Comedy – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:18:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 JO’S BOY https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/jos-boy/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/jos-boy/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:02:41 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21103

JO’S BOY

| 2011 – 97′ – Comedy Drama, Comedy, Coming of Age.
Written by: Philippe Guillard.
Directed by: Philippe Guillard.
Starring: Gérard Lanvin, Olivier Marchal, Vincent Moscato, Jérémie Duvall, Karina Lombard, Lionnel Astier, Darren Adams.
Official Competition COLCOA 2011 (North American Premiere).
In French with English subtitles.
A Gaumont release. |

 

Grandson of a rugby legend, son of a rugby legend and a rugby legend himself, Jo Canavaro is raising his son, Tom, on his own in a small village in the south-west of France. To the great displeasure of Jo, thirteen-year-old Tom is as good at math as he is useless on the rugby field. For a Canavero, the legend can’t stop there, even if it means setting up a rugby team specifically for Tom, despite the wishes of the whole village and of Tom himself.

 

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YOU CHOOSE!

| 2017 – 95′ –  Comedy, Romantic Comedy, French Food & Wine.
Written by: Eric Lavaine.
Directed by: Eric Lavaine.
Starring: Alexandra Lamy, Arnaud Ducret, Jamie Bamber, Anne Marivin, Sabrina Ouazani, Jérôme Commandeur.
Official Competition COLCOA 2017.
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way release. |

This breezy confection is the ideal vehicle for actor Alexandra Lamy’s comic madness. Juliette has perfected the art of indecision. At the age of 40, she defers to her father, or her two besties, Joëlle and Sonia, for all of life’s questions, from what to eat for lunch to what to do for a living. When her exasperated fiancé dumps her, Joëlle and Sonia decide that the best thing for her to do is find a new beau immediately. Juliette leans into the task at hand, and is soon rewarded with Etienne, a charming foodie with a well-equipped kitchen. Then disaster strikes, in the form of a Scotsman named Paul. With his lean profile and fat wallet, Paul is every woman’s idea of a catch. To make matters worse, both men make proposals of marriage. When her usual advisors refuse to make the choice for her, Juliette has only one choice left: stall, stall, stall.

 

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| 2005 – 101′ –  Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Romance.
Written by: Pierre Salvadori, Benoît Graffin, Danièle Dubroux, David Léotard.
Directed by: Pierre Salvadori.
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Kiberlain, José Garcia, Marilyne Canto, Michèle Moretti, Garance Clavel, Fabio Zenoni.
Official Competition COLCOA 2004.
In French with English subtitles.
A Paramount Pictures release. |

Antoine works in a bar in Paris. One evening on his way home from work, he intervenes when a man tries to commit suicide. He feels strangely guilty about having saved the man’s life and constantly tries to help him make things better. No matter what Antoine does, he can’t get Louis’s mind off Blanche, the woman of his dreams, his sole obsession, the reason why he wanted to die. Antoine decides to look for her, but doesn’t let Louis know. However things don’t happen the way he planned. Blanche isn’t alone and she’s beautiful…

 

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WILD TARGET

| 1993 – 87′ –  Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Crime, Classic.
Written by: Pierre Salvadori.
Directed by: Pierre Salvadori.
Starring: Jean Rochefort, Marie Trintignant, Guillaume Depardieu, Patachou, Serge Riaboukine, Wladimir Yordanoff, Olga Poliakoff.
In French with English subtitles.
A Synergetic Distribution release. |

 

Victor Meynard is a professional killer. His domineering mother rules his life as he pursues a brilliant career in the family tradition. During a hit, he comes across Antoine, a young man whom he takes under his wing and trains as his successor while working on his new contract : Renée Dandrieux, a glamourous thief who deals in fake paintings and breaks every rule.

 

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OPENING ON DIGITAL ON FEBRUARY 11, 2025.

SEX (RE)EDUCATION

| 2025 – 10 x 26′ – Season 1 – Series – Comedy, Romantic Comedy.
Created by: Clémence Azincourt, Alice Vial.
Written by: Clémence Azincourt, Alice Vial, Clément Marchand.
Directed by: Alice Vial.
Starring: Féodor Atkine, Sylvie Granotier, Irène Jacob, Justine Lacroix, Clémence Azincourt, Jean-Louis Garçon.
Official Competition TAFFF 2023.
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |

When Jacques’ daughter puts him in a high-end seaside retirement home, he thinks he’s being put out to pasture. Until he meets Rose, a vibrant, beautiful septuagenarian with whom he immediately falls madly in love… and tirelessly lusts after. Albeit, with subtlety and tenderness, but totally without taboos. However, their love affair wreaks havoc in the home, and deeply shakes the lives of everyone around them — their families, the staff, the management and the other residents. Yet, galvanized by their love and desire, Jacques and Rose are determined to live out their late-in-life passion against all odds, overcoming the small inconveniences and major obstacles in their path.

]]> https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sex-reeducation/feed/ 0 THE ART OF NOTHING https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-art-of-nothing/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-art-of-nothing/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:05:15 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20905 OPENING IN THE US IN 2025.

THE ART OF NOTHING

| 2025 – 98′ – A Belgium/France Co-production – Comedy.
Written by: Stefan Liberski.
Directed by: Stefan Liberski.
Starring: Benoît Poelvoorde, Camille Cottin, François Damiens, Gustave Kervern, Laurence Bibot, Lorella Cravotta, Marine Dandoy, Ambre Grouwels.
In French with English subtitles.
A Distrib Films US release. |

 

Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other’s side. Training at the motocross track is their way to beat boredom. One evening, Willy discovers Jojo’s secret. 

 

 

 

 

 

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WAR OF THE BUTTONS

| 2012 – 100′ – Adventure, Comedy, Period & History.
Written by: Christophe Barratier, Stéphane Keller.
Directed by:Christophe Barratier.
Starring: Laetitia Casta, Guillaume Canet, Kad Merad, Gérard Jugnot, François Morel, Marie Bunel, Jean Texier, Clément Godefroy.
Official Competition COLCOA 2012.
In French with English subtitles.
An Anchor Bay Entertainement release. |

March 1944. While the planet is shaken by World War Two, in a quiet corner of the French countryside, a war between kids is going on… The children from the neighboring villages of Longeverne and Velrans have been waging this merciless war as long as anyone can remember. But this time, their war will take an unexpected turn: the buttons of all the little prisoners’ clothes are removed so that they head home almost naked, vanquished and humiliated. This conflict henceforth has a name: the “War of the Buttons.” The village that collects the most buttons will be declared the winner. Meanwhile, Violette, a young Jewish girl, has caught the eye of Lebrac, the chief of the Longeverne kids. Will Violette’s true origins be discovered and denounced? From the producer of The Artist and the director of The Chorus.

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NOW PLAYING IN THEATRES. COMING SOON ON DIGITAL.

EAT THE NIGHT

| 2025 – 107′ – Drama.
Written by: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel, Guillaume Bréaud.
Directed by: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel.
Starring: Théo Cholbi, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Lila Gueneau, Mathieu Perotto, Eddy Suiveng, Kevin Bago, Xavier Maly, Thierry Hancisse.
Official Selection Directors Fortnight Cannes 2024.
In French with English subtitles.
An Altered Innocence release. |

Pablo, a small-time drug dealer, and his teenage sister Apolline have forged an unbreakable bond through their shared obsession with the online video game Darknoon. When Pablo falls for the mysterious Night, he gets swept up in their liaison, abandoning his sister to deal with the impending shutdown of their digital haven alone. As Pablo’s reckless choices provoke the wrath of a dangerous rival gang, the end of their virtual life draws near, upending their reality. The newest vision from Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel (Jessica Forever) is a bittersweet, apocalyptic love story with a modern MMORPG twist.

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IT HAPPENED IN SAINT-TROPEZ

| 2013 – 125′ – Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Romance.
Written by: Danièle Thompson, Christopher Thomson.
Directed by: Danièle Thompson.
Starring: Eric Elmosnino, Lou de Laâge, Kad Merad, Clara Ponsot, Max Boublil, Monica Belluci, Ivry Gitlis, Valérie Bonneton.
Official Competition COLCOA 2013 (Opening Film).
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way release. |

 

Brothers Zef and Roni could not be more different; different career paths, different taste in women, one all religious austerity, the other enjoying the high-life. All they have in common is their ageing and addle brained father, and their daughters who are best friends. So when the funeral of Zef’s wife falls on the day of Roni’s daughter’s wedding this stroke of unfortunate timing that brings to a head the simmering antagonism between the two brothers.

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OPENING IN US THEATRES IN 2025 BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE.

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE

| 2025 – 94′ – Romance, Romantic Comedy, Comedy.
Written by: Laura Piani.
Directed by: Laura Piani.
Starring: Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Annabelle Lengronne, Charlie Anson, Liz Crowther, Alan Fairbarn, Alice Butaud, Frederik Wiseman.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2024.
In French with English subtitles.
A Sony Pictures Classics release. |

Agathe, hopelessly clumsy yet charming and full of contradictions, finds herself in desperate singlehood. Her dream is to experience love akin to a Jane Austen novel and her ultimate aspiration is to become a writer. Instead, she spends her days selling books in the legendary British Bookshop, Shakespeare & Co, in Paris. Invited to the Jane Austen Writers’ Residency in England, she must confront her insecurities to finally fulfill her ambition of becoming a novelist and put an end to wasting her sentimental life.

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