AF French Film Festival 2023
Films premiering in the 34th annual Alliance Française French Film Festival, touring nationally 7 Mar-19 Apr.
Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas star in the wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi about estranged childhood friends who tentatively reunite for a trip to the Greek Islands.
Featuring a career-best Virginie Efira, Rebecca Zlotowski’s enchanting new romantic drama follows a woman whose outlook on life is upended when she starts a passionate relationship with a single father-of-one.
Léa Seydoux stars in the sensitive and deeply-personal from acclaimed writer/director Mia Hansen-Løve (Things To Come), as a single mother trying to balance the emotional needs of her parents, her child and herself.
The extraordinary narrative debut feature by acclaimed documentarian Alice Diop depicts the gripping story of a young novelist who is forced to confront her own complex family history as she attends a notorious murder trial.
2022's #1 box office success in France, Cédric Jimenez’s captivating new thriller is an edge-of-your seat deep-dive into one of the most incredible manhunts in European history.
The uproariously entertaining new comedy hit from Louis Garrel charts the misguided attempts of a dedicated son who, in trying to protect his mother, finds himself embroiled in an elaborate heist plot.
Inspired by true events, Blandine Lenoir's warm and tender new film features the unstoppable Laure Calamy (Antoinette in the Cévennes, Full Time) as an ordinary woman who becomes emboldened by a cause far bigger than herself.
Karin Viard and Gregory Gadebois star in an enchanting, beautifully crafted romantic comedy about an unappreciated woman who finally allows herself to be open up to life and love.
The most autobiographical film to date from acclaimed writer/director Christophe Honoré (Sorry Angel, Inside Paris) follows a young man who, after being sent reeling by an unexpected loss, looks for comfort in all the wrong places.
The irrepressible Gérard Depardieu is at his best in writer/director Constance Meyer’s deft, highly enjoyable new fable about the unlikely friendship between an irascible, aging movie star and his bodyguard-turned-assistant.
Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud star in the involving drama from Arnaud Desplechin (Kings & Queen, A Christmas Tale), as decades-long estranged siblings forced back into each other’s orbit by a family emergency.
Celebrated as one of the major European discoveries of the year, writer/director Laura Wandel’s extraordinary, sit-up-and-take-notice debut explores the complex world of children, as navigated by a sensitive, empathetic seven-year-old girl.