French Streams: La Jeunesse
A Collaboration with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy
School Life
(La Vie Scolaire)
A novice teacher arrives from the French countryside to work at a middle school in the troubled Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis.
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- France • 2019
- Director Mehdi Idir
- Cast Zita Hanrot, Liam Pierron, Soufiane Guerrab, Moussa Mansaly, Alban Ivanov
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix basic with Ads, Netflix
A Paris Education
(Mes provinciales)
An impressionable film student tries to find his own voice in the vibrant, but sometimes suffocating, Sorbonne environment.
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- France • 2018
- Director Jean-Paul Civeyrac
- Cast Andranic Manet, Corentin Fila, Gonzague Van Bervesseles, Diane Rouxel, Jenna Thiam, Nicolas Bouchaud
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Apple TV
Being 17
(Quand on a 17 Ans)
When his mother takes in a bully whose own mother is ill, Damien must learn to live with the boy who terrorized him.
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- France • 2016
- Director André Téchiné
- Cast Sandrine Kiberlain, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corentin Fila, Mama Prassinos, Alexis Loret, Jean Fornerod
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Dekkoo, YouTube, Apple TV
Girlhood
(Bande de filles)
A girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process.
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- France • 2014
- Director Céline Sciamma
- Cast Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Mariétou Touré, Idrissa Diabaté, Rabah Nait Oufella
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Showtime, Hoopla, Vudu, Paramount+ with Showtime, Showtime Roku Premium Channel, Kanopy, , YouTube, Showtime Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , fuboTV
In the House
(Dans la maison)
There's always a way in.
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- France • 2012
- Director François Ozon
- Cast Fabrice Luchini, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ernst Umhauer, Emmanuelle Seigner, Bastien Ughetto, Denis Ménochet
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy, YouTube, Fandor Amazon Channel, Apple TV
Goodbye First Love
(Un amour de jeunesse)
Do we ever grow out of our first loves?
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- France, Germany • 2011
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Lola Créton, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Valérie Bonneton, Magne-Håvard Brekke, Serge Renko, Özay Fecht
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, realeyz, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Tubi TV, YouTube, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Apple TV
Monsieur Lazhar
An elementary school class is left reeling after their teacher dies by suicide—until the substitute arrives…
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- Canada • 2011
- Director Philippe Falardeau
- Cast Mohamed Fellag, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx, Sophie Nélisse, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Denise Lamontagne
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Sundance Now, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Crackle, Hoopla, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, Plex, Tubi TV, YouTube, Fandor Amazon Channel, AMC+, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video
The Class
(Entre les murs)
Based on his real life, a teacher must deal with the challenging dynamics of his multicultural classroom.
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- France • 2008
- Director Laurent Cantet
- Cast François Bégaudeau, Franck Keïta, Louise Grinberg, Rabah Nait Oufella, Esmeralda Ouertani, Rachel Regulier
- Genre Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Tubi TV, YouTube, Apple TV
Persepolis
The downfall of the Iranian Shah is just the start of Marjane Satrapi's struggle for freedom and belonging.
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- France, United States • 2007
- Director Marjane Satrapi
- Cast Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François Jerosme
- Genre Animation, Drama
- Available on DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, Apple TV
Fat Girl
(À ma soeur!)
Watching her beautiful older sister be desired, Anaïs struggles to come to terms with both her own body and her sister's pain.
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- France, Italy • 2001
- Director Catherine Breillat
- Cast Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida, Libero De Rienzo, Arsinée Khanjian, Romain Goupil, Laura Betti
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple TV, Max