{"id":20896,"date":"2026-02-18T12:27:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.france.no\/?p=20896"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:30:12","slug":"francophonie-film-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.france.no\/no\/2026\/kultur\/francophonie-film-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Francophonie Film Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of the Festival of the Francophonie<\/strong>, the Institut fran\u00e7ais de Norv\u00e8ge and the group of Francophone Embassies in Oslo are organizing eight film screenings at Cinema Neuf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come and discover the great diversity of talent from Belgium, Greece, Romania, Latvia, Switzerland, Hungary, and France!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All screenings are free of charge,<\/strong> with seat reservation required<\/strong>. Please reserve your place by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Friday, March 13<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.00 – <\/strong>L\u2019art d\u2019\u00eatre heureux <\/strong> <\/em>
Presented by the Embassy of Belgium<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Jean-Yves Machond, a painter who is globally unknown and generally unhappy, decides one day to change his life. He goes in search of inspiration in a small town in Normandy, hoping to create a masterpiece that will finally bring him fame and eternal recognition. But his encounter with the local artists -from the warm-hearted Bagnoule to the talented C\u00e9cile- will lead him somewhat off course and confront him with his deepest dream: simply to be a happy man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film by Stefan Liberski (2024)
Original version with English subtitles
1h50<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.00 – <\/strong>Kapodistrias<\/strong> <\/em>
Presented by the Embassy of Greece<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session is now full! Thank you for your enthusiasm!<\/p>\n\n\n

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A historical drama about Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first Governor of Greece, whose life devoted to freedom -marked by sacrifice and dedication- has become a timeless symbol of moral strength and national duty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film by Y\u00e1nnis Smaragd\u00eds (2025)
Original version with English subtitles
2h09<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, March 14<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.00 – <\/strong>Nasty <\/strong> <\/em> 
Presented by the Embassy of Romania<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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1972. Ilie N\u0103stase wins his first US Open, reaches the finals of Wimbledon and the Davis Cup, and makes tennis history. Nasty<\/em> explores his highs and lows, the controversies surrounding the world number one in 1973, and the true impact he had on global tennis. Charismatic, charming and generous, but also temperamental, arrogant and rude, N\u0103stase shook up the sport\u2019s old-fashioned etiquette with his flair and showmanship on court. He became tennis\u2019s first rebellious rock star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A documentary by Tudor Giurgiu, Cristian Pascariu and Tudor D. Popescu (2024)
Original version with English subtitles
1h44<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.00 – <\/strong>Quatre Chemises blanches <\/strong> <\/em>
Presented by the Embassy of Latvia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Riga, in the 1960s. Telephone technician, poet and amateur composer C\u0113zars Kalni\u0146\u0161 plays in a band with friends. According to Anita Sondore, a cultural official, the lyrics he has written go against public morality. She prevents the songs from being presented to the public. The public commission that debates the young author\u2019s work becomes an allegory of a silent yet highly influential opinion, whose devastating impact cannot be stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film by Rolands Kalni\u0146\u0161 (1967)
Original version with English subtitles
1h16<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, March 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.15 \u2013 <\/strong>Mary Anning <\/strong> <\/em>
Presented by the Embassy of Switzerland<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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In 19th-century England, Mary is a young girl passionate about fossils, which she searches for with her father on the beach and then sells to tourists. The sudden death of her father throws the family into turmoil: without a source of income, they will soon have to leave their home and, worse still for Mary, her beloved fossil beach. But before he died, her father left her a mysterious message that could change everything\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film by Marcel Barelli (2025)
Original version with English subtitles
1h12<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.55 – <\/strong>The Moromete Family 3<\/strong> <\/em>
Presented by the Embassy of Romania<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n

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The story of Niculae, Moromete\u2019s youngest son, who in the 1950s becomes a celebrated young writer and lives his life and complicated love stories in a tense atmosphere marked by suspicion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film by Stere Gulea (2024)
Original version with English subtitles
1h52<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, March 16   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16.00 – <\/strong>Semmelweis <\/strong> <\/em>
Presented by the Embassy of Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n

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In 1847, a mysterious epidemic breaks out in a maternity clinic in Vienna. Young doctor Ign\u00e1c Semmelweis tries to defeat the fever by challenging all traditional theories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film by Lajos Koltai (2023)
Original version with English subtitles
2h07<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19.00 – <\/strong>Le roman de Jim <\/strong> <\/em>
Presented by l\u2019Institut fran\u00e7ais de Norv\u00e8ge <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Aymeric runs into Florence, a former colleague, one evening in Saint-Claude in the Haut-Jura. She is six months pregnant and single. When Jim is born, Aymeric is there. They spend some beautiful years together, until the day Christophe, Jim\u2019s biological father, turns up\u2026 It could be the beginning of a melodrama; it is also the beginning of an odyssey of fatherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A film by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu (2024)
Original version with English subtitles
1h41<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n