On Screen This Week
Films at Luxe Cinemas :
A Little Something Extra (Un P’tit Truc en Plus)
This wacky and heartfelt comedy, from popular French standup Artus, follows two criminals on the lam who lay low at a summer camp for young adults with disabilities. French sub-titled in English. This film has been the most successful French movie for 10 years.
Pour échapper à la police, un fils et son père en cavale sont contraints de trouver refuge dans une colonie de vacances pour jeunes adultes en situation de handicap, se faisant passer pour un pensionnaire et son éducateur spécialisé. Le début des problèmes et d’une formidable expérience humaine qui va les changer à jamais.
“Un p’tit truc en plus” est une comédie rafraîchissante qui apporte une bouffée d’air frais au cinéma français. Le film se distingue par son humour subtil et son approche sincère des relations humaines, réussissant à captiver et divertir le public du début à la fin. Sorti en 2024, c’était le plus grand succès du cinéma français depuis 10 ans.
Miss Violet (Louise Violet)
From Éric Besnard (director of the previous Festival hits Delicious and A Great Friend), this historical drama offers an intimate look at rural life in the beautiful Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. In 1889, Parisian teacher Louise Violet (Alexandra Lamy), is sent to a small village to impose the free, compulsory and secular schooling of the French Republic. Miss Violet is met with a hostile reception from the locals and their stern mayor Pierre Lecomte (Grégory Gadebois), fearful of change and apprehensive of anything that might distract their children from farm work. If Louise is to win the villagers over, she’ll have to speak their language… As tensions rise, confronting the villagers also means confronting herself. Louise may be the teacher, but maybe the village has something to teach her… With rich period costuming and breathtaking vistas on display, Miss Violet is a compelling exploration of how tradition and progress can collide. A must-see for anyone who believes in the transformative power of education.
L’institutrice parisienne Louise Violet est affectée dans un village français avec l’ambition d’appliquer les nouvelles lois de la Troisième République qui rendent l’enseignement laïque, gratuit et obligatoire.
Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgqmhDM07xU&t=1s
Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux)
Totone, 18 years old, spends most of his time drinking beers and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends. But reality catches up with him: he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He then sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region, the one that would win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.
Totone, 18 ans, passe le plus clair de son temps à boire des bières et écumer les soirées du Jura avec sa bande d’amis. Cependant, la réalité le rattrape: il doit s’occuper de sa petite soeur de sept ans et trouver un moyen de gagner sa vie.
DVDs to Lend Out
I have approximately 120 French DVDs that anyone who is still able to view DVDs is most welcome to borrow. There are comedies and dramas, recent and older films, famous actors and less famous. All are subtitled in English.
Let me know if you don’t have, but would like, the catalogue and then make your choice.
shelley@lovefrench.nz or ph 07 578 9416. No charge.
Au petit écran – on the Small Screen
Netflix : Lots of excellent French series & films to suit all tastes.
Library Movie Streaming:
All you need is a Tauranga City library card and the internet and you will be able to access over a thousand films and documentaries via Beamafilm, or classical music, concerts, ballets ,documentaries, artist portraits and education programmes via Medici TV. All access is free.
For more info: https://library.tauranga.govt.nz/digital-library/streaming
PS: The library also has real books and, in particular, a French novel section.
TV NZ OnDemand : has a number of French movies in their Foreign Language section:
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/categories/foreign-language
Maori Channel : Keep an eye out for their Sunday evening films that are usually repeated at noon on the Monday. They frequently show foreign films and often French ones.
https://www.maoriplus.co.nz/
