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Local France
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Local France
French films with English subtitles to watch in May 2025
The cinema club Lost in Frenchlation holds regular screenings of French films with English subtitles in Paris, with the aim of allowing French language beginners to appreciate the richness and diversity of French cinema. The films are usually a mixture of new releases and classics. Here's what is coming up in May; Bergers - Friday, May 2nd This film, by Sophie Deraspe, tells the story of an aspiring writer, Mathyas, who decides to give up his job in advertising to go become a shepherd in the south of France. When? Pre-drinks will start at 7pm, and the screening will begin at 8pm. Where? Cinema L'Entrepôt, 7 Rue Francis de Pressensé, 75014 Paris Tickets? Ranging from €6 to €9.50. You can purchase them in advance online . Adieu Monsieur Haffmann - Thursday, May 8th This film, directed by Fred Cavayé, takes place in Paris in 1941. François Mercier, a jewellery assistant for Mr Haffman, just wants to start a family with the woman he loves, Blanche. When he is faced with the German occupation, he makes an agreement with his employer that changes all of their lives. Advertisement When? VE Day and Montmartre Amélie walking tour starting at 4.30pm (tickets sold separately). Pre-drinks from 7pm, with the screening starting at 8pm. Where? Luminor Cinema. 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris Tickets? Movie tickets range from €7.50 to €11.50. You can buy them online . Tour tickets are €18, and they can be bought here . L'amour c'est sûrcoté - Sunday, May 11th This French romantic comedy, directed by Mourad Winter, is about a 27-year-old misfit, Anis, who "ticks all the wrong boxes", especially when it comes to women. Still struggling with the death of a close friend, Anis pushes himself to go out and meet new people. Everything changes when he meets Madeleine. When? Pre-drinks start at 7pm, screening starts at 8pm. Stick around afterwards for a Q&A with the director. Where? Luminor cinema. 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris Tickets? Ranging from €7.50 to €11.50. You can order them online ahead of time. Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire - Tuesday, May 13th This 1972 spy comedy film, directed by Yves Robert, follows a distracted violinist, Francois Perrin, who unintentionally becomes the focus of the French secret service, who believe him to be a secret agent. A wild goose chase ensues. You might have heard of the English-language remake (The Man with One Red Shoe, starring Tom Hanks). Advertisement When? Pre-drinks start at 7pm, the screening starts at 8pm. Where? Cinema L'Epée de Bois, 100 Rue Mouffetard, 75006 Paris Tickets? Ranging from €5 to €9.90. You can buy them online . La Haine - Monday, May 19th For its 30th anniversary, join Lost in Frenchlation for a screening of the French cult classic, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. The film, which covers one night and one day, follows three boys from an underserved banlieue outside of Paris . Their friend, Abdel, was beaten by police and is in intensive care at the hospital. The boys try to navigate their place in the world. When? Pre-drinks start at 7pm, the screening starts at 8pm. Where? Cinéma du Panthéon, 13 Rue Victor Cousin, 75005 Paris Tickets? Ranging from €10 to €12. You can order them here . Prosper - Thursday, May 22nd Directed by Yohann Gloaguen, this French film tells the story of Prosper, an Uber driver who finds himself in a tricky situation after picking up a dying gangster who was shot. Unsure of what to do next, Prosper gets rid of the body, but steals the man's crocodile-skin boots. When he eventually tries the boots on, the dead man's spirit, King, takes over. Together, they try to find his killer. Advertisement When? Pre-drinks start at 7pm, with a stand-up comedy show by Fred Eyangoh to follow at 8pm. The screening will begin at 8.30pm. Where? Cinema L'Arlequin, 76 Rue de Rennes, 75006 Paris Tickets? Ranging from €15 to €17. You can purchase them online beforehand. Le grand bleu - Tuesday, May 27th This 1988 film directed by Luc Besson follows the stories of Jacques Mayol and Enzo Molinari, who have known each other since childhood and have always been rivals. After 20 years, the men reunite at a freediving championship in Sicily. When? Join the 'Midnight in Paris' walking tour at 4.30pm (separate tickets). Pre-drinks will start at 6.45pm, with the screening beginning at 7.45pm. Where? L'Epée de Bois cinema at 100 Rue Mouffetard, 75006 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets range from €5 to €9.90, and you can buy them online ahead of time. Tickets for the walking tour are €18, you can buy them here .
Local France
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Local France
French films with English subtitles to see in April 2025
The cinema club Lost in Frenchlation holds regular screenings of French films with English subtitles, with the aim of allowing French language beginners to appreciate the richness and diversity of French cinema. The films are usually a mixture of new releases and classics. Here's what is coming up in April: Magma – Friday, April 4th What? Hollywood released two volcanic disaster movies in 1997 – Dante's Peak and Volcano . Then, they went dormant on the whole exploding mountain, lava danger thing. Nearly 30 years later, French director Cyprien Vial has reawakened the genre. Marina Foïs and Théo Christine star as a vulcanologist and her protege fighting to save islanders on Guadeloupe as La Soufrière – which last erupted in 1976 – threatens to blow. Advertisement When? Arrive for drinks at 7pm – the screening starts at 8pm and is followed by Q&A with director Cyprien Vial. Where? L'Entrepôt, 7 Rue Francis de Pressensé, 75014 Paris. Tickets? Tickets – costing between €6 and €9.50 – can be bought here . Lumière – l'Aventure Continue (Lumiere! The Adventure Continues) – Sunday, April 6th What? Thierry Frémaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival and the Institut Lumière, has selected 114 universally celebrated masterpieces or previously unknown golden discoveries, restored them in 4K and assembled them to celebrate the legacy of film-making pioneers, the Lumière brothers. When? Lumière Ciné-Balade tour starts at 12 boulevard des capucines at 5pm, drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm. Where? Luminor, 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris. Tickets? Tickets – costing between €7.50 and €11.50 – can be bought here . For the two-hour Ciné-Balade walking tour, tickets – at €18 – are here . À Nos Amours (To Our Lovers) – Tuesday, April 8th What? Sandrine Bonnaire won the first of her two César awards – in her starring debut – playing a promiscuous teenager unable to feel love in this challenging and uncompromising 1983 coming-of-age drama. When? Women of Paris Tour at 5pm, drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm. Where? L'Epée de Bois, 100 Rue Mouffetard, 75006 Paris. Tickets? Tickets – costing between €5 and €9.90 – can be bought here . For the two-hour Women of Paris walking tour, tickets – at €18 – are here . On Ira – Sunday, April 13th What? Enya Baroux's gentle, thought-provoking and touchingly humorous examination of end-of-life care and the right to die follows an 80-year-old woman battling terminal cancer who fools her dysfunctional family and her kindly caregiver into taking her to Switzerland so that she can end her life on her own terms. Advertisement When? Drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm. Where? Luminor, 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris. Tickets? Tickets – costing between €7.50 and €11.50 – can be bought here . Riverboom – Wednesday, April 16th What? Afghanistan, 2002. Three young reporters embark on a journey that will change their lives forever in this found-footage road movie documentary. Introducing Serge, a moralist journalist and workaholic; Paolo, a photographer as jovial as he is oblivious; and Claude, a Swiss typographer with a wimpy attitude who's trying his hand at filmmaking. When? Drinks at 7pm, screening at 8.15pm. Where? Jeu de Paume, 1 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris. Tickets? Tickets – costing between €7.50 and €11.50 – can be bought here . Ma Mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan (Once Upon My Mother) – Friday, April 18th What? Leila Bekhti stars in Ken Scott's 60s-set comedy drama based on a true story as a mother of six who refuses to accept doctors' diagnosis that her son will never walk – instead defying apparently insurmountable odds to guide him to a life she thinks he deserves. When? Drinks at 7pm, mini concert of Sylvie Vartan songs at 8pm, followed by the screening of the film. Where? Cinema Balzac, 1 Rue Balzac, 75008 Paris. Tickets? Tickets – costing between €5.50 and €11.50 – can be bought here . Mercato – Thursday, April 24th What? Noted football fan Jamel Debbouze stars as a down on his luck football agent who has seven days to save his skin before the transfer window closes in this tense thriller that takes Jerry Maguire as a very basic starting point and adds a razor's edge. When? Drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm followed by a Q&A with director Tristan Séguéla. Where? L'Arlequin, 76 Rue de Rennes, 75006 Paris. Tickets? Tickets – costing between €9.50 and €12.20 – can be bought here .
Local France
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Local France
French films with English subtitles to watch in March 2025
The cinema club Lost in Frenchlation holds regular screenings of French films with English subtitles, with the aim of allowing French language beginners to appreciate the richness and diversity of French cinema. The films are usually a mixture of new releases and classics. Here's what is coming up in March; Emilia Pérez – Monday, March 3rd What? French director Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or, Bafta Golden Globe and César-winning movie, which is nominated for 13 Academy Awards, is the feature for a special Lost in Frenchlation Oscar night. It paints an, 'exhilarating half-sung Spanish-language portrait of a former cartel boss's life-changing transformation', according to trade publication, Variety – but it has found itself at the centre of something of a storm of controversy over its subject matter, and the views of its main star Karla Sofía Gascón, after it garnered a near-record number of Oscar nods. When? Arrive for pre-movie drinks from 7pm, screening at 8:30pm. Where? Cinéma du Panthéon, 13 Rue Victor Cousin, 75005 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost between €10 and €12, with snack options between €3 and €9 extra. Le Système Victoria (The Victoria System) – Friday, March 7th What? To mark International Women's Day, on Saturday, March 8th, Lost in Frenchlation will screen Le Système Victoria – based on Eric Reinhardt's tense novel of sex, power, capitalism and deception – tells the story of a talented and ambitious building contractor who is drawn into the decadent life of an HR professional at a domineering multinational company. When? Join a Women of Paris tour at 5pm, and arrive at the cinema for pre-screening drinks from 7pm, for the screening at 8pm, followed by a Q&A with director Sylvain Desclous. Where? L'Entrepôt, 7 Rue Francis de Pressensé, 75014 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost between €6 – €9.50. Tickets for the Women of Paris tour, which starts at Place Pigalle, Montmartre, cost €17, and can be ordered here. Jouer avec le Feu (The Quiet Son) – Thursday, March 13th What? Vincent Lindon won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for his performance as a widowed and doting father of two sons struggling to understand his oldest child's drift towards a far-right ideology in the aftermath of France's May 1968 riots. When? Arrive for pre-movie drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm, followed by Q&A with the director. Where? Luminor, 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost between €7.50 – €11.50. L'amour Ouf (Beating Hearts) – Sunday, March 16th What? Years after a blossoming romance between a rebellious teenage bad boy and a fearless and sharp schoolmate was ripped apart by rampant gang violence, fate finds a way to bring them back together again. But the former's dark past threatens to destroy their burgeoning love for a second time. When? Arrive for pre-screening drinks at 6pm, screening at 7pm. Where? Luminor, 20 Rue du Temple, 75004 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost between €7.50 – €11.50. Baisers volés (Stolen Kisses) – Tuesday, March 18th What? A New Wave classic to celebrate a new venue for a Lost in Frenchlation night. François Truffaut's 1968 comedy drama follows Antoine Doinel, hero of his earlier Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows), as he tries – and fails – to hold down a civilian job after serving out his national service in military prison. Romance, too, seems too difficult to handle. When? Join a walking tour of Paris, taking in the history of François Truffaut's films at 4.30pm. Arrive for drinks at 6.30pm, screening at 7.30pm. Where? Filmothèque, 9 Rue Champollion, 75005 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost between €5 – €10. Tickets for the Truffaut tour, which starts at Place St-Georges, cost €18 and are available here. Jane Austen a Gâché ma vie (Jane Austen Wrecked My Life) – Thursday, March 20th What? This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of English literary giant Jane Austen. Historically, her works – yes, even Pride and Prejudice – have not translated into the hearts and minds of French readers. This romantic comedy reveals what happens when her works … erm… work. Camille Rutherford stars as a lonely bookseller with literary dreams – until she is invited to be a writer in residence in England. When? Drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm followed by Q&A with director Laura Piani. Where? L'Arlequin, 76 Rue de Rennes, 75006 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost between €9.50 – €12.20. Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) – Tuesday, March 25th What? Louis Malle's 1958 crime thriller – known as Frantic in the US, and Lift to the Scaffold in the UK – stars Jeanne Moreau as an unhappy and unfaithful socialite wife and Maurice Ronet as her lover, whose plot to murder her wealthy husband starts to unravel after one of them becomes trapped in an elevator. When? Join a Midnight in Paris movie tour at 5pm. Followed by drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm. Where? L'Epée de Bois, 100 Rue Mouffetard, 75006 Paris. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost €5. Tickets for the walking tour at the Danton statue at Boulevard Saint-Germain at 5pm, cost €18 and are available here. God Save the Tuche – Friday, March 28th What? The dysfunctional lottery-winning Tuche clan return for a fifth comedy outing. This time grandson Jiji is selected for a football training camp with English Premiership side Arsenal – which provides the perfect opportunity for the bickering clan to visit England … and, because this is a comedy rather than a documentary; meet Charles III and Queen Camilla. When? Drinks at 7pm, screening at 8pm, preceded by a stand-up comedy show with Elspeth Graty. Tickets? Movie tickets can be bought here. They cost between €15–€17.
