Screening of the French comedy 'De La Comédie-Française', a backstage farce at the historic Parisian theatre, at Plymouth Arts Cinema.
De La Comédie-Française is coming to Plymouth Arts Cinema as part of the French Film Festival, with two screenings on Saturday 14 November at 5:30pm and Wednesday 18 November at 2:30pm. It's a French comedy directed by Bertrand Usclat and Martin Darondeau, running 75 minutes in French with English subtitles, and starring Pauline Clément.
If you've seen Call My Agent, you'll get the vibe here: it's a backstage farce that opens on the three chaotic hours before the first night of Macbeth at Paris's Comédie-Française. That's one of France's most revered arts institutions and the oldest still-performing theatre company in the world, founded in 1680 under Louis XIV. The story follows theatre producer Nina as her ambitious retelling of the play unravels in real time, with broken equipment, massive actor egos, and a stranded lead actress. The cast is made up of real-life members of the Comédie-Française company, so the whole thing comes from inside the very theatre it's about. It's been a sleeper hit and picked up four awards at the Alpe d'Huez Comedy Film Festival.
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Tickets are £9.50 standard, with matinees at £7.50 and over 66s at £8.50. Under 25s, students, AUP staff, and those on a budget get in for £5.00, as do baby and family screenings. Friends get a 10% discount, and Tuesdays are £6.50. There are free tickets for companions, personal assistants, or carers accompanying disabled customers and/or those with a CEA card. Online bookings add a £1.50 booking fee per transaction, which is waived for Members. If you're planning to see all three French Film Festival events, a Festival Pass brings each ticket down to £6.50 when you book them all at once. The cinema is at Tavistock Place, Plymouth, PL4 8AT.
