French Film Festival 2025 A 21st century photo shoot in Musée de l’Orangerie, where Monet’s water lilies paintings serve as a backdrop to a model’s poses and tourist selfies, perfectly sets the tone to this beautifully layered film from director Cédric Klapisch. An old house in rural Normandy owned by a woman called Adèle MeunierContinue reading “Colours of Time (la Venue de l’Avenir) (15)”
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Out of Love (Les Enfants vont biens)
French Film Festival 2025 This latest film from young French director Nathan Ambrosioni opens innocuously enough with shots of two children, nine year old Gaspard (Manoã Varvat) and six year old Margaux (Nina Birman), waiting for their Mum, Suzanne (Juliette Armanet), in the back seat of their car at a garage. They are on aContinue reading “Out of Love (Les Enfants vont biens)”
The Session Man (12A)
Dir Michael Treen Nicky Hopkins could lay claim to being one of the greatest rock musicians of all time. His playing graced over 250 albums, enhancing work by the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks, Joe Cocker and each of the Beatles. He toured with the Stones and Art Garfunkel among others and as wellContinue reading “The Session Man (12A)”
A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol)
French Film Festival 2025 French master of animation, Sylvain Chomet, brings his immense talent to the 2025 film chosen to open of this year’s French Film Festival UK that took place at Edinburgh’s Cameo cinema. Known for the wonderfully dark Belleville Rendezvous (Les Triplettes de Belleville) and the gentler, more benign but equally fabulous tributeContinue reading “A Magnificent Life (Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol)”
Clout: A Cautionary Tale
Written and Directed by Jordan Murphy Doidge, Clout is indeed a cautionary tale. What happens when social media becomes an obsession that takes over your life, and how it can affect the young and the vulnerable. Oskar (Archie Yates) is both young and vulnerable. He attends an elite private school where he has few friends,Continue reading “Clout: A Cautionary Tale”
The Marbles
“There are no such things as the Elgin Marbles” – Melina Mercouri In the early years of the 19th century Lord Elgin, while Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, had a number of sculptures and other artifacts from the Parthenon shipped home. The majority reside in the British Museum, although many suspect that there are someContinue reading “The Marbles”
33rd French Film Festival UK Starts This Week!
What promises to be one of the best line-ups in the history of the festival kicks off this week featuring a host of new films from acclaimed and debut directors alongside beloved and rarely seen classics. Taking place in over 40 different UK locations, with 62 films – 32 of which are UK premieres, itContinue reading “33rd French Film Festival UK Starts This Week!”
Brothers
Ross Syner’s film is a powerful tale of grief and morality In a very short timeframe and without resorting to dramatics, Syner’s film tells the story of three generations of a family that has suffered a devastating blow in the past and now has to endure the consequences of another tragic event. The director’s empathyContinue reading “Brothers”
33rd French Film Festival UK Announced for Winter 2025
French Film Festival UK (FFF UK), the unique annual francophone cinema event, makes a welcome return this winter to more than 40 different locations across the UK featuring a host of new films from acclaimed and debut directors alongside beloved and rarely seen classics. The varied programme includes 32 UK premieres out of a total of 62 films, including aContinue reading “33rd French Film Festival UK Announced for Winter 2025”
I SWEAR (15) Cameo
I SWEAR is a no holds barred account of how a teenage boy goes from being a talented goalie for his local football team in Galashiels to being socially crippled by the symptoms of Tourette Syndrome. Before the preview screening at Edinburgh’s Cameo, writer and director Kirk Jones spoke briefly to the packed audience, mentioningContinue reading “I SWEAR (15) Cameo”
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