 
    French Film Festival on Tour 2025
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)Subtitled screening
 
    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)Subtitled screening
 
    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)Subtitled screening
 
    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)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