Films Wed 8 May The Long Absence Thérèse Langlois is intrigued by a tramp who looks just like her husband, deported by the Germans fifteen years earlier. She decides to follow him,…
Films Talks Thu 9 May Screening of “Joyeux Noël” + live-stream Q&A with director Christian Carion In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into…
Books & Ideas Exhibition 10 April to 10 May “Le Monde sans fin”: an exhibition on the ecological transition Le Monde sans fin (World Without End) is an original and eco-designed exhibition constituting a visual variation of the comic strip Le Monde sans fin…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 11 May Un été dans les Highlands: Reading with the author Dominique Constantin "Un été dans les Highlands" is an original tale for young and old. Follow in the Amy's footsteps, a 9-year-old girl, who is spending her…
Films Mon 13 May Vortex + Q&A with Sam Scott, Dr Thomas Bak and Dr Catherine Pennington ★★★★★ "Gaspar Noé’s latest goes gentle, for once, into the night. The provocateur has shocked Cannes with a change of pace: an extraordinary midnight movie…
Networking Wed 15 May France Alumni Day UK 2024 in Edinburgh Welcome to the France Alumni Day in Edinburgh! Join us at the Institut Français d'Écosse for an evening filled with networking and fun. This in-person event…
Films Wed 15 May Spare Keys Nancy, East of France. Summertime. Seeking to escape her troublesome family environment, Sophie, 15, jumps at the chance to get the spare keys to her…
Films Thu 16 May One Fine Morning ★★★★ “Léa Seydoux sparkles in poignant drama” The Guardian With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter.…
Films Sat 18 May The Father + Q&A with Willy Gilder, Dawn-Claire Irvine and Dr Catherine Pennington ★★★★★ "Anthony Hopkins superb in unbearably heartbreaking film" The Guardian A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 21 May Meet Anne Berest, author of “The Postcard” “A deeply moving book.” ― Leïla Slimani “A powerful exploration of family trauma.” ―Lauren Elkin “A work of rare grace and importance.”― The Guardian In…
Films Wed 22 May Returning to Reims Based on the novel by Didier Eribon, the film tells an intimate and political story of the French working class from the beginning of the…
Books & Ideas Tue 28 May Groupe de lecture “Blizzard” de Marie Vingtras Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Films Wed 29 May Goutte d’or A mastermind manipulator who runs a successful fortune-telling business has his life turned upside down with the arrival of a dangerous and elusive group of…
Kids & Families Workshops February to May Board games workshops Join us for Board games workshops every last Thursday of the month! Come with your children for a time of fun and games !
Exhibition 1 June - 16 Aug Les Elles des jeux Excluded from the Olympic movement during its rebirth at the end of the 19th century, sportswomen took decades to acquire their rightful place in sport…
Books & Ideas Tue 4 June Groupe de lecture Bande Dessinée “Elle ne pleure pas, elle chante” en présence de l’autrice Amélie Sarn For this event, we will have the pleasure to welcome the author Amélie Sarn. This will be an amazing opportunity to discuss directly with the…
Films Wed 5 June Age of Panic On 6 May 2012, the day of the second round of the French presidential election, TV journalist Laetitia is late leaving home for her assignment…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Thu 6 June Goûter Lecture Bande Dessinée pour enfants avec l’autrice Amélie Sarn The author Amélie Sarn will be at the Institut français d'Écosse for a reading of her graphic novel "Les aventures fantastiques de Sacré-Cœur" and a…
Talks Thu 6 June Creative Puppetry for Languages Noting the apparent contradiction between a national commitment to play-based learning and the absence of this in the teaching of languages, M.Ed Tania Czajka will…
Music Fri 7 June Jazz Concert: Tom Sochas Trio “Spellbinding piano from Tom Sochas… a very, very beautiful album.” — Jamie Cullum ★★★★ “The Sorcerer” resonates deeper with every play.” — MOJO ★★★★ “The Sorcerer” is full of surprises, intricate mood swings and unfolds…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 11 June The French community in Britain during World War I: a Talk with Julia Espinasse Julia Espinasse, graduate of a research master’s degree in contemporary history at Nantes University, has been working on the French presence in Britain during the…
Films Wed 12 June Beating Sun Max doesn't dream of making green walls for five-star hotels. Tenacious landscaper, committed but cornered, he fights to create a wild garden, without fence, in…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 15 June Heure du conte with the author Angélique Leone Join us at the Institut Français d'Écosse for a Reading in French and workshop with Angélique Leone, author of children's books!
Films Wed 19 June Divertimento Classical symphonic music is everything for 17-year-old Zahia Ziouani and her twin sister, Fettouma. Nevertheless, living in underprivileged Parisian suburbs in 1995 with their Algerian…
Films Wed 26 June Not My Type Marcia, a passionate young singer, records an album with her idol Daredjane, a rock icon from the 1970s, who suddenly disappears. To release their album,…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 28 Sep “Lapin is cold” puppet show Lapin is cold. Very cold. But how can he warm up? Join Tania and her Parisian garden friends as they embark on a charming bilingual…
Books & Ideas Festivals & series On The Earth, Here and Now Next event : "Le Monde sans fin": an exhibition on the ecological transition Fri 10 May at 00:00
Books & Ideas On Celebrating Comics and Graphic Novels Next event : "Le Monde sans fin": an exhibition on the ecological transition Fri 10 May at 00:00
Films 13 to 18 May Dementia Action Week 2024 Next event : Vortex + Q&A with Sam Scott, Dr Thomas Bak and Dr Catherine Pennington Mon 13 May at 18:30
