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COLORS OF TIME (La Venue de l'avenir)
directed by Cedric Klapish​​
Nominated for the César Academy Awards, recipient of the Audience Award at TAFF, and selected by numerous international festivals including the Cannes Film Festival, Colors of Time is a luminous portrait of women across generations. The film celebrates memory, resilience, and the quiet power of female destinies unfolding through time.​
COLORS OF TIME (La Venue de l'avenir) directed by Cédric Klapisch
Opening Night | France | 2025 | Comedy, Drama | 126 min | In French with English subtitles
Rated G (All Public)​
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Awards and selections: Festival de Cannes 2025, Cesar Nominations, Taff 2025 – Audience Award, Best film Seville European Film Festival, Award Aegean Film Festival, Munich Film Festival​
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​Cast: Suzanne Lindon (Adèle), Abraham Wapler (Seb), Vincent Macaigne (Guy), Julia Piaton (Céline), Zinedine Soualem (Abdel), Paul Kircher (Anatole), Vassili Schneider (Lucien), Sara Giraudeau (Odette), Cécile de France (Calixte), François Berléand (Victor Hugo), Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Sarah Bernhardt), Olivier Gourmet (Claude Monet), Raïka Hazanavicius (Rose)
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Synopsis
A group of strangers, all descendants of Adèle Meunier, converge in Normandy, drawn together by the fate of her long-abandoned property. As the town expresses interest in purchasing it, four “cousins” are tasked with overseeing the transaction—but what begins as a simple real estate matter quickly unfolds into a journey through time and memory, revealing the extraordinary life of the woman who binds them all.
From the quiet streets of Normandy to 1895 Paris, “The Colors of Time” (La Venue de l’Avenir) immerses us in the City of Light at the height of its creative and industrial awakening. Here, Adèle’s story intertwines with the sparks of Impressionist painting, innovative music, and the dawn of electricity and photography, creating a luminous portrait of a woman whose vision and spirit resonate across generations.
Colors of Time is Cédric Klapisch’s enchanting new comedy—a soul-stirring, time-traveling journey that celebrates art, memory, and the quiet power of a woman whose life continues to connect and inspire her descendants.
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Director’s Biography
Writer and director Cédric Klapisch made his first short, In Transit, as a graduate student at NYU in 1986. His second short, Ce qui me meut, earned a César nomination and Best Short Film from French Cinema Critics, and his first feature, Little Nothings (1992), was also César-nominated. He has since directed fifteen features, including Family Resemblances (1996), the Spanish Apartment (2002)/ Russian Dolls (2005) trilogy, and its Amazon series sequel, Greek Salad (2023). His recent works include Someone, Somewhere (2019) and Rise (2022). He was showrunner on the first season of Call My Agent! and directed a modernized Magic Flute in 2023.
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MEET THE BARBARIANS (Les Barbares)
directed by Julie Delpy
A bold and satirical look at community and identity, Meet the Barbarians uses sharp wit and a female lens to explore belonging, prejudice, and the strength of women at the heart of social change.
MEET THE BARBARIANS (Les Barbares) directed by Julie Delpy
France | 2024 | Comedy | 1h41 | In French with English subtitles
Rated G (All Public)
Selected: Toronto International Film Festival, Cairo International Film Festival, Sacramento French Film Festival, Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême
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Starring Julie Delpy, Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, India Hair, Jean-Charles Clichet, and Ziad Bakri.
Synopsis: ​​In Paimpont, harmony reigns. Among the residents are Joëlle—the schoolteacher who loves giving lessons, Anne—the aperitif-loving owner of the local grocery store, Hervé—the Alsatian plumber who is more Breton than the Bretons themselves, and Johnny—the village constable who’s a fan of… Johnny.
In a great surge of solidarity, they enthusiastically agree to vote in favor of welcoming Ukrainian refugees. Except that the refugees who arrive are not Ukrainian… but Syrian! And some people in this charming little Breton village do not look kindly on the arrival of their new neighbors.
So, in the end, who are the real barbarians?
May 5
THE ONE I LOVED (Moi qui t'aimais)​​​​
directed by Diane Kurys ​
A moving meditation on love and legacy, Moi qui t’aimais revisits the life and inner world of Simone Signoret, celebrating a woman who lived, loved, and claimed her freedom with fearless intensity.
THE ONE I LOVED (Moi qui t'aimais) directed by Diane Kurys
France | 2025 | Drama | 1h58 | In French with English subtitles
Rated PG 13 (under 13 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian)
Selections: Cannes Festival, Cairo Film Festival, Bucharest International Film Festival, Cinemania
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Starring Roschdy Zem as Yves Montand, Marina Foïs as Simone Signoret, and Thierry de Peretti
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Synopsis: The intimate and turbulent story of one of France’s most iconic couples in cinema: Simone Signoret and Yves Montand. From their meeting in 1949 through the final years of their 35-year relationship, the film explores the deep bond that kept them together despite passion, betrayal, and heartbreak. Haunted by Montand’s high-profile affair with Marilyn Monroe and wounded by his repeated infidelities, Signoret refuses to be cast as a victim—even as she struggles with the emotional toll of their life in the spotlight. What they share is a love that defies separation, rooted in shared political convictions, artistic passion, and an unwavering commitment to each other until Signoret’s death.
May 5
PROMISED SKY (Promis le ciel) directed by Erige Sehiri
A deeply human and poetic film, Promised Sky follows women navigating hope, exile, and solidarity, offering a powerful testament to resilience and shared dreams under an open sky.
PROMISED SKY (Promis le ciel) directed by Erige Sehiri
Tunisia, France, Qatar | 2025 | Drama | 1h32 | In French and Arabic (with English subtitles)
Rated PG 13 (under 13 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian)
17 Selections including: Cannes Festival, Munich Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival
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Starring Aïssa Maïga, Laetitia Ky, Debora Lobe Naney, and Estelle Kenza Dogbo
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Synopsis: Promised Sky follows Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist who has lived in Tunisia for ten years. Her modest home becomes a sanctuary for Naney, a young mother in search of a better life, and Jolie, a determined student carrying her family’s hopes for the future. As they open their doors to a four-year-old orphan girl rescued from a shipwreck, the fragile harmony of their makeshift household is tested. Against a backdrop of rising social tension and uncertain futures, the women must confront their own vulnerabilities, strengthen their bond, and redefine what solidarity and resilience truly mean.​​
May 6
THE SACRED CAVE (La Grotte sacrée)
directed by Cyrille Masso, Daniel Minlo
A spellbinding animated journey, The Sacred Cave invites audiences into a richly imagined tale of courage, community, and ancestral wisdom from the heart of Cameroon—perfect for young cinephiles and adults alike.
THE SACRED CAVE (La Grotte sacrée) by Cyrille Masso, Daniel Minlo
Cameroon | 2023 | Animation | 1h40 | In French (with English subtitles)
For ages 8 and up
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Synopsis: In the heart of Africa's equatorial forest, the king of Mabunos is poisoned by one of his subjects. Two close aides of the palace are tasked with traveling to a sacred cave in search of an antidote that will cure their ruler — and they only have seven days to succeed before he perishes.
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May 6
OUT OF LOVE (Les Enfants vont bien) directed by Nathan Ambrosioni
A tender and unflinching portrait of motherhood and womanhood, Out of Love explores a woman’s choices, contradictions, and resilience as she navigates love, family, and independence.
OUT OF LOVE (Les Enfants vont bien) directed by Nathan Ambrosioni
France | 2025 | Drama | 1h51 | In French (with English subtitles)
Rated R (under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian)
Awards and selections: Best Director Award Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, FIPRESCI Prize, Festival du film francophone d'Angoulême​​
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Starring Camille Cottin, Juliette Armanet, and Monia Chokri
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Synopsis
Jeanne's life is upended one summer evening when her sister Suzanne arrives unexpectedly at her door with her two young children, Gaspard and Margaux. Jeanne hasn’t seen Suzanne in months, and from the start something feels off—Suzanne seems strangely distant and disconnected. The next morning, Jeanne wakes to find only a note from Suzanne. Shock soon turns to anger when Jeanne learns at the gendarmerie that no search can be opened: Suzanne has made the astonishing decision to disappear, leaving her children in Jeanne’s care. Suddenly faced with responsibility for children she’s never parented before, Jeanne must navigate this new reality while trying to understand her sister’s choice and their fractured family ties.
May 7
WELCOME TO ICELAND (Bienvenue en Islande)
directed by André Nerman
A moving first feature, Welcome to Iceland follows Julie as she fights against the odds to help her son Baptiste thrive, celebrating a woman’s courage, love, and determination—partially shot in San Diego.
Film followed by a discussion with film director and actor André Nerman
WELCOME TO ICELAND (Bienvenue en Islande) directed by André Nerman
2025, France, 1h49, drama, French (with English subtitles) -
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Synopsis: Julie, an art teacher in Biarritz, struggles to raise her young son Baptiste, who has severe neurological disabilities, as the strain leads to her marriage’s collapse. Baptiste finds joy and connection through the ocean and a friendship with Tom, a surfer who believes in his potential when others do not. Defying medical pessimism, Julie follows unconventional therapies from Israel to California, where surfing, new treatments, and Tom’s support help Baptiste thrive beyond all expectations.
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Screenplay by André Nerman and Stéphanie Laurent
With EMMANUELLE WION, ANDRE NERMAN, ARNAUD ARBESSIER, CHRISTINA CREVILLEN, ISA MERCURE, SALOMÉ LANGLOIS, NELLY ANNE GUILLON, PASCAL THOREAU, DENIS LEGER MILHAU, JOACHIM RIVOAL
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SUMMER BEATS (Ma Frère)
directed by Lise Akoka & Romane Guéret
An energetic and heartfelt coming‑of‑age tale, Summer Beats follows two lifelong friends as they navigate identity, friendship, family, and the leap into adulthood over one unforgettable summer — a vibrant story that resonates with girls and young women as well as boys, perfect for all public.
SUMMER BEATS (Ma Frère) directed by Lise Akoka & Romane Guéret
France | 2025 | Comedy | 1h52 | In French (with English subtitles)
Rated G (All Public)
Selection: Cannes Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Hamburg Film Festival, Cinemania
Starring Fanta Kebe, Shirel Nataf, and Amel Bent, with Idir Azougli, Suzanne de Baecque, Zakaria-Tayeb Lazab, Mouctar Diawara, and Yuming Hey in supporting roles in this coming-of-age dramedy about friendship, responsibility, and growing up.
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Synopsis: Growing up in a less well-off area of Paris, 19-year-old Shai and Djeneba have always been inseparable. For one summer, the two headstrong girls escape their tower blocks to work at a summer camp in the southeast of France, where they attempt to supervise an unruly tribe of exasperating, unique and endearing kids. Their adventure will put the girls' friendship to the test and reshuffle the cards of their dreams and desires, prompting them to reconsider what the future holds.