Take a 14 day cinematic trip to France with us!
14 new and 7 classic French films will play from July 10 - 23, 2026
at SBIFF's Film Center (916 State St).

Scroll down for film info.

Patron Pass ~ $400
• Reserved Seating
• Access to ALL Film Screenings
• Access to the opening night reception
--- Friday, July 10th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Sullivan Goss Gallery
• 10% Discount on Popcorn and Soda
• Recognition on screen before each film
• $250 tax deductible

Cinephile Pass ~ $150
• Access to one screening of each Film (21 admissions total)
• Access to the opening night reception
--- Friday, July 10th @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm - Sullivan Goss Gallery

Individual Tickets Also Available in Early May

AT WORK (À pied d'œuvre)
Mon, July 13 – 2:30pm
Sun, July 19 – 12:00pm
Thu, July 23 – 5:00pm

Winner of Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival

At Work tells the true story of a successful photographer who gives up everything to devote himself to writing—and discovers poverty.

Directed by Valérie Donzelli
Written by Valérie Donzelli, Gilles Marchand
Starring Bastien Bouillon, Virginie Ledoyen, André Marcon, Marie Rivière, Valérie Donzelli
1h 32m
CASE 137 (Dossier 137)
Sat, July 11 – 7:30pm
Tue, July 14 – 5:00pm
Fri, July 17 – 5:00pm
Sat, July 18 – 7:30pm
Thurs, July 23 – 7:30pm

Eight time César Award nominee, winning Best Actress
Four time Lumière Award nominee, winning Best Actress
Nominated for the Cannes Palme d'Or

Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.

Directed by Dominik Moll
Written by Dominik Moll and Gilles Marchand
Starring Léa Drucker, Yoann Blan, Guslagie Malanda
1h 56m
COLORS OF TIME (La Venue de l'avenir)
Fri, July 10 – 7:30pm
Tue, July 14 – 7:30pm
Sat, July 18 – 2:20pm
Tues, July 21 – 7:30pm
Wed, July 22 – 2:20pm

Three time César Award nominee

A group of strangers—each a descendant of a woman named Adèle Meunier—gathers in Normandy, where the town hopes to purchase her long-abandoned property. Four of these newfound “cousins” are appointed to oversee the transaction, setting in motion an unexpected genealogical quest that pulls them deep into the past. Their journey takes us back to Paris in 1895, as the City of Light stands at the edge of an industrial and artistic revolution.

Directed by Cedric Klapisch
Written by Cédric Klapisch, Santiago Amigorena
Starring Suzanne Lindon, Abraham Wapler, Vincent Macaigne, Julia Piaton, Zinedine Soualem
2h 6m
ENZO
Tue, July 14 – 2:30pm
Sun, July 19 – 2:30pm
Wed, July 22 – 7:30pm

Enzo, 16, defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship, a path far removed from the prestigious life they had envisioned for him. In their chic villa in the sun-drenched South of France, tensions simmer as relentless questions and pressures weigh on Enzo’s future and dreams. On the construction sites, however, Vlad, a charismatic Ukrainian colleague, shakes up Enzo’s world and opens the door to unexpected possibilities.

Directed by Robin Campillo
Written by Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo, Gilles Marchand
Starring Eloy Pohu, Pierfrancesco Favino, Elodie Bouchez, Maksym Slivinskyi, Nathan Japy
1h 42m
THE GIRL IN THE SNOW (L'Engloutie)
Sun, July 12 – 12:00pm
Wed, July 15 – 5:00pm
Fri, July 17 – 2:30pm

Winner of the César Award for Best Cinematography

1899. Hautes-Alpes. Soudain is a hamlet encircled by snow on the high plateaus of a remote mountain. Shortly after the arrival of a young primary school teacher, an avalanche claims its first local.

Directed by Louise Hémon
Written by Louise Hémon, Anais Tellenne, Maxence Stamatiadis
Starring Galatea Bellugi, Matthieu Lucci, Samuel Kircher, Oscar Pons, Sharif Andoura
1h 38m
THE GREAT ARCH (L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche)
Mon, July 20 – 2:30pm - Cancelled
Tues, July 21 – 7:30pm - Cancelled
Thu, July 23 – 7:30pm - Cancelled

Winner of the César Awards for Best Production Design and Best Visual Effects
Nominated for 8 César Awards including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor x3, and Best Adapted Screenplay

The story of Otto von Spreckelsen, a real-life architecture teacher from Copenhagen who surprised the world when he won an open-call competition launched by French president François Mitterrand.

Directed by Stéphane Demoustier
Written by Stéphane Demoustier, Laurence Cossé
Starring Claes Bang, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Xavier Dolan, Swann Arlaud, Michel Fau
1h 44m
HEARTS ON FIRE (L'Épreuve du feu)
Sat, July 11 – 2:30pm
Wed, July 15 – 2:30pm
Mon, July 20 – 5:00pm

Nominated for the César Awards for Best First Feature Film, Best Male Revelation, and Best Female Revelation

Hugo, 19, comes back home for the summer holiday. But this year, something has changed: Hugo is bringing his girlfriend Queen, a nail artist who’s as colorful and volatile as he’s shy and discreet. They quickly become the center of attention on the small island…

Directed by Aurélien Peyre
Written by Aurélien Peyre
Starring Félix Lefebvre, Anja Verderosa, Suzanne Jouannet
1h 46m
IN A WHISPER (À voix basse)
Sat, July 11 – 12:00pm
Wed, July 15 – 7:30pm
Tue, July 21 – 5:00pm

Back in Tunisia for her uncle's funeral, Lilia reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially her love life. Determined to unravel the mystery surrounding the sudden death of her uncle, Lilia finds herself confronted with family secrets in a house where three generations of women cohabit between silences and traditions.

Directed by Leyla Bouzid
Written by Leyla Bouzid
Starring Eya Bouteraa, Hiam Abbass, Salma Baccar, Marion Barbeau
1h 53m
LEAVE ONE DAY (Partir un jour)
Sun, July 12 – 5:00pm
Fri, July 17 – 7:30pm
Wed, July 22 – 5:00pm

Nominated for the César Awards for Best Actor, Supporting Actress, First Feature Film, and Sound
Opening Night Film at the Cannes Film Festival

Cécile is about to open her own gourmet restaurant, finally making her dream come true, when suddenly her father has a heart attack and she is called back to the village where she was born. Far from the hubbub of Paris life, she runs into her teenage crush. The memories come flooding back, destabilizing her certainties.

Directed by Amélie Bonnin
Written by Amélie Bonnin, Dimitri Lucas
Starring Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, François Rollin, Tewfik Jallab, Dominique Blanc
1h 38m
THE LITTLE SISTER (La Petite Dernière)
Sun, July 12 – 7:30pm
Sat, July 18 – 5:00pm
Mon, July 20 – 7:30pm

Nominated for 7 César Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner of the César Award for Best Female Revelation for Nadia Melliti's performance.
Winner of the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival

Fatima, 17, the youngest of three daughters, treads carefully as she searches for her own path, grappling with emerging desires, her attraction to women, and her loyalty to her caring French-Algerian family. Starting university in Paris, she dates, makes friends, and explores a whole new world, all while confronting a timeless and heartrending dilemma: How can one stay true to oneself when reconciling different parts of one’s identity feels impossible?

Directed by Hafsia Herzi
Written by Fatima Daas, Hafsia Herzi
Starring Nadia Melliti, Park Ji-min, Amina Ben Mohamed
1h 46m
LOVE LETTERS (Des preuves d’amour)
Mon, July 13 – 7:30pm
Thu, July 16 – 2:30pm
Sat, July 18 – 12:00pm

Céline is awaiting the arrival of her first child. But she isn’t pregnant. In three months, it’s her wife, Nadia, who will give birth to their daughter. Under the gaze of her friends, her mother, and facing the law, she searches for her place and legitimacy.

Directed by Alice Douard
Written by Alice Douard
Starring Ella Rumpf, Monia Chokri, Noémie Lvovsky, Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, Jeanne Herry
1h 37m
NINO
Sat, July 11 – 5:00pm
Thu, July 16 – 7:30pm
Sun, July 19 – 5:00pm

Winner of the César Award Best First Feature Film and Best Male Revelation for Théodore Pellerin's performance
Also Nominated for the César Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress

In three days, Nino will face a major challenge. But first, his doctors have assigned him two vital tasks. Two missions that will lead the young man on a journey through Paris, compelling him to reconnect with the world – and himself.

Directed by Pauline Loquès
Written by Maud Ameline, Pauline Loquès
Starring Théodore Pellerin, William Lebghil, Salomé Dewaels, Jeanne Balibar, Balthazar Billaud, Camille Rutherford
1h 37m
A SECOND LIFE
Mon, July 13 – 5:00pm
Sun, July 19 – 7:30pm
Thu, July 23 – 2:30pm

July 26, 2024 — the day of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Elisabeth, a hearing impaired young woman, is torn between depression and the pressure of managing short-term rentals in a hectic Paris. The arrival of Elijah, a radiant and carefree Californian, disrupts her fragile balance.

Directed by Laurent Slama
Written by Laurent Slama, Thomas Keumurian
Starring Agathe Rousselle, Alex Lawther, Suzy Bemba
1h 14m
SIX DAYS IN SPRING (Six jours ce printemps-là)
Sun, July 12 – 2:30pm
Thu, July 16 – 5:00pm
Tue, July 21 – 2:30pm

Winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the San Sebastian International Film Festival

Despite adversity, Sana wants her twins to have a spring vacation, but all her plans fall through. Together, they decide to stay in a luxury villa on the Riviera, owned by Sana’s former in-laws. Without telling anyone. Six days of sunshine that mark the end of innocence.

Directed by Joachim Lafosse
Written by Joachim Lafosse, Chloé Duponchelle, Paul Ismaël
Starring Eye Haïdara, Jules Waringo, Leonis Pinero Müller, Teoudor Pinero Müller, Emmanuelle Devos
1h 34m

and the below 7 classic films featuring essential French women

CONTEMPT
Fri, July 10 – 5:10pm
Sun, July 12 – 7:40pm
Wed, July 15 – 2:40pm
Sun, July 19 – 2:40pm
Tue, July 21 – 5:10pm
Thu, July 23 – 7:40pm

A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Written by Jean-Luc Godard (based on the novel "Il Disprezzo" by Alberto Moravia)
Starring Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Giorgia Moll
1h 43m
1963
DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID
Fri, July 10 – 7:40pm
Mon, July 13 – 2:40pm
Wed, July 15 – 5:10pm
Sat, July 18 – 2:40pm
Mon, July 20 – 5:10pm
Wed, July 22 – 7:40pm

A sophisticated and self-assured woman from Paris joins a middle-class rural estate as a maid and causes quite a stir among the variously uptight, perverse and violent inhabitants.

Directed by Luis Buñuel
Written by Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière (based on the novel by Octave Mirbeau)
Starring Jeanne Moreau, Georges Géret, Michel Piccoli, Daniel Ivernel
1h 37m
1964
ENTRE NOUS
Sat, July 11 – 2:40pm
Mon, July 13 – 5:10pm
Wed, July 15 – 7:40pm
Fri, July 17 – 2:40pm
Sun, July 19 – 5:10pm
Tue, July 21 – 7:40pm

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

A decade after escaping occupied France, practical Lena (Isabelle Huppert) meets free spirited Madeleine (Miou-Miou) and is inspired to change her life even as Madeleine is faced with mounting difficulties.

Directed by Diane Kurys
Written by Diane Kurys, Alain Le Henry
Starring Miou-Miou, Isabelle Huppert, Guy Marchand, Jean-Pierre Bacri
1h 50m
1983
HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
Sat, July 11 – 7:40pm
Tue, July 14 – 2:40pm
Thu, July 16 – 5:10pm
Fri, July 17 – 7:40pm
Mon, July 20 – 2:40pm
Wed, July 22 – 5:10pm

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay

A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war.

Directed by Alain Resnais
Written by Marguerite Duras
Starring Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud
1h 30m
1959
LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
Fri, July 10 – 2:40pm
Sun, July 12 – 5:10pm
Tue, July 14 – 7:40pm
Fri, July 17 – 5:10pm
Sun, July 19 – 7:40pm
Wed, July 22 – 2:40pm

Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film.

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

Directed by Alain Resnais
Written by Alain Robbe-Grillet
Starring Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Françoise Bertin
1h 34m
1961
LE SAUVAGE
Sun, July 12 – 2:40pm
Tue, July 14 – 5:10pm
Thu, July 16 – 7:40pm
Sat, July 18 – 5:10pm
Mon, July 20 – 7:40pm
Thu, July 23 – 2:40pm

Martin lives alone on a Caribbean island. On an excursion to the port city, he helps Nelly, who has fled from her groom.

Directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Written by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Élisabeth Rappeneau, Jean-Loup Dabadie
Starring Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve, Luigi Vannucchi, Tony Roberts
1h 46m
1975
PIERROT LE FOU
Sat, July 11 – 5:10pm
Mon, July 13 – 7:40pm
Thu, July 16 – 2:40pm
Sat, July 18 – 7:40pm
Tue, July 21 – 2:40pm
Thu, July 23 – 5:10pm

Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor (Jean-Paul Belmondo)

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Written by Jean-Luc Godard (based on the novel "Obsession" by Lionel White)
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani
1h 50m
1965