Musical – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles

A MONSTER IN PARIS

Bruno Rony — Fri, 31 May 2024 17:02:02 +0000

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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EMILIA PEREZ

Bruno Rony — Mon, 27 May 2024 00:46:07 +0000

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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LOVE SONGS

Bruno Rony — Fri, 03 May 2024 06:32:05 +0000

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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ALINE

Bruno Rony — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:10:02 +0000

ALINE

| 2022 – 126′ – Biopic, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Music & Dance.
Written by: Brigitte Buc, Valérie Lemercier.
Directed by: Valérie Lemercier.
Starring: Valérie Lemercier, Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, Roc Lafortune, Antoine Vézina, Pascale Desrochers, Jean-Noël Brouté.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 2021. 10 César Awards nominations including Best Film. Winner Best Actress for Valérie Lemercier.
In French with English subtitles.
A Roadside Attraction Films / Samuel Goldwyn Films release. |

For Aline Dieu, nothing in the world matters more than music, family and love. Her powerful and emotional voice captivates everyone who hears it, including successful manager Guy-Claude Kamar, who resolves to do everything in his power to make her a star. As Aline climbs from local phenomenon to best selling recording artist to international superstar, she embarks on the two great romances of her life: one with the decades-older Guy-Claude and the other with her adoring audiences. Two-time César Award winner Valérie Lemercier plays Aline from ages five to 50 in a fictional musical dramedy freely inspired by the life of Céline Dion.

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JEANNETTE, THE CHILDHOOD OF JOAN OF ARC

Bruno Rony — Mon, 01 May 2023 20:39:49 +0000

Jeannette, the childhood of Joan of Arc

| 2017 – 115′ – Drama, History, Musical, Music & Dance, Biopic.
Written by Bruno Dumont, Charles Peguy
(Based on the play “Les Mysteres de la charite de Jeanne d’Arc”).
Directed by Bruno Dumont
Cast: Lise Leplat Prudhomme, Jeanne Voisin, Lucille Gauthier
In French with English subtitles.
A Kimstin release |

France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear to see the suffering caused by the English. Madame Gervaise, a nun, tries to reason with the young girl, but Jeannette is ready to take up arms for the salvation of souls and the liberation of the Kingdom of France. Carried by her faith, she will become Joan of Arc.