{"id":624370,"date":"2024-05-07T15:20:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/?post_type=app_event&p=624370"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:31:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T18:31:42","slug":"tv5monde-program-highlights-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/tv5monde-program-highlights-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"TV5MONDE Program Highlights \u2013 May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Throughout May, 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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TV5 Monde<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Special<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

L’invit\u00e9<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 14-25 TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet Special<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Host Patrick Simonin will be on the red carpet interviewing the stars at this year\u2019s Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Host: <\/strong>Patrick Simonin (France 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Films<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

En ville<\/strong><\/span> <\/b><\/span>\u2013 May 7 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Iris is sixteen and finishing up her teenage years in a small town when she meets Jean, a forty-year-old photographer from Paris. As they get to know each other, their relationship evolves into an amorous friendship that will turn their lives upside down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Val\u00e9rie Mr\u00e9jen, Bertrand Schefer (France, 2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Lola Cr\u00e9ton, Stanislas Merhar, Ad\u00e8le Haenel, Val\u00e9rie Donzelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>The Directors’ Fortnight Selection (Cannes, 2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L’angle mort<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 9 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since childhood, Dominick has been able to make himself invisible, a gift he’s never really made the most of. Now an adult, he finds it more difficult to use this ability, seeing it as a guilty secret, hidden even from his fianc\u00e9e. Until the day his power becomes uncontrollable…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic (France, 2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Jean-Christophe Folly, Isabelle Carr\u00e9, Golshifteh Farahani, Sami Ameziane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>Selected by ACID (Cannes 2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mon l\u00e9gionnaire<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 12 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus beginning May 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A young woman leaves Ukraine to follow her boyfriend, a young soldier based in Corsica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Rachel Lang (France, 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Camille Cottin, Louis Garrel, Ina Marija Bartait\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>The Directors’ Fortnight Selection (Cannes 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dans Paris<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 16 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paul is unable to accept his break-up with Anna. On the verge of depression he returns to live with his father in Paris and buries himself in his bedroom. All those around him, each in their own way, try to help him to get over his broken heart…Oh yeah<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Christophe Honor\u00e9 (France, 2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Romain Duris, Louis Garrel, Guy Marchand, Marie-France Pisier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>The Directors’ Fortnight Selection (2006 Cannes), nomination (2007 C\u00e9sar Awards)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Freda<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 19 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In a working-class district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Freda and her family survive thanks to their little grocery store. Confronting the precarity and increasing levels of violence in Haiti, each begins to wonder whether to stay or leave. But Freda still wants to believe her country has a future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Gessica G\u00e9n\u00e9us (France, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> N\u00e9h\u00e9mie Bastien, Djana\u00efna Fran\u00e7ois, Fabiola R\u00e9my<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>\u00a0”Un Certain Regard” Nominee, Fran\u00e7ois Chalais Award- Special Mention Winner (Cannes 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Je veux voir<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 21 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus beginning May 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lebanon, 2008. Two documentary filmmakers invite the French star Catherine Deneuve and their favorite actor Rabih Mrou\u00e9 to travel together through the regions affected by the 2006 war. Through their presence, they hope to once again capture the beauty their own eyes are no longer able to discern…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige (France, Lebanon, 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Catherine Deneuve, Rabih Mrou\u00e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>\u00a0”Un Certain Regard” Nominee (Cannes 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Les bureaux de dieu<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 23 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Within the walls of the Family Planning offices, women listen to other women grapple with the freedom to love. Women of all ages and all backgrounds, who can finally confide without fear. To at last be able to talk freely, see their desires more clearly, and make the right choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Claire Simon (France, Belgium, 2007)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Anne Alvaro, Nathalie Baye, Michel Boujenah, Rachida Brakni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>The Directors’ Fortnight Selection (Cannes 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slalom<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 26 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus beginning May 8<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 15, Lyz has just joined the prestigious ski-study section of the Bourg-Saint-Maurice High School. Fred, former champion turned coach, decides to stake everything on this new recruit. Galvanized by his support, Lyz puts everything into her sport, physically and emotionally. But the teenager soon falls completely under Fred’s sway…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Charl\u00e8ne Favier (France, Belgium, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> No\u00e9e Abita, J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Renier, Marie Denarnaud<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>Official Selection (Cannes 2020), Most Promising Actress and Best First Film nominations (2022 C\u00e9sar Awards)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Une aussi longue absence<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 28 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Langlois is intrigued by a tramp who looks just like her husband, deported by the Germans fifteen years earlier. She decides to follow him, to be certain that it is indeed him. But he’s suffering from amnesia. Patiently, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se tries to find a way to reawaken his memories…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Henri Colpi (France, Italy 1960)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Alida Valli, Georges Wilson, Charles Blavette, Am\u00e9d\u00e9e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>Palme d’Or Winner (Cannes 1961), Louis Delluc Prize Winner (1960)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Medina<\/span> <\/strong>\u2013 May 30 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the mystical French region of Camargue, Tom Medina turns up, on probation, on the doorstep of big-hearted Ulysses. Tom dreams of becoming a good person. But he’s thwarted by the hostility flung in his general direction, which shows no sign of abating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Tony Gatlif (France, 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> David Murgia, Slimane Dazi, Karoline Rose Sun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards: <\/strong>Official Selection (Cannes 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Series<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jeux d’influence, les combattantes<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Sundays, starting May 5 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Season 2 premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A year after the victory of the decree prohibiting certain toxic pesticides in agriculture, the situation has worsened despite the law. During a school trip to the Vitalia cooperative, some pupils faint. The journalist Claire Lansel is informed of Vitalia’s practices by Chlo\u00e9 Forrest. Minister Delpierre’s cabinet discovers suspicious collusions of interest between Vitalia and the agricultural syndicate Synea. An employee suffers from red rashes on his arms, nocturnal sweating and itching. Claire rapidly receives threats on the subject of her investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Jean-Xavier de Lestrade (France, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Alix Poisson, Laurent Stocker, Pierre Perrier, Marilou Aussilloux, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Sivadier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Thriller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Garde partag\u00e9e<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Wednesdays, starting May 8 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Season 1 premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Behind our often fanciful or preconceived ideas, what’s the reality of shared custody and single parenthood? Each episode puts one family and one crazy situation in the spotlight, exploring the lives of single parents and blended families with all their joys, unexpected challenges, and regrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Christian Essiambre (Canada, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Ludger Beaulieu, Caroline B\u00e9lisle, Tanya Brideau, Florence Brunet, Christian Essiambre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Comedy, sketch series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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D\u00e9tectives… ou presque<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Tuesdays, starting May 28 at 11:30pm ET\/8:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Season 1 premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In financial straits, former policeman Leo Brand sets up a detective school in Basel. To help them get the best out of the course, his amateur detectives learn on the job by solving real cases. Each has their own unique character… But none really correspond to the task in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Michael Steiner (Switzerland, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Roeland Wiesnekker, Meryl Marti, Dardan Sadik, Martin Rapold, Esther Gemsch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Thriller, crime comedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Documentaries<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dans un cin\u00e9ma pr\u00e8s de chez vous<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> May 10 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An immersive visit behind the scenes of the Quebec film industry in the company of French-Canadian actress Karine Vanasse. From studio to editing room, from screenplay to post-production or public screening, she meets the creatives behind the films, whether fiction, documentary, animated…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Nassif (Canada, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Claire Denis, les chemins de traverse<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> May 13 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A look on French film director and screenwriter Claire Denis\u2019 life and work throughout the years. She is arguably most known for Beau Travail, <\/em>a war drama loosely based on Herman Melville\u2019s novella Billy Budd<\/em>.\u201c Denis\u2019s films are filled with lush scenes of the natural world\u2014African deserts, snowy Alpine fields, and the mineral-green waters of the South Pacific\u2014and characters who tend to reveal themselves not through dialogue but through how they move and look.\u201d (The New Yorker)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Vincent Souli\u00e9 (France, 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jean-Louis Trintignant, myst\u00e9rieux et insaisissable<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> May 14 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From ”And God Created Woman”, ”Il Sorpasso”, ”A Man and a Woman”, ”The Conformist”, ”Amour”… the list of successes by Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930-2022) may be impressive but his films say little about the man himself. A look back over the life of a discrete and deliberately enigmatic actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Marc Clouet d’Orval (France, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Viva Varda!<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> May 22 at 8:30pm ET\/5:30pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A leading post-war film director, and initiator of the Nouvelle Vague, acknowledged by Hollywood during her lifetime, Agn\u00e8s Varda’s work (1928-2019) was quirky, open to the world, and sensitive to society’s most vulnerable. She frequently recounted her life, her work, building her legend. But was the reality even more extraordinary? A free-ranging portrait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Pierre-Henri Gibert (France, 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alain Delon, la beaut\u00e9 du diable et les femmes<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> May 21 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Claudia Cardinale, Monica Vitti, Brigitte Bardot… throughout his career Alain Delon has starred opposite the most beautiful actresses. Some even shared his life: Romy Schneider, Mireille Darc, and Anne Parillaud. Women have always played a major role in the life of this icon of French cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Antoine Lassaigne (France, 2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Refuges de montagne<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Thursdays, starting May 16 at 3:00pm ET\/12:00pm PT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Season 8 premiere<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previous episodes also streaming on TV5MONDEplus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A summertime visit to the Swiss Alps to discover mountain refugees and the people who look after them. Susanne Brand manages the Gauli mountain hut, made famous by the emergency landing of an American Dakota on the glacier of the same name in 1946. In Engadin, we discover the Cluozza mountain cabin. Finally, in the canton of Appenzell, Ruth and Paul Graf welcome us to the Hundstein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Danielle Giuliani (Switzerland, 2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TV5 Monde Plus<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Films<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Entre les vagues<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two best friends with dreams of becoming successful actresses get cast in a high-profile play in Paris, but one of them has a secret that could jeopardize everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Ana\u00efs Volp\u00e9 (France, 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Souheila Yacoub, D\u00e9borah Lukumuena, Matthieu Longatte, Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> The Directors’ Fortnight Selection (Cannes, 2021), 2022 Riviera International Film Festival Student Jury Award Best Film Winner, Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es Film Festival 2021 Prix du Jury Best Female French Director Winner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gueule d’ange<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of the Cannes Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One day, Marlene suddenly chooses to abandon her daughter for a man she has just met during yet another night of excess. Elli must confront her mother’s demons to get her back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Vanessa Filho (France, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Marion Cotillard, Ayline Aksoy-Etaix, Alban Lenoir<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> Cannes Film Festival 2018 Un Certain Regard Award Nominee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Un beau voyou<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Now streaming<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beffrois, a disillusioned police captain nearing retirement, has his curiosity aroused by a new art theft. Seemingly an art specialist, the burglar prefers works of average value. No doubt to avoid attracting attention. Another distinctive sign: he always passes by the roof. For Beffrois the investigation looks to be athletic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Lucas Bernard (France, 2018)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast: <\/strong>Swann Arlaud, Charles Berling, Jennifer Decker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Series<\/u><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Les grandes Grandes Vacances<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Streaming beginning May 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 siblings visit their grandparents in Normandy, just as France enters World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creators: <\/strong>Delphine Maury, Olivier Vinuesa (France, 2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Julie-Ann Dean, Benjamin Bollen, Janet James<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Animation history series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Documentaries<\/u><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cheveux afro – L’histoire d’une couronne inn\u00e9e<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Streaming beginning May 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Season premiere, TV5MONDE coproduction with BKE<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written and directed by journalist Rachel Kwarteng, this series features 19 inspiring black women, who narrate their personal experiences. With them, the world of kinky hair is explored in depth, from pre-colonial times to today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director:<\/strong> Rachel Kwarteng (France, 2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong> Documentary series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TV5 Monde Cinema<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Theme:<\/strong> French films at major film festivals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La d\u00e9rive des continents (au sud)<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A woman, on a mission for the European Union in Sicily, is responsible for organizing French President Macron and German Chancellor Merkel\u2019s next visit to a migrant camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Lionel Baier (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Isabelle Carr\u00e9, Th\u00e9odore Pellerin, Ursina Lardi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2022 Cannes Film Festival Directors\u2019 Fortnight Official Selection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L’\u00e9tabli<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months after May 68, an academic and far-left activist decides to get a job at a car factory as a line worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Mathias Gokalp (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Swann Arlaud, M\u00e9lanie Thierry, Denis Podalyd\u00e8s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2023 Francophone Film Festival of Greece Official Selection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Le destin de Juliette<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a farmer\u2019s daughter marries a railway worker for the welfare of her family, she realizes her happiness is more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Aline Issermann (1983)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Laure Duthilleul, Richard Bohringer, V\u00e9ronique Silver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 1984 C\u00e9sar Awards Best First Work nomination<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Les bienheureux<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few years after the Algerian Civil War, a couple celebrates their twentieth wedding anniversary at a restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Sofia Djama (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Sami Bouajila, Nadia Kaci, Faouzi Bensa\u00efdi, Lyna Khoudri<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2017 Venice Film Festival Best Actress Winner (Lyna Khoudri)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruno Reidal<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>\u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the true story of Bruno Reidal, a young peasant from Cantal who was found guilty of murdering a child in 1905.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Vincent Le Port (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Dimitri Dor\u00e9, Jean-Luc Vincent, Roman Villedieu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2023 C\u00e9sar Awards Best First Film Nominee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Les particules<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As winter sets in, and young man starts to observe strange phenomena in the environment. The changes are imperceptible at first, but gradually his whole world seems to be on the brink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Blaise Harrison (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Thomas Daloz, N\u00e9a L\u00fcders, Salvatore Ferro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2019 Cannes Film Festival Golden Camera Nominee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Les h\u00e9ro\u00efques<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A former junkie becomes a dad again at age 50 and fights not to repeat the same mistakes he did with his first son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Maxime Roy (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Fran\u00e7ois Cr\u00e9ton, Richard Bohringer, Ariane Ascaride<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2021 Cannes Film Festival Golden Camera Nominee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tant que le soleil frappe<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tenacious landscaper fights to create a wild garden open to all in the city center of Marseille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Philippe Petit (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Swann Arlaud, Sarah Adler, Gr\u00e9goire Oestermann<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2022 Venice Film Festival Best Film Nominee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lola vers la mer<\/span><\/strong> \u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An 18-year-old transgender woman is finally able to have an operation. However, her mother who was going to support her financially, unexpectedly dies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Laurent Micheli (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Beno\u00eet Magimel, Mya Bollaers, Els Deceukelier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards:<\/strong> 2020 C\u00e9sar Awards Best Foreign Film Nominee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trois nuits par semaine<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>\u2013<\/em> Available beginning May 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(English ST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A man becomes mesmerized by a young drag queen in Paris and immerses himself in a new world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director: <\/strong>Florent Gou\u00eblou (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cast:<\/strong> Pablo Pauly, Romain Eck, Hafsia Herzi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre: <\/strong>Dramedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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