Final Cut

Birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.

Rise

Nottingham - Broadway Cinema 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, 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.

Peter Von Kant

Lewes - Depot Cinema Pinwell Road, Lewes, 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.

Forever Young

London - Watermans Arts Centre 40 High Street, Brentford, United Kingdom
A group of 20-something hopefuls at theatre school are launched into life, passion and love.

Lost Illusions

Belper - The Ritz Cinema 76B King Street, Belper, United Kingdom
An adaptation of Balzac’s eponymous novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be bought and sold.

Farewell, Mr Haffman

Nottingham - Broadway Cinema 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
The legendary Daniel Auteuil gives his best in a gripping adaptation by writer/director Fred Cavayé of the multi–Molière Award-winning play.

Madame Bovary

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
In 19th-century France, Emma Bovary, a farmer’s daughter brought up in an elegant convent, marries a dull country doctor. Bored, she searches for something more...

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.

Paris Frills

London - The Garden Cinema 39 - 41 Parker Street, London, United Kingdom
A Parisian dressmaker and serial seducer falls in love with his best friend's fiancée.

Children of Paradise

Derby - QUAD The Market Place, Derby, 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.

Lost Illusions

Edinburgh - Dominion Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
An adaptation of Balzac’s eponymous novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be bought and sold.

Close

London - The Garden Cinema 39 - 41 Parker Street, London, United Kingdom
Two teenage boys who have always been close distance themselves after their relationship is questioned by schoolmates.

The Sleeping Car Murders

Edinburgh - Summerhall 1 Summerhall, Newington, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A humorous, visually punchy first feature by Franco-Greek director Costa-Gavras, adapted from a novel by Sébastien Japrisot.

Feminist Riposte

Warwick Arts Centre University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
A documentary looking at feminists and feminist activism across France.

Saint Omer

Bristol - Watershed 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol, Bristol, 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.

Lost Illusions

Birmingham - Midlands Arts Centre Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom
An adaptation of Balzac’s eponymous novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be bought and sold.

Rodeo

Nottingham - Broadway Cinema 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Hot-tempered Julia finds escape in a passion for motorcycles and the high-octane world of urban bike ‘Rodeos’.

Incredible But True

Newcastle - Tyneside Cinema 10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
An uproarious sci-fi comedy from director Quentin Dupieux.

Goliath

Chichester - Cinema at New Park New Park Rd, Chichester, United Kingdom
A timely story of an environmental scandal.

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.

More Than Ever

Bristol - Watershed 1 Canon's Rd, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
A young French woman discovers she is suffering from a rare lung disease an embarks on a solo journey to Norway.

Paris Frills

Nottingham - Broadway Cinema 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom
A Parisian dressmaker and serial seducer falls in love with his best friend's fiancée.

The French Minister

Leyburn Arts Centre The Old School House, Richmond Road, Leyburn, United Kingdom
A young graduate in the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs finds a world filled with ambition and dirty dealings.

Gallant Indies

Southsea Cinema Southsea Community Cinema & Arts Centre, 1-3 Palmerston Road, Southsea, United Kingdom
Thirty dancers descend on Paris’ legendary Opéra Bastille for a mesmerising ode to life and art.

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