Family 8+ – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:55:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CHRISTMAS & CO. https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/christmas-co/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/christmas-co/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:27:02 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20188

CHRISTMAS & CO.

| 2018 – 92′ –  Comedy, Adventure.
Written by: Alain Chabat.
Directed by: Alain Chabat.
Starring: Alain Chabat, Audrey Tautou, Golshifteh Farahani, Pio Marmaï, Bruno Sanches, Grégoire Ludig.
Official Competition COLCOA 2018.
In French with English subtitles.
A Gaumont release. |

Christmas Eve is right around the corner and nothing is going as planned. The 92,000 elves in Santa’s workshop all keel over and pass out, in one fell swoop! That’s quite a blow to Old Saint Nick. He has no choice but to hitch up the old reindeer and fly down to Earth, on the double, in search of a cure! But once he touches down in Paris, he’ll need to scare up some allies to help him save the day. The eminently-talented Alain Chabat brings this enchanting story to life — with all the sparkle, clever dialogue, stunning visual effects and heartfelt emotion it deserves — as writer, director and the most endearing Santa ever likely to grace the screen (and with talking reindeer, to boot!). This family charmer, which delighted French critics and audiences alike, has the potential to become a Gallic Wizard of Oz for the 21st century!

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]]> https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/christmas-co/feed/ 0 WINGED MIGRATION https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/winged-migration/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/winged-migration/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:43:29 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=17600

WINGED MIGRATION

| 2003 – 98′ –  Documentary, Nature & Environment.
Written by: Jacques Perrin.
Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats.
Academy Awards 2003 Nomination for Best Documentary.
In English or in French with English subtitles.
A Sony Pictures Classics release. |

 

This documentary presents an epic portrait of winter bird migration. Filmed on all seven continents over four years, the footage is brought together into one portrait of a journey that’s uniformly arduous for all kinds of different birds. Rather than concentrating on statistics and facts, the film near-wordlessly portrays the sheer physical effort demanded of the birds on their disparate routes. Along the way, we see the many dangers they face, from man-made waste to a group of hungry crab.

 

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LEAP!

| 2017 – 89′ – Comedy, Adventure, Animation.
France-Canada Co-production.
Written by: Carol Noble, Laurent Zeitoun, Eric Summer.
Directed by: Eric Summer, Eric Warin.
Starring: Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Mel Brooks, Maddie Ziggler, Carly Rae Jepsen, Elana Dunkelman, Dane Deehan, Shoshana Sperling, Kaycie Chase, Kate McKinnon.
In English.
A Lionsgate release. |

 

Best friends Félicie and Victor hatch a plan to escape from their rural orphanage in 19th-century France. Félicie dreams of becoming a ballerina, while Victor wants to use his brain power to invent things. After busting out, Félicie makes her way to the Paris Opera where she joins a class of highly trained dancers who are auditioning for the lead in a production of “The Nutcracker.”

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OCEANS

| 2010 – 104′ – Documentary, Nature & Environment.
Written by: Jacques Perrin, Christophe Cheysson, Jacques Cluzaud, John Colee, François Sarano, Laurent Debas, Stéphane Durand.
Directed by: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud.
Starring: Jacques Perrin, Lancelot Perrin, Pierce Brosnan (Narrator), Matthias Brandt (Narrator), Manolo Garcia (Narrator).
Winner Best Documentary, César Awards 2011.
In English.
A Walt Disney release. |

Most of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; using the latest technology, filmmakers Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud set out to explore the underwater world. Diving deep into the waters that ultimately sustain all life on Earth, Perrin and Cluzaud capture spectacular footage of the amazing beauty and harsh reality of life beneath the waves.

 

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]]> https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/oceans/feed/ 0 ERNEST & CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/ernest-celestine-a-trip-to-gibberitia/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/ernest-celestine-a-trip-to-gibberitia/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2024 02:41:19 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=17338

ERNEST & CELESTINE: A TRIP TO GIBBERITIA

| 2023 – 79′ – Animation, Adventure.
Written by: Guillaume Montalent, Sébastien Oursel, Jean Regnaud.
Based on the Work by: Gabrielle Vincent.
Directed by: Julien Chheng, Jean-Christophe Roger.
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Michel Lerousseau (French voices). Andrew Kishino, Ashley Boettcher, David Lodge (English voices).
Official Selections: Annecy International Film Festival 2022, San Sebastian International Film Festival 1995. César Award Nomination (Best Animated Feature).
In English or in French with English subtitles.
A Gkids release. |

Ernest and Celestine return in this delightful and joyous follow-up to their first Academy Award®-nominated adventure, which introduced a bear and mouse as the unlikeliest of friends. Ernest remains an ursine troubadour dedicated to a life of music and art, and his constant grouchiness is softened by the creative whims of his mouse friend Celestine. When she accidentally breaks his beloved violin, they must take a long voyage to Ernest’s country of Gibberitia, home to the only artist who can repair it. But when they arrive, they are shocked to discover that all forms of music have been banned in Gibberitia for many years, and a land once known across the world for its incredible musicians has fallen silent. It is up to Ernest and Celestine and their new friends, including a mysterious masked outlaw, to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.

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]]> https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/ernest-celestine-a-trip-to-gibberitia/feed/ 2 THE BIG BAD FOX AND OTHER TALES https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-big-bad-fox-and-other-tales/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-big-bad-fox-and-other-tales/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:19:51 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=17179

THE BIG BAD FOX AND OTHER TALES

| 2017 – 80′ – Animation, Comedy, Adventure, All Audiences.
Written by: Benjamin Renner, Jean Regnaud.
Directed by: Benjamin Renner, Patrick Imbert.
Starring (French Voices): Céline Ronte, Boris Rehlinger, Guillaume Bouchède, Guillaume Darnault, Magalie Rosenzweig, Antoine Schoumsky.
Official Selections: Annecy International Film Festival 2017, Animation Is Film Festival 2017. Winner César Award 2017 for Best Animated feature.
In French with English subtitles.
A Gkids release. |

From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine, comes another hilarious, heartwarming tale of animal misfits destined to become a classic. The countryside isn’t always as calm and peaceful as it’s made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus. If you think life in the country is a walk in the park, think again! Directors Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert adapt Renner’s own acclaimed graphic novel into a delirious, delightful triptych of interlocking stories, with a pacing and visual spontaneity that harkens back to classic Looney Tunes shorts and slapstick two-reelers. But underneath the gags (and there are plenty of them), the three stories offer a sensitive and beautiful portrayal of family and the anxieties of modern life.

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APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD

| 2016 – 105′ – Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi, Paris.
Written by: Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares.
Based on the Work by: Jacques Tardy.
Directed by: Franck Ekinci, Christian Desmares.
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Tony Hale, Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons (English voices). Academy Award®-winner Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort, Bouli Lanners, Olivier Gourmet, Anne Coesens, Marc-André Grondin, Macha Grenon (French voices).
Official Selection: Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2015 (Winner Crystal Award), César Award Nomination 2016 (Best Animated Feature).
In English or in French with English subtitles.
A Gkids Films release. |

From the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated Persepolis and the mind of renowned graphic novelist Jacques Tardi comes a riveting sci-fi adventure set in an alternate steampunk universe. Paris, 1941. A family of scientists is on the brink of discovering a powerful longevity serum when all of a sudden a mysterious force abducts them, leaving their young daughter April behind. Ten years later, April (voiced by Academy Award® nominee Marion Cotillard) lives alone with her dear cat, Darwin, and carries on her family’s research in secret. But she soon finds herself at the center of a shadowy and far-reaching conspiracy, and on the run from government agents, bicycle-powered dirigibles and cyborg rat spies. Also features a new English dub with the voices of Paul Giamatti, Tony Hale, Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons!

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A MONSTER IN PARIS

| 2012 – 90′ – Animation, Musical, Music & dance, Romance, Comedy, Adventure.
Written by: Bibo Bergeron, Stéphane Kazandjian.
Directed by: Bibo Bergeron.
Starring: Adam Goldberg, Catherine O’Hara, Danny Huston, Bob Balaban, Jay Harrington Emile (American voices), Vanessa Paradis, Matthieu Chedid, Gad Elmaleh (French Voices).
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival. 2 César Award Nominations: Best Animated Feature, Best Original Score.
Official Competition COLCOA 2012.
In English or in French with English Subtitles.
A Shout! Factory release. |

 

Paris, 1910. Raoul and Emile accidentally release a monster from an eccentric scientist’s greenhouse and vow to track it down. They soon realize the beast may not be as menacing as it appears and try to save it from a corrupt police chief.

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]]> SIROCCO AND THE KINGDOM OF WINDS https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sirocco-and-the-kingdom-of-winds/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sirocco-and-the-kingdom-of-winds/#comments Fri, 17 May 2024 19:32:12 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16447

SIROCCO AND THE KINGDOM OF WINDS

| 2024 – 80′ – Animation, Family.
Written by: Benoît Chieux, Alain Cagnol.
Directed by: Benoît Chieux.
Voices: Loïse Charpentier, Maryne Bertieaux, Aurélie Konaté, Pierre Lognay, Laurent Morteau.
Official Selection Annecy International Film Festival 2023 (Winner Audience Prize).
In French with English subtitles.
A Gkids release. |

 

One day, the adventurous Juliette and her sister Carmen find an enchanted toy and get swept away into the Kingdom of the Winds. They are transformed into cats and find themselves in a fantastical new world full of flying divas, technicolor dragons, and other mind-melting creations. When Juliette causes an accident that draws the ire of the local inhabitants, the Mayor gives Juliette to the beautiful songstress Selma and sentences Carmen to marry his son as punishment. The sisters must find a way to escape before the wedding bells ring, but the key to their journey home lies with Sirocco, the mysterious wizard feared for his ferocious storms. A psychedelic fairy tale years in the making comes from the imagination of director Benoît Chieux. With captivating creatures and a vibrant Seussian world, Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds is a kaleidoscopic fantasy adventure bursting with charm and wonder.

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A CAT’S LIFE

| 2024 – 110′ – Drama, Comedy.
Written by: Guillaume Maidatchevsky, Michaël Souhaité.
Based on the Book by: Maurice Genevoix.
Directed by: Guillaume Maidatchevsky.
Starring: Capucine Sainson-Fabresse, Corinne Masiero, Lucie Laurent, Nicolas Umbdenstock, Juliette Gillis.
In French with English subtitles.
A Blue Fox Entertainement release. |

 

Follows the journey of Clémence and her kitten, Lou, as they leave Paris to spend the holidays in the countryside. While there, Lou enjoys the wildlife and befriends a white kitten who prowls in the woods.

 

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