Rendez-vous – French Film Festival in Rome 2024

RENDEZ-VOUS festival 2023

The Arena Nuovo Sacher will host Rendez-Vous 2024

The 14th-edition of Rendez-vous, the festival dedicated to new French cinema, will be held in Rome and will then make stops, with special sections and guests, in Bologna, Florence, Turin, Milan and Naples. In the capital it runs from April 3rd to April 7th, at the Cinema Nuovo Sacher. The program allows local audiences to explore contemporary French cinema in all its diversity, from arthouse to mainstream films.

This is the most important Italian film event dedicated to French cinema; it was born from an initiative of the French Embassy in Italy, and is co-organized by the Institut français Italia and Unifrance, the French cinema and audio-visual promotion agency in the world. As always, the festival benefits from the support of BNL BNP Paribas, the Fondazione Nuovi Mecenati – the Franco-Italian foundation for contemporary creation -, the Hotel Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese, and Borsalino. The artistic direction is entrusted to Vanessa Tonnini.

Guest of honor of this 14th edition is an icon of international cinema: CATHERINE DENEUVE.

La Moglie del Presidente | by Lea Domenach

Léa Domenach creates an irreverent and unconventional biopic: the portrait of a woman who breaks free from her stereotype to become a feminist icon, embodied by a Catherine Deneuve who is both pop and regal.

Bernadette Chodron de Courcel (Catherine Deneuve) is the first lady of France, wife of President Jacques Chirac (Michel Vuillermoz). When she finally enters the Élysée Palace, after a lifetime of working in the shadow of her husband, she hopes to obtain the position she deserves. Set aside because she is considered too old-fashioned, cold, and austere, Madame Chirac decides to take her revenge by becoming the most beloved first lady by the French people.

LA SYNDICALISTE | by Jean-Paul Salomé

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La Syndicaliste is a French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Salome. The movie tells the story Maureen (Isabelle Huppert), a union representative who struggles to balance her personal life and her dedication to fighting for workers’ rights. Maureen finds herself shifting from a victim to a suspect amidst state secrets and intense pressures from politics and industry. Based on the book by journalist, Caroline Michel-Aguirre.

In theatres this fall with I WONDER PICTURE.

REVOIR PARIS | by Alice Winocour

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The director, Alice Winocour, will be making a special appearance at Cinema Nuovo Sacher in Rome to present the Italian premiere of her latest film, REVOIR PARIS. The movie is a powerful portrayal of a woman’s journey to rebuild her life after surviving a violent attack. Through the film’s narrative, Winocour draws a parallel between personal memory and collective experience, telling the story of the awakening of a community and a city, Paris. Inspired by her brother’s survival of the Bataclan attack in 2015.

In theatres with MOVIES INSPIRED starting June 15th.

VIENS JE T’EMMÈNE | by Alain Guiraudie

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Alain Guiraudie, the director known for his irreverent and poetic style, is back with a choral comedy featuring an endearing anti-hero and a prostitute who turns her sexuality into a social act. Through his intelligent filmmaking, Guiraudie cleverly satirizes our fears and societal paranoia, ultimately delivering a film that celebrates life and pleasure. The cast comprises: Jean-Charles Clichet, Noémie Lvovsky, and Iliès Kadri.

In theatres with SATINE FILM from April.

All films are screened in the original version with Italian subtitles.

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3 – 7 April 2024

Cinema Nuovo Sacher (Largo Ascianghi, 1)

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