Taree Film Society

at the Beryl Jane Flett Studio

Manning Entertainment Centre

IRIS AND THE MEN

France , 2024, 98 min, M

After the smash-hit international success of Antoinette In The Cévennes, writer/director Caroline Vignal and the fabulous Laure Calamy reunite for a comedy about reignited desire in the modern age.

“They’re not”. This is how Iris (Calamy) answers her doctor when she is asked how things are going with her husband (Vincent Elbaz). The words slip from her mouth like a brutal realisation: how long has it been since they last made love? Yet everything else is great: her partner loves her, they have two happy daughters, she runs a successful medical practice, lives in a beautiful apartment and has the best friends one could hope for.

But soon Iris will be turning 50. It is a stranger who whispers the seed of an idea: “Take a lover”. So she dares open Pandora’s box, and hesitantly registers herself on a dating app. Immediately, men start to appear, as if it were raining…

So begins this cheeky, joyous and conversation-starting delight, in which Calamy completes her transformation from quirky character actress into unadulterated comedic star.

Do you feel like having a bit of fun? Then take yourself to this conversation-starting, laugh-out-loud comedy. Calamy is brilliant as a woman rediscovering her sexuality. The look on her face is all you need to see. She is excited to be alive. It's intoxicating to watch.Stephen Romei THE AUSTRALIAN

Credible and a lot of fun. Calamy, of course, holds the film. She is literally in every frame and her performance is emotionally generous, skilled and compelling.Christine Westwood FILMINK

Crowd-pleasing comedy... Calamy has the core screwball skill of knowing how to sacrifice all dignity while retaining the allure of a star. The denouement is perfectly judged.Jake WilsonTHE AGE

You can join the Taree Film Society ($160) for the period Jan 2024 to June 2025 and then book your free tickets back on this webpage.

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P: 0439 903 477
M: PO Box 216, Taree, NSW, 2430
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Taree Film Society is a non-profit organisation run by volunteers to bring diversity of film to the Manning, and to encourage appreciation and discussion of film in a regular social atmosphere.

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