MIFF’s French Films

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The Melbourne International Film Festival opens tonight with a Belgian/French film called The Fairy. The Age describes it as ‘a light, charming vaudeville-style romp that recalls the physical comedies of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Jacques Tati’.

Other French films showing are:
–       Black Venus – Mon 25 July 9pm GU, Thu 4 August 3.30pm Forum
–       Fleurs du Mal – Sun 24 July 1.30pm GU, Thu 28 July, 4.45pm Kino
–       The Giants (/Belgium) – Fri 29 July at Forum
–       Le Havre – Fri 22 July 6.30pm Forum, Thur 4 Aug 6.30pm Forum
–       The Kid with a Bike – (/Belgium/Italy) Thu 28 July 9pm Forum, Sat 30 July 9pm Forum
–       Living On Love Alone – Sat 23 July 4pm GU, Thu 28 July at 11am Forum
–       Michel Petrucciani – (/Germany/Italy) Fri 22 July 6.30pm, Tue 2 Aug 4pm Forum
–       Mysteries of Lisbon – (/Portugal) Tue 26 July 6.30pm ACMI, Sat 6 Aug 11am ACMI
–       On The Sly – (/Belgium) Fri 29 July 11am ACMI, Sun 7 Aug 1.30pm ACMI
–       Outside Satan – Sat 24 July 1.30pm ACMI, Wed 3 Aug 4pm ACMI
–       Polisse – Sat 23 July 6.30pm ACMI, Mon 1 Aug 4pm
–       The Silence of Joan – Fri 22 July 4pm ACMI, Mon 25 July 6.30pm ACMI
–       Sleeping Sickness – (/Germany/Netherlands) Fri 5 Aug Forum, Sun 7 Aug 1.30pm GU
–       The Screen Illusion – Sat 23 July 6.30pm GU, Sun 7 Aug 1.30pm GU
–       Tales Of The Night – Sun 31 July 1pm Hoyts, Sat 6 Aug 1pm Hoyts
–       Think global, act rural – Sun 24 July 9pm GU, Fri 5 Aug 6.30pm GU
–       Tomboy – Sat 23 July 4pm Forum, Wed 27 July 9pm GU
–       Top Floor Left Wing – (/Luxembourg) Mon 25 July 9pm, Fri 29 July 6.30pm
–       Viva Riva – (/Congo/Belgium) Tue 26 July 9pm GU, Thu 4 Aug 9pm Kino

French documentary
–       It may be that beauty has strengthened our resolve – Fri 29 July 9.30pm ACMI, Sun 31 July 9pm ACMI

French film as part of MIFF’s retrospective
–       Beauty and The Beast – Sat 23 July 11am Forum, Thu 28 July 9pm Kino

French Canadian films
–       Curling – Tue 26 July 11am Forum, Fri 29 July Kino
–       Familiar Ground – Thu 4 Aug 11am Forum, Sun 7 Aug 4pm Forum

Other films France was involved in, but not in French
–       A Separation – (/Iran) Sun 24 July 9pm Forum, Sun 31 July 11am GU
–       Beauty – (/South Africa) Wed 3 Aug 9pm Forum, Sun 7 Aug 4pm GU
–       Cave of Forgotten Dreams – (/Canada/USA/Germany/UK) Sat 23 July 1pm Hoyts, Sat 6 Aug 4pm Hoyts
–       Detroit Wild City – Mon 25 July 4pm ACMI, Sun 31 July 6.30pm GU
–       Melancholia – (/Denmark/Sweden/Germany) Fri 22 July 9pm Forum, Fri 5 Aug 6.30pm GU
–       Neds – (/UK/Italy) Mon 1 Aug 9pm Forum, Fri 5 Aug 6.30pm GU
–       Play – (/Sweden/Denmark) Sat 30 July 9pm ACMI, Mon 1 Aug 9pm ACMI
–       The Route Irish – (UK/Italy/Belgium/Spain) Tue 26 July 6.30pm GU, Fri 29 July 6.30pm GU

Note: GU = Greater Union (on Russell St), Forum = Forum Theatre (on Flinders Street), Hoyts = Hoyts Melbourne Central (on Swanston St)