The Blue Caftan
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomCaftan shop owners Halim and Mina keep his homosexuality a secret, but the arrival of an apprentice causes tension.
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.
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Feminist Riposte
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomA documentary looking at feminists and feminist activism across France.
Jane by Charlotte + Q&A with Charlotte Gainsbourg
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomCharlotte Gainsbourg offers a truthful, touching, intimate portrait of her mother, Jane Birkin.
Saint Omer
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomAt Saint-Omer court of law, young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter.
Angry Annie
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomAnnie, a pregnant working mother in the mid-1970s, comes into contact with an organisation that performs illegal abortions in the public eye.
The Blue Caftan
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomCaftan shop owners Halim and Mina keep his homosexuality a secret, but the arrival of an apprentice causes tension.
Feminist Riposte
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomA documentary looking at feminists and feminist activism across France.
Saint Omer
London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United KingdomAt Saint-Omer court of law, young novelist Rama attends the trial of Laurence Coly, a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter.
The Blue Caftan
Lewes - Depot Cinema Pinwell Road, Lewes, United KingdomCaftan shop owners Halim and Mina keep his homosexuality a secret, but the arrival of an apprentice causes tension.
Alice Guy: 13 Short Films
Glasgow - Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United KingdomA fascinating programme of 13 short films by pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché.
More Than Ever
Hereford - The Courtyard Edgar Street, Hereford, United KingdomA young French woman discovers she is suffering from a rare lung disease an embarks on a solo journey to Norway.
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