I cannot remember when I started watching foreign films in festivals, but I know why I did: they were FREE. Some of the festivals I have seen were French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. These events are included in my anticipated events each year. And dear am I glad when I stumbled upon the schedule of the French Film Festival this year? Most definitely.
The line-up of films includes:
Click on the film titles to view the trailer in Youtube.
What starts out as an innocent dinner with friends turns
into a raucous night of hypocrisy and unpleasantness; all because of the
scandalous name that Vincent decides to give his newborn baby.
Genre: Comedy
Awards: César Award for Best Supporting Actor, César Award for Best Supporting Actress
Director: Jacques Audiard
The beautiful Marion Cotillard stars in this moving story
of rebuilding a life lost. With the help of the unlikely Ali (Matthias
Schoenarts), Stephanie (Marion Cotilliard) finds the strength to live.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Awards: César Award for Most Promising Actor, Cesar Award for Best Original Score, César Award for Best Editing, César Award for Best Writing - Adaptation
Director: Carine Tardieu
A shy yet sassy nine-year-old girl named Rachel,
figuratively suffocated by her overbearing parents, finally meets a fearless
young girl, Valérie, who shows her the beauty of freedom (from grownups).
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Director: Noémie Lvovsky
After being left behind by her lifelong love on New Year’s
Eve, Camille, a 40-year-old struggling actress, gets a second chance when she
wakes up in a hospital bed, seemingly back to her 16-year-old self. Will her
brilliant plan of rewriting her love story work?
Genre: Comedy
Awards: SACD Prize, Directors' Fortnight (Cannes Film festival), Variety Piazza Grande Award (Locarno International Film Festival)
Director: Philippe La Guay
To stage a production of Molière’s The Misanthrope, actor
Gauthier tries to convince fellow actor, albeit retired Serge Tanneur to play a
pivotal role in the play—that of the title role itself.
Genre: Comedy
Usually, queueing for the FREE movie tickets starts an hour before the scheduled screening. Each person gets one ticket only, so lining up for your friends is NOT an option.
See you there!
Credit for the film synopses goes to www.spot.ph.
The 18th French Film Festival is presented to us by the Embassy of France to the Philippines, the Alliance française de Manille and Institut Français, under the French cultural program, FrancoPhil.
Thanks for the schedule!
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