{"id":59626,"date":"2022-09-21T22:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T22:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/events\/french-films-58th-chicago-international-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T07:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:43:39","slug":"french-films-58th-chicago-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-58th-chicago-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"French Films at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saint Omer<\/a><\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Alice Diop\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Crime, Drama, Social Commentary, Women Centered
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0Black Perspectives<\/a>\u00a0International Competition<\/a>\u00a0Women in Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n

In this profound character study, a novelist observes the trial of a Senegalese woman accused of infanticide\u2014a crime she admits to having committing yet maintains her innocence.<\/p>\n

Winter Boy<\/a>\u00a0(Le lyc\u00e9en)<\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Christophe Honor\u00e9\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Coming of Age, Drama, LGBTQ
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0Out Look<\/a>\u00a0Spotlight<\/a><\/p>\n

When 17-year-old Lucas finds his blithe teenage world suddenly shattered, his worried mother sends him to Paris where he plunges into a sea of excitement, possibility, and anonymity with near reckless abandon.<\/p>\n

One Fine Morning<\/a>\u00a0(Un Beau Matin)<\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Mia Hansen-L\u00f8ve\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Romance, Sex and Sexuality, Women Centered
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0International Competition<\/a>\u00a0Women in Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n

From Cannes winner Mia Hansen-L\u00f8ve comes this engrossing story of a young widow whose friendship with a married friend soon blossoms into a passionate love affair.<\/p>\n

Pacifiction<\/a>\u00a0(Tourment sur les \u00eeles)<\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Albert Serra\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France, Spain, Germany, Portugal
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Historical, Mystery, Political
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0Snapshots<\/a><\/p>\n

De Roller, France\u2019s top man in post-colonial Tahiti, grows paranoid as rumors of military tests begin circulating throughout the island in this mesmerizing, elliptical vision of declining colonial enterprise and imperialist corruption.<\/p>\n

The Passengers of the Night<\/a>\u00a0(Les passagers de la nuit)<\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Mikha\u00ebl Hers\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Family Affairs, Social Commentary, Women Centered
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0Snapshots<\/a><\/p>\n

In this sublime 1980s Paris-set drama, newly single mother \u00c9lizabeth (Charlotte Gainsbourg) takes a job at a late-night call-in radio show, a decision that redefines her place in the world and reshapes her destiny<\/p>\n

Return to Seoul<\/a>\u00a0(Retour \u00e0 S\u00e9oul)<\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Davy Chou\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 South Korea, France, Germany, Belgium, Quatar
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0English, French, Korean\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Coming of Age, Family Affairs, Social Commentary
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0Snapshots<\/a><\/p>\n

After Freddie, 25, returns to her native South Korea for the first time, she finds herself on an unexpected journey, taking her life in new directions.<\/p>\n

The Beasts<\/a>\u00a0(As bestas)<\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Rodrigo Sorogoyen\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 Spain, France
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0French, Galician, Spanish\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Drama, Thriller
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0International Competition<\/a><\/p>\n

In this gripping, primal thriller, a French couple living in rural Spain becomes embroiled in an escalating conflict with the local community that reaches a point of no return.<\/p>\n

Close<\/a><\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Lukas Dhont\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 Belgium, France, Netherlands
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Coming of Age, Drama, LGBTQ
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0International Competition<\/a>\u00a0Out Look<\/a><\/p>\n

Following a perfect summer vacation, the intimate friendship of Leo and Remi, thirteen-year-old best friends, is tragically tested by the social pressures of the new school year.<\/p>\n

Corsage<\/a><\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Marie Kreutzer\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 Austria, France, Germany
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0English, French, German, Hungarian\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Drama, Historical, Women Centered
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0International Competition<\/a>\u00a0Women in Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n

Vicky Krieps delivers a tour-de-force performance as Austria\u2019s Empress Elisabeth in a bold and timely revisionist costume drama.<\/p>\n

Falcon Lake<\/a><\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Charlotte Le Bon\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 Canada, France
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0English, French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Coming of Age, Mystery, Romance
\nIN-PERSON\u00a0New Directors Competition<\/a>\u00a0Women in Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n

A 14-year-old boy vacationing with his family in rural Quebec falls for a rebellious older girl in this tenderly-observed, haunting rumination on first love.<\/p>\n

King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones<\/a><\/strong>
\nDIR.\u00a0Harriet Marin Jones\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France, United States
\nLANGUAGES\u00a0English, French\u00a0\u00a0
\nGENRES\u00a0Historical, Social Commentary
\nIN-PERSON – VIRTUAL\u00a0Black Perspectives<\/a>City & State<\/a>\u00a0Documentary<\/a>\u00a0Women in Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n

The thrilling life story of the legendary African American powerbroker, who built a multimillion-dollar empire running a racketeering syndicate on Chicago\u2019s South Side in the 1930s and \u201940s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":59624,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[223],"app_event_type":[237],"class_list":["post-59626","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-chi","app_event_type-festival"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrench Films at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival - 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-58th-chicago-international-film-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"French Films at the 58th Chicago International Film Festival - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Saint Omer DIR.\u00a0Alice Diop\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0 France LANGUAGES\u00a0French\u00a0\u00a0 GENRES\u00a0Crime, Drama, Social Commentary, Women Centered IN-PERSON\u00a0Black Perspectives\u00a0International Competition\u00a0Women in Cinema In this profound character study, a novelist observes the trial of a Senegalese woman accused of infanticide\u2014a crime she admits to having committing yet maintains her innocence. 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