{"id":9000418,"date":"2026-10-14T14:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=9000418"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:58:06","slug":"french-films-at-newfest-2026","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/french-films-at-newfest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"French Films at NewFest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NewFest, New York\u2019s annual LGBTQ+ film festival, returns for its 38th edition from <a href=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/events\/?_filter_sort=title\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/events\/?_filter_sort=title\">October 15 through October 25<\/a>, 2026, bringing together bold stories and diverse perspectives from around the world. This year\u2019s program features two French films exploring desire, identity, art, and the ways we perceive the world: <em>La Gradiva<\/em> by Marine Atlan and <em>The Hidden Face of the Earth<\/em> by Arnaud Alain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feature Films<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/events\/lagradiva\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=11027742227&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACSgKWYwr4-Dyl7lvzUYmGNht9rPd&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1Vt1UZ_yKV8TlqBpl22qYJ5KbWdZ_55kd4Q-ntQIeY8Vt9SWeVJeVBoCj14QAvD_BwE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/events\/lagradiva\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=11027742227&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACSgKWYwr4-Dyl7lvzUYmGNht9rPd&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_pzWBhAkEiwAwDCi1Vt1UZ_yKV8TlqBpl22qYJ5KbWdZ_55kd4Q-ntQIeY8Vt9SWeVJeVBoCj14QAvD_BwE\">La Gradiva<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>Dir. Marine Atlan, 2026, 145 min<br>France, Italy<br>In French with English subtitles<br>Screening :Friday, October 16, 2026<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of French high school students travel to Pompeii on a class trip to discover its ruins and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius in 79 CE. In this ghost town, they are suddenly overcome by an intense sensation and drawn into a dizzying descent. One by one, James, Toni, Suzanne, and their Latin teacher, Mme Mercier, are swept up in desire and anger\u2014until they surrender to them completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/events\/thehiddenfaceoftheearth\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/newfest.org\/events\/thehiddenfaceoftheearth\/\">The Hidden Face of the Earth<\/a><\/em><\/strong><br>Dir. Arnaud Alain, 2026, 68 min<br> France&nbsp;| US Premiere<br> In French with English subtitles<br> Screening : Sunday, October 18, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dimitri loves photographing friends, strangers, and lovers, but over time images have been slipping from his sight. He knows that one day he will no longer see. Unable to shoot as before, the film follows him as he captures the world through the streets of Paris and New York, and is captured in return through encounters, gazes, and memories, inviting us to discover the hidden face of the Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bam.org\/film\/2026\/newfest\">Explore the full NewFest 2026 program and tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Hidden-Face-of-the-Earth-film-still-Outplay-Films-H-2026-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Hidden-Face-of-the-Earth-film-still-Outplay-Films-H-2026-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Hidden-Face-of-the-Earth-film-still-Outplay-Films-H-2026-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/The-Hidden-Face-of-the-Earth-film-still-Outplay-Films-H-2026-1-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t<p>The Hidden Face of the Earth by Arnaud Alain<\/p>\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9000452,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[220],"app_event_type":[237],"class_list":["post-9000418","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-la","app_event_type-festival"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>French Films at NewFest 2026 - 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-newfest-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"French Films at NewFest 2026 - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NewFest, New York\u2019s annual LGBTQ+ film festival, returns for its 38th edition from October 15 through October 25, 2026, bringing together bold stories and diverse perspectives from around the world. 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