The 16th French Film Festival UK will take place from 7 - 20 March 2008 in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Cardiff, Warwick, Birmingham, Manchester and London.  
 

 

 

 

PANORAMA: With films by such veterans as Jean Becker, Claude Berri and Jacques Nolot placed side by side with new productions from the younger generation of Benoit Cohen, Philippe Lioret, Mehdi Charef, Damien Odoul, Serge Bozon, Pierre Jolivet and Pascal Thomas there is much to savour, contemplate and relish in this year’s Panorama selection. Styles range from no holds barred sexual ecounters to romantic charmers and everything in between.

Before I forget (18)
Conversation with my Gardener / Dialogue avec mon jardinier (12a)
Could this be love? / Je crois que je l'aime (15)
Don’tworry, i’m fine / je vais bien ne t’en fais pas (12a)
La France (15)
Hunting and Gathering / Ensemble, c'est tout (15)
If You Love Me, Follow Me / Qui m'aime me suive (15)
Second Wind / Le deuxième souffle (18)
The Story of Richard O / L’histoire de richard o (18)
Summer of '62 / Cartouches gauloises (15)
Towards zero / L'heure zero (15)
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DISCOVERY: Take a journey into the unknown: the directors in this part of the festival are all making their mark in their first or second films, even if some like Jane Birkin and Jean-Pierre Daroussin are better known and familiar in other guises as actors. There are many other interesting links – Lola Doillon also makes her directorial debut while her half sister Lou appears in Birkin’s film. Short film-maker Lionel Bailliu expands his Oscar-winning short into a fully-fledged feature with highly impressive results while another shorts guru David Oelhoeffen also goes long.
Bled Number One (15)
Boxes (15)
Captain Ahab (15)
Fair Plat (15)
In Your Wake (18)/ Nos retrouvailles
Just About Love (15)/ Et, t'es sur qui?
A Lost Man (18/ Un homme perdu)
Mon Colonel (18)
Poison Friends(18)/ Les amities malefiques
The Premonition (15)/ Le pressentiment
Those Who Remain (15)/ Ceux qui restent
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PREVIEW: This special showcase of films that will be on release in selected cinemas over the next few months gives you the chance to be the first to spread the word about seven exciting and diverse productions. The French FilmFestival UK
acknowledges appreciation for the collaboration of the distributors listed against these titles.
Avril (15)
Change of Address (15)
Her Name is Sabine (12A)
Intimate Enemies (15)
Priceless (15)
A Secret (15)
Substitute (15)
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RETRO: Remembering the events of May '68 with
Milou en mai / May Fools (15)
Mai 68: La belle ouvrage / May 68: a nice piece of work (15)
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FOR THE FAMILY
L'enfant lion/ The Lion CHild (PG)
On dirait que ... / Let's Say (PG)
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