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Films in our forthcoming catalogue and selected recent titles from our catalogue.
Liv Lisa Fries captivates in the hugely affecting new historical drama from Andreas Dresen, the remarkable true story of a young German woman drawn into the anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II.
The wildly entertaining new comedy from Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (The Intouchables, C'est la vie!) stars Pio Marmaï and Jonathan Cohen as two compulsive spenders way out of their depth.
Written and directed by dynamic Italian actress and singer Margherita Vicario, GLORIA! depicts the ebullient, music-fuelled story of an overlooked maid at a Venetian orphanage whose hidden talent helps inspire an uprising.
A new film from Academy Award-winner Paolo Sorrentino is always an event to celebrate, and his stunning, decades-spanning romantic drama about a Neapolitan woman’s search for happiness and fulfilment is no exception.
Led by Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve, the new film from Christophe Honoré is a joyous imagining of the daily lives of a creative family, centring on the legacy of the great Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni.
Italy's #1 box office smash of 2024, the new dramedy from Riccardo Milani (A Cat On A Highway) follows a primary school teacher who struggles to adapt to small-town life after he relocates to a remote mountain village.
The formidable Pierfrancesco Favino stars in Edoardo de Angelis' gripping new maritime thriller, based on the true story of a Sicilian WWII naval captain's act of wartime humanitarianism.
After the smash-hit international success of Antoinette In The Cévennes, writer/director Caroline Vignal and the fabulous Laure Calamy reunite for a comedy about reignited desire in the modern age.
Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher are electric together in award-winning writer/director Stéphane Brizé's achingly tender new romance about two former lovers who unexpectedly cross paths in a sleepy holiday town.
Vincent Macaigne and Cécile de France star in award-winning director Martin Provost's new historical drama about the colourful relationship and collaboration of the renowned post-Impressionist painter and his wife.
A sensation at the 2024 Berlinale, Matthais Glasner’s compelling all-star drama is led by the incredible Lars Eidinger as a successful, middle-aged orchestra conductor negotiating the chaos of his volatile private life.
Filled with moments of surprising tenderness, writer/director Marcelo Caetano's vibrant new drama is a colourful, empathetic ode to queer found family, and a fine homage to the city of São Paulo and the people who struggle to survive in it.
Claire Burger's acclaimed new drama depicts the boundary-testing friendship between two 17-year-old schoolgirls —one French, one German – as they grapple with how to understand themselves and others in an increasingly fluid world.
Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic and iconic tale of romance and redemption, France's first cinematic treatment in over fifty years.
Izïa Higelin, Jean-Pierre Daroussin and Noémie Lvovsky lead a fabulous ensemble in Blandine Lenoir's charming new family dramedy about a young woman's efforts to reconnect to herself and her family during an unexpectedly eventful trip home.
Inspired by true events, Teddy Lussi-Modeste’s gripping new morality thriller stars the exceptional François Civil as a dedicated young educator whose world is upended when he is accused of misconduct by a teenage student.
Following the international success of The Big Hit, the wildly entertaining new film from writer/director Emmanuel Courcol follows two siblings separated by fate and reunited by music.
Inspired by remarkable true events, Pascal Bonitzer’s sharp and hugely engrossing new dramedy follows a self-assured auctioneer whose professional and personal integrity is challenged by the discovery of a long-lost masterpiece.
A secret from the past shatters old alliances in the spectacular conclusion to Martin Bourboulon’s lavish, all-star production of The Three Musketeers, leading to an emotional and highly thrilling conclusion.
After the smash-hit international success of Antoinette In The Cévennes, writer/director Caroline Vignal and the fabulous Laure Calamy reunite for a comedy about reignited desire in the modern age.
The eagerly anticipated first instalment of Martin Bourboulon’s lavish, all-star production of Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure The Three Musketeers, the first French-made big-screen adaptation produced in over 30 years
Inspired by true events, Patricia Font’s superb drama follows a teacher whose progressive outlook transforms the lives of a group of young students on the eve of the Spanish Civil War, but places him in the crossfire of local authorities.
The eagerly anticipated new film from writer/director Gustav Möller (The Guilty) is a gripping moral thriller that offers an extraordinary showcase for the remarkable Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen) in the leading role.
A moving tribute to cinema and the magical power of storytelling, the new film from multi award-winning director Lone Scherfig (An Education, Italian for Beginners) follows a young woman’s coming-of-age in a Chilean mining town.
Featuring a revelatory performance from Benjamin Lavernhe, Frédéric Tellier’s sweeping and deeply-affecting new historical epic charts the extraordinary life of the titular priest and humanitarian (1912-2007).
The exquisite, enchanting new animated adventure from the Academy Award-nominated directors of A Cat In Paris features the voice talents of Audrey Tautou and Guillaume Canet.
Marco Bellocchio's gripping new historical drama follows the real-life story of a young boy whose abduction from his parents by the Vatican fuelled outrage in 19th-century Italy, and triggered a global scandal.
One of the major discoveries of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Marie Amachoukeli’s vibrant drama explores the precious bond between a six-year-old French girl and her nanny, and what happens when it is unexpectedly placed in jeopardy.
Emmanuelle Devos and Daniel Auteuil star in the gripping new thriller from acclaimed writer/director Joachim Lafosse about the fallout when a long-held family secret is exposed.
A secret from the past shatters old alliances in the spectacular conclusion to Martin Bourboulon’s lavish, all-star production of The Three Musketeers, leading to an emotional and highly thrilling conclusion.
The eagerly anticipated first instalment of Martin Bourboulon’s lavish, all-star production of Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure The Three Musketeers, the first French-made big-screen adaptation produced in over 30 years
The lavish new historical drama from writer/director Maïwenn (Mon Rois, Polisse) is freely inspired by the life of the titular rags-to-riches social climber, a working-class woman who became the mistress of King Louis XV.
Josh O'Connor stars in the captivating new fable of lost love from Alice Rohrwacher (Happy As Lazzaro, The Wonders) as a young British archaeologist who gets caught up in an international network dealing in stolen Italian artefacts.
The beguiling new comedic romance from beloved auteur Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side Of Hope) follows two lost souls who meet by chance in the Helsinki night and then try, in turbulent times, to find companionship.
Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte and Kristin Scott Thomas star in the wildly entertaining new comedy from writer/director Marc Fitoussi about estranged childhood friends who tentatively reunite for a trip to the Greek Islands.
Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes, Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen's breathtaking and richly involving story follows two people of different classes who forge a decades-long, life-defining friendship in the Italian Alps.
Riccardo Scamarcio, Isabelle Huppert and Louis Garrel star in writer/director Michele Placido's engrossing historical drama depicting the struggles of the notorious Renaissance painter as he's investigated by the Vatican.
Andrea Di Stefano's stylish new crime thriller stars the always-excellent Pierfrancesco Favino (The Traitor, Nostalgia) as an honourable Milanese police lieutenant whose spotless record comes undone over the course of a fateful night.
The new film from Italian maestro Nanni Moretti (Mia Madre, The Son’s Room, Dear Diary) is a multi-layered comedy following a prolific movie director in the midst of personal and professional crisis in the age of the streaming giants.
Award winning writer/director Hlynur Pálmason’s follow-up to his breakout hit A White, White Day is a stunning historical drama about a Danish priest who made a pilgrimage across Iceland in the late 1800s to build a church.
Based on true events that inspired a generation of young Norwegians, Ole Giæver’s award-winning historical drama follows a young woman who is unintentionally drawn into a protest against a dam that threatens Indigenous Sámi land.
Awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2022 Berlin Film Festival, Carla Simón's superb follow up to her popular debut Summer 1993 charts a multi-generational Catalan farming family who face eviction and an uncertain future.
Featuring a career-best Virginie Efira, Rebecca Zlotowski’s enchanting new romantic drama follows a woman whose outlook on life is upended when she starts a passionate relationship with a single father-of-one.
Set in the world of high cuisine in Bilbao, writer/director Joaquín Mazón’s delicious comedy hit follows a father and son whose unexpected and unpredictable reunion after thirty years apart puts their assumptions about cuisine and life to the test.
Based on remarkable true events, Alberto Rodríguez's captivating new thriller follows a young accountant who, imprisoned in late 70s Spain on trumped up charges, creates a systemic revolution from within.
Léa Seydoux stars in the sensitive and deeply-personal from acclaimed writer/director Mia Hansen-Løve (Things To Come), as a single mother trying to balance the emotional needs of her parents, her child and herself.
The extraordinary narrative debut feature by acclaimed documentarian Alice Diop depicts the gripping story of a young novelist who is forced to confront her own complex family history as she attends a notorious murder trial.
2022's #1 box office success in France, Cédric Jimenez’s captivating new thriller is an edge-of-your seat deep-dive into one of the most incredible manhunts in European history.
The uproariously entertaining new comedy hit from Louis Garrel charts the misguided attempts of a dedicated son who, in trying to protect his mother, finds himself embroiled in an elaborate heist plot.
A wickedly entertaining blend of satire, drama and comedy, the new film from writer/director Michael Bully Herbig (Balloon, Manitou’s Shoe) is inspired by the high-profile Der Spiegel media scandal that made international headlines.
Sandra Hüller stars in writer/director Frauke Finsterwalder’s irreverent new drama as the lady-in-waiting to the extravagant Empress Elisabeth of Austria (aka Sisi) in her final years.
Inspired by true events, Blandine Lenoir's warm and tender new film features the unstoppable Laure Calamy (Antoinette in the Cévennes, Full Time) as an ordinary woman who becomes emboldened by a cause far bigger than herself.
Karin Viard and Gregory Gadebois star in an enchanting, beautifully crafted romantic comedy about an unappreciated woman who finally allows herself to be open up to life and love.
The most autobiographical film to date from acclaimed writer/director Christophe Honoré (Sorry Angel, Inside Paris) follows a young man who, after being sent reeling by an unexpected loss, looks for comfort in all the wrong places.
The irrepressible Gérard Depardieu is at his best in writer/director Constance Meyer’s deft, highly enjoyable new fable about the unlikely friendship between an irascible, aging movie star and his bodyguard-turned-assistant.
Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud star in the involving drama from Arnaud Desplechin (Kings & Queen, A Christmas Tale), as decades-long estranged siblings forced back into each other’s orbit by a family emergency.
Celebrated as one of the major European discoveries of the year, writer/director Laura Wandel’s extraordinary, sit-up-and-take-notice debut explores the complex world of children, as navigated by a sensitive, empathetic seven-year-old girl.
Freely inspired by incredible true events, Jérôme Salle’s gripping espionage thriller depicts the remarkable story of a French public servant who unwittingly finds himself in conflict with one of the modern era’s most powerful forces: Russia’s FSB.
Trine Dyrholm leads an all-star ensemble cast in Charlotte Sieling's gripping historical drama, based on remarkable true events experienced by Denmark's 15th Century queen, Margrete the First.
Written by and starring comic duo Pio and Amedeo, the smash-hit North-South culture clash comedy from Gennaro Nunziante (Where Am I Going?) follows two formerly inseparable friends who reunite in their hometown after years apart.
Directed by, co-written and starring Edoardo Leo, this heartfelt romantic comedy follows two long-term couples in the eternal city contemplating whether their future lies together.
Pierfrancesco Favino stars in acclaimed writer/director Mario Martone’s absorbing and suspenseful drama about a man with a troubled past who returns to his native Neapolitan neighbourhood after 40 years of absence.
Suspense and a pinch of romance are the ingredients of Davide Minnella’s delicious dramedy about a mafioso sent to Rome to launder money through a restaurant who crosses paths with an ambitious young chef.
Cinema icons Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon share the big screen for the first time in the scorching romantic drama from Claire Denis, a blazing story about a passionate, complicated woman caught between two very different men.
The marvellous Laure Calamy (Antoinette in the Cévennes) stars in Eric Gravel’s gripping and award-winning drama, as a single woman pushed to her limits when the delicate balance between her home and work life is upended.
An all-star cast dazzles in the spectacular and exhilarating film by Xavier Giannoli (The Singer, Marguerite), an adaptation of Balzac’s classic novel about a young idealist who learns that anything can be bought and sold.
This exquisite crime drama from Patrice Leconte stars Gérard Depardieu as Georges Simenon's iconic Police Inspector, tasked in '50s Paris with identifying what happened to a young woman whose body is discovered in a town square.
David Kross, Henry Hübchen and Tom Schilling lead a stellar cast in Leander Haussmann's charming comedy about a man who led a double life in 1980s East Berlin as an underground poet... and a Stasi agent.
From award-winning writer/director Jonas Carpignano (A Ciambra, Mediterranea), TO CHIARA is a searing and remarkably poignant drama about a Calabrian teenage girl who learns some difficult truths about her close-knit family.
Based on a multi Molière Award-winning play, Fred Cavayé's gripping historical drama centres on a dangerous pact between a Jewish jeweller (the great Daniel Auteuil) and his assistant (Gilles Lellouche) in Occupied Paris in 1941.
Fanny Ardant, Melvil Poupaud and Cécile de France beguile in Carine Tardieu's eagerly anticipated follow-up to Just To Be Sure, a modern and nuanced romantic drama about a woman who embarks on an affair with a much-younger man.
From Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Époque), FORGOTTEN WE’LL BE is the long-awaited adaptation of Héctor Abad Faciolince's acclaimed memoir about his father, Colombian human rights activist Héctor Abad Gómez.
Vincent Lindon delivers a powerhouse turn in acclaimed writer/director Stéphane Brizé's stunning drama, as a driven white-collar manager torn between duty to his job, his family and his principles.
This lavish new adventure comedy from Julien Rappeneau (Rosalie Blum) is a new take on the beloved children’s character created by Rene Goscinny (Astérix) and Jean-Jacques Sempé.
Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass star in this charming and award-winning comedy about a Spanish teacher and her student whose online connection takes on far more importance than either could have anticipated.
A delicious ensemble cast led by François Damiens and Vanessa Paradis star in an hilariously droll romantic comedy from Samuel Benchetrit about ordinary people finding unexpected love and fulfillment through the arts.
Acclaimed at Cannes, writer/director Leyla Bouzid’s enchanting and seductive romance depicts a university student torn between his desire for a classmate and his deeply-held ideals of cultural and social propriety.
Inspired by true events, Jasmila Žbanić’s gripping, Oscar-nominated thriller depicts the unforgettable story of a UN translator attempting to save the lives of her family, whilst pandemonium and escalating conflict rages around them.
Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert's beguiling modern fable is about an affluent gated community forever altered by the arrival of an enigmatic stranger who may - or may not - have powers of healing.
Set in 1789 France, just prior to the Revolution, Éric Besnard’s mouth-watering comedy pairs Grégory Gadebois and Isabelle Carré as a gifted chef and his apprentice, who must find the resolve to free themselves from servitude.
Featuring an outstanding cast in top form, this stylish and involving drama from award-winning writer/director Daniele Luchetti (La Nostra Vita, My Brother Is An Only Child) charts the lives of a middle-class Italian family across three decades.
From acclaimed auteur Nanni Moretti (Mia Madre, The Son's Room), the all-star drama THREE FLOORS traces the disparate lives of three families who reside in the same apartment block in Rome's stylish Prati neighbourhood.
Internationally heralded as a major cinematic discovery, Dea Kulumbegashvili’s multi award-winning debut is an arresting drama about a devout woman who undergoes a dramatic crisis of faith.
From writer/director Icíar Bollaín, the joyous romantic comedy ROSA’S WEDDING features the superb Candela Peña as a woman who finally decides to take charge of her life after always putting others first.
The seductive, high-stakes industry of professional global sport is at the heart of Ronnie Sandhal's TIGERS, an enthralling true story of a young Swedish football prodigy who, at sixteen, is bought by the prestigious Italian club Inter Milan.
Writer/director Grímur Hákonarson’s eagerly-anticipated follow up to the worldwide hit Rams is a rousing, David-and-Goliath comedy about a farmer’s wife who steps up to take on the corrupt local co-op in her remote Icelandic valley.
Set in Denmark’s underbelly, debut writer/director Jeanette Nordahl’s striking Scandi noir follows an impressionable teenage girl who’s placed in the care of an estranged aunt (Sidse Babett Knudsen), the head of a family crime syndicate.
Bold and dazzling, acclaimed writer/director Pietro Marcello adapts Jack London’s novel about a self-taught and outspoken writer, provocatively transposing the story into a pivotal moment in Italy’s pre-War history.
Featuring an all-star Argentinian cast (including Ricardo Darín and son Chino on screen together for the first time), Sebastián Borensztein’s comedy is a rousing tale of working-class solidarity and collective revenge.
A beguiling fusion of modern romance and futurism, Maria Schrader’s romantic comedy questions what it means to be human, as a scientist agrees to live with a human-like robot that has been designed to be her perfect life partner.
Writer/director Dominik Graf re-unites Never Look Away stars Tom Schiller and Saskia Rosendahl for an exhilarating coming-of-age drama set in Berlin in the hedonistic twilight years of Weimar Germany.
In this darkly comic skewering of celebrity and privilege, Daniel Brühl (Goodbye Lenin, Rush, The Falcon & The Winter Soldier) plays a famous actor whose day gets completely railroaded by a stranger with ulterior motives.
The remarkable Pablo Larraín (No, Jackie, Neruda) unites Gael García Bernal with striking newcomer Mariana Di Girolamo for an immersive and incendiary drama about a young mother's secretive plan to reunite her family.
Lambert Wilson stars in writer/director Gabriel Le Bomin’s spectacularly-mounted biographical drama, a stirring depiction of a crucial period in the life of one of modern French history's most famous figures.
An Official Selection at Cannes, Caroline Vignal’s hilarious and life-affirming comedy jewel stars the wonderful Laure Calamy as a woman who finds herself on a journey of self-discovery in somewhat unexpected circumstances.
Inspired by remarkable true events, Emmanuel Courcol’s rousing, Cannes-selected charmer follows a dedicated out-of-work actor (Kad Merad) whose life begins to look up when he takes a new job teaching theatre to inmates.
From Oscar-winning writer/director Alejandro Amenábar (The Sea Inside), WHILE AT WAR is a powerful and hugely resonant historical drama set during the first months of the Spanish Civil War.
Set within Vienna's elite, this wickedly entertaining film from writer/director Marc Fitoussi (Folies Bergère) is a sexy, Chabrol-esque marital thriller featuring the sensational Karin Viard in one of her most vivacious roles.
Sigourney Weaver and radiant new talent Margaret Qualley star in a hugely enjoyable adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s internationally bestselling memoir from Oscar-nominee Phillipe Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar).
Three of France’s most endearing leading ladies – Juliette Binoche, Noémie Lvovsky and Yolande Moreau – star in a sparkling comedy by César-winner Martin Provost (Seraphine, The Midwife).
Guillaume Canet gives a superb, career-best performance in this remarkable and heartfelt rural drama about three generations of a French farming community that became a box office phenomenon.
Inspired by true events, Jan Komasa’s 2020 Oscar-nominated drama is a remarkable tale of morality and redemption, about a charismatic young ex-convict who fooled an entire Polish village by falsely posing as a priest.
From writer/director Régis Roinsard (Populaire), this ingenious and wicked crime ‘whodunit’ sees nine international language experts as suspects, when the first ten pages of a new literary blockbuster is leaked online.
Writer/director Guillaume Canet reunites the entire cast from his 2010 comedy smash Little White Lies (a film that achieved a stunning 5.2 million admissions worldwide) for this highly-anticipated follow up.
Hlynur Pálmason confirmed the promise of his award-winning debut Winter Brothers with this spellbinding and darkly humorous drama about a stoic grandfather whose emotional reserves are pushed to their limits.
This delicious film from acclaimed writer/director Christophe Honoré (Love Songs, Inside Paris) is a light and playful comedy about love and fidelity set over the course of one life-changing night.
A superb all-star quartet in stellar form leads the terrific comedy of manners from Daniel Cohen, the story of life-long friends whose loyalties to each other are unexpectedly tested.
Vincent Lacoste stars in the wry and engaging comedy debut from Antoine de Bary, the shaggy-dog story of a former child star whose life’s in a downward spiral as he approaches thirty.
Writer/director Julien Rappeneau’s follow-up to his 2016 debut hit Rosalie Blum is an uplifting, family-friendly story about the power of a child’s love, and the lengths that one boy will go to to help get his father’s life back on track.
From master auteur Kore-eda Hirokazu (Shoplifters), THE TRUTH unites French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche for the first time, as a movie star diva and her estranged daughter.
From the Oscar-nominated creators of ‘Embrace of the Serpent’ comes an epic, visually exquisite crime sage about the destabilising effect of Western influences on the familial traditions and rituals of a proud indigenous family.
The multi award-winning crime thriller from writer/director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah) is a hugely compelling, based-on-fact tale of a gentle family man pushed to protect what he loves.
Juliette Binoche is phenomenal in Safy Nebbou’s gripping and tantalising drama, as a divorced mother whose life is upended when she becomes entangled in an online relationship with dangerous repercussions.
Juan Vera’s smart, funny and hugely entertaining romantic comedy hit features two of Spanish-language cinema’s most beloved stars, the superb Ricardo Darín and Mercedes Morán.
Real-life mother and daughter Catherine Deneuve and Chaira Mastroianni star in the affecting film from Julie Bertuccelli (Since Otar Left) about emotional attachments and mis-remembered pasts.
Louis Garrel, Laetitia Casta and Lily-Rose Depp star in Garrel's delightfully playful and oh-so-French romantic comedy about the lives and loves of three impossibly attractive Parisians.
The smash-hit comedy of the Lavazza Italian Film Festival, Alessandro Genovesi's hilarious, feel-good romantic comedy is a heart-warming story of a complicated trip to the altar, based on a long running off-Broadway hit play.
Beloved by audiences and critics at Cannes (where it was awarded the Best Screenplay prize), Alice Rohrwacher’s beguiling film is an allegory of love, loss and compassion exploring the troubled soul of Italy.
The winner of the 2018 Sydney Film Prize, Marcelo Martinessi’s stunning debut drama is an immersive look into the lives of the privileged through the tribulations of a hesitant woman in quiet crisis.
The recipient of the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc, Christophe Honorés resonant and emotionally rich drama is both an intimate chronicle of a romance and a sprawling portrait of life in early 1990s France.
Adèle Haenel, Pio Marmaï and Audrey Tautou star in this sparkling new screwball comedy from Pierre Salvadori (Wild Target, Après Vous, Priceless), an irresistible mix of laughs, action and romance.
Based on an Haruki Murakami short story, Korean master Chang-dong Lee’s remarkable film, the most acclaimed of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, is a gripping psychological study of thwarted love, ambition and obsession.
Featuring Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin as a ne’er-do-well with delusions of grandeur and Yolande Moreau as his long-suffering sister, this hilarious anti-capitalist comedy delivers on its title in spades.
Seduction, glamour, corruption, drugs and raucous poolside parties: the life and times of scandal-plagued Silvio Berlusconi have long-demanded a screen depiction, and who else to deliver it than Paolo Sorrentino.
A critical and audience favourite at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, Paweł Pawlikowski’s ravishing, music-fuelled romance charts two mismatched lovers caught between East and West in 1950s Europe.
The endearing new comedy from Philippe Le Guay (The Women On The 6th Floor) is a warm tale of a small farming community who must put their grievances (and inhibitions) aside in order to save their village.
One of the most astonishing film debuts in recent memory, Xavier Legrand’s heart-stopping drama charts a family’s struggles with the fallout of divorce, and the resulting arrangements for the two children.
A 2018 Academy Award nominee, the internationally acclaimed film from award-winning writer/director Ziad Doueiri is a thrilling legal drama centering on a minor disagreement that escalates into a nationwide controversy.
Writer/director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson’s delicious black comedy of bad behaviour follows a simmering feud between two neighbouring suburban Icelandic families that gets quite out of hand.
Heralded Norwegian writer/director Joachim Trier’s thriller about a lonely young student who may have kinetic powers is a daring and resonant exploration of the dangers of repression, and a sexy, head-spinning treat.
The breakout critical discovery of the 2017 Berlinale, where it was named Best First Feature, Carla Simón’s autobiographical Catalan jewel is one of the most evocative and affecting depictions of childhood seen in years.
Hugo Gélin’s bona fide crowd-pleaser, the most popular French-language film of 2017 worldwide, stars the irrepressible Omar Sy in a tailor-made role as a bon vivant whose life is turned upside down by an infant daughter.
A hugely entertaining blend of humour, truthfulness and sensitivity, Blandine Lenoir’s warm-hearted romantic comedy stars Agnès Jaoui as a middle-aged woman in the midst of major personal and professional life changes.
The searing, multi award-winning new drama from Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Elena, The Return), LOVELESS is a razor-sharp and gripping portrayal of a family – and society – on the precipice of collapse.
The breakout discovery of the 2016 Venice Film Festival, Swedish-Sami filmmaker Amanda Kernell’s striking directorial debut is a female coming-of-age story told with emotional power.
The hilarious and poignant comedy from Finnish master Aki Kaurismäki (Drifting Clouds, Le Havre) is a hugely enjoyable tale of the friendship between a young immigrant and a middle-aged Helsinki restaurateur.
The breakout French hit of the 2017 Cannes International Film Festival, writer/director Carine Tardieu’s charming romantic comedy is a winning tale of parenthood, love and family, both lost and found.
From Oscar-nominated Czech director Jan Hřebejk (Divided We Fall) comes a black comedy inspired by the true story of a Communist-era school teacher who manipulated her pupils for personal gain.
From César-winning writer/director Martin Provost (Séraphine), THE MIDWIFE marks the remarkable pairing of two of French cinema’s most beloved stars, Catherine Deneuve and Catherine Frot.
From award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski comes the long-awaited biography of artist Touko Laaksonen, the man behind the iconic signature ‘Tom of Finland’, and the events that influenced his iconic homoerotic drawings.
French singer/actress Soko and Lily-Rose Depp lead a star-studded cast in Stéphanie Di Giusto’s spectacularly mounted screen biography, inspired by the true story of two rival pioneers of modern dance in the Belle Epoque.
Based on extraordinary true events, Erik Poppe’s superbly-realised box office hit is an absorbing tale of morality and honour set in Norway during a pivotal moment in World War II as German forces arrive.
The #1 smash-hit of the 2017 Spanish Film Festival, Paco León’s vibrant comedy depicts a collection of Madrid lovers for an outrageously provocative take on what can happen behind closed doors.
Cynthia Nixon gives a career-best performance as the legendary 19th Century poet Emily Dickinson in the luminous and intensely moving new film from award-winning British filmmaker Terence Davies.
A glorious mix of history and imagination, NERUDA is multi award-winning director Pablo Larraín’s lavishly mounted and grandly entertaining depiction of the manhunt for titular Chilean poet and politician.
Isabelle Huppert stars in acclaimed writer/director Mia Hansen-Løve’s stunning drama, a resonant and affecting portrait of a fifty-something woman who, after living comfortably for many years, must suddenly reinvent her life.
Writer/director Martin Zandvliet’s multi award-winning historical drama tells a gripping story of redemption and forgivenesss, as it follows a group of captured soldiers in Denmark in the immediate aftermath of WWII.
The multi award-winning new comedy of manners from Paolo Genovese is a fiendishly clever take on decorum in the age of modern technology, and poses the question: how well do we really know those close to us?
Julien Rappeneau’s enchanting directorial debut ROSALIE BLUM is a warm, witty and impeccably performed comedy about a random encounter that has unexpected and life-changing consequences.
Klaus Härö’s multi award-winning drama movingly depicts the true story of fencing master Endel Neils, who risked his life to give a group of children something to believe in in post-War Estonia.
Striking a delicious balance between non-stop gags and some very pointed cultural criticism, Gennaro Nunziante’s comedy is the highest grossing film in Italian cinema history.
Cecile de France and Izïa Higelin star in Catherine Corsini's luminous, award-winning romance set in the turbulent 1970’s, about love, duty and the courage required to pursue happiness no matter the cost.
Two of the greatest talents in modern Spanish cinema – Ricardo Darín and Javier Cámara – take centre stage in Cesc Gay's funny, heartfelt portrait of friendship, and life’s unexpected ups and downs.
Ciro Guerre’s breathtaking, Oscar-nominated cinematic odyssey through the Amazon follows the quests of two Western explorers (one in 1909 and the other in the 1940s) in search of a rare flower.
Academy-Award winner Juliette Binoche gives one of the finest performances of her career in this dazzling, emotionally rich debut feature from Italian wunderkind Piero Messina.
Writer/director Edoardo Falcone's wildly entertaining and multi award-winning debut feature pits a man with a God-complex against the charismatic local parish priest in an almighty battle of wills.
Acclaimed Italian auteur Nanni Moretti semi-autobiographical and award-winning dramedy stars the stunning Margherita Buy as a filmmaker struggling to balance life and art.
Winner of Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2015, this wryly observed fable about two obstinate brothers begins as a droll comedy about sheep farming and grows into a gracefully moving tale about family and legacy.
From Sue Brooks, the multi award-winning director of Japanese Story and Road To Nhill, LOOKING FOR GRACE is an intimate, funny and profoundly moving story about chance, fate and the complexities of family life.
A captivating new star is born in THE BÉLIER FAMILY, Eric Lartigau’s uproarious new comedy about family ties, the joy of music and breaking free, introducing beautiful newcomer Louane Emera.
From acclaimed writer/director Céline Sciamma (Tomboy, Water Lilies), GIRLHOOD is a sensational and emotionally affecting story of female empowerment, set in the tough neighbourhoods of Paris.
A career-best Viggo Mortensen leads David Oelhoffen's masterful drama, a gripping tale of morality and friendship set during the Algerian War, based on a story by Albert Camus.
Mia Hansen-Løve's exhilarating, semi-biographical drama is set against the rise of the ‘French touch’ electronic music scene in the 1990s, one that spawned worldwide superstars like Daft Punk and Cassius.
Hilarious, smart & thought-provoking, Italian comedian and satirist Pierfrancesco ‘Pif’ Diliberto’s hugely entertaining romantic comedy of childhood and first love is set in the tumultuous world of 1970’s Italy.
Inspired by true events, this enchanting and powerfully affecting film from David & Nathan Zellner tells the true story of a young woman’s extraordinary journey from Japan to Minnesota, in search of a mythic fortune.
Heralded in Cannes (and declared a “5-star masterpiece” by The Guardian), the stunning new film from modern Russian master Andrey Zvyagintzev (The Return, Elena) is a gripping parable of class, faith and corruption.
The heralded Orizzonti winner of Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, EASTERN BOYS is the astonishing second feature from Robin Campillo, creator of the international phenomenon The Returned.
Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin and Michael Nyqvist star in Marc Fitoussi's fabulous romantic comedy, a delicious fable about how everyday choices shape our lives.
Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross’ celebrated drama is an unforgettable story of two young girls navigating the complex ties of friendship, love and family within a world of upheaval.
Eddie Marsan stars in the long-awaited new film from Uberto Pasolini, the producer of The Full Monty, a poignant drama about a quiet man who finds joy in helping everyone but himself.
The winner of the Golden Bear at the 2013 Berlinale, Cãlin Peter Netzer‘s riveting drama centres on a mother’s twisted affection for her son, and the repercussions of her actions when his wellbeing is placed in jeopardy.
Winner of the 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, THE GREAT BEAUTY is Paolo Sorrentino’s evocative tale of hedonism and lost love, and an extraordinary depiction of contemporary Rome.
Celebrated French master Olivier Assayas’ loosely autobiographical drama charts social change and the political and artistic awakening of a group of young teenagers in the early 1970s.
Winner of the Berlin Silver Bear, Ursula Meier’s deeply affecting humanist drama of two siblings struggling to find a place in the world, and their determination to make it on their own, stars Lea Seydoux and Kacey Mottet Klein.
Academy Award-nominee Sarah Polley’s extraordinary documentary is a deeply moving portrait of a family dealing with a legacy of secrets and lies, and the elusive nature of truth itself.
From gifted actor-turned-director Jalil Lespert, AGAINST THE WIND is a radiant, emotional and superbly realised story of one father’s challenge to keep his family together after his wife disappears.
One of the most star-studded casts in modern Spanish cinema feature in writer/director Cesc Gay's witty and scathing portrait of forty-something men, and the changing gender roles of contemporary Barcelona.
A love story told in two unique parts, Miguel Gomes' TABU is, quite simply, a film unlike anything you’ve ever seen: an enthralling story of obsession, memory and dangerous forbidden romance.
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains, this award-winning drama follows a young couple on the journey of a lifetime and an incident that irrevocably transforms their relationship.
Małgorzata Szumowska's provocative, adults-only drama stars Academy Award-winner Juliette Binoche as a journalist whose personal life choices are put to the test when she uncovers some discomforting home truths.
The eternal wisdom of Woody Allen informs Sophie Lellouche’s delicious romantic comedy about a young woman whose choices in life and love are shaped by the philosophies of her favourite filmmaker.
Winner of Best Film at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, Bouli Lanners’ hilarious, multi award-winning film takes its cues from Mark Twain in exploring the uncharted and misunderstood world of adolescence.
The 2012 Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film nominee MONSIEUR LAZHAR is a profoundly moving story about a group of young schoolchildren coming to terms with the adult world well before their time.
The internationally-heralded winner of the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, Oliver Hermanus’ BEAUTY is a stunningly controlled, powerful story of a middle-aged man in turmoil.
The winner of the Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize at Cannes 2011, Russian maestro Andrey Zvyagintsev's taut & engrossing drama is a moral tale of loyalties, familial ties and a coveted inheritance.
Based on real-life events, Valérie Donzelli's moving drama follows a young Parisian couple suddenly dragged from their carefree existence by an unexpected twist of fate, and their against-the-odds determination to defy it.
Based on remarkable true events in Norway in 1915, Marius Holst's drama tells an extraordinary story of friendship, loyalty and rebellion, set on a remote ice-bound island reform school.
The gorgeous romantic drama from Mia Hansen-Løve (Father of My Children) is a personal story of love, loss and the tender memories from youth that can never truly be erased.
Philippe Lioret’s followed-up his multi-award winning drama Welcome with this a universal story about courage and the importance of standing up for your convictions starring Vincent Lindon and Marie Gillain.
Part biographical documentary, part series of musings on life and art, THE LOOK is Angelina Maccarone’s revealing portrait of Charlotte Rampling, one of cinema’s most renowned and extraordinary actresses.
Led by Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni, this exquisitely romantic musical-drama from Christophe Honoré spans over four decades as it follows a mother and daughter’s twin misadventures in love.
Fabrice Luchini & Sandrine Kiberlain head a stellar cast in Philippe Le Guay’s delicious upstairs/downstairs comedy, where the vibrant maids create upheaval in an elegant Parisian apartment complex in 1962.
2012 Academy Award nominee – Best Animated Film. By day, a child’s beloved companion… by night, a rooftop-roaming thief! Meet Dino, a common house cat who lives a double life.
The tender, frank and award-winning debut feature from Katell Quillévéré has a young girl’s impending confirmation as the setting for a collision between love, faith and burgeoning sexuality.
From the furtive imagination of writer/director Yann Samuell comes the smash-hit adaptation of Louis Pergaud’s classic 1912 novel about the rivalry between gangs of children from two French villages.
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in Derek Cianfrance's powerful romantic drama about a couple who fall in love in their early twenties, and then face challenges to their marriage six years later.
There’s something in the water… Part vérité travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part showdown, Josh Fox’s Oscar-nominated film is a compelling and emotional plea for scrutiny of the powerful gas industry.
Winner of the Cannes Special Jury Prize, Mia Hansen-Løve's superbly perceptive drama is a thought-provoking and deeply moving portrait of a family undergoing a dramatic rupture.
The breakout comedy sensation of Cannes 2009, graphic artist Riad Sattouf’s debut is an hilarious and painfully true-to-life portrait of the humiliations and tribulations of being a teen.
Set on location on the steppes of Kazakhstan and four years in the making, Sergey Dvortsevoy’s debut feature is a symphonic celebration of life and nature, disguised as an adorable, sweet-natured love story.
Papua New Guinea, 1942: The battle for the track has begun. Featuring a talented cast of upcoming stars, Alister Grierson's powerful debut is based on a true story, and inspired by the Australian fighting spirit.
Toni Collette stars in Sue Brooks' moving drama as a feisty Australian geologist who must show a Japanese businessman around the mines and deserts of the Pilbara. Winner of 8 AFI Awards, including Best Film.