Films are free and open to the public. Subtitles are in English.
For decades, France has been and remains a country where directors immigrate from all over the world to make political films freely, and French productions have continuously challenged forms of power and censorship, shaping what has been called a "cinema de resistance." Because the French film industry is currently the first most active in Europe, and notably cosmopolitan, the selected films will offer a variety of voices, perspectives, and treatments on the urgent theme of resistance. Although resistance can be mounted to many different kinds of forces, for the purpose of this film series, we have selected films, some historic and some more recent, that treat in particular resistance to political regimes, in various historical contexts. The films share a connection to France, the French-speaking world, and/or the French cinematic tradition.
Screenings take place as indicated at the Columbia Maison Francaise, Buell Hall, 116th Street and Broadway, and at the Lenfest Center for the Arts, Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room, Broadway and 129th Street.
FEATURED FILMS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12,6:30 P.M. Tahrir: Liberation Square,Stefano Savona,2012 Maison Francaise, Buell Hall
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13,6:30 P.M. The Battle of Algiers,Gillo Pontecorvo,1966 Maison Francaise, Buell Hall
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17,6:30 P.M. La Commune (Paris, 1871),Peter Watkins,2000 Maison Francaise, Buell Hall
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,7:00 P.M. Army of Shadows,Jean-Pierre Melville,1969 Lenfest Center for the Arts, Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23,6:30 P.M. Mustang,Deniz Gamze Erguven,2015 Maison Francaise, Buell Hall
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24,6:30 P.M. The Assembly (L'assemblee),Mariana Otero,2017,U.S. Premiere Maison Francaise, Buell Hall
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26,7:00 P.M. Swagger,Olivier Babinet,2016 Lenfest Center for the Arts, Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room
