FrenchFilm2013
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University of LouisvilleFrench Film Festival 2013Floyd Theater, Student Activities Center2100 South Floyd Street January 31- March 1, 2013Free and Open to the Public The festival showcases five award-winning French films that explore French culture from a variety of perspectives. These films represent the best work from new and seasoned filmmakers out of Europe today. Special screenings will include post-discussions with local experts on French culture and film studies. Most films will be presented on 35mm. Presented by the French Section of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, the UofL Student Activities Board, the UofL Film and Digital Media Program, the Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society, the Louisville Film Society, and Alliance Française of Louisville. |
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January 31 – 5 & 8 PM February 1 – 2 PM |
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LA PRINCESSE DE MONTPENSIER The Princess of Montpensier Bertrand Tavernier 2010 / 139 min. |
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Based on the 1622 novel of the same name by Madame de Lafayette, Bertrand Tavernier’s supple, gripping historical epic unfolds during the French Wars of Religion (1562–98), which pitted Catholics against Protestants and ravaged the nation. The film centers on Marie de Mézières, who, though in love with one man, the Duke de Guise, is married off by her politically calculating father to the Prince of Montpensier. Dr. Wendy Yoder, French professor and president of Alliance Française of Louisville will lead the post-discussion at the January 31st 5 PM screening. |
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February 7 - 5 & 8 PM February 8 - 5 PM: NOTE SPECIAL TIME |
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LE HAVRE Le Havre Aki Kaurismäki 2011 / 93 min.
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A wonderful celebration of France’s national motto—liberty, equality, fraternity—Le Havre is also something of a paean to World War II Resistance dramas. Le Havre centers on Marcel Marx, a once-famous Parisian writer now making his living shining shoes in the northern port town of the title. Marcel divides his time between drinking with his neighbors at the local bar and caring for his ill wife, Arletty. But he soon serves a much nobler purpose when he comes to the aid of Idrissa, a young illegal immigrant from Gabon. Tracy Heightchew of the Louisville Film Society will discuss Kaurismäki’s career following the film on February 7, 5 PM screening. |
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February 14 – 5 & 8 PM February 15 – 2 PM |
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UN AMOUR DE JEUNESSE Goodbye First Love Mia Hansen-Løve 2010 / 110 min. |
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Besotted teenagers Sullivan and Camille struggle, as all couples must, with a painful push-pull dynamic, heightened by the decision of the young man—who’s not quite ready to commit—to leave Paris and travel in South America. As a heartbroken 15-year-old, Camille spirals into a paralyzing depression; gradually she grows stronger, discovering an avid interest in architecture, which she studies with an older professor who becomes her lover. French professor Dr. Matthieu Dalle will lead the post-discussion at the February 14, 5 pM screening. |
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February 21 – 5 & 8 PM February 22 – 2 PM |
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HORS SATAN Outside Satan Bruno Dumont 2011 / 110 min. |
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A mysterious poacher—who may be the Devil, an avenging angel, or perhaps Christ himself—is the central figure of Bruno Dumont’s transcendent look at sinners and saints. An unnamed man engages in several near-wordless rituals. Possessed with supernatural powers, Dewaele’s character, as we discover, commits mostly acts of beneficence. But he’s also capable of carrying out horrific violence. Deliberately ambiguous, Hors Satan asks us to consider the repercussions of evil committed in the name of good and vice versa. Film and Digital Media Studies professor Dr. Andrew Cooper will discuss the film’s themes at the February 21, 5 PM screening. |
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February 28 – 5 & 8 PM March 1 – 2 PM |
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TOMBOY Tomboy Céline Sciamma 2011 / 82 min. |
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A sensitive portrait of childhood just before pubescence, Tomboy, astutely explores the freedom of being untethered to the rule-bound world of gender codes. Laure, a gangly, short-haired kid about to go into fourth grade has just moved to a suburban apartment complex with her family a few weeks before the school year starts. The clan’s relocation provides Laure an opportunity for re-invention, of sorting out what repels her. Dr. Kaila Story, professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Audre Lorde Chair in Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality Studies will lead a discussion following the film on February 28 at 5 PM. |
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Support for the Tournées Festival is provided by Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States / Centre National de la Cinématographie et de l’Image Animée Campus France / Florence Gould Foundation / Highbrow Entertainment.
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