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Bright Star
London 1818: Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) is increasingly drawn to the handsome but aloof poet John Keats (a young Ben Whishaw). Writer-director Jane Campion (The Piano) received a Palme d’Or nomination for her understated yet deeply romantic literary drama, inspired by Andrew Motion’s 1997 biography of the poet.
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The Marching Band
An internationally renowned orchestra conductor discovers he has unexpected ties in a French mining community and its marching band. Emmanuel Courcol’s engaging, entertaining underdog drama was a big box office hit in France, where it was released as En Fanfare, and received seven Cesar nominations.
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Holy Cow
After the tragic death of his father, 18 year old Totone, played by Clément Faveau, has to care for himself and his 7-year-old sister, and channels his energy into producing an award-winning Comté cheese to claim a competition prize and some much-needed money. Described as a “verité” look at the hardscrabble life of French agriculture,…
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Souleymane’s Story
Souleymane, a Paris food delivery cyclist and asylum seeker has two days to prepare his story for a make-or-break interview to secure legal residency.
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The Kingdom
A teenage girl in Corsica, initially disappointed to be dragged into her father’s orbit, seeks to establish a firmer relationship with him as a gang war erupts and both find themselves in danger. A stylish thriller that owes a debt to The Godfather, Julien Colonna’s film features a cast composed largely of first-time local actors.
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La Grande Illusion
Widely regarded as a masterpiece of French and humanist cinema, Jean Renoir’s 1937 tale of French POWs during the Great War deals with themes of class and social value as well as chivalry and resistance, reflecting the tensions in French society as another war approached. “The “grand illusion” of Jean Renoir’s great film referred originally
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