Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2013
Screenings presented in cooperation with Unifrance, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, and the IFC Center.
Location: IFC Center, 323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd Street
Tickets: $15. General Public / $10. with NYU i.d. (these screenings only)
Saturday, March 2, 1:00 p.m.
Boudu Saved from Drowning (Boudu sauvé des eaux)
Jean Renoir, 1932, France, 84 min.
French with English subtitles
A new digital restoration of Renoir’s innovative early work. Boudu (the irrepressible and unforgettable Michel Simon), a Parisian tramp, tries to end it all with a plunge into the river, only to be saved by a well-meaning bookseller.
Sunday, March 3, 1:15 p.m.
Monday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.
Journal de France
Raymond Depardon & Claudine Nougaret, 2012, France, 100 min. French with English subtitles
Raymond Depardon’s self-portrait (co-directed by his longtime collaborator and sound engineer Claudine Nougaret) takes a surprising point of view on the great documentarian’s life—not only as a filmmaker, but as a photographer of expressive precision, capturing the entirety of French society over the decades.
Tuesday, March 5, 9:30 p.m.
Three Worlds (Trois Mondes)
Catherine Corsini, 2012, France, 101 min.
French with English subtitles
A hit-and-run accident involving a hotshot car salesman and an émigré worker from Moldavia triggers a chain of events with life-altering consequences. A Film Movement release.
Followed by Q & A with director CATHERINE CORSINI and actor RAPHAËL PERSONNAZ.
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