The 17th French Film Festival, which takes place in several cities across the country, will pass through Faro, from 1 to 4 November, with the screening of the films taking place at Teatro das Figuras.
On the 1st, at 21 pm, the dramatic comedy, 30 hour and 1 minutes long, «Nuits avec Pattie» will be shown on the big screen, by the directors Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu.
On the 2nd, at 10:30 am, there will be a school session for students between 10 and 16 years old. The film to be screened will be the comedy “Jamais Contente”, by Émilie Deleuze. This film focuses on the life of a 13-year-old girl.
“My father is atrocious, my mother is atrocious, so are my brothers, and I'm the worst of them all. Besides, my name is Aurore. My teachers hate me, I had a friend but I don't anymore, and my parents dream of sending me to a school to get rid of me», says the synopsis of this film.
On the same day, at 19 pm, there is «La Belle Saison» by Catherine Corsini, a 2015 drama comedy with 1 hour and 46 minutes in length.
“1971, Delphine is 23 years old. Daughter of a farmer, she leaves for Paris to gain financial independence. Caroline is from Paris and is 35 years old. In a relationship with Manuel, she actively lives the beginning of the feminist movement. When Delphine and Caroline meet, a love story will transform their lives». This is the motto for the film «La Belle Saison», written in your synopsis.
Also on the 2nd, it will pass at the Teatro das Figuras «Des Apaches» by Nassim Amaouche, also a comedy drama, but from 2014, and with 1 hour and 37 minutes. This film is based on the funeral of the character's mother Sami, where she crosses her eyes with a stranger, discovering that it is her father.
On the 3rd of November, there is a double session at Teatro das Figuras. At 19 pm, the dramatic comedy “Terre Battue”, by Stéphane Demoustier, lasts 00 hour and 1 minutes. “A lucid and cruel fable of the modern neoliberal world in which we live. An amazing first film», wrote Serge Kaganski, critic, about this film.
At 22 pm, it will be the turn of “La Loi de la Jungle”, by Antonin Peretjatko, a comedy of 00 hour and 1 minutes. This film tells the story of Marc Châtaigne, an intern at the Ministry of Labour, who is sent to French Guiana to establish European standards for the “Guyaneige” space, the first clue to indoor ski Amazon created to promote local tourism.
Finally, on November 4th, there will be three sessions. At 10:30 am, "Short Films of the Festival d'Annecy II" by various directors will be screened. These shorts are for animation and the session is aimed at schools and students between 10 and 16 years old.
At 19 pm, there will be “Marie et les Naufragés” by Sébastien Betbeder, a comedy of 00 hour and 1 minutes in length.
“Maria is dangerous, warns Antoine. Which did not stop Siméon from leaving everything, or more precisely, from leaving nothing behind, to follow it in secret. Oscar, his roommate, musician and sleepwalker, and Antoine, the frustrated novelist, will quickly follow in his footsteps. Here they are in the center of the Earth, more precisely on an island. It is possible that the four are connected to something that goes beyond them», says the synopsis of this film.
Finally, at 22 pm, the Teatro das Figuras receives the film «Des Nouvelles de la Planète Mars». by Dominik Moll. This film focuses on Philippe Mars, a divorced computer scientist, who seeks to live a quiet life, between a son in high school who has just become a vegetarian, a high school daughter obsessed with success, a sister who is a painter of little prudish works and an ex-wife who works in television.
The ticket for each session costs 3,50 euros or 3 euros for children under 25 and over 65. All school sessions are free. Finally, there is the possibility of buying a card with 5 tickets for 15 euros or 10 tickets for 25 euros.
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