2:00 PM–4:00 PM East Gallery, Maison Française, Buell Hall
Lecture:
A Talk by Malcom Ferdinand
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Malcom Ferdinand talks about the use of an organochlorine compound called "chlordecone" (also known as Kepone), the subsequent contamination of the French Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and the scientific and political responses... Read More
7:00 PM–9:00 PM At the Columbia Maison Francaise, Buell Hall, 515 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027
Film:
Leyla Bouzid, 2021, 102 min
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This event is free and open to the public.
The film will be shown in French with English subtitles.
Ahmed, 18, French of Algerian origin, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. At the university, he meets Farah, a young... Read More
7:00 PM–9:00 PM East Gallery, Maison Francaise, Buell Hall
Film:
Happening (L'événement)
Audrey Diwan, 2021, 1h 40m
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This event is free and open to the public. The film will be shown in French with English subtitles.
An adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it... Read More
7:00 PM–9:00 PM At the Columbia Maison Francaise, Buell Hall, 515 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027
Film:
Josep
Aurel, 2020, 74min
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This event is free and open to the public.
The film will be shown in French with English subtitles.
February 1939. Spanish republicans are fleeing Franco’s dictatorship to France. The French government built... Read More
7:00 PM–9:30 PM At the Columbia Maison Francaise, Buell Hall, 515 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027
Film:
Lost illusions (Illusions perdues)
Xavier Giannoli, 2021, 149min
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This event is free and open to the public.
The film will be shown in French with English subtitles.
Lucien is a young unknown poet in 19th-century France. He has great expectations and wants to forge a destiny. He... Read More
7:00 AM–9:00 AM At the Columbia Maison Francaise, Buell Hall, 515 W. 116 St., New York, NY 10027
Film:
Stolen Kisses ( Baisers voles)
François Truffaut, 1968, 90min
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This event is free and open to the public. The film will be shown in French with English subtitles.
Discharged from the army as unfit, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) seeks out his sweetheart, violinist Christine... Read More