Films Festivals & series Wed 13 Nov One Year, One Night / Un año, una noche THE BATACLAN REMEMBERED In collaboration with the Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival. Film introduced by Marian A. Aréchaga, Director, Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival On the…
Music Talks Wed 13 Nov La Cornemuse à travers le Monde A history of the bagpipes across the centuries, illustrated with pieces played by the speaker Angus Clarke. Angus Clarke is a retired teacher of French…
Films Festivals & series Thu 14 Nov Day for Night / La Nuit américaine CELEBRATION OF TWIN CITIES Entente Cordiale: Gala evening for Nice-Edinburgh twinning & Depute Mayor Lezley Cameron Filmed at Nice’s fabled Victorine Studios, François Truffaut…
Arts Books & Ideas Talks Thu 14 Nov Robert Louis Stevenson and Katherine Mansfield in Menton The novels Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson are universal bestsellers, republished and translated every…
Films Festivals & series Fri 15 Nov Frantz An elegiac tale of love and remembrance set in a small German town in the aftermath of the First World War, where a young woman…
Kids & Families Sat 16 Nov Heure du conte spécial animaux des bois This workshop for children (0-5 years old) will be focused on the theme of woodland animals! There will be tales and a creative workshop using…
Films Festivals & series Sat 16 Nov Cognac et littérature: passions françaises Film-maker Marie-France Brière explores the story of the Delamain family, forever associated with the prestigious worlds of cognac and literature. An opportunity for Brière to…
Films Festivals & series Sat 16 Nov Mousey / Maoussi UK PREMIERE + Guest Charlotte Schiøler When Babette, an immature 40-year-old dancer, gets a call from a friend who asks if she can put up…
Films Kids & Families Sat 16 Nov Animal Tales of Christmas Magic / Le Grand Noël des animaux In a festive and fairytale atmosphere, animals from around the world are brought together through five poetic and humorous adventures to celebrate Christmas and wintertime.…
Films Wed 20 Nov Green Tide / Les algues vertes Not less than 3 men and 40 animals were found dead on the Breton beaches. The identity of the killer is an open secret: green…
Films Wed 20 Nov Maybe More / Et plus si affinités After 25 years together, married life has taken its toll on Xavier (Bernard Campan) and Sophie (Isabelle Carré). Their already strained daily life is put…
Music Thu 21 Nov The Night With… Ensemble Écoute Across Borders // entre les horizons Across Borders is a Franco-Irish-British collaboration between Ensemble Écoute and The Night With… with new works commissioned from Emma…
Arts Books & Ideas Sat 23 Nov French Fair 2024 The French Fair will come back to the Institut français d'Ecosse on Saturday 23 November from 10am to 4pm! Come to discover the many talents…
Music Tue 26 Nov Eloïse Bella Kohn, piano: Schubert and Ravel – CANCELLED Launching her new album, Parisienne, to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel, pianist Eloïse Bella Kohn presents a concert exploring the inspirations of…
Books & Ideas Tue 26 Nov Groupe de lecture “Rose Valland” de Jennifer Lesieur Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Films Wed 27 Nov Goodbye, Children / Au revoir les enfants A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. Occupying the next bed…
Workshops Fri 29 Nov French Honey Tasting Experience Join us for a delightful evening of French Honey Tasting Experience! Get ready to savour the rich flavours of France’s finest honey varieties. Immerse yourself…
Kids & Families Workshops September to November Board games workshops Join us for Board games workshops every last Friday of the month! Come with your children for a time of fun and games !
Films Wed 4 Dec The Grand Highway / Le grand chemin Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend…
Books & Ideas Talks Wed 4 Dec Meet the graphic novel author Fabien Toulmé Born in Orleans, after studying Civil Engineering, Fabien Toulmé spent 10 years overseas before returning to France in 2009 to devote himself to Comics, with…
Kids & Families Workshops Sat 7 Dec Histoires et Craft Spécial Noël Join us at the Institut Français d'Écosse for a morning of Christmas crafts activities and stories on the theme of Santa Claus and his reindeer.…
Films Wed 11 Dec Sugar and Stars / À la belle étoile Since he was a kid, Yazid has one big passion, pastry making. Raised between foster homes and group homes, the young man will try to…
Films Fri 13 Dec Pépé le Moko Pépé le Moko (Jean Gabin) is a gangster from Paris hiding in Algier’s Casbah. As long as he’s in the Casbah, he is safe and…
Books & Ideas Tue 17 Dec Groupe de lecture “Ce que le jour doit à la nuit” de Yasmina Khadra Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Films Wed 18 Dec Rock’n Roll Having every reason to be happy, forty-three-year-old father-of-one Guillaume Canet sees his world turn upside down when Camille, his young and fresh co-star, makes him feel like…
Films Fri 24 Jan Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot Monsieur Hulot takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series…
Books & Ideas Tue 28 Jan Groupe de lecture “Grâce et dénuement” d’Alice Ferney Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 8 Feb “Lapin is cold” puppet show Lapin is cold. Very cold. But how can he warm up? Join Tania and her Parisian garden friends as they embark on a charming bilingual…
Books & Ideas Talks Wed 19 Feb Une histoire franco-écossaise d’un soldat polonais The fascinating story of Jean (Jan) Novak (1917-2005). Polish by birth, he moved to a small town in the Aisne region of northern France at…
Films Fri 21 Feb Purple Noon / Plein soleil A psychological thriller set amidst the alluring landscape of the Italian coast. A dark tale of betrayed friendships and stolen identities. Starring Alain Delon as…
Films Fri 21 Mar The Truth / La vérité Beautiful, troubled Dominique Marceau (Brigitte Bardot) comes to bohemian Paris to escape the suffocation of provincial life, only to wind up in a courtroom, accused…
Films Fri 11 April Édouard et Caroline Pianist Edward and his wife Caroline are expected at a party at the house of her affluent uncle. Edward plans to use the opportunity to…
Films Fri 9 May One Fine Morning / Un beau matin In Paris, a young, widowed mother juggles her job as a translator with caring both for her young daughter and her elderly father, who suffers…
Films 8 to 20 Nov French Film Festival UK 2024 Next event : One Year, One Night / Un año, una noche Wed 13 Nov at 14:00
Books & Ideas On Wed 04 Dec Celebrating Comics and Graphic Novels Next event : Meet the graphic novel author Fabien Toulmé Wed 04 Dec at 16:00
