Institut français du Royaume-Uni

And it's a wrap for ! 📚

Here's a little summary in photos 📸 ✨

Thank you to everyone that contributed to the success - from authors, critics, journalists, partners and, of course the audience. 🙏

See you next year!

On the occasion of the release of her film My Mother’s Wedding, we had the chance to meet the acclaimed actor and now director Kristin Scott Thomas.

▶️ (Re)Play the interview on the making of her film My Mother's Wedding, that is out now— across the UK.

👉 https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/read-watch-listen-list/interview-with-kristin-scott-thomas/

📽️Don't miss the special screening of the Adjani Notebooks on 5 July!

Flirting between a documentary and a filmed diary, director Cyril Brody () explores the ties between Adjani’s family upbringing with the broader political influences shaping the contemporary Algeria – an exploration that also reveals a lot about the director himself.

+ conversation with director Cyril Brody on 5 July

🗓️ From 29 June
🎟️ https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/the-adjani-notebooks/

📽️New release The Last Viking at Ciné Lumière!

The Last Viking is an outrageous black comedy by Anders Thomas Jensen

The film follows Manfred, a man who believes he’s John Lennon despite persuasive evidence to the contrary, and his brother Anker, who’s fresh out of jail after a 15-years long stint for bank robbery. Manfred is the only one who knows where the loot is buried, but he’s forgotten. And so, the brothers must embark on a chaotic journey to locate it, at the same time uncovering more about who they are.

🗓️ From 26 June at Ciné Lumière
🎟️ https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/the-last-viking/

Meet the distinguished jury of the Entente Littéraire Prize (Prix de l'Entente Littéraire), celebrating translated works of literary fiction between French and English.

The 🇫🇷 panel is chaired by Philippe Claudel, alongside Leïla Slimani and Augustin Trapenard.

The 🇬🇧 is panel chaired by Elif Shafak (Elif Şafak / Elif Shafak), alongside Ken Follett (Ken Follett) and Hollie McNish (Hollie Poetry).

Find out more 👉https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/culture/books-ideas/prix-de-lentente-litteraire-jury-2/

Paying tribute to the late Marjane Satrapi through the screening of Persepolis

Based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel of the same name, Persepolis follows her life in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe. This poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl whose life entwines with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.

🗓️ From 27 June at Ciné Lumière
🎟️ https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/persepolis/