The Illusionist (2010)

Director: Sylvain Chomet

Starring: Eilidh Rankin, Jean-Claude Donda

A wonderful hand-painted animated feature from Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville"), "The Illusionist" is based on an unproduced script that... Read more

Just a Beginning (2010)

Director: Jean Pierre Pozzi, Pierre Barougier

This interesting documentary follows a French pre-school school class over two years - but this is a unusual class as the children study philosophy! S... Read more

Rubber (2010)

Director: Quentin Dupieux

Starring: Jack Plotnick, Wings Hauser, Stephen Spinella, Roxane Mesquida

'Rubber' is the story of Robert, an inanimate tyre that has been abandoned in the desert, and suddenly and inexplicably comes to life. As Robert roams... Read more

35 Shots of Rum (2008)

Director: Claire Denis

Starring: Gregoire Colin, Alex Descas

Parisian widower Lionel (Alex Descas) and his adult daughter Josephine (Mati Diop) struggle to cope with their generational differences and the challe... Read more

The Magnificent Tati (2009)

Director: Michael House

Starring: Jacques Tati

Director Michael House explores the life and work of the magnificent Tati through clips and interviews with those who know his work best. Tati is foll... Read more

Tomboy (2011)

Director: Celine Sciamma

Starring: Zoe Heran, Malonn Levana

Critically acclaimed French drama about a 10-year-old girl who assumes a male identity to fit in when her family move to a small village. The film has... Read more

Beautiful Lies (2010)

Director: Pierre Salvadori

Starring: Nathalie Baye, Audrey Tautou, Sami Bouajila

Director Pierre Salvadori (Priceless) reunites with Audrey Tautou (Coco Avant Chanel) in this fresh romantic comedy about a chatty hairdresser who con... Read more

Henry the 4th (2011)

Director: Jo Baier

Starring: Julien Boisselier, Joachim Krol

A portrait of Henry of Navarre (later the much-loved King Henry IV of France) whose life defining act was declaring religious freedom for all in 1598... Read more

My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)

Director: Jean Becker

Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Gisele Casadesus

In a small French town, Germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50's, considered by many to be the village idiot, takes a walk to the park where he me... Read more

The Round Up (2011)

Director: Rose Bosch

Starring: Jean Reno, Melanie Laurent, Gad Elmaleh

Throws a powerful light on one of the most disturbing episodes in recent French history - the few weeks in July 1942 when the French police, at the di... Read more