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Part of The Future Looks Bright from Afar<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alphaville<\/a><\/em> by Jean-Luc Godard \u2013 February 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Eddie Constantine\u2019s B-movie, private detective Lemmy Caution finds himself on the toughest case of his career, on the trail of rogue scientist Professor von Braun, the inventor of Alpha 60, a sentient computer that keeps tabs on the citizenry of \u201cAlphaville\u201d\u2014a modern-day Paris shot by cinematographer Raoul Coutard as a cold glass-and-steel city of the future. A dystopian dazzler from Godard, with Anna Karina, as von Braun\u2019s daughter, accompanying Caution in his investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part of Jester in the Court: Jean-Pierre L\u00e9aud’s Finest Follies<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Made in USA<\/a><\/em> by Jean-Luc Godard \u2013 February 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A provincial French city plays Atlantic City and Anna Karina (in her last film with Godard) plays a trench-coated woman searching for her boyfriend, Richard, in JLG\u2019s cockeyed deconstruction of American noir tropes, its cast rounded out by Marianne Faithfull, and Jean-Pierre L\u00e9aud, the latter giving a masterclass in slapstick as a loitering tough guy with the unlikely sobriquet Donald Siegel (no relation to the Hollywood genre specialist of the same name). Very loosely based on Donald Westlake\u2019s The Jugger\u2014to the dismay of Westlake\u2014this Pop Art-styled pastiche embodies its director\u2019s conflicting love of American pop culture and hatred of America as a political entity. \u201cNot the celluloid holy grail, but it\u2019s close enough.\u201d\u2014J. Hoberman, The Village Voice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Death of Louis XIV<\/a><\/em> by Albert Serra \u2013 February 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a long-reigning star of French cinema, Jean-Pierre L\u00e9aud is the natural choice to play France\u2019s Sun King in the twilight of life. Serra\u2019s morbidly comic film is a deathbed vigil for Louis XIV, closely observing both the king\u2019s slow, wasting last days as he is consumed by gangrene in his candlelit bedchamber and the scrupulous observation of court ritual by his retinue of servants and doctors. The Death of Louis XIV<\/em> serves as a sumptuously photographed, comically perverse, and engrossingly macabre cinematic experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Irma Vep<\/a><\/em> by Olivier Assayas \u2013 February 3 and 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maggie Cheung in the role she was literally born to play: Maggie Cheung. The Hong Kong actress stars in a remake of Louis Feuillade\u2019s 1915 serial Les Vampires<\/em> directed by a New Wave has-been (Jean-Pierre L\u00e9aud), but then finds herself submerged in a strange world of flirtatious lesbians, bourgeois ex-radicals, Luc Besson admirers, and all-night raves, all the while becoming oddly in thrall to her form-fitting S\/M catsuit, which lures her out onto the rooftops of Paris. A meditation on global cinema at a moment of transition, a comedy about filmmaking and cultural crosstalk, and a movie so alive to the textures of contemporaneity that it hasn\u2019t aged a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mother and the Whore<\/a><\/em> by Jean Eustache \u2013 February 10 and 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eustache\u2019s biggest claim to fame\u2014or, in some circles, notoriety\u2014is this mordantly funny, self-flagellating autobiographical epic of rapier-sharp dueling dialogue. L\u00e9aud is all dandyish flair as Alexandre, a hangdog layabout, who becomes involved in a three-way affair with two women: live-in lover Bernadette Lafont and morose nurse Fran\u00e7oise Lebrun. A blistering yet humane portrait of moral waywardness and sexual discontent in post-May \u201968 Paris, Eustache\u2019s cri de coeur is a caustically funny and intellectually rich film that generates passionate new partisans whenever it screens. \u201cJean Eustache is a genius. The Mother and the Whore<\/em> is The Rules of the Game<\/em> of our generation.\u201d\u2014Philippe Garrel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part of Fire over Water: Films of Transcendence<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Red Turtle<\/a><\/em> by Micha\u00ebl Dudok de Wit \u2013 February 24 and 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first external co-production by Studio Ghibli, Academy Award-winning minimalist animator Dudok de Wit\u2019s dialogue-free first feature applies ravishing visuals to the deceptively simple story of a man stranded alone on a desert island whose attempts to escape via a handmade raft are foiled time and again by a massive sea turtle. \u201cA desert island film about succumbing rather than just surviving\u2026 A precise and elegant fable, which uses magical realism to wind its elements together\u2026 Astonishingly moving.\u201d\u2014Sight and Sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part of Beach Bodied<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

La Piscine<\/a><\/em> by Jacques Deray \u2013 February 14, 16, and 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s trouble in paradise when lovers Alain Delon and Romy Schneider\u2019s poolside idyll at a St. Tropez villa is interrupted by the arrival of her ex, Maurice Ronet, and his rapidly maturing daughter, Jane Birkin. Beautiful people, ravishing landscapes, and quite a bit of ugly behavior add up to make one of the most cherished of French thrillers, where no amount of time in the water will serve to wash this quartet clean. \u201cIcily erotic! Seething passion and emotional chaos lie beneath the symbolically placid surface of the villa\u2019s swimming pool, which becomes the site for both seduction and violent revenge.\u201d\u2014Dave Kehr, The New York Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part of Dream-Like Visions: The Multi Sensorial Cinema of Alain Gomis<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Rewind & Play<\/a><\/em> by Alain Gomis \u2013 February 9 and 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“While conducting research for a fictional piece about Thelonious Monk, Gomis secured access to unedited raw footage from a December 1969 documentary about Monk produced for French television. Rewind & Play<\/em> is a skillfully re-edited hour-long version of a troubling interview between fellow jazz pianist Henri Renaud and Monk, in which Gomis sheds light on both Monk\u2019s loneliness and resilience in the face of Renaud\u2019s trivializing approach. The result is a compelling behind-the-scenes documentary showcasing the legend at work, coupled with a thought-provoking filmic essay on the issue of casual racism.\u201d\u2014Adeline Monzier, series curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-screening discussion with director Alain Gomis and series curator Adeline Monzier, including musical performance from David Bertrand, on Friday, February 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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F\u00e9licit\u00e9<\/a><\/em> by Alain Gomis \u2013 February 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGomis\u2019s vibrant, tumultuous fourth feature follows F\u00e9licit\u00e9, a free-willed nightclub singer in the heart of Kinshasa, whose life is thrown into turmoil when her 14-year-old son gets into a terrible car accident. To raise the money to save him, she embarks on a harsh journey, seeking aid from friends, family, and strangers in the streets of the bustling capital, ultimately leading to a profound exploration of her own soul. Buoyed by a powerful performance by V\u00e9ro Tshanda Beya Mputu, F\u00e9licit\u00e9 is a tapestry of toughness, tenderness, lyricism, mystery, humor, and terror. This emotional rollercoaster, selected as Senegal\u2019s entry for the 90th Academy Awards in 2017, marks a ground-breaking moment as the country\u2019s first submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category.\u201d\u2014Adeline Monzier, series curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q&A with director Alain Gomis, moderated by film critic and programmer Yasmina Price on Saturday, February 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tey (Today)<\/a><\/em> by Alain Gomis \u2013 February 9 and 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn insightful and existential parable about self-discovery in the face of mortality. In a village outside Dakar, Satch\u00e9 (actor, musician, and poet Saul Williams) discovers that today marks the final day of his life. From dawn until dusk, he traverses the Senegalese streets, observing the landmarks of his past with fresh eyes and bidding farewell to those around him\u2014his first love, his friends, children, and wife. Gomis crafts a poignant and contemplative drama, offering a beautiful, compassionate tale that captures the variously joyous and tragic moments of a man\u2019s concluding hours on Earth.\u201d\u2014Adeline Monzier, series curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction and Q&A featuring director Alain Gomis, moderated by Editor-in-Chief of SUNU Journal Amy Sall, on Saturday, February 10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saint Omer<\/a><\/em> by Alice Diop \u2013 February 11<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDiop\u2019s first narrative feature is a striking courtroom drama that reimagines the Medea myth. In the town of Saint Omer, located in northern France, Rama (Kayije Kagame), a successful journalist and author from Paris, immerses herself in the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda), a young Senegalese woman accused of murdering her infant daughter. Laurence\u2019s candid admission of the act, lacking a clear motive, shakes Rama\u2019s emotional stability as she grapples with the case, confronting memories of her immigrant mother and her own pregnancy denial. Diop skillfully navigates the complexities of motherhood, immigration, and cultural myths, crafting a film that is not only riveting and superbly acted but also possesses multiple layers, ultimately uncovering humanity in the midst of the inhumane.\u201d\u2014Adeline Monzier, series curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction by Alain Gomis on Sunday, February 11. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":465377,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[231,219],"app_city_tax":[217],"app_event_type":[239],"class_list":["post-465361","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-audiovisual","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-nyc","app_event_type-film"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrench Films at Metrograph: February 2024 - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-at-metrograph-february-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"French Films at Metrograph: February 2024 - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Part of The Future Looks Bright from Afar Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard \u2013 February 2 and 3 In Eddie Constantine\u2019s B-movie, private detective Lemmy Caution finds himself on the toughest case of his career, on the trail of rogue scientist Professor von Braun, the inventor of Alpha 60, a sentient computer that keeps tabs on...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-at-metrograph-february-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-07T17:44:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/la-tortue-rouge.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1022\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"553\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/events\\\/french-films-at-metrograph-february-2024\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/events\\\/french-films-at-metrograph-february-2024\\\/\",\"name\":\"French Films at Metrograph: February 2024 - 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