French comedy films

France to try Polanski for alleged defamation: source close to case

Veteran Franco-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski has been ordered to stand trial in France over his alleged defamation of a British actress who accused him of sexual abuse, a source close to the case said onn Sept. 1

The Paris court order did not specify a trial date for Polanski, 89, who was charged in October last year.

Jacques Tati's 'Playtime' | Athens | March 27

Celebrated French filmmaker Jacques Tati's 1967 comedy "Playtime," a study on six encounters in Paris between the legendary Monsieur Hulot and a group of middle-aged American women, is being screened at the George Zongolopoulos Foundation on Tuesday, March 27.

The free-of-charge screening starts at 5.30 p.m. and is in French with Greek subtitles.