Film series: French Film Festival 2025

Four women tenderly caressing on a couch.
A young woman in a yellow t-shirt makes eye contact with a young man in a black t-shirt.


Our annual French Film Festival is supported by Albertine Cinémathèque, a program of FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine, with support from the CNC / Centre National du Cinema, and SACEM / Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain.

This year’s festival line-up centers on the idea of destiny and features an eclectic selection of contemporary and classic films from across the Francophone world. In each film, protagonists are transformed by forces and circumstances beyond their control. From the thwarted lovers at the heart of Banel & Adama to the family torn apart by extremist forces in Four Daughters, our series celebrates the varied ways that individuals respond to personal challenges with resilience, humor, strength, courage, and love. 

The festival will kick off on Saturday, March 22, with a special double feature screening of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and La La Land. Jacques Demy's dazzling film served as a core inspiration for the color design, quotidian choreography, and emotional tone of Damien Chazelle’s modern musical and we are excited for the chance to share these two, heart-wrenching musicals with you in one night. The festival will continues with weekly screenings in April 2024.  

Cosponsored by the Department of Romance Studies

Featuring:

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherboug) 

(1964, dir. Jacques Demy)
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 6pm    
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 6pm

My Life as a Corgette (Ma Vie de Corgette)

(2016, dir. Claude Barras)
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 2:30pm

Disco Boy 

(2023, dir. Giacomo Abbruzzese)
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 6pm

Four Daughters

(2023, dir. Kaouther Ben Hania)
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 5:30pm

The Five Devils (Les Cinq Diables) [To be confirmed] 

(2023, dir. Léa Mysius)
Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 8pm

Banel & Adama 

(2023, dir. Ramata-Toulaye Sy)
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 5:30pm

Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux)

(2024, dir. Louise Courvoisier)
Friday, April 18, 2025 at 6pm

No Fear, No Die (S'en fout la mort) [To be confirmed]

(1990, dir. Claire Denis)
Friday, April 18, 2025 at 8pm


Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d'une chute)

(2023, dir. Justine Triet)
Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 8pm

Other film series this semester

Campus Collaborations
Doc Spots
French Film Festival 2025
New Visions, New Voices
Nosferatu Afterlives
Powell & Pressburger: Titans of Technicolor
Restorations & Rediscoveries
Stop-Motion Sundays
VistaVision!
Worth a Watch – Spring 2025

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