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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 22h

#BookOfTheWeek

What if history took a different turn?
Laurent Binet’s Perspectives (trans. Sam Taylor) is a gripping literary whodunit full of counterfactual twists and thought-provoking invention.

🏆 Winner of the Naissance d’une œuvre prize

👉 www.penguin.co.uk/books/460561...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 1d

Watch the past and future collide 🇫🇷📽️

From Cédric Klapisch, the director of Rise, Call My Agent! and Pot Luck, comes #ColoursofTime presented exclusively at the #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon.

🗓️From 14 Nov at Ciné Lumière + Q&A with director 23 Nov (TBC)
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/colou...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 2d

#FrenchPostIt

#DidYouKnow in 🇫🇷 "the drop of water that makes the vase overflow" means "the last straw that broke the camel's back" in 🇬🇧.

#LearnFrench at @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social to grasp all the subtleties of the French language
👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 5d

The #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon programme is live! 🇫🇷🎬

Expect a dazzling showcase of French creativity, from bold new voices to the masters you love, UK premieres, exclusive Q&As, and restored classics.

🗓️ 12-23 Nov at Ciné Lumière

Book your tickets!
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 7d

Want to know what to expect at the French Institute?

Check out our October highlights!🍂

👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 8d

Want to improve your French fast?

Try our #IntensivePremium or Saturday Express French courses & become fluent in no time.
New courses open now, c'est magnifique!

#LearnFrench at the French Institute
👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 9d

#FrenchPostIt

#DidYouKnow in 🇫🇷 "to have long teeth" means "to be ruthlessly ambitious" in 🇬🇧.

#LearnFrench @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social to grasp all the subtleties of the French language
👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 12d

Experience a moving tribute to musical friendship & forgotten genius.

Mezzo-soprano Brenda Poupard and pianist Anne-Louise Bourion, honour the bond between Hector Berlioz and Louise Bertin in a special recital.

🗓️ 15 Oct at the French Institute
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 12d

There's still time to book our Daytime Once or Evening Twice a week courses & take your French to the next level!

#LearnFrench at the French Institute, c'est magnifique !

👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 12d

The #FrenchFilmFestivalLondon opens with panache 🇫🇷📽️

We’re kicking off this year’s edition with the UK Premiere of The Great Arch, the powerful political drama by Stéphane Demoustier.

🗓️ 12 Nov at Ciné Lumière + Q&A with director
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/the-g...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 16d

#FrenchPostIt

#DidYouKnow in 🇫🇷 "To give one’s tongue to the cat" means "I give up" or "I throw in the towel" trying to guess or answer something in 🇬🇧.

#LearnFrench @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social to grasp all the subtleties of the French language
👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 19d

Join our Reading Groups in French to explore childhood through great works of literature!

📘2 Oct - Des diables et des saints by J-B Andrea

🔖13 Nov - Le cœur à rire et à pleurer by Maryse Condé

📕4 Dec - W ou le Souvenir d'enfance by Georges Perec

🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 23d

#FrenchPostIt

#DidYouKnow in 🇫🇷 "to go from the rooster to the donkey" means to "jump from pillar to post" in🇬🇧.

#LearnFrench @ifru_london to grasp all the subtleties of the French language
👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 26d

Experience a captivating evening with baritone Anas Séguin and pianist Cécile Turby

Part of the #SalonsenMusique series, their recital features works by Fauré, Schubert, Viardot, Ropartz, Brahms & De Falla.

🗓️ 25 Sept - 19.00 at the French Institute
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 27d

Director Jonathan Millet contacted a secret cell that hunts down Assad’s collaborators while researching for new film #GhostTrail.

Read more in @theguardian.com 👇

Meet him on 16 Sept at Ciné Lumière
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/ghost...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

‘They told me what their bodies had lived through’: how Syrian vigilantes inspired new thriller Ghost Trail

Director Jonathan Millet contacted a secret cell that hunts down Assad’s collaborators while researching a new film. He soon realised that it could not be a documentary …

www.theguardian.com

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 28d

#BookoftheWeek

The Winter Warriors by Olivier Norek, trans. Nick Caistor

A gripping historical thriller set during the Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939.

orendabooks.co.uk/product/the-...

📅 Join Olivier Norek on 16 Sept at the French Institute
👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 29d

It's time for a French break!

Keep your brain sharp and take your mind off things with the French @ Lunch course starting from 12 Sept.

#LearnFrench at the French Institute, c'est magnifique !
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · 29d

Women long for him, rivals hope to destroy him, and the law is breathing down his neck: Pépé le moko is a wanted man!

Watch Pépé le moko, an all-time classic of French cinema, led by an iconic performance by Jean Gabin.

From 12 Sept at Ciné Lumière
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/pepe-...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

📚 Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea @theguardian.com review.

Meet the author on 23 Sept @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea review – a love song to Italy

A sculptor and his unlikely soulmate navigate the political turmoil of the 20th century in a prize-winning blockbuster

www.theguardian.com

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · Sep 8

#FrenchPostIt

#DidYouKnow in 🇫🇷 "to tell salad" means to tell elaborate lies in🇬🇧!

#LearnFrench at the @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social to grasp all the subtleties of the French language
👉 www.institut-francais.org.uk/french-cours...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join an unforgettable evening with baritone Anas Séguin and pianist Cécile Turby for a recital presenting pieces by Fauré, Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Viardot, Ropartz, Brahms, and De Falla.

25 Sept @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join Goncourt-winning author Jean-Baptiste Andrea in conversation with translator Frank Wynne (@terribleman.com) for the UK launch of his bestselling novel Watching Over Her (@atlanticbooks.bsky.social).

23 Sept - 19.00 @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join French author Olivier Norek and Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov for a conversation on war and resistance through their latest works, The Winter Warriors and Our Daily War (@orendabooks.bsky.social)

16 Sept at the @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agend...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Pack your bags!🌍

Ciné Lumière is taking you to places with a season devoted to the art of travel in film.

From films by Renoir to Godard, from Tati to Miyazaki, the world is your oyster!

From 6 Sept at Ciné Lumière
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/festivals-an...

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Institut français du Royaume-Uni @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meet director Jonathan Millet in conversation with Jonathan Romney at the preview screening of #GhostTrail (Les fantômes), a tense thriller, based on true events that won the Prix Louis Delluc.

16 Sept at Ciné Lumière w/ @newwavefilms.bsky.social
🎟️ www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/ghost...

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