The Kamloops Film Society, in partnership with l’Association francophone de Kamloops, is proud to present the inaugural CinéLoops: French Film Festival running at the Paramount Theatre mai 9 and 10, 2023. The festival will screen 2 French language feature films, as well as highlighting French cuisine and music. Three films will be screened exclusively for students and their chaperones.
All the films will be shown in French with English subtitles. For more information and tickets, please visit thekfs.ca.
Tarifs :
The price varies for each age group and type of movie. For movies for kids, Please get in touch with us to go through the process to get your tickets.
Mlle Bottine (Miss Boots)
Friday 9 May at 9h30
A young girl has been raised by her grandmother in rural Quebec. She may not be wild but the animals she’s collected certainly are.When she loses her grandmother, her uncle, a one hit wonder opera composer, needs to take care of her until a foster family is found, while also struggling to finish his next big hit. Both of their entirely different worlds are upended.
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La légende du papillon (Butterfly Tale)
Friday 9 May at 10h
Set along the diverse, picturesque and ever-changing backdrop of the great Monarch butterfly migration, BUTTERFLY TALE is the heartwarming tale of a gutsy and loveable, yet inept, one-winged butterfly named Patrick (Mena Massoud), who stows away in a milkweed trailer in order to be part of the journey of a lifetime. With his best friend, a goofy caterpillar named Marty, and Jennifer (Tatiana Maslany), a butterfly who is afraid of heights, Patrick will become an unlikely hero. But first he must face his fear, embrace his uniqueness and triumph over adversity while battling changing weather patterns, humans and three evil birds bent on revenge.
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Astérix & Obélix : L’Empire du Milieu ( The Middle Kingdom)
Friday 9 May at 12h30
Your favourite duo, Asterix and Obelix, are back, and it’s the year 50 BC. Princess Sass Yi, the daughter of Chinese empress escapes to Gaul following a coup. She seeks Asterix and Obelix’s aid to return home. However, Julius Caesar joins forces with the Chinese prince, driven by his desire to conquer China. Together, they embark on a daring adventure that will determine the fate of an empire.
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Bergers (Sheperds)
Friday 9 May at 18h30
(Vin et fromage à partir de 17h30)
Mathyas swaps his Montreal life as a young advertising executive for that of a shepherd in Provence. But the road to his longed-for pastoral tranquility is littered with hard work. Through self-deprecation, Mathyas survives the violent delirium and decay of the first farmhouse where he begins his apprenticeship. But the arrival of Élise, a civil servant also searching for meaning, gives Mathyas’ quest a new direction. Together, they embark on a transhumance. Through the trials and tribulations of the mountains, and with a herd to support, they forge a new life for themselves.
La Petite et Le Vieux
Saturday 10 May at 18h30
Quebec, 1980s. 10-year-old Jo, inspired by her cartoon heroine, dreams of saving her unhappy father. Surrounded by her three sisters and a busy mother, she finds an ally in Monsieur Roger, their gruff neighbour who hides a tender heart.