List of French films of 2017

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A list of French-produced films scheduled for release in 2017 .

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Films

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Alibi.com Philippe Lacheau Philippe Lacheau, Élodie Fontan Comedy [1]
Ava Léa Mysius Noée Abita, Laure Calamy, Juan Cano [2]
BPM (Beats per Minute) Robin Campillo Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel [3] [4]
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg —Italian-American-Brazilian-French co-production [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
C'est la vie! Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache Jean-Pierre Bacri, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve [10]
Ciel Rouge Olivier Lorelle Cyril Descours, Audrey Giacomini [11]
Cold Skin Xavier Gens David Oakes, Aura Garrido, Ray Stevenson Spanish-French co-production [12] [13]
Dunkirk Christopher Nolan Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden —British-American-French-Dutch co-production [14] [15] [16]
Épouse-moi mon pote Tarek Boudali Tarek Boudali, Philippe Lacheau [17]
Heaven Will Wait Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar Noémie Merlant, Naomi Amarger, Sandrine Bonnaire, Clotilde Courau, Zinedine Soualem [18]
If You Saw His Heart (Si tu voyais son cœur) Joan Chemla Gael García Bernal, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Marine Vacth Drama [19]
Let the Corpses Tan Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Elina Löwensohn, Stephane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin WesternBelgian-French co-production [20] [21]
The Midwife Martin Provost Catherine Frot, Catherine Deneuve [22]
La Morsure des dieux Cheyenne Carron Fleur Geffrier  [ fr ], François Pouron [23]
Overdrive Antonio Negret Scott Eastwood, Freddie Thorp, Ana de Armas [24]
Paddington 2 Paul King Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson British-France co-production [25] [26]
See You Up There Albert Dupontel Albert Dupontel, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Laurent Lafitte [27]
The Square Ruben Ostlund Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West Swedish-German-French-Danish co-production [28] [29] [30]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Luc Besson Jean-Claude Mézières, Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne [31] [32]
What Happened to Monday Tommy Wirkola Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe, Glenn Close British-American-French-Belgian co-production [33] [34]

Notes

  1. ↑ "2017 Screenings Guide". Unifrance. Alibi.com . Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Selection of the 56th Critics' Week". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Screenings Guide" (PDF). festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival . Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Hunter, Allan (20 May 2017). "BPM (Beats Per Minute)". Screen Daily . Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Patten, Dominic (5 December 2016). "Sundance 2017: Robert Redford, New Rashida Jones Netflix Series, 'Rebel In The Rye' & More On Premiere, Docu, Midnight & Kids Slates". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Debruge, Peter (23 January 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'Call Me by Your Name'". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017. Reviewed at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres), Jan. 22, 2017
  7. ↑ Meza, Ed (13 February 2016). "Berlinale: 'Call Me by Your Name' Was a 'Universal Effort'". Variety. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Marco, Camillo de (6 December 2016). "Call Me by Your Name by Luca Guadagnino at Sundance". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Grater, Tom (25 December 2017). "Luca Guadagnino on the 10-year journey behind 'Call Me By Your Name'". Screendaily. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  10. ↑ Meyer, Axel (2003). "C'est la vie!". Unifrance. 422 (6932): 564–565. Bibcode:2003Natur.422..564M. doi: 10.1038/422564a . Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  11. ↑ Ciel rouge. Un Long-métrage de Olivier Lorelle produit par Mille et Une Productions on the UniFrance cinema website accessed 3 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Cold Skin". Fantasy Film Fest . Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cold Skin". Unifrance.org. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (13 July 2017). "Christopher Nolan Unveils His 'Dunkirk' Experience In London". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "Dunkirk Premiere". Heart of London Business Alliance. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "British Films Directory". British Council . Archived from the original on 30 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Épouse-moi mon pote". Unifrance.org. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  18. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (19 October 2016). "'Heaven Will Wait' ('Le Ciel attendra'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "'If You Saw His Heart': Film Review | TIFF 2017". The Hollywood Reporter , September 12, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Laissez bronzer les cadavres". Locarno Film Festival . Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  21. ↑ Young, Neil (5 August 2017). "'Let the Corpses Tan' ('Laissez bronzer les cadavres'): Film Review : Locarno 2017". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "The Midwife". Unifrance.org. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "La Morsure des dieux". UniFrance . Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  24. ↑ "Overdrive". Unifrance.org. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  25. ↑ "'Paddington 2': Review". Archived from the original on 26 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "Hugh Grant at world premiere of 'Paddington 2' (VIDEO)". Malay Mail . 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  27. ↑ "See You Up There". UniFrance. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  28. ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (18 May 2017). "Ostlund's 'The Square' continues to rack up deals". Screen Daily . Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  29. ↑ Chang, Justin (28 May 2017). "Cannes 2017: Ruben Östlund's 'The Square' wins the Palme d'Or". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  30. ↑ Ritman, Alex (20 May 2017). "Cannes: Elisabeth Moss, 'The Square' Filmmakers Discuss a (Very) Random Monkey Addition". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  31. ↑ "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets". UniFrance. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  32. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (18 May 2015). "Luc Besson's Sci-Fi Epic 'Valerian' Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  33. ↑ Kohn, Eric (2 August 2017). "Isabelle Huppert, Noomi Rapace, and Bodybuilders: 7 Must-See Summer Movies From the 2017 Locarno Film Festival". IndieWire . Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  34. ↑ Kiang, Jessica (6 August 2017). "Locarno Film Review: 'What Happened to Monday?'". Variety . Retrieved 22 August 2017.

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