Category: Screenings

From Marseille with Love

Screening

FRA | 2023 | 66 mins | doc | dir. David Yon | in French with EN subs | Cert. TBC | UK Premiere

In a mineral black and white that breaks with the usual blue sky of Marseille, I Will Never Heal summons three anonymous figures, two men and a woman, whose lives are exposed and intertwined through fragments of existences and stories. The film tells us about the way these three people ward off and overcome an unfavourable fate (blindness, imprisonment), or simply the throes of life (mourning). (Claire Lasolle, FID)

In partnership with FID Marseille

FRA | 2023 | 106 mins | dir. Robert Guédiguian, with Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Lola Naymark , Robinson Stévenin, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet | in French with EN subs | cert. TBC | UK Premiere

In the working-class district of old Marseille, Rosa is the heart and soul of her community, a nurse and the matriarch of a large and close-knit family. But approaching retirement and surrounded by political inertia, she is feeling disillusioned. Until she meets Henri and realises it is never too late to fulfill her own political and personal dreams.

Robert Guédiguian is back to his Marseille roots with this militant and hopeful portrait of a woman (Venice Best Actress winner Ariane Ascaride) in the midst of inspirational changes.

Followed by a live virtual Q&A with director Robert Guédiguian

Your ticket includes a glass of Ricard pastis, courtesy of Pernod Ricard, offered in the foyer of the French Institute from 17.00

Pagnol - The Marseille Trilogy

Screening

FRA | 1931 | 127 mins | dir. Alexander Korda, with Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis | in French with EN subs | 4K Restoration

Marius is a young man who loves his gruff and good-natured father César, and also Fanny, who sells shells in front of César’s bar. Since his childhood, the desire to run the world inflames him. He doesn’t want to abandon his father, who might die of grief, nor Fanny, who thinks only of him. And yet the sea is there…  Marius is a timeless film that explores the complexities of desire and duty, leaving audiences with a bittersweet reflection on the paths we choose in matters of the heart.

Your ticket includes a glass of Ricard pastis, courtesy of Pernod Ricard, offered in the foyer of the French Institute from 17.00

Pagnol - The Hills of Provence Trilogy

Screening

FRA | 1990 | 98 mins | dir. Yves Robert, with Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort | in French with EN subs | 8+ | Cert. U | 35 mm print

Every weekend the Pagnol family faces a very long walk under the hot sun to be able to spend two days in their lovely La Treille. Shortcuts across private estates make the task more bearable. Until one day, a stubborn caretaker catches them trespassing. Years later, Marcel buys a land with a castle and realises it is the very one his mother was so afraid of cutting across.

Women's Rights Now

Screening

FRA | 2023 | 118 mins | dir. Vanessa Filho, written by Vanessa Springora, François Pirot, Vanessa Filho, with Kim Higelin, Jean-Paul Rouve, Laetitia Casta | in French with EN subs | UK Premiere

Paris, 1985. Vanessa is thirteen when she meets Gabriel Matzneff. A very smart and manipulative man, the fifty-year-old renowned writer seduces the young girl. The adolescent becomes the lover and muse of a man celebrated by the cultural and political establishment. Losing herself in the relationship, she gradually starts to realise how destructive and abnormal the situation is, until she finally sees Gabriel Matzneff for the predator he really is. Based on the autobiographical book by writer Vanessa Springora, Consent takes the public onto a long journey through trauma and healing as she attempts to free herself from a man’s powerful influence.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with director Vanessa Filho