THE 2024 Panorama du Cinéma Fran?ais (French Film Panorama in China) will screen eight feature-length films and a short film from France in Shenzhen on July 11-26. ‘La Passion de Dodin Bouffant’ (The Taste of Things) Plot: Set in France in 1889, the film, directed by Tran Anh Hung, follows the life of Dodin (Beno?t Magimel) as a chef living with his personal cook and lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). They share a long history of gastronomy and love but Eugénie refuses to marry Dodin, so the food lover decides to do something he has never done before: cook for her. ‘Dahomey’ Plot: “Dahomey” is about the journey of 26 plundered royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey exhibited in Paris, now being returned to Benin. Director Mati Diop artistically voices a new generation’s demands. ‘Le Livre des Solutions’ (The Book of Solutions) Plot: The comedy follows a director who tries to vanquish his demons, which are oppressing his creativity. ‘L’étoile Filante’ (The Falling Star) Plot: A former activist has been a fugitive for 35 years, and works as a bartender.His past finally catches up with him when a mysterious stranger appears at the bar, armed and seeking revenge. ‘Linda Veut du Poulet!’ (Chicken for Linda!) Plot: Paulette realizes she has unfairly punished her daughter Linda. To make it up to her, she promises to cook a chicken with peppers, even if she cannot cook at all, but where to find a chicken on a strike day when all the shops are closed? ‘Ce Magnifique Gateau!’ (This Magnificent Cake!) Plot: Set in Africa in the late 19th century, the film tells the stories of five characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged man working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter and a young army deserter. ‘Le Procès Goldman’ (The Goldman Case) Plot: The movie chronicles the trial of Pierre Goldman, a French left-wing revolutionary convicted of several robberies and mysteriously murdered. ‘Le Successeur’ (The Successor) Plot: When a French haute couture house artistic director learns that his father has just died of a heart attack, he goes to Quebec to settle the estate. The young creator will discover that he has inherited much worse than his father’s fragile heart. ‘Les Trois Mousquetaires: D’Artagnan’ (The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan) Plot: D’Artagnan arrives in Paris seeking his attackers after being left for dead, leading him into a real war where the future of France is at stake. He aligns himself with Athos, Porthos and Aramis, three musketeers of the king. Ticketing: WeChat miniprogram “百老匯影城官方” Venue 1: Broadway Cinematheque, 5/F, MixC World, Nanshan District (華潤萬象天地五樓深圳百老匯電影中心) Metro: Line 1 to Hi-tech Park Station (高新園站), Exit A Venue 2: Palace Cinema, 4/F, Raffles City, Nanshan District (南山區來福士廣場四樓深圳百麗宮影城) Metro: Line 9 or 12 to Nanyou Station (南油站), Exit E (SD News) | 