France Odeon – French Film Festival

France Odeon 2025 – Forty years of French cinema

The 2025 edition, held from October 29 to November 2 at the Cinema La Compagnia in Florence, celebrated forty years of French cinema's presence in the city. The pre-opening on October 29, dedicated to 'Myths' and introduced by Steve Della Casa, featured the documentary Louis Malle, le révolté and a tribute to Claudia Cardinale with Les pétroleuses.

Guests and films

Guests included Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius, writer Emmanuel Carrère, and director Olivier Assayas. The program featured Italian premieres such as La venue de l'avenir by Cédric Klapisch, Vie privée starring Jodie Foster, Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater, and Le Mage du Kremlin by Olivier Assayas, as well as the world premiere of C'est quoi l'amour? by Fabien Gorgeart. The closing ceremony saw the presentation of the Foglia d'Oro awards, with a jury composed of Antonio Piazza, Celeste Dalla Porta, and Colapesce.

Wednesday, October 29 — 'The Myths' Pre-opening

• 19:00 — Louis Malle, le révolté, documentary (65 min)
• 20:30 — Les pétroleuses, tribute to Claudia Cardinale (94 min)

Thursday, October 30 — Opening

• 17:00 — Presentation of the book Carnets d'Ukraine by Michel Hazanavicius
• 18:45 — Inauguration with Ambassador Martin Briens
• 20:45 — La venue de l'avenir by Cédric Klapisch, Italian premiere (126 min)
• 21:30 — Vie privée starring Jodie Foster (105 min)

Friday, October 31

• 11:15 — Conference 'Generative A.I.: Ethics and Legality'
• 17:00 — Dans la cuisine des Nguyen, Italian premiere (99 min)
• 19:00 — Les filles désir, Italian premiere (93 min)
• 21:00 — Dalloway by Yann Gozlan, Italian premiere (110 min)

Saturday, November 1

• 11:00 — Marcel et Monsieur Pagnol by Sylvain Chomet (90 min)
• 16:00 — L'inconnu de la Grande Arche by Stéphane Demoustier, Italian premiere (107 min)
• 18:45 — C'est quoi l'amour? by Fabien Gorgeart, world premiere (98 min)
• 21:15 — Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater (106 min)

Sunday, November 2 — Closing

• 11:00 — Meeting on Le Mage du Kremlin with Emmanuel Carrère and Olivier Assayas
• 15:00 — Grand Ciel by Akihiro Hata (91 min)
• 18:00 — Le Mage du Kremlin by Olivier Assayas (156 min)
• 21:00 — On ira by Enya Baroux, Italian premiere (97 min)
• Closing ceremony with the presentation of the Foglia d'Oro awards

Tribute to Claudia Cardinale, world premiere of C'est quoi l'amour?, meetings with Michel Hazanavicius, Emmanuel Carrère, and Olivier Assayas, and the celebration of the festival's forty years.