LGBTQ+ – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:40:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 BLOCK PASS https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/block-pass/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/block-pass/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:01:25 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20902

OPENING IN THE US IN 2025.

BLOCK PASS

| 2025 – 98′ – Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+, Coming of Age.
Written by: Bérénice Bocquillon, Antoine Chevrollier, Faïza Guène.
Directed by: Antoine Chevrollier.
Starring: Sayyid El Alami, Amaury Foucher, Damien Bonnard, Florence Janas, Arthus, Léonie Dahan-Lamort, Mathieu Demy, Laëtitia Clément.
Official Selection Cannes Critics Week 2024.
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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I KISSED A GIRL https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/i-kissed-a-girl/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/i-kissed-a-girl/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:34:04 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20553

I KISSED A GIRL

| 2015 – 90′ – Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, LGBTQ+.
Written by: Noémie Saglio, Maxime Govare.
Directed by: Noémie Saglio, Maxime Govare.
Starring: Pio Marmaï, Lannick Gautry, Adriane Gradziel, Camille Cottin, Frank Gastambide, Frédéric Pierrot, Isabelle Candelier, Sébastien Castro, Nicole Ferroni, Diane Tell.
Official Competition Alpe d’Huez Film Festival, COLCOA 2015.
In French with English subtitles.
A Gaumont release. |


Jérémie (Pio Marmaï), 34, wakes up in an apartment he doesn’t know, next to a woman he doesn’t know. She is Adna, a stunning Swede, as funny as she is attractive. The beginning of a fairy tale? Not quite. Because Jérémie is about to get married… to another man.

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FRENCH TWIST (GAZON MAUDIT) https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/french-twist-gazon-maudit/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/french-twist-gazon-maudit/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:36 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20197

FRENCH TWIST (GAZON MAUDIT)

| 1995 – 103′ –  Comedy, Classic, LGBTQ+.
Written by: Josiane Balasko, Patrick Aubree, Telsche Boorman.
Directed by: Josiane Balasko.
Starring: Josiane Balasko, Alain Chabat, Victoria Abril, Ticky Holgado, Miguel Bose, Catherine Hiegel, Catherine Samie.
Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Film 1996. 5 Cesar Awards Nominations 1996 (Winner Best Screenplay).
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way release. |

 

Laurent (Alain Chabat) is married to Loli (Victoria Abril) and to all intents and purposes they are a happy couple. Laurent’s business is going well; they have two kids, and a lovely house in the South of France. Of course, Laurent is a serial adulterer, but Loli knows nothing of his philandering. Then one day this apparently idyllic situation falls apart. Marijo (Josiane Balasko), a butch lesbian wreathed in cigar smoke, breaks down her camper van outside the house.

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MA VIE EN ROSE (My Life in Pink) https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/ma-vie-en-rose/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/ma-vie-en-rose/#comments Sat, 31 Aug 2024 01:01:29 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=18464

MA VIE EN ROSE (My Life in Pink)

| 1997 – 90′ – COMEDY DRAMA, LGBTQ+, COMING OF AGE, CLASSIC,
A France-Belgium Coproduction
Written by: Alain Berliner, Chris Vander Stappen.
Directed by: Alain Berliner.
Starring: Georges du Fresne, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Hélène Vincent, Michèle Laroque, Marie Bunel, Marine Jolivet, Catherine Hirsh, Peter Belay.
Official Selections Cannes Directors Fortnight 1997, San Sebastian International Film Festival 1997. Golden Globe Winner for Best Foreign film 1998.
In French with English subtitles.
A Sony Pictures Classics release. |

 

Ludovic is waiting for a miracle. With six-year-old certainty, she believes she was meant to be a little girl – and that the mistake will soon be corrected. But where she expects the miraculous, Ludo finds only rejection, isolation and guilt – as the intense reaction of family, friends, and neighbors strip away every innocent lace and bauble.

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MISERICORDIA https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/misericordia/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/misericordia/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:24:46 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=17029

COMING TO US THEATRES ON MARCH 21, BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE.

MISERICORDIA

| 2024 – 102′ – Comedy Drama, Thriller, LGBTQ+.
Written by: Alain Guiraudie.
Directed by: Alain Guiraudie.
Starring: Catherine Frot, Félix Kysyl, Jacques Develay, Jean-Baptiste Durand, David Ayala.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 2024.
In French with English subtitles.
A Sideshow / Janus Films release. |

 

Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man’s widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie’s short stay in the village take an unexpected turn. 

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EMILIA PEREZ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/emilia-perez-2/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/emilia-perez-2/#comments Mon, 27 May 2024 00:46:07 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16674

EMILIA PEREZ

| 2024 – 132′ – Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Musical, Music & Dance.
Written by: Jacques Audiard.
Directed by: Jacques Audiard.
Starring: Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Édgar Ramírez, Mark Ivanir.
Winner 4 Golden Globes 2025. French Official Selection for the 97th Academy Awards. 13 Oscar Nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Score. Official Competition Cannes International Film Festival 2024 (Winner Jury Prize, Best Actress Prize for female ensemble).
Official Competition TAFFF 2024 (Opening Film).
In Spanish with English subtitles.
A Netflix release. |

From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Written and directed by Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), the double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez.

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ALL THIS I WILL GIVE TO YOU https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/all-this-i-will-give-to-you/ Fri, 24 May 2024 17:02:04 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16622

ALL THIS I WILL GIVE TO YOU

| 2024 – 6×52′ – Series – Drama, Mystery, Thriller, LGBTQ+.
Created by: Pascal Fontanille, Françoise Charpiat.
Written by: Pascal Fontanille, Françoise Charpiat, Karine Lollichon.
Based on the Book by: Dolores Redonodo.
Directed by: Nicolas Guicheteau.
Starring: David Kammenos, Bruno Solo, Aurélien Wiik, Louise Mono, Nicole Kalfan, Annie Gregorio, Lionel Erdogan, Mélanie Maudran, Alexis Lauret, Philypa Phoenix, Sophie Cattani, François-Dominique Blin.
Official Selections: La Rochelle Festival 2023.
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |

A famous Parisian writer inherits a vast wine estate following the mysterious death of his husband, but an investigation uncovers dark family secrets that leave him suspecting murder.

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LOVE SONGS https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/love-songs/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/love-songs/#comments Fri, 03 May 2024 06:32:05 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16328

LOVE SONGS

| 2008 – 100′ –  Musical, Music & Dance, Romance, LGBTQ+.
Written by: Christophe Honoré.
Directed by: Christophe Honoré.
Starring: Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, Chiara Mastroianni, Clotilde Hesme, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Brigitte Roüan, Jean-Marie Winling, Alice Butaud.
Official Selections: Cannes International Film Festival 2007, Toronto International Film Festival 2007,  Rendez-Vous With French Cinema in New York 2008. 4 César Awards Nominations, Winner: Best Original Score (Alex Beaupain).
In French with English subtitles.
A IFC Films release. |

Ismael (Louis Garrel) and Julie (Ludivine Sagnier) lead a blissfully romantic existence in Paris and are as likely to sing their thoughts as speak them. They meet a variety of equally passionate young people as they wander through the dream-like city, and they invite Alice (Clotilde Hesme) into their lives and into their bed. The delicate balance of their idyllic world is threatened when death intrudes unexpectedly, challenging them to keep love alive through loss and mourning.

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A PRINCE https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-prince/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-prince/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:06:26 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16300

A PRINCE

| 2024 – 82′ – Drama, Fantasy, LGBTQ+.
Written by: Vincent Barré, Pierre Creton, Mathilde Girard, Cyril Neyrat.
Directed by: Pierre Creton.
Starring: Antoine Pirotte, Pierre Creton, Vincent Barré, Manon Schaap, Pierre Barray, Chiman Dangi, Evelyne Didi.
Official Selections:  Directors Fortnight Cannes 2023, New York International Film Festival.
In French with English subtitles.
A Strand Releasing release. |

Pierre-Joseph goes to an apprenticeship college to train as a gardener. There he meets a series of characters – Françoise Brown, the principal, Alberto, his botany teacher, and Adrien, his employer – who will prove decisive in his apprenticeship story and in unleashing his sexuality. Forty years later Kutta appears, Françoise Brown’s adoptive child whom he has heard so much about but never met. But Kutta, who is now the owner of a strange château, seems to be looking for more than just a gardener.

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SORRY ANGEL https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sorry-angel/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sorry-angel/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2024 22:55:39 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16292

SORRY ANGEL 

| 2019 – 132′ – Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Written by: Christophe Honoré.
Directed by: Christophe Honoré.
Starring: Vincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès, Clément Métayer, Adèle Wismes, Thomas Gonzalez, Quentin Thebault, Sophie Letourneur.
Official Competitions Cannes International Film Festival 2018, New York International Film Festival 2018. Winner Louis Delluc Prize 2018.
In French with English subtitles.
A Strand Releasing release. |

Paris, 1993. Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps) is a semi-renowned writer and single father in his thirties trying to maintain his sense of romance and humor in spite of the turmoil in his life and the world. While on a work trip to Brittany, he meets Arthur (Vincent Lacoste), an aspiring filmmaker in his early twenties, who is experiencing a sexual awakening and eager to get out of his parochial life. Arthur becomes instantly smitten with the older man. From writer-director Christophe Honoré comes a mature and deeply emotional reflection on love and loss, and youth and aging. In its inter-generational snapshot of cruising, courtship, and casual sex – Jacques’ forty-something neighbor Mathieu (Denis Podalydès) rounds out the triumvirate – Sorry Angel balances hope for the future with agony over the past in an unforgettable drama about finding the courage to love in the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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