Join Films on the Green this FRIDAY, JULY 5 for the free outdoor screening of French drama MARINETTE in Seward Park! #FilmsontheGreen DATE: Friday, July 5, 2024 at 8:30pm LOCATION: Seward Park, Entrance at Essex Street and Hester Street, Lower East Side
Film in French and English with English subtitles.
Free and open to the public. Registration is recommended but not required.
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Marinette
Directed by Virginie Verrier
With Garance Mariller, Emilie Dequenne, Alban Lenoir, and Sylvie Testud
2023, Drama-Biopic, 1h35, France
Marinette Pichon has soccer in her blood. Raised by a courageous mother who had to cope with a violent husband, she overcomes difficulties and forges an unfailing determination. While juggling odd jobs with her sporting career, she is selected for the French national team and then spotted by a major American club. And so, Marinette sets off for the United States with her mother, to pursue her dream of becoming the best player in the world.
Presented in partnership with Nine Orchard and the Seward Park Conservancy.
The film is part of Unifrance and Villa Albertine’s Young French Cinema program.