After three years abroad, Felix returns to his childhood village for Christmas, and memories come…
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When his older boyfriend loses interest in him, filmmaker Isidore Bethel looks for a way forward.…
“Beijing Spring” tells a story about underground filmmaking, radical art, and censorship that’s…
When the easygoing would-be novelist Zorg (Jean-Hugues Anglade) meets the tempestuous Betty (Béatrice…
An episodic chronicle of the painful dissolution of her parents’ relationship — and the woman who…
“Flee” — winner of Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary section — tells the story…
Set in contemporary Paris, “France” — the latest from SLIFF alum Bruno Dumont (“Slack Bay,” “The Life of…
The bright sun of the French Riviera is deceptive in this alluring work of slow-burn suspense from…
“Little Girl” offers a touching portrait of 8-year-old Sasha, who insistently questions her gender, often…
In “Ma Belle, My Beauty” — which premiered at Sundance — newlywed musicians Bertie and Fred are adjusting…
Journalist David Dufresne’s first documentary is a devastatingly timely investigation of the place of…
Expatriate American director Joseph Losey (“The Prowler,” “The Go-Between,” “The Servant”) worked…
In “Paris, 13th District” — which debuted at Cannes — three girls and a boy become friends, sometimes…
In the lively French comedy “Perfumes,” Anne Walberg (Emmanuelle Devos) is a celebrity in the world of…
In “Petite Maman,” Céline Sciamma’s follow-up to her critically lauded “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” 8-…
In this ecological thriller based on true events, Nour Hamadi (Zita Henrot) returns to her small hometown…
Celebrated animator Chloé Mazlo makes her feature debut with this strikingly original film inspired by her…
Melvin Van Peebles’s edgy, angsty, romantic first feature could never have been made in America. Unable to…
In the waters off a small seaside village in Normandy, a boat capsizes. Rescued from drowning, 16-year-old…
In the framing story of this bifurcated film, which premiered at Cannes and recently screened at the New…
Aided by the marvelous, impressionist-styled images of cinematographer Nestor Almendros and a swooning…
With this screening of “Vagabond,” one of her essential films, the Classic French Film Festival pays…
As a tribute to actress Anna Karina, who died in December 2019, the Classic French Film Festival offers “…