-TAFFF – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:18:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 JO’S BOY https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/jos-boy/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/jos-boy/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:02:41 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21103

JO’S BOY

| 2011 – 97′ – Comedy Drama, Comedy, Coming of Age.
Written by: Philippe Guillard.
Directed by: Philippe Guillard.
Starring: Gérard Lanvin, Olivier Marchal, Vincent Moscato, Jérémie Duvall, Karina Lombard, Lionnel Astier, Darren Adams.
Official Competition COLCOA 2011 (North American Premiere).
In French with English subtitles.
A Gaumont release. |

 

Grandson of a rugby legend, son of a rugby legend and a rugby legend himself, Jo Canavaro is raising his son, Tom, on his own in a small village in the south-west of France. To the great displeasure of Jo, thirteen-year-old Tom is as good at math as he is useless on the rugby field. For a Canavero, the legend can’t stop there, even if it means setting up a rugby team specifically for Tom, despite the wishes of the whole village and of Tom himself.

 

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YOU CHOOSE! https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/you-choose/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/you-choose/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:42:46 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21090

YOU CHOOSE!

| 2017 – 95′ –  Comedy, Romantic Comedy, French Food & Wine.
Written by: Eric Lavaine.
Directed by: Eric Lavaine.
Starring: Alexandra Lamy, Arnaud Ducret, Jamie Bamber, Anne Marivin, Sabrina Ouazani, Jérôme Commandeur.
Official Competition COLCOA 2017.
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way release. |

This breezy confection is the ideal vehicle for actor Alexandra Lamy’s comic madness. Juliette has perfected the art of indecision. At the age of 40, she defers to her father, or her two besties, Joëlle and Sonia, for all of life’s questions, from what to eat for lunch to what to do for a living. When her exasperated fiancé dumps her, Joëlle and Sonia decide that the best thing for her to do is find a new beau immediately. Juliette leans into the task at hand, and is soon rewarded with Etienne, a charming foodie with a well-equipped kitchen. Then disaster strikes, in the form of a Scotsman named Paul. With his lean profile and fat wallet, Paul is every woman’s idea of a catch. To make matters worse, both men make proposals of marriage. When her usual advisors refuse to make the choice for her, Juliette has only one choice left: stall, stall, stall.

 

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APRÈS VOUS https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/apres-vous/ Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:05:56 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20947 APRÈS VOUS

| 2005 – 101′ –  Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Romance.
Written by: Pierre Salvadori, Benoît Graffin, Danièle Dubroux, David Léotard.
Directed by: Pierre Salvadori.
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Kiberlain, José Garcia, Marilyne Canto, Michèle Moretti, Garance Clavel, Fabio Zenoni.
Official Competition COLCOA 2004.
In French with English subtitles.
A Paramount Pictures release. |

Antoine works in a bar in Paris. One evening on his way home from work, he intervenes when a man tries to commit suicide. He feels strangely guilty about having saved the man’s life and constantly tries to help him make things better. No matter what Antoine does, he can’t get Louis’s mind off Blanche, the woman of his dreams, his sole obsession, the reason why he wanted to die. Antoine decides to look for her, but doesn’t let Louis know. However things don’t happen the way he planned. Blanche isn’t alone and she’s beautiful…

 

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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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OUR DAY WILL COME https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/our-day-will-come/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:48:32 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20892

OUR DAY WILL COME

| 2013 – 87′ – Drama, Thriller.
Written by: Romain Gavras, Karim Boukercha.
Directed by: Romain Gavras.
Starring: Vincent Cassel, Olivier Barthelemy, Justine Lerooy, Charlotte Decas, Boris Gamthety, Rodolphe Blanchet, Chloe Cathoen, Sylvain Le Mynez, Pierre Boulanger.
Official Competition COLCOA 2011.
In French with English subtitles.
An Oscilloscope Pictures release. |

In this hallucinatory thriller, two outcast redheads – a psychologist (Vincent Cassel) and a bullied teen (Olivier Barthélémy) – embark on a journey to Ireland. But what starts as a search for a more tolerant community soon descends into a rampage of violence and destruction for the ginger-haired duo. The debut feature of Romain Gavras, director of Athena as well as Kanye West & Jay-Z’s “No Church in the Wild” and the controversial M.I.A. music video “Born Free.”

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WAR OF THE BUTTONS https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/war-of-the-buttons/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:34:07 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20889

WAR OF THE BUTTONS

| 2012 – 100′ – Adventure, Comedy, Period & History.
Written by: Christophe Barratier, Stéphane Keller.
Directed by:Christophe Barratier.
Starring: Laetitia Casta, Guillaume Canet, Kad Merad, Gérard Jugnot, François Morel, Marie Bunel, Jean Texier, Clément Godefroy.
Official Competition COLCOA 2012.
In French with English subtitles.
An Anchor Bay Entertainement release. |

March 1944. While the planet is shaken by World War Two, in a quiet corner of the French countryside, a war between kids is going on… The children from the neighboring villages of Longeverne and Velrans have been waging this merciless war as long as anyone can remember. But this time, their war will take an unexpected turn: the buttons of all the little prisoners’ clothes are removed so that they head home almost naked, vanquished and humiliated. This conflict henceforth has a name: the “War of the Buttons.” The village that collects the most buttons will be declared the winner. Meanwhile, Violette, a young Jewish girl, has caught the eye of Lebrac, the chief of the Longeverne kids. Will Violette’s true origins be discovered and denounced? From the producer of The Artist and the director of The Chorus.

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AMERICANO https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/americano/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:28:31 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20884

AMERICANO

| 2012 – 105′ – Drama.
Written by: Mathieu Demy.
Directed by:Mathieu Demy.
Starring: Mathieu Demy, Salma Hayek, Geraldine Chaplin, Chiara Mastroianni, Carlos Bardem, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Pablo Garcia, André Wilms.
Official Competition COLCOA 2012.
In French with English subtitles.
A MPI Media Group release. |

Martin lives in Paris with Claire. Their relationship has hit a dead end. When he loses his mother back in California, Martin must return to the city of his childhood to deal with the formalities surrounding his inheritance. In Los Angeles, he’s greeted by Linda, a family friend who offers to help him through the difficult time. She takes him to his mother’s apartment, in a neighborhood he used to know well when they lived there together. Images from his childhood resurface and disturb him. Martin can’t face up to his mom’s death and takes off to Tijuana on the trail of Lola, a Mexican woman he used to know, and who held a special place in his mother’s life. He finds her at the Americano, a club where she dances every night… But to make his own peace, Martin will have to delve into his past.

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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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IT HAPPENED IN SAINT-TROPEZ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/it-happened-in-saint-tropez/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/it-happened-in-saint-tropez/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:33:16 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20789

IT HAPPENED IN SAINT-TROPEZ

| 2013 – 125′ – Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Romance.
Written by: Danièle Thompson, Christopher Thomson.
Directed by: Danièle Thompson.
Starring: Eric Elmosnino, Lou de Laâge, Kad Merad, Clara Ponsot, Max Boublil, Monica Belluci, Ivry Gitlis, Valérie Bonneton.
Official Competition COLCOA 2013 (Opening Film).
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way release. |

 

Brothers Zef and Roni could not be more different; different career paths, different taste in women, one all religious austerity, the other enjoying the high-life. All they have in common is their ageing and addle brained father, and their daughters who are best friends. So when the funeral of Zef’s wife falls on the day of Roni’s daughter’s wedding this stroke of unfortunate timing that brings to a head the simmering antagonism between the two brothers.

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A WOMAN’S LIFE https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-womans-life/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/a-womans-life/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:25:22 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20786

A WOMAN’S LIFE

| 2017 – 125′ – Drama, Film & Literature.
Written by: Stéphane Brizé, Florence Vignon.
Based on the Novel by: Guy de Montpassant.
Directed by: Stéphane Brizé.
Starring: Judith Chemla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yolande Moreau, Swann Arlaud, Clotilde Hesme.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2016. Winner Louis-Delluc Prize 2016.
Official Competition COLCOA 2017.
In French with English subtitles.
A Kino Lorber release. |

Winner of the prestigious Prix Louis-Delluc for 2016, A Woman’s Life brings a formalistic rigor to Guy de Maupassant’s essential French novel Une Vie; the result is a rare costume drama that refuses to romanticize the world it depicts. Spanning the life of the aristocratic but essentially powerless Baroness Jeanne Le Perthius des Vauds, the saga begins in Normandy 1819, when Jeanne is leaving the convent where she has been raised and educated. Jeanne’s sheltered and idyllic upbringing sets her up for a lifetime of bitter disappointments beginning with an arranged marriage to Julien de Lamare. Her imagined prince charming quickly turns into a philandering ne’er-do-well after he gains control of Jeanne’s inheritance. Tight framing, elliptical scenes, and shifting timelines lend immediacy to this moving depiction of a woman boxed in by a repressive society organized first and foremost to preserve the privilege of a few highborn men. Judith Chemla’s meticulous performance as Jeanne earned a nomination for a 2017 Best Actress César Award.

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