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French Film Festival 2023

The Sixth Child

Dir.: Léopold Legrand
| 92 minutes

Franck and Meriem live on the outskirts of Paris. They have five children, a sixth on the way, and endless financial problems. Julien and Anna are lawyers, unable to have children. The meeting between the couples gives birth to a dramatic and captivating film.

The Nannies

Dir.: Julien Rambaldi
| 105 minutes

To his from the gangsters threatening her, an undocumented woman hides as a nanny in a chic Parisian neighborhood. With new awareness of the working conditions of the other nannies, she takes matters into her own hands. A noteworthy and lively comedy that examines the tension of French society. 

Other People's Children

Dir.: Rebecca Zlotowski
| 104 minutes

Rachel is a 40-year-old teacher. When a new love bursts into her life, it offers her perhaps the last chance at motherhood. A striking and tender drama about family, parenthood, and love that has captivated critics and audiences around the world. 

Time to Get Away

Dir.: Lisa Diaz
| 96 minutes

Garance lives in a remote village where her parents strive to lead an alternative life. When two Italian activists rob a bank in the area, her family’s life turns upside down. Lisa Diaz's film moves in the tension between the innocence of youth and adult perception of reality

Diary of a Fleeting Affair

Dir.: Emmanuel Mouret
| 100 minutes

A single mother and a married man begin a purely sexual affair, only to discover how complex the situation is. Emmanuel Mouret’s cinema offers a warm and ironic look at his heroes, who are caught between emotions and passions.

Softie

Dir.: Samuel Theis
| 95 minutes

10-year-old Johnny lives in public housing with his mother and siblings. Between his mother’s struggles with their livelihood and her disappointment with Johnny’s soft attitude, life isn’t simple. When a new teacher enters Johnny’s classroom, life begins to veer in a different direction.

Stay With Us

Dir.: Gad Elmaleh
| 90 minutes

Gad Elmaleh returns home to visit his traditional Jewish parents without revealing a major secret about his shift in beliefs. When his parents find out, they will try to convince him of his wrong ways. An intimate and candid comedy full of humor, zing, and love.  

Full Time

Dir.: Eric Gravel
| 88 minutes

A general transit strike derails the fragile orchestrated balance life of a single mother raising her kids in a rural village while working as a hotel maid in Paris. Full Time is a social drama with the adrenaline of a fast-paced thriller.