French cinema: 2017
Espèces menacées (2017)
Gilles Bourdos
One winter, three families living in the French town of Nice are beset with personal dramas that threaten to upset their plans for a peaceful life...
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Gilles Bourdos
Fantasmes et fantômes (2017)
Noël Herpe
Here are three stories which reveal what a dangerous place the imagination can be if it is allowed to get so much as a foothold on reality...
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Noël Herpe
Les Fantômes d'Ismaël (2017)
Arnaud Desplechin
Ismaël Vuillard is a fifty-something filmmaker who is struggling to complete a film inspired by the real-life spy exploits of his brother, Ivan Dédalus...
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Arnaud Desplechin
Faut pas lui dire (2017)
Solange Cicurel
Laura, Anouch, Eve and Yaël are four cousins who, in spite of their obvious differences, are devotedly attached to one another...
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Solange Cicurel
Grand froid (2017)
Gérard Pautonnier
In a small town in the middle of nowhere, Edmond Zweck's funeral parlour is, ironically, clawing at death's door. People in this part of the world seem to have gotten out of the habit of dying, or else seem to have found better ways of disposing of their mortal remains...
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Gérard Pautonnier
Les Grands esprits (2017)
Olivier Ayache-Vidal
François Foucault is a highly qualified literature teacher at one of Paris's most prestigious schools, Henri-IV. The forty-something educationalist deplores the quality of teaching in the capital's neglected suburbs and insists that the only way to raise standards is to send better teachers into these benighted schools... [More...]
Olivier Ayache-Vidal
François Foucault is a highly qualified literature teacher at one of Paris's most prestigious schools, Henri-IV. The forty-something educationalist deplores the quality of teaching in the capital's neglected suburbs and insists that the only way to raise standards is to send better teachers into these benighted schools... [More...]
Grave (2017)
Julia Ducournau
Like the rest of her well-educated, middle-class family, Justine is a committed vegetarian who would never dream of eating meat... [More...]
Julia Ducournau
Like the rest of her well-educated, middle-class family, Justine is a committed vegetarian who would never dream of eating meat... [More...]
Guillaume, la jeunesse du conquérant (2017)
Fabien Drugeon
In 1066 William the Conqueror is poised to make his historic invasion of England. Fearing that the coming attack may not be successful, he presents his son Robert to his loyal barons as his successor to the throne of Normandy in the event of his non-return... [More...]
Fabien Drugeon
In 1066 William the Conqueror is poised to make his historic invasion of England. Fearing that the coming attack may not be successful, he presents his son Robert to his loyal barons as his successor to the throne of Normandy in the event of his non-return... [More...]
Happy End (2017)
Michael Haneke
The comfortably off Laurent family lead a privileged life in Calais, if they did but know it. Unaware of, or totally unconcerned by, the plight of the refugees living in abject squalor at the makeshift camps just a few miles from their home, the Laurents are wrapped up in their own petty concerns, which, typically, revolve around inter-generational conflict, marital infidelity and the right to die... [More...]
Michael Haneke
The comfortably off Laurent family lead a privileged life in Calais, if they did but know it. Unaware of, or totally unconcerned by, the plight of the refugees living in abject squalor at the makeshift camps just a few miles from their home, the Laurents are wrapped up in their own petty concerns, which, typically, revolve around inter-generational conflict, marital infidelity and the right to die... [More...]
Les Hommes du feu (2017)
Pierre Jolivet
Philippe, a man in his mid-40s, runs a fire-fighting brigade in the south of France. Bénédicte, a younger woman, is a recent recruit and has to endure a veritable baptism of fire that causes her to wonder if she had made the right career choice... [More...]
Pierre Jolivet
Philippe, a man in his mid-40s, runs a fire-fighting brigade in the south of France. Bénédicte, a younger woman, is a recent recruit and has to endure a veritable baptism of fire that causes her to wonder if she had made the right career choice... [More...]
Jamais contente (2017)
Emilie Deleuze
Aurore is a typically moody 13 year old girl who has good reason to be cheerless when she is held back a year at school. Everything revolts her and so, not surprisingly, she is in a state of constant revolt - against her teachers, her parents, even her classmates... [More...]
Emilie Deleuze
Aurore is a typically moody 13 year old girl who has good reason to be cheerless when she is held back a year at school. Everything revolts her and so, not surprisingly, she is in a state of constant revolt - against her teachers, her parents, even her classmates... [More...]
Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc (2017)
Bruno Dumont
In 1425, an anonymous eight-year-old shepherd girl named Jeannette is growing up in Domrémy, a little village in the northeast of France, completely unaware of what the future has in store for her... [More...]
Bruno Dumont
In 1425, an anonymous eight-year-old shepherd girl named Jeannette is growing up in Domrémy, a little village in the northeast of France, completely unaware of what the future has in store for her... [More...]
Kiss and Cry (2017)
Chloé Mahieu
In the eastern French town of Colmar, 15-year-old Sarah Ivanov is determined to make her name as a figure skating champion... [More...]
Chloé Mahieu
In the eastern French town of Colmar, 15-year-old Sarah Ivanov is determined to make her name as a figure skating champion... [More...]
Knock (2017)
Lorraine Lévy
A master manipulator, Knock was once an inveterate swindler before he opted to turn over a new leaf and pursue an honest career in medicine... [More...]
Lorraine Lévy
A master manipulator, Knock was once an inveterate swindler before he opted to turn over a new leaf and pursue an honest career in medicine... [More...]
Laissez bronzer les cadavres (2017)
Hélène Cattet
Max Bernier, a burned-out writer, lives in splendid isolation on a hill overlooking the seductive azure waters of the Mediterranean... [More...]
Hélène Cattet
Max Bernier, a burned-out writer, lives in splendid isolation on a hill overlooking the seductive azure waters of the Mediterranean... [More...]
Lola Pater (2017)
Nadir Moknèche
Zino, the son of Algerian immigrants, has grown up in France believing that his father Farid abandoned him and his mother more than twenty years ago... [More...]
Nadir Moknèche
Zino, the son of Algerian immigrants, has grown up in France believing that his father Farid abandoned him and his mother more than twenty years ago... [More...]
Loue-moi! (2017)
Coline Assous
Once Léa has finally obtained her degree in law, after many years of arduous study, her parents are convinced that she is destined for a brilliant career as a lawyer... [More...]
Coline Assous
Once Léa has finally obtained her degree in law, after many years of arduous study, her parents are convinced that she is destined for a brilliant career as a lawyer... [More...]
La Mécanique de l'ombre (2017)
Thomas Kruithof
It has been two years since Duval lost his job. Recovering from a mental breakdown, he hasn't been able to find work since and he struggles to make ends meet... [More...]
Thomas Kruithof
It has been two years since Duval lost his job. Recovering from a mental breakdown, he hasn't been able to find work since and he struggles to make ends meet... [More...]
Mes trésors (2017)
Pascal Bourdiaux
Carole and Caroline are two young women who appear to have nothing in common. The first is a shy computer programmer who lives a hermit-like existence with her mother... [More...]
Pascal Bourdiaux
Carole and Caroline are two young women who appear to have nothing in common. The first is a shy computer programmer who lives a hermit-like existence with her mother... [More...]
Mission Pays Basque (2017)
Ludovic Bernard
Sibylle, a feisty young career go-getter, thinks she has made the deal of the century when she hoodwinks a naive-seeming ironmonger, Ferran Beitialarrangoïta, into selling his Basque Country store for a fraction of its real value... [More...]
Ludovic Bernard
Sibylle, a feisty young career go-getter, thinks she has made the deal of the century when she hoodwinks a naive-seeming ironmonger, Ferran Beitialarrangoïta, into selling his Basque Country store for a fraction of its real value... [More...]
Mon garçon (2017)
Christian Carion
It was Julien Perrin's obsessive love of travelling that destroyed his marriage and led him to be separated from both his wife Marie and their young son Mathys... [More...]
Christian Carion
It was Julien Perrin's obsessive love of travelling that destroyed his marriage and led him to be separated from both his wife Marie and their young son Mathys... [More...]
Mon poussin (2017)
Frédéric Forestier
When Vincent, 18, falls in love for the first time he is sure that it is for keeps. Unfortunately, the ungrateful object of his desires, Elina, takes it into her head to dump him, so naturally he is left as wildly disconsolate as any other first-time Romeo, convinced that his life is over and that true love is a thing he will never know again... [More...]
Frédéric Forestier
When Vincent, 18, falls in love for the first time he is sure that it is for keeps. Unfortunately, the ungrateful object of his desires, Elina, takes it into her head to dump him, so naturally he is left as wildly disconsolate as any other first-time Romeo, convinced that his life is over and that true love is a thing he will never know again... [More...]
Money (2017)
Géla Babluani
In common with many young people in their milieu, Danis and Eric are finding it virtually impossible to make ends meet. Occasional dock workers in the French port of Le Havre, they earn barely enough to support themselves let alone their families, so when an opportunity to make some easy money comes their way they grab it with both hands and ask no questions... [More...]
Géla Babluani
In common with many young people in their milieu, Danis and Eric are finding it virtually impossible to make ends meet. Occasional dock workers in the French port of Le Havre, they earn barely enough to support themselves let alone their families, so when an opportunity to make some easy money comes their way they grab it with both hands and ask no questions... [More...]
Nos années folles (2017)
André Téchiné
During the First World War, Paul Grappe suffers the fate of most young Frenchmen of his generation, which is to be sent to the Western Front to fight and die for the glory of France... [More...]
André Téchiné
During the First World War, Paul Grappe suffers the fate of most young Frenchmen of his generation, which is to be sent to the Western Front to fight and die for the glory of France... [More...]
Les Nouvelles aventures de Cendrillon (2017)
Lionel Steketee
If only dreams came true... Julie's heart does a quick double somersault when Marco, the man she has secretly been in love with for years, rings her up unexpectedly - on her birthday... [More...]
Lionel Steketee
If only dreams came true... Julie's heart does a quick double somersault when Marco, the man she has secretly been in love with for years, rings her up unexpectedly - on her birthday... [More...]
Numéro une (2017)
Tonie Marshall
In spite of a prevailing mindset in the workplace that still prevents women from getting to the top, Emmanuelle Blachey has made a success of her career as an engineer and is now hoping to make her mark as a captain of industry... [More...]
Tonie Marshall
In spite of a prevailing mindset in the workplace that still prevents women from getting to the top, Emmanuelle Blachey has made a success of her career as an engineer and is now hoping to make her mark as a captain of industry... [More...]
Ôtez-moi d'un doute (2017)
Carine Tardieu
Being a bomb disposal expert by profession, Erwan likes to think he has nerves of steel, or at least knows how to keep his head in a difficult situation... [More...]
Carine Tardieu
Being a bomb disposal expert by profession, Erwan likes to think he has nerves of steel, or at least knows how to keep his head in a difficult situation... [More...]
Ouvert la nuit (2017)
Edouard Baer
Just before his latest show The Woman and the Ape is due to open, Parisian theatre manager Luigi finds himself up to his neck in trouble... [More...]
Edouard Baer
Just before his latest show The Woman and the Ape is due to open, Parisian theatre manager Luigi finds himself up to his neck in trouble... [More...]
Le Parc (2017)
Damien Manivel
One bright summer's day, a young man in his late teens is waiting for someone in a park. He is joined by a girl of about his age and it is apparent that they are on a first date... [More...]
Damien Manivel
One bright summer's day, a young man in his late teens is waiting for someone in a park. He is joined by a girl of about his age and it is apparent that they are on a first date... [More...]
Passade (2017)
Gorune Aprikian
Paul and Vanessa meet up for the first time in a hotel for an amorous liaison that is not intended to have a sequel. He is a talented comic book author whose most popular creation is a fairy named Lucette... [More...]
Gorune Aprikian
Paul and Vanessa meet up for the first time in a hotel for an amorous liaison that is not intended to have a sequel. He is a talented comic book author whose most popular creation is a fairy named Lucette... [More...]