Children of Paradise

Leicester - Phoenix 4 Midland Street, Leicester, United Kingdom
Cited at the Cannes Film Festival as the greatest French film of all time, and shot in Nice and Paris during the Nazi occupation.

Tori and Lokita

Shetland - Mareel Shetland Arts Development Agency, Mareel, United Kingdom
In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the cruel conditions of their exile.

Hard Shell, Soft Shell

Edinburgh - Summerhall 1 Summerhall, Newington, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Az works for an oyster farmer in Sète. When he decides to hide a ring in an oyster to ask his girlfriend to marry him, she doesn't say yes.

Children of Paradise

Edinburgh - Summerhall 1 Summerhall, Newington, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Cited at the Cannes Film Festival as the greatest French film of all time, and shot in Nice and Paris during the Nazi occupation.

More Than Ever

London - Riverside Studios 101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
A young French woman discovers she is suffering from a rare lung disease an embarks on a solo journey to Norway.

Full Time

Lewes - Depot Cinema Pinwell Road, Lewes, United Kingdom
Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.

The Best Years of a Life

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
Trintignant Tribute screening: Claude Lelouch reunites the iconic stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée 53 years after A Man and a Woman.

Rise

Edinburgh - Dominion Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
After being injured during a performance and told she will no longer be able to dance, Elise, a very promising classical dancer, tries to find a new direction in contemporary dance.

More Than Ever

Sheffield - Showroom Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, United Kingdom
A young French woman discovers she is suffering from a rare lung disease an embarks on a solo journey to Norway.

Peter Von Kant

Sheffield - Showroom Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Peter Von Kant, a successful and famous director living with his assistant Karl (whom he likes to mistreat), falls in love with a handsome young man of modest means.

Rodeo

Sheffield - Showroom Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Hot-tempered Julia finds escape in a passion for motorcycles and the high-octane world of urban bike ‘Rodeos’.

Christmas & Co

Leyburn Arts Centre The Old School House, Richmond Road, Leyburn, United Kingdom
Santa makes an emergency trip to Earth with his reindeer to search for a remedy when all his children’s toy manufacturers become sick at the same time.

Christmas & Co

Leyburn Arts Centre The Old School House, Richmond Road, Leyburn, United Kingdom
Santa makes an emergency trip to Earth with his reindeer to search for a remedy when all his children’s toy manufacturers become sick at the same time.

Incredible but True

Oswestry - Kinokulture 9 Arthur Street, Oswestry, United Kingdom
An uproarious sci-fi comedy from director Quentin Dupieux.

Rodeo

Lewes - Depot Cinema Pinwell Road, Lewes, United Kingdom
Hot-tempered Julia finds escape in a passion for motorcycles and the high-octane world of urban bike ‘Rodeos’.

Kompromat

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
A French diplomat must escape an FSB plot in Siberia.

Alice Guy

Edinburgh - Institut Français d'Ecosse West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A fascinating programme of 13 short films by pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché.

Alice Guy: 13 Short Films

Edinburgh - Institut Français d'Ecosse West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A fascinating programme of 13 short films by pioneer filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché.

Saint Omer

Glasgow - Film Theatre 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
At 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.

Tori and Lokita

Shetland - Mareel Shetland Arts Development Agency, Mareel, United Kingdom
In Belgium today, a young boy and an adolescent girl who have travelled alone from Africa pit their invincible friendship against the cruel conditions of their exile.

The Best Years of a Life

Edinburgh - Dominion Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Trintignant Tribute screening: Claude Lelouch reunites the iconic stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée 53 years after A Man and a Woman.

Kompromat

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
A French diplomat must escape an FSB plot in Siberia.

Saint Omer

Sheffield - Showroom Workstation 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, United Kingdom
At 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.

I Love You, I Don’t

Edinburgh - Institut Français d'Ecosse West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The first film written and directed by iconic French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg.

We

Cumbernauld - Lanternhouse Theatre Lanternhouse, South Kildrum Ring Road,, Cumbernauld, United Kingdom
Alice Diop presents a series of vignettes of life in the Parisian suburbs and the surrounding countryside.

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