With a vibrant programme of new releases and unseen classics, from some
of France’s most celebrated actors and directors, Everyman Cinemas
showcase an entertaining and evocative season of French cinema.
Screening across their sophisticated venues, Heartbreaker, Le Concert,
Leaving, Gainsbourg, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky and The
Illusionist demonstrate the formidable talent emerging from across the
Channel.

Full listings listed below in chronological order

HEARTBREAKER (15)
Cast: Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis, Julie Ferrier
Director: Pascal Chaumeil

Pascal Chaumeil’s directorial debut is a light-hearted romantic comedy
following the philandering lifestyle of a professional heartbreaker.
Paid to break up undesirable couplings, Alex Lippi (Romain Duris) is the
enigmatic love-rat deployed to open women's eyes to their unhappy
relationships. Preventing the marriage between wine expert Juliette
(Vanessa Paradis) and rich Englishman (Andrew Lincoln) is his latest
mission, and sees the beautiful Juliette come dangerously close to
falling in love with him, but will it be she that gets her heart broken?

Venue(S): Everyman Hampstead, Baker St, Screen on the Green, Oxted,
Walton on Thames, Winchester.
Date: Now showing
 

LE CONCERT (15)

Cast:Dmitri Nazarov, Francois Berleand, Melanie Laurent
Director: Radu Mihaileanu

The inspiring story of Andrei Filipov, renowned conductor of the
Bolshoi Orchestra is an engaging and comical portrait of a prodigy.
Charting the rise and fall of this esteemed conductor during
Communist Russia, it follows his attempts to defy a dictatorship by
refusing to sack his Jewish musicians. Following his demotion to
Janitor, the crafty Andrei intercepts an invitation for the Bolshoi
Orchestra to perform in Paris. Scrambling together a group of
hapless ex-musicians, Andrei and his motley crew fly to Paris to
defy destiny and take their revenge. But will they make it?

Venue (S): Everyman Baker St, Walton on Thames.
Date: Now Showing



LEAVING (15)

Cast: Kristen Scott Thomas, Sergi Lopez, Yvan Attal
Director: Catherine Corsini

A woman who has grown tired of her marriage falls into a relationship
that leads her to a dangerous place in this drama from director
Catherine Corsini. Suzanne (Kristin Scott Thomas) is in her mid-forties
and married to Samuel (Yvan Attal), a successful doctor who is the
father of their two teenage children (Alexandre Vidal and Daisy Broom).
The love between Suzanne and Samuel is dead and their marriage is
largely a matter of formalities, and to ease her boredom Suzanne has
decided to resume her former career as a therapist. Samuel has agreed to
foot the bills for building an office for Suzanne in their home, and he
hires Ivan (Sergi Lopez) to help with the work. Ivan is a ruggedly
handsome illegal immigrant, and Suzanne is immediately attracted to him;
she promptly jumps head-first into an affair with him, and while their
hunger for one another is clearly just physical, she decides to leave
her family behind to live with Ivan. Even though Samuel doesn't much
care for Suzanne, he's furious at the notion of her leaving him for
another man, leading to an ugly conflict between the husband, the wife
and the lover. Partir (aka Leaving) was an official selection at the
2009 BFI London Film Festival.

Venue: Everyman Belsize Park.
Date: Now Showing


GAINSBOURG (15)

Cast: Eric Elmosnino, Laetitia Casta, Lucy Gordon
Director: Joann Sfar

A window into the illustrious life of Serge Gainsbourg, the visionary
graphic artist and director Joann Sfar gives a completely original take
on one of France's greatest mavericks. Gainsbourg is an enchanting
glimpse at his early life, growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris, and
through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s, until his death
in 1991. One of 2010’s hotly anticipated films, Gainsbourg is brought to
us by one of the most beloved graphic artists of our time and the team
behind the magical creatures of Pan's Labyrinth.

Venue(S): Everyman Screen on the Green and Everyman Hampstead.
Date: From 30th July



COCO CHANEL & IGOR STRAVINSKY (15)

Cast: Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen, Yelena Morozova
Director: Jan Kounen

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky follows the life of Coco after Chanel, exploring the electric relationship between the French fashion icon and the radical Russian-born composer.

Having witnessed Stravinsky premiere his revolutionary ‘Rite of Spring’
to an enraged, riotous audience, 7 years later Chanel meets Stravinsky
again now a penniless refugee living in exile in Paris after the Russian
Revolution. When the attraction between them is immediate, Coco offers
Stravinsky the use of her new villa so that he will be able to work, and
he moves in straight away, with his children and consumptive wife.

And so a passionate, intense love affair between two creative giants begins…

Venue(S): Everyman Belsize Park, Baker St and Winchester.
Date: From 6th August


THE ILLUSIONIST (Cert TBC)

Cast: Jean-Claude Donda, Edith Rankin
Director: Sylvain Chomet

A down-on-his-luck illusionist befriends a pretty admirer, and finds that his constant quest to impress her may be his ultimate downfall in this animated fable based on an original screenplay by Jacques Tati. Now that the theatres and large performance venues have been taken over by rock bands and pop singers, the illusionist has been forced to ply his trade at small gatherings in bars, café's, and basements in order to earn a living. One day, while performing in a small Scottish pub located on a remote island which has only recently been wired for electricity, the illusionist encounters a young girl named Alice who is captivated by his otherworldly abilities. Alice believes the downtrodden performer possesses genuine supernatural powers, and agrees to accompany him on a trip to Edinburgh, where he's scheduled to perform at a modest, out-of-the-way theatre. Her affection and enthusiasm inspire the
illusionist, who in turn uses his talent to lavish her with a series of extravagant gifts. Unable to muster the courage to tell his starry-eyed admirer the truth about his trade, the illusionist continues giving until he's got nothing more to offer.

Venue(S): Everyman Hampstead and Everyman Screen on the Green.
Date: From 20th August