Throughout March, the international French-language network TV5 Monde offers a rich lineup of entertaining films, series, and variety shows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discover our round-up of the must-see programs this month below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Les Magritte du Cin\u00e9ma<\/strong> – March 14 at 12:30am ET\/9:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awarded by the Andr\u00e9 Delvaux Academy, the Magritte du Cin\u00e9ma ceremony honors the most noteworthy films and professionals of Belgian cinema in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Presenters:<\/strong> TBA (Belgium, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre: <\/strong>Award show<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Les Prix du Cin\u00e9ma Suisse 2024<\/strong> – March 28 at 11:00pm ET\/8:00pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each year the Swiss Film Awards honor the best of Swiss cinema. We look back at the 2024 ceremony, capturing the candid reactions of the prize winners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Presenters:<\/strong> Julie \u00c9vard, Wasiliki Goutziomitros, Debora Gabaglio (Switzerland, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre: <\/strong>Award show<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Souterrain<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 March 7 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n In celebration of <\/em>Francophonie Month<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consumed by guilt since the death of his friend Julien, Maxime works down the mine alongside Mario, Julien’s father. When there is an explosion, Maxime, a qualified first-aider, descends to rescue his injured colleagues, unaware that Mario is amongst them. It is his chance for redemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Sophie Dupuis (Canada, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Joakim Robillard, Th\u00e9odore Pellerin, James Hyndman<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Noces<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 March 14 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n In celebration of Les Magritte du Cin\u00e9ma<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em> beginning on March 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Zahira, an eighteen-year-old Belgian-Pakistani girl, is very close to her family until they day they try to impose a traditional marriage. Torn between her parents’ demands and her desire for freedom, the young girl relies on the help of her older brother and confidant, Amir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Stephan Streker (Belgium\/France\/Luxembourg, 2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Lina El Arabi, S\u00e9bastien Houbani, Olivier Gourmet, Alice de Lencquesaing<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awards: <\/strong>Official selection (2018 C\u00e9sar Awards, 2016 TIFF Toronto); Best Actress and Best Actor (Angoul\u00eame 2016); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Aurora Marion) and Best Costume Design (2018 Magritte Awards)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Suzanna Andler<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 March 17 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em> beginning on March 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 1960s. A seaside holiday villa, out of season. Suzanna Andler, age 40, married, is there with her young lover, Michel. A story that reveals solitude, doubts, a desire for freedom, and the choices we make in life… and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Beno\u00eet Jacquot (France, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Charlotte Gainsbourg, Niels Schneider, Nathan Willcocks<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ma Nuit<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> March 21 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n In celebration of Francophonie Month<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fleeing the family apartment and her sister’s death anniversary, 18-year-old Marion meets Alex, an impulsive young man and free spirit. United in their personal solitude, they travel the streets of Paris until dawn’s early light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Antoinette Boulat (France, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Lou Lampros, Tom Mercier, Carmen Kassovitz, Emmanuelle Bercot<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awards:<\/strong> Official selection (TIFF 2021, Venice 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Olga<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 March 28 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n In celebration of Les Prix du Cin\u00e9ma Suisse<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2013, 15-year-old Olga, a gymnast preparing for the European Championships, must leave Ukraine in a hurry when her mother, a political journalist, receives a death threat. But as she tries to settle in Switzerland, her father’s country, the Maidan Uprising erupts in Kiev, involving others close to her…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Elie Grappe (Switzerland\/France, 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast: <\/strong>Anastasia Budiashkina, Caterina Barloggio, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awards: <\/strong>Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Sound (Swiss Cinema Awards 2022), SACD Award (International Critics’ Week Cannes 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Discussion avec mes parents<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Wednesdays, starting March 6 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n (French ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fran\u00e7ois Morency shares the particularly colorful discussions he has with his parents, siblings, and all their nearest and dearest during his visits to their family home in the Saint-Sacrement district of Quebec. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Pascal L’Heureux (Canada, 2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast: <\/strong>Fran\u00e7ois Morency, Vincent Bilodeau, Marie-Ginette Guay, Blaise Tardif<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Comedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tabous et interdits<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Thursdays, starting March 7 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n Season 2 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sometimes outdated, sometimes shocking or comical, taboos and laws have shaped the face of our world. Christian Laurence paints a humorous and unusual portrait of the world’s peoples, examining the rules by which they live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Iceland, humans coexist with mythological creatures who remain the subject of certain taboos. The Lutheran Church also influences Icelandic society by imposing its laws. Ignoring the taboos of international opinion, the Icelanders still hunt whales, while their sexual taboos can also be surprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Fran\u00e7ois Normandin (Canada, 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Documentary series<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Debout les femmes !<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> March 10 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n In celebration of International Women\u2019s Day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fran\u00e7ois Ruffin and Bruno Perret embark across France to meet caretakers at the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Presenter: <\/strong>Gilles Perret, Fran\u00e7ois Ruffin (France, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awards:<\/strong> Best Documentary Film nominee (2022 C\u00e9sar Awards)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sur le front<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Mondays, starting March 11 at 7:30pm ET\/4:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hugo Cl\u00e9ment takes us to meet the men and women fighting to defend the planet, in places where it is most urgent. A program in three episodes to discover those devoting their lives to protecting the world’s ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10% of France’s territory will be given reinforced protection. But what is the reality of the situation? In 2000 classified areas, pesticides can still be used; in Marseille, the city’s sewers flow into the Calanques… Sur le front<\/em> is an investigation into the convenient compromises and concessions used to get around the regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Presenter: <\/strong>Hugo Cl\u00e9ment (France, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Documentary series<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Par coeur<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> March 24 at 9:30pm ET\/6:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST) <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Avignon Festival, summer 2021. Two actors confront their roles and texts, immediately before going on stage. Beno\u00eet Jacquot’s documentary follows Isabelle Huppert and Fabrice Luchini, amid rehearsals, as they reveal their secrets…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director: <\/strong>Beno\u00eet Jacquot (France, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast: <\/strong>Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Documentrary<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Naissance d’une \u00e9toile<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emma is about to be appointed principal dancer at the Op\u00e9ra de Paris yet seems strangely worried. And for good reason, even if success seems assured, another event might be about to prevent her from realizing the dream of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> James Bort (France, 2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Doroth\u00e9e Gilbert, Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Deladonchamps<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Short drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n La fid\u00e9lit\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cl\u00e9lia, a talented photographer is hired by a seedy press magnate to help improve his group’s image. In this scandalous environment, she meets N\u00e9mo, a marginalized man with whom she shares this absolute love of image. She decides to share her problems with her husband…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Andrzej Zulawski (France, 2000)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Sophie Marceau, Pascal Greggory, Guillaume Canet<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pieds nus sur les limaces<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n (English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lily, funny, exuberant, and elusive, lives in peace in nature, out in the countryside at her mother’s house. Her big sister, Clara, a married city dweller, has left home. When their mother dies, Clara must turn her world upside down to look after Lily…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> Fabienne Berthaud (France, 2009)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Diane Kruger, Ludivine Sagnier, Denis Menochet Awards:<\/strong> C.I.C.A.E Award Winner (2010 Cannes Film Festival)<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Faits divers<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming complete serie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A Quebecois police thriller combining black humor and comical situations that immerses us in the Montreal region of North Shore. The investigations are led by Constance Forest, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rik B\u00e9rub\u00e9, and their team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Director:<\/strong> St\u00e9phane Lapointe (Canada, 2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cast:<\/strong> Isabelle Blais, Fred-\u00c9ric Salvail, \u00c9mile Proulx-Cloutier, Maxime Mailloux<\/p>\n\n\n\n Genre:<\/strong> Crime, Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Destination francophonie<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n A journey throughout the French-speaking world to explore every corner of the globe. In each country we meet francophones who present, in French, their culture, way of life, and work. The program also shines a spotlight on local projects that keep the French language alive, dynamic, and constantly evolving.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFilms<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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