Peter Von Kant

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, 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.

France

Richmond - Station Cinema Richmond Station, Station Yard, Richmond, United Kingdom
Léa Seydoux stars as a celebrity journalist who falls out of love with fame after a freak car accident.

Lost Illusions

Derby - QUAD The Market Place, Derby, United Kingdom
An adaptation of Balzac’s eponymous novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be bought and sold.

Maigret

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Maigret investigates the death of a young girl, then meets a delinquent who strangely resembles the victim.

Feminist Riposte

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
A documentary looking at feminists and feminist activism across France.

Saint Omer

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, 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.

Diary of a Fleeting Affair

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
A single mother and a married man meet at a party then go home together, a delightful love tangle.

Dear Louise

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Divorced and childless in her 40s, Louise becomes infatuated with 20-year-old Italian immigrant, Luigi. 4K restoration presented in Cannes Classics.

Brother and Sister

London - Watermans Arts Centre 40 High Street, Brentford, United Kingdom
The story revolves around a brother and sister who are nearing their fifties - Alice is an actress, Louis was a teacher and a poet.

The French Minister

Richmond - Station Cinema Richmond Station, Station Yard, Richmond, United Kingdom
A young graduate in the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs finds a world filled with ambition and dirty dealings.

Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century

London - Ciné Lumière 17 Queensberry Pl, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom
An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transformed her era defending a humanist message still keenly relevant today.

Paris Frills

Edinburgh - Institut Français d'Ecosse West Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A Parisian dressmaker and serial seducer falls in love with his best friend's fiancée.

Nobody’s Hero

Newcastle - Tyneside Cinema 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Christmas Eve is ruined by an act of terrorism. As the city of Clermont-Ferrand descend into panic, thirty something Mederic falls in love with older prostitute Isadora.

The Green Shutters

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
The portrait of a legendary stage actor who was at the peak of his career in the 1970s.

French Tech

Richmond - Station Cinema Richmond Station, Station Yard, Richmond, United Kingdom
An upbeat and moving comedy starring the Podalydès brothers as two characters overwhelmed by the modern world and new technologies.

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