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From 27 June

Persepolis

Based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel of the same name, Persepolis follows her life in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe. This poignant…

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From 15 July

The World is Yours

François is a small time drug dealer who wants to call it quits. His dream to become the official distributor of the Mr Freeze popsicle…

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From 30 Aug

Day for Night

This affectionate farce from François Truffaut about the joys and strife of moviemaking is one of his most beloved films. Truffaut himself appears as the…

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From 6 Sept

The Man Who Loved Women

An intriguing, sometimes unsettling study of an aeronautics engineer (Charles Denner) who devotes his non-working hours to the pursuit of sexual encounters with women. The…

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From 11 Sept

La Femme Infidèle

La Femme infidèle is Chabrol’s tale of infidelity, passion and violence – an unmissable Hitchcockian thriller set against a backdrop of bourgeois respectability in late…

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From 13 Sept

The Green Room

Julien Davenne is a journalist whose wife Julie died a decade ago. He gathered in the green room all her objects. When a fire destroys…

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From 20 Sept

Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne

Bresson’s second feature is “a landmark in cinema history … Its influence on subsequent French cinema is far from exhausted” (David Thomson). Made in collaboration…

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From 11 Oct

Catch Me if You Can

A runaway teenager lives an exciting life by forging checks and impersonating several professions, but his fraudulent activities soon attract the attention of the FBI.…

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From 18 Oct

Détective

The restless, unpredictable spirit of Détective emerges from its playful collision of genres and characters. Set largely within a hotel, the film brings together private…

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Sun 25 Oct

The Flower of Evil

In her fifties, Anne, played by Nathalie Baye, decides to run for mayor of the town where she lives. As her campaign unfolds, she must…

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From 1 Nov

Our Story

Never one to shy away from discomfiting situations, Blier paired two beloved French stars for an unconventional romantic tale. Alain Delon plays Robert, a man…

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From 3 Nov

It’s Only the End of the World

After twelve years away, a writer returns to his hometown. As the afternoon unfolds, resentment rewrites the course of his homecoming. Long-simmering grievances erupt into…

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From 8 Nov

God’s Offices

Nathalie Baye plays Anne, one of the dedicated and empathetic family planning counsellors who welcome and listen to women, each grappling with the question of…

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From 21 Nov

Le Plein de Super

In Alain Cavalier's first film, an off-beat road trip, Klouk (Bernard Crombey) is a car salesman who must miss a family holiday to deliver a…

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7 June - 25 July

Isabelle Adjani’s Journey through Cinema

Next event : The World is Yours
Thu 23 Jul at 18:30

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Next event : A Private Life
Thu 23 Jul at 16:15

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30 Aug - 26 Nov

Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives

Next event : Day for Night
Sun 30 Aug at 14:00

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16 - 23 Sept

London Spanish Film Festival

Next event : School Screening: Olivia & The Invisible Earthquake
Sat 12 Sep

Our Annual Festivals

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12 Nov - 3 Dec

French Film Festival London

Kids & Families

16 - 24 March

South Ken Kids Festival 2026

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Thu 5 Feb

Night of Ideas

Edinburgh