Registered Charity n°1068084
LITTLE FRENCH CINEMA
Oldham - March to november 2023
From March to November 2023, we are delighted to be partnering with Little French Cinema, a group of enthusiasts for all things French in Oldham, to facilitate the screening of some of the films from their 2023 cinema programme.
Their season is made of five French-language films, both classic and contemporary.
Screenings take place on a large screen in Oldham Library's Performance Space on Thursday evenings. All films are in French with English subtitles. The programme is available below.
AFM members are entitled to two tickets for the price of one upon production of a membership card at the door.
Not yet a member? Get your membership here!
TICKETS: A limited number of tickets will be available to purchase on the door at £5 per film (cash only) or you can book a
season ticket for all five films for £20 by phoning 07742 982 632 before 17 February 2023. Tickets can be booked in advance for individual
films at £4 plus booking fee through Eventbrite.
Alliance Française members wishing to take advantage of the two tickets for the price of one offer should purchase one ticket through Eventbrite and phone 07742 982 632 to reserve the free ticket.
COMING UP:
Thursday 2 March, 7pm
Conte d'été / A Summer's Tale
Directed by Eric Rohmer - 1996, 113 min. (Cert. U)
"A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town. She in turn introduces him to a further young lady who fancies him.
Thus, the quiet young lad finds he is having to do some tricky juggling in territory new to him."
View trailer here - Book your ticket online
Remember: AFM members are entitled to two free tickets per screening! Alliance Française members wishing to take advantage of the two tickets for the price of one offer should purchase one ticket through Eventbrite and phone 07742 982632 to reserve the free ticket. Get your membership here
Thursday 4 May, 7pm
Le dernier métro / The Last Metro
Directed by François Truffaut - 1980, 131 min. (Cert. PG)
"In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theatre owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs."
Winner of 10 Césars (The French Oscars) including Best Actress for Catherine Deneuve and Best Actor for Gérard Depardieu."
View trailer here - Book your ticket online
Remember: AFM members are entitled to two free tickets per screening! Alliance Française members wishing to take advantage of the two tickets for the price of one offer should purchase one ticket through Eventbrite and phone 07742 982632 to reserve the free ticket quoting. Get your membership here
Thursday 6 July, 7pm
La fine fleur / The Rose Maker
Directed by Pierre Pinaud - 2020, 105 min. (French classification: All - UK NC)
"Eve Vernet was the largest rose grower in the region. Her business, though, is now on the verge of bankruptcy, about to be bought out by a powerful competitor. In addition, Véra, her faithful secretary, has just hired three new staff members without any gardening skills."
View trailer here - Book your ticket online
Remember: AFM members are entitled to two free tickets per screening! Alliance Française members wishing to take advantage of the two tickets for the price of one offer should purchase one ticket through Eventbrite and phone 07742 982632 to reserve the free ticket. Get your membership here
Thursday 7 September, 7PM
Continuer / Keep Going
Directed by Joachim Lafosse - 2018, 84 min. (French classification: All - UK NC)
"Sybille has persuaded her adult son Samuel to come on a trek in the hope of finding a new rapport. But challenges await, as much from their own personalities as from the arduous landscape."
View trailer here - Book your ticket online
Remember: AFM members are entitled to two free tickets per screening! Alliance Française members wishing to take advantage of the two tickets for the price of one offer should purchase one ticket through Eventbrite and phone 07742 982632 to reserve the free ticket. Get your membership here
Thursday 2 November, 7pm
Le boucher / The Butcher
Directed by Claude Chabrol - 1965, 93 min. (Cert. 15)
"Le Boucher is arguably Chabrol's masterpiece, an elegant construction of mood, tone and atmosphere that is disarmingly effective and acutely disquieting."
View trailer here - Book your ticket online
Remember: AFM members are entitled to two free tickets per screenin! Alliance Française members wishing to take advantage of the two tickets for the price of one offer should purchase one ticket through Eventbrite and phone 07742 982632 to reserve the free ticket. Get your membership here
Address:
125 Portland Street
Manchester M1 4QD
Phone: 0161 236 7117
Email us
[reception@afmanchester.org]
Office & Library Opening Hours
Mon-Thurs:
10am-12pm & 1pm-7pm
Fri: 10am-1pm
Sat. & Sun.: Closed