The Little French Cinema gears up for Oldham return

The Little French Cinema has announced its third full programme of French Films for the remainder of 2023, to be screened in the Performance Space of Oldham Library.

Films are shown in French with English subtitles on the first Thursday of May, July, September and November 2023.

This season the LFC will be partnering with the Alliance Française of Manchester to facilitate the screening of three of the films.

This season's screenings are:

Thursday, May 4, 7pm

Le Dernier Metro: The Last Metro (Wartime Drama 1980)

Directed by François Truffaut (Cert A 2hrs 11 mins)

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theatre owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs. Winner of 10 Césars (The French Oscars) including Best Actress for Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor for Gerard Depardieu.

Thursday, July 6, 7pm (In partnership with the Alliance Française)

La Fine Fleur: The Rose Maker (Comedy 2020)

Directed by Pierre Pinaud (Cert U 1hr 45 mins)

Eve Vernet (above) was the largest rose grower in the region. Her business, though, is now on the verge of bankruptcy, about to be bought out by a powerful competitor. In addition, Véra, her faithful secretary has just employed three employees without any gardening skills.

Thursday, September 7, 7pm (In partnership with the Alliance Française)

Continuer: Keep Going (Adventure Drama 2018)

Directed by Joachim Lafosse (Cert 15 1hr 24mins)

Sybille has persuaded her adult son Samuel to come on a trek in the hope of finding a new rapport - but challenges await, as much from their own personalities as from the arduous landscape.

Thursday, November 2, 7pm (In partnership with the Alliance Française)

Le Boucher: The Butcher (Crime Drama 1965)

Directed by Claude Chabrol (Cert 15 1hr 33 mins)

‘Le Boucher ’is arguably Chabrol’s masterpiece, an elegant construction of mood, tone and atmosphere that is disarmingly effective and acutely disquieting. A film noir thriller in the style of Hitchcock.

Tickets can be booked in advance for individual films at £4 plus booking fee through Eventbrite.co.uk (search for Little French Cinema) and through oldham.gov.uk/liveatthelibrary

A limited number of tickets will be available on the door for £5 cash only.

LFC's full season brochure can be picked up from any of Oldham’s libraries, or viewed by clicking here

The Little French Cinema is a voluntary group supported by Oldham Library, Action Together and the Alliance Française of Manchester.

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