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Le Bruit des Glaçons

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My Afternoons With Margueritte

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The Illusionist

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Le Refuge

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The Girl On the Train

Give Me Your Hand

Give Me Your Hand

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From paris with love

From paris with love

A Prophet

L'enfer

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Coco before chanel

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The Source

The Source The Source Somewhere between North Africa and the Middle East, women go and fetch water form the source located in the mountain. They have been doing this forever and in all weathers. Leila, a newly married young woman, suggests to the other women to go on strike by refusing to make love with their husband. No more cuddles or sex as long as the men don;t build a system to bring the water to the village. director: Rady Mihaileanu
cast: Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Biyouna, Sabrina Ouazani, Saleh Bakri, Hiam Abbass more

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2 Days in New York poster

2 Days in New York poster 2 Days in New York Marion (Delpy) has broken up with Jack (Two Days in Paris) and now lives in New York with their child. But when her family decides to come visit her, she's unaware that the different cultural background held by her new American boyfriend Mingus (Rock), her eccentric father, and her sister Rose who decided to bring her ex-boyfriend along for the trip, added to her upcoming photo exhibition, will make up for an explosive mix. director: Julie Delpy
cast: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy more

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Angel and Tony

Angel and Tony Angel and Tony Angèle, a beautiful young woman with a past, arrives in a small fishing harbor in Normandy. She meets Tony, a professional fisherman, who finds himself attracted to her. Tony hires her as a fishmonger, lodges her and teaches her the tricks of the trade. The relationships between Myriam, Tony's mother, and Angèle are far from easy but the young woman gradually adapts to her new environment and little by little Tony and Angèle manage to tame each other... director: Alix de la Porte
cast: Clotilde Hesme, Gregory Gadebois more

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Watermans Arts Centre, TW8 0DS

Monsieur Lazhar At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed. director: Philippe Falardeau
cast: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron more

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Cafe de Flore Poster

Cafe de Flore Poster Café de Flore Cafe de Flore is a love story about people separated by time and place but connected in profound and mysterious ways. Atmospheric, fantastical, tragic and hopeful, the film chronicles the parallel fates of Jacqueline (Vanessa Paradis), a fiercely devoted single mother with her young son in 1960s Paris, and Antoine (Kevin Parent), a successful DJ in present day Montreal, balancing the demands of his career with his responsibilities towards his new love, Rose (Evelyne Brochu), his daughters and his ex, Carole (Hélène Florent); who still harbours a secret belief that Antoine, her soulmate will return to her. What binds the two stories together is love - euphoric, unconditional, obsessive, tragic, youthful, timeless love – and destiny. director: Jean-Marc Vallée
cast: Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent, Evelyne Brochu, Marin Gerrier, Alice Dubois more

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Mozart's Sister

Mozart's Sister Mozart's Sister A re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right. Nannerl and Mozart are introduced to all the European courts during a three year journey which takes them also to Versailles. There Nannerl meets Louis the XV's son who encourages her to compose. However, Nannerl is a girl and girls are not allowed to write music. director: René Féret
cast: Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, David Moreau more

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Riverside Studios Cinema, W6 9RL

Le Havre

Le Havre Le Havre When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home. director: Aki Kaurismäki
cast: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean- Pierre Darroussin, more

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Renoir, WC1 N1EN

Elles

Elles Elles Anne (Juliette Binoche), a well-off, Paris-based mother of two and investigative journalist for ELLE, is writing an article about student prostitution. Her meetings with two fiercely independent young women, Alicja (Joanna Kulig) and Charlotte (Anaïs Demoustier), are profound and unsettling, moving her to question her most intimate convictions about money, family and sex. director: Malgorzata Szumowska
cast: Juliette Binoche, Anais Demoustier et Johanna Kulig more

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Prince Charles, WC2H 7BY

Audrey Tautou in Delicacy

Audrey Tautou in Delicacy Delicacy The Delicacy, a film based on David Foenkinos's novel, 'La Délicatesse', will be released on 13 April in London. The novel was an enormous success in France and sold more than 700,000 copies and was translated in 21 languages. director: David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos
cast: Audrey Tautou, François Damiens, Bruno Todeschini more

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Carnage

Carnage Carnage Two pairs of parents agree to hold a cordial meeting after their sons were involved in a fight. As their time together progresses, increasingly childish behaviour throws the evening into chaos. The film is based on God of Carnage, a play written by the French playwright, Yasmine Reza. Yasmine won an Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2009. director: Roman Polanski
cast: John C. Reilly, Jodie Foster, Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet more

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Riverside Studios Cinema, W6 9RL

The Artist

The Artist The Artist A huge success at Cannes , and already being tipped for glory at the Oscars, ‘The Artist’ is due out in London on 30th December. Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break. director: Michel Hazanavicius
cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman more

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Odeon Panton Street, SW1 Y4DP

The Beloved

The Beloved Beloved From Paris in the 60s to 21st century London, Madeleine and her daughter Vera waltz in and out of the lives of the men they love... director: Christophe Honoré
cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Milos Forman more

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Gigi Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Gaston, the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt, who have educated Gigi to be a wealthy man's mistress, urge the pair to act out their roles but love adds a surprise twist to this delightful turn-of-the 20th century Cinderella story director: Vincente Minnelli
cast: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan more

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BFI SouthBank, SE1 8XT

The Human Beast

The Human Beast The Human Beast Lantier is a train engineer who falls madly in love with his superior's wife, Severine. When working one day, he witnesses them both murder their former employer. He decides not to say anything to save the woman he loves... director: Jean Renoir
cast: Jean Gabin, Simone Simon, Fernand Ledoux more

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BFI SouthBank, SE1 8XT

La Traversee de Paris

La Traversee de Paris La Traversée de Paris (Pig Across Paris) La Traversée de Paris (The Trip Across Paris), is a French comedy drama film from 1956, directed by Claude Autant-Lara, written by Marcel Aymé, starring Jean Gabin, Bourvil and Louis de Funès. director: Claude Autant Lara
cast: Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Jeanette Batti, Louis de Funes, Georgette Anys more

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BFI SouthBank, SE1 8XT

Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir Le Plaisir (House of Pleasure) Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death. director: Max Ophuls
cast: Claude Dauphin, Jean Galland, Jean Gabin, Daniele Gelin more

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BFI SouthBank, SE1 8XT

Quai des Brumes

Quai des Brumes Le Quai des Brumes (Port of Shadows) A superb love story between Gabin, an army deserter, and Michèle Morgan, a young woman. Scripted by Jacques Prévert. One of the most richly atmospheric films ever made, Marcel Carné’s, darkly seductive thriller is an outstanding example of ‘Poetic Realism’, the Gallic precursor of American film noir. director: Marcel Carne
cast: Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur more

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Pépé Le Moko director: Julien Duvivier
cast: Jean Gabin, Lucas Gridoux, Mireille Balin, Line Noro more

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BFI SouthBank, SE1 8XT

Jour se lève (Le)

Jour se lève (Le) Le jour se lève The apotheosis of « poetic realism » in a beautifully fatalistic tale of love and betrayal. director: Marcel Carné
cast: Jean Gabin, Arletty, Jacqueline Laurent,Jules Berry more

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BFI SouthBank, SE1 8XT

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