Celebrate French Cinema
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Elementary
Movie
At the Makarenko public elementary school on the outskirts of Paris, devoted teachers help children learn, grow, and discover confidence. Through patience, determination, and compassion, they prepare their students to become not only successful learners, but thoughtful, responsible human beings.
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Red Island
Movie
Living on one of the last remaining military bases amidst a hedonistic group of French armed forces in 1970s Madagascar, ten-year-old Thomas begins to find cracks in the surface of his family’s blissful existence on the idyllic island. Taking inspiration from his comic book hero Fantômette, he sp...
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Final Set
Movie
Once a rising tennis prodigy, Thomas (César-winner Alex Lutz) struggles with disappointment and setbacks over a long and lackluster career. In spite of his declining skills and chronic physical ailments, he is determined to play the French Open at the advanced age of 37. Although his wife Eve (An...
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Coma
Movie
Amid a period of unprecedented world events, an eighteen-year-old girl’s life is placed on hold. Isolated in her bedroom, she falls under the spell of the mysterious vlogger Patricia Coma. As time carries on, the lines between her dreams, fears, hopes, and reality begin to blur into one another.
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Zombi Child
Movie
Haiti, 1962. A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at a prestigious all-girls boarding school, Melissa, a Haitian teenager, confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends – never imagining that this stra...
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Maldoror
Movie
Belgium, 1995. The shocking disappearance of two young girls leads to the formation of secret police operation Maldoror. Newly recruited officer Paul Chartier (Anthony Bajon) is tasked with monitoring a dangerous suspect but soon finds himself in a losing battle against bureaucracy and systemic d...
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Outside Satan
Movie
At the edge of the English Channel, on the Côte d’Opale, near a hamlet with marshland, there lives a solitary man who poaches, prays and builds fires. A girl from a local farm takes care of him and feeds him. They spend time together in the wide scenery of the dunes and woods, mysteriously engagi...
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Lourdes
Movie
Afflicted with multiple sclerosis, Christine (Sylvie Testud) makes a pilgrimage to the holy site of Lourdes in hopes of a miracle. Among thousands of ailed visitors, she proceeds through the well-oiled machinery of the religious tourist destination until the unbelievable happens: she is suddenly ...
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His Brother
Movie
Thomas (Bruno Todeschini) is slowly dying. Having come to terms with his fate, he retreats to the coastal home of his childhood to await the end. His impending death sends quiet shockwaves through those around him – most profoundly affecting his estranged brother Luc (Eric Caravaca) – forcing bot...
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Dear Prudence
Movie
Seventeen-year-old Prudence (Léa Seydoux) is alone and adrift until she meets Marilyne, a high school misfit who introduces her to the Rungis race circuit where souped-up mopeds and muscle bikes illegally race each other. Fascinated by Reynald, Franck and the other guys from the Rungis clique, Pr...
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The School of Flesh
Movie
In Paris, Dominique (Isabelle Huppert), a successful fashion professional, solicits the services of the handsome Quentin (Vincent Martinez), a bisexual bartender and hustler, who is fifteen years her junior. Their encounter quickly turns into a passionate affair. But as Dominique becomes increasi...
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Grande Ecole
Movie
Inside one of France's elite universities, where the political and economic leaders of tomorrow are groomed, a group of students become entangled in emotional and erotic power games. Paul (Grégori Baquet) grows attracted to his roommate Louis-Arnault (Jocelyn Quivrin), complicating the relationsh...
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Paris Prestige
Movie
Just released from prison and determined to make a name for himself once again, Nasser (Reda Kateb) returns to the streets of Paris. His probation officer, Margot (Mélanie Laurent), urges him to work at Le Prestige, the bar run by his older brother, Arezki (Slimane Dazi), that is located next to ...
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Paris Rendezvous
Movie
Théodore, an awkward and clumsy Parisian struggling to come to terms with a bad breakup, is suddenly reinvigorated when he spots a pretty girl jogging. The next day, he stumbles upon an old jazz songbook that contains all but one page for "The Sound of Love,” a tune that supposedly has the power ...
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Love Is a Celebration
Movie
Paris, 1982. Frank and Serge are in charge of policing the Parisian porn industry. To crack down on money laundering and infiltrate the mafia's control of the red light district around Place Pigalle, they take over a peep show riddled with debt. Looking for a way to jump-start the business, they ...
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My Father's Glory
Movie
At the turn of the twentieth century, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) accompanies his parents, Joseph (Philippe Caubère) and Augustine (Nathalie Roussel), on a life-changing holiday to the Provence countryside. During these magical summer months, he befriends a local boy, who shares with him ...
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My Mother's Castle
Movie
Longing to return to the hills he grew to love during a magical summer holiday, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) finds happiness once again when his father, Joseph (Philippe Caubère), is provided access to a private footpath they can use to easily travel from Marseilles to Provence. Years late...
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After Sex
Movie
Diane (Brigitte Roüan) loves her husband Philippe (Patrick Chesnais) dearly. She is a tender and caring mother to her two children and has a fulfilling job working for a publishing house in Paris. Then one day she meets Emilio (Boris Terral), a young and handsome hydraulic engineer twenty years h...
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A Radiant Girl
Movie
Paris, summer 1942. Irene (Rebecca Marder) is a nineteen-year-old aspiring actress without a care in the world. Her family watches her discover friends, new love, and a passion for the theater, all the while without her realizing that time is running out. Legendary French actress Sandrine Kiberla...
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Stay with Us
Movie
After three successful years living and working in America, French-Jewish actor and comedian Gad Elmaleh decides to move back home to Paris. He misses his family and friends. Or, at least that’s what Gad tells his loving yet overbearing parents, Régine and David. However, it’s not long before his...
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Aliyah
Movie
Selected to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, ALIYAH is the feature directorial debut of Elie Wajeman (LES ANARCHISTES), described by The New York Times' Stephen Holden as "crackling [with] psychological intensity." Alex lives in Paris and sells drugs for a living, continuously paying off the...
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Claire Darling
Movie
On the first day of summer, Claire Darling (Catherine Deneuve) has decided to rid herself of her entire estate. She’s laid down all her favorite objects on her front lawn for one splendid garage sale. As a horde of curious bystanders and neighbors fight over the ridiculously underpriced antiques,...
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The Restless
Movie
Leïla (Leïla Bekhti) and Damien (Damien Bonnard) are married with a son and deeply in love. Despite suffering from bipolar disorder, Damien tries to pursue a normal life, but his condition makes it increasingly difficult for him to provide the stability that Leila so desperately desires.
An emot...