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A Magnificent Life

French Film Festival on Tour 2025

Season

Tue 9 - 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

Nouvelle Vague

classified 18 (CTBA) French Film Festival
A woman in a striped shirt and skirt holds a bottle, seated on a bed with two men, amidst scattered blankets and casual decor.
Tue 9 Dec 20:30
Film

A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, Nouvelle Vague reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.

The Little Sister

classified 18 (CTBA) French Film Festival
A person in a black jacket and green hoodie stands against a vibrant, intricate patterned tile wall.
Wed 10 Dec 18:00
Film

Hafsia Herzi’s sensitive and affecting coming-of-age drama The Little Sister tells the story of Fatima, a devout young Muslim woman, as she struggles to balance the dictates of her religion with her sexuality.

Sirât

classified 18 (CTBA) French Film Festival
Sirât
Thu 11 Dec 20:30
Film

Oliver Laxe’s Cannes Jury Prize winner Sirât tells the story of Luis (Sergi López), a committed father who embarks on a journey with his son to search for his eldest daughter, Marina, after she disappears at a rave deep in the mountains of Morocco.

Wild Foxes

classified 18 (CTBA) French Film Festival
Wild Foxes
Fri 12 Dec 18:00
Film

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 15 French Film Festival
Harry, He’s Here to Help
Sat 13 Dec 15:00
Film

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) French Film Festival
A Private Life
Sat 13 Dec 18:00
Film

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) French Film Festival
A cozy vintage room features a writer at a typewriter, a child sitting on the floor, a piano, and various musical and artistic items.
Sun 14 Dec 14:30
Film

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) French Film Festival
The Stranger
Sun 14 Dec 17:00
Film

François Ozon’s sterling adaptation of Albert Camus’ landmark novel is a gripping account of human absurdity in 1930s French-colonised Algeria

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