L'Amour l'amour at French Film Festival 2024

Love is in the air at the 35th edition of the French Film Festival. Join us in discovering l'amour l'amour with a romantic collection of contemporary French cinema.


Along Came Love
Le temps d'aimer

Premiering at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, this sweeping romantic drama about love, family and secrets spanning several decades, exploring the complex world of a couple shadowed by secrets in post-war puritanical France.

DIRECTED BY:
KATELL QUILLÉVÉRÉ

STARRING:
ANAÏS DEMOUSTIER
VINCENT LACOSTE

FFF - ALONG CAME LOVE FFF - ALONG CAME LOVE

Iris and the Men
Iris et les hommes

“They’re not”: this is how Iris quietly answers her chiropractor when asked how things are going with her husband. The words slip from her mouth like an unformed realisation: how long has it been since they last made love?

DIRECTED BY:
CAROLINE VIGNAL

STARRING:
LAURE CALAMY
VINCENT ELBAZ

FFF - IRIS AND THE MEN FFF - IRIS AND THE MEN

The Nature of Love
Simple comme Sylvain

Sylvain is a craftsman, renovating Sophia and Xavier’s new country house. When Sophia and Sylvain meet, Sophia’s world is turned upside down. Opposites attract, but can they last?

DIRECTED BY:
MONIA CHOKRI

STARRING:
MAGALIE LÉPINE BLONDEAU
PIERRE-YVES CARDINAL

FFF - THE NATURE OF LOVE FFF - THE NATURE OF LOVE

Children of Paradise
Les enfants du paradis

Transporting us back to the Parisian theatre scene of the mid-1800s, this cinematic masterpiece revolves around Garance, a free-spirited young woman, and her intersecting loves.

DIRECTED BY:
MARCEL CARNÉ

STARRING:
ARLETTY
JEAN-LOUIS BARRAULT

FFF - CHILDREN OF PARADISE FFF - CHILDREN OF PARADISE

Out of Season
Hors-saison

Torn by the manner in which they parted fifteen years earlier, Mathieu and Alice agree to meet for lunch in this tender and moving new romance about two former lovers who unexpectedly cross paths.

DIRECTED BY:
STÉPHANE BRIZÉ

STARRING:
ALBA ROHRWACHER
GUILLAUME CANET

FFF - OUT OF SEASON FFF - OUT OF SEASON

Sidonie in Japan
Sidonie au Japon

Isabelle Huppert mesmerises in this gentle-yet-bittersweet film about a most unlikely love triangle between a grieving widow, a potential new romantic partner, and the ghost of the widow’s dead husband.

DIRECTED BY:
ÉLISE GIRARD

STARRING:
ISABELLE HUPPERT
AUGUST DIEHL

FFF - SIDONIE IN JAPAN FFF - SIDONIE IN JAPAN

Festival Special Events: Celebrating with romance

Two romantic films of this year's line-up will be featured in the Cinéwine series during this year's Festival. Don't miss these special events as we share a drink together, celebrate each film's significance (historically and culturally), and enjoy l'amour l'amour on the big screen.

CINÉWINE FRENCH CLASSIC
Children of Paradise

Released shortly after liberation, many hail it as the greatest French film of all time, with Marlon Brando once declaring it "maybe the best movie ever made." A must-see for cinema lovers. One screening only.

Sunday 24 March - 4pm
Palace Nova Eastend

Drink provided during intermission

CINÉWINE FRENCH CLASSIC CINÉWINE FRENCH CLASSIC

CINÉWINE CANADA
The Nature of Love

In collaboration with the High Commission of Canada in Australia and the Consulate General of Canada, join us in celebrating the beauty of the Francophonie and the power of love in this remarkable cinematic adventure.

Wednesday 27 March - 6:30pm
Palace Nova Eastend

Drink provided at arrival

CINÉWINE CANADA CINÉWINE CANADA


About the Alliance Française French Film Festival

This year marks the 35th edition of the Alliance Française French Film Festival, a significant milestone in our cinematic journey where 35 is not just a number – it is an emblem. From the days of 35mm film screenings to the marvels of today's digital era, we have proudly showcased the very best of French cinema in Australia. Adapting and evolving over time, we have grown into the world's largest French film festival outside the borders of France.

From our Opening Night film, The Three Musketeers - D'Artagnan, to our Closing Night film, Second Round, and the 39 other films in between - there's something for everyone!


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