24 films – 2 Oscar nominations – 32 Cesar nominations – 17 cities, many additional programs to be present.
Screening dates: February, 28. – March, 10. 2024.
24 films and the biggest French stars such as: Catherine Deneuve, Léa Seydoux, Virginie Efira, Romain Duris, Vincent Cassel, Guillaume Canet – will be shown at the 14th Francophone Film Days organized by the French Institute – Budapest. The Oscar-nominated Robot Dreams and the Oscar- and César-nominated Four Sisters are also coming. The audience can personally meet the director of Salem, which debuted at Cannes, and Liv S.’s Love, nominated for 9 César Awards, and there will be a discussion about restorative justice in connection with the social drama Their Faces Are Always in Front of Me. Between March 1st and 31st, a limited selection from the program of the 14th Francophone Film Days will be presented in 16 other cities and towns throughout Hungary.
On March, 6. – 8 p.m., the film Salem, which debuted in Cannes last year, will be screened at Urania – National Film Theater. The hypnotic, lyrical work depicts the love of a black boy and a Roma girl. But in the wildest neighborhood of Marseille, the war between the two rival gangs breaks out not because the girl becomes pregnant, but because of a murder that the boy witnesses. Interview opportunity with the film’s director, Jean-Bernard Marlin.
On March, 8. - 7.30 p.m., the Swiss romantic film Liv S.’s Loves will be shown at Urania – National Film Theater. Liv, 38, recalls her old relationships in which something always went wrong. It’s time for our lovely, dreamy heroine to face her demons and accept that life is a huge emotional roller coaster. Interview opportunity with the director, Anna Luif.
All films are in the original language with Hungarian subtitles.
To know indepth … go to the a/m film festival website.
Update by Aggie Reiter
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