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This year\u2019s St. Louis International Film Festival<\/strong> offers a dynamic lineup of in-person screenings across the city, celebrating the best of international cinema. French and francophone films<\/strong> are featured prominently throughout the program, showcasing French cinema\u2019s artistry and diversity<\/strong> through features, documentaries, and shorts. Don\u2019t miss this unique cinematic journey!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of a Sudden<\/strong><\/a>
DIR.\u00a0Ry\u00fbsuke Hamaguchi\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France, Japan, Germany, Belgium
LANGUAGES\u00a0French, Japanese
GENRES\u00a0Drama<\/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

Ana, en passant<\/strong><\/a>
DIR.\u00a0Fernanda Salgado\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0 France, Brazil, Portugal
LANGUAGES\u00a0French, Portuguese
GENRES\u00a0Animation, 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

Bunker<\/strong><\/a>
DIR.\u00a0Florian Zeller\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France, Spain
LANGUAGES\u00a0English, Spanish
GENRES\u00a0Psychological 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

From Gaza with Love<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Charles Villa, Suhail Nassar | France
LANGUAGE French, Arabic, English
GENRE Documentary<\/em>
Made under extreme conditions in 2025, this documentary gives voice to the children of Gaza, connecting French journalist Charles Villa \u2014 barred from entering the territory \u2014 with photographer Suhail Nassar on the ground, some 3,200 kilometers away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Gradiva<\/strong><\/a>
<\/a><\/strong>DIR.\u00a0Marine Atlan |\u00a0\u00a0 France, Italy
LANGUAGES\u00a0French, Italian
GENRES\u00a0Drama, 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 Arab<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Malek Bensmail | Algeria, France, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium
LANGUAGE French, Arabic
GENRE Drama, Thriller, Historic, War<\/em>
Haroun, an elderly man carrying an extraordinary secret, is at the center of this drama that tells the story of an \u201cArab\u201d whose name was stripped away, and of another man who claims to be his brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gleaners and I<\/strong><\/a> (Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse)<\/em>
DIR. Agn\u00e8s Varda | France
LANGUAGE French
GENRE Documentary<\/em>
Across the French countryside and the streets of Paris, Agn\u00e8s Varda sets off in search of gleaners old and new and finds, in their act of gathering, a mirror for her own practice as a filmmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e9raphine<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Martin Provost | France, Belgium
LANGUAGE French
GENRE Biography, Drama<\/em>
In 1914, a German art collector renting a room in the French town of Senlis discovers that his unassuming housekeeper, S\u00e9raphine, secretly paints luminous, otherworldly canvases in her spare time, setting in motion a story of artistic recognition that will carry her from obscurity to acclaim, and ultimately toward madness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 1:<\/strong> Alaska<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Ilan Cohen | France
LANGUAGE French
GENRE Short film, Drama<\/em>
Jo plans to smuggle his best friend out of the country inside a suitcase, but at thirty-five, he\u2019s beginning to wonder if it\u2019s his own life that needs to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 2:<\/strong> Four Wise Monkeys<\/strong><\/a> (Le 4\u00e8me singe)<\/em>
DIR. Xin Wang | France
LANGUAGE French
GENRE Short film, Drama<\/em>
Inspired by a true story, a series of small, seemingly unrelated events builds toward a man\u2019s death that finally breaks a community\u2019s silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 3:<\/strong> Marble & Lemons<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Anna Katalin Lovrity | France, Hungary
LANGUAGE French
GENRE Short film, Animation, Family Drama<\/em>
On vacation on the Italian coast, a refined mother and her free-spirited adult daughter struggle to connect until the daughter glimpses her mother\u2019s vulnerability and steps into a new role, in this animated ode to femininity and sisterhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 4: Max<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Adrien Boublil | France
LANGUAGES French, German
GENRES Short film, Drama, History, War<\/em>
In a sealed room during World War II, a brutal psychological duel unfolds between Jean Moulin, leader of the French Resistance, and Klaus Barbie, head of the Gestapo in Lyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 5: profession: activist<\/strong><\/a>
DIR. Saber Tatarcheh | France, Iran
LANGUAGE Persian
GENRE Short film<\/em>
A filmmaker who wants to make documentaries about human rights, animals, and the environment finds himself blocked at every turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 6:<\/strong> The Most Beautiful Girl in the World<\/strong> <\/a>(La plus belle fille du monde)<\/em>
DIR. Vassili Schneider | France
LANGUAGE French
GENRE Short film<\/em>
Gabriel strikes up a friendship with \u201cthe most beautiful girl in the world.\u201d Obsessed, he sets aside everything he believes in, hoping it might be enough to win her over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shorts 7: Under the Sun<\/strong><\/a> (Al Sol)<\/em>
DIR. Isabel Barajas | France
LANGUAGE Spanish
GENRE Short film, Drama<\/em>
On vacation, ten-year-old Elisa wants her mother to finally teach her to swim, but work calls keep getting in the way. Caught in the middle of her parents\u2019 divorce, Elisa decides to brave the water alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9000487,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[223],"app_event_type":[504],"class_list":["post-9000446","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 2026 St. Louis International Film Festival - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"French and francophone films take the spotlight at the 2026 St. Louis International Film Festival, with a dozen titles spanning features, documentaries, and shorts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-at-the-2026-st-louis-international-film-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"French Films at the 2026 St. Louis International Film Festival - 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