With five films on the docket for December, including a twin screening, there will be something for everyone. On top of that, there are plenty of extras in store – including two walking tours, Q&As and a very special anniversary celebration. As usual, arrive early for pre-show drinks and a chance to chat with fellow cinephiles.
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Diamant Brut (Wild Diamond)
Friday, December 6th, from 7pm
L’Entrepôt, 7 Rue Francis de Pressensé
A self-absorbed teenager (Malou Khebizi), obsessed with beauty and hungry for fame, endeavours to become a reality TV star in writer-director Agathe Riedinger’s tenderly brutal coming of age feature film debut that was selected to compete for the the Palme d’Or and Caméra d’Or at Cannes earlier this year.
Director Riedinger and leading actor Khebizi will take part in a Q&A after the screening.
Monsieur Aznavour
Sunday, December 8th, from 7pm
Luminor, 20 Rue du Temple
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Tahir Rahim stars in the biopic of singer, songwriter, actor and activist Charles Aznavour, from his beginning as the son of Armenian immigrants to the rise of his career as a singer and actor which cemented his status as a beloved figure in France.
READ ALSO 9 things you never knew about French singer Charles Aznavour
The screening is preceded by a two-hour walking tour celebrating the ‘drama queens’ of Paris. The walk shines the spotlight on some of the dramatic heroines of Parisian theatre and film – from Josephine Baker and Mata Hari to Alice Guy Blaché.
Tickets (€17) for the walking tour are available here.
Le Père Noël est une Ordure (Santa Claus Is a Stinker) / Les Bronzés font du Ski (French Fried Vacation 2: The Bronzes Go Skiing)
Tuesday, December 10th, from 7pm
L’Epée de Bois, 100 Rue Mouffetard
Tickets: Le Père Noël est une Ordure – €7.90 – €9.90 / Les Bronzés font du Ski – €7.90 – €9.90
A seasonal twin-screening treat, with cinephiles given a choice of two classic French comedies.
The twin screening is preceded by a walking tour into the history of cinema and the film Midnight in Paris. Tickets (€17) for the tour are available here.
In Le Père Noël est une Ordure, a pair of neurotics working for a suicide hotline on Christmas Eve get caught up in catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.
Alternatively, you can see Les Bronzés font du Ski, in which the beyond hapless group from the original holiday comedy Les Bronzés try their luck on the winter slopes. You might think you can imagine what happens next. But you probably can’t.
Le Sens de la Fête (C’est la Vie!)
Thursday, December 12th, from 7pm
L’Arlequin, 76 Rue de Rennes
Lost in Frenchlation celebrates its ninth anniversary with this special screening of Le Sens de la Fête – which comes with an alternative ‘English’ title that … well … isn’t.
But that’s by-the-by. After drinks and a bit of a giveaway to mark the film group’s anniversary, Le Sens de la Fête treads a well worn extravagant wedding celebration riding a catastrophe curve path, as a harried caterer tries to deal with the demands of an arrogant groom, amid unfolding calamity and disaster at a beautiful 17th-century venue.
The screening is followed by a Q&A with writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano.
