The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
4 & 7:30pm
Free for FIAF Members!
Introduced at 7:30pm by Nicholas Elliott, film critic
Free wine reception following both screenings.
L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque
Eric Rohmer, 1993. Color. 105 min. DCP.
With Pascal Greggory, Arielle Dombasle, Fabrice Luchini
In French with English subtitles.
Opinions about mayor Julien’s plan to build a cultural and sports center at the edge of town have spiraled into the absurd. His novelist girlfriend thinks it’s too ambitious; environmentalist schoolteacher Rossignol can’t bear to see a picturesque field destroyed. Even his daughter weighs in.
Rohmer, a master of creating character through dialogue, turns the conversation to politics in a farcical comedy about the futility of local government.
“[This] low-key comedy… [is] a great political film.”—Libération
Guest Speaker: Nicholas Elliott
Eccentrics of French Comedy series co-curator Nicholas Elliott is the New York correspondent for Cahiers du Cinéma and a Contributing Editor for Film for BOMB. He recently published an essay on the New York films of Chantal Akerman in the catalog Chantal Akerman, Cinéaste de notre temps (Collection Magic Cinéma, Paris).
FIAF Member Tickets
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Advanced tickets $3*
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Non-Member Tickets
Non-Members $13
Students with ID $7
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