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by Olivier ASSAYAS

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Anders Danielsen Lie

Suspense / Drama – France – English

Maureen is a young American woman in Paris making her living as a personal shopper for Kyra, a celebrity. Also, Maureen may have the psychic ability to communicate with spirits, just like her twin brother, Lewis, who recently passed away. She soon starts receiving ambiguous messages coming from an unknown source.

Olivier Assayas teams up again with Kristen Stewart after their successful collaboration on Clouds of Sils Maria, sold in 50 territories.

by Stéphane BRIZÉ

Cast: Judith Chemla, Swann Arlaud, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Yolande Moreau

Drama – France – French

Set in Normandy in 1819 and adapted from the classic French novel Une Vie by Guy de Maupassant, the film recounts the trials and tribulations in the life of a young woman from the day she returns home from a convent and her heart is awakened by a local Viscount.

Produced by TS Productions (Incendies by Denis Villeneuve, Séraphine by Martin Provost), A WOMAN’S LIFE is Stéphane Brizé’s seventh feature film after Mademoiselle Chambon and The Measure of a Man (Cannes 2015 in Competition, Best Actor award).

by Sara FORESTIER

Cast: Sara Forestier, Redouane Hardjane

Comedy / drama – France – French

Lila and Mo meet at a bus stop. Lila has a paralysing speech impediment. Mo is chatty and exuberant. Lila is preparing for her exams. Mo illegally races cars for a living. Opposites attract, and they fall in love. But Mo carries a secret burden…

Sara Forestier (Best Actress César winner for The Names of Love) stands behind the camera to tell the poignant story of two social outcasts who will fight for their love against all adversity.

by Sophie Reine

Cast: Gustave Kervern, Camille Cottin

Comedy / drama – France – French

Denis is a loving albeit overworked father. He struggles to raise his boisterous daughters Janis (13) and Mercredi (9) on his own while holding down two jobs. Everything goes sour when Denis forgets Mercredi one too many times at the school gates. Séverine, a cheerful social worker, is appointed to scrutinize the family’s daily lives and soon cannot avoid condemning Denis to a «parent» training course… Will the somewhat eccentric family be able to conform and remain together under one roof?

Starring Camille Cottin (star of the French box-office hit The Parisian Bitch made after her TV show) and Gustave Kervern (In the Courtyard).

by Dominique ABEL, Fiona GORDON

Cast: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Emmanuelle Riva, Pierre Richard

Comedy – Belgium – 2015 – French

Fiona, a small town Canadian librarian, receives a letter of distress from her 93-year-old Aunt Martha living in Paris. Fiona hops on the first plane only to discover that Martha has disappeared.

In an avalanche of spectacular disasters, she meets Dom, a seductive egotistical homeless guy who won’t leave her alone. The fun and hectic tale of three peculiar people lost in Paris.

After Iceberg (2005), Rumba (2007) and The Fairy (2011), Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon return to shake the French capital in their unique, colourful burlesque manner!

by Raphael Nadjari

Cast: Géraldine Pailhas, Luc Picard, Éléonore Lagacé, Natalie Choquette

Drama – France – 2015 – French

Hannah is a passionate and determined classical singer who conducts a choir in Montreal with her husband Daniel. One day a young, gifted and fragile woman named Abigail comes knocking at their door.

From the director of Tehilim (Cannes 2007 in Competition) and I am Josh Polonski’s Brother (Berlin 2001). Starring Géraldine Pailhas (Young & Beautiful).