Regular French language events in Cork city

As well as the regular weekly French / English language exchange in the Rising Sons bar on MONDAYS at 8pm (running since 2013), we try to organise other events in the city such as cinema outings to practise your language skills.

 

In the past, we have attended events (music concerts and films) in the Everyman Theatre, Triskel Arts Center, Arc Cinema and Cork Cine Club. 

Keep an eye on our social media accounts Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Mastodon for announcements.

If you have any ideas for future events - email us at corkfrench@gmail.com

A bientôt ! 

Soirée cinéma - The Marching Band - Thursday 25 Sept. 7:30pm

🎬🎬🎬 On va au cinéma ! 

On Thursday 25 September 2025 at 7:30pm - we will go to the Cork Cine Club in the Cork College of FET (formerly St. John's College) on Sawmill Street in Cork City center to see the French movie  

The Marching Band [En Fanfare].

Get your ticket in advance here https://corkcineclub.com/2025/01/the-marching-band-france-thursday-25-september-730pm/ and join us in the Cork Cine Club for a great film. A plus !

IFI French Film Festival 2021

 

Like French cinema? 📽

The Irish Film Institute (IFI) French film festival runs from November 17th to 28th, with a blended festival in-cinema at the IFI in Temple Bar, and online on IFI@Home.

Info: https://ifi.ie/frenchfest

Cork International Film Festival (5-21 November)

 

For all the cinema lovers in Cork - The Cork International Film Festival has just started and will run until 21 November.

As usual, there are a number of French language films being shown at the festival. Click on the title for information about each film.

      Jane par Charlotte

      Petite Maman

      Années 20

      Titane

      Les Olympiades

      La Mif

      Beau Travail

      The Hive

Films are showing in venues around Cork City and online. The festival website has all the information and you can see the festival trailer below to get a flavour of some of what is on offer.  

 

French film '35 Rhums' [35 Shots of Rum]

You can watch the French film 35 Rhums [35 Shots of Rum] for free on the RTE Culture website. See here for more.

The 2008 film is directed by Claire Denis and stars Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue and Grégoire Colin. It tells the story of a father daughter relationship.

35 Rhums trailer.

Review of the film: "The story is told with the eyes" - Roger Ebert website:

"Here is a movie about four people who have known one another for a long time, and how their relationships shift in a way that was slow in the preparation. The film makes us care for them, and so our attention is held. I've seen films where superheroes shift alliances, and I only yawned. What matters is not the scope of a story, it's the depth."

IFI French Film Festival

The 21st Irish Film Institute French Film Festival will take place online from November 11th to 22nd 2020. 

You can get the full info on the Festival here. View the Festival trailer below.

With 23 features, there should be something there for everyone. We wish you a bon festival !

Watch French language movies for FREE

IFcinéma à la carte - watch French language movies for FREE.

From 12 June to 13 July 2020, you can watch a range of French language films for free. Choose from 10 feature length films and 11 short films. 

See here for more: https://ifcinema.institutfrancais.com/en/alacarte

Cork French Film Festival 2020

The 31st Cork French Film Festival will take place in the Gate Cinema, North Main Street, Cork from 4-8 March 2020. As usual, we plan to see one of the movies as a group. Which one would you pick? 

2020 Cork French Film Festival brochure.

You can view the programme online and book tickets on the Gate Cinema website: http://www.corkcinemas.com/frenchfilmfestival.php

French language movies in Cork in January / February 2020

Good news for all you French film aficionados in Cork.....

You can see two French films at the Cork Cine Club in January and February and two different films in the Triskel Arts Centre cinema in January.

Triskel Arts Centre cinema, 10 Tobin Street, Cork T12 WYYO

La Belle Epoque, 10-14 January (various times, check Triskel website)

Amanda, 17-21 January (various times, check Triskel website)

Cork Cine Club, Thursdays at St John's College, Sawmill Street, Cork T12 DW32

Le Brio  - Thursday 23 January at 8pm

L'Homme fidèle [A faithful man] - Thursday 13 February at 8pm

Free French movie - Thurs 5 Dec. 7pm

FREE FRENCH LANGUAGE MOVIE IN TRISKEL, CORK

AMANDA

On Thursday 5 December at 7pm, you can see the French language movie, 'Amanda', for free in the Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street, Cork. It is being shown as part of European Cinema Night. It will be followed by a drinks reception.

For information about tickets see here.

French language movies at the Cork Film Festival 2019

This is a list of French language films that are showing at the 2019 Cork Film Festival. It may not be complete, so be sure to check the festival website or the festival brochure to be sure.

Sun. 10 November 20:00, Ghost Town Anthology [Répertroire des villes disparues]. Link to film

Sun. 10 November 20:30, The Unknown Saint [Le Miracle du Saint Inconnu]. Link to film

Tue. 12 November 15:00, Alice. Link to film

Sat. 16 November 13:00, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg [Les Parapluies de Cherbourg]. Link to film

Sat. 16 November 13:30, 143 Sahara Street [143rue du désert]. Link to film

Sat. 16 November 18:30, Portrait of a Lady on Fire [Portrait de la jeune fille en feu]. Link to film. Also showing on Sun. 17 November at 12:15

Sat. 16 November 19:00, Delphine and Carole [Delphine et Carole, Insomuses]. Link to film

Sat. 16 November 21:00, Just Don't Think I'll Scream [Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle]. Link to film

Sun. 17 November 12:00, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. Link to Film

You can also find French language films in the Shorts [court métrage] category and in the School Screenings. See the festival brochure or website for more information.

Festivals in Cork - October - November 2019

There is always something happening in Cork. Whether you like languages, film or music, there are lots of festivals taking place in the city in the next couple of months.

Here is a brief list of some of the festivals. Let us know if you know of any other things happening.


Cork Folk Festival
This an annual music festival that features folk and traditional musicians from Ireland and all over Europe. This year marks the 40th festival. It will take place in venues around the city from 3-6 October. https://www.corkfolkfestival.com/

IndieCork 2019
IndieCork is a festival of independent film and music. This year, there are several French language films at the festival, as well as a mix of international mix of films, documentaries, features and shorts. Films will be screened in the Gate Cinema and it will take place from 6-13 October. https://indiecork.com/

Cork Jazz Festival
This long running music festival celebrates everything jazz. Featuring a range of famous and up and coming artists from Cork and around the world, it will take place in venues all around the city from 24-28 October. https://www.guinnessjazzfestival.com/en-row/

Cork Film Festival
The 64th Cork Film Festival will feature films, documentaries and shorts from Ireland and around the world. It will take place from 7-17 November. https://www.guinnessjazzfestival.com/en-row/

French language learning resources in Cork, Ireland

Below is a short list of resources that might help you if you are learning French in Cork. Did we miss anything?

Let us know what we should add to the list. Email corkfrench@gmail.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook or MeetUp - @CorkFrench


LANGUAGE EXCHANGE

Cork French / English language exchange - we meet at 8pm on Mondays in Electric, 41 South Mall. Come along to practise your French / English with native speakers in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. It's free and open to all!

BOOKS 

Cork City Library - they have books in French (grands classiques de la littérature française as well as modern writers) that you can borrow. You can also borrow books about French history and culture from some of the Cork City Library branches.

Vibes and Scribes - they often stock second-hand books in French in their bookshop on Lavitt's Quay. See their website for location details and opening hours.


MOVIES

Cork City Library - you can borrow DVDs in French (classics of French cinema and modern films) from many branches of the library, including the City Library, located on Grand Parade.

Triskel Arts Centre - they often show French language movies at the Triskel. Upcoming films include Varda by Agnès about the celebrated French movie director, Agnès Varda and a season of Éric Rohmer films. See their cinema website for details.

Cork Cine Club - they often show French language movies during the season. It starts up again in September. See their website for info.

French language movies at the Triskel in July 2019

The Triskel Arts Centre in Cork is showing some French language movies during July, including a series of movies by Éric Rohmer. Check out all their movie at the following address: https://triskelartscentre.ie/cinema/

Knife + Heart - 7-11 July

The Maquise of O - 21 July

Perseval - 22 July

The Aviator's Wife - 23 July

A Good Marriage - 24 July

Pauline at the beach - 25 July

A Season in France - 28 July - 1 Aug.

French language films showing in the Triskel Arts Centre during August

Good news! During August 2018, the Triskel Arts Centre Cork will be showing several French language films.

La Pointe Courte, Sunday, 19 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

Cléo de 5 à 7 [Cléo From 5 to 7], Monday, 20 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

Le Bonheur, Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

L'une chante, l'autre pas [One Signs, the Other Doesn't], Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

According to the 'cinema' section of the Triskel website, there will be four more Agnès Varda films shown in September, together with Les gardiennes [The Guardians] which is set during World War 1.

French language films showing in Triskel Arts Centre Cork during July 2018.

During July 2018, Triskel Arts Centre Cork will be showing the following French language films. The films will all have English subtitles. Watching French language films is a great way to improve your French.

Did you know? You can also find a selection of French language films on DVD in Cork City Library They have some language learning CDs too and most importantly, library membership is free.

L'amant Double, 1-4 July. Info

Les fantômes d'Ismaël [Ismael's Ghosts], 8-11 July. Info

Jeune Femme, 22-25 July. Info

French language films showing in Triskel Arts Centre Cork during May 2018.

During May 2018, Triskel Ars Centre Cork will be showing some French language films including, 120 battements par minute [120 BPM], Un beau soleil intérieur [Let the Sunshine In], Aurore [I Got Life], and Redoutable.

See their website for details: https://triskelartscentre.ie/cinema/

120 battements par minute [120 BPM], 6-9 May

Aurore [I Got Life], 13-16 May

Un beau soleil intérieur [Let the sunshine in], 13-16 May

Redoutable, 27-30 May

Cork Film Festival 2017 - French language films

Like French language films? Here is a list of some of the films that are showing at the 2017 Cork Film Festival.

Photograph of 'Ouaga Girls' from Festival website.

• Sunday 11 November, 3:35pm, Triskel Cinema - Le Salaire de la peur (The Wages of Fear), http://corkfilmfest.org/events/the-wages-of-fear/

• Tuesday 14 November, 6:40pm, Gate Cinema - L'Amant Double (The Double Lover) http://corkfilmfest.org/events/lamant-double/

• Wednesday 15 November, 6:15pm, Gate Cinema - L'Amant d'un jour (Lover for a Day) http://corkfilmfest.org/events/lover-day-lamant-dun-jour/

• Thursday 16 November, 4:15pm, Gate Cinema - Ouaga Girls http://corkfilmfest.org/events/ouaga-girls/

• Friday 17 November, 1:30pm, Gate Cinema - Happy End http://corkfilmfest.org/events/best-of-fest/

• Saturday 18 November, 9:00pm, Gate Cinema, Barbara http://corkfilmfest.org/events/barbara/

Cinema Trip - 2017 Cork French Film Festival

We're going to the Cinema!

Join us on Saturday, 11 March 2017, 21:00 - Gate Cinema, North Main Street, Cork.

See www.facebook.com/corkfrench for more information.