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This year\u2019s festival offers a vibrant mix of in-person screenings at various Chicago venues bringing the best of global cinema. With a rich array of French and francophone films featured across multiple categories, the festival continues its tradition of celebrating the artistry and diversity of French cinema. Don’t miss this unique cinematic journey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minotaur<\/strong><\/a>
DIR.\u00a0Andrey Zvyagintsev\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France, Germany, Latvia
LANGUAGES\u00a0Russian
GENRES\u00a0Drama, Crime, Thriller<\/em>
A Russian businessman\u2019s comfortable life is thrown into chaos when he begins to suspect his wife of infidelity in this dark, sardonic moral fable. This film is France\u2019s official entry for the 2027 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Good Little Soldier<\/strong><\/a> (Un bon petit soldat<\/em>)
<\/strong>DIR. St\u00e9phane Briz\u00e9  |   France
LANGUAGES French, Italian
GENRES Drama, Social Drama<\/em>
In this tense drama, HR manager Carla is given an impossible directive: create a supportive, human-centered workplace while casting off the slough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iron Boy<\/strong><\/a> (Le Corset)<\/em><\/strong>
DIR. Louis Clichy  |   France, Belgium
LANGUAGES French
GENRES Animation, Coming-of-age, Drama, Family<\/em>
In this dreamy ink and watercolor animation, music and romance provide escape from rigid family obligation for an imaginative child in an iron back brace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Gradiva<\/strong><\/a>
<\/a><\/strong>DIR. Marine Atlan |   France, Italy
LANGUAGES French, Italian
GENRES Drama, Coming-of-age<\/em>
A high school trip to Naples becomes the staging ground for a profound coming-of-age experience in this spellbinding, mythic portrait of teenhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Diary of a Chambermaid<\/strong><\/a> (Le journal d’une femme de chambre<\/em>) <\/em>
<\/strong>DIR. Radu Jude  |   France, Romania
LANGUAGES French, Romanian
GENRES Satire, Social satire, Dark comedy<\/em><\/em>
In this potent satire, a Romanian nanny working in France grows weary of her employer\u2019s exploitation while rehearsing a play that echoes her plight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marie Madeleine<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>DIR. Gessica G\u00e9n\u00e9us  |   France, Haiti, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada
LANGUAGES French, Haitian Creole
GENRES Drama, Romance, Black Perspectives<\/em>
In coastal Haiti, a fiercely independent sex worker and an evangelical preacher\u2019s son navigate desire, Vodou roots, and rigid religious dogma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Species<\/strong><\/a> (Sanguine)<\/em><\/strong>
DIR. Marion Le Corroller  |   France, Belgium
LANGUAGES French
GENRES Horror, Body horror, Comedy, Science fiction, Thriller<\/em>
Cutthroat colleagues and strange skin conditions offer competing crises for medical intern Margot in this visceral body horror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dao<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Alain Gomis  |   France, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau
LANGUAGES French, Manjak, Wolof, Creole Portuguese
GENRES Drama, Family drama<\/em>
Parallel timelines weave together a contemporary French wedding and an ancestral funeral in Guinea-Bissau for a West African diasporic family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bunker<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Florian Zeller  |   France, Spain
LANGUAGES English, Spanish
GENRES Psychological thriller, Drama<\/em>
When an architect (Javier Bardem) is recruited to design a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire, his wife (Pen\u00e9lope Cruz) begins to question their marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ana, en passant<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Fernanda Salgado  |   France, Brazil, Portugal
LANGUAGES French, Portuguese
GENRES Animation, Black Perspectives<\/em>
Following her grandmother\u2019s death in Paris, a young woman travels to Brazil where she encounters her exact double in this lyrical animated drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgundy<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>DIR. Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw  |   France, U.S
LANGUAGES French
GENRES Documentary, Comedy<\/em>
This playful, crisp, and charming documentary captures the haute soci\u00e9t\u00e9 of a French vineyard at a moment of generational change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of a Sudden<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Ry\u00fbsuke Hamaguchi  |   France, Japan, Germany, Belgium
LANGUAGES French, Japanese
GENRES Drama<\/em>, Psychological drama<\/em>
Marie-Lou, the director of an elder care facility, is on the verge of burnout when a chance encounter sparks a deep, transcendent friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It Will Happen Tonight<\/strong><\/a> (Succeder\u00e0 Questa Notte<\/em><\/em><\/strong>)
DIR. Nanni Moretti  |   France, Italy, Spain
LANGUAGES French, Italian, English
GENRES Romance, Romantic drama, Comedy<\/em>
After an unforgettable meet-cute, Matteo and Greta\u2019s paths cross over the years \u2013 but the timing is never right in this seductive tale of love and its possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 1: The Bovine Comedy<\/a><\/strong>
DIR. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke  |   France
LANGUAGES Thai
GENRES Short film,<\/em> Dark Comedy<\/em>
In a near future in which cattle are almost extinct, a skilled farmhand is hired to extract semen from one of the last bulls in Asia. When the bull\u2019s owner becomes obsessed with the worker\u2019s hands and overturns professional boundaries, the worker must decide between his dignity and his paycheck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 2: What Do the Maknines Dream Of<\/a><\/strong> (\u00c0 quoi r\u00eavent les Maknines)<\/em><\/strong>
DIR. Sarra Ryma  |   France, Algeria
LANGUAGES Arabic
GENRES Short film, Drama<\/em>
Two best friends spend an eventful day in an Algerian town, as they prepare for a life-changing journey. This heart-rending film perfectly captures the vibrant and dynamic environment, as well as the profound connection between the two boys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8999991,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[223],"app_event_type":[504],"class_list":["post-8999921","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-chi","app_event_type-film-festival"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrench Films at the 62nd Chicago International Film Festival - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover a captivating selection of French and Francophone cinema at the 62nd Annual Chicago International Film Festival! 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