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Screenings of French films with English subtitles in January

With a new year comes new projects and resolutions. If improving your French is one of those, look no further. Here’s a round-up of the French movies with English subtitles to see in Paris this month.

Screenings of French films with English subtitles in January
Photo: Abdolmonam Essa/AFP

Lost in Frenchlation is a cinema club that offers monthly screenings of films with English subtitles. This January, they have once again put together a great programme featuring the best recent French film releases and Q&As for unique and instructive experiences. A very gentle way to improve your French without missing a beat. 

The traditional pre-screening drink will be unfortunately cancelled due to recent government restrictions unless the venue has a bar with seating options. If you like, you can also remain seated at the end of the screening and enjoy a conversation with the directors and actors of the films you’ve just watched.

Two new cinemas are joining the initiative: L’Arlequin (in Paris’ 6th arrondissement) and the Cinéma du Panthéon (in the 5th arrondissement).

Friday, January 7th 

La Fracture – Raf and Julie (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi and Marina Foïs), a couple on the verge of breaking up, find themselves in an overloaded emergency room on the evening of a Paris Gilets Jaunes protest. Their encounter with Yann (Pio Marmai), an angry and injured protester, will overturn the certainties and prejudices of each of them. Outside, the tension mounts. The hospital, under pressure, has to close its doors. The staff are overwhelmed. It’s going to be a long night…

The screening will take place at the Club de l’Étoile cinema at 8pm, followed by a Q&A with the director, Catherine Corsini.

Tickets are €10 full price, €8 for students and all other concessions, and can be booked here.

Thursday, January 13th

Suprêmes – At the end of the 1980s, while the police and young people from the suburbs are in violent confrontation, some of them turn to rap music to express the anger that is growing in the suburbs. Among them, two young people from Seine-Saint-Denis, soon to be known as Joey Starr (Théo Christine) and Kool Shen (Sandor Funtek), created Suprême NTM and became, in spite of themselves, the spokespersons of a generation.

The screening will take place at L’Entrepôt at 8pm, followed by a Q&A with Sandor Funtek, one of the lead actors. You can come at 7pm for a pre-screening drink at the cinema’s bar. Tickets are available online here, and cost €8.70 full price, €7.17 for students and all other concessions.

Monday, January 17th

Tromperie – Adapted from Philip Roth’s novel Deception, Tromperie takes place in London in 1987. Philip is a famous American writer exiled in London. His mistress comes regularly to meet him in his office, the refuge of the two lovers. There they make love, argue, meet again and talk for hours on end; about the women in his life, about sex, anti-Semitism, literature and being true to oneself…

The screening will take place at the Cinéma du Panthéon at 8PM, followed by a Q&A with the director, Arnaud Desplechin. You may also come at 7pm for drinks at the cinema tea salon.

Tickets are €8.50 full price; €6.50 for students and all other concessions, only with pre-bookings here.

Thursday, January 20th 

Madres Paralelas – Two women, Janis and Ana, meet in a hospital room about to give birth. They are both single and have become pregnant by accident. Janis (Penelope Cruz), a middle-aged woman, has no regrets and in the hours leading up to the birth she is deliriously happy. Ana, on the other hand, is a frightened, remorseful and traumatised teenager. Janis tries to cheer her up as they wander down the hospital corridor. The few words they exchange during these hours will create a very close bond between them, which chance will complicate in a way that will change both their lives.

This screening is part of the Telerama Film Festival and will take place at the Luminor cinema at 8pm. Rendez-vous at 7pm for a pre-screening drink!

Tickets cost €10 or €8 for students and concessions, and can be found here.  Tickets are 3,50€ with the Telerama pass which you can find here or in the Telerama January, 12th and 19th issues.

Thursday, January 27th 

Une femme du monde – In Strasbourg, Marie (Laure Calamy from Call My Agent!) has been a prostitute for 20 years. She has her own pavement, her regulars, her freedom. And a son, Adrien, 17. To ensure his future, Marie wants to pay for his education. She needs money, fast.

The screening will take place at L’Arlequin at 8pm, followed by a Q&A with the director, Cécile Durocq. 

Tickets cost €10.30 or €8.10 for students and concessions, and can be found here

Full details of Lost in Frenchlation’s events can be found on their website or Facebook page. In France, a health pass is required in order to go to the cinema. Masks must be worn throughout the screening and eating and drinking during the film is not allowed. 

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FOOD AND DRINK

Three things to know about the new Paris cheese museum

The Musée Vivant du Fromage is due to open its doors in early June, promising a unique immersive and interactive journey into France’s ‘culinary and terroir heritage’.

Three things to know about the new Paris cheese museum

Paris will soon be home to a cheese museum.

The venue, on Rue Saint-Louis en l’Île, in the fourth arrondissement, will open to visitors on June 3rd, sending – no doubt – clouds of cheesy odours wafting daily down the street.

It will be at the same location as the former restaurant ‘Nos Ancêtres Les Gaulois’ (Our ancestors the Gauls), with the objective of becoming “an essential meeting place” for cheese lovers, as well as both novices and professionals within the industry.

Here are a few things to know about the new cheese museum;

It will be interactive

Fans of camembert, chèvre, brie, morbier, Roquefort and brebis, assemble! The museum promises an educational and fully interactive tour of France’s historic cheese heritage, including the science and varied tradition of cheese-making.

The first portion will give an overview of the ‘culture’ of cheese. Then, you will learn about its history, as well as how it is made and finish off with a tasting (dégustation).

READ MORE: Best Briehaviour: Your guide to French cheese etiquette

There’s a dairy and creamery

Part of the tour features a fully functional dairy, where visitors can witness cheese being produced before their very eyes. 

There are two goals for this part of the museum – to help people discover the different regions of France and their iconic cheeses, as well as to encourage young people  to consider careers in the farming and dairy industry, which is enduring something of a recruitment crisis in France.

You will also be able to purchase cheese and souvenirs at the museum’s boutique.

It can host private events

The museum can be booked for private catered events for up to 150 people in the evenings, from 7pm, with or without the services of a cheese expert, who can guide guests through tastings and demonstrations. 

READ ALSO 7 tips for buying French cheese

Tickets are advertised at €20 for adults and €10 for children. For more information and to book a visit, log on to website of the Musée Vivant du fromage. Blessed are the cheese makers!

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