Family – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:14:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 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 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-cats-life/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:29:28 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16148

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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SAMSAM https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/samsam/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/samsam/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:45:55 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=8778 SAMSAM

| 2020 – 77′ – Animation / Family –
Co-written by Valérie Magis & Jean Regnaud.
Directed by Tanguy de Kermel.
Starring Isaac Lobé-Lebel, Lior Chabbat, Jérémy Prévost, Sébastien Desjours.
Winner Young Audience Prize Festival Anima 2020.
In English.
A Blue Fox Entertainment release.|

 

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SamSam seems like he has it all: great family, great friends, and even his own flying saucer. But he’s still trying to find one thing that will make his life even better – actual superpowers. Thanks to Mega, a mysterious new student in school, SamSam’s about to find them – and learn what it really takes to fight monsters, and how many ways there are to be a hero.

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NICHOLAS ON HOLIDAY https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/nicholas-on-holiday/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/nicholas-on-holiday/#comments Wed, 05 May 2021 04:12:33 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=8018 NICHOLAS ON HOLIDAY

| 2015 – 102′ –  Family / Comedy,
Co-Written & Directed by Laurent Tirard.
Based on Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny’s best sellers.
Starring Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, Mathéo Boisselier, Dominique Lavanant, François-Xavier Demaison, Francis Perrin, Bouli Lanners, Judith Henry.
In French with English subtitles.
A Distrib Films US  release.|

Trailer

It’s the end of the school year. The long-awaited holidays have finally arrived. Little Nicholas, his parents and Granny hit the road heading for the sea, and move into the Beau-Rivage Hotel. At the beach, Nicholas wastes little time making new friends: there’s Ben, who isn’t on holiday because he lives here; Freddy, who eats anything, all the time… even fish… even raw. There’s Jocky, who talks funny because he’s English, Crispin the constant crybaby, and Christopher, who always wants to be right and is really, really annoying. Nicholas also gets to know Elizabeth, a little girl who follows him everywhere, wide-eyed. ”How sweet, those two. I hear wedding bells in the future,” laugh the grown-ups. Nicholas panics! Luckily his pals are there to help him… and to cause trouble. Between the beach, the hotel and the forest, with his friends, his family, the beach attendant and the swimming coach, Nicholas is really going to enjoy a holiday to remember. A faithful adaptation to the screen by Laurent Tirard of the adventures of “Le Petit Nicolas”, created by Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny.

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