Mystery – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:19:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CASSANDRE https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/cassandre/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/cassandre/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:38:34 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20930

CASSANDRE

| 2015 – 16 x 90′ – Season 1~4 – Series – Crime, Drama, Mystery.
Created by: Bruno Lecigne, Mathieu Masmondet.
Written by: Fred Monard, Thomas Evanno, Alysse Hallali, Thibault Martin, Marie-Cécile Françon.
Directed by: Floriane Crépin, Eric Le Roux.
Starring: Gwendoline Hamon, Alexandre Varga, Dominique Pinon, Jessy Salomée Ugolin, Emmanuelle Bougerol, Sören Prévost, Vincent Jouan, Yann Sundberg.
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |

 

Parisian cop Florence Cassandre (Gwendoline Hamon, Perfect Murders, Murder In…) moves to Annecy and takes a new job investigating crimes in the stunningly beautiful Haute-Savoie region near the Swiss border. As a city girl, she’ll have to adapt to a team that isn’t expecting her and to a world where neighbors have known each other for generations. Yet the countryside is far from quiet, and it turns out the crimes committed in Annecy and the surrounding region are no less intriguing and complex than those in the big city. The cast also includes Alexandre Varga (who played Mathieu in Alice Nevers and Raphael in Pacific Criminal), Dominique Pinon (Amélie, The Island of 30 Coffins) and Jessy Salomée Ugolin (Storm Warning, Love and Trouble in Paris).

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FAMILY PACK https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/family-pack/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/family-pack/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2024 03:02:16 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=17349

FAMILY PACK

| 2024 – 90′ – Adventure, Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy.
Based on the Game Board by: Hervé Marly, Philippe des Pallières.
Directed by: François Uzan.
Starring: Franck Dubosc, Suzanne Clément, Jean Reno, Jonathan Lambert, Bruno Goueri, Grégory Fitoussi, Lisa Do Couto Teixeira, Raphaël Romand.
In English or in French with English subtitles.
A Netflix Original release. |

 

After discovering a mysterious Card game, a family is thrust back in time to a medieval village where they must fend off dangerous werewolves each night.  

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LIAISON https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/liaison/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/liaison/#comments Mon, 27 May 2024 00:40:30 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16670

LIAISON

| 2023 – Season 1 – 6×52′ – Series – Drama, Spy, Mystery, Thriller.
Created by: Virginie Brac.
Written by: Virginie Brac, Oliver Butcher.
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins.
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Eva Green, Peter Mullan, Gérard Lanvin, Daniel Francis, Irène Jacob, Stanislas Merhar, Laëtitia Eïdo, Olivia Popica, Patrick Malahide, Eriq Ebouaney, Bukky Bakray.
In English.
An Apple TV+ release. |

 

Two agents — and former lovers — must work together to combat international cyberattacks threatening the United Kingdom while also confronting the buried secrets of their destructive relationship.

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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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COMA https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/coma/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/coma/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2024 01:37:36 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16263

COMA

| 2024 – 82′ – Drama, Fantasy, Mystery.
Directed by: Bertrand Bonello.
Starring: Louise Labeque, Julia Faure, Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta, Gaspard Ulliel, Anaïs Demoustier, Vincent Lacoste, Ninon François.
Official Selections: Berlin International Film Festival 2022, New York International Film Festival 2022.
In French with English subtitles.
A Film Movement release. |

 

Amidst a period of unprecedented world events, an eighteen-year-old girl’s life is placed on hold. Isolated in her bedroom, she falls under the spell of the mysterious vlogger Patricia Coma. As time carries on, the lines between her dreams, fears, hopes, and reality begin to blur into one another. From French master Bertrand Bonello (The Beast, Zombi Child, Nocturama), Coma is “a neo-Lynchian slow burn masterpiece” (International Cinephile Society) that creates a dream-like representation of our present. A “delirious marvel” (The Playlist) that breaks apart boundaries of genre, filmmaking, and storytelling, Coma bravely confronts the anxieties of today in order to imagine the possibilities of the future.

 

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NOCTURAMA https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/nocturama/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/nocturama/#respond Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:15:14 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=16125

NOCTURAMA

| 2017 – 130′ – Thriller, Mystery.
Written by: Bertrand Bonello.
Directed by: Bertrand Bonello.
Starring: Finnegan Oldfield, Vincent Rottiers, Hamza Meziani, Manal Issa, Jamil McCraven, Rabah Naït Oufella, Laure Valentinelli, Ilias Le Doré.
Official Selections: San Sebastian International Film Festival 2010, Toronto International Film Festival 2010, New York Film Festival 2010.
In French with English subtitles.
A Grasshopper Film release. |

 

After planting bombs in the streets of Paris, a group of disillusioned young people from different backgrounds spend a tense night holed up in a high-end mall.

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A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-very-long-engagement/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-very-long-engagement/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:53:59 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=15757

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

| 2004 – 134′ – Drama, War, Mystery, Romance.
Written by: Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Based on the book by: Sébastien Japrisot.
Directed by: 
Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Starring: 
Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon, Clovis Cornillac, Jérôme Kirsher, Denis Lavant, Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard, Albert Dupontel.
Two Oscars nominations.
In French with English subtitles.
A Warner Bros. Pictures release. |

Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is told that her fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) has been killed in World War I. She refuses to believe this, however, and begins trying to find out what actually happened on the battlefield the night he was supposedly killed, enlisting the help of a private investigator. During her search, she stumbles across evidence of the inhumane and morally bankrupt system used by the French to deal with deserters, and hears from other men who were sentenced to extreme punishment.

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LUPIN https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/lupin-2/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/lupin-2/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:10:57 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=14831

LUPIN

| 2021 ~ Present – 3 seasons –  Series, Mystery, Action,Thriller
Created by: George Kay.
Written by: George Kay, Tony Saint, Francois Uzan.
Inspired by the novels by Maurice Leblanc
Directed by: Xavier Gens, Daniel Grou, Ludivic Bernard.
Starring: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Antoine Gouy, Soufiane Guerrab, Shirine Boutella, Etan Simon, Mamadou Haïdara, Martha Canga Antonio, Nicole Garcia.
In French with English subtitles.
A Netflix release.|

 

A retelling of the classic French story about Arsène Lupin, the world-famous gentleman thief and master of disguise created by Maurice Leblanc. Gentleman thief Assane Diop (Omar Sy) sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family. Since the release of the first season in 2021, LUPIN has become one of the most popular NETFLIX series in the US.

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THE WORKSHOP https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-workshop/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-workshop/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2021 19:54:41 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=7967 THE WORKSHOP

| 2018 – 113′ –  Drama, Mystery –
Co-Written by Laurent Cantet & Robin Campillo.
Directed by Laurent Cantet.
Starring Marina Foïs, Matthieu Lucci, Warda Rammach, Issam Talbi, Florian Beaujean, Mamadou Doumbia.
Official selection Cannes International Film Festival – Un Certain Regard. AFI International Film Festival. Cesar Award nomination for Best Actress (Marina Foïs).
In French with English subtitles.
A Strand Releasing release.|

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La Ciotat, the South of France, summer. Antoine has agreed to attend a writing workshop in which a few young people have to write a crime thriller with the help of Olivia, a famous novelist. The writing process will recall the town’s industrial past, a form of nostalgia that doesn’t interest Antoine. More concerned with the fears of the modern world, the young man soon clashes with the group and Olivia, who will be both alarmed and captivated by Antoine’s violence. The new film by acclaimed director and Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet. 

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