Rendezvous with French Cinema

Join Alliance Francaise’s cinema club, with the goal of practising, listening, and strengthening French language skills with monthly screenings at Hayy Cinema.

December 2024

A Moving Drama Tests the Special Bond Between a French Girl and Her Nanny

–Variety

Ama Gloria: Six-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.

Genre: Drama Director: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq

Country: France Year: 2023

Language: French, subtitled in English/Arabic

November 2024

Classic & Fun Children’s French Film

Le roi et l’oiseau (The King & The Mockingbird): This animated fantasy tale follows the romance between a lovely shepherdess and a handsome chimney sweep. The land’s imperious king falls for the beautiful woman and tries to thwart her relationship, but a kind mockingbird assists the lovers in evading the ruler. On the king’s command, the chimney sweep and his bird friend are imprisoned, and they must escape in order to rescue the young man’s true love.

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy

Country: France

Language: French, Subtitled in English

October 2024

French Horror: Classic Film Noir

The Sleeping Car Murder: The witnesses of a train murder must take the investigation into their own hands if they want to survive.

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller