French Film Festival on Tour 2025
Until Sun 14 Dec
Be captivated by the finest new French cinema from some of the country’s most exciting filmmaking talent, both in front of and behind the camera.
Join us for Sylvain Chomet’s (The Triplets of Belleville, The Illusionist) whimsical animated biopic of Marcel Pagnol, A Magnificent Life; Richard Linklater’s joyful tribute to the freewheeling filmmaking of early Godard and the French New Wave in Nouvelle Vague; and Sirāt – Oliver Laxe’s intense bass-heavy odyssey through the desert.
Upcoming screenings in this season
Wild Foxes
classified 18 (CTBA)Subtitled screening
At a boarding school, specialising in sports, talented young boxer Camille is narrowly saved from a fatal accident by his best friend Matteo. But after a swift recovery, an inexplicable pain gradually takes hold of him, threatening his dreams of greatness and his relationship with the team.
Harry, He’s Here to Help
classified 15Subtitled screening
French Film Festival on Tour 2025 presents a restored copy of Harry, He’s Here to Help, to mark the 25th anniversary of Dominik Moll’s Hitchcockian thriller.
A Private Life
classified 18 (CTBA)Subtitled screening
Jodie Foster’s impeccable French and comedic skills are on full display in this mystery thriller, which sees her character journey down a rabbit hole to investigate a suspicious death.
A Magnificent Life
classified 18 (CTBA)Subtitled screening
Following the life of Marcel Pagnol, a playwright, novelist, and filmmaker who grew up in a middle-class household in Marseille and became one of the world's most inventive and prolific artists from the 1930s to the 1950s.
The Stranger
classified 18 (CTBA)Subtitled screening
François Ozon’s sterling adaptation of Albert Camus’ landmark novel is a gripping account of human absurdity in 1930s French-colonised Algeria
