For its 31st edition, from 26 November to 6 December 2020, and alongside its film lineup of 48 other countries, the Singapore International Film Festival enhances French cinema, with two recent French films. Both of them will be screened for the first time in Singapore.
GAGARINE – Southeast Asian Premiere
Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival 2020
Available on the:
- Sun 29 Nov, 6:30pm, Filmgarde Bugis+ Hall 7, S$15 (excludes SISTIC fees)
- Mon 30 Nov, 6:30pm, Filmgarde Bugis+ Hall 3, S$15 (excludes SISTIC fees)
- The Projector Plus: view online Sun 29 Nov, 6:30pm, S$10
Director: Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
Duration: 97 Mins
Rating: PG13 – Some Coarse Language
Year: 2020
Cast: Alséni Bathily, Lyna Khoudri, Jamil McCraven, Finnegan Oldfield
Synopsis: Youri, who dreams of being an astronaut, has lived his whole life in Cité Gagarine, a real-life housing project built in the ’60s and named after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Youri’s life and that of Cité Gagarine are deeply entwined: The building contains his childhood memories, and the community there is all he has ever known.
Following news of its planned demolition, Youri and his friends try to save the building, but residents gradually vacate. All life is soon drained from the edifice, where Youri resolutely remains. In a stunning magical turn, he creates a spaceship within the complex, and floats gently in space.
Gagarine is a wildly imaginative exploration of isolation and community—themes that are especially relevant today.
Watch the trailer here.
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Slalom – Southeast Asian Premiere
Official Selection of the Cannes International Film Festival 2020
Available on the:
- Mon 30 Nov, 9:30pm, Oldham Theatre, S$15 (excludes SISTIC fees)
- The Projector Plus: view online on Mon 30 Nov, 9:30pm, S$10
Director: Charlène Favier
Duration: 90 Mins
Rating: R21 (Sexual Scenes)
Year: 2020
Cast: Jérémie Renier, Noée Abita, Marie Denarnaud
Synopsis: Slalom follows Lyz, a 15-year-old competitive skier who falls prey to the sexual advances of her coach. Throughout the film, the emotionally isolated Lyz hurtles down the physical slopes and an internal whirlwind of pleasure and pain, as she struggles to understand her own identity while being Fred’s student, lover and victim. Relying less on script than on body language, Charlène Favier effectively communicates the psychological trauma experienced by Lyz. Chilling and disconcerting, Slalom makes for an essential watch in the #MeToo era, particularly following the accounts of abuse emerging from the sports world.
Watch the trailer here.
For more information and to book your tickets, click here.
