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FRENCH CONNECTIONS

Presented in co-operation with the Institut Français and the Embassy of France
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La Chinoise

Jean-Luc Godard
​France  ·  1967

Godard’s pop-art masterpiece embraces and parodies the revolutionary spirit of a group of middle-class students determined to overthrow the establishment by any means necessary. 

“A speed freak's anticipatory vision of the political horrors to come; it's amazing” – Pauline Kael, New Yorker

​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>​

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Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo de 5 à 7

Agnès Varda
France/Italy  ·  1962
 
Shooting entirely on location in the streets of Paris, Varda chronicles two anxious hours in a pop singer’s life. Score by Michel Legrand, who cameos alongside Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina. 
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“This joyous exercise in elegance and style never gets old.” – Guardian

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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Pacifiction
Tourment sur les îles

Albert Serra
France/Spain/Germany/Portugal  ·  2022

Arthouse maverick Albert Serra takes us on an unsettling tour of the French Polynesian tropics with this anti-epic tale of political paranoia set against a backdrop of picture postcard sunsets.

 “Beauty and menace in a kind of uneasy equilibrium” – LA Times

​Screening times, review and trailer >>

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Falcon Lake 

Charlotte Le Bon
​France/Canada  ·  2022

This remarkably assured feature debut melds a dreamy summertime coming-of-age teen romance with an eerie and enigmatic ghost story.

​“Striking, stylish, sweetly scary” – Variety

​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>​

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Chicken for Linda!
Linda veut du poulet!

Sébastien Laudenbach, Chiara Malta
France/Italy  ·  2023
 
An innocent request leads to a wild chase as a doting mother tries to gather the ingredients for her daughter’s favourite meal in this charming French animation.

​​“A sharp mix of pathos and humor” – NYT 

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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The Crossing
La traversée

Florence Miailhe
France/Germany/Czech Republic  ·  2021

Oil painted on glass creates a fully dreamlike effect in this poignant animation – a refugee story blending fairytale fantasy with realist drama. 

“A marvel of humanity – don't miss it.” – Paris Match
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​Screening times, review and trailer >>

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French Connections is presented in co-operation with the Institut Français and the Embassy of France

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    • DUNEDIN
    • WESTPORT
  • 2025 SEASON
    • SWEDISH CINEMA
    • KUROSAWA
    • PECKINPAH'S WEST
    • COMEDY CORNER
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    • NZ FILM
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