Our Classic selection includes Children of Paradise cited at Cannes as the greatest French film of all time, and a hark back to our origins with Madame Bovary starring Isabelle Huppert which we screened at our first festival in 1992, the same year it was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. 

This sensorial classics selection mixes music and drama, fashion and swashbuckling, theatre and, of course, romance…

The Sicilian Clan (plus intro)

Edinburgh - Institut Français d'Ecosse West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Roger Santet (Alain Delon) is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the ageing Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin).

The Big Risk

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
After hiding out in Milan for nearly a decade, fugitive gangland chief Abel Davos (Lino Ventura) sneaks back to Paris with his children despite a death sentence hanging over his head.

The Sicilian Clan

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
Roger Santet (Alain Delon) is a convicted murderer sprung from prison by the Sicilian clan headed by the ageing Vittorio Manalese (Jean Gabin).

A Man and a Woman

Warwick Arts Centre University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
Two widowers’ blossoming romance is challenged by memories of their late spouses.

A Man and a Woman

Warwick Arts Centre University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
Two widowers’ blossoming romance is challenged by memories of their late spouses.

Day for Night

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
François Truffaut humorously portrays the chaos and romance of filmmaking through a troubled movie set.

A Man and A Woman

Glasgow - Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Two widowers’ blossoming romance is challenged by memories of their late spouses.

The Swimming Pool

Newcastle - Tyneside Cinema 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Violence and jealousy are brought to the fore for a vacationing couple when an old acquaintance and his daughter arrive.

Last Tango in Paris

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
Bernardo Bertolucci’s landmark and controversial erotic film focuses on a young Parisian woman meeting a middle-aged American businessman, who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.

The Swimming Pool

Glasgow - Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Violence and jealousy are brought to the fore for a vacationing couple when an old acquaintance and his daughter arrive.

Day For Night

Warwick Arts Centre University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
François Truffaut humorously portrays the chaos and romance of filmmaking through a troubled movie set.

César and Rosalie

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
Two men compete for a woman's love after her divorce rekindles past emotions.

Day for Night

Warwick Arts Centre University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
François Truffaut humorously portrays the chaos and romance of filmmaking through a troubled movie set.

A Man and A Woman

Edinburgh - Dominion Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Two widowers’ blossoming romance is challenged by memories of their late spouses.

The Party

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Revisit Sophie Marceau's star-making debut in this eighties classic.

The Swimming Pool

Dumfries - Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre Mill Road, Dumfries, United Kingdom
Violence and jealousy are brought to the fore for a vacationing couple when an old acquaintance and his daughter arrive.

A Man and a Woman

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
Two widowers’ blossoming romance is challenged by memories of their late spouses.

The Party

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Revisit Sophie Marceau's star-making debut in this eighties classic.

The Swimming Pool

Birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Violence and jealousy are brought to the fore for a vacationing couple when an old acquaintance and his daughter arrive.

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