EXPANDED FRENCH WAFE FILM FESTIVAL SANTA BARBARA

Join us for our upcoming EXPANDED French Wave Film Festival! Two Weeks! 14 Films! July 10 - 23, 2026.

Passes grant you admission to all 14 NEW French Films plus the Opening Night Reception. Tickets will be on sale once we announce the film schedule in early May.

Patron Pass ~ $400

• Reserved Seating

• Access to ALL Film Screenings

• Access to the opening night reception (July 10th 5:00pm-7:00pm)

• 10% Discount on Popcorn and Soda

• Recognition on screen before each film

• $250 tax deductible

Cinephile Pass ~ $150

• Access to one screening of each Film (14 admissions total)

• Access to the opening night reception (July 10th 5:00pm-7:00pm)

See you at the movies!

SIX DAYS IN SPRING. Info on these films below. More 

ENZO

Showtimes to be announced

Enzo, 16, defies his bourgeois family’s expectations by starting a masonry apprenticeship, a path far removed from the prestigious life they had envisioned for him. In their chic villa in the sun-drenched South of France, tensions simmer as relentless questions and pressures weigh on Enzo’s future and dreams. On the construction sites, however, Vlad, a charismatic Ukrainian colleague, shakes up Enzo’s world and opens the door to unexpected possibilities.

Directed by Robin Campillo

Written by Laurent Cantet, Robin Campillo, Gilles Marchand

Starring Eloy Pohu, Pierfrancesco Favino, Elodie Bouchez, Maksym Slivinskyi, Nathan Japy

1h 42m

LEAVE ONE DAY (Partir un jour)

Showtimes to be announced

Nominated for the César Awards for Best Actor, Supporting Actress, First Feature Film, and Sound

Opening Night Film at the Cannes Film Festival

Cécile is about to open her own gourmet restaurant, finally making her dream come true, when suddenly her father has a heart attack and she is called back to the village where she was born. Far from the hubbub of Paris life, she runs into her teenage crush. The memories come flooding back, destabilizing her certainties.

Directed by Amélie Bonnin

Written by Amélie Bonnin, Dimitri Lucas

Starring Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, François Rollin, Tewfik Jallab, Dominique Blanc

1h 38m

SIX DAYS IN SPRING (Six jours ce printemps-là)

Showtimes to be announced

Winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the San Sebastian International Film Festival

Despite adversity, Sana wants her twins to have a spring vacation, but all her plans fall through. Together, they decide to stay in a luxury villa on the Riviera, owned by Sana’s former in-laws. Without telling anyone. Six days of sunshine that mark the end of innocence.

Directed by Joachim Lafosse

Written by Joachim Lafosse, Chloé Duponchelle, Paul Ismaël

Starring Eye Haïdara, Jules Waringo, Leonis Pinero Müller, Teoudor Pinero Müller, Emmanuelle Devos

1h 34m

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