le 7 Août - Le vieil homme et l'enfant
Le vieil homme et l'enfant / The two of us
(1966) dir. Claude Berri
Claude is a Jew. Because of the risks of an arrest (France is occupied by the Nazis), his parents send him away to an elderly couple in the country. Pepe, the husband, is a Petain supporter and a anti-Semite, but he does not know about Claude's religion. The film is the story of their growing mutual affection.
90 min. | In French and some English with English subtitles
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le 14 Août - L'Enfant
L'Enfant / The Child
(2005) dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Young, unmarried couple Sonia and Bruno have just had a son, who Sonia names Jimmy. Bruno, who did not visit her while she was in the hospital, scoffs at the notion of what he considers traditional employment, instead eking out a living primarily on petty crimes committed with his fourteen year old associate, Steve. He even sublets Sonia's small apartment while she is in the hospital, he sleeping either in the homeless shelter or squatting in what he calls his "shack" down by the river. On the day after Sonia gets out of the hospital, she allows Bruno to take Jimmy for a walk while she stands in line for her benefits. On that walk, Bruno makes the unilateral decision to sell Jimmy to a black market adoption agency. Upon finding out what Bruno has done, Sonia has a breakdown and falls unconscious. Fearing that Sonia will turn him over to the police when she regains consciousness...
95min. | In French with English subtitles
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le 21 Août - Monsieur Ibrahim
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran
(2003) dir. François Dupeyron
In a street called Blue in a very poor neighborhood in Paris, Monsieur Ibrahim is an old Muslim Turkish owner of a small market. He becomes friend of the teenager Jewish Moises, tenderly nicknamed Momo, who lives with his father in a small apartment on the other side of the street. Monsieur Ibrahim gives paternal love and teaches the knowledge of the Qur'an to the boy, receiving in return love and respect.
85 min. | In French with English subtitles
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le 4 janvier - Les 400 coups
Les 400 coups / The 400 Blows
(1959) dir. François TRUFFAUT
In this New Wave-defining film, Jean-Pierre Léaud plays Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood Parisian adolescent who, neglected by
his parents and written off by his teachers, turns to a life of truancy.
Antoine skips school, sneaks into movies, runs away from home,
and commits petty theft in this coming-of-age exposé for which director François TRUFFAUT won the Best Director Award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.
99 min. | In French with English subtitles
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