragic murder case. He recognises jury member Ditte
(Knudsen) as the anaesthetist he fell in love with several
years before and, breaking with protocol, he connects
with her outside. In wistful, contemplative dialogue,
the judge softens his heart as they recall a past of
missed opportunities, all while revelations of the
murder unfold.
Fluently directed by Christian Vincent, of such classics
as La Séparation and Haute Cuisine (Festival 2013), the
film manages to be both grittily realistic and gently
thoughtful. Courted was selected for competition in
the Venice International Film Festival in 2015, and now
Australian audiences can enjoy the opportunity of
watching these two masterful performers reach into the
depths of their characters with subtlety and humour.
directed by
Christian Vincent
with
Fabrice Luchini
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Éva Lallier
Corinne Masiero
“A smart, amusing
comedy in which
Fabrice Luchini is in
excellent form”
David Stratton
France
Drama-Comedy
98 mins
2015
CTC
David’s Picks
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Microbe & Gasoline
Microbe et Gasoil
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Venice International Film Festival 2015 – Official Selection
directed by
Michel Gondry
with
Ange Dargent
Théophile Baquet
Audrey Tautou
Diane Besnier
Taj Mahal presents an edge-of-the-seat journey into
our most contemporary fears, based on the real life
2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks on luxury hotels.
directed by
On the eve of a long, tedious summer vacation,
Microbe (Ange Dargent) and Gasoline (Théophile
Baquet), decide to take their own holiday in a homemade house on wheels as neither want to spend time
with their own families.
18-year-old Louise (Stacy Martin of Nymphomaniac
notoriety), about to begin a new life in India, is left
alone in her hotel room as her parents dine across
town. Without warning, her bored complacency is
shattered by the realisation that the loud noises outside
are actually the sounds of terrorists attacking the hotel.
As she desperately tries to survive alone, the safe haven
of her room grows increasingly under threat.
Stacy Martin
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Gina McKee
Alba Rohrwacher
David Stratton
Gondry has unearthed a fresh talent in the charismatic
Baquet as Gasoline, an inveterate tinkerer uniquely
untroubled by the opinion of his peers. Gasoline quickly
bonds with the timid and introspective Microbe (named
for his diminutive stature), a character quite possibly
based on the director himself. The two have an enthralling
chemistry, lending their friendship an impressive vérité
that gives the film its most touching moments.
France
Comedy
104 mins
2015
M
This is an artfully observed coming-of-age comedy
by Gondry that eschews his trademark surrealism for
deftly paced, expertly shot character studies of two
likeable non-conformists. Featuring a memorable
against-type performance by Audrey Tautou (Thérèse
Desqueyroux – Festival 2013) as a distracted mother,
Microbe & Gasoline is a ‘fuel-good’ hit.
“Michel Gondry is in
fine form with this
unpretentiously
charming film about
the friendship between
two 12-year-old boys”
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Microbe & Gasoline is celebrated director Michel
Gondry’s winning portrait of two adolescent outsiders
determined not to follow the herd.
David’s Picks
Martin’s performance is a tour de force of control
and depth, as is director Nicolas Saada’s ingenuity in
maintaining suspense from the confines of just one set.
Virtually shot in real-time, this is virtuoso filmmaking,
made all the more compelling by the disturbing context.
Selected for the Venice International Film Festival
in 2015 and featuring superb performances from
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (Superstar – Festival 2013)
and Gina McKee (In The Loop) as Louise’s parents, this
film will have audiences gripped from beginning to end.
English and French with English subtitles
*Patrons under 15 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Nicolas Saada
with
“Nicolas Saada’s excellent
film takes a sober look
at the plight of a family
caught up in an invasion
by fundamentalist
extremists” David Stratton
France
Drama
91 mins
2015
15+*
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The measure of a man
La Loi du marché
Cannes International Film Festival 2015 – Winner of Best Actor Award, Vincent Lindon
directed by
Stéphane Brizé
with
Vincent Lindon
Karine Petit de Mirbeck
Matthieu Schaller
Yves Ory
“This film is a testament
to human resilience
and decency”
David Stratton
France
Drama
93 mins
2015
PG
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David’s Picks
The iconic actor Vincent Lindon (Augustine – Festival
2013) returns with The Measure of a Man, a moving
social drama that scooped the Best Actor Award at the
Cannes International Film Festival in 2015.
Lindon plays Thierry, a middle-aged man, long out
of work and short on prospects. His is a precarious
existence, surviving with his beloved wife and
developmentally challenged son on meagre state
benefits while subject to the corroding humiliation
of pointless job interviews and skills training. When
Thierry finally does land a job as a Head of Security he
is thrust into a world of stark moral choices in which he
discovers that his job not only pays, it also costs.
Director Stéphane Brizé coaxes assured performances
from an ensemble cast of non-professional actors
who complement the veteran Lindon. With touching
moments of unforced comedy and hand-held camera
techniques, this slice of social realism offers an assured
observation of the life of a man trapped in the fraught
world of the economically marginalised.
The White Knights
Les Chevaliers blancs
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 – Official Selection
In an unnamed African country, the Move For Kids
organisation (based on the real-life Zoe’s Ark) is officially
established to rescue orphans and provide them with a
new life in France. Led by Jacques (Vincent Lindon), it
soon becomes apparent that the organisation’s motives
behind saving the orphans are not always altruistic.
With the line between humanitarian assistance and
human trafficking becoming blurred, the stakes and
risks get higher. But who is right and who is wrong?
As a provocative and urgently current examination of
the sometimes murky moral choices made by NGOs
in strife-torn environments, this is an ambiguous,
disturbing, yet hopeful must-see film.
Shot with shocking immediacy, it vividly evokes the
on-the-ground ethical quagmire with a brilliant cast
and a gripping script, written by director Joachim
Lafosse (Our Children – Festival 2012). With a standout
performance by previous Festival guest Louise
Bourgoin, the film offers no easy answers but rather
leaves it to audiences to decide what to think.
directed by
Joachim Lafosse
with
Vincent Lindon
Louise Bourgoin
Valérie Donzelli
Reda Kateb
“A tough-minded and
very up-to-the-minute
drama by Joachim
Lafosse” David Stratton
France
Drama
112 mins
2016
CTC
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In 2016, we are bringing new stories and formats to the Alliance Française French Film
Festival with the introduction of five French television series. These series – some of
which are established hits and others that are yet to be released – demonstrate the
diversity of French audiovisual creation, its continuing international development and
are indicative of current viewing trends.
In 2014, export of French television content grew to +17% compared to 2013, generating
an income of 210 million euros, with the biggest, record-breaking growth (+115%)
represented by fiction. Additionally, series like Engrenages, Les Revenants, Un Village
Français have been sold to many foreign countries.
To represent the burgeoning vitality of television production, we have invited Marta
Dusseldorp and Benjamin Winspear to be the patrons of this new category. Through
their careers, Marta and Benjamin embody the creativity and renewal of television
drama, as evidenced by acclaimed shows such as A Place to Call Home, in which they
perform together.
Through their many roles across stage and screen, Marta and Benjamin are great
ambassadors for the audiovisual and performing arts sector and we are very proud
that they have agreed to be involved with us for this edition of the Festival.
The first two episodes of each of our five television shows will be screened as one
session per title.
Small Screens on the Big Screen
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Baron Noir
The Bureau
Baron Noir
Le Bureau
des légendes
with
Kad Merad
Niels Arestrup
Anna Mouglalis
Astrid Whettnall
Hugo Becker
France | Political Thriller | 104 mins | 2016 | 15+*
France | Thriller | 104 mins | 2015 | 15+*
with
Mathieu Kassovitz
Sara Giraudeau
Florence Loiret-Caille
Gilles Cohen
When the career of politician Philippe (Kad Merad) is ruined by presidential candidate Francis
(Niels Arestrup), he is set on a path of bitter revenge. Making friends in high and low places, and
forging an alliance with his closest advisor, Amélie (Anna Mouglalis), Philippe does daily battle
with his enemies and his own personal demons.
Within the DGSE (the French CIA), the Bureau of Legends is an elite group of deep undercover
assets. When one such agent, Guillaume (Mathieu Kassovitz), returns to Paris after a long
mission in Syria, he is faced with a crisis: he must find another agent operating in Algeria who
has gone off the grid.
For fans of political thrillers such as House of Cards, this engrossing drama is both a suspenseful epic
and a superb character study.
Written by Éric Rochant (The Patriots, Möbius), this exciting look at today’s world of espionage
has plenty of twists and turns, as well as a refreshingly human story at its heart.
Call my
agent!
The Last
Panthers
Dix pour cent
with
Cécile De France
Line Renaud
Françoise Fabian
Camille Cottin
France | Comedy | 104 mins | 2015 | 15+*
Mathias, Gabriel, Andrea and Arlette are talent agents who work around the clock to keep
their famous movie actor clients happy. But in this industry there seems to be more drama
and comedy off the screen than on!
Featuring an incredible line-up of real-life French stars, including the wonderful Cécile De
France, this sharp-edged and irresistible satire of the egos behind modern movie-making, was
a ratings smash hit on French television.
France | Thriller | 104 mins | 2016 | 18+
with
Samantha Morton
Tahar Rahim
Goran Bogdan
John Hurt
Based on the real-life exploits of the Pink Panthers jewel thieves,
this sweeping crime drama begins in a Marseille robbery and soon
spreads across Europe.
Starring French star Tahar Rahim and an international cast including Liked it? Keep watching
Samantha Morton (Minority Report) and John Hurt (Alien), this is a exclusively on
dark and at times violent story of a diamond heist with links to gun
trafficking, the Bosnian civil war and a web of corruption between
Marseille, Belgrade and the high-finance capital of London.
Not screening in Adelaide
English and French with English subtitles
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Small screens on the big screen
17
Un Village
Français
Un village français
with
Robin Renucci
Audrey Fleurot
Nade Dieu
Richard Sammel
France | Historical Drama | 104 mins | 2009 | M
This period drama, set in a French village during the Second World War German occupation,
has been a huge success in France since 2009. ‘To live is to choose’ is the motto of the series,
as we see characters confronted with daily dilemmas of collaboration, resistance and survival.
With an excellent cast including Robin Renucci and Audrey Fleurot, this is a sensitive look at
ordinary people tested by war in their home town.
Alliance Française
French Film Festival
Critics’ Prize
A panel of five Australian film critics, which included Philippa Hawker (Fairfax Media),
Fiona Williams (SBS Movies), Cara Nash (FilmInk), Stephen Romei (The Australian and
The Weekend Australian) and Jason Di Rosso (ABC Radio National), were invited to
select their favourite films from the annual Paris junket’s submissions. Thanks to the
invitation of uniFrance Films (the organisation promoting French cinema worldwide)
and in association with the Embassy of France in Australia, some of our panelists flew
to Paris to conduct interviews with French actors and filmmakers.
We are delighted to announce that the Alliance Française French Film Festival 2016
Critics’ Prize award went to MON ROI by Maïwenn.
You can find this film on page 21.
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Small screens on the big screen
Dheepan
Dheepan
Cannes International Film Festival 2015 – Winner of Palme d’Or
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 – Special Presentation
directed by
Jacques Audiard
with
Antonythasan Jesuthasan
Kalieaswari Srinivasan
Claudine Vinasithamby
Vincent Rottiers
“This immigrant drama
unfolds in solidly
involving, carefully
observed fashion”
Variety
France
Drama
115 mins
2015
CTC
20
Dheepan is a major film event and the winner of the
Palme d’Or at the Cannes International Film Festival in
2015. This blistering slice of realism entrenches director
Jacques Audiard’s status as one of today’s greatest
auteurs, with a unique presentation of the asylum
seeker experience that will move audiences profoundly.
Three strangers in conflict-ridden northern Sri Lanka
band together as a makeshift family in order to flee
to the suburbs of Paris: Dheepan, an ex-Tamil Tiger
(Antonythasan Jesuthasan, author, activist, and former
child soldier); lost young woman Yalini (Kalieaswari
Srinivasan); and orphan girl Illayaal (Claudine
Vinasithamby). As they struggle to find stability, they
are forced to improvise their relationships. Soon they
find they must cope with new violence and intolerance
in their adopted home.
Based on Antonythasan’s own experience, his journey of
self-realisation is a powerful and visceral tale, told with
a timeless classicism that marks the finest world cinema.
As in A Prophet and Rust and Bone, director Audiard
orchestrates creeping menace with an emotional punch
and a complex social message.
English, French and Tamil with English subtitles
Just like being at Cannes
Macadam stories
Asphalte
Cannes International Film Festival 2015 – Special Screening
Director and author Samuel Benchetrit brings much of his
autobiographical book Asphalt Chronicles to the screen
as Macadam Stories, a series of interconnected vignettes
set in a public housing complex on the outskirts of Paris.
With a focus on six characters, we meet the pennypinching loaner Sternkowitz (Gustave Kervern from
In The Courtyard – Festival 2015), who forges an unlikely
relationship with a night nurse (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi).
In another thread, inquisitive adolescent Charly (the
director’s son Jules Benchetrit) and Jeanne (Isabelle
Huppert), an ageing movie star, form a bond that
changes them both for the better. In the final instalment,
American astronaut, John McKenzie (Michael Pitt)
accidentally lands on the apartment of a migrant,
Mrs Hamida, and the pair communicate through
fractured French while NASA busily stages a cover up.
Deadpan and often droll, the film recalls the entertaining
style of Jim Jarmusch, with an undercurrent of quirky
and satisfying sight gags. Macadam Stories was part of
the Official Selection for the Cannes International Film
Festival in 2015, and received glowing reviews from
several French critics. It is sure to equally charm this
year’s Festival audience.
directed by
Samuel Benchetrit
with
Gustave Kervern
Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi
Isabelle Huppert
Michael Pitt
“A quirky and endearing
urban dramedy”
The Hollywood Reporter
France
Drama-Comedy
100 mins
2015
CTC
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Critics
Mon roi
Mon Roi
Cannes International Film Festival 2015 – Winner of Best Actress Award, Emmanuelle Bercot
directed by
Maïwenn
with
Vincent Cassel
Emmanuelle Bercot
Louis Garrel
Isild Le Besco
“Maïwenn masterfully
directs her actors,
revealing them as we
have never seen them”
TF1 News
France
Drama
128 mins
2015
MA 15+
22
The multi-talented actor/writer/director Maïwenn has
followed up her gritty drama Polisse with Mon Roi.
This is an impeccably nuanced dissection of a volatile
marriage between two Parisians, played by Vincent
Cassel and Emmanuelle Bercot, who won the award for
Best Actress at the Cannes International Film Festival in
2015 for this performance.
The film follows a lawyer, Tony (Bercot), who is admitted
to a rehab centre following a skiing accident, where
she soon finds herself overly reliant on medication
and carers. While recuperating, she reflects on her
relationship with ex-husband Georgio (Cassel),
prompted by the observation of a therapist that her
accident may not have been as accidental as it seemed.
Tony recalls the trajectory of her relationship with
Georgio, from its lust filled beginnings to the
deteriorating dynamic that inevitably dooms the
couple, and their son, to a maelstrom of hurt, anger
and broken trust.
Allowing her actors to improvise within defined
parameters, Maïwenn has elicited striking performances
that render Mon Roi as a powerful and deeply
affecting film.
Just like being at Cannes
Valley of love
Valley of love
Cannes International Film Festival 2015 – Official Selection
Two of French cinema’s greatest stars – remarkably,
sharing the screen for the first time in over 30 years
– unite for this haunting and moving tale of love,
loss, memory and the mystical, which received its
World Premiere in Official Competition at the Cannes
International Film Festival in 2015.
The extraordinary Isabelle Huppert and an irrepressibly
in-form Gérard Depardieu play a former couple
who reunite in the grand landscape of Death Valley,
following a mysterious summons from their long-dead
son. The couple’s past and their unresolved feelings
play out in hotel rooms, restaurants and among the
desert perspectives of Nevada, as they move towards
a mysterious epiphany that powerfully echoes Peter
Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Perfectly orchestrated by director Guillaume Nicloux,
this superb two-hander is touching, playful, grand and
tender, as the two performers, partly playing versions
of themselves, discover a new chemistry as they muse
on the past, the present and their own changes, both
spiritual and physical.
Visually beautiful and deeply resonant, Valley of Love is
a memorable cinematic duet played by major virtuosos.
directed by
Guillaume Nicloux
with
Gérard Depardieu
Isabelle Huppert
Dan Warber
Aurélia Thiérrée
“Captivating... The leads’
tender rapport is
evident in every frame”
Screen International
France
Drama
91 mins
2015
M
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All About Them
à trois on y va
All About Them is a deliciously naughty-but-nice
comedy of erotic complications where three may be
crowded, but it’s actually not too much of a crowd.
directed by
Impassioned lawyer Mélodie (sensational budding
superstar Anaïs Demoustier from The New Girlfriend
– Festival 2015) is amorously entwined with Charlotte
(debutante Sophie Verbeeck). So the return of
Charlotte’s boyfriend Micha comes as something of a
shock! Soon Micha falls for Mélodie, and vice versa,
while Mélodie still loves Charlotte. How long can two
parallel affairs continue? Perhaps there’s only one way
that will please everyone…
Anaïs Demoustier
Félix Moati
Sophie Verbeeck
Patrick d’Assumçao
Jérôme Bonnell (Just A Sigh – Festival 2014) directs
his own frothy script with a knack for drawing the
best out of his talented and attractive cast. Full of
hilarious situations, clandestine liaisons and fevered
misunderstandings, this is modern farce done brilliantly.
Demoustier again shows why she draws comparisons
to the greats like Isabelle Huppert, playing a comic role
with depth and masterly technique. This fresh twist on
the classic ménage à trois is guaranteed to raise a smile.
Jérôme Bonnell
with
“The right balance
between sweet
melancholy and
burlesque humour”
Metro
France
Comedy, Romance
86 mins
2015
15+*
Love, love, love
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Bang Gang
Bang Gang (Une histoire d’amour moderne)
BFI London Film Festival 2015 – First Feature Competition
directed by
Eva Husson
with
Finnegan Oldfield
Daisy Broom
Fred Hotier
Marylin Lima
“Bang Gang is a
stylish, well-acted
and very beautiful
debut feature”
Screen Daily
France
Drama
98 mins
2016
CTC
26
Love, love, love
Blind Date
Un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément
COLCOA French Film Festival 2015 – Winner of Audience Award
A headlong dive into the depths of teenage sexuality,
Eva Husson’s dreamlike debut seems destined to
be considered one of the great films about sex.
Controversial and undeniably erotic – you won’t be
able to stop talking about it ... once you’ve caught
your breath!
Prepare yourself for the unlikeliest of rom-com
scenarios, in which the two would-be lovers not only
don’t meet or see each other, but agree to not even
know each other’s names! This unique feat is carried
off with aplomb in Festival-favourite and César Award
winning actor Clovis Cornillac’s debut as a director.
A quartet of tension starts between best friends George
(Marilyn Lima in her first film) and Laetitia (Daisy Broom,
television’s Spiral) and two of their male schoolmates
Alex (Finnegan Oldfield) and Nikita (newcomer Fred
Hotier). Mind games soon begin between brooding
Alex and hungry George, and feeling spurned, George
decides upon an extravagantly risky way of making
Alex jealous. She initiates an informal program of
orgies after school, that before long take on a life
beyond what she had hoped.
Cornillac (Tour de Force – Festival 2014) himself plays an
obsessive designer of ingenious puzzles who demands
absolute silence to work. The tranquil solitude of his
ivory tower of an apartment is shattered when an
attractive young pianist (Mélanie Bernier) moves next
door to practice for a life-changing competition. An
intriguing relationship develops either side of the
thin wall separating them as they overcome obstacles
placed by themselves in mutual agreement.
Echoing Larry Clark’s Kids and the trancelike films
of Sofia Coppola, Husson shows and tells without
judgement or excuse, offering a brave and illuminating
window into an unknown world. The young actors
provide nuanced performances against the backdrop
of Biarritz, while the soundtrack features the uber-hip
artiste, White Sea.
A clear winner of the Audience Award at the COLCOA
Festival, this sheer delight of a film boasts charming
performances from the two leads and beautifully
contrived design that makes the most of the small-scale
setting. Opposites attract not just each other, but also
hilarious and surprising complications in this delightful
and laugh-filled movie.
directed by
Clovis Cornillac
with
Mélanie Bernier
Clovis Cornillac
Lilou Fogli
Philippe Duquesne
“Unexpected and
refreshing” Écran Large
France
Comedy, Romance
90 mins
2015
CTC
Ah ! L’amour !
27
In Harmony
One Wild
Moment
En équilibre
Un moment d’égarement
Brussels Film Festival 2015 – Winner of BeTV Prize, Best Film
directed by
Denis Dercourt
with
Albert Dupontel
Cécile De France
Marie Bäumer
Patrick Mille
L’Ombre des femmes
Cannes International Film Festival, Directors’ Fortnight 2015 – Opening Night
Titan of French cinema Philippe Garrel again casts his
penetrating eye over the intricacies of love, infidelity
and the male ego in this rich and complex drama,
which was selected to open Directors’ Fortnight at the
Cannes International Film Festival in 2015.
“Cécile De France and
Albert Dupontel are
undeniably magnetic”
Beloved actor Albert Dupontel plays Marc, a stunt rider
crippled from an accident while filming. Glamourous
insurance assessor Florence (the radiant Cécile De
France) takes on his case. But a simple settlement seems
distant as Marc’s stubborn dignity draws Florence
to him, and an unlikely love affair blossoms. As both
realise how their lives have strayed, they reassess what
truly matters.
Against exquisite, loving photography of Paris, the film
explores the romantic and professional relationship
of documentary filmmakers Pierre (Stanislas Merhar,
Almayer’s Folly) and Manon (Clotilde Courau, Babysitting
– Festival 2015). Pierre embarks on an affair with young
intern Elisabeth (debutante Lena Paugam), and revels
in his newfound love triangle. Yet Pierre soon discovers
Manon has romantic secrets of her own. Can his edifice
of fantasy handle the true desires of others?
France
Drama, Romance
90 mins
2015
M
Featuring stunning photography of horse training and
stunt riding, director Denis Dercourt weaves a gripping
tale of two unlikely lovers, broken by circumstance, yet
uniting to regain some control over their destiny. The
versatile and brilliant Dercourt moves on from the dark
style that saw his earlier films such as The Page Turner,
which was selected at the Cannes International Film
Festival in 2006 for Un Certain Regard – and embraces
a gutsy and emotionally powerful melodrama.
Courau and Paugam shine in their strong and nuanced
roles, while Merhar fearlessly portrays wounded
masculinity. Masterfully structured, elegant and
unflinching, few directors have such ability to tunnel
beneath the surface of relationships between men and
women and reveal the depths of jealousy and resilience
at the core. This is another late highlight of Garrel’s
extraordinary career, and contemporary French cinema
at its very best.
The Guardian
28
Inspiring, romantic, thrilling – In Harmony is an amazing
true story of hope and strength against the odds that is
sure to lift the spirits. This film was based on equestrian
trainer Bernard Sachsé’s memoir, On My Four Legs,
and won an award for Best Film at the Brussels Film
Festival in 2015.
In The Shadow of Women
Love, love, love
directed by
Philippe Garrel
with
Clotilde Courau
Stanislas Merhar
Lena Paugam
Vimala Pons
“The currents of
desire, jealousy and
resentment that flow
through a relationship
over time receive an
exquisite close-up from
director Philippe Garrel”
Variety
France, Switzerland
Drama, Romance
73 mins
2015
CTC
Ah ! L’amour !
29
La Belle Saison
La Belle saison
directed by
Catherine Corsini
with
Cécile De France
Izïa Higelin
Noémie Lvovsky
Kévin Azaïs
“Beautifully realised.
A luminous,
golden-hued
period piece”
Variety
France
Drama, Romance
105 mins
2015
MA 15+
30
Love, love, love
The award-winning new film by Catherine Corsini,
La Belle Saison is a luminous and evocative romance that
powerfully depicts a story of the love, duty and courage
required to pursue happiness, no matter what the cost.
1971. Delphine (Izïa Higelin), a twenty-something farm
girl, takes a huge step by packing up and moving to
Paris, searching for a life beyond the responsibilities
of her upbringing. It’s not long before she is drawn
to the dynamic Carole (an extraordinary Cécile De
France), who is actively involved in the emerging
feminist movement. The two women quickly fall head
over heels and become inseparable, but their bliss is
interrupted when an emergency forces Delphine back
to the farm and her mother (Noémie Lvovsky, Rosalie
Blum – Festival 2016), and Carole follows. There, the
couple have to face a far different reality…
Featuring stunning production design that indelibly
captures both the beauty of the French regions and
the vibrant streets of Paris in the 70s, the film invites
audiences to bask in the glow of all-consuming passion.
With radiant performances and impeccable direction,
this is French cinema at its absolute finest.
Not screening in Perth
My Golden Days
Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse
Cannes International Film Festival 2015 – Directors’ Fortnight & Winner of SACD Prize
The latest idiosyncratic masterwork from the much
fêted auteur, Arnaud Desplechin, is a sincere paean
to memories of adolescent romance which is by turns
wistful and rueful. A prequel to his earlier My Sex Life…
or How I Got Into an Argument, it won the SACD prize
at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes International
Film Festival in 2015.
Mathieu Amalric (Venus In Fur – Festival 2014) reprises
his earlier role as Paul Dédalus, as he recalls his early
blossoming of love as a teenager, who is played by
Quentin Dolmaire – an incredible discovery in his
first film. His awkwardly charming flirtations with the
beautiful Esther (Lou Roy-Lecollinet, also making her
debut) result in a life-defining affair, that is tested by
Paul’s leaving rural France to study in Paris. In two other
distinct episodes, Paul also remembers elements of his
childhood, and a thrilling school trip journey to Russia
involving passport espionage with a local Jewish boy.
The luminosity of memory is superbly evoked by
Irina Lubtchansky’s iridescent photography. A triumph
of human emotion, My Golden Days is a deeply
moving experience.
directed by
Arnaud Desplechin
with
Mathieu Amalric
Quentin Dolmaire
Lou Roy-Lecollinet
Dinara Droukarova
“Brilliant in its dialogue
... Desplechin excels in
showing a certain youth
of the 1980s carried
by a band of glittering
young actors” Direct Matin
France
Drama
120 mins
2015
15+*
Ah ! L’amour !
31
The Scent of the Mandarine
L’Odeur de la mandarine
Un plus Une
Un plus une
directed by
Gilles Legrand
with
Olivier Gourmet
Georgia Scalliet
Dimitri Storoge
Hélène Vincent
“Each scene seduces with
its writing quality and
sensual tension” Télérama
France
Drama, Romance
110 mins
2015
15+*
32
Love, love, love
In the final months of the First World War, cavalry
officer Charles (Olivier Gourmet, The Gate – Festival
2015) contemplates his future after losing his leg
in battle. Angèle (Georgia Scalliet) is his home-care
nurse, recently widowed by the continuing conflict.
After Angèle accepts Charles’ proposal of marriage
without passion, their own battle begins as they come
to terms with their fate and how to find some version
of mutual happiness.
Writer and director Gilles Legrand (You Will Be My Son –
Festival 2012) brings an intuitive and impassioned vision
to this richly drawn study in raw, real emotions. A frank
empathy comes across throughout, from the earthily
shot sequences of Charles re-learning to ride his
beloved horses to the evocative physicality of Angèle
and Charles’ intimate love scenes.
Scalliet is remarkable, drawing out the strong feminist
elements that pervade the film, and playing against
familiar face Gourmet with spark and intelligence.
With a military inflected score by regular Legrand
collaborator Armand Amar, this is a striking reflection
on the Great War.
In Un Plus Une, the prolific and revered director Claude
Lelouch (A Man and a Woman) explores his perennial
theme of searching for love in this transporting voyage
into India. With stunning photography of the Indian
landscape and charismatic performances from Jean
Dujardin (Academy Award® winner for Best Actor,
The Artist) and Elsa Zylberstein (César Award winner
for I’ve Loved You So Long, also in Gemma Bovery –
Festival 2015), this is a film of incredible pedigree and
captivating wonder.
Dujardin plays a cynical film composer, Antoine,
who has been sent to Mumbai to score a high-profile
Bollywood project. When he meets the Ambassador’s
wife, Anna (Zylberstein), he is drawn into a new world
of spirituality and living for the moment.
Antoine and Anna’s simmering mutual attraction is
portrayed with intelligent subtlety and realism by
the two stellar leads, with the legendary Christopher
Lambert (Highlander) rounding out the web of amorous
intrigue with typical panache. Featuring an encounter
with the real-life ‘hugging saint’ Amma, this is an
elegant romance that will satisfy both mind and heart.
directed by
Claude Lelouch
with
Jean Dujardin
Elsa Zylberstein
Christophe Lambert
Alice Pol
“Charismatic leads
and a genuine sense of
travelogue discovery”
Hollywood Reporter
France
Comedy, Romance
115 mins
2015
CTC
Ah ! L’amour !
33
Anton Chekhov 1890
Anton Tchékhov 1890
Written and directed by René Féret, Anton Chekhov
1890 honours its subject’s reputation for literary subtext
with a suitably restrained and intelligent biopic.
directed by
It is 1890 and Anton Chekhov (Nicolas Giraud) is a doctor,
working hard and earning a meagre wage, which he
supplements by writing sketches for newspapers under
a pseudonym. He shares a small house with his adoring
siblings, including Macha (Lolita Chammah, rising star
and Isabelle Huppert’s daughter), whose friend Lika
(Jenna Thiam) is destined to become Anton’s lover.
One day, Chekhov receives a visit from a publisher, who
takes his writings to a wider audience, winning both
Tolstoy’s praise and the coveted Pushkin Prize.
Nicolas Giraud
Lolita Chammah
Robinson Stévenin
Jenna Thiam
Discomfited by his growing celebrity and hit hard by
the death of his brother, Chekhov leaves behind a series
of messy love affairs, and flees to the prison island of
Sakhalin to make good on a promise to reform the
penal system.
Féret’s substantial talents, both as a writer and director,
combined with Nicolas Giraud’s gifts as an actor,
create an intensely satisfying film and a brilliant portrait
of one of literature’s most revered figures.
René Féret
with
“A gem, full of grace
and sensibility”
Le Nouvel Observateur
France
Biopic
96 mins
2015
M
(Extra)ordinary stories
35
© Nocturnes Productions, 2015
Gaston Méliès and his wandering star film company
Le Voyage cinématographique de Gaston Méliès
Marguerite
Marguerite
Venice International Film Festival 2015 – Official Competition
Winner of P. Nazareno Taddei Award
directed by
Raphaël Millet
“Tribute is paid here to
this long-forgotten
pioneer of the last
days of early cinema”
Nocturnes Productions
France
Documentary
60 mins
2015
15+*
36
This compelling documentary reveals a forgotten
chapter in the history of cinema and our collective
human diversity, as documented in the remarkable
footage shot by a forgotten French cinematic pioneer.
Wealthy Marguerite Dumont (the multi-award winning
Catherine Frot) loves to sing passionately for an avid
crowd of friends and devotees. The only problem is
she’s terrible!
Using incredibly rare footage, this revelatory film
showcases the globe-trotting work of the brother of
early cinema icon Georges Méliès, Gaston. From 1912
to 1913, Gaston sailed and filmed throughout the Pacific,
to Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Singapore,
Cambodia, and finally, Japan. His films were among
the first to cast indigenous people in fiction roles and
included many films shot around Sydney, Brisbane and
Cairns. Extremely prolific, Gaston shot over 64 films,
of which few survive.
Marguerite is kept in the dark about her extreme lack
of talent by her husband (André Marcon, Tour de Force
– Festival 2014) and butler (Denis Mpunga, Dead Man
Talking). However, an unexpected rave review leads
her to plan a public recital – so how can the charade
possibly continue?
This is the extraordinary story of a fearless individual
who, with his wife Hortense, helped redefine what could
be achieved with the medium of cinema. Transporting
the viewer into a time and place rarely seen, this is an
unmissable experience for all who love film and its
capacity to empower and record history.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are
warned that this program may contain images and voices of
deceased persons.
As a web of deceit and delusion unfolds, Marguerite’s
mammoth performance will fascinate, appal and
amuse, often all at once. Based on the notoriously
awful vocal career of Florence Foster Jenkins, director
Xavier Giannoli has made a delectably sharp and
mischievous satire which is the opposite of his previous
serious exploration of music performance, The Singer.
A merciless dissection of class pretensions, this was
a resounding favourite on the Lido at the Venice
International Film Festival in 2015.
Consummately filmed, richly complex and cringingly
hilarious, this is one for all lovers of fine cinema done
well, and great music done very badly.
directed by
Xavier Giannoli
with
Catherine Frot
André Marcon
Denis Mpunga
Christa Théret
“An amusingly entertaining
portrait of fortune,
infamy and severe
melodic dysfunction”
France
Drama
127 mins
2015
M
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The anarchists
Les Anarchistes
The Sweet Escape
Comme un avion
Cannes International Film Festival 2015, Critics’ Week – Opening Night
directed by
Elie Wajeman
with
Tahar Rahim
Adèle Exarchopoulos
Swann Arlaud
Guillaume Gouix
“The two stars are never
less than a pleasure
to watch” Variety
France
Drama
101 mins
2015
15+*
38
This sumptuous period crime film is set amongst the
burgeoning anarchist movement at the close of the
19th century. Boasting glamourous stars, costumes
and style, The Anarchists premiered as the opening
film for the Critics’ Week at the Cannes International
Film Festival in 2015.
Director Elie Wajeman tells a streamlined tale of an
undercover cop Jean (Tahar Rahim, Grand Central –
Festival 2014) who infiltrates a radical group as a way of
climbing the ranks of his career. As he becomes more
immersed, his loyalties come under question from all
sides, not least due to his attraction to the ringleader’s
lover Judith (the stunning Adèle Exarchopoulos from Blue
Is The Warmest Colour). The two generate a palpable
chemistry as Jean plays an ever more dangerous game.
No ordinary period piece, the film is filled with modern
touches, from a rock and reggae soundtrack to up-tothe-minute dialogue and stylised costuming. The cast
also features memorable performances from Swann
Arlaud (Get Well Soon – Festival 2015) as the leader of
the anarchists and Guillame Gouix (The Connection –
Festival 2015).
Pack your bags for a quirky, comedic adventure that’s
perfect for all those who yearn to break out and live
their dreams but just don’t quite know how – or why.
directed by
Cult director Bruno Podalydès stars in his own film as
Michel, a deskbound average Joe who yearns to take to
the skies in an airmail plane like The Little Prince author
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. In just one of this wacky film’s
left-turns, he finds this dream satisfied simply by taking
to a river in a kayak!
Bruno Podalydès
Agnès Jaoui
Sandrine Kiberlain
Denis Podalydès
Vimala Pons
Set against the gorgeous panoramas of Burgundy,
lust-filled romance ensues for Michel with not only
his wife (Sandrine Kiberlain of 2014 Festival highlight
Violette) but the glamourous tavern employees, Laetitia
(Agnès Jaoui) and Mila (Vimala Pons from Podalydès’
preceding film Adieu Berthe).
The outstanding cast also includes cameos from veteran
Pierre Arditi in a slyly self-referential performance, and
Podalydès’ own brother Denis of Comédie-Française
fame. This touching, hilarious and melancholy confection
will charm and challenge audiences in equal measure.
Bruno Podalydès
with
“The poetic humour
of Bruno Podalydès at
its best” Les Inrocks
France
Comedy
105 mins
2015
CTC
39
The Very Private Life of Mister Sim
La Vie très privée de Monsieur Sim
directed by
Michel Leclerc
with
Jean-Pierre Bacri
Valeria Golino
Mathieu Amalric
Isabelle Gélinas
“The Very Private Life of
Mister Sim is a playful
exploration of social
psychology. A beautiful
lesson of life and
humanity” Avoir-Alire
France
Drama-Comedy
102 mins
2015
15+*
42
Mister Sim is at the end of the line. His wife has left him,
he has lost his job, and even his own father won’t meet
him for lunch. When he receives an unexpected offer
to travel through France selling toothbrushes, he seizes
the opportunity but starts seeing a parallel with the
tragic around-the-world sailor, Donald Crowhurst.
In his travels, Sim returns to his childhood home
and reconnects with his father, his daughter and the
first great love of his life. While there, he makes new
discoveries about his past that force him to rethink
his future.
Cleverly written and directed by Michel Leclerc (of
the award-winning 2010 film, The Names of Love), in
an adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Coe, this road
movie about a man suffering an existential crisis is
anchored by the sympathetic performance of JeanPierre Bacri in the title role. Carefully balancing drama
and comedy, without veering into melodrama, The Very
Private Life of Mister Sim is a poignant film about an
ordinary man determined to defeat his melancholia.
A PERFECT man
Un homme idéal
directed by
Yann Gozlan
with
Pierre Niney
Ana Girardot
André Marcon
Valeria Cavalli
“An electric thriller
with stylish ambiance”
Avoir-Alire
France
Thriller
97 mins
2015
15+*
44
Intense
Brilliant young actor Pierre Niney (It Boy – Festival
2014) proves why he is such a white-hot star right now
in this nail-biting thriller of an untenable double life.
The second film by writer-director Yann Gozlan evokes
the claustrophobic suspense of the novels of Patricia
Highsmith to create a superbly Ripley-esque experience.
Niney plays no-hoper writer Mathieu who finds a
completed manuscript of a novel while working as a
removalist on a deceased estate. Passing the work off
as his own, he is suddenly transported into a realm of
success, celebrity and love – but also an impossibleto-fill expectation for his second novel. Faced with the
potential of losing his girlfriend Alice (Ana Girardot,
True Friends – Festival 2014) and the ostentatious
wealth of her parents, played by André Marcon (Tour
de Force – Festival 2014) and Valeria Cavalli, Mathieu is
forced to resort to ever more risky and criminal tactics
to hide the truth.
Twists, turns and shocks accumulate as Niney keeps
his anti-hero role sympathetic throughout his amoral
navigations in this carefully crafted and riveting film.
Boomerang
Boomerang
Adapted from the best-selling novel A Secret Kept by
thriller writer Tatiana de Rosnay, this is a twist-filled tale
of secrets and lies – and the inevitability of their return.
Effortlessly scripted and performed, Boomerang is a
riveting mystery of the highest order.
A stunning ensemble cast is headed by stalwarts Laurent
Lafitte (The Easy Way Out – Festival 2015) and Mélanie
Laurent (so memorable in Tarantino’s Inglourious
Basterds) as siblings haunted by the unexplained death
of their mother decades earlier. Their seemingly benign
grandmother is played by none other than Nouvelle
Vague great and muse of Jacques Rivette, Bulle Ogier,
in a masterful turn. Layer after layer is revealed as they
search among their family’s hidden memories for the
shocking truth.
With ravishing photography of the Atlantic beaches
around the island of Noirmoutier, director François
Favrat has woven a deeply involving web of deceit and
revelation, with a perfectly paced plot that grips to
the final frame. The film leaves audiences wondering
whether the consequences of knowing the truth are
sometimes worse than believing a lie.
directed by
François Favrat
with
Laurent Lafitte
Mélanie Laurent
Bulle Ogier
Audrey Dana
“A well-run thriller with a
deliciously suspenseful
Hitchcockian atmosphere”
Direct Matin
France
Drama
101 mins
2015
CTC
Intense
45
Heatwave
Coup de chaud
The Wait
L’Attente
Venice International Film Festival 2015 – Official Selection
Winner of Leoncino d’Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award
directed by
Raphaël Jacoulot
with
Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Grégory Gadebois
Karim Leklou
Carole Franck
“You can literally feel the
thermometer popping
at a certain moment”
France
Drama
102 mins
2015
M
46
Intense
Temperatures and tempers rise in a small, southern
French town in this disturbing and compelling thriller,
written and directed with menace and panache by
Raphaël Jacoulot (The Night Clerk). Get ready to be
drawn into a murky web of dubious justice delivered
vigilante style.
Academy Award® winner Juliette Binoche (Paris,
Je T’Aime – Festival 2015) gives one of the finest
performances of her career in this dazzling debut
feature from wunderkind Piero Messina, who previously
worked as the assistant director on Paolo Sorrentino’s
Oscar® winning The Great Beauty.
Rising star Karim Leklou delivers a breakout performance
as the deeply troubled Josef, an outsider in his own
town, whose behaviour becomes more and more erratic
and threatening. But as the hot weather wears on and
the villagers’ patience wears thinner, questions are
raised. Is Josef just a scapegoat for the villagers’ sins?
And does he deserve to be punished – or even killed?
In a beautiful Sicilian villa, Anna (Binoche) receives an
unexpected guest. Twenty-something Jeanne (Lou de
Laâge, Breathe – Festival 2015) has arrived from Paris,
declaring herself to be the girlfriend of Anna’s son,
Giuseppe, who has invited her to spend Easter together.
But this is news to Anna, and Giuseppe is not yet there.
A masterclass in tension and atmosphere, this tale of a
town morally wilting in the heat is destined to generate
its own heated debate long after the final scenes.
Rarely has the French countryside seemed so brightly
lit and exposed, serving as a perfect backdrop to a
fantastic spectrum of complex characters who are all
vividly brought to life by a great ensemble cast.
Despite the disruption, Anna invites her to stay, and as
the two women await Giuseppe’s arrival, they begin to
form a connection. Jeanne gives in to the charms of the
island, while Anna comes out of her shell. Yet her son’s
absence remains unexplained…
Stunningly shot and performed against a spectacular backdrop, Messina and his brilliant leads navigate a
complex range of emotions in this entrancing tale of two
women from different generations. The film gradually coils
with expectation, building to an unforgettable conclusion.
French and Italian with English subtitles
directed by
Piero Messina
with
Juliette Binoche
Lou de Laâge
Giorgio Colangeli
“A cinematically
dazzling debut” Variety
France, Italy
Drama
99 mins
2015
M
Intense
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All Three of Us
Nous trois ou rien
Stand-up comic sensation Kheiron directs and stars in
this inspiring and hilarious retelling of his extraordinary
family journey from the tumult of Iran in the late 70s to
the feverish melting pot of suburban Paris.
Kheiron warmly balances sweet comedy and tough
honesty when dealing with the realities of violenceriddled Tehran. He plays his own father, Hibat, a lawyer
and eventual political prisoner under the Shah who was
released by the Ayatollah. The intolerant climate forces
him to flee through Turkey with his wife Fereshteh
(the breathtaking Leïla Bekhti from All That Glitters –
Festival 2011) and baby son. Ultimately the couple’s
spirit of rebellion and joie de vivre continues as they
make their mark in the migrant suburb of Pierrefittesur-Seine.
Featuring wonderfully funny scenes of family life
from Hibat’s own youth, audiences will be irresistibly
drawn into this incredible story of tenacity and love.
Hibat’s parents are played by the much-loved Gérard
Darmon (The Ultimate Accessory – Festival 2015) and
Zabou Breitman. Above all, this clever, heartfelt dramacomedy is about the ideal of living together in harmony.
directed by
Kheiron
with
Kheiron
Leïla Bekhti
Gérard Darmon
Zabou Breitman
“A universal tale of
family love, of the
gift of self, and above
all, an ideal of social
harmony” Cineuropa
France
Drama-Comedy
102 mins
2015
15+*
Dear families
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Family for rent
Une famille à louer
directed by
Jean-Pierre Améris
with
Benoît Poelvoorde
Virginie Efira
François Morel
Edith Scob
“A film that is not only
funny, but touching,
authentic and
sometimes bitter”
La Croix
France
Comedy, Romance
96 mins
2015
M
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Dear families
Meek, mild, single and wealthy, Paul-André (Benoît
Poelvoorde, 3 Hearts – Festival 2015) reaches 40 and
realises his life is missing something essential – the
experience of having a family. Vivacious vegetable
sculptor and single mother Violette (Virginie Efira, It Boy
– Festival 2014) has a family but no money, and could
actually lose her house and kids if her fortunes don’t
turn around. The two broker an unlikely and innocent
deal – her debts paid by Paul-André in exchange for
renting her family!
In this hyper-colourful comedy of love and the modern
family, versatile director Jean-Pierre Améris (Romantics
Anonymous – Festival 2012) pays exuberant homage to
the great screwball comedies of the 30s and 40s. Efira
delivers a winning performance that is somehow both
vulgar and elegant, while Améris regular Poelvoorde is
hilarious as the tightly wound Paul-André.
Family for Rent is a stylised and charming rom-com for
today that takes a rare look at the dynamic that children
bring to love late in life, and also delivers a very funny
film in the process.
First Growth
Premiers Crus
Bursting with sumptuous cinematography of the
vineyards of Burgundy, an assured cast and a feel-good
script, First Growth is vintage French film-making about
the art of making wine.
The story concerns Charlie, the son of a wine grower who
left his vineyard home to become a renowned Parisian
oenologist and the author of a hugely successful wine
guide. When Charlie returns to help his family’s failing
enterprise he struggles with temperamental weather,
a delicate grape and the doubts of his father (Gérard
Lanvin, Get Well Soon – Festival 2015). Can the wine
critic become a wine producer?
This is a delightful and rewarding film from director
Jérôme Le Maire, which lovingly captures today’s
professional world of winemaking and the challenges
each new generation must face. Lanvin is particularly
affecting as the gruff patriarch who has become
disillusioned with wine. A well-made film with lots of
body and a perfect finish, First Growth is a film to be
enjoyed with friends.
directed by
Jérôme Le Maire
with
Jalil Lespert
Gérard Lanvin
Alice Taglioni
Laura Smet
“A film that revives the
Homegrown Cinema”
Avoir-Alire
France
Drama-Comedy
97 mins
2015
M
Chères familles
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THE STUDENT AND Mr. HENRI
L’étudiante et Monsieur Henri
directed by
Ivan Calbérac
with
Claude Brasseur
Guillaume de Tonquédec
Frédérique Bel
Noémie Schmidt
“Ivan Calbérac manages to
orchestrate the meeting
of two generations
around a sensitive and
zany plot” L’Express
France
Comedy
98 mins
2015
PG
Veteran star Claude Brasseur plays the cantankerous
Henri of the title in this riotous comedy of bad
manners and good intentions. Bitterly opposed to the
relationship between his son Paul (television comic
Guillaume de Tonquédec) and the flighty Valérie
(Frédérique Bel), Henri strikes upon a devious plan.
He offers free board to attractive student Constance
(vivacious newcomer Noémie Schmidt), who, desperate
to make her own way, agrees to use her charms to drive
the couple apart.
What ensues is classic farce material with a whirlwind of
uproarious misunderstandings and awkward situations.
Yet despite the wry cynicism at the beginning, there is
still a sweet and uplifting message at its core – follow
your dreams and don’t waste a minute.
César award-winning director Ivan Calbérac has
adapted his own stage hit to the screen with
triumphant results, in a top example of the Paris
boulevard comedy style. In a uniformly superb cast,
honours go to Brasseur, who is a hoot as the old coot.
Uproarious fun from start to finish, this is bound to be
an audience favourite.
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Seamless and sleek, Chic! is a hilarious and romantic
romp that tears through the fabric of the Parisian
fashion world and will have audiences in stitches.
directed by
Superstar Fanny Ardant shows off her gift for largerthan-life comedy as Alicia Ricosi, an iconic designer and
colossal drama queen. Bereft of inspiration following a
break-up, the only thing between her and a disastrous
show is the savoir-faire of high-powered corporate
Hélène (Marina Hands, seen in the hit racing drama
Jappeloup – Festival 2014).
Fanny Ardant
Marina Hands
Éric Élmosnino
Laurent Stocker
Career-saving romance for Alicia beckons with the
arrival of gardener Julien (César Award winner for
Gainsbourg, Éric Élmosnino) – but what if Julien melts
the ice cold heart of Hélène as well?
Supremely stylish and polished, Chic! boasts the brilliant
talents of writer Jean-Paul Bethany and director Jérôme
Cornuau, filmed in stunning locations around Paris and
Brittany. This is a film that manages to both poke fun
at and revel in the nerve-wracking thrill of the catwalk
scene, with Ardant’s sublimely funny performance a
true tour de force.
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Jérôme Cornuau
with
“This five-star cast
delivers high fashion
with humour” Direct Matin
France
Comedy, Romance
103 mins
2015
M
gIGGLE & gRIN
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Home Sweet Home
Un village presque parfait
Lolo
Lolo
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 – Gala Selection
Venice International Film Festival 2015 – Venice Days & Winner of Laguna Sud Award, Best Film
directed by
Stéphane Meunier
with
Didier Bourdon
Lorànt Deutsch
Denis Podalydès
Lionnel Astier
“A solid cast and
magnificent sets”
Avoir-Alire
France
Comedy
98 mins
2015
15+*
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Giggle & grin
A remake of the Québécois smash of 2003, La Grande
Séduction, this feel-good comedy of city/country
incompatibilities boasts an all-star cast of France’s most
talented comic actors.
Faced with the imminent closure of the local salmon
smoking factory, the mayor (Didier Bourdon of comedy
trio Les Inconnus) needs to do something drastic to save
his town. An insurance company offers financial rescue,
on the condition of having a live-in doctor. Enter shady
Parisian plastic surgeon Maxime (Lorànt Deutsch, You
Will Be My Son – Festival 2012). Disdainful of country
ways, it will take all of the smarts of the townsfolk to
succeed as they enact an elaborate ruse to keep him in
their sleepy hamlet.
With beautiful scenery of the Pyrenees peaks and
lakes as a backdrop, respected television director and
journalist Stéphane Meunier has made a confident leap
to comedy, and allowed great actors such as Denis
Podalydès (The Officer’s Ward – Festival 2015) and
Lionnel Astier (Asterix – the Mansions of the Gods –
Festival 2015) to hilariously let loose.
Julie Delpy writes, directs and stars in this stupendously
funny comedy of a later-life love affair thwarted by
an extremely possessive adult son. Delpy’s fourth film
as director since 2 Days In Paris shows that she is
among the best of today’s comic filmmakers, delivering
constant laughs and tremendous characters.
Delpy plays the neurotic Parisian sophisticate and
divorcee, Violette, who while on holiday finds new love
with an IT boffin, Jean-René (comedy icon Dany Boon,
Superchondriac – Festival 2015). When Jean-René joins
her in Paris, all seems perfect – but for the insistent
campaign of sabotage by Violette’s 19-year-old son, Lolo
(a terrifically louche Vincent Lacoste, Eden – Festival 2015).
Also starring Karin Viard (Almost Friends – Festival
2015) as Violette’s happily brazen best friend Ariane,
this brilliantly paced film is full of plausibly awkward
situations and witty observations on family ties.
Boon, himself a talented writer-performer-director,
plays straight to Delpy’s hysterical hypochondriac, and
the film features surprising cameos from the likes of
Karl Lagerfeld and novelist Frédéric Beigbeder. Equal
parts hilarious and honest; Lolo is a comedy highlight
of the year.
directed by
Julie Delpy
with
Dany Boon
Julie Delpy
Vincent Lacoste
Karin Viard
“A great piece of comedy,
a delight not to be
missed!” Abus de Ciné
France
Comedy
99 mins
2015
PG
Comédies à la française
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Love at first child
Ange et Gabrielle
directed by
Anne Giafferi
with
Patrick Bruel
Isabelle Carré
Thomas Soliveres
Alice de Lencquesaing
“Funny and romantic at
the same time, strewed
with true and sensitive
dialogue that avoids
clichés, this film is a
true gem” Le Parisien
France
Comedy, Romance
91 mins
2015
15+*
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Giggle & grin
This gem of a romantic comedy pairs Isabelle Carré and
Patrick Bruel for the first time on the big screen, in a
gentle look at love and becoming a parent later in life.
Gabrielle (Carré, Marie’s Story – Festival 2015) is a
single mother of her 17-year-old daughter, Claire
(Alice de Lencquesaing, Tokyo Fiancée – Festival
2015). Claire is pregnant, however the child’s father,
Simon, has no desire to be involved with his future
baby. When Gabrielle takes matters into her own
hands and asks Simon’s father, Ange (Bruel), for help,
an unexpected relationship begins.
This light-hearted film is based on a play by Murielle
Magellan smartly adapted by director, Anne Giafferi.
Love at First Child benefits from the natural alchemy
between its two lead actors, with Bruel effortlessly
combining selfishness and charm, and Carré touching as
a new grandmother trying to keep everything together.
Amid all the laughs are some truthful reflections on
family, fatherhood and life in one’s forties.
One wild moment
Un moment d’égarement
In this classy reimagining of Claude Berri’s classic
film One Wild Moment, two middle-aged men go
on a summer holiday with their teenage daughters.
Strict rules and boredom for the two girls lead to a
complicated liaison that needs to be kept secret – but
the truth will come out, with alarming consequences!
Powerhouse actors Vincent Cassel (The Beauty and the
Beast – Festival 2015) and François Cluzet (Turning Tide
– Festival 2014) share the screen for the first time in
this risqué and intoxicating comedy/drama set on the
exotic Corsican coastline. Their easy-going rapport
completes a fine cast that introduces Lola Le Lann as
the alluring Louna.
Jean-Francois Richet smoothly directs proceedings
with a taste for the luxurious setting, in a change of
pace from his crime epic of 2008, Mesrine, which also
starred Cassel.
A perfect film for lovers of gorgeous scenery and
equally gorgeous performers getting up to no good,
One Wild Moment is the epitome of stylish
entertainment. The pairing of the great Cassel and
Cluzet makes this a Festival highlight.
directed by
Jean-François Richet
with
Vincent Cassel
François Cluzet
Alice Isaaz
Lola Le Lann
“The film excels at
keeping the balance
between dramatic and
comic scenes” Cinecure
France
Comedy
106 mins
2015
MA 15+
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Papa ou maman
Papa ou maman
The brand new testament
Le Tout Nouveau Testament
Golden Globes 2016 – Nomination for Best Foreign Film
Cannes International Film Festival 2015 – Directors’ Fortnight
directed by
Martin Bourboulon
with
Laurent Lafitte
Marina Foïs
Anne Le Ny
Michel Vuillermoz
“Laurent Lafitte and Marina
Foïs are impeccable in
this comedy and show
an impressive sense
of timing; a rarely seen
quality which reflects their
level of expertise” L’Express
France
Comedy
85 mins
2015
CTC
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Giggle & grin
Laurent Lafitte and Marina Foïs (seen in last year’s
Festival films The Easy Way Out and The Ultimate
Accessory) team up for Papa ou Maman, a high
concept, fast moving comedy that puts a new spin on
custody battles.
Florence (Foïs) and Vincent (Lafitte) have the perfect
house, perfect children and perfect careers. All they
need to be happy is the perfect divorce. When both
parents receive job offers that would see them work
abroad, war is declared and the battle is on to gain
everything except custody of their three kids.
Papa ou Maman was penned by the French screenwriting
dream team, Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la
Patellière (What’s in a Name?). This time, the talented
duo has written a script with a more subversive flavour
for the directorial debut of Martin Bourboulon.
Basking in the film’s political incorrectness, Lafitte and
Foïs (and the three enfants terribles), turn in sharp,
comedic performances in this snappily paced,
irreverent comedy that will have audiences laughing all
the way through.
The Brand New Testament is an off-the-wall fantasy
that sees God (Benoît Poelvoorde from last year’s
film, 3 Hearts – Festival 2015) as a curmudgeon from
Brussels whose spiteful excesses are only restrained by
the actions of his plucky 10-year-old daughter, Ea (the
much acclaimed Pili Groyne).
Ea, on the advice of her brother JC, hacks her father’s
computer and sends everyone on Earth a text message
with the date God has planned for their demise.
Pursued by her wrathful father, Ea flees to Earth,
enlisting a bored wife, Martine (Catherine Deneuve),
as one of her disciples. Meanwhile, after God decides
to leave his apartment for the first time he becomes
trapped in the outside world, powerless and alone.
This brisk, idea-laden and absurdist film toys with the
eternal struggle between fate and free will, asking the
question – what would you do if you knew the hour of
your doom?
Directed and co-written by Jaco Van Dormael, The
Brand New Testament scored an Official Selection at
Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes International Film
Festival in 2015 and was nominated for Best Foreign Film
at the Golden Globes in 2016.
directed by
Jaco Van Dormael
with
Benoît Poelvoorde
Pili Groyne
Catherine Deneuve
Yolande Moreau
François Damiens
“A hymn to life and
happiness; delightful
and invigorating”
Avoir-Alire
France, Belgium,
Luxembourg
Drama, Comedy
116 mins
2015
MA 15+
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April and the
extraordinary world
Avril et le monde truqué
Imagine an alternate world where
technological progress has been halted.
This wonder-filled animation creates a
Paris of 1941 built on coal and steam, in
a thrilling story that will inspire awe in
children and adults alike.
Fans of comic book adventures will love
this return to traditional line drawings
based on the popular books by Jacques
Tardi. Featuring the voice of Marion
Cotillard, this is a funny and fascinating,
award-winning film with a timely message
about respecting science.
France | Animation | 105 mins | 2015 | PG
directed by Franck Ekinci,
Christian Desmares
voiced by Marion Cotillard, Jean Rochefort
Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2015 – Winner, Best Feature
S O U N D S F R O M F RA N C E
A N D B E YO N D WA N T YO U
belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
Belle et Sébastien, l’aventure continue
The young boy and his big shaggy dog
from 2014’s Belle & Sebastian are back
in a new tale of adventure! Set at the
close of the Second World War, Sebastian
(Félix Bossuet) is now ten years old and
ready for an action-packed search in the
Alps for his friend Angelina (Margaux
Chatelier) who has gone missing after a
plane crash.
V ISI T CARTELL MUSIC . COM . AU FOR MORE
With great characters, spectacular scenery
and one very gorgeous dog, this French
box office hit will entertain the whole family.
France | Family | 99 mins | 2015 | PG
directed by Christian Duguay
with Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo,
Margaux Chatelier, Urbain Cancelier
Tous au CinÉma !
For the Young at Heart
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#SBSMovies
The Adventures of Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert
5 March
Acknowledgements
Saturday
night
movies
The Alliance Française French Film Festival is the result of collaboration between the Alliances
Françaises of Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, and Hobart, and the
cultural services of the French Embassy in Australia:
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE SYDNEY: Jean-Baptiste Milcamps, General Manager | Laurie-Anne Pecqueux,
Deputy General Manager | Morgane Blondel, National Festival Manager | Dominique Giovanangeli,
Finance & Administration Manager | Agathe Zocco di Ruscio, Festival Coordinator | Max Clement and
Jeremy Certa, Festival Assistants | Olivia Modesti, Marketing Manager
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE MELBOURNE: Michel Richard, Director | Françoise Libotte, Deputy Director
& Festival Logistics Coordinator | Marion Nouvel, School Screenings | Mathieu Vendeville, Designer |
Amélie Graux, Antoine Leroy-Souque and Astrid de Ramecourt, Festival Interns.
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE CANBERRA: Isabelle Faure, Director and Chief Representative of
Fondation Alliance Française in Australia | Jessica Choquet, Deputy Director | Vincent Brousse, Business
Development Manager | Adeline Hochet, Festival Assistant
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE BRISBANE: Jacques Bounin, Director | Mélanie Blanquine, Marketing,
Communications and Events Manager | Anaïs Rigaudeau, Marketing and Festival Assistant
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE PERTH: Carine Bougnague, Managing Director | Valériane Mathieu, PR &
Events Manager | Clotilde Lecoeur, Festival Assistant | Yann Le Flour, Education Coordinator
ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE D’ADELAIDE: Jean-Christophe Trentinella, Director | Céline Bernard,
Events Coordinator | Charline Brainez, Events Assistant
Alliance Française de Hobart: Alliance Française de Hobart Committee | Gerald MorfordWaite, Treasurer
FRENCH EMBASSY IN AUSTRALIA: H.E. Mr Christophe Lecourtier, Ambassador of France to Australia,
Éric Soulier, Cooperation and Cultural Counsellor | Grégoire Pinson, Assistant | Emmanuelle DenavitFeller, Cultural and Audiovisual Attachée and Artistic Director of the Festival
We would like to take this opportunity to say merci to our valued Festival partners!
TO ALL NATIONAL AND LOCAL SPONSORS: without your financial and in-kind support the
Festival would not be possible.
UniFrance Films
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTORS: Curious Film, Entertainment One, Hi Gloss Entertainment, Icon Film,
Madman Entertainment, Palace Films, Potential Films, Rialto Distribution, Sharmill Films, StudioCanal,
Transmission Films, Umbrella Entertainment, Vendetta Films
FRENCH DISTRIBUTORS: 100% Distribution, BAC Films Distribution, Federation Entertainment,
Gaumont, Kinology, Nocturnes Productions, SND groupe M6, Studiocanal, TF1 International, The Festival
Agency, Versatile, Wild Bunch
EXHIBITION PARTNER PALACE CINEMAS: Antonio Zeccola, Benjamin Zeccola, Elysia Zeccola Hill,
Antony Zeccola, Stephanie Zeccola, Genevieve Kelly, Paulette Arvizu, Kim Petalas, Ingrid van den Berghe,
Lucy Gibson, Georgina Stegman, Charley Greaves, Kimberley Allan, Renato Fonti, Karen Karpinski,
Joel Anderson and Yolanda Sulser
FESTIVAL PARTNER EXHIBITORS: Paul Dravet, Rachell Baker, Robert Love, Michelle Kotevski,
Elizabeth L Kleinberg, Kiersten Fishburn, Nikki Akbar and John Kelly
SPECIAL THANKS to Festival Patrons David Stratton, George Miller, Marta Dusseldorp and
Benjamin Winspear, and to Raphaël Millet, Sébastien Donnadieu, FATS Digital, Big Words, Carbon8 and
Patricia Noeppel-Detmold
Thanks to all Festival volunteers.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Catherine Spinks
WEBSITE: Tip Top Web
PUBLICITY: Annette Smith (Ned & Co), Angela Tolley, Neil Ward, Felipe Benabo, and Adriana Bergovich
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festival highlights
All About Them
Tuesday 1 March
Presented with
Spectrum Now.
opening night Gala – Paddington
Menage à trois
Wednesday 2 March
Chauvel Cinema, Paddington
6.30pmFunction 7.00pmScreening
Includes one glass of wine on arrival, a taste
of France and live entertainment, followed by
film screening.
Palace
Cinemas
and
Taste of France
6.00pmCocktail, National Art School
8.00pmScreening, Palace Verona
Includes cocktail with canapés, drinks,
and live entertainment, followed by
Première Screening.
First Growth
Tuesday 8 March
Palace Norton Street, Leichhardt
Includes one glass of wine on arrival, cheese
tasting and live entertainment, followed by
film screening.
opening night Screenings
Palace Norton Street, Leichhardt
Hayden Orpheum, Cremorne
6.30pmSparkling on arrival
7.00pmScreening
Includes one glass of sparkling on arrival, live
entertainment followed by film screening.
Opera Night
Marguerite
Thursday 10 March
Includes one glass of wine on arrival, cheese
tasting and live entertainment, followed by
film screening.
L adies’ Night
Lolo
Thursday 24 March
Palace Norton St, Leichhardt
Palace Verona, Paddington
6.30pmSparkling on arrival
7.00pmScreening
Includes one glass of sparkling on arrival
and live entertainment followed by
film screening.
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Wednesday 16 March
6.30pmFunction 7.00pm Screening
Includes one glass of wine and mini-dessert
on arrival, live entertainment and a chance to
win prizes, followed by film screening.
Film Introduction
Call My Agent!
Tuesday 15 March
6.30pmIntroduction6.45pmScreening
Fifteen minute introduction by series
co-writer Nicolas Mercier.
General admission prices.
Please check Festival website for further details www.affrenchfilmfestival.org.
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Festival Sponsors
• French Restaurants in Sydney •
186-188 Harris Street
Pyrmont
Alliance Française de Sydney
257 Clarence Street
Sydney
www.gourmandisedeparis.com
Supporting Sponsors
Opening Night Sponsor
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screening schedule
PALACE NORTON ST
TUESDAY 1 MARCH
OPENING NIGHT*
7.00pmROSALIE BLUM
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH
1.45pm Un Village Français
2.15pm Family for Rent
4.00pm The Wait
4.30pm In Harmony
6.00pm The Brand New
Testament
6.15pmDheepan
6.30pm In the Shadow of
Women
6.45pm Microbe & Gasoline
8.15pm The White Knights
8.30pm The Measure of
a Man
8.45pm Valley of Love
9.00pm The Sweet Escape
THURSDAY 3 MARCH
1.15pm Mon Roi
2.15pm Rosalie Blum
4.00pmLolo
6.00pm La Belle Saison
6.15pm The Last Panthers
6.30pmChic!
6.45pm My Golden Days
8.15pm Baron Noir
8.30pmCourted
8.45pm First Growth
9.15pm One Wild Moment
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FRIDAY 4 MARCH
1.30pm Un Plus Une
2.15pm The Wait
4.00pmMarguerite
4.30pm Blind Date
6.00pm First Growth
6.45pmBoomerang
8.15pm In Harmony
8.30pmLolo
8.45pm Papa ou Maman
9.00pm Bang Gang
SATURDAY 5 MARCH
1.00pmMarguerite
2.15pm Belle & Sebastian:
the Adventure
Continues
3.45pm The Student and
Mr. Henri
4.30pm Rosalie Blum
6.15pm Home Sweet Home
6.45pm First Growth
8.15pmBoomerang
8.30pm The Wait
8.45pmCourted
9.00pm April and the
Extraordinary World
SUNDAY 6 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
Extraordinary World
3.45pm Blind Date
4.45pm Love at First Child
6.00pm The Anarchists
6.15pmChic!
6.30pm The Very Private Life
of Mister Sim
6.45pm Un Plus Une
Opening Night Film
Closing Night Film
6.00pm
8.15pm
8.30pm
8.45pm
9.15pm
Microbe & Gasoline
The Measure of
a Man
Macadam Stories
Anton Chekhov
1890
MONDAY 7 MARCH
1.30pmMarguerite
2.15pm Rosalie Blum
4.00pm The Wait
6.00pm In Harmony
6.15pm All About Them
6.30pm Anton Chekhov
1890
8.00pm Mon Roi
9.00pmLolo
TUESDAY 8 MARCH
1.15pm Mon Roi
4.00pmBoomerang
4.30pm Blind Date
6.00pm Baron Noir
6.15pm All Three of Us
TASTE OF FRANCE*
7.30pmFIRST GROWTH
8.15pmLolo
8.30pm Bang Gang
9.00pmHeatwave
a Man
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH
1.15pm Un Plus Une
2.00pmCourted
3.45pmBoomerang
4.15pmLolo
Special Event
The Very Private Life
of Mister Sim
6.15pm The Scent of the
Mandarine
6.30pm The Bureau
6.45pm Rosalie Blum
8.30pmHeatwave
9.00pm Bang Gang
THURSDAY 10 MARCH
1.30pm The Wait
2.00pm Rosalie Blum
3.45pmDheepan
6.00pm Call My Agent!
6.15pmChic!
6.30pm Taj Mahal
6.45pm In Harmony
a Man
8.45pmBoomerang
FRIDAY 11 MARCH
2.00pmCourted
2.30pm Macadam Stories
4.45pm The Wait
7.00pmDheepan
8.15pm Un Plus Une
9.00pmLolo
9.30pm Bang Gang
SATURDAY 12 MARCH
1.30pmLolo
2.00pm First Growth
the Adventure
Continues
3.45pm
April and the
Extraordinary World
6.45pmCourted
8.15pm Mon Roi
8.30pm The Wait
8.45pm In the Shadow
of Women
9.00pm Rosalie Blum
SUNDAY 13 MARCH
1.00pmChic!
Extraordinary World
3.15pmMarguerite
4.15pm The Wait
Mr. Henri
6.00pm Taj Mahal
6.15pm Rosalie Blum
Testament
8.00pm First Growth
8.30pmCourted
MONDAY 14 MARCH
2.00pm In Harmony
2.15pm Rosalie Blum
Women
6.00pm Gaston Méliès and
His Wandering Star
Film Company
6.15pm Baron Noir
a Man
6.45pm
7.45pm
8.30pm
8.45pm
9.00pm
The Bureau
Microbe & Gasoline
The White Knights
First Growth
Blind Date
TUESDAY 15 MARCH
2.15pm Bang Gang
3.45pmDheepan
1890
6.30pmMarguerite
8.15pmLolo
8.30pm Mon Roi
9.00pmCourted
9.15pm In Harmony
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH
2.15pmHeatwave
4.00pm In Harmony
Mr. Henri
of Women
6.30pm A Perfect Man
6.45pmDheepan
Testament
8.15pm Mon Roi
9.15pmHeatwave
THURSDAY 17 MARCH
1.45pmDheepan
2.00pm In Harmony
6.00pm Blind Date
6.30pm The Wait
*Please note, this corresponds to the film screening time. For event details please see the
Festival Highlights on page 66.
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Screening Schedule
FRIDAY 18 MARCH
1.00pmCourted
3.15pmMarguerite
of Women
6.15pmChic!
6.30pmDheepan
Testament
8.15pm Mon Roi
1890
SATURDAY 19 MARCH
1.30pm Bang Gang
the Adventure
Continues
2.30pm In Harmony
3.45pm Rosalie Blum
4.15pm Un Plus Une
6.00pm Blind Date
6.45pmChic!
8.00pm Mon Roi
8.15pmMarguerite
8.45pmLolo
9.00pm Blind Date
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SUNDAY 20 MARCH
Testament
2.30pm The Wait
4.00pmDheepan
His Wandering Star
Film Company
6.00pmBoomerang
6.15pm Rosalie Blum
Extraordinary World
Women
9.00pm Un Plus Une
MONDAY 21 MARCH
a Man
2.15pmCourted
4.00pm First Growth
6.15pm Rosalie Blum
6.30pm Encore Screening
Mandarine
8.00pmChic!
TUESDAY 22 MARCH
2.15pm First Growth
of Women
a Man
6.15pm The Wait
7.00pm Un Plus Une
Opening Night Film
Closing Night Film
9.00pm
9.30pm
The Brand New
Testament
The Student and
Mr. Henri
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
2.30pm First Growth
6.00pmBoomerang
6.15pm Mon Roi
6.45pmMarguerite
a Man
9.00pm Blind Date
THURSDAY 24 MARCH
1.45pm Rosalie Blum
Testament
1890
CLOSING NIGHT*
7.00pmCONTEMPT
PALACE VERONA
TUESDAY 1 MARCH
OPENING NIGHT*
8.00pm ROSALIE BLUM
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
4.00pm First Growth
a Man
Special Event
6.15pm
6.45pm
8.00pm
8.30pm
Gaston Méliès and
His Wandering Star
Film Company
In the Shadow
of Women
The Brand New
Testament
In Harmony
THURSDAY 3 MARCH
2.00pmDheepan
4.30pmBoomerang
of Mister Sim
Extraordinary World
9.00pm Bang Gang
FRIDAY 4 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
2.30pm Rosalie Blum
6.15pm The Wait
9.00pm Dheepan
SATURDAY 5 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
4.15pm In Harmony
Extraordinary World
8.15pm Mon Roi
8.45pm Un Plus Une
SUNDAY 6 MARCH
Extraordinary World
3.30pm Marguerite
4.30pm Courted
6.15pm 6.45pm 8.30pm 9.00pm One Wild Moment
Rosalie Blum
Bang Gang
Heatwave
MONDAY 7 MARCH
of Women
a Man
6.45pm Baron Noir
8.15pm Blind Date
Testament
TUESDAY 8 MARCH
1.30pm Un Plus Une
4.00pm Marguerite
6.45pm The Bureau
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH
4.30pm The Wait
8.30pm Mon Roi
a Man
THURSDAY 10 MARCH
1.45pm Rosalie Blum
4.00pm Mon Roi
8.30pm Boomerang
9.15pm First Growth
FRIDAY 11 MARCH
2.15pm Lolo
Mr. Henri
6.15pm Courted
8.30pm Boomerang
SATURDAY 12 MARCH
1890
Mr. Henri
4.30pm Rosalie Blum
6.15pm First Growth
a Man
8.30pm Blind Date
9.00pm Lolo
Screening Schedule
6.45pm Un Plus Une
8.45pmMarguerite
9.15pmHeatwave
SUNDAY 13 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
6.15pm Blind Date
8.15pm Mon Roi
9.00pm Un Plus Une
MONDAY 14 MARCH
9.00pm Un Plus Une
TUESDAY 15 MARCH
1.30pm Dheepan
6.30pm CALL MY AGENT!
+ Screening
Introduction*
9.00pm Lolo
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH
2.00pm The Wait
6.45pm Marguerite
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Screening Schedule
9.15pm Chic!
THURSDAY 17 MARCH
3.00pm In Harmony
of Women
Mandarine
8.30pm Blind Date
FRIDAY 18 MARCH
2.30pm Bang Gang
6.15pm Rosalie Blum
6.45pm Taj Mahal
SATURDAY 19 MARCH
1.45pm Marguerite
Testament
8.45pm Dheepan
9.00pm The Wait
SUNDAY 20 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
4.00pm First Growth
6.45pm Chic!
8.30pm Heatwave
Testament
MONDAY 21 MARCH
1.45pm Marguerite
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1890
TUESDAY 22 MARCH
2.15pm Courted
Mr. Henri
of Women
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
2.30pm First Growth
THURSDAY 24 MARCH
2.00pm Rosalie Blum
4.00pm Mon Roi
CLOSING NIGHT*
7.00pm CONTEMPT
CHAUVEL CINEMA
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH
4.30pm Chic!
6.00pm Bang Gang
MENAGE A TROIS*
7.00pm ALL ABOUT
THEM
9.00pm Boomerang
THURSDAY 3 MARCH
1.15pm Marguerite
Opening Night Film
Closing Night Film
4.00pm 6.00pm 6.30pm 8.15pm 8.45pm Un Plus Une
The Sweet Escape
The Anarchists
Macadam Stories
Microbe & Gasoline
FRIDAY 4 MARCH
a Man
3.45pm Mon Roi
6.00pm Courted
Mandarine
Testament
of Women
SATURDAY 5 MARCH
1.30pm Lolo
3.45pm The Wait
6.30pm Marguerite
1890
9.15pm Blind Date
SUNDAY 6 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
3.30pm Dheepan
6.30pm Taj Mahal
8.30pm Blind Date
MONDAY 7 MARCH
2.00pm Courted
Extraordinary World
His Wandering Star
Film Company
6.30pm Marguerite
7.45pm Dheepan
Special Event
TUESDAY 8 MARCH
2.30pm Lolo
of Women
6.30pm Chic!
Testament
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH
2.45pm Rosalie Blum
His Wandering Star
Film Company
6.30pm First Growth
7.45pm Marguerite
THURSDAY 10 MARCH
4.00pm Un Plus Une
6.00pm Blind Date
8.00pm Courted
FRIDAY 11 MARCH
Testament
6.00pm First Growth
6.30pm Rosalie Blum
8.15pm Blind Date
8.45pm The Wait
SATURDAY 12 MARCH
1.30pm Mon Roi
of Women
Mr. Henri
8.15pm In Harmony
8.30pm The Bureau
SUNDAY 13 MARCH
6.00pm Dheepan
6.30pm Lolo
8.30pm Heatwave
8.45pm Boomerang
MONDAY 14 MARCH
2.15pm Courted
4.30pm Blind Date
Mr. Henri
8.15pm Bang Gang
TUESDAY 15 MARCH
1.30pm The Wait
3.45pm Marguerite
8.45pm Un Plus Une
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH
2.15pm Rosalie Blum
6.00pm Courted
6.30pm Bang Gang
1890
THURSDAY 17 MARCH
2.00pm The Wait
4.15pm First Growth
of Mister Sim
8.45pm Mon Roi
FRIDAY 18 MARCH
2.00pm Boomerang
6.00pm The Wait
8.15pm Lolo
SATURDAY 19 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
3.45pm First Growth
6.00pm Rosalie Blum
8.45pmBoomerang
Screening Schedule
LADIES’ NIGHT*
7.00pm LOLO
SUNDAY 20 MARCH
Extraordinary World
6.00pm Baron Noir
a Man
MONDAY 21 MARCH
6.00pm Heatwave
6.30pm Mon Roi
9.15pm In Harmony
TUESDAY 22 MARCH
1.45pm In Harmony
6.00pm Baron Noir
6.30pm Lolo
a Man
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
of Women
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Screening Schedule
THURSDAY 24 MARCH
Testament
HAYDEN ORPHEUM
CREMORNE
TUESDAY 1 MARCH
OPENING NIGHT*
7.00pmROSALIE BLUM
WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH
of Women
THURSDAY 3 MARCH
Testament
FRIDAY 4 MARCH
8.20pm Un Plus Une
SATURDAY 5 MARCH
the Adventure
Continues
2.15pm The Wait
4.30pm Blind Date
6.40pm Taj Mahal
SUNDAY 6 MARCH
Extraordinary World
2.20pm Lolo
6.45pm Dheepan
MONDAY 7 MARCH
6.20pm In Harmony
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TUESDAY 8 MARCH
a Man
8.30pm Mon Roi
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH
THURSDAY 10 MARCH
OPERA NIGHT*
6.30pmMARGUERITE
FRIDAY 11 MARCH
6.20pm Rosalie Blum
SATURDAY 12 MARCH
6.25pm First Growth
8.40pm Bang Gang
SUNDAY 13 MARCH
1.30pm Blind Date
6.00pm Courted
8.20pm The Bureau
MONDAY 14 MARCH
Mr. Henri
TUESDAY 15 MARCH
Mandarine
8.35pm Un Plus Une
THURSDAY 17 MARCH
1890
FRIDAY 18 MARCH
SATURDAY 19 MARCH
6.00pm Lolo
8.20pm Mon Roi
SUNDAY 20 MARCH
12.30pm Chic!
3.00pm First Growth
5.20pm Boomerang
MONDAY 21 MARCH
TUESDAY 22 MARCH
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH
8.40pm Courted
THURSDAY 24 MARCH
CLOSING NIGHT*
7.00pmCONTEMPT
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH
of Mister Sim
Encore Screenings
Encore Screenings of the Festival favourites will be screened
in cinemas between 21 and 23 March. Check the website for
details affrenchfilmfestival.com.
Opening Night Film
Closing Night Film
Special Event
festival ticketing and conditions
GALA
AUSTRALIAN PREMIÈRE OF ROSALIE BLUM
6.00pm Cocktail, National Art School
8.00pm Screening, Palace Verona
Tickets: Alliance Française de Sydney
and Palace Movie Club members*
$60.00
Non-members
$80.00
Incl. cocktail with canapés, drinks and live
entertainment followed by Première screening.
SCREENINGS
Palace Norton Street
6.30pm Sparkling on arrival
7.00pm Screening
Tickets
Non-members
$27.00
$33.00
Incl. one glass of sparkling, live entertainment
followed by film screening.
Hayden Orpheum
7.00pm Screening
Tickets
Alliance Française de Sydney members* $27.00
Non-members
$33.00
CLOSING NIGHT – Thurs 24 March
CONTEMPT
Palace Norton Street and Palace Verona
7.00pm Screening
Tickets
Non-members
$27.00
$33.00
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Hayden Orpheum
7.00pm Screening
Tickets
Non-members
$33.00
SPECIAL EVENTS
MENAGE à TROIS – ALL ABOUT THEM
Wednesday 2 March
Chauvel Cinema
6.30pm Function
7.00pm Screening
Tickets
Non-members
GENERAL ADMISSION
and Palace Movie Club Members*
Adult
Concessions**
Under 25s
Children 12 & under (see classifications)
$25.00
$29.00
Incl. one glass of wine on arrival, a taste of France
and live entertainment followed by film screening.
TASTE OF FRANCE – FIRST GROWTH
Tuesday 8 March
Palace Norton Street
7.00pm Function
7.30pm Screening
Tickets
Non-members
$25.00
$29.00
Incl. a glass of wine on arrival, cheese tasting and
live entertainment followed by film screening.
OPERA NIGHT – MARGUERITE
Thursday 10 March
Hayden Orpheum
6.00pm Function
6.30pm Screening
Tickets
Non-members
$29.00
Incl. a glass of wine on arrival, cheese tasting and
live entertainment, followed by film screening.
LADIES’ NIGHT – LOLO
Wednesday 16 March
Palace Verona
6.30pm Function
7.00pm Screening
Tickets: Alliance Française de Sydney
Non-members
$15.00
$19.50
$17.00
$15.50
$14.50
DOCUMENTARY AND TV SERIES
and Palace Movie Club Members*
Adult
$12.50
$15.00
(Excl. opening/closing nights & special events)
*Two discount tickets per membership card per
session will apply.
**One discount per concession. Eligible
concessions: senior (60+), pensioner, full time
student. Proof of concession/membership
must be presented at the cinema box office to
obtain discount.
To purchase your Alliance Française Membership,
visit afsydney.com.au, and your Palace Movie Club
Membership, visit palacecinemas.com.au.
GROUPS
Groups (20+)
$15.00
School Groups (20+)***
$10.00
***1 teacher free for every 20 students.
Bookings: jeremyc@afsydney.com.au
Includes a glass of wine, mini-dessert on arrival,
live entertainment and a chance to win prizes
Please note, opening/closing nights and
special events are 18+.
ADVANCE TICKETS
On sale from Tuesday 2 February.
IN CINEMAS Palace Verona, Palace Norton
Street, Chauvel Cinema and Hayden Orpheum
Cremorne box offices daily 12pm – 8.30pm until
sold out.
Please note: Cinemas sell tickets only for their
respective venues. There are no booking fees
applied to tickets purchased in person at cinemas.
PALACE NORTON STREET
99 Norton St, Leichhardt
(02) 9564 5620
PALACE VERONA
Cnr Oxford & Verona Sts, Paddington
(02) 9360 6099
CHAUVEL CINEMA
Cnr Oatley Rd & Oxford St, Paddington
(02) 9361 5398
HAYDEN ORPHEUM, CREMORNE
380 Military Road, Cremorne
(02) 9908 4344
ONLINE Tickets for all venues are available
securely online at affrenchfilmfestival.org and
palacecinemas.com.au and orpheum.com.au.
All major credit cards accepted (excluding Amex
and Diners). Booking fees apply.
MULTIPLE FILM PASSES
Available for purchase and redemption at
Palace Cinemas Venues only (not valid at
Hayden Orpheum)
$25.00
$29.00
passes for sessions at their respective venues. Not
available for online or phone bookings. Lost or
stolen passes will not be refunded or replaced.
festival ticketing and conditions
OPENING NIGHT – Tues 1 March
10 FILM PASS
and Palace Movie Club Members
Full
$130.00
$150.00
5 FILM PASS
and Palace Movie Club Members
Full $70.00
$80.00
Multi-film passes are for separate sessions for one
person only and can be purchased and redeemed
at any palace cinema in VIC, NSW, QLD and
ACT at the box office. Cinemas can only redeem
BY PHONE Phone bookings by credit card
only (ex. Amex and Diners), which will be debited
at time of booking and must be produced when
collecting tickets. Patrons are encouraged to
collect tickets 30 minutes prior to the session
to avoid queues. Please bring appropriate
identification. Credit card transactions by phone
will incur booking fees and a credit card surcharge.
When calling during busy periods, there may be
a delay in answering the phone. Please try again
later, or visit the website.
Note: Hayden Orpheum Cremorne does not
accept phone bookings.
Please check Festival Ticketing & Conditions
online at affrenchfilmfestival.org.
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