Discover the films screening in July at the Alliance Française de Bangkok – with screenings of French films with English subtitles.

Small Change [French classic]
Wednesday, July 3
FR | 1975 | Directed by François Truffaut | Fiction / Comedy

In Thiers, in the Puy de Dôme region of France, a handful of children are impatiently awaiting the last weeks of the school year: Bruno, Patrick, Laurent, Mathieu and Franck, and Martine… They all live at their own pace, giving a soul to this village where the two teachers, Melle Petit and M. Richet, do their best to capture their attention as the summer camp approaches.

OLYMPICS! THE FRENCH GAMES
Friday, July 5
FR | 2024 | Directed by Mickaël Gamrasni | Documentary/ Sport

They are aged between 20 and 100, have experienced the games, or will soon: Olympics! The French Games follows the journey of top-level French athletes who have come to reap the highest of rewards. Mickaël Gamrasni’s documentary, presented at Cannes Classics, revisits the history of the Olympic Games as well as that of 27 Olympic and Paralympic champions, gathering medal-winning accounts through the ages, narrated by actress Marion Cotillard.

Eloïse’s Journey
Wednesday, July 10
FR | 2022 | Directed by Murielle Magellan | Comedy / literary adaptation

Eloïse is sitting alone on a bench in Paris. She can’t remember who she is, where she comes from or how she got here. So, she begins a funny investigation on her life. This amnesia might help her find love and reinvent her life.

Yakari – a Spectacular Journey [KIDS CINEMA]
Saturday, July 13
FR | 2019 | Directed by X. Giacometti and T. Genkel | Animation/ Literary adaptation/ Young audience

With his tribe’s migration imminent, Yakari the little Sioux heads off into the unknown to follow the trail of Little Thunder, a mustang reputed to be untamable. Along the way, Yakari encounters the magical Grand-Aigle, his totem animal, from whom he receives a superb feather… and an incredible gift: the ability to talk to animals. Alone for the first time, his quest will take him across the plains, into the territory of the terrible cougar-skinned hunters… But how can he find his way back to the tepee?

Ride above
Saturday, July 13
FR/CA | 2022 | Directed by Christian Duguay | Fiction/ Drama/ Young audience

Born on her parents’ stud farm, Zoé has grown up surrounded by horses and has only one dream: to become a jockey! Tempête, a filly she sees being born, is to become her alter ego. But one stormy evening, Tempête, in a panic, tramples Zoé’s back and shatters all her dreams: she’ll never walk again. For years, she will cling to her destiny, whatever the cost.

Slalom [Cannes Film Festival Official selection , Deauville American Cinema Festival Award 2020]
Wednesday, July 17
FR | 2020 | Directed by Charlène Favier | Fiction/ Drama

Lyz, 15, has just joined a prestigious ski-study section at Bourg-Saint-Maurice high school. Fred, ex-champion and now coach, decides to invest everything in his new recruit. Galvanized by his support, Lyz invests herself wholeheartedly, both physically and emotionally. Success follows success, but she soon falls under Fred’s absolute control…

Adama [KIDS CINEMA]
Saturday, July 20
FR | 2015 | Directed by Simon Rouby | Animation / Young audience/ Historic

Adama, 12, lives in a remote West African village. Beyond the cliffs lies the World of Breaths. Where the Nassaras rule. One night, his older brother Samba disappears. Adama, defying the prohibition of the elders, decides to set off in search of him. With the unfailing determination of a child becoming a man, he embarks on a quest that will take him across the seas to the North, to the front lines of the First World War. The year is 1916.

All Hands on Deck
Saturday, July 20
FR | 2020 | Directed by Guillaume Brac | Comedy

Paris, one evening in August. A boy meets a girl. They’re the same age, but they don’t belong to the same world. Félix works, Alma goes on vacation the next day. No matter. Félix decides to join Alma on the other side of France. By surprise. He takes along his friend Chérif, because it’s more fun with two people. And since they don’t have a car, they make the trip with Edouard. Of course, nothing goes according to plan. Can it be otherwise when you mistake your dreams for reality?

The witches of the Orient
Wednesday, July 24
FR/JA | 2021 | Directed by Julien Faraut | Documentary/ Sport/ Historic

The Japanese volleyball players nicknamed the “Witches of the Orient” are now in their seventies. From the team’s formation at the factory, to their victory at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, memories and legends rise to the surface and intertwine inextricably.

The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales [KIDS CINEMA]
Saturday, July 27
FR | 2017 | Directed by B. Renner and P. Imbert | Animation/ Young audience

Those who think that the countryside is a quiet and peaceful place are mistaken, for here you’ll find some particularly restless animals: a Fox who thinks he’s a hen, a Rabbit who plays the stork and a Duck who wants to replace Santa Claus. If you’re looking for a vacation, don’t bothe

Marinette
Saturday, July 27

FR | 2022 | Directed by Virginie Verrier | Biopic/ Sport

Marinette Pichon had soccer in her blood from an early age. Raised by a courageous mother who had to cope with a violent husband, she overcame difficulties and forged an unfailing determination. While juggling her odd jobs with her sporting career, she was selected for the French national team and then spotted by a major American club. Marinette moved to the United States with her mother, pursuing her dream of becoming the best player in the world

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