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Cinema screenings

Find the list of cinema screenings in Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles.

Please note that all films are broadcast in French with no subtitles (unless otherwise specified).

February 2025 cinema screenings

En fanfare

 

French comedy-drama by Emmanuel Courcol – 1h44

With Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Lottin, Sarah Suco

Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns that he has been adopted, he discovers that he has a brother, Jimmy, who works in a school canteen and plays trombone in a brass band in northern France. On the surface, everything separates them, except their love of music. Sensing his brother’s exceptional musical abilities, Thibaut sets out on a mission to remedy the injustice of fate. Jimmy then begins to dream of another life…

Monday, February 1st at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

5€

La Vallée des fous

 

French drama by Xavier Beauvois – 2h00

With Jean-Paul Rouve, Pierre Richard, Madeleine Beauvois

An avid sailor, Jean-Paul has fallen on hard times. He’s accumulating debts and drifting away from his family. Determined to get his life back on track, he signs up for Virtual Regatta, the virtual Vendée Globe race. He puts himself in the conditions of a real skipper by isolating himself for 3 months on his boat in his garden… This voyage, unlike any other, will enable him to reconnect with his family and, above all, with himself.

Sunday, February 2nd at 5pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

Vaiana 2

Young audience screening

 

American animated film by Walt Disney Studios – 1h40

After receiving an unexpected invitation from her ancestors, Vaiana embarks on a journey that will take her to the dangerous waters at the edge of the Pacific island seas. There, she’ll experience adventures the likes of which she’s never seen before.

Monday, February 10th at 3pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

Vingt dieux

 

French drama by Louise Courvoisier – 1h30

With Clément Faveau, Maïwène Barthelemy, Luna Garret

Totone, 18, spends most of his time drinking beers and scouring the Jura dances with his gang of buddies. But reality catches up with him: he has to look after his 7-year-old sister and find a way to earn a living. So he sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region, one that will win him the gold medal at the Concours Agricole and 30,000 euros.

Monday, February 10th at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

Mémoires d’un escargot

Young audience screening

 

Australian animated film – 1h34

When her father dies, Grace Pudel’s happy, marginal life as a snail collector and avid reader is shattered. Torn away from her twin brother Gilbert, she ends up in a foster home on the other side of Australia. Dependent on her brother’s letters, ignored by her guardians and harassed by her classmates, Grace sinks into despair. Until she meets Pinky, an eccentric octogenarian who will teach her to love life and come out of her shell…

Friday, February 14th at 3:30pm
Salle Loisirs et Culture in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

6€

Un ours dans le Jura

 

French black comedy by Franck Dubosc – 1h53

With Franck Dubosc, Laure Calamy, Benoît Poelvoorde

Michel and Cathy, a couple worn down by time and financial difficulties, don’t really talk to each other anymore. Until the day Michel, trying to avoid a bear on the road, hits a car and kills both occupants. With 2 dead and 2 million in used banknotes in the trunk, it’s bound to make you want to talk again. And especially to keep quiet.

Several scenes depicting violent deaths are likely to impress a sensitive audience.

Friday, February 14th at 8:30pm
Salle Loisirs et Culture in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
6€

Conclave

 

American-British psychological drama by Edward Berger – 2h00

With Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini

When the Pope dies unexpectedly and mysteriously, Cardinal Lawrence finds himself in charge of organizing the selection of his successor. As the political machinations within the Vatican intensify, he realizes that the deceased had hidden a secret from them that he must uncover before a new Pope can be chosen. What happens behind these walls will change the face of the world.

Monday, February 17th at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

5€

Mufasa : Le Roi Lion

Young audience screening

 

American animated film from Walt Disney Studios – 1h58

Rafiki tells the young lioness Kiara – Simba and Nala’s daughter – the legend of Mufasa. He is helped in this by Timon and Pumbaa, whose catchphrases are now well known. Told in flashbacks, Mufasa’s story is that of a lonely, distraught orphan cub who one day meets the friendly Taka, heir to a royal lineage. This chance encounter marks the start of a journey full of adventures for a small group of “undesirables” who have formed around them and are now in search of their destiny. Their bonds of friendship will be put to the test when they must team up to escape an enemy as menacing as it is deadly…

Wednesday, February 19th at 3pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

Un ours dans le Jura

 

French black comedy by Franck Dubosc – 1h53

With Franck Dubosc, Laure Calamy, Benoît Poelvoorde

Michel and Cathy, a couple worn down by time and financial difficulties, don’t really talk to each other anymore. Until the day Michel, trying to avoid a bear on the road, hits a car and kills both occupants. With 2 dead and 2 million in used banknotes in the trunk, it’s bound to make you want to talk again. And especially to keep quiet.

Several scenes depicting violent deaths are likely to impress a sensitive audience.

Saturday, February 22nd at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

5€

Mon inséparable

 

French drama by Anne-Sophie Bailly – 1h34

With Laure Calamy, Charles Peccia-Galletto, Julie Froger

Mona lives with her thirty-something son, Joël, who is “late”. He works in a specialized establishment, an ESAT, and is passionately in love with his colleague Océane, who is also disabled. While Mona knows nothing of this relationship, she learns that Océane is pregnant. The close relationship between mother and son begins to unravel.

Sunday, February 23rd at 5pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

March 2025 cinema screenings

Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine

Screening preceded by a 30-minute animation on the life of Sarah Bernhardt as part of Micro-Folie

 

French drama by Guillaume Nicloux – 1h38

With Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte, Amira Casar

Paris, 1896. Sarah Bernhardt is at the height of her fame. An icon of her time and the world’s first star, the actress was also a free-spirited, modern lover who defied convention. Discover the woman behind the legend.

Monday, March 3rd at 8:30pm (animation begins at 8pm)
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

Je suis toujours là

Film broadcast in original version (Brazilian) with French subtitles

 

Brazilian drama by Walter Salles – 2h15

With Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello

Rio, 1971, under the military dictatorship. The Paiva family’s big house, near the beach, is a haven of life, shared words, games and encounters. Until the day when regime men come to arrest Rubens, the father of the family, who disappears without a trace. His wife, Eunice, and their five children wage a fierce battle to find out the truth…

Monday, March 10th at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

God Save the Tuche

 

French comedy by Jean-Paul Rouve – 1h35

With Jean-Paul Rouve, Isabelle Nanty, Claire Nadeau

The Tuches are once again leading a peaceful life in Bouzolles. But when Jeff and Cathy’s grandson is selected for a soccer camp in London, it’s the perfect opportunity for the whole family to discover England and meet the royal family. Between culture shock and awkwardness, the Tuches find themselves plunged into the heart of English royalty, who won’t soon forget their stay!

Friday, March 14th at 8:30pm
Salle Loisirs et Culture in Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
6€

God Save the Tuche

 

French comedy by Jean-Paul Rouve – 1h35

With Jean-Paul Rouve, Isabelle Nanty, Claire Nadeau

The Tuches are once again leading a peaceful life in Bouzolles. But when Jeff and Cathy’s grandson is selected for a soccer camp in London, it’s the perfect opportunity for the whole family to discover England and meet the royal family. Between culture shock and awkwardness, the Tuches find themselves plunged into the heart of English royalty, who won’t soon forget their stay!

Saturday, March 15th at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

Au cœur des volcans : Requiem pour Katia et Maurice Krafft

Screened as part of the Printemps des Poètes festival

 

French-British-Swiss documentary by Werner Herzog – 1h21

Drawing on the captivating film archives of the illustrious volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, Werner Herzog powerfully and poetically celebrates the lives of two researchers and image-makers whose unique work was brutally interrupted in 1991. Thirty years on, this film brings their breathtaking images back to life and pays tribute to this legendary couple.

Sunday, March 16th at 5pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

La Chambre d’à côté

 

Spanish drama by Pedro Almodóvar – 1h47

With Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro

Longtime friends Ingrid and Martha began their careers working for the same magazine. When Ingrid became a best-selling novelist and Martha a war reporter, their paths diverged. But years later, their paths cross again in troubling circumstances…

Monday, March 24th at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

Jouer avec le feu

 

French drama by Delphine and Muriel Coulin – 1h58

With Vincent Lindon, Benjamin Voisin, Stefan Crepon

Pierre is raising his two sons alone. Louis, the younger, is doing well at school and getting on in life. Fus, the elder, is adrift. Fascinated by violence and power struggles, he becomes involved with extreme right-wing groups, the very opposite of his father’s values. Pierre watches helplessly as these groups take hold of his son. Little by little, love gives way to incomprehension…

Monday, March 31st at 8:30pm
Salle André Voisin in Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
5€

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