Our Femmes First selection shines a spotlight on a century of French and Francophone women filmmakers, and films centering on women’s issues in French society today. We open with short films by pioneer Alice Guy-Blaché, widely considered the first narrative filmmaker back in the 1890s. The programme also includes Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Jane by Charlotte – an intimate portrait of her mother Jane Birkin, and two winners in the Cannes 2022 category Un Certain Regard: Rodeo by Lola Quivoron and Moroccan director Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan.
Chichester - Cinema at New Park
New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
In the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre in the South of France, the cast and crew of an ambitious staging of The Marriage of Figaro is thrown off balance when troubling accusations threaten to derail the entire production.
Edinburgh - Institut Français d'Ecosse
West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Arriving from quiet Normandy to watch the swimming competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a thirty-year-old woman struggles through the chaos of an electrified capital city while unexpectedly reconnecting with her estranged half-sister.
Hereford - The Courtyard
Edgar Street, Hereford, United Kingdom
Arriving from quiet Normandy to watch the swimming competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a thirty-year-old woman struggles through the chaos of an electrified capital city while unexpectedly reconnecting with her estranged half-sister.
Edinburgh - Filmhouse
88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
In the ruins of a Roman amphitheatre in the South of France, the cast and crew of an ambitious staging of The Marriage of Figaro is thrown off balance when troubling accusations threaten to derail the entire production.
Glasgow - Film Theatre
12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
As a family prepares a surprise birthday party on an isolated farm, three mysterious men breach the home, triggering a tense hostage situation that forces long-buried secrets to light.
Edinburgh - Filmhouse
88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
An overworked 55-year-old hospital surgeon finds her carefully structured work-life balance upended and starts questioning her life choices when an inquisitive novelist shadows her for a book.
Edinburgh - Filmhouse
88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
As a family prepares a surprise birthday party on an isolated farm, three mysterious men breach the home, triggering a tense hostage situation that forces long-buried secrets to light.
Nottingham - Broadway Cinema
14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
An overworked 55-year-old hospital surgeon finds her carefully structured work-life balance upended and starts questioning her life choices when an inquisitive novelist shadows her for a book.
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