USSR-China border, 1973: Young soldier Rafael is on guard duty when the border falls under attack from flying Chinese kung fu warriors, leaving him as the sole survivor. Utterly fascinated…read more
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Petite maman
From acclaimed filmmaker Céline Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) comes a tender tale of childhood grief, memory and connection. Eight-year-old Nelly… Intro and discussion by Mark Specht, co-programmer of the 2024 Roberts Classic French Film Festival, festival organizer and programmer of Still/Motion: the Festival of Photography in Film.
My Afternoons with Margueritte
My Afternoons With Margueritte is the story of life's random encounters. In a small French town Germain, a nearly illiterate man in his 50s who is considered the village idiot, takes a walk to the…
Intro and discussion by Salim Ayoub, Jane and Bruce Robert Endowed Professor, French and Francophone Studies, Director of the Centre Francophone, Global Languages, Cultures & Societies, Webster University
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