For more than two decades, the Alliance Française of Greenwich has presented one of the very best French film festivals in the U.S., with a selection of the latest French and French-language movies, including many U.S. premieres and award-winning films.
Read about the 2026 festival here:
We are thrilled to announce that in 2026-2027, the festival will expand into a yearlong celebration of French-language cinema with
monthly screenings at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich!
The festival’s 22nd edition will begin on Sunday, September 27, 2026, with a screening of Hugo, directed by
Pascal Bonitzer and starring Fabrice Luchini, Chiara Mastroianni and Marie Narbonne. Click below for more information and to register.
Cinephiles should also be sure to check out our weekly Cinema club: French
Cinémathèque
and our quarterly film series French Movie Nights at the Byram Shubert Library!
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Bruce Museum (1 Museum Drive, Greenwich CT) |
Focus on French Cinema Festival 2026-27
Join us for a screening of "Hugo" - a 2026 French film directed by Pascal Bonitzer and starring Fabrice Luchini.
Imbued with Victor Hugo, the actor Robert Zucchini searches for his place between the stage and life. Every evening, he fills theaters
by sharing his love of words. Until the day his daughter, whom he hasn’t seen grow up, reappears.
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Discover the magic of French Cinema! Stream movies at home, then join us on Zoom each Wednesday for a discussion (in English) led by film critic Joe Meyers.
September 30 - Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (2014, Riad Sattouf) - Streaming on: Kanopy, tubi, Prime Video, AppleTV, YouTube
In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.
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Discover the magic of French Cinema! Stream movies at home, then join us on Zoom each Wednesday for a discussion (in English) led by film critic Joe Meyers.
October 7 - Heal the Living (2016, Katell Quillevere) - Streaming on: Kanopy, tubi, Prime Video, YouTube
Anne Dorval and Tahar Rahim star in a moving drama. A single devastating event intertwines inextricably the lives of an unfortunate teenager, a weary woman with a critical degenerative heart condition and a team of compassionate doctors; all perfect strangers, perfectly interconnected.
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Discover the magic of French Cinema! Stream movies at home, then join us on Zoom each Wednesday for a discussion (in English) led by film critic Joe Meyers.
October 14 - Le Choc Du Futur / The Shock of the Future (2019, Marc Collin) - Streaming on: tubi, Hoopla, Apple TV, YouTube, Favesome
Paris, 1978. In a male-dominated music industry, Ana uses new electronic machines to make herself heard, thus creating a new sound that is destined to mark the decades to come: the music of the future.
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Discover the magic of French Cinema! Stream movies at home, then join us on Zoom each Wednesday for a discussion (in English) led by film critic Joe Meyers.
October 21 - Three Worlds (2012, Catherine Corsini) - Streaming on: Kanopy, tubi, Hoopla, the Roku Channel, Apple TV
Al, a young man from a modest background is about to marry his boss’ daughter, along with succeeding him as the head of a car dealership. One night, while coming back from his bachelor party, he commits a hit-and-run accident, urged on by two friends in the car. The next day Al decides to inquire about his victim. What he does not know is that a young woman witnessed the entire accident from her balcony.
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Discover the magic of French Cinema! Stream movies at home, then join us on Zoom each Wednesday for a discussion (in English) led by film critic Joe Meyers.
October 28 - Rock’n Roll (2017, Guillaume Canet) - Streaming on: Kanopy, tubi, Prime, YouTube
Guillaume Canet plays an actor who is told by a young co-star that he's no longer “Rock'n Roll” and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend played by Marion Cotillard.
