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Le ProgrammeAugust –September 2017
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Contents/Highlights
Ciné Lumière 3–9
Talks & Special Events 10
Kids & Families 11
We Support 12
We Recommend 13
French Courses 14
La Médiathèque 15
General Information 16–19
front cover image: Back to Burgundy by Cedric KlapischProgramme design by dothtm
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets preceded by a talk with Jean-Claude Mézières & Pierre Christin30 Sept pp.6&10
The Odyssey25 Aug – 10 Sept p.3
Jean-Pierre Melville Season25 Aug – 1 Octpp.8-9
London Spanish Film Festival21 – 24 Sept p.7
Open House16 & 17 Septp.10
Jane Birkin26 SeptBarbican Centrep.13
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ElementaryPrimaireFRA | 2016 | 105 mins | dir. Hélène Angel, with Sara Forestier, Vincent Elbaz, Patrick d’Assumçao, Guilaine Londez | cert. tbc in French with EN subs
Florence is a school teacher devoted to her students. When she encounters young Sacha, a child with problems, she is ready to do everything to help him, to the point of neglecting her own children, her own life, and of questioning her vocation. Little by little, Florence realises that there is no age limit to learning.
Fri 8 Sept 8.40pmSat 9 Sept 4pmTue 12 Sept 8.40pmThu 14 Sept 4pm
Ciné Lumière New Releases
The OdysseyL’OdysséeFRA | 2016 | 122 mins | dir. Jérôme Salle, with Lambert Wilson, Audrey Tautou, Pierre Niney | cert. PG | in French with EN subs
1946. Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his family live a dream life in their house overlooking the Mediterranean sea. But Jacques yearns for adventures beneath the sea. With his invention, the aqualung, his vessel, the Calypso, and a crew of free-spirited adventurers, he is ready to cross the world’s oceans. But is this odyssey worth the sacrifices? With stunning images, a haunting soundtrack and a superb cast including a magnetic Lambert Wilson as the famous ocean explorer, The Odyssey is worth the journey.
Back to BurgundyCe qui nous lieFRA | 2015 | 113 mins | dir. Cédric Klapisch, with Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot, François Civil | cert. tbc | in French with EN subs
From the acclaimed director of Pot Luck and Russian Dolls, comes this touching family chronicle. After a decade touring around the world, Jean (Pio Marmaï) is called back to his hometown in Burgundy to the bedside of his terminally ill father. It’s the end of the summer and the approaching grape harvest gives Jean the opportunity to reunite with his sister Juliette (Ana Girardot) and his brother Jérémie (François Civil) to agree on the future of the family vineyard.
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Fri 25 Aug 4pm, 8.50pmSat 26 Aug 6.30pm, 8.50pmSun 27 Aug 8.50pmMon 28 Aug 4.10pm, 8.40pmTue 29 Aug 6.20pm, 8.40pmWed 30 Aug 4pm, 6.25pmThu 31 Aug 8.40pmFri 1 Sept 6.30pm
Sat 2 Sept 6.20pmSun 3 Sept 8.40pmMon 4 Sept 6.20pmTue 5 Sept 8.45pmWed 6 Sept 4pmThu 7 Sept 6.25pmSun 10 Sept 6.15pm
Fri 1 Sept 4pm, 8.50pmSat 2 Sept 2pm, 8.50pmSun 3 Sept 4.10pm, 6.25pmMon 4 Sept 8.45pmTue 5 Sept 6.30pmWed 6 Sept 6.30pm, 8.45pm
Thu 7 Sept 8.50pmFri 8 Sept 4pmSat 9 Sept 8.40pmSun 10 Sept 8.40pmWed 13 Sept 3pmThu 14 Sept 8.40pm
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Seven DaysSette giorniITA/CHE | 2016 | 96 mins | dir. Rolando Colla, with Bruno Todeschini, Alessia Barela, Gianfelice Imparato | cert. tbcin Italian & French with EN subs
On a small Sicilian island, Ivan and Chiara have seven days to prepare a wedding for his brother and her best friend. Despite Ivan’s fear to repeat his previous failed relationship and Chiara not wanting to put her own marriage at risk, the pair fall in love. Together they decide to set an expiration date for their affair – the day the wedding guests arrive. But love is not easily tamed…
Fri 15 Sept 9.20pmSat 16 Sept 9pmMon 18 Sept 6pmTue 19 Sept 6.30pmWed 20 Sept 8.50pm
A Journey Through French CinemaVoyage à travers le cinéma françaisFRA | 2015 | 190 mins | dir. Bertrand Tavernier, with Bertrand Tavernier, André Marcon | cert. tbc | doc | in French with EN subs
A must for film lovers, this documentary charts the history of French cinema from the 1930s to early 1970s. Delving into French classics and including interviews from Jean Renoir, Claude Sautet, Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle and François Truffaut, Bertrand Tavernier explores the films that inspired him and showcases long lost movies that he has discovered during his researches.
In BetweenBar BaharPSE/ISR/FRA | 2016 | 102 mins | dir. Maysaloun Hamoud, with Mouna Hawa, Sana Jammelieh, Shaden Kanboura | cert. 15in Hebrew & Arabic with EN subs
Winner of the Young Talents Award in the Women in Motion selection in Cannes this year, In Between follows the lives of three strong, independent minded Israeli-Palestinian women sharing an apartment in Tel Aviv. Away from the constraints of their families and enforced tradition, they find themselves ‘in between’ the free and unfettered lives they’re aspiring to lead and the restrictions still imposed on them by a blinkered society.
Fri 15 Sept 6pmSat 16 Sept 3.15pmSun 17 Sept 4pmMon 18 Sept 7.50pm
Wed 20 Sept 3pmSat 23 Sept 3.45pmTue 26 Sept 8pmThu 28 Sept 3pm
Wed 20 Sept 6.30pmFri 22 Sept 8.50pmSat 23 Sept 7.10pmSun 24 Sept 4.20pmMon 25 Sept 8.30pm
Tue 26 Sept 6pmWed 27 Sept 4pmThu 28 Sept 8.40pmFri 29 Sept 4pmSat 30 Sept 9pm
The screening on 20 Sept will be followed by a Q&A with director Maysaloun Hamoud
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Insyriated BEL/FRA | 2017 | 85 mins | dir. Philippe Van Leeuw, with Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas cert. 15 | in Arabic with EN subs
In war-torn Syria, a mother of three tries to maintain a semblance of daily routine as she is trapped inside her house in a city under siege. Offering a safe haven to family and neighbours, she soon faces the threat of bomb and sniper attacks. This nerve-wracking war drama won the Panorama Audience Award at the 2017 Berlinale.
Fri 22 Sept 4pmSat 23 Sept 9.10pmMon 25 Sept 6.30pmWed 27 Sept 6.30pmThu 28 Sept 6.30pmFri 29 Sept 8.50pmSat 30 Sept 3.45pm
On Body and SoulTeströl és lélekröl HUN | 2017 | 116 mins | dir. Ildikó Enyedi, with Géza Morcsányi, Alexandra Borbély, Zoltán Schneider | cert. tbc | in Hungarian with EN subs
Marking a singular return for Hungarian writer-director Ildikó Enyedi after an 18-year gap, On Body and Soul tells the intriguing story of two slaughterhouse workers who live an unusual love story in their shared dreams as a doe and a deer. When their oneiric affair is revealed to them by the company’s occupational psychologist, they struggle to make their dreams come true. Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival 2017.
Fri 29 Sept 6.30pm
Continues in October
Alone in BerlinUK/FRA/GER | 2016 | 103 mins | dir. Vincent Perez, with Emma Thompson, Daniel Brühl, Brendan Gleeson | cert. 12 | in English
When their son is killed in service, Otto (Brendan Gleeson) and Anna (Emma Thompson) begin to write postcards denouncing the Nazis and distribute them across Berlin. As their silent anti-Nazi campaign builds momentum across Berlin, they enter into a deadly game of cat and mouse with Gestapo inspector (Daniel Brühl).
Sat 26 Aug 2pmMon 28 Aug 6.30pm
From the Land of the MoonMal de pierresFRA/BEL | 2016 | 120 mins | dir. Nicole Garcia, with Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Alex Brendemühl | cert. 15 | in French & Spanish with EN subs
In this handsomely crafted adaptation of Milena Agus’s novel, Marion Cotillard is Gabrielle, a sensual, independent-minded woman. Married to a man she didn’t choose and vowed never to love, she becomes ill and is sent away to a cure in the Alps. There, she meets André (Louis Garrel), a dashing injured veteran of the Indochina war, who rekindles the passion buried in her.
Sat 26 Aug 4.10pmSun 27 Aug 6.30pmWed 30 Aug 8.50pm
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Restored Classic
Belle de jourFRA/ITA | 1967 | col | 102 mins | dir. Luis Buñuel, with Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli | cert. 18 in French with EN subs | restored print
Séverine is the elegant and privileged wife of a noted doctor. Frigid in all aspects, she is each afternoon the star attraction in a discreet brothel, behind her husband’s back… But how many of her activities are reveries and how many actually take place… even Buñuel cannot answer. By the end, the real and imaginary meld… An exquisite tale of self-discovery and tragic passion.
Cyrano de BergeracTheatre Broadcast from la Comédie-Française
Author: Edmond Rostand | Stage director: Denis Podalydès Costume designer : Christian Lacroix | with the troupe and actors of the Académie de la Comédie-Française | Heroic comedy in 5 acts | 185 mins with one interval | in French with EN subs
Cyrano is cursed with a prominent nose but gifted with words. He uses his talent to help handsome Christian win Roxane's heart, whom he also secretely loves... "A dream of total theatre, a mixture of arts and genres", according to Denis Podalydès, Edmond Rostand's most popular work is revived by a brilliant production, winner of six Molière awards.
Wed 13 Sept 7.30pm
Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsFRA/USA | 2017 | 137 mins | dir. Luc Besson, with Dane Dehaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen | cert. 12 | in English
A dark force threatens the peaceful existence of Alpha, the city of a Thousand Planets and special operatives Valerian (Dane Dehaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard the future of the universes. Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) brings to the screen the groundbreaking comic book by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières.
Sat 30 Sept 6pm | £12, conc. £10
Followed by a Q&A with Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin
Double bill: talk Valerian & Laureline Disclosed at 4.30pm + screening & Q&A: £15, conc. £13 (see p.10)
Fri 8 Sept 6.30pmSat 9 Sept 6.15pmSun 10 Sept 4.10pmTue 12 Sept 6.30pmWed 13 Sept 5.20pm
Thu 14 Sept 6.30pmFri 15 Sept 3.50pmSun 17 Sept 8pmTue 19 Sept 8.40pmThu 21 Sept 4pm
Special Screenings
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Ciné Lumière London Spanish Film Festival
Jump in with Penélope (here in The Queen of Spain) on a journey across Spanish cinema!
From clammy and gripping thrillers to hilarious comedies, seasoned directors comeback to debut films, all in all, expect glam, thrill and fun with the Spanish Film Festival!
¡Qué bien!
> screenings are listed p.19> see dedicated Festival printed
programme & website: www.londonspanishfilmfestival.com
21-24 September
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Ciné Lumière French Classics – Jean-Pierre Melville Season
Quand tu liras cette lettreWhen You Read This LetterFRA/ITA | 1953 | 113 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Juliette Gréco, Philippe Lemaire, Yvonne Sanson, Daniel Cauchycert. tbc | in French with EN subs
Thérèse (Juliette Gréco), a would-be nun, must assume charge over her vulnerable younger sister Denise who has fallen under the spell of Max (Philippe Lemaire), a reprobate low-life. First taking advantage of Denise, Max tries to seduce Thérèse, who, not immune to his charms but nevertheless faithful to her religious commitment, determines to save his lost soul.
Sun 3 Sept 2pm
Bob le FlambeurBob the GamblerFRA | 1955 | 100 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Roger Duchesne, Isabelle Corey, Daniel Cauchy | cert. PG | in French & English with EN subs
Heist and double-crosses abound in this Parisian gangster noir starring Roger Duchesne as the aging, broke and broken gambler who decides to make one last bid for financial security by robbing a casino. This American gangster film à la française, is considered as a precursor of the French New Wave and has influenced the Ocean’s Eleven series, as well as many recent gangster films.
Sun 10 Sept 2pm
Followed by a discussion with Nick Walker
Les Enfants terriblesThe Terrible ChildrenFRA | 1949 | 105 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Nicole Stéphane, Edouard Dermithe, Renée Cosima | cert. 12 | in French with EN subs
Essence and myth lie in the heart of this story of a brother and young sister who retreat into their imaginery world of games and illusions never to be caught by reality. Melville has managed to maintain the poisonous and timeless charm of Cocteau’s novel.
Sun 27 Aug 2pm
Followed by a discussion with Nick Walker
Le DoulosFRA | 1962 | 108 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani, Michel Piccoli | cert. 12 | in French with EN subs | restored print
Appropriately, in a film devoted to the principle of duplicity, Melville teases the spectator by reproducing the police station from Mamoulian’s City Streets, while his Paris features American lamp-posts, call-boxes and subway entrances. Silien, by repute a professional informer, plays a dangerous game by keeping up his friendship with both a policeman and a burglar.
Fri 25 Aug 6.30pmSun 27 Aug 4.15pmMon 28 Aug 2pmThu 31 Aug 6.30pmSat 2 Sept 4.10pmThu 7 Sept 4pm
Season presented in collaboration with the Jean-Pierre Melville Foundation and the BFI, on the occasion of Melville centennial celebrations
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Ciné Lumière French Classics – Jean-Pierre Melville Season
Le Silence de la mer The Silence of the SeaFRA | 1949 | 87 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Howard Vernon, Nicole Stéphane, Ami Aaröe | cert. U | in French with EN subs
An inspiration to the New Wave, Le Silence de la mer centres on a cultivated Francophile German officer billeted in a village outside Paris at an elderly Frenchman and his daughter’s, who defiantly remain mute in his presence. As the officer delivers idealistic monologues about a new Europe, he gradually realises how absurd such a belief can be.
Introduced by Laurent Grousset, president of the Jean-Pierre Melville Foundation.
Preceded by 24 heures dans la vie d'un clown (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1964, 18 mins).
Sat 16 Sept 6.35pm
Deux hommes dans ManhattanTwo Men in ManhattanFRA | 1959 | 82 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Pierre Grasset, Jean Darcante, Paula Dehelly, Jean-Pierre Melville | cert. tbc in French with EN subs
Delmas and Moreau, two French journalists, are on the trail of a story – a French diplomat has disappeared from the U.N. for no apparent reason. As they wander through the city tracking down the reason for the disappearance, the journalists eventually discover that the diplomat has met with foul play…
Sun 17 Sept 2pm
Léon Morin, prêtreLéon Morin, PriestFRA/ ITA | 1961 | 115 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Paul Belmondo | cert. PG | in French & English with EN subs
Set during occupied France, Barny (Emmanuel Riva), a faithless woman, finds herself inexorably falling in love with the village’s radical, and above all, handsome priest Léon Morin (Jean-Paul Belmondo). Impervious to her provocations, the priest makes it his mission to steer her onto the right path.
Sun 24 Sept 2pm
Le SamouraïFRA/ITA | 1967 | 105 mins | dir. Jean-Pierre Melville, with Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, François Perrier | cert. PG | in French with EN subs
The story of a solitary hit man increasingly ensnared in a web of harassment and betrayal Le Samouraï is the most sombre and poetic of all Melville’s gangster films, and its final remains one of the most stunning yet enigmatic twists ever commited to celluloid.
Sun 1 Oct 2pm
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Talks & Special Events
Valerian & Laureline DisclosedJean-Claude Mézières & Pierre Christin in Conversation
The extensive and otherworldly work of Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin is one of the most influential in the whole sci-fi world as we know it. In 1967, they created the Valerian & Laureline comic book series, which tackles social and philosophical issues with a strong dose of mid-century radicalism and has just been adapted into a film by Luc Besson. They will share and discuss with the audience what makes their collaboration unique, between political commentary and colourful art.
Sat 30 Sept 4.30pm
1h | in English | £7, members & conc. £5 Double bill: talk + screening of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets & Q&A: £15, conc. £13 (see p. 6)
Discover Valerian and Laureline on Culturethèque.
Reading GroupThe Reading Group will be back in October for a brand new season of discussing and reviewing French literature. Save the date and join us for a literary discussion with a little French twist!
Thu 12 Oct | Based on a True Story, by Delphine de Vigan (2017) - tr. G. Miller
7pm | 1h30 | in English & (easy) French | £5, members £3, including a glass of wine courtesy of Sud de France
Café Philo Open to everyone interested in discussing philosophical issues in an informal setting, the Institut’s Café Philo meets every Saturday. Sat 26 Aug, 2, 16 & 23 Sept | in EnglishSat 9 & 30 Sept | in French
10.30am to 12.15pm | £2 | contact: [email protected]
Open HouseGuided Tours & Archives Exhibition
Led by our team, discover the renovated Art Deco library, and everything you always wanted to know about the Institut and its best kept secrets! Through guided tours and a special archives exhibition, we will take you on a journey back in time, from Sonia Delaunay to Charles de Gaulle while showing you the Institut’s great architectural features.
Sat 16 & Sun 17 Sept | from 12pm | free (registrations on the day only)
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La Médiathèque will be operating a full service from 12pm to 6pm, on Sun 17 Sept.
Kids & Families
Although September comes with bad news – it’s the end of the summer holidays – we will give you reasons to rejoice with a programme packed with exciting activities!
This month, cross deserts and meet pirates with Zarafa, or follow unlikely friendships leading to great adventures with My Life as a Courgette and Billy and Buddy. Our films for kids (and family) will cheer you up!
Every Sat 2pm & Sun 11am
CinéKids Screenings
Adding up to our tales for kids and babies and a big variety of workshops, come a series of game sessions (from board to video games) and even a French learning lab for kids! From 0 to 12 years old, our programme covers it all!
Kids Activities> all Kids & Families activities are listed p.19> see our dedicated printed Kids Programme & website:
www.institut-francais.org.uk/kids-families
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We Support
Artificial Sensibility
The first UK show of French collective of artists, It's Our Playground, offers a reflection around Artificial Intelligence, when machines mimic human cognitive functions.
www.boningtongallery.co.uk
9 Sept – 21 Oct Bonington Gallery
Oui Love #3
Oui Love returns with the best of music made in France. Warming up for Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia, it focuses on France's thriving psych scene, with Aquaserge, the woozy pop of Marietta and young shoegazers Dead Sea.
www.birthdaysdalston.com
21 Sept Birthdays
Solo Exhibition: Mimosa Echard
Cell Project Space presents the first UK solo exhibition by Paris-based artist Mimosa Echard, which stems across the artist’s personal history to the experiences and contradictory sensations of modern life.
www.cellprojects.org
21 Sept – 5 Nov Cell Project Space
Medea
This autumn, UK audiences will have the opportunity to witness the English language premiere of Jean René Lemoine’s startling contemporary re-imagining of the classic legend of passion and revenge, Medea, translated and directed by Neil Bartlett.
www.marlboroughtheatre.org.uk
28 – 29 Sept The Marlborough Theatre
Bloomberg New Contemporaries
French artist Maïa Régis will showcase five pieces at Bloomberg New Contemporaries, the annual touring exhibition offering a compelling snapshot of new works being made by some of the most interesting artists emerging from UK fine art courses.
www.newcontemporaries.org.uk
29 Sept – 3 March New Contemporaries
Katinka Bock
As part of The Traces Commissions at Siobhan Davies Studios, Paris-based artist Katinka Bock’s new work aims to experiment with a new method for creating meaningful encounters between visual artists and the dance practices.
www.siobhandavies.com
30 Sept – 22 Oct Siobhan Davies Studios
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Cultural events in the 'We Support' and 'We Recommend' sections are supported or recommended by the Institut français, Fluxus Art Projects, Diaphonique and the French Music Export Office.
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We Recommend
Isabelle Faust & Pablo Heras-Casado at BBC Proms
French violinist Isabelle Faust with Freiburg Baroque Orchestra brings authentic period-instrument colour to three of Mendelssohn’s best-loved orchestral works in a Proms matinee directed by rising young conductor Pablo Heras-Casado.
www.bbc.co.uk
3 Sept Royal Albert Hall
French Design Trail
French designers are known around the world for their talent, their sophistication and above all for their creativity. This year, 15 French showrooms are offering an exclusive opportunity to explore the inspiration and creative genius brought to London.
www.events-export.businessfrance.fr
17 – 25 Sept Various venues in London
Jim Jarmusch Revisited
Artists including father of Ethio jazz Mulatu Astatke, Camille O'Sullivan, Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and a French string section of cellist Gaspar Claus and violinist Carla Pallone (Mansfield TYA) pay tribute to Jarmusch's films and their soundtracks.
www.barbican.org.uk
20 – 21 Sept Barbican Centre
Papooz
Based around the duo of Ulysse Cottin and Armand Penicaut, Papooz pair jangly guitars with brisk, danceable rhythms and an uncanny knack for memorable hooks. This year UK audiences have been catching on to the likes of Anne Wants to Dance.
www.mothclub.co.uk
25 Sept Moth Club
Drawn in Colour: Degas from the Burell
The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see stunning paintings, pastels and drawings by leading French Impressionist Edgar Degas: a unique insight into the practices and preoccupations of a complex and intensely private artist.
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
20 Sept – 1 Apr The National Gallery
Jane Birkin
Birkin is still finding ways of bringing new life to Serge Gainsbourg's classic songs. Latest album Birkin/Gainsbourg: Le Symphonique, features lush symphonic interpretations, which for this London date she'll be performing with the Heritage Orchestra.
www.barbican.org.uk
26 Sept Barbican Centre
Quatuor Van Kuijk
Winners of the Wigmore Hall’s prestigious string quartet competition in 2015, the young French ensemble Quatuor Van Kuijk are currently BBC New Generation Artists. They will perform Mendelssohn's String Quartet Op.44 n°2 and Ravel's String Quartet in F major.
www.stratfordmusicfestival.com
29 Sept Stratford on Avon Music Festival
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French Courses
Short CoursesThis autumn, a variety of new exciting 12-hours short courses, designed to help you improve your French, are available.
Whether it's a course on culture, literature, current affairs, or general conversation, broaden your knowledge of French and France in a fun and interactive way!
www.institut-francais.org.uk/workshops
Language Centre at the Institut français13 Cromwell PlaceLondon SW7 2JN020 7871 [email protected]
Virtual ClassesGet all of the classroom, none of the commute!
My Virtual Classroom provides the flexibility for students to log on from anywhere while still receiving the benefits of live learning in a fun and interactive way.
Students participate in synchronous training, which means that the teacher and students are weekly logged in at the same time.
Improve your general French from the comfort of your home!
www.institut-francais.org.uk/online-courses
Autumn TermBrace yourselves for the Autumn term!
Our new range of courses starting from 4 September is now available. Don’t miss our Assessment days on 28 September for courses in South Kensington or on 7 September for courses in Kentish Town.
Email us at [email protected] to confirm your attendance.From standard to professional or cultural courses, we will find the right course for you!
www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-courses
Conversation with MilingualHave some fun improving your speaking skills over a coffee at our French café-restaurant Aubaine!
Book your conversation class on a pay-as-you-go basis and have an informal class in a convivial and lively environment! Students can practise their French with our native French tutors, meet students and make new friends!
www.institut-francais.org.uk/conversation-courses
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Sunday French Classics & Did You Miss It?
£9 £7
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Fri 25 AugThe Odyssey4pm, 8.50pm | film | p.3Le Doulos 6.30pm | film | p.8
Sat 26 AugCafé Philo10.30am | talk | p.10Alone in Berlin2pm | film | p.5From the Land of the Moon 4.10pm | film | p.5The Odyssey6.30pm, 8.50pm | film | p.3
Sun 27 AugLes Enfants terribles2pm | film | p.8Le Doulos 4.15pm | film | p.8From the Land of the Moon 6.30pm | film | p.5The Odyssey8.50pm | film | p.3
Mon 28 AugLe Doulos 2pm | film | p.8The Odyssey4.10pm, 8.40pm | film | p.3Alone in Berlin6.30pm | film | p.5
Tue 29 AugThe Odyssey6.20pm, 8.40pm | film | p.3
Wed 30 AugThe Odyssey4pm, 6.25pm | film | p.3From the Land of the Moon 8.50pm | film | p.5
Thu 31 Aug Le Doulos 6.30pm | film | p.8The Odyssey8.40pm | film | p.3
Fri 1 Sept Back to Burgundy4pm, 8.50pm | film | p.3The Odyssey6.30pm | film | p.3
Sat 2 Sept Café Philo10.30am | talk | p.10Back to Burgundy2pm, 8.50pm | film | p.3Le Doulos 4.10pm | film | p.8The Odyssey6.20pm | film | p.3
Sun 3 Sept Quand tu liras cette lettre2pm | film | p.8 Back to Burgundy4.10pm, 6.25pm | film | p.3The Odyssey8.40pm | film | p.3
Mon 4 Sept The Odyssey6.20pm | film | p.3Back to Burgundy8.45pm | film | p.3
Tue 5 Sept Book Club4pm | kids | p.11 Back to Burgundy6.30pm | film | p.3The Odyssey8.45pm | film | p.3
Wed 6 Sept Baby Comptines11am | kids | p.11 The Odyssey4pm | film | p.3Back to Burgundy6.30pm, 8.45pm | film | p.3
Thu 7 Sept Le Doulos 4pm | film | p.8The Odyssey6.25pm | film | p.3Back to Burgundy8.50pm | film | p.3
Fri 8 Sept Back to Burgundy4pm | film | p.3Belle de jour 6.30pm | film | p.6Elementary8.40pm | film | p.3
Sat 9 Sept Café Philo10.30am | talk | p.10Kids Tales11am | kids | p.11 My Life as a Courgette2pm | film/kids | p.11 Game Lab2.30pm | kids | p.11 Elementary4pm | film | p.3Belle de jour 6.15pm | film | p.6Back to Burgundy8.40pm | film | p.3
Sun 10 Sept My Life as a Courgette11am | film/kids | p.11 Bob le flambeur2pm | film | p.8 Belle de jour 4.10pm | film | p.6The Odyssey6.15pm | film | p.3Back to Burgundy8.40pm | film | p.3
Tue 12 Sept e-Workshop4pm | kids | p.11 Belle de jour 6.30pm | film | p.6Elementary8.40pm | film | p.3
Wed 13 Sept Back to Burgundy3pm | film | p.3Belle de jour5.20pm | film | p.6Cyrano de Bergerac7.30pm | theatre broadcast | p.6
Thu 14 Sept Art Club4pm | kids | p.11 Elementary4pm | film | p.3Belle de jour 6.30pm | film | p.6Back to Burgundy8.40pm | film | p.3
Fri 15 Sept Belle de jour 3.50pm | film | p.6A Journey Through French Cinema6pm | film | p.4Seven Days9.20pm | film | p.4
Sat 16 Sept Café Philo10.30am | talk | p.10Baby Tales11am | kids | p.11 Open Housefrom 12pm | p.10My Life as a Courgette2pm | film/kids | p.11 T(h)inker Club2.30pm | kids | p.11 A Journey Through French Cinema3.15pm | film | p.4Le Silence de la mer 6.35pm | film | p.9
Seven Days9pm | film | p.4
Sun 17 Sept Billy and Buddy11am | film/kids | p.11 Open Housefrom 12pm | p.10Deux hommes dans Manhattan2pm | film | p.9 A Journey Through French Cinema4pm | film | p.4Belle de jour 8pm | film | p.6
Mon 18 Sept Seven Days6pm | film | p.4A Journey Through French Cinema7.50pm | film | p.4
Tue 19 Sept Let’s play!4pm | kids | p.11 Seven Days6.30pm | film | p.4Belle de jour 8.40pm | film | p.6
Wed 20 Sept Baby Comptines11am | kids | p.11 A Journey Through French Cinema3pm | film | p.4In Between + Q&A6.30pm | film | p.4Seven Days8.50pm | film | p.4
Thu 21 SeptArt Club4pm | kids | p.11 Belle de jour 4pm | film | p.6A Thousand Things I'd Do for You 6.30pm | film | p.7
The Queen of Spain + Q&A8.30pm | film | p.7
Fri 22 SeptInsyriated4pm | film | p.5Mist and the Maiden + Q&A 6.30pm | film | p.7 In Between8.50pm | film | p.4
Sat 23 Sept Café Philo10.30am | talk | p.10Kids French Lab11am | kids | p.11 Billy and Buddy2pm | film/kids | p.11 Game Lab2.30pm | kids | p.11A Journey Through French Cinema3.45pm | film | p.4In Between 7.10pm | film | p.4Insyriated9.10pm | film | p.5
Sun 24 Sept Zarafa11am | film/kids | p.11Léon Morin, prêtre2pm | film | p.9 In Between4.20pm | film | p.4Selfie + Q&A 6.15pm | film | p.7The Next Skin8.30pm | film | p.7
Mon 25 Sept Insyriated6.30pm | film | p.5In Between8.30pm | film | p.4
Tue 26 Sept BookTube Club4pm | kids | p.11
Aug / Sept In Between6pm | film | p.4A Journey Through French Cinema8pm | film | p.4
Wed 27 Sept In Between4pm | film | p.4Insyriated6.30pm | film | p.5
Thu 28 Sept A Journey Through French Cinema3pm | film | p.4Art Club4pm | kids | p.11Insyriated6.30pm | film | p.5In Between8.40pm | film | p.4
Fri 29 Sept In Between4pm | film | p.4On Body and Soul6.30pm | film | p.5Insyriated8.50pm | film | p.5
Sat 30 Sept Café Philo10.30am | talk | p.10Zarafa 2pm | film/kids | p.11 Insyriated3.45pm | film | p.5Valerian & Laureline Disclosed4.30pm | talk | p.10Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets6pm | film | p.6 In Between 9pm | film | p.4
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