14 July
Party

14th July Party

The popular cocktail, dinner and party will be taking place at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle. The French Embassador, Mr Maurice Gourdault-Montagne will be present.

Films

Summer Hours

Olivier Assayas highly acclaimed new movie starring Juliet Binoche.

My Friends, My Loves

Mes Amis, Mes Amours out now in London.

Her name is Sabine

Sandrine Bonnaire's moving documentary of her sister Sabine's illness.

Female Agents

Q&A with Director Jean-Paul Salomé and actresses Déborah François and Marie Gillain

Caramel

A romantic comedy centred on the daily lives of five Lebanese women in Beirut.

Priceless

"Priceless", Audrey Tautou's newest hit movie, released Londonwide.

Persepolis

This is the autobiographical story of Marjane Satrapi, born in Iran in 1969, and how her passage from childhood to adulthood coincided with her country's own passafe from Shah through revolution to...

Couscous

Couscous tells the story of 61-year-old Slimane, a boat-builder in the southern French port of Sète, who involves his vast extended family in an epic project to launch a couscous restaurant. Its...

Female Agents

A member of the French Resistance, Louise flees to London after her husband's summary execution. She is recruited by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), an intelligence and sabotage service...


Classical music

Philharmonia Orchestra Messiaen Celebrations

From 4th February to 23rd October, The Philharmonia Orchestra is mounting a significant celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Messiaen’s birth(1908-1992) at Southbank Centre


Concerts

Manu Chao at the Lovebox Festival

French singer Manu Chao will be part of the Lovebox Festival at Victoria Park on Saturday 19th July.


DVD

DVD Release: The Patrice Leconte Collection

A collection of his most acclaimed films.

DVD Release of Asterix at the Olympic Games on the 18th August.

Asterix at the Olympic Games on the 18th August!

Water Lilies out on DVD

Water Lilies available now out on DVD.

DVD Release: Gérard Depardieu box set

A collection of some is best-best loved movies.


Exhibitions

The Courtauld Cézannes

The Courtauld Cézannes 26th June- 5th October 2008

Manet to Matisse

"Manet to Matisse" exhibition at the artsdepot starting June 27.


Festival

Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

From 27th June to 23rd July 2008, take some rest in France and don't miss the famous Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.


Gig

Claude Monnet @ Ministry of Sound

Defected In the House @ Ministry of Sound on 2nd August.<br/> Claude Monnet is the international DJ and well respected house music producer. He is the co-owner of the respected French house label Mixture with Martin Solveig (he discovered Martin on a talent scouting exercise). He is also considered part of the French 'Touch' sound. He has had legendary residencies at Bataclan, Palace and Bains Douches in Paris and has played regularly at the World famous Pacha, Ibiza.


Plays/ Opera

"The Little Prince" at the Hampstead Theatre

On 4 December 2008 -10 January 2009, the Hampstead Theatre will be putting on an English production of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.

Marguerite

From 7th May to 1st November 2008 at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, discover the World premiere of a new musical, 'Marguerite', a love story set in Paris during the Second World War, with music by...



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