Series – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:22:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CULTE https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/culte/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/culte/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:07:57 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21108

CULTE

| 2024 – 6×52′ – Season 1 – Series – Drama.
Created by:  Matthieu Rumani, Nicolas Slomka.
Written by:  Matthieu Rumani, Nicolas Slomka, Marina Rollman, Jean-Alain Laban .
Directed by: Louis Farge
Starring:  Marie Colomb, Anaïde Rozam, César Domboy, Sami Outalbali,  Nicolas Briançon, Jacqueline Corado, Lila Guennas, David Marsais.
In French with English subtitles.
An Amazon Prime Original release. |

 

In 2001, Isabelle, Raphaël, Karim, and their teams had less than four months to get a new show on the air: Loft Story, a French remake of the Big Brother format. In France, they are the first ones to produce a ‘reality TV’ show and have to invent everything from scratch. Culte is a fictional series inspired by real events.

 

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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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SEX (RE)EDUCATION https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sex-reeducation/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sex-reeducation/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:26:50 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20923

OPENING ON DIGITAL ON FEBRUARY 11, 2025.

SEX (RE)EDUCATION

| 2025 – 10 x 26′ – Season 1 – Series – Comedy, Romantic Comedy.
Created by: Clémence Azincourt, Alice Vial.
Written by: Clémence Azincourt, Alice Vial, Clément Marchand.
Directed by: Alice Vial.
Starring: Féodor Atkine, Sylvie Granotier, Irène Jacob, Justine Lacroix, Clémence Azincourt, Jean-Louis Garçon.
Official Competition TAFFF 2023.
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |

When Jacques’ daughter puts him in a high-end seaside retirement home, he thinks he’s being put out to pasture. Until he meets Rose, a vibrant, beautiful septuagenarian with whom he immediately falls madly in love… and tirelessly lusts after. Albeit, with subtlety and tenderness, but totally without taboos. However, their love affair wreaks havoc in the home, and deeply shakes the lives of everyone around them — their families, the staff, the management and the other residents. Yet, galvanized by their love and desire, Jacques and Rose are determined to live out their late-in-life passion against all odds, overcoming the small inconveniences and major obstacles in their path.

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L’OPÉRA https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/lopera/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:18:51 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20877

L’OPÉRA

| 2021 – 8 x 45′ – Season 1 – Series – Drama, Music & Dance.
Created by: Cécile Ducrocq, Benjamin Adams.
Written by: Cécile Ducrocq, Benjamin Adams, Simon Jablonka.
Directed by:Stéphane Demoustier, Cécile Ducrocq, Inti Calfat, Dirk Verheye, Laïla Marrakchi.
Starring: Ariane Labed, Suzy Bemba, Raphaël Personnaz, Damien Chapelle, Loris Freeman, Audrey Gorlenko, Maud Jurez, Sarah Le Picard, Brigitte Sy.
Official Competition COLCOA 2021 (Winner Best Series Award).
In French with English subtitles.
A Sundance Now / AMC+ release. |

L’Opéra plunges us into the ultra-romantic universe of the Opéra de Paris, that mythic temple of classical dance ensconced in the glittering Palais Garnier.  But this behind-the-scenes intrigue goes far beyond tutus and stardust, to reveal the dark underbelly of that monolithic icon, as we follow the paths of three of its protagonists — Zoé, an aging prima ballerina with a decadent lifestyle, who is suddenly threatened with expulsion; Flora, an aspiring young Black dancer eager to break into that venerable, often-impenetrable, universe; and Sébastien, the company’s ruthlessly ambitious new Dance Director, desperate to prove himself.  With equal parts sumptuous homage and social commentary, The Opera takes a deep dive into the cut-throat politics behind a major cultural institution.

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SHAFTED https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/shafted/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/shafted/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:16:58 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20557

SHAFTED

| 2025 – 6 x 52′ – Season 1 – Series,  Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy.
Written by: Noémie Saglio, Estelle Koening, Julien Teisseire.
Directed by: Noémie Saglio, Olivier Rosemberg.
Starring: Manu Payet, Guillaume Labbé, Vincent Heneine, Antoine Gouy, Ariane Mourier, Mélanie Bernier, Olga Kurylenko.
In French with English subtitles.
A Netflix Original release. |

 

An outrageous comedy about four friends Cédric, Tom, Jérémie and Tonio, whose romantic and professional lives are turned upside down by the women in their lives.

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TOUTOUYOUTOU https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/toutouyoutou/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/toutouyoutou/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:17:27 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20546

TOUTOUYOUTOU

| 2024 – 22′ x 10 – Season 1 – Series, Comedy, Period & History.
Written by: Maxime Donzel, Géraldine de Margerie, Benjamin Adam, Julien Patry.
Directed by: Julien Patry.
Starring: Claire Dumas, Alexia Barlier, Sophie Cattani, Jérôme Pouly, Apollonia Louisetti, Souad Arsane.
Official Competition TAFFF 2022.
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |


The deliciously upbeat Toutouyoutou brings together a delightful concoction of disco music, female empowerment… and spies! The feel-good series swoops us back to the early ’80s, when the French aeronautics industry was just getting off the ground. A buff American Jane-Fonda type (who’s actually named Jane) moves into a sleepy Toulouse suburb and turns the community upside down by introducing a handful of local women to aerobics.  First and foremost among them is her clever next-door neighbor, Karine, the frustrated wife of a local aeronautics engineer. Jane’s aerobics class is soon the talk of the town, changing attitudes and knitting together a sense of mutual support and female bonding. There may be more to the beguiling American than originally meets the eye… but the lives of all these women will never be the same again.

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WINTER PALACE https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/winter-palace/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/winter-palace/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:12:15 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20181

OPENING ON NETFLIX IN 2025.

WINTER PALACE

| 2024 – 8 x 45′ – Season 1 – Series – A Switzerland-France Coproduction – Drama, Period & History.
Created by: Lindsay Shapero.
Written by: Lindsay Shapero, Stéphane Mitchell.
Directed by: Pierre Monnard, Christine Wiederkehr.
Starring: Cyril Metzger, Manon Clavel, Simon Ludders, Astrid Roos, Clive Standen, Astrid Whettnall, Alex Grandberger, Vincent Heneine.
In English and in French with English subtitles.
A Netflix Original release. |

 

The Swiss Alps, 1899. André Morel, an ambitious Swiss hotelier, has a daring vision: a five star hotel that will stay open throughout the winter season. It’s never been done before. Can his risky idea survive extreme weather, untrained staff and demanding guests? This eight-part series, inspired by real events, depicts the birth of White-Winter holidays. It combines a lavish period drama with compelling, character- driven stories full of hidden desires, ambition and love, alongside flashes of modern music for a contemporary twist.

 

 

 

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TOUR DE FRANCE: UNCHAINED  https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/tour-de-france-unchained/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/tour-de-france-unchained/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:05:51 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20177

SEASON 1 & 2 NOW PLAYING ON NETFLIX. SEASON 3 COMING SOON IN 2025.

TOUR DE FRANCE: UNCHAINED

| 2023~2025 – 22 x 45′ -Seasons 1,2 & 3 – Series – Documentary, Sport.
Directed by: Yann L’Hénoret, Jamy Batten, Roeland Doust.
Starring: Alec Newman, Julian Alaphilippe, Fabio Jakobson, Christian Prudhomme, Steve Chainel.
Official Selection: International Emmy Awards 2024.
In English and in French with English subtitles.
A Netflix Original release. |

 

Tour de France: Unchained closely follows all the Tour’s actors, from riders to team managers, to understand the multiple stakes of a race that has become a true international symbol, broadcasted in 190 countries. The backstages of the most iconic teams and riders will be unveiled, from the preparation phase to the finish line.

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MERTEUIL https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/merteuil/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/merteuil/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:52:04 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20118

OPENING ON MAX IN 2025.

MERTEUIL

| 2025 – 6 x 52′ – Season 1 – Series – Drama Romance, Period & History
Created and Written by: Jean-Baptiste Delafon.
Based on the Book by: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
Directed by: Jessica Palud.
Starring: Anamaria Vartolomei, Diane Kruger, Vincent Lacoste, Lucas Bravo, Noé Abita, Julien de Saint-Jean, Patrick d’Assumçao, Fantine Harduin.
In English and in French with English subtitles.
A Max Original release. |

A prequel to “Dangerous Liaisons” following the rise to power of the young Isabelle de Merteuil, played by Anamaria Vartolomei (Happening, The Count of Monte Cristo, Being Maria) and directed by Jessica Palud (Being Maria). To be the hero of your own story, you sometimes have to be the villain in others’. Marquise de Merteuil, betrayed by Valmont, embarks on a daring journey to become Paris’ leading courtesan. Freely adapted from the novel ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, a thrilling exploration of the price of emotional & sexual freedom — in a world where women had little.

 

 

 

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A L’OMBRE DES FORÊTS  https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-lombre-des-forets/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-lombre-des-forets/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:34:50 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20108

OPENING ON APPLE TV+ IN 2025.

A L’OMBRE DES FORÊTS

| 2025 – 6 x 52′ – Season 1 – Series – Drama, Thriller
Written by: Cédric Anger.
Directed by: Cédric Anger.
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Pachou.
In English and in French with English subtitles.
An Apple TV+ Original release. |

 

From the producer of Lupin and Becoming Karl Lagarfeld (Isabelle Degeorges), A l’Ombre des Forêts tell the story of Franck and his friends who enjoy hunting trips. One day, they encounter another hunting group who targets them. In self-defense, Franck’s group injures one of the attackers. Paranoia sets in as they feel hunted by now vengeful enemies.

 

 

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