Last Breath
Costa-Gavras - France - 100 mins
Costa-Gavras, the famed director of Z, State of Siege, and Missing, would seem to be the definition of a filmmaker with nothing left to prove. But at age 91, he is conquering "a new continent," namely, looking at death clear-eyed, in Last Breath. Acclaimed actor and theater director Denis Podalydès stars as Fabrice Toussaint, a widely known French intellectual ... more
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The Marching Band
Emmanuel Courcol - France - 103 mins
The Marching Band is an irresistibly heartwarming dramedy that follows the crossed paths of two protagonists: Thibaut, a world-renowned conductor living a seemingly charmed life, and Jimmy, an ordinary factory worker who plays the trombone in a local marching band. When Thibaut learns of his potentially life-threatening illness, a blood compatibility test ... more
Monsieur Aznavour
Mehdi Idir, Grand Corps Malade - France - 133 mins
Monsieur Aznavour is a rise-to-stardom biography of a man who became one of France's best-loved entertainers and personified French culture to the rest of the world. Born into poverty, Charles Aznavour is heavily influenced by his parent's love for music. Ridiculed for his short stature and raspy tenor voice, his early attempts at a showbiz career falter. ... more
The Musicians
Grégory Magne - France - 102 mins
Astrid Thompson finally succeeds in fulfilling her father's dream: to bring together four Stradivarius for a unique concert, eagerly expected by music lovers around the world. But Lise, George, Peter, and Apolline, the four virtuosos recruited for the occasion, are incapable of playing together. The rehearsals are one ego crisis after another. With no solution ... more
Rodrigue in Love
Johann Dionnet - France - 100 mins
To make ends meet, struggling actor Stéphane reluctantly agrees to join his former troupe for one final performance in a popular comedy at the Avignon Theatre Festival, a vibrant stage where all genres of theatre exist side by side. At the festival, Stéphane crosses paths with Fanny, a former intern and colleague who is now starring in a Victor Hugo classic. ... more
Souleymane's Story
Boris Lojkine - France - 92 mins
Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize and the Performance Prize at Cannes, this film is a topical and emotionally immersive portrait of a young man whose story is simultaneously singular yet shared by the many undocumented laborers whom urban centers rely on yet constantly seek to restrict. Souleymane is a Guinean immigrant in Paris whose every waking ... more
Visiting Hours
Patricia Mazuy - France - 108 mins
Visiting Hours is a gripping drama that explores the unexpected bond between two women from vastly different social backgrounds. Alma (Oscar®-nominated and César winner Isabelle Huppert), from the bourgeois class, and Mina (César winner Hafsia Herzi), a young mother from the working class, first meet in the waiting room of a prison where ... more
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