{"title": "Le Plein de Super", "start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/comedy"], "description": "\"Le Plein de Super\" is a French comedy road movie from 1976, directed by Alain Cavalier and screened at the Institut français' cinema in London. Car salesman Klouk has to give up a family holiday to drive a luxury Chevrolet station wagon from Lille to the Côte d'Azur for his boss's wealthy client. He takes his friend Philippe along, and on the way they pick up hitchhiker Charles and his friend Daniel. Nathalie Baye appears in a short but central scene as Charlotte, and the film is shown as part of the series \"Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives\".", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/le-plein-de-super-74217/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/le-plein-de-super/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/dcf0634fa7f1c5caf56bf4e7a9f68f1884af91187d1b680ecee23f55263a0ed5-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-21T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives", "start": "2026-08-30T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-26T00:00:00Z", "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni", "address": "Queensberry Place 17;13-15", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film"], "description": "Nathalie Baye: A Hundred Lives is a film series at Ciné Lumière celebrating the French actress Nathalie Baye (1948-2026), who appeared in almost 100 films. The selection of films, shown with English subtitles, gives a glimpse of the variety of roles she played across a versatile career. Her break came with François Truffaut's Day for Night in 1973, and she went on to work with directors such as Godard, Steven Spielberg and Xavier Dolan, winning four César awards, two of them for best actress.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nathalie-baye-a-hundred-lives-36669/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3ed97aee540113d493dba887070025866180822b19c4d30b84b1545fa453b3a1-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Amelie", "start": "2026-11-13T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Prince Charles Cinema", "address": "Leicester Place 7, WC2H 7BY London", "price": "From £11", "price_from": "11.00", "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/comedy"], "description": "A romance-comedy about Amélie, a lonely 23-year-old waitress at the Café des Deux Moulins in Paris who finds a box of treasures hidden in her apartment and devotes herself to doing good deeds, before falling for Nino, a photobooth collagist who shares her oddball sensibilities. It is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and stars Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz and Rufus.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/amelie-64022/", "official_url": "https://princecharlescinema.com/film/1870384/amelie-25th-anniversary", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fb7a3c02be1a74f6c5d617933c4265b12d95d652c2d2fde2bdd68fac0c11aa4c-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Our Story", "start": "2026-11-11T18:05:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/romance"], "description": "A French romantic drama in which Alain Delon plays Robert, a man nearly ruined by his drinking who latches onto a stranger-on-a-train, played by Nathalie Baye, hoping for stability, with each of them unsure who can tell reality from fantasy. Bertrand Blier directed and paired the two beloved French stars in this unconventional tale. Delon won a César for his acting, Blier for the screenplay, and Baye's captivating performance as the mysterious Donatienne was widely praised for its mesmerising versatility.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/our-story-74176/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/our-story/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7430dcb3fbf2c7967e210085411bf9cb81a2223bd9311663c20712838fcddc98-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Flesh and Fuel", "start": "2026-11-20T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A film screening of \"Flesh and Fuel\". It is directed by Pierre Le Gall and awarded the Queer Palm Revelation Award at Cannes, telling of Étienne, a lorry driver whose life on the road leaves him only fleeting encounters, until meeting Polish driver Bartosz turns his loneliness upside down. Alexis Manenti and Julian Świeżewski star in this original, moving and often funny film.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/flesh-and-fuel-74213/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/flesh-and-fuel/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/aecc162cf273d5a2f20b2840c2ca3677e44a0d55783dfddf9dbe050588866bdf-2000.webp"}, {"title": "To Have (or Not)", "start": "2026-11-21T20:35:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/romance"], "description": "A 1995 French film in which Alice, after losing her job, leaves her native North for Lyon and meets Bruno, a construction worker. Laetitia Masson directed it and crafts a superb portrait of a woman, blending lightness and gravity with infectious energy embodied by Sandrine Kiberlain, who stars alongside Arnaud Giovaninetti and Roschdy Zem. Made through spontaneous long takes, the film marries charm, delicacy, and romance with profound authenticity.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/to-have-or-not-74222/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/to-have-or-not/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0cea3372b3c985a2478a4a99e3681a7baf93ea644bcc957e3b2302f39361cf90-2000.webp"}, {"title": "God's Offices", "start": "2026-11-08T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": "14.00", "price_to": "14.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "God's Offices is a French ensemble film in which Nathalie Baye plays Anne, one of the dedicated and empathetic family planning counsellors who welcome and listen to women, each grappling with the question of how sexual freedom can truly be possible. The film was directed by Claire Simon and premiered in Cannes' Directors Fortnight. Alongside Baye, the cast includes Béatrice Dalle, Emmanuel Mouret and Nicole Garcia. Baye shines not as the central protagonist, but as an actress whose generosity of spirit elevates those around her, enriching every scene she shares.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gods-offices-74186/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/gods-offices/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/71a4d4bd77327407c5513cdb7126a31728e033a91dcae78a0c04a5af1d691650-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Coward", "start": "2026-11-19T20:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni", "address": "Queensberry Place 17;13-15", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/war-film"], "description": "Coward (Les Braves) is a feature film screening preceded by a recorded introduction from its director. Lukas Dhont, the maker of Girl and Close, directs a story set as the First World War drags on. Pierre, a newly arrived soldier eager to prove himself, meets Francis behind the lines, who puts together a theatre show to lift his comrades' spirits; both men seek ways to escape the brutality of war. Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne were jointly awarded the Best Actor Palme at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/coward-36654/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/coward/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5add04e80e2eee34421eb078e5c6f6585df3f68a96ced30699b6d6728a3c3aa6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Thanks for Coming", "start": "2026-11-21T16:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary"], "description": "A documentary film by Alain Cavalier, premiered at the 2026 Directors Fortnight in Cannes, which invites audiences into the filmmaker's private world, where everyday encounters and filmic reflections become occasions for celebration. Moving between personal diary, documentary and philosophical reflection, it explores time, creativity and the inevitability of death, affirming the camera as both a witness to life and a means of preserving its most ephemeral moments. It celebrates the 95-year-young director as someone whose sense of curiosity and delight remains wonderfully intact. Cavalier appears in the film alongside Françoise Widhoff.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/thanks-for-coming-74221/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/thanks-for-coming/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/897af3c41f123170cdc45841844fef33b8b7698b6b17a2fd387d62527c52feeb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "All of a Sudden", "start": "2026-11-21T10:20:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "A drama about Marie-Lou, director of an elderly care facility, who champions a care philosophy built on listening and residents' dignity despite resistance from part of her staff. Her meeting with Mari, a Japanese theatre director battling cancer, deeply reshapes her path. The two women form a deep bond of attention and support, joining forces to 'make the impossible possible.' Ryusuke Hamaguchi directs, with Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto, jointly awarded Best Actress at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/all-of-a-sudden-74218/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/all-of-a-sudden/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b84607947817248ea128faa04dea8fb0b143e9ee34ac6d940e1277c976a1ee60-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ulysse", "start": "2026-11-21T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni", "address": "Queensberry Place 17;13-15", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/family-drama"], "description": "\"Ulysse\" is a French drama film about Alice, a sociologist who learns she is pregnant, and her son Ulysse, who is diagnosed with a genetic condition that leaves him smaller than other children. It follows the boy's singular odyssey to walk, speak, learn, understand and grow, with Alice determined he will find his place in the world. The film is directed by Laetitia Masson and stars Elodie Bouchez, Stanislas Merhar, Romane Bohringer and Gringe. The screening on 21 November is its UK premiere, followed by a Q&A with the director moderated by Linda Marric.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ulysse-36659/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/ulysse/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/279873119df6c5d81f4c2b5b50811add1d24de94449d591149e7aaccfa385b63-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Milo", "start": "2026-11-20T17:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama"], "description": "Milo is a French drama about Alice, who arrives in a quiet provincial town and takes a job at a local café because of Milo, a young mechanic tied to a past she never truly left behind. As buried tensions surface, both face the question of whether a bond shattered decades ago can be rebuilt. It was directed by Nicole Garcia, who made From the Land of the Moon, and stars Marion Cotillard, Laure Calamy, Théodore Pellerin and Artus. The film is also known by its original title, 7h40 ce matin-là.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/milo-74215/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/milo/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/4cd910659fcc138936ddab52589791c7f35bd2f9c395fd15cf2e03be66cbd22c-2000.webp"}, {"title": "A Man of His Time", "start": "2026-11-19T14:40:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "film", "tags": ["film/drama/historical-drama"], "description": "A Man of His Time (original title: Notre Salut) is a film about Henri Marre, a 49-year-old engineer who arrives alone in Vichy in September 1940 as the Pétain regime settles in. Carrying copies of his self-published manifesto Notre Salut, he seeks his rightful place in the new administration through active collaboration, driven by patriotic convictions and a methodology of efficiency above all. Zealously serving the machinery of the new order in the name of saving France after defeat, he tries at the same time to salvage his family relations. Directed by Emmanuel Marre and based on the life of the director's great-grandfather, the film stars Swann Arlaud, Sandrine Blancke and Mathieu Perotto and won Best Screenplay at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-man-of-his-time-99322/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/a-man-of-his-time/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bc9da672523c2d1e115724a44d38e819a0a31cc57e5a1981d3ea81dd1322dd69-2000.webp"}, {"title": "À propos de Nice", "start": "2026-11-10T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Academy of Arts", "address": "Piccadilly, W1J 0BD London", "price": "£20/£12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": "20.00", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/20th-century"], "description": "This is a film screening of À propos de Nice, followed by a talk about 20th-century life in the French Riviera. The film was directed by Jean Vigo and Boris Kaufman, and is a 1930 documentary offering a provocative portrait of Nice, capturing both the luxury of the carnival on the promenade and the poverty of the working-class neighbourhoods. After the screening, historian Richard Vinen, who has taught at King's College London since 1991 and specialises in modern France and Europe, will discuss the Riviera's two competing realities: the sun-soaked playground of artists and aristocrats and the poverty of everyday life in the shadow of war and the Great Depression.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/a-propos-de-nice-38267/", "official_url": "https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/event/a-propos-de-nice", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a3006449cabd31b550b19bf14afa16b30e5a9eef05e4564eacbbca5927618af3-600.webp"}]}