The 2011 French Film Festival
The 2011 French Film Festival
Date: June 8, 2011
Venue: Shangri-La Plaza Mall EDSA
Time: 6:30 pm
Opening Night: June 8, 6:30 p.m. at Shangri-La Plaza Mall
Manila: June 8-19 at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall
Cebu: June 23-25 at the Ayala Center Cebu
Quezon City: June 28- July 2 at the UP Film Institute
From: http://www.alliance.ph/events_details.php?The_2011_French=135
The 2011 French Film Festival
Film Synopses (Without Images)
Manila: June 8-19 at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall
Cebu: June 23-25 at the Ayala Center Cebu
Quezon City: June 28- July 2 at the UP Film Institute
L'Autre (The Other One) (2008)
Directors
Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic
Actors
Dominique Blanc; Cyril Gueï; Peter Bonke; Christèle Tual; Anne Benoît; Charlotte Clamens Christian Chaussex; Paula Keiller
Anne-Marie has a peaceful break-up with her boyfriend Alex, who she doesn't love anymore. However, upon learning that another woman has come into his life, she becomes insanely jealous...
Film production and distribution
Associate production company : Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Film export/Foreign Sales : Films Distribution
French distribution : Ad Vitam
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Drama
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2008
French release : 04/02/2009
Runtime : 1h 37mn
Current status : Released
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Sound format : Dolby SRD
La Tête de maman (Mother's smile) (2005)
Director
Carine Tardieu
Actors
Karin Viard; Kad Merad; Pascal Elbé; Chloé Coulloud; Jane Birkin; Jérôme Kircher Sarah Cohen-Hadria; Arthur Ligerot; Suzy Falk; Nanou Garcia; Danièle Hugues; Abbès Zahmani ; Christophe Rossignon; Alexandre Fogelmann; Marilia Lorgeril (de); Lise Lamétrie
Synopsis
Twenty years ago, a few years before I was born, mom loved a guy. Twenty years ago, they were forced apart and when the silly fool left, he took my mom's smile with him. I've gotta find him, gotta bring him back for mom. Otherwise, I'll die. – Lulu, 15 years old.
Film production and distribution
Associate production company : Nord-Ouest Films
Co-production : France 2 Cinéma, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, UGC Images, M6 Films
Film export/Foreign Sales : TF1 International
French distribution : UGC Distribution (ex International)
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Drama
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2005
French release : 28/03/2007
Runtime : 1h 35mn
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby DTS
Official website : www.latetedemaman-lefilm.com/
Un Poison Violent (Love like poison) (2010)
Director
Katell Quillévéré
Actors
Clara Augarde; Lio ; Michel Galabru; Stefano Cassetti; Thierry Neuvic; Youen Leboulanger-Gourvil
Synopsis
Anna, a young teenager, comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and is confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a freespirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul... but doesn't know if it is to God, or something else.
Film production and distribution
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Drama
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2010
French release : 04/08/2010
Runtime : 1h 32mn
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Le dernier des fous (The last among the crazy ones) (2006)
Director
Laurent Achard
Actors
Julien Cochelin; Pascal Cervo; Annie Cordy; Fettouma Bouamari; Dominique Reymond; Jean-Yves Chatelais Florence Giorgetti; Dorine Bouteiller; Thomas Laroppe; Nicolas Leclere; Nicolas Pignon; Chamsedine Miri Théo Puiseux;
Synopsis
It's summer and the beginning of the long vacation period for eleven-year-old Martin, who lives on a farm, and, at a loss, observes his family's disintegration: his mother lives locked up in her room; his older brother, who he adores, drowns himself in drink; and his father, dominated by Martin's grandmother, is a helpless onlooker to the family's collapse. Although Mistigri, his cat, and Malika, the Moroccan maid, afford him some comfort, Martin is determined to put an end to this confusion.
Technical details
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Drama
Production language : French
Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
Production year : 2006
French release : 03/01/2007
Runtime : 1h 36mn
Current status : Released
Visa number : 113.863
Visa issue date : 16/11/2006
Approval : Yes
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : DTS
Les enfants de Timpelbach (Trouble at Timpeltill) (2008)
Director
Nicolas Bary
Actors
Raphaël Katz; Adèle Exarchopoulos; Léo Legrand; Gérard Depardieu; Carole Bouquet; Armelle Tilly Mandelbrot (Erna) ; Lola Créton; Baptiste Betoulaud; Martin Jobert; Lola Créton; Léo Paget Ilona Bachelier; Joël Demarty; Éric Naggar; Eric Godon; Philippe Mercier; Odile Matthieu Stéphane Bissot; Thierry Desroses; Olivier Leborgne; Laure Roldan; François Damiens; Valentine Bouly Vanille Ougen; Manon Chevallier; Maxime Riquier; David Cognaux; Julien DUBOIS;
Synopsis
In the village of Timpeltill, the children pass their time playing pranks on others and resisting every kind of authority. At the end of their rope, the parents decide to leave the village... for what they think will be a day. A village with no parents! It's not bad news for everyone. Two gangs of children then confront each other, each determined to be the sole gang to control the village.
Film export/Foreign Sales : Pathé Distribution
French distribution : Pathé Distribution
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Children's films, Adventure
Production language : French
Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium, Luxembourg)
Production year : 2008
French release : 17/12/2008
Runtime : 1h 35mn
Current status : Released
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 2.35
Sound format : Dolby DTS
Official website : timpelbach-lefilm.com/
Dans les cordes (Inside the ring) (2006)
Director
Magaly Richard-Serrano
Actors
Richard Anconina; Maria De Medeiros; Louise Szpindel; Stéphanie Sokolinski; Bruno Putzulu; Jean- Pierre Kalfon Diouc Koma; Chems Dahmani; Ninon Brétécher
Synopsis
Angie and Sandra are 18 years old. They've been raised as sisters by Joseph, Angie's father and Sandra's uncle. He's also been their trainer, programming them to win the national French boxing championship finals. But Angie loses and Sandra wins… Angie wants a rematch at any cost, but Joseph has decided otherwise.
Film production and distribution
Associate production company: Sunday Morning Productions
Co-production : Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Film export/Foreign Sales : Pyramide International
French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Drama
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2006
French release : 04/04/2007
Runtime : 1h 30mn
Current status : Released
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby DTS
7 Ans (7 Years) (2006)
Director
Jean-Pascal Hattu
Actors
Valérie Donzelli; Bruno Todeschini; Cyril Troley; Pablo De la Torre; Nadia Kaci
While Vincent is in prison for 7 years, his wife Maité takes a lover. This lover happens to be a guard in the prison. She is caught in a game of guilt, pleasure, and obligation.
Film production and distribution
Associate production company : Les Films du Bélier
Film export/Foreign Sales : Pyramide International
French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
Full credits
Executive Producer : Justin Taurand
Screenwriters : Jean-Pascal Hattu, Gilles Taurand, Guillaume Daporta
Director of Photography : Pascal Poucet
Sound Recordists : Xavier Piroelle, Yolande Decarsin, Sébastien Savine, Emmanuel Croset
Press Attaché (film) : Annie Maurette
Editor : Anne Klotz
Continuity supervisor : Hélène Chevré
Production Designer : Sophie Chandoutis
Costume Designer : Anne Lavedan
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Drama
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2006
French release : 21/02/2007
Runtime : 1h 26mn
Current status : Released
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Le Marquis (2010) – shot in Cebu in 2010
Dominique Farrugia
Franck Dubosc; Richard Berry; Jean-Hugues Anglade; Luisa Ranieri; Sara Martins; Pascale Louange Joël Torre; Fred Scotlande; Alain Zef Thomas Gardesse, a traveling alarm systems salesman, is arrested for a minor offense and sentenced to six months imprisonment. To win the respect of his fellow inmates, he claims he is "The Marquis," a brilliant robber whose identity has remained a mystery. Two weeks before his release, an armed robber named Quentin Tasseau helps him escape and takes him to Manila so he can take part in a robbery whose mastermind requires the talents of the Marquis...
Feature film
Genres : Fiction
Subgenres : Comedy
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2010
French release : 09/03/2011
Runtime : 1h 28mn
Current status : Released
Visa number : 122.385
Visa issue date : 27/01/2011
Approval : Yes
Production formats : 35mm
Screening format : 35mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Sound format : Dolby SRD
Official website : www.pathedistribution.com
Two films produced by Luc Besson/EUROPACORP
and distributed commercially in the Philippines by PIONEER Films
Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec / Adèle: Rise of the Mummy) (2010)
Synopsis:
Writer-director-producer Luc Besson's affinity for mega-budget, FX-heavy adventure spectacles is wellknown and publicized. With his film The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, he adds yet another chapter to this tradition. An adaptation of a popular French comic book from the 1970s, it stars Louise Bourgoin (The Girl from Monaco) as the redheaded title character, a wisecracking, hard-living adventurercum- novelist living in pre-WWI France. As the tale opens, Adele is on a mission in Egypt, attempting to retrieve a sarcophagus and tote it back to Western Europe, but simultaneously attempting to fend off complications wrought by her nemesis, the archaeologist Dieuleveult. She succeeds on both fronts, but upon returning runs headfirst into another problem: a Parisian scientist (Jacky Nercessian) with the power to heal Adele's comatose sister (Laure de Clermont-Tonnere) has accidentally let loose an ancient Pterodactyl above the Parisian skies. While a zany detective (Gilles Lellouche) and a hunter (Jean-Paul Rouve) attempt to eliminate the creature, the villains turn up yet again and try to thwart Adele's long-term plans.
Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard (Arthur 2: The Revenge Of Maltazard) (2009)
Synopsis:
Arthur (Freddie Highmore) is reunited with his beloved Princess Selenia in the latest adventure adapted from Luc Besson's bestselling children's books, but danger lurks on the horizon… A spider deposits a grain of rice in Arthur's hand, with a message carved into it. It's an S.O.S. from the Minimoys. Arthur doesn't think twice about flying to the rescue. But not thinking twice could land him in the trap set by the abominable Maltazard, who has resolved to take his revenge... Luc Besson's follow-up to his worldwide box-office hit Arthur And The Minimoys, reprises the combo of live-action, starring Freddie Highmore (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory) and Mia Farrow (Be Kind Rewind), and magnificent, state-of-the-art animation.
Sandrine Bonnaire Retrospective
The Sandrine Bonnaire cycle consists of six films available in 35 mm with subtitles in English, Spanish and Portuguese. It is reserved for non-commercial distribution abroad under the aegis of the cultural institutions of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Subject to current rights, the films are intended for public showing as part of events organised by the cultural departments of embassies, centres and institutes worldwide, in partnership with the National Film Archives, French cinema festivals and international festivals.
A Nos Amours (To Our Loves) (1983)
a film by Maurice PIALAT
At a vacation resort where she is rehearsing "No Trifling with Love", 15-year-old Suzanne rejects her boyfriend Luc and gives herself, without any real pleasure, to a visiting young American. Back to Paris, she has other love affairs. Clashing with her parents, she comes up against a neurotic mother, a father who suddenly decides to leave the family nest, and her falsely protective brother. Suzanne seeks herself while going from one guy to another. Her marriage ends in failure. In a plane taking her to California to her new lover, Suzanne seems to question herself about fleeing towards an uncertain future. Will she be able to love one day?
Réalisation / Director: Maurice Pialat
Scénario et dialogues : Arlette Langmann, Maurice Pialat
Production : Les Films du Livradois, Gaumont, FR3
• Interprètes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Evelyne Ker, Dominique Besnehard, Pierre-Loup Rajot, Cyril Collard, Maurice Pialat, Anne-Sophie Maillé, Maïté Maillé, Christophe Odent, Cyr Boitard, Jacques Fieschi
• Prix Louis Delluc 1983
• César du Meilleur film 1984
• César du Meilleur espoir féminin pour Sandrine Bonnaire
Sans Toit Ni Loi (Vagabond) (1985)
a film by Agnès VARDA
In the middle of winter in southern France, a girl is found frozen to death in a ditch. Who was she? "A drug addict, a mental patient," some say… People who came across her try to draw a portrait of this young wanderer. As she wanders aimlessly, you may see her bathing nude at a beach, being picked up by a planetologist as she hitchhikes, spending time squatting in abandoned property, being hosted by a couple of goat-raising hippies, sympathizing with a farm worker from the Maghreb, setting up her tent in a cemetery, being lusted after by garage mechanics, sleeping with one but not the other…. Her name was Mona; some rejected her, others tried in vain to help her. No one was able to hold her back.
• Interprètes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss, Yolande Moreau, Patrick
Lepczynski, Yahiaoui Assouna, Joël Fosse, Marthe Jarnias, Laurence Cortadellas
• Lion d'Or au Festival du Cinéma de Venise 1985
• Prix de la Critique internationale - Fipresci 1985
• Prix Georges Méliès 1985
• César 1985 de la Meilleure interprète féminine pour Sandrine Bonnaire
• Prix de l'Office Catholique du Cinéma 1985
• Prix du Meilleur Film Etranger 1986 décerné à Los Angeles par l'Association des Critiques USA
• Meilleur film et Meilleure réalisatrice ( Jury de jeunes ) au Festival de Bruxelles 1986
La Cérémonie (A Judgment in Stone) (1995)
a film by Claude CHABROL
1h51
Catherine and her husband Georges Lelièvre think they've found a real gem when they hire as their maid a discreet, quiet and illiterate girl named Sophie. Sophie has hidden her handicap from her new employers, and she finds herself facing the problem of performing simple, everyday tasks like interpreting a shopping list. Sophie becomes a friend of Jeanne, a very strange young woman torn between her job as a postal worker and an imaginary life of dreams and fantasies. Jeanne, whose past is equally dramatic, encourages Sophie to rebel against her employers. A macabre dance begins for these two cast offs, blending good and evil.
Director : Claude Chabrol from a novel by Ruth Rendell, A Judgment in Stone (L'Analphabète)
Adaptation et dialogues : Claude Chabrol, Caroline Eliacheff
Production : MK2 Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Prokino Film Produktion, Olga Film, ZDF
Ventes internationales / International Sales : MK2
• Interprètes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Isabelle Huppert, Jean Pierre Cassel, Jacqueline Bisset, Virginie Ledoyen, Valentin Merlet
Mademoiselle (2000)
a film by Philippe LIORET
1h25
The life of Claire, a young woman with no history, a medical representative and mother of two children, brightens up when, at a cocktail party for a pharmaceutical convention, she runs into a dreamy actor turned into a sad clown from having continuously hosted wedding events and banquets. During these 24 hours of getting to know each other through a series of failed acts, these two discover one another, like one another, and have a one-night stand. Claire starts dreaming … Will she give herself the right to enjoy the fleeting happiness of a simple love story? Will this brief encounter change her life?
Réalisation / Director : Philippe Lioret
Scénario et dialogues : Emmanuel Courcol, Philippe Lioret, Christian Sinniger
Production : Alicéleo, Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma avec la participation de Canal + Ventes internationales / International Sales : France Télévision Distribution • Interprètes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Isabelle Candelier, Zinédine Soualem, Jacques Boudet, Patrick Mercado, Philippe Belglia, Maryvonne Schiltz
• Prix de la Meilleure actrice à Sandrine Bonnaire au Festival du Film romantique de Cabourg 2001
Elle s'appelle Sabine (Her name is Sabine) (2007)
a film by Sandrine Bonnaire
1h25
A sensitive portrait of Sabine Bonnaire, a 38-year-old autistic woman, made by Sandrine, her closest sister. It tells her story through personal archives, filmed by the actress over a period of 25 years, and shows her life today in a special facility. The documentary evokes an engaging personality whose development and multiple talents have been crushed by a failing care system. After the tragic five long years spent in a psychiatric hospital, Sabine regains her taste for life – even though her abilities remain altered – in a group home in Charente. A demonstration with a example of the shortage of specialized facilities and its dramatic consequences. Beyond the subject matter, Her Name Is Sabine is a true cinematographic film.
• Sélection officielle Quinzaine des Réalisateurs Festival de Cannes 2007
• Prix de la Télévision de la Critique 2008 Meilleur documentaire
• Prix du Syndicat de la Critique 2008 Meilleur premier film français
• Prix France Culture Cinéma 2008
• Globe de Cristal 2008 du Meilleur documentaire
Joueuse (Queen To Play) (2009)
a film by Caroline Bottaro
1h37
In a small village in Corsica, Hélène's life, quiet and discreet, is but a day after another, all the same... A chamber maid in a hotel, she seems happy with Ange and Lisa, her husband and 15-year-old daughter. Her life seemed already written… Her modest fate changes one day when, as she makes up a hotel room, her attention is grabbed by a young American couple, in love and attractive, who are playing chess on the terrace. Suddenly fascinated with the free and sensual communication that their relationship evokes, she takes a keen interest in chess. Hélène will do everything, obstinately, to master the rules of this game until she becomes excellent at it. She can count on the help from Mr. Kröger, a mysterious village resident, to support her in this metamorphosis, to find her freedom and her identity as a woman.
Réalisation /Director : Caroline Bottaro d'après un roman de / from a novel by Bertina Henrichs, La Joueuse d'échecs
Adaptation et dialogues : Caroline Bottaro en collaboration avec Caroline Maly Production : Mon Voisin Productions, Blueprint Film en coproduction avec UO D NI et ER IM, Studio Canal et France 2 Cinéma Ventes internationales / International Sales : Studio Canal
• Interprètes / Cast : Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline, Françis Renaud, Jennifer Beals, Valérie Lagrange, Alexandre Gentil, Alice Pol, Elisabeth Vitali, Dominic Gould, Daniel Martin
