Bastille Day Ireland Film Festival in Cork
As part of the Bastille Day celebrations in Ireland, the French Embassy in association with cultural partners, presents a special French Film Programme from 1st to 19th July 2026 in Dublin, Cork, Dún Laoghaire, and online.
All screenings are free!
Alliance Française de Cork and our Cork French Film Festival, in partnership with the Cork City Libraries, and UCC Film and Screen Media, are delighted to participate in this initiative by the French Embassy, celebrating French culture and marking the close friendship between Ireland and France, with 4 free screenings:
– Saturday 11th July, 6pm, at Alliance Française de Cork, 36 Mary Street, Cork:
Monsieur Aznavour (Mehdi Idir & Grand Corps Malade, 2024)
French biopic about singer Charles Aznavour, from his poor childhood to his rise to fame. Cork Premiere
Booking by email: [email protected]
Trailer: https://youtu.be/MB3OAsPPzl0
– Monday 13th July, 6pm, at Alliance Française de Cork, 36 Mary Street, Cork:
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt / Sarah Bernhardt, la Divine (Guillaume Nicloux, 2024)
French biopic about France’s first celebrity actress, Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923). Cork Premiere
Booking by email: [email protected]
Trailer: https://youtu.be/YLsfxmsI_pk
– Wednesday 15th July, 2pm, at the Cork City Library:
Eugénie Grandet (Marc Dugain, 2021)
French drama, based on the 19th-century novel by Honoré de Balzac. Cork Premiere
Booking by email: [email protected]
Trailer: https://youtu.be/ngAmi-QUZwk
– Wednesday 15th July, 6pm, at UCC, Kane Building, Room B10b:
A Judgment in Stone / La Cérémonie (Claude Chabrol, 1995)
French thriller/drama.
César Awards, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Isabelle Huppert); Los Angeles Film Critics, Best Foreign Language Film
Booking by email: [email protected]
All films in French with English subtitles.
Bastille Day Ireland Film Festival is an initiative of the French Embassy in Ireland, presented in association with Alliance Française Irish network, Institut français, European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin City Libraries, dlr Libraries, Cork City Library, University College Cork, Cork French Film Festival, and Cork International Film Festival.
Discover the full programme of Bastille Day Ireland here: https://ie.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/bastille-day-ireland-2026