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Promoting French language & culture, the French Institute in London comprises a Language Centre, Ciné Lumière I & II, a multi-media library and a cafe-restaurant.
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Want to know what to expect this month at the French Institute?

Check out our December highlights! 🎄🎦🎁

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What's on for kids and families this December at the French Institute?

With CinéFamilies screenings at Ciné Lumière and exciting activities at Bibliothèque Quentin Blake, we have plenty to keep your little ones busy ahead of #Christmas

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December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Want to know what to expect this month at the French Institute?

Check out our December highlights! 🎄🎦🎁

👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📢*NEW* The French Institute's Spotify channel is live!

We've made a selection of the most exciting songs in French of 2025.

Follow us and stay tuned for monthly updates!
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December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Marion Cotillard’s impressive performance as a glacial screen diva is matched by newcomer Clara Pacini in Hadžihalilović’s coolly calibrated vision of The Snow Queen." @sightsoundmag.bsky.social

Now at Ciné Lumière
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The Ice Tower at Ciné Lumière - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni
The 1970s. Jeanne, a runaway, finds refuge in a film studio where The Snow Queen is being shot, and falls under the spell of Cristina (Marion Cotillard), its enigmatic star. As a mutual fascination gr...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#FrenchPostIt

#DidYouKnow in 🇫🇷 “to stand behind the crossbow bolt” means to "be cautious" or “to behave oneself” in 🇬🇧.

#LearnFrench at the French Institute to grasp all the subtleties of the French language
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November 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📸 Rendezvous with Claire Simon and the words of Annie Ernaux at #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon 🇫🇷📽️

Today director Claire Simon met with students to talk about her documentary Writing Life — Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students.
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"Avant-première exceptionnelle et sortie exclusive de Kaamelott à l’Institut français". - Le Petit journal Londres

A partir du 24 novembre au Ciné Lumière
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Avant-première exceptionnelle de Kaamelot à l’Institut français
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November 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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I will show you something different from either/Your shadow at morning striding behind you/Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you/I will show you fear in a handful of dust
📽️ #Sirât 🎬 #OliverLaxe 🇫🇷🇪🇸 🎟️ #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social 💻Review variety.com/2025/film/re...
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Louise Hémon's THE GIRL IN THE SNOW stars Galatéa Bellugi as a young teacher sent to a remote Alpine village in 1899. Modernity meets superstition with dangerous consequences in a spellbinding, sensual fable shot on location with a largely nonprofessional cast. At @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social.
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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I can turn and walk away, or I can fire the gun/Staring at the sky, staring at the sun/Whichever I choose, it amounts to the same/Absolutely nothing
📽️ #TheStranger 🇫🇷 #Létranger 🎬 #FrançoisOzon 🎟️ #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social 💻Revw www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📸 Unforgettable night with Kaouther Ben Hania and the Voice of Hind Rajab team at #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon.

Huge thanks to Hania, actors Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Amer Hlehel and producer Nadim Cheikhrouha for a powerful Q&A mod. by Babak Jalali.

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November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All abord for Mattia Filice in conversation with translator @benfaccini.bsky.social to discuss his debut novel, Driver, a radical portrait of labour and life on the rails, mixing prose and free verse.

🗓️20 Nov at the French Institute + Book signing
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November 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
📸 Throwback to a great night with Louise Hémon at #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon

Thanks to director Hémon and to an engaged audience for a wonderful post-screening Q&A, following The Girl in the Snow, her debut nominated at #festivaldecannes.

Full programme www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
📸 A beautiful evening of powerful emotions at #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon

Thanks to director Romane Bohringer and actress Eva Yelmani for joining us for a moving post-screening Q&A with a great audience following Tell Her That I Love Her.

🎟️Full programme www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...
November 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#FrenchFilmFestivalLondon dans London Macadam

"Le French Film Festival London 2025 est de retour! London Macadam aime."

Pour en savoir plus, lisez l'article 👇
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Le French Film Festival London 2025 est de retour! London Macadam aime. Du 12 au 23 novembre.
Le French Film Festival London 2025 est de retour! London Macadam aime. Du 12 au 23 novembre.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🇫🇷📽️#FrenchFilmFestivalLondon presents Claire Simon's documentary Writing Life — Annie Ernaux Through the Eyes of High School Students, exploring how Ernaux’s work is taught and received by today's youth.

📅21 Nov at Ciné Lumière + Q&A with director
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November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🇫🇷📽️ For #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon, relive the 5-César winning historical drama La Reine Margot!

A sumptuous Dumas adaptation starring the great Isabelle Adjani and Jean-Hugues Anglade, awarded Best Actress and Best Actor.

🗓️16 & 18 Nov at Ciné Lumière
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November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📸 Throwback to the #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon’s Opening Night

We kicked off in style with the UK premiere of The Great Arch and an illuminating Q&A with director Stéphane Demoustier & actor Claes Bang.

🗓️Watch The Great Arch on 22 Nov at Ciné Lumière
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November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
When the past and future collide🇫🇷📽️

From the great Cédric Klapisch, the director of Rise and Call My Agent!, comes the beautiful and heartfelt #ColoursofTime, presented at the #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon.

🗓️From 13 Nov at Ciné Lumière
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November 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🐿️🍄 #BookoftheWeek

Discover Olivier Tallec’s A Better Best Friend, a clever, gently funny picture book for children about the complexities of friendship, published by @geckopress.bsky.social‬.

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November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The French Film Festival London starts today!

From comedies to documentaries and personal stories, the films in the festival reflect on the present and complex world we live in.

Go see something new at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social 📽️

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French Film Festival London 2025 - Institut Français · Royaume-Uni
With many UK premieres, the selection showcases the variety of voices, forms and budgets that altogether represent the wealth and diversity of French cinema production. From comedies to documentaries,...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thanks to @thenerve.news for their interview of actor Claes Bang coming tonight @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social for the UK premiere of The Great Arch, opening the #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon at Ciné Lumière.

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Actor Claes Bang: ‘I think I’m done with nudity. I’m fed up with it’
The Danish star of The Square and Dracula answers the Nerve Q&A - on his recent work, his favourite decade and the unexpected joy of gardening
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November 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
#FrenchFilmFestivalLondon 🇫🇷📽️

Meet actor/director Romane Bohringer at the screening of Tell Her That I Love Her. A blend of her own story with Clémentine Autain’s exploring absence and maternal bonds.

+ Q&A on 14 Nov

🗓️ 14 & 22 Nov at Ciné Lumière
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November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
As part of #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon don't miss Jodie Foster's return to French Cinema after 20 years! 🇫🇷📽️

In Rebecca Zlotowski's A Private Life, she plays a psychiatrist who suspects her patient’s murder.

🗓️ From 12 Nov at Ciné Lumière
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November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🥖🇫🇷It's time for a French break!

Keep your brain sharp and take your mind off things with the French @ Lunch course starting from 21 Nov.

#LearnFrench at the Institut français, c'est magnifique !
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November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM