Full program and tickets to the 34th Alliance Française French Film Festival will be available from February 9th.
Room 212
Monday 6 February, 9:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
MA15+
Belgium, France, Luxembourg, 2019
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: English, French
Director: Christophe Honore
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin, Benjamin Biolay, Carole Bouquet
What's it about?
After 20 years of marriage, Maria (Mastroianni) decides to leave her husband. She moves into room 212 at the hotel across the street, with a bird’s-eye view of her apartment, her husband and the life she shared with him. While she wonders if she made the right decision, many of the people in her life offer their opinions on the matter. They intend to let her know, whether she likes it or not, on what proves to be a life-changing evening. Written and directed by Christophe Honore (Inside Paris, Sorry Angel).
In the Name of the Land
Tuesday 7 February, 9:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
M
Belgium, France, 2019
Genre: Drama
Language: French
Director: Edouard Bergeon
Starring: Guillaume Canet, Veerle Baetens, Anthony Bajon, Rufus, Samir Guesmi
What's it about?
Pierre (Canet) is 25 when he returns to the Mayenne district of France to marry his childhood sweetheart (Baetens) and takes over the family farm. The couple have two children, and for many years life is good. But the business is soon placed under enormous pressure, and what was once satisfying begins to take an insidious toll on the family. Based on director Edouard Bergeon's story of his own family, which was chronicled in a 2012 documentary he made for the acclaimed French TV series Infrarouge.
We'll End Up Together
Wednesday 8 February, 9:55pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
M
Belgium, France, 2019
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: French
Director: Guillaume Canet
Starring: François Cluzet, Marion Cotillard, Gilles Lellouche, Laurent Lafitte, Benoit Magimel
What's it about?In this sequel to the 2012 hit Little White Lies, it's been seven years since middle-aged restaurateur Max (Cluzet) has hosted his friends. The group have traditionally reconnected there for his birthday, but since things didn't exactly go as planned last time, they haven't seen much of one another. It turns out Max is divorcing and his villa is up for sale, so when Marie (Cotillard), Vincent (Magimel), now-famous actor Eric (Lellouche) and his hapless buddy-turned-assistant Antoine (Lafitte) arrive unannounced to celebrate a significant milestone, it’s not exactly a welcome surprise.
Monsieur Chocolat
Thursday 9 February, 9:55pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
M
France, 2016
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Language: French
Director: Roschdy Zem
Starring: Omar Sy, James Thiérrée, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet
What's it about?The story of the rise and fall of the famous clown Chocolat (Sy), the first Black circus performer who revolutionised stagnant circus acts and conquered Paris of the Belle Époque with his exuberance and originality. Discovered in a small country circus in the North of France by George Footit (Thiérrée), a British clown and acrobat, he formed a successful duo with him. For two decades, Footit as the authoritarian white clown and Chocolat as the Auguste Black drudge filled crowds with enthusiasm. But nothing lasts forever.
How to Be a Good Wife
Friday 10 February, 9:30pm on SBS World Movies / Now streaming at SBS On Demand
M
France, 2020
Genre: Comedy
Language: French
Director: Martin Provost
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau, Noemie Lvovsky, Edouard Baer, Francois Berleand
What's it about?
Paulette Van Der Beck (Binoche) and her husband (Berleand) have been running the housekeeping school of Bitche in Alsace for many years. Their mission is to train teenage girls to become the perfect housewives at a time when women were expected to be subservient to their husband. After the sudden death of her husband, Paulette discovers that the school is on the verge of bankruptcy and has to take her responsibilities. But while preparations are underway for the best housekeeping competition TV show, she and her lively students start questioning their beliefs as the nation-wide protests of May 1968 transform society around them.
