The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:39:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/soundtrack-to-a-coup-detat/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/soundtrack-to-a-coup-detat/#respond Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:31:40 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21113

SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D’ETAT

| 2024 – 150′ – A France/Belgium/Netherlands co-production – Documentary, Music & Dance,
Written by: Johan Grimonprez.
Directed by: Johan Grimonprez.
Starring: Louis Armstrong, Andrée Blouin, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Abbey Lincoln, Patrice Lumumba,
Nina Simone, Malcolm X.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024. Oscar Nominee for Best Documentary Feature Film 2025.
In English, in French, Dutch & Russian with English subtitles.
A Kino Lorber release. |

United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today’s geopolitical climate.

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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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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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MALDOROR https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/maldoror/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/maldoror/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:57:49 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21100

COMING TO US THEATRES IN 2025 BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE.

MALDOROR

| 2025 – 155′ –  Drama, Crime, Thriller. A Belgium/France Co-Production.
Written by: Fabrice du Welz, Domenico La Porta.
Directed by: Fabrice du Welz .
Starring: Anthony Bajon, Alba Gaia Bellugi, Alexis Manenti, Sergi Lopez, Laurent Lucas, David Murgia, Béatrice Dalle, Lubna Azabal.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2024.
In French with English subtitles.
A Film Movement release. |

 

When two girls go missing, Paul Chartier, an impulsive young police recruit, is assigned to “Maldoror”. This secret unit has been set up to monitor a dangerous sex offender. When the operation fails, fed up with the limits of the legal system, Chartier embarks on a solitary hunt to bring down the culprits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/cleo-from-5-to-7/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/cleo-from-5-to-7/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:52:23 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21097

CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7

| 1962 – 89′ –  Drama, Classic.
Written by: Agnès Varda.
Directed by: Agnès Varda.
Starring: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothee Blank, Michel Legrand, Jose Luis de Villalonga, Loye Payen, Lucienne Marchand.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1962 (winner Silver Bear).
In French with English subtitles.
A Max release. |

 

Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. On leave from the Algerian War, his troubles put hers in perspective. As they talk and walk, Cléo comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back.

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SISTER https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sister/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/sister/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:48:08 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21094

 SISTER

| 2012 – 97′ –  Drama, Coming of Age.
Written by: Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud, Gilles Taurand.
Directed by: Ursula Meier.
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Kacey Mottet Klein, Martin Compston, Gillian Anderson, Jean-François Stévenin, Yann Tregouët, Gabin Lefebvre, Dilon Ademi.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2012 (winner Silver Bear).
In French with English subtitles.
A Kino Lorber release. |

 

Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Ursula Meier’s film follows a young boy who lives with his older sister (Léa Seydoux) in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. While she drifts in and out of jobs and relationships, he takes on the responsibility of providing for them by stealing equipment from rich tourists to resell to the local kids down in the valley.

 

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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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YVES SAINT LAURENT https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/yves-saint-laurent/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/yves-saint-laurent/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:38:57 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21087

YVES SAINT LAURENT

| 2014 – 106′ –  Biopic, Drama, Fashion, Period & History.
Written by: Jalil Lespert, Marie-Pierre Huster, Jacques Fieschi.
Directed by: Jalil Lespert.
Starring: Pierre Niney, Guillaume Gallienne, Charlotte Le Bon, Laura Smet, Marie de Villepin, Nikolai Kinski, Ruben Alves, Astrid Whettnall.
In French with English subtitles.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2014. 7 Nominations Cesar Awards 2015.
In French with English subtitles.
An Anchor Bay Entertainment release. |

Paris, 1957. Barely 21 years old, Yves Saint Laurent is handed the reins of the prestigious fashion house founded by Christian Dior, who has recently died. During his first fashion show, which is a triumph, he meets Pierre Bergé. This encounter will change his life. Lovers and business partners, three years later the two men become partners and form the Yves Saint Laurent label. Despite his obsessions and his inner demons, Yves Saint Laurent gets ready to revolutionize the world of fashion with his modern and iconoclastic approach.

 

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SQUAD 36 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/squad-36/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/squad-36/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:34:29 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21084

AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025

SQUAD 36

| 2025 – 123′ –  Thriller, Crime, Action, Film & Literature.
Written by: Olivier Marchal.
Based on the Novel by: Michel Tourscher.
Directed by: Olivier Marchal.
Starring: Victor Belmondo, Tewfik Jallab, Yvan Attal, Juliette Dol, Soufiane Guerrab, Sonia Bendhaou.
In English or In French with English subtitles.
A Netflix Original release. |

Transferred to the Anti-Crime Brigade, a senior officer probes the deaths of two ex-colleagues and disappearance of another, exposing a bitter feud within the police force. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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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