French Film Club of San Diego
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Each month, you are invited to see recent, independent or acclaimed movies from all over the French-speaking world. https://linktr.ee/sdfrenchfilmclub / https://www.afsandiego.org/french-film-club
Now streaming on Netflix!
After a short run in local theaters last May the charming French RomCom Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, staring Camille Rutherford, is now streaming on Netflix.
After a short run in local theaters last May the charming French RomCom Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, staring Camille Rutherford, is now streaming on Netflix.
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Now streaming on Netflix!
After a short run in local theaters last May the charming French RomCom Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, staring Camille Rutherford, is now streaming on Netflix.
After a short run in local theaters last May the charming French RomCom Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, staring Camille Rutherford, is now streaming on Netflix.
Now streaming on Prime!
If you missed our showing last April La fille de son Père, a moving and funny French dramedy with some great dialogs, a bit of surrealism and a wonderful soundtrack staring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, is now streaming on Prime.
If you missed our showing last April La fille de son Père, a moving and funny French dramedy with some great dialogs, a bit of surrealism and a wonderful soundtrack staring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, is now streaming on Prime.
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Now streaming on Prime!
If you missed our showing last April La fille de son Père, a moving and funny French dramedy with some great dialogs, a bit of surrealism and a wonderful soundtrack staring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, is now streaming on Prime.
If you missed our showing last April La fille de son Père, a moving and funny French dramedy with some great dialogs, a bit of surrealism and a wonderful soundtrack staring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, is now streaming on Prime.
Now streaming on Netflix!
In Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater is reimagining the making of one of the most influential French New Wave film, Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. And if you have access to HBO you can make it a double-feature as Godard's masterpiece is available there.
In Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater is reimagining the making of one of the most influential French New Wave film, Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. And if you have access to HBO you can make it a double-feature as Godard's masterpiece is available there.
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Now streaming on Netflix!
In Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater is reimagining the making of one of the most influential French New Wave film, Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. And if you have access to HBO you can make it a double-feature as Godard's masterpiece is available there.
In Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater is reimagining the making of one of the most influential French New Wave film, Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. And if you have access to HBO you can make it a double-feature as Godard's masterpiece is available there.
New on Hulu!
Based on true events and staring Camille Razat (the Camille from Emily in Paris) and Hugo Becker, Les Disparues de la Gare is a six-part mini series retelling the 20 years long hunt for a serial killer who murdered 4 young women in Perpignan between 1995 and 2001.
Based on true events and staring Camille Razat (the Camille from Emily in Paris) and Hugo Becker, Les Disparues de la Gare is a six-part mini series retelling the 20 years long hunt for a serial killer who murdered 4 young women in Perpignan between 1995 and 2001.
October 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM
New on Hulu!
Based on true events and staring Camille Razat (the Camille from Emily in Paris) and Hugo Becker, Les Disparues de la Gare is a six-part mini series retelling the 20 years long hunt for a serial killer who murdered 4 young women in Perpignan between 1995 and 2001.
Based on true events and staring Camille Razat (the Camille from Emily in Paris) and Hugo Becker, Les Disparues de la Gare is a six-part mini series retelling the 20 years long hunt for a serial killer who murdered 4 young women in Perpignan between 1995 and 2001.
New on Netflix!
Néro, The Assassin is a mini series set in 16th century South of France staring Pio Marmaï as an assassin trying to save is daughter accused of being a descendent of the Devil.
Néro, The Assassin is a mini series set in 16th century South of France staring Pio Marmaï as an assassin trying to save is daughter accused of being a descendent of the Devil.
October 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
New on Netflix!
Néro, The Assassin is a mini series set in 16th century South of France staring Pio Marmaï as an assassin trying to save is daughter accused of being a descendent of the Devil.
Néro, The Assassin is a mini series set in 16th century South of France staring Pio Marmaï as an assassin trying to save is daughter accused of being a descendent of the Devil.
📽️🇫🇷 On September 12 the French Film Club is back for a new season at the San Diego French-American School and our first film is Le Roman de Jim by the Larieu brothers. 🇫🇷📽️
⚠️ New event times this year: doors open at 6:30PM and the film starts at 7PM ⚠️
⚠️ New event times this year: doors open at 6:30PM and the film starts at 7PM ⚠️
French Film Club (with EN subtitles) | AFSD
www.afsandiego.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
📽️🇫🇷 On September 12 the French Film Club is back for a new season at the San Diego French-American School and our first film is Le Roman de Jim by the Larieu brothers. 🇫🇷📽️
⚠️ New event times this year: doors open at 6:30PM and the film starts at 7PM ⚠️
⚠️ New event times this year: doors open at 6:30PM and the film starts at 7PM ⚠️
Now streaming on Kanopy: Bernadette
In The President's Wife (Bernadette) Catherine Deneuve is Bernadette Chirac, the wife of newly elected French president Jacque Chirac played by Michel Vuillermoz. The cast also includes Sara Giraudeau and Denis Podalydès.
In The President's Wife (Bernadette) Catherine Deneuve is Bernadette Chirac, the wife of newly elected French president Jacque Chirac played by Michel Vuillermoz. The cast also includes Sara Giraudeau and Denis Podalydès.
August 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Now streaming on Kanopy: Bernadette
In The President's Wife (Bernadette) Catherine Deneuve is Bernadette Chirac, the wife of newly elected French president Jacque Chirac played by Michel Vuillermoz. The cast also includes Sara Giraudeau and Denis Podalydès.
In The President's Wife (Bernadette) Catherine Deneuve is Bernadette Chirac, the wife of newly elected French president Jacque Chirac played by Michel Vuillermoz. The cast also includes Sara Giraudeau and Denis Podalydès.
New French show on Netflix!
Soleil Noir, a summer family drama/thriller in 6 episodes staring Ava Baya, Isabelle Adjani and Guillaume Gouix is now streaming on Netflix.
Soleil Noir, a summer family drama/thriller in 6 episodes staring Ava Baya, Isabelle Adjani and Guillaume Gouix is now streaming on Netflix.
July 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
New French show on Netflix!
Soleil Noir, a summer family drama/thriller in 6 episodes staring Ava Baya, Isabelle Adjani and Guillaume Gouix is now streaming on Netflix.
Soleil Noir, a summer family drama/thriller in 6 episodes staring Ava Baya, Isabelle Adjani and Guillaume Gouix is now streaming on Netflix.
Now streaming on Kanopy: Acid
Acid is a disaster movie by Just Philippot (who is not a character in Le Dîner de Cons) staring Patience Munchenbach, Laetitia Dosch and Guillaume Canet as a girl and her divorced parents trying to escape a downpour of acid rain wreaking devastation throughout France.
Acid is a disaster movie by Just Philippot (who is not a character in Le Dîner de Cons) staring Patience Munchenbach, Laetitia Dosch and Guillaume Canet as a girl and her divorced parents trying to escape a downpour of acid rain wreaking devastation throughout France.
June 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Now streaming on Kanopy: Acid
Acid is a disaster movie by Just Philippot (who is not a character in Le Dîner de Cons) staring Patience Munchenbach, Laetitia Dosch and Guillaume Canet as a girl and her divorced parents trying to escape a downpour of acid rain wreaking devastation throughout France.
Acid is a disaster movie by Just Philippot (who is not a character in Le Dîner de Cons) staring Patience Munchenbach, Laetitia Dosch and Guillaume Canet as a girl and her divorced parents trying to escape a downpour of acid rain wreaking devastation throughout France.
Now streaming on Kanopy: Vingt Dieux, a rural social comedy about a misfit teenager who sets his mind up to making the best comté and win the €30,000 gold medal prize.
The whole cast is composed of local non-professional actors. Holy Cow won Best Promising Actress and Best First Film at the Cesars.
The whole cast is composed of local non-professional actors. Holy Cow won Best Promising Actress and Best First Film at the Cesars.
June 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Now streaming on Kanopy: Vingt Dieux, a rural social comedy about a misfit teenager who sets his mind up to making the best comté and win the €30,000 gold medal prize.
The whole cast is composed of local non-professional actors. Holy Cow won Best Promising Actress and Best First Film at the Cesars.
The whole cast is composed of local non-professional actors. Holy Cow won Best Promising Actress and Best First Film at the Cesars.
All 5 seasons of The Bureau (staring Mathieu Kassovitz and Sara Giraudeau) are available on Paramount+ alongside its recent US remake The Agency: Central Intelligence and its impressive cast (Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith).
May 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
All 5 seasons of The Bureau (staring Mathieu Kassovitz and Sara Giraudeau) are available on Paramount+ alongside its recent US remake The Agency: Central Intelligence and its impressive cast (Michael Fassbender, Richard Gere, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith).
Now streaming on Hulu: La Nuit se Traine, a French thriller staring Jonathan Feltre as a student-by-day/ locksmith-by-night embroiled in a manhunt after he unknowingly helps stealing something that belonged to a very dangerous man played by Romain Duris.
May 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Now streaming on Hulu: La Nuit se Traine, a French thriller staring Jonathan Feltre as a student-by-day/ locksmith-by-night embroiled in a manhunt after he unknowingly helps stealing something that belonged to a very dangerous man played by Romain Duris.
The French RomCom Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, staring Camille Rutherford, is now showing in local theaters.
If you are in the mood for a love story worthy of a classic novel, this charming and witty tale of modern romance is for you.
(Angelika Carmel Mountain, AMC La Jolla and Fashion Valley)
If you are in the mood for a love story worthy of a classic novel, this charming and witty tale of modern romance is for you.
(Angelika Carmel Mountain, AMC La Jolla and Fashion Valley)
May 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The French RomCom Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, staring Camille Rutherford, is now showing in local theaters.
If you are in the mood for a love story worthy of a classic novel, this charming and witty tale of modern romance is for you.
(Angelika Carmel Mountain, AMC La Jolla and Fashion Valley)
If you are in the mood for a love story worthy of a classic novel, this charming and witty tale of modern romance is for you.
(Angelika Carmel Mountain, AMC La Jolla and Fashion Valley)
Good news for fans of classic French cinema, Claude Chabrol's "Cop au Vin" (Poulet au Vinaigre) and its sequel, "Inspector Lavardin" (Inspecteur Lavardin), staring Jean Poiret, are available to stream on Kanopy.
#CopAuVin #InspectorLavardin #ClaudeChabrol #FrenchCinema #Kanopy
#CopAuVin #InspectorLavardin #ClaudeChabrol #FrenchCinema #Kanopy
May 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Good news for fans of classic French cinema, Claude Chabrol's "Cop au Vin" (Poulet au Vinaigre) and its sequel, "Inspector Lavardin" (Inspecteur Lavardin), staring Jean Poiret, are available to stream on Kanopy.
#CopAuVin #InspectorLavardin #ClaudeChabrol #FrenchCinema #Kanopy
#CopAuVin #InspectorLavardin #ClaudeChabrol #FrenchCinema #Kanopy
Malditos is a new Max Original French series, a dark thriller set in a gipsy community in Camargue staring Céline Sallette (Les Algues Vertes) and Damien Bonnard (Niki).
The first episode is now available on Max.
The first episode is now available on Max.
May 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Malditos is a new Max Original French series, a dark thriller set in a gipsy community in Camargue staring Céline Sallette (Les Algues Vertes) and Damien Bonnard (Niki).
The first episode is now available on Max.
The first episode is now available on Max.
Two exiting new French shows have just arrived on streaming:
- Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs, an animated series created by and staring Alain Chabat now streaming on Netflix
- Carême: a sexy historical kitchen drama centered on the life of celebrity chef Antonin Carême, on Apple TV+
- Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs, an animated series created by and staring Alain Chabat now streaming on Netflix
- Carême: a sexy historical kitchen drama centered on the life of celebrity chef Antonin Carême, on Apple TV+
May 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Two exiting new French shows have just arrived on streaming:
- Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs, an animated series created by and staring Alain Chabat now streaming on Netflix
- Carême: a sexy historical kitchen drama centered on the life of celebrity chef Antonin Carême, on Apple TV+
- Astérix & Obélix: Le Combat des Chefs, an animated series created by and staring Alain Chabat now streaming on Netflix
- Carême: a sexy historical kitchen drama centered on the life of celebrity chef Antonin Carême, on Apple TV+
🎬 San Diego French Film Festival
📅 May 4–7, 2025
📍 THE LOT La Jolla
🎟️ Tickets from $26
Experience award-winning Francophone films exploring “Love in All Its Forms.”
Opening Gala on May 4 features En Fanfare and a DJ party.
👉 afsandiego.org/sdfff-2025
📅 May 4–7, 2025
📍 THE LOT La Jolla
🎟️ Tickets from $26
Experience award-winning Francophone films exploring “Love in All Its Forms.”
Opening Gala on May 4 features En Fanfare and a DJ party.
👉 afsandiego.org/sdfff-2025
afsandiego.org
April 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🎬 San Diego French Film Festival
📅 May 4–7, 2025
📍 THE LOT La Jolla
🎟️ Tickets from $26
Experience award-winning Francophone films exploring “Love in All Its Forms.”
Opening Gala on May 4 features En Fanfare and a DJ party.
👉 afsandiego.org/sdfff-2025
📅 May 4–7, 2025
📍 THE LOT La Jolla
🎟️ Tickets from $26
Experience award-winning Francophone films exploring “Love in All Its Forms.”
Opening Gala on May 4 features En Fanfare and a DJ party.
👉 afsandiego.org/sdfff-2025
📽️🇫🇷 Join us Friday the 11th at 7PM at the San Diego French-American School for our next movie night (film starts at 7:30PM). We will be watching La Fille de son Père, staring Céleste Brunnquel and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (selection "Semaine de la Critique" at the 2023 Cannes Festival).
French Film Club | AFSD
www.afsandiego.org
April 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
📽️🇫🇷 Join us Friday the 11th at 7PM at the San Diego French-American School for our next movie night (film starts at 7:30PM). We will be watching La Fille de son Père, staring Céleste Brunnquel and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart (selection "Semaine de la Critique" at the 2023 Cannes Festival).
14 years later the cult comedy series Bref is back with a new season, changing the format from short 2-3 minutes episodes to longer form ones (30 minutes). bref.2 is now available on Hulu! (Hulu doesn't offer multiple languages on one stream, this is the French version)
bref.2
Follow our unemployed and unnamed hero through the hilarious, amazing and beautiful moments of life.
www.hulu.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
14 years later the cult comedy series Bref is back with a new season, changing the format from short 2-3 minutes episodes to longer form ones (30 minutes). bref.2 is now available on Hulu! (Hulu doesn't offer multiple languages on one stream, this is the French version)
A new Astérix and Obélix animated series is coming to Netflix on April 30th and it was created by none other than Alain Chabat who previously directed the best live adaptation of the comics so far, Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre.
Here is the trailer in French: youtu.be/f4YqWtOyxyk
Here is the trailer in French: youtu.be/f4YqWtOyxyk
Astérix & Obélix : Le Combat des Chefs | Bande-annonce officielle VF | Netflix France
YouTube video by Netflix France
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March 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A new Astérix and Obélix animated series is coming to Netflix on April 30th and it was created by none other than Alain Chabat who previously directed the best live adaptation of the comics so far, Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre.
Here is the trailer in French: youtu.be/f4YqWtOyxyk
Here is the trailer in French: youtu.be/f4YqWtOyxyk
Next Friday join The Elles Collective for a special movie night featuring the film Niki, a captivating biopic about the life of Niki de Saint Phalle.
🇫🇷The movie is in French with English subtitles
🇫🇷The movie is in French with English subtitles
Join us for a special movie night featuring the film: “Niki” | The Elles Collective
www.theellescollective.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Next Friday join The Elles Collective for a special movie night featuring the film Niki, a captivating biopic about the life of Niki de Saint Phalle.
🇫🇷The movie is in French with English subtitles
🇫🇷The movie is in French with English subtitles
Now streaming on Kanopy!
Inspired by Henry James' The Beast in the Jungle, Bertrand Bonello's The Beast is a sci-fi epic across three different time periods starring Léa Seydoux trying to get rid of her emotions by reliving her past lives.
www.kanopy.com/video/14921265
Inspired by Henry James' The Beast in the Jungle, Bertrand Bonello's The Beast is a sci-fi epic across three different time periods starring Léa Seydoux trying to get rid of her emotions by reliving her past lives.
www.kanopy.com/video/14921265
March 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Now streaming on Kanopy!
Inspired by Henry James' The Beast in the Jungle, Bertrand Bonello's The Beast is a sci-fi epic across three different time periods starring Léa Seydoux trying to get rid of her emotions by reliving her past lives.
www.kanopy.com/video/14921265
Inspired by Henry James' The Beast in the Jungle, Bertrand Bonello's The Beast is a sci-fi epic across three different time periods starring Léa Seydoux trying to get rid of her emotions by reliving her past lives.
www.kanopy.com/video/14921265
New on Netflix, Bastion 36 is the latest from Olivier Marchal, one of France's most prolific directors of police action dramas. Staring Victor Belmondo, Jean-Paul's grand-son, and Yvan Attal Bastion 36 is presented as a spiritual sequel of 36 quai des Orfèvres (36th Precinct) released 20 years ago.
Watch Squad 36 | Netflix Official Site
Forced out of his elite unit, a troubled cop launches his own rogue investigation when mysterious killings claim the lives of his former colleagues.
www.netflix.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
New on Netflix, Bastion 36 is the latest from Olivier Marchal, one of France's most prolific directors of police action dramas. Staring Victor Belmondo, Jean-Paul's grand-son, and Yvan Attal Bastion 36 is presented as a spiritual sequel of 36 quai des Orfèvres (36th Precinct) released 20 years ago.
The 5th edition of the San Diego French Film Festival opens on May 4 with En Fanfare (7 nominations at the 2025 Césars)!
The full program and tickets are available on the Alliance Francaise website. See you there!
The full program and tickets are available on the Alliance Francaise website. See you there!
San Diego French Film Festival 2025 | Alliance Francaise De San Diego
San Diego French Film Festival May 4-7, 2025 at THE LOT La Jolla. The 5th edition of the francophone event of the year in San Diego, organized by the Alliance Francaise San Diego
www.afsandiego.org
February 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The 5th edition of the San Diego French Film Festival opens on May 4 with En Fanfare (7 nominations at the 2025 Césars)!
The full program and tickets are available on the Alliance Francaise website. See you there!
The full program and tickets are available on the Alliance Francaise website. See you there!
Now available to stream on Amazon Prime!
In L'Amour et les Forêts (Best Adaptation Cesar 2024) Blanche (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Greg (Melvil Poupaud) and moves away from her family to live with him only to find herself trapped in a relation that slowly turns oppressive and dangerous.
In L'Amour et les Forêts (Best Adaptation Cesar 2024) Blanche (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Greg (Melvil Poupaud) and moves away from her family to live with him only to find herself trapped in a relation that slowly turns oppressive and dangerous.
Watch Just TheTwo Of Us | Prime Video
When Blanche meets the charismatic Gregoire, she thinks she has found the one. Their passionate affair develops quickly, and they soon marry and relocate far from Blanche's family. As her new life begins, Blanche finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man, desperate to escape. Just the Two of Us is a closely observed and emotional domestic thriller.
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February 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Now available to stream on Amazon Prime!
In L'Amour et les Forêts (Best Adaptation Cesar 2024) Blanche (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Greg (Melvil Poupaud) and moves away from her family to live with him only to find herself trapped in a relation that slowly turns oppressive and dangerous.
In L'Amour et les Forêts (Best Adaptation Cesar 2024) Blanche (Virginie Efira) falls in love with Greg (Melvil Poupaud) and moves away from her family to live with him only to find herself trapped in a relation that slowly turns oppressive and dangerous.