Among the 20 movies presented in Rendezvous, five were part of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. From the movie The Measure of a Man (La loi du marché) a film directed by Stéphane Brizé won Vincent Lindon the Best Actor award, the drama My King (Mon roi) starring Emmanuelle Bercot, who won the best actress award in the Cannes Film Festival 2015, to the official closing film at the Cannes Film Festival Ice and the Sky (La glace et le ciel) narrating the adventurous life of the scientist Claude Lorius in Antarctic, the 5th Rendezvous With French Cinema offers a palette of diversified French movies dealing with emotions, convictions and passion.
Young children and the young-at-heart will also have their choice of movies at the Festival with films such as the animation movie, Mune, directed by Alexandre Heboyan and Santa Claus! (Le Père Noël), directed by Alexandre Coffre, a humorous and emotional comedy set in the splendid streets of Paris that will nicely echo the festive spirit of the Christmas season.
5th Rendezvous with French Cinema is once again partnering with the Singapore International Film Festival. Together, they will present two films – Microbe and Gasoil (Microbe et Gasoil), a playful comedy starring screen darling Audrey Tautou, and Breathe (Respire) directed by Mélanie Laurent, who is also best known for her role in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds.
Venues: Golden Village, Alliance Française, The Cathay Cineplex and Shaw Theatres Lido.
When: 4 - 13 Dec 2015,
By: Alliance française de Singapour
