Alliance française Trinidad et Tobago

2009 10 13th European Film Festival

Wed 14th October - Tues 3rd November, MovieTowne, Trinidad.

Wed 28th October - Tues 3rd November, MovieTowne, Tobago.

 FRENCH FILMS

FR01 - Mauvaise Foi - Bad Faith
Roschy Zem (2006)
1h 28min. Comedy
14 yrs

A romantic comedy about faith, love and the difficulties combining the two. Clara and her boyfriend’s four year love affair is put to the test. They are of different religions and backgrounds and when Clara discovers an important change her life, they realize that they are going to have do the unthinkable: meet each other’s families. Cécile De France won the Étoile d'Or in 2007 for Best Actress.

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FR02 Un secret – A Secret
Claude Miller (2007)
1h40 mins
Drama
14yrs
 
On the day of François’ 15th birthday, he discovers a poignant family secret that takes him back to the years of the Nazi occupation during World War II and allows him to finally put his life together.

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FR 03 13m2
Barthélémy Grossmann
2007
Suspense-thriller
1h 24 mins
18yrs
 
Jose is looking for a way out of his small time banlieue deals. When he overhears a conversation between his girlfriend and her brother, he might just have found a very lucrative way. But everything goes wrong and they're forced into hiding, in a 13 square meters bunker. There, they will have to test their friendship, their motivations, as every move outside triggers even more paranoia. To see trailers click here.
 
FR04 Le Cœur des Hommes (Frenchmen)
Marc Esposito (2003)
1hr 45 mins
Comedy
PG
 
Alex, Antoine, Jeff and Manu are four best friends living in Paris. Their time is shared between their respective jobs, their relationship with women and the times they meet together to discuss life and play sport lottery. Several events happen that immediately change their routine. Despite all the hard times they have in their lives, the four friends managed to support each other and keep their friendship running.

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FR05 U
Serge Elissalde (2006)
1hr 15 mins
Animation G
 
A unicorn named U comes to Mona’s help, a little girl badly treated by her adoptive parents. As time goes by, Mona grows up and transforms into a pretty teenager, a dreamer preoccupied by her physical appearance. U deals with childhood, the loss of it and pre-adolescence problems. Perfect film for the entire family. To see trailers click here.