They’re in D.C. C’est Chic, the district’s second annual French film festival, has returned with a promising line-up and all the staples of quality French cinema—Audrey Tautou, orgies, pretentious fashion, sugar waxing, etc. Here are some highlights:

Les Chansons d’Amour (Love Songs)
A spicy ménage-a-trois turns tragic in Christophe Honoré’s musical, which stars Louis Garel and Swimming Pool’s hot (and oft naked) Ludivine Sagnier.
AMC Georgetown Theatre: Tue. 10/23 at 7 p.m.
Avalon Theatre: Sun. 10/28 at 3:15 p.m.

Lagerfeld Confidential
Rodolphe Marconi documents fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld. If you think you’re in vogue (you probably aren’t) you can see the director in person at the October 28 screening at the Avalon Theater.
Avalon Theatre: Sun. Oct. 28 at 8 p.m.
Avalon Theatre: Thu. Nov. 1 at 6:15 p.m.

Priceless
Still think of Amélie’s Audrey Tautou as a sweet, reclusive little do-gooder? Check her out as glam gold digger in Priceless. If you’ve got a trust fund, maybe you can afford the pleasure of her company. The rest of us can just watch the film.
Avalon Theatre: Thu. Nov. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

Caramel
This one sounds a bit like “Sex and the City,” except with real, non-shoe-related issues. Set in a beauty salon in Beirut, five women grapple with relationships and sexuality—among them a tormented lesbian and a soon-to-be-wed, ex-virgin Muslim—between haircuts and caramel waxing (a girl’s gotta pay the bills).
Avalon Theatre: Fri. Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m

For the complete line-up or to purchase tickets, see http://www.cestchic.org.

-Madeline Reidy, Leisure Editor

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