Celebrating Francophone Culture
The 28th Annual New Orleans French Film Festival is taking place at the Prytania Theatre Uptown from March 13 to the 16th, 2025. Twelve feature films and one block of shorts will screen over the four days.
Here are just a few of the feature films that will be playing at the fest:
The Balconettes (Les femmes au balcon) (2024) - During a heat wave, three roommates gleefully meddle in the lives of their neighbors from their balcony. That is, until a late-night drink turns this horror comedy into a blood bath.
Contempt (Le Mépris) (1963) - As he attempts to salvage a script for a new film version of The Odyssey, a screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) is torn between the cinematic vision of the director (played by legendary director Fritz Lang), an arrogant American producer (Jack Palance), and his disillusioned wife (Brigitte Bardot) in Jean-Luc Godard's subversive foray into commercial filmmaking.
Dog on Trial (Le procès du chien) (2024) - In this sharp and unconventional Swiss courtroom comedy-drama, a young lawyer (Laetitia Dosch) specializing in animal defense goes to great lengths to save her client, a repeat-offender dog, from the death penalty.
Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux) (2024) - Following the unexpected death of his father, an 18-year-old boy (Clément Faveau) has to grow up fast and assume the adult role of looking after his younger sister (Luna Garret) and their failing family farm in the Jura section of France. The teen takes on even more responsibility when he enters a cash competition for the best Comte cheese made in this western part of the French Alps.
Pointe Noire (2024) - In the heart of Louisiana's Cajun prairie, the small community of Pointe Noire confronts its haunted past of a 30-year-old double murder. Is the conviction of Joel Richard (Michael Bienvenu) —a man on Death Row—a case of folk justice or a devastating miscarriage of justice?
For a full schedule and ticket information, please visit neworleansfilmsociety.org/french-film-festival.
