Family 12 + – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Sat, 07 Feb 2026 01:33:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 SAMUEL ../../../samuel/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:20:18 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=26027

SAMUEL

| 2026 – 21 x 4′ – Season 1 – Series, Animation, Comedy, Coming of Age, Family 12+, Drama.
Created by: Emilie Tronche.
Written by: Emilie Tronche.
Directed by: Emilie Tronche.
Starring (voice): Emilie Tronche.
In French with English subtitles, in English.
A Netflix Original release. |

Samuel explores the transition from childhood to adolescence and psychological maturity through the eyes of Samuel, an eleven-year-old boy who records his experiences in a personal diary. The story is set in the 2000s and ends when Samuel has filled all the pages of his diary, just one day before his twelfth birthday. Most of the stories he tells are related to the end of childhood and the beginning of adolescence, including his relationships with friends, the transition from primary to secondary school, his insecurities, and his first romantic feelings toward Julia, a classmate.

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MONSIEUR IBRAHIM

| 2004  – 95′ – Comedy, Drama, Films & Literature, Family 12+.
Written by: François Dupeyron, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
Based on the Book by: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt.
Directed by: François Dupeyron.
Starring: Omar Sharif, Pierre Boulanger, Gilbert Melki, Isabelle Renauld, Lola Naymark, Anne Suarez, Mata Gabin, Céline Samie, Isabelle Adjani, Guillaume Gallienne.
Official Selections Venice International Film Festival 2003, Toronto International Film Festival 2003. Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Film 2004. Winner César Award 2004 Best Actor (Omar Sharif).
In French with English subtitles.
A ARP release. |

For Momo (Pierre Boulanger), a young Jewish kid growing up in Paris in the early 1960s, life is pretty exciting. He’s friends with many of the local prostitutes and loses his virginity to one of them, Sylvie (Anne Suarez). He also catches glimpses of a famous movie star (Isabelle Adjani) filming in his neighborhood. But it’s his friendship with a Muslim shopkeeper, Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), that’s the most rewarding part of his life. Gradually, the older man becomes a surrogate father to Momo.

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THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES ../../../the-most-precious-of-cargoes/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:21:27 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22830

COMING SOON TO THEATERS BEFORE A DIGITAL RELEASE

THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES

| 2025  – 81′ –  Animation, Drama, War, Period & History, Films & Literature, Family 12+.
Written by: Michel Hazanavicius, Jean-Claude Grumberg.
Based on the Book by: Jean-Claude Grumberg.
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius.
Starring (French voices): Jean-Louis Trintignant, Dominique Blanc, Denis Podalydès, Grégory Gadebois.
Official Selections Cannes International Film Festival 2024, Annecy International Film Festival.
Official Competition TAFFF 2024 (North American Premiere).
In French with English subtitles.
A Distrib Films US release. |

Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty and the war raging all around them had made their lives very difficult. One day, the woodcutter’s wife rescues a baby girl who is thrown from one of the many trains chugging through the forest. That child will change their lives, as well as those of everyone she comes in contact with. Some will do all they can to protect her, whatever the cost, revealing both the worst and the best in the hearts of men. Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius recounts this beautifully animated, timeless tale to remind us that, in the darkest of times, the soul of humanity can only be preserved through the bright light of love and the heroism of ordinary people.

 

 

 

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LITTLE AMELIE  ../../../little-amelie/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:35:22 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22326

LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN

| 2025 – 103′ – Drama, Animation, Family 12+, Films & Literature, Biopic.
Written by: Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang, Maïlys Vallade, Aude Py, Eddine Noël.
Based on the Book by: Amélie Nothomb.
Based on the Characters by: Marion Roussel.
Directed by: Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang.
Starring (French voices): Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grosbois, Isaac Schoumsky, Laetitia Coryn, Yumi Fujimuri, François Raison, Marc Arnaud, Haylee Issembourg.
Official Selections Cannes International Film Festival 2025, Annecy International Animation Festival 2025. Academy Awards Nomination 2026 for Best Animated Feature.
A Gkids release. |

Amélie is a little Belgian girl born in Japan. Thanks to her friend Nishio-san, life is a succession of adventures and discoveries. But on her third birthday, a single event changes everything. Because for Amélie, everything is at stake at her age, happiness as well as tragedy. The first feature film by Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang based on the autobiography by Belgium novelist Amélie Nothomb.

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ARCO ../../../arco/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:49:30 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=22255

NOW PLAYING IN THEATERS. COMING SOON TO DIGITAL.

ARCO

| 2026 – 88′ – Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family 12+.
Written by: Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry.
Directed by: Ugo Bienvenu.
Starring (French voices): Swann Arlaud, Alma Jodorowsky, Margot Ringard Oldra, Oscar Tresanini, Vincent Macaigne, Louis Garrel, William Lebghil, Oxmo Puccino.
Official Selections Cannes International Film Festival 2025, Annecy International Film Festival 2025 (Winner Cristal Price, Best Film). Academy Awards Nomination 2026 for Best Animated Feature.
In English and French with English subtitles.
A Neon release. |

In 2075, a ten year old girl, Iris, witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. It’s Arco. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. Iris shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time. 

 

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ONE MAN AND HIS COW

| 2016 – 91′ – Comedy, Family 12+.
Written by: Mohamed Hamidi, Alain-Michel Blanc, Fatsah Bouyahmed.
Directed by: Mohamed Hamidi.
Starring: Fatsah Bouyahmed, Lambert Wilson, Jamel Debbouze, Julia Piaton, Hajar Masdouki, Abdellah Chakiri, Amal El Atrache, Miloud Khetib.
Official Competition COLCOA 2016. 
In French with English subtitles.
A Under The Milky Way release. |

If Hannibal could get an army of elephants across the Alps, how hard can it be to get one cow across France? Fatah, an Algerian farmer played by Franco-Algerian comic Fatsah Bouyahmed, is determined to find out in this cheerful, comedic road movie with a twist or two. When his beloved prize heifer, Jacqueline, is finally invited to compete at the prestigious Salon de l’Agriculture in Paris, Fatah has to figure out a way to get there. After some encouragement from his fellow villagers, Fatah rounds up his courage and leaves his home for the first time in his life. Crossing all of France on foot, you’re bound to have a few interesting encounters, and Jacqueline turns out to be a real conversation starter. Before Fatah knows it, he and his bovine BFF go viral, and even his wife and children are watching him milk his newfound fame on the village’s one communal TV. Which is unfortunate, because with all those cameras trained on him, it’s only a matter of time before something goes utterly wrong.

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THE BATTLE OF THE RAILS ../../../the-battle-of-the-rails/ ../../../the-battle-of-the-rails/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 22:39:13 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21907

THE BATTLE OF THE RAILS

| 1946 (Digitally restored in 2010) – 122′ – DRAMA, WAR, CLASSIC, FAMILY 12+.
Written by: Colette Audry, René Clément.
Directed by: René Clément.
Starring: Charles Boyer, Jean Daurand, Jean Clarieux, Tony Laurent, Léon Pauleon, Lucien Desagneux, Robert Leray, Pierre Lozach, François Joux.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1946 (Winner Best director, Jury Prize and Melies Prize).
In French with English subtitles.
A France Channel release. |

A chronicle of the struggle of French railway workers during the Occupation : from carrying mail to sabotage in all its forms, their participation was total. And when the troops landed in June 1944 the railwaymen gave invaluable assistance to the French resistance fighters. Filmed at the end of the war with a non-professional cast, this film is a classic of the post-war era and a tribute to all the nameless figures who contributed to the liberation of their country.

 

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ASTERIX AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES ../../../asterix-at-the-olympic-games/ ../../../asterix-at-the-olympic-games/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:17:44 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21853

ASTERIX AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES

| 2008 – 103′ –  Adventure, Comedy, Family 12+.
Written by:  Olivier Dazat, Thomas Langmann, Alexandre Charlot, Franck Magnier.
Based on the Comic Book by: Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny.
Directed by: Thomas Langmann, Frédéric Forestier.
Starring: Clovis Cornillac, Gérard Depardieu, Alain Delon, Benoît Poelvoorde, Stéphane Rousseau, Vanessa Hessler, Jérôme Le Banner, Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia, Franck Dubosc, Bouli Lanners, Zinedine Zidane, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Alexandre Astier.
In French with English subtitles.
A Under The Milky Way release. |


In their new adventures, Asterix and Obelix come to the aid of their friend Alafolix, who must fight Brutus, Cesar’s son, to win both the Olympic Games and the hand of beautiful Irina. But heinous Brutus is determined to beat the Gaul and take his father’s place.

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NOTRE-DAME ON FIRE ../../../notre-dame-on-fire-2/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 20:56:29 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21403

NOTRE-DAME ON FIRE

| 2022 – 110′ – Drama, Paris, Family 12+.
Written by: Jean-Jacques Annaud, Thomas Bidegain.
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud.
Starring: Samuel Labarthe, Jean-Paul Bordes, Mickaël Chirinian, Jules Sadoughi, Jérémie Laheurte, Chloé Jouannet, Vassili Schneider, Ava Baya, Nathan Gruffy, Sébastien Lalanne.
Official Competition TAFFF 2022 (Opening Film – North American Premiere).
In English or in French with English subtitles.
A Under The Milky Way release. |

 

Jean-Jacques Annaud delivers a riveting, action-packed, truly spectacular cliff-hanger of a disaster movie — filmed for IMAX, no less — recounting the real-life, devastating blaze that engulfed Notre-Dame cathedral on April 15, 2019.  Inventively intercutting original dramatic scenes of firefighters and emergency responders doing their thing, with digital effects, smartphone videos and archival news footage, Annaud offers up a dazzling, blow-by-blow recreation of that terrifying inferno. There are plenty of pyrotechnics and lots of production value, with real spires collapsing and molten lead gushing from the mouths of gargoyles.  But it’s the courageous men and women risking their lives to battle that firestorm, against all apparent odds, who keep us on the edge of our seats and lodge that veritable lump in our throats. For a story whose outcome we all know only too well, it’s a real nail-biter!

 

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THE TIME OF SECRETS ../../../the-time-of-secrets/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:04:17 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21332

THE TIME OF SECRETS

| 2022 – 104′ – Drama, Romance, Films & Literature, Period & History, Family 12+.
Written by: Christophe Barratier, Laurent Turner.
Based on the Book by: Marcel Pagnol.
Directed by: Christophe Barratier.
Starring: Léo Campion (II), Guillaume De Tonquédec, Mélanie Doutey, François-Xavier Demaison, Anne Charrier, Baptiste Négrel, Lucy Lost Berset, Michel Vuillermoz.
In French with English subtitles.
A Under the Milky Way release. |

 

Marcel Pagnol embarks on his last summer vacation before high school and returns to his beloved hills in Provence. His summer of boyhood adventures becomes one of first loves and secrets. From the writer/director of The Choristes.

 

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