French Film Festival at The Shang

MANILA, Philippines - Shangri-La Plaza presents this year’s French Film Festival, which will be held until June 13 at Shang Cineplex Cinema 4.

A must-watch family film, L’Heure d’été tells the moving story of two brothers and a sister, who all witness the disappearance of their childhood memories just as they need to relinquish their family possessions to ensure the succession of their late mother.

Enjoy a tale of friendship and other relationships via French film L’Amour c’est mieux À Deux, as one chronicles the life of Michel, who dreams of nothing but experiencing the perfect encounter. He and his friends engage in debate regarding this view, but soon undergo an eye-opener when they meet Angèle and Nathalie.

Les Bureaux de Dieu is a lighthearted comedy that invites one to share in the lives of five different family planning counselors, whose jobs are to advise young girls and women on what to do with their sexual freedom.

Perfect for drama aficionados, La Graine et leMulet tackles life at the port via main character Monsieur Beiji, a 60-year-old divorcee with a complicated family. Despite his problems, he dreams of building his own restaurant, which surprisingly becomes the one thing that will bind his family together.

Based on a lie that will become the biggest political story of recent times, La Fille Du Rer tells the tale of jobseeker Jeanne and her mother Louise. Louise tries to get Jeanne a job with former acquaintance-turned-famous-lawyer Samuel Bleistein, which sets them on a dramatic collision course.

Dramatic film Dans la Vie is about Esther, an elderly Jewish lady who is in need of regular home care. Just when her son Elie was about to reach the end of his rope, Muslim day nurse Selima offers to help out. Soon, a new relationship blossoms, and the women’s lives are changed for the better.

Le Premier Venu, a film by Jacques Doillon, follows the story of a twenty-ish girl from a wealthy family. Feeling as if there’s still something lacking in her life, she embarks on a life-changing journey when she decides that the one thing that she can still give is love.

Welcome is a tale of love and life, chronicling the story of 17-year-old Bilal, whose journey to Europe is interrupted when he is stopped at the French side of the Channel. He soon meets Simon, a swimming instructor who eventually decides to risk all to win back his wife and her heart — by taking Bilal under his care.

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