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1 Nov – 12 Dec 2024
frenchfilmfestival.org.uk
Bienvenue / Welcome! As the only UK festival devoted exclusively to contemporary and classic French-speaking cinema, the French Film Festival UK has earned an unrivalled reputation as a showcase for Francophone cinema. Most of the 20 films presented in Chichester are previews or UK premieres. Many of them had their world premieres in Cannes earlier this year. Also on the agenda are three classic French films: Truffaut’s Day for Night and Claude Lelouch’s A Man and a Woman, and César & Rosalie supported with illustrated talks. The films feature such luminaries as Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Deneuve, Anouk Aimee, Léa Seydoux, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Yves Montand and Fabrice Luchini. There’s also an exclusive preview of Woody Allen’s latest film in French Coup de Chance and a possible guest: with actor Mathieu Amalric (tbc) introducing Filmlovers!. Roger Gibson Cover image: Emmanuel Courcol’s The Marching Band