Palace Films At The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023
The full line-up has been announced and tickets are now on sale for the 2023 edition of the immensely popular Alliance Française French Film Festival, which includes 12 new titles from Palace Films.
This year’s Festival offers an eclectic selection of the best French cinema of the past year, with Cannes Film Festival favourites (ONE FINE MORNING starring Léa Seydoux; THE INNOCENT from director Louis Garrel; BROTHER AND SISTER starring Marion Cotillard), French box office blockbusters (NOVEMBER starring Jean Dujardin), celebrated auteurs and acclaimed new voices (Christophe Honoré’s WINTER BOY starring Juliette Binoche; Alice Diop’s SAINT OMER), modern love stories (OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN starring Virginie Efira), life-affirming comedies (TWO TICKETS TO GREECE starring Laure Calamy and Kristin Scott Thomas; MARIA INTO LIFE starring Karin Viard), and exemplary dramas (ROBUSTE starring Gérard Depardieu; ANNIE’S FIRE starring Laure Calamy; and Laura Wendel’s PLAYGROUND).
The Alliance Française French Film Festival will screen nationally, kicking off in Sydney on March 7th, Melbourne and Perth on March 8th, Canberra and Hobart on March 9th, Brisbane on March 15th and Adelaide on March 23rd, with regional screenings following.
Tickets can be booked via the official Festival website www.affrenchfilmfestival.org
PALACE FILMS AT THE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL:
ONE FINE MORNING
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Cast: Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud, Nicole Garcia, Camille Leban Martins
WINNER Cannes International Film Festival 2022 (Directors’ Fortnight), Best European Film
THE INNOCENT
Director: Louis Garrel
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Renier, Lyna Khoudri, Cédric Kahn
OFFICIAL SELECTION (Out of Competition) Cannes International Film Festival 2022
CÉSAR AWARDS 2023 – Nominee (x11) – incl. Best Film, Director, Actor, Supp. Actress & Original Screenplay
BROTHER AND SISTER
Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud, Golshifteh Farahani, Benjamin Siksou, Patrick Timsit
OFFICIAL SELECTION (In Competition) Cannes International Film Festival 2022
NOVEMBER
Director: Cédric Jimenez
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Sandrine Kiberlain, Anaïs Demoustier, Jérémie Renier, Lyna Khoudri, Cédric Kahn
OFFICIAL SELECTION (Out of Competition) Cannes International Film Festival 2022
WINTER BOY
Director: Christophe Honoré
Cast: Paul Kircher, Vincent Lacoste, Juliette Binoche, Erwan Kepoa Falé
WINNER San Sebastian International Film Festival 2022, Best Actor
SAINT OMER
Director: Alice Diop
Cast: Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanda, Valérie Dreville, Aurélia Petit
OFFICIAL SELECTION (France) Academy Awards 2023, Best International Feature
WINNER Venice International Film Festival 2022, Grand Jury Prize
OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Cast: Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni, Callie Ferreira-Goncalves
OFFICIAL SELECTION (In Competition) Venice International Film Festival 2022
WINNER Lumiére Awards 2023, Best Actress
TWO TICKETS TO GREECE
Director: Marc Fitoussi
Cast: Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte, Kristin Scott Thomas
OFFICIAL SELECTION Angoulême Film Festival 2022
MARIA INTO LIFE
Director: Lauriane Escaffre & Yvo Muller
Cast: Karin Viard, Grégory Gadebois, Philippe Uchan, Noée Abita, Pauline Clément
WINNER International Francophone Film Festival 2022, Audience Award for Best Film
ROBUSTE
Director: Constance Meyer
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Déborah Lukumuena, Lucas Mortier, Megan Northam, Florence Janas
OPENING NIGHT SELECTION (Critics’ Week) 74th Cannes International Film Festival
ANNIE’S FIRE
Director: Blandine Lenoir
Cast: Laure Calamy, Pascale Arbillot, Zita Hanrot, India Hair, Josiane Balasko, Laurent Stocker
WINNER Locarno International Film Festival 2022, Variety Piazza Grande Award
PLAYGROUND
Director: Laura Wandel
Cast: Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Karim Leklou, Laura Verlinden
WINNER (Un Certain Regard) Cannes International Film Festival 2021, FIPRESCI Prize