** DISCOVER 50+ FRENCH FILMS AND SERIES COMING SOON ON DIGITAL IN THE US (Daily updates): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/.../coming-soon/

*** TAFFF CLASSIC *** The Restored version of Luis Buñuel's "DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID" (1964) will be released on digital on March 25 *** Watch at home through TAFFF LIBRARY 4 French films co-written and directed by Luis Buñuel: "BELLE DE JOUR" (1967), "TRISTANA" (1970), THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE" (1972), "THAT OBSCUR OBJECT OF DESIRE" (1978). More info: theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/classic/
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** "DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID". A drama written by Luis Buñuel & Jean-Claude Carrière. Based on the Book by: Octave Mirbeau.
Directed by: Luis Buñuel. Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Michel Piccoli, Françoise Lugagne, Jean Ozenne, Daniel Ivernel. In French With English Subtitles. A Kino Lorber Release. On Digital on March 25, 2025.
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(An exquisitely enigmatic Jeanne Moreau (The Bride Wore Black) is the chambermaid Célestine, who takes a position with a decadent family on a pre-WWII Normandy estate and finds herself in the middle of a hotbed of hypocrisy and perversion. The old man has a foot fetish, his daughter is a frigid hysteric, her husband a dissolute rake, the gamekeeper a racist and sadist, while the fascist neighbor compulsively throws his garbage on their property. When a child is raped and murdered, Célestine becomes obsessed with discovering and exposing the killer, even though she finds herself attracted to him. Adapted from the Octave Mirbeau novel by cinema’s grand surrealist and satirist of the bourgeoisie, Luis Buñuel (Belle de Jour), Diary of a Chambermaid exerts a hypnotic fascination with the erotic while striking out against human hypocrisy and moral decay. Co-starring Michel Piccoli (Max and the Junkmen) and co-scripted by Buñuel’s frequent cohort, Jean-Claude Carrière (The Milky Way).)
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* TAFFF LIBRARY is your online guide to watch French films and series in the US, with 750+ titles available or soon available on digital in the US (weekly updated): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/
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* TAFFF LIBRARY is brought to you by The AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, a Week of French Films and Series Premieres and Awards taking place annually at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. Stay tuned, DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! More details on www.tafff.org . TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, Motion Picture Association, Sacem #wgawest, with the support of Elma, Air Tahiti Nui, TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, TITRAFILM, Unifrance, Villa Albertine and Cinéastes de L'ARP. CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Kino Lorber Studio Classics Kino Lorber ... See MoreSee Less

** DISCOVER 50+ FRENCH FILMS AND SERIES COMING SOON IN THE US (Daily updates): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/coming-soon/
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** ON THE OCCASION OF THE US THEATRICAL RELEASE OF "BEING MARIA" THIS FRIDAY (3/21) , MAKE YOR OWN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL AT HOME *** BEFORE THE NEXT RELEASE OF MAX NEW SERIES "MERTEUIL", (RE) DISCOVER THROUGH TAFFF LIBRARY 4 FRENCH FILMS WITH NEW STAR ANAMARIA VARTOLOMEI ("MICKEY 17"): "HAPPENING", "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO", "THE EMPIRE", ""HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE":
theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/
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** TAFFF CINEMA *** DID YOU MISS IT AT TAFFF 2024 ? *** WATCH THE TRAILER *** OPENING IN US THEATRES THIS FRIDAY (3/21): "BEING MARIA", a drama, biopic co-written and directed by Jessica Palud. Starring: Anamaria Vartolomei, Matt Dillon, Yvan Attal, Marie Gillain, Céleste Brunnquell, Stanislas Merhar, Giuseppe Maggio. Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 2024. Official Competition TAFFF 2024 (North American Premiere). In French with English subtitles. A Kino Lorber release. Opening in select US theatres on March 21 (Check your local calendar).
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* Official US trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFmaJiuF1KI
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* Watch TAFFF TALKS 2024 , an exclusive interview of author Vanessa Schneider and Producer Marielle Duigou, when attending the THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2024: www.youtube.com/watch?v=niZ6zZB69zM&t=510s
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(It’s the early 1970s. The illegitimate daughter of a French character actor, Maria (Anamaria Vartolomei) is an aspiring young actress, herself. At 19, she miraculously lands the female lead in a groundbreaking feature film by a brilliant up-and-coming Italian director. She’ll be playing opposite one of America’s most formidable movie stars. But what seems like a dream come true turns out to be a nightmare. The actress is Maria Schneider. Her co-star is Marlon Brando. The director is Bernardo Bertolucci. The movie is Last Tango in Paris. A highly erotic art film, its raw depiction of rape and graphic sexuality led to international controversy and drew various levels of censorship around the world. The MPAA gave the film an X rating. Bertolucci and Brando both received suspended two-month prison sentences in Italy. But long before the advent of #MeToo and intimacy counsellors, the real toll of the brutal, intentionally calculated on-set sexual and emotional manipulation fell upon Schneider. It devastated her entire life.)
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* TAFFF LIBRARY is your online guide to watch French films and series in the US, with 750+ titles available or soon available on digital in the US (weekly updated): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/
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* TAFFF LIBRARY is brought to you by The AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, a Week of French Films and Series Premieres and Awards taking place annually at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. Stay tuned, DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON! More details on www.tafff.org . TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, Motion Picture Association, Sacem #wgawest, with the support of Elma, Air Tahiti Nui, TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, TITRAFILM, Unifrance, Villa Albertine and Cinéastes de L'ARP. CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Kino Lorber Festival de Cannes #tafff2024 #marlonbrando #vanessaschneider Pyramide International @anamariavartolomei #anamariavartolomei Samuel Goldwyn Films IFC Distrib Films US. ... See MoreSee Less

*** TAFFF CINEMA *** "MISERICORDIA", one of the best French films of the year opens this Friday (3/21) in US theatres *** On this occasion don't miss Alain Guiraudie's US tour, one of the most original current French filmmakers! *** Tour includes Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco & Chicago.
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*** "MISERICORDIA", a comedy, drama, thriller, LGBTQ+. Written and directed by Alain Guiraudie. Starring Catherine Frot, Félix Kysyl, Jacques Develay, Jean-Baptiste Durand, David Ayala. Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 2024. 8 César Awards Nominations including Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Cinematography. In French with English subtitles. A Sideshow / Janus Films Release. Opening in US theatres on March 21, 2025.
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* Official US Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wk2SgBIoF4
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(Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker. He decides to stay for a few days with Martine, the man’s widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie’s short stay in the village take an unexpected turn.).
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* TAFFF LIBRARY is your online guide to watch French films and series in the US, with 750+ titles available or soon available on digital in the US (weekly updated): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/
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* TAFFF LIBRARY is brought to you by The AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, a Week of French Films and Series Premieres and Awards taking place annually at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. Stay tuned, Dates to be announced soon! More details on www.tafff.org . TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, Motion Picture Association, Sacem #wgawest, with the support of Elma, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, TITRAFILM, Unifrance , Villa Albertine and Cinéastes de L'ARP. CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Janus Films , Film at Lincoln Center, IFC Center Alliance Française de San Francisco Alliance Francaise Los Angeles Alliance Française de Chicago Federation Alliances Françaises USA AATF Commission on Culture Landmark's Nuart Theatre Les Films du Losange International ... See MoreSee Less

*** ALL FRENCH FILMS COMING SOON TO US THEATRES, ALL FRENCH FILM NOW PLAYING IN US THEATRES, ALL FRENCH FILMS AND SERIES COMING SOON TO DIGITAL IN THE US ARE LISTED HERE (Daily updates): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/coming-soon/
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*** Just opened in US Theatres: "WHO BY FIRE", A Canada/France Co-production, Drama, Coming of Age written and directed by Philippe Lesage. Starring Noah Parker (II), Aurélia Arandi-Longpré, Arieh Worthalter, Paul Ahmarani, Sophie Desmarais, Antoine Marchand-Gagnon, Guillaume Laurin, Carlo Harietta, Irene Jacob, Laurent Lucas. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2024, New York International Film Festival 2024. In French with English subtitles. A KimStim release. Now playing in select US Theatres before a digital release.
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* Watch the Official US trailer: www.rottentomatoes.com/m/who_by_fire/videos/ArMyBQV3m0we
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(A getaway at a secluded log cabin in the forest becomes the site of escalating, multigenerational tensions and anxieties in this disquieting, impeccably mounted coming-of-age drama from Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage (Genesis, New Directors/New Films). Ostensibly a merry reunion between well-known film director Blake Cadieux (Arieh Worthalter, 2024 César winner for Best Actor for The Goldman Case) and his longtime friend and former collaborator Albert Gary (Paul Ahmarani), the vacation gradually becomes something far more complex and less stable, especially with the combustible admixture of Albert’s teen son’s best friend, Jeff (Noah Parker), and Albert’s self-asserting daughter Aliocha (Aurélia Arandi-Longpré). Long-simmering middle-aged resentments surface, set against the anxieties of the young, all captured sensitively by Lesage, who in recent years has proven unparalleled in evoking the psychological contours of teenagers finding their paths through treacherous emotional landscapes. Featuring thrillingly choreographed dinner sequences of mounting tension, Who by Fire confirms Lesage as a major contemporary filmmaker, with its assured tonal negotiation of the naturalistic and the oneiric, the joyous (especially an epic dance interlude to The B-52s) and the ominous.)
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* MAKE YOU OWN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL AT HOME! (Re)discover through TAFFF LIBRARY, 2 recent French Canadian Coproductions premiered at TAFFF: "FALCON LAKE" and "THE NATURE OF LOVE". TAFFF LIBRARY is your online guide to watch French films and series in the US, with 700+ titles available or soon available on digital in the US (weekly updated): theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/virtual-cinema/
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* TAFFF LIBRARY is brought to you by The AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, a Week of French Films and Series Premieres and Awards taking place annually at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood. Stay tuned, Dates to be announced soon! More details on www.tafff.org . TAFFF is presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund, a partnership of Directors Guild of America, #directorsguildofamerica, Motion Picture Association, Sacem #wgawest, with the support of Elma, Air Tahiti Nui TV5MONDE, Variety #loreal, TITRAFILM, Unifrance, Villa Albertine and Cinéastes de L'ARP. #Kimstim KimStim ... See MoreSee Less