Don’t miss this great opportunity to immerse yourself in French language and culture! Every day in August there will be at least one French film on offer, so no matter what your other plans for the month, you should be able to find a film to suit your schedule and tastes. To get an idea of what treats are on offer, take a look below...

Gainsbourg (15), 30 July - 12 August

From a child in Nazi-occupied Paris to the sultry crooner who bedded Brigitte Bardot and married Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg is one of France’s greatest mavericks. This imaginative and visually flamboyant debut feature from Sfar, a brilliant French cartoonist, brings back to life the world’s most influential popular musicians – an artistic icon and a provocateur. Taking the best from La Vie en Rose and Amelie, Gainsbourg is one of 2010’s highly awaited films.

Bluebeard / Barbe bleue (CTBC), 3 - 5 August

This elegant Freudian fable begins in a bygone age, with two girls sent home from convent school when their father dies. With their family facing poverty, defiant Anne marries a much-feared local seigneur, the hirsute Bluebeard, and proves an unflappable match for him. In a present-day parallel strand, the tale of Bluebeard is read by another pair of siblings, who give the story a comic gloss. Offering pointed commentary on girlhood dreams and rebellious impulses, Bluebeard will appeal not just to Breillat devotees but also to lovers of the dark side of fairy tale.

Wild Grass / Les herbes folles (12A), 10 - 12 August

Wild Grass explores how one small event – the theft of a purse – can lead, by the most improbable and digressive of routes, to something very significant: a matter, in fact, of life and death. It’s one of Resnais’ more discursive pieces, broadening out from the obsessive and often perverse mindscape of its leading character to include a range of idiosyncrasies, all handled with such a light touch that eventually the film quite literally spirals off into the ether, as exhilaratingly as one of the countless crane shots that discreetly litter the movie.

The Refuge / Le refuge (15), 13 - 19 August

Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful, rich and in love. But drugs have invaded their lives. One day they overdose and Louis dies. Mousse survives, but soon learns she’s pregnant. Feeling lost, she runs away to a house far from Paris. Several months later, Louis’ brother joins her in her refuge. Like Ozon’s Time To Leave and 5x2, Le Refuge is a bitter pill to swallow, peopled by brittle characters coping with intensely painful situations. But it’s also a bold exploration of outmoded social mores and unconventional relationships which will please arthouse devotees and lovers of provocative French cinema.

On Wednesday 18 August (6.15) will be introduced by Dr Miriam Ross as part of the Contemporary Cinema Course.

The Illusionist / L’illusioniste (PG), 20 August - 2 September

Rooted in French popular culture of the 1950s, The Illusionist is based on a 1956 script by Jacques Tati (Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday), written as a private letter to his daughter and never produced. Chomet’s film focuses on an animated version of Tati in an emotionally complex story of a father and daughter. The illusionist is an old-style entertainer, touring Scotland (not the original but the final locale) and struggling with increasing alienation in a world where tastes have moved on. In this case, the new world is driven by the rhythms of rock and roll.

Screening with The Artists’ Cinema short film Pulmo Marina (5 mins), part of a new series of artists’ film commissions from the ICO and LUX.

Friends and Family Deal: 4 tickets for £20. Why not bring all the family? All tickets must be bought in one transaction either online or at box office.

Amelie (15), 22 August

Audrey Tautou is fantastic as the mischievous waitress spreading happiness to the frowning faces all around her. You’d need a heart of stone not to melt at Jeunet’s playful vision of Paris, where true love can be found among discarded passport photos.

As requested by GFT customers Michelle Crawley, Jordan Forbes, Lauren Faulds, Stephanie Brady, Jenny Loudon and Penny Downer, among many others!

Villa Amalia (PG), 24 - 26 August

Benoit Jacquot’s fifth film with Isabelle Huppert, Villa Amalia begins one rainy night on a Parisian road. Ann is tailing her husband’s car. When they reach his destination, she gets out of the car and, careful not be seen, follows him to the front door of a quiet suburban house. Two incidents occur almost simultaneously which will set in motion a riveting chain of events which the viewer will observe, engrossed if a little perplexed, until the film’s quiet conclusion: Ann will see her husband Thomas kiss another woman, Ann will run into childhood friend George. So begins this mysterious and affecting film built entirely around Isabelle Huppert, an actress so in control of her game she inspires filmmakers to construct films as monuments to her talent.