The Times and Carte Noire present a season of some of the best French films, as voted by you. Your final selection in the Times Online reader poll was La Belle et la Bête, and over the next few weeks, that film, and five others, will be showing at Picturehouse cinemas around the country. You can get free tickets to any and all of the screenings, including this week’s programme.
8 Women
A sensational-looking whodunnit – with musical interludes – showcasing the talents of eight of France’s greatest actresses.
La Belle et la Bête
Jean Cocteau’s lyrical and intensely beautiful adaptation of the classic fairytale. The art of film-making at its very best.
Le Dîner de Cons
A black comedy in which a smug practical joke enacted at a weekly dinner party backfires cruelly on one of its perpetrators.
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Le Goût des Autres
When a wealthy industrialist falls in love with a theatre actress, he embarks on a sublimely comic programme of self-improvement.
La Haine
Powerful, intense and human, Mathieu Kassovitz’s story of three disaffected young men buzzes with a volatile mix of fury and dark humour.
Ma Femme est une Actrice
A subtle and self-referential comedy directed by Yvan Attal, who also stars alongside his real-life wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg.
To claim two free preview tickets, call the following number and enter the three-digit code of your chosen cinema from the list in The Times. Write the reference number you are given on the voucher, then present it at the screening.
0870 900 8675
(National rate. Lines open from 9am until midnight tonight.)
Terms and conditions
1. This voucher may be used to admit two to a private preview screening of the French Film Season film at 10.30am on Sunday, July 10 or 6pm on Wednesday, July 6, 2005.
2. Present this voucher, with a unique reference code, to the cashier at a participating cinema on the day of the screening to gain admittance for two people.
3. Seats are strictly subject to availability and will be allocated via the phone line on a first come first served basis.
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4. Only one voucher per household.
5. Photocopies will not be accepted.
6. No cash alternative.
7. No late admittance.
8. In the event of a dispute, the cinema manager’s decision is final.