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Jules et Jim

To mark the 25 anniversary of Truffaut’s death, WFC brings you Truffaut’s third film, recognised now and then as a defining film of French New Wave cinema.

35 Shots of Rum

Widowed father Lionel (Descas) lives with his adult daughter Josephine (Diop).

Conversations with My Gardener

A disillusioned Parisian artist (Auteuil – Jean de Florette 1987, La Fille Sur Le Pont 2000, Cache 2007) facing divorce, returns to his childhood home in rural France.

The Battle Of Algiers

This cinematic masterpiece of political drama is so convincing that director Pontecorvo announces at the beginning that no newsreel or documentary footage has been used in the making of the film.

Of Gods And Men

One of the most thought provoking films of 2010, this austere, meditative story about faith and martyrdom is based on real events in the Algeria in 1996.

Les Diaboliques

Michel Delasalle (Meurisse) is the headmaster of a boys boarding school near Paris.

Adapted from Muriel Barbery’s international bestseller, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, writer-director Mona Achache’s first film follows three main characters, an 11 year old girl and two eccentric characters in her building.

Incendies

Canadian Nawal Marwan has just passed away.

Benda Bilili

Benda Bilili means See Beyond in English and is the name of a Congolese band of homeless disabled and able bodied musicians.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Newly restored for its fortieth anniversary, this influential Oscar-winning classic constitutes one of the finest achievements of one of cinema’s greatest directors, working in his intensely creative late period.

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