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Check out he trailer for The Thread – coming to cinemas August 28!

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:34:18 +0000

Known as one of France’s most beloved and awarded actors, the remarkable Daniel Auteuil is also an accomplished writer and director, and THE THREAD – his fifth feature at the helm – finds him once again in top form both in front of and behind the camera.

Auteuil stars as Jean Monier, a well-past his prime defence lawyer who – ever since discovering he was responsible for a killer being exonerated – now prefers to work as a prosecutor. But one evening Jean agrees to help his over-committed wife and fellow counsel Annie (Sidse Babett Knudsen) by meeting with Nicolas Milik (Grégory Gadebois), a shell-shocked father of five who has just been arrested for the murder of his troubled wife. Milik’s predicament inexplicably touches Jean; the more he pieces together the events of the night in question, the more he becomes convinced of Milik’s innocence. Soon Jean rediscovers his passion for his vocation, and becomes obsessed with exposing the killer.

Characterised by typically first-rate performances from its stellar cast, this pulled-from-the-headlines drama – based on true events and adapted from the memoirs of lawyer-turned-bestselling author Jean-Yves Moyart – is a gripping exploration of guilt, conceit and the slippery nature of justice. An Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival and major word of mouth hit at the French box office in 2024, THE THREAD packs a genuine punch, with a conclusion that lingers long after the credits have rolled.
www.palacefilms.com.au/the-thread

Watch the trailer for Farewell, Mr Haffmann – in Aussie cinemas from April 14!

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 16:25:11 +0000

FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANN, an audience favourite of this year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival, will release in cinemas from this Thursday 14th April in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth, followed by Brisbane on 21st April and Adelaide on 28th April.

Writer/director Fred Cavayé’s gripping new historical drama set in Nazi occupied Paris of 1941, is based on the multi Molière Award-winning play from Jean-Philippe Daguerre, and stars the legendary Daniel Auteuil in one of his most superlative screen performances to date.

The film co-stars Gilles Lellouche as François Mercier, an ordinary man whose only goal is to start a family with Blanche (Sara Giraudeau), the woman he loves. François works for Mr. Haffmann (Auteuil), a talented Jewish jeweller. Under the German occupation, the employer and employee are forced to strike a deal which, over the following months, will upend the fate of all concerned.

In FAREWELL, MR. HAFFMANN, the viewer is guided through the world of Vichy France, where lives are irrevocably shaped by the twin scourges of war and the black market. Rich in moral complexity and empathy, with several twists too good to spoil, it is grand, big-screen adult entertainment at its finest.
www.farewellmrhaffmann.com.au

Watch the trailer for La Belle Époque – in Aussie cinemas August 13!

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2020 16:51:59 +0000

Victor and Marianne live in an estranged marriage. He has completely abandoned himself and she has been treating him with contempt.

Seeking a way out from his emotionally hostile present, Victor gets a chance to travel back to his own youth, in 1974 at La Belle Époque, the famous French bistro where he first met 20-year-old Marianne, the girl who took his breath away and changed his life for good.

A charming and witty French comedy about a man who travels back in time to relive the special moment that transformed his life.

La Belle Époque will be released in Australian cinemas August 13!