Palace James Street sparkled with French glamour when it hosted the launch of the 30th Alliance Française French Film Festival on Tuesday 29 January. Invited guests celebrated the launch with champagne before they were treated to a taste of the 2019 Festival with a short montage of the films appearing this year as well as a screening of The Sisters Brothers (Les frères Sisters). Starring John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed, this is the first English language film for director Jacques Audiard which garnered him the Silver Lion (Best Director) at the 2018 Venice International Film Festival. This gritty, yet dryly humorous western ‘bromance’ ranks alongside the work of Sam Peckinpah at his best. The Festival will run from 14 March to 14 April with screenings held in both Palace James Street and Palace Barracks.
Readers also enjoyed seeing the Socials from Treasury Brisbane’s Lunar New Year celebration.
Luc Didon & Michelle Rochin
Ben Zabel & Kath Rose
Rebecca Williams & Dario Valdinocci
Elizabeth Kingston
Eve Levis
Dan Fidler
Marilyn Vander Valk & Anna Maria Lakaspina
Grace Grace & Michelle Rochin
Caroline Gardam & Bec Mac
Mary Dickinson & Suzanne Brooks
Luc Didon & Grace Grace
Gillian Moody & Baz Peacock
Suzanne Brooks
Thibaut Guigues & Betty Moinet
Will Zerner & Anna Stokes
Eva Cegielka
Ysabelle Alesna & David Mutch
David & Jennifer Long
Leanne & Patrick Zimmermann
Sarah Sweeney & Amanda Jeffs
Lilly & John Dingle
Mary Dickinson & Meredith McMaster
Maurie O'Connor & Christine Salins
Fiona Berrocal
Roger & Kat Clarke
Alexandra Monneret
