Princeton French Film Festival - Free Screening of "Chocolat" (1988) + Q&A with Actor Isaach De Bankolé As part of the second edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you're invited to the closing night for an exceptional free screening of the classic and 1988 Cannes-nominee Chocolat. Acclaimed filmmaker Claire Denis drew on her own childhood experiences growing up in colonial French Africa for her multilayered, languorously absorbing feature debut, which explores many of the themes that would recur throughout her work. Returning to the town where she grew up in Cameroon after many years living in France, Aimée (Mireille Perrier) reflects on her relationship with Protée (Isaach De Bankolé) with whom she formed a friendship while not fully grasping the racial divides that governed their worlds. Followed by a Q&A in English with award-winning Actor Isaach De Bankolé. Free and open to everyone upon registration, this screening will take place on Friday, A
Princeton French Film Festival - Free Screening of Houria by Mounia Meddour (2021)
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Princeton French Film Festival - Free Screening of award-winning Animal Kingdom (2023)
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Princeton French Film Festival - Free Screening of The Braid (2023) by Laetitia Colombani (Opening Night) You're invited to the opening night of the second edition of the Princeton French Film Festival for the exceptional screening of Laetitia Colombani's internationally-acclaimed The Braid (French: La Tresse) (2023). Adapted from her own powerful international best-selling novel read by more than 5 million people, Laetitia Colombani‘s feature is a soul-stirring tale of the intertwined fates of three courageous women, spanning cultures, backgrounds, and borders. Three women, three continents, three destinies… They’ve never met but are bound by a thread that is intimate and quite unique. Cast includes Kim Raver of Grey’s Anatomy. Free and open to everyone upon registration, this screening will take place on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM (doors open at 7:15 PM) in Princeton University's McCosh Hall 10 in its original languages (English, Hindi, Italian) with Eng
Princeton French Film Festival - Screening of « Happening » (« L’évènement ») by Audrey Diwan (2021). In French, with English subtitles. Followed by a discussion and Q&A with graduate students Sophia Millman and Clément Genibredes. For more info and tickets, visit the French & Francophone Society’s website. Please note: Rated "R", this film includes graphic and intense scenes that may be disturbing for some filmgoers. Viewer discretion is advised. Synopsis: France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so… Based on 2022 Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s semi-autobiographical novel. (© IFC Films)