Many of the long-awaited French features presented at the 37th French Film Festival are now released at Shaw Theatres. Some of other French films and animation will be released in the coming weeks. If you missed them, come with your friends and family and celebrate French cinema.
From Yann Gozlan’s psychological thriller Black Box to the light-hearted musical Aline inspired by the life of Céline Dion, and the cult comedy OSS 117, you will laugh, be surprised, and maybe sing! Children will also enjoy French cinema with the release of The Wolf and the Lion and Little Nicholas’ Treasure. History lovers will discover a glimpse of eighteenth and nineteenth-century France with Eiffel and Delicious.
Moviegoers, be prepared!
BLACK BOX (BOÎTE NOIRE)
By Yann Gozlan
Cast: Pierre Niney, Lou de Laâge, André Dussollier, Sébastien Pouderoux, Olivier Rabourdin
Rating: PG13 (Some Coarse Language)
Synopsis: A brand-new aircraft goes down, killing all 300 people aboard. Mathieu is a gifted black box analyst with ultra-acute hearing on a mission to solve the reason behind the deadly crash. When the case is closed by authorities, Mathieu senses there is something wrong with the evidence. As he listens to the tracks again, he starts detecting compromising details. Could the tape have been modified? Mathieu goes against his boss’ orders and begins his own investigation. Mathieu’s inquiries become an obsessional and dangerous quest for truth that will threaten far more than his career.
Released at Shaw Theatres on 18 November. Book your tickets here.
EIFFEL
By Martin Bourboulon
Cast: Romain Duris, Emma Mackey, Pierre Deladonchamps, Andranic Manet, Armande Boulanger, Alexandre Steiger, Julien Sarazin
Rating: M18 (Sexual Scenes)
Synopsis: Gustave Eiffel, who has just been honoured for his contribution to the Statue of Liberty, wants to build metro stations. Instead, he is pushed to create a structure for the 1889 Paris World Fair but he is not sure he is up for the challenge. Everything changes when Eiffel crosses paths with a mysterious woman from his past, Adrienne Bourgès. Eiffel will take on the most colossal challenge in history for the sake of love.
Released at Shaw Theatres on 25 November. Book your tickets here.
ALINE
By Valérie Lemercier
Cast: Valérie Lemercier, Sylvain Marcel, Danielle Fichaud, Roc LaFortune, Antoine Vézina, Pascale Desrochers
Rating: PG13 (Some Coarse Language)
Synopsis: Quebec, late 60’s: Sylvette and Anglomard welcome their 14th child, Aline. In the Dieu family, music reigns supreme and when Aline grows up, she discovers her golden talent. When music producer Guy-Claude hears her voice, he intends to make Aline the greatest singer in the world. Supported by her family and guided by Guy-Claude’s experience and love for her, Aline will create an extraordinary destiny for herself.
Valérie Lemercier draws loose inspiration from Céline Dion’s life to offer up a mainstream yet original fiction film freely inspired by the artist’s incredible destiny and private life.
Out of Competition Selection, Cannes International Film 2021.
Released at Shaw Theatres on 2 December. Book your tickets here.
DELICIOUS (DELICIEUX)
By Eric Besnard
Cast: Grégory Gadebois, Isabelle Carré, Benjamin Lavernhe, Guillaume De Tonquédec, Christian Bouillette, Lorenzo Lefebvre
Rating: PG (Some Sexual References)
Synopsis: In 1789, at the dawn of the French Revolution, gastronomy is still a prerogative of the aristocrats. When talented cooker Manceron is dismissed by the Duke of Chamfort, he loses the taste for cooking. Back in his country house, his encounter with the mysterious Louise gets him back on his feet. While they both feed a desire of revenge against the Duke, they decide to create the very first restaurant in France.
To be released at Shaw Theatres on 16 December.
OSS 117: FROM AFRICA WITH LOVE (OSS 117: ALERTE ROUGE EN AFRIQUE NOISE)
By Nicolas Bedos
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Pierre Niney, Fatou N’diaye, Wladimir Yordanoff, Ricky Tribord
Rating: R21 (Sexual Scenes)
Synopsis: 1981. The world has changed since the last adventures of OSS 117, France’s finest secret agent. Feminism is gaining ground, computer technology is developing… and Communists lurk everywhere. In the midst of all this tumult, France sends its top spy to Africa to help out President Bamba, whose re-election is threatened by rebels led covertly by his young wife! This mission is trickier, more treacherous, and more torrid than ever. And OSS 117 must, for the first time, team up with a young rival with considerable assets: the up-and-coming OSS 1001. Replacement, partner or competitor?
To be released at Shaw Theatres on 16 December.
THE WOLF AND THE LION (LE LOUP ET LE LION)
By Gilles de Maistre
Cast: Molly Kunz, Graham Greene, Mylene Robic, Charlie Carrick, Rhys Slack, Rebecca Croll
Rating: PG
Synopsis: The film follows the journey of Alma, a headstrong music student from New York who flies to a remote island where she grew up in Canada to attend the funeral of her grandfather. She doesn’t plan to stay long, but when she finds a wolf pup, and shortly after she rescues a lion cub from a plane wreck, she realises that she can’t leave the animals behind. Henceforth inseparable, the dissimilar predators grow up like brothers. But gamekeepers and circus operators have already got their eyes on the animals, and Alma’s little paradise is in danger of being destroyed. After The Wolf and the Lion, Gilles de Maistre presents a wonderful new adventure about animal friendship.
To be released at Shaw Theatres on 23 December.
LITTLE NICHOLAS’ TREASURE (LE TRÉSOR DU PETIT NICOLAS)
By Julien Rappeneau
Cast: Ilan Debrabant, Jean-Paul Rouve, Audrey Lamy
Rating: PG
Synopsis: In the peaceful world of Little Nicolas, there is Dad, Mum, school, but above all, his group of friends. They are called Les Invincibles, but above all they are inseparable. At least they think so. Because when Dad receives a promotion and announces that the family must move to the south of France, Nicolas’s little world collapses. How can you imagine life without your best friends? Without Alceste’s croissants, Agnan’s glasses, Clotaire’s nonsense, far from their dear wasteland? Helped by his friends, Nicolas sets out in search of a mysterious treasure that could allow him to prevent this terrible move.
To be released at Shaw Theatres on 30 December.
