From her castle, young Sophie can't resist the temptation of the forbidden and what she loves most of all is to get up to no-good with her cousin Paul. When her parents decide to go to Amercia, Sophie is delighted. A year later, she's back in France with her horrible stepmother, Madame Fichini. But Sophie will be able to count on her two friends, model little girls, and their mother, Madame de Fleurville to escape from her stepmother's clutches.

Considered something of a curiosity in the oeuvre of French filmmaker Max Ophüls, Yoshiwara is the story of a love triangle between a geisha, a Russian military officer and a family servant. An intriguing example of France’s fascination with Japanese culture in the early 20th century – which also led to a craze for Utamaro’s work – this rarely screened classic also features the romantic themes and visual splendor of Ophuls’ better-known works.

“The rock’n‘roll circus where everything’s possible!” -Lyn Gardner, The Guardian Renowned French circus collective Compagnie XY bring their mesmerizing new piece "Il n'est pas encore minuit" (It’s Not Yet Midnight) to the United States throughout June and July 2017: The troup will be presented at Discovery Green Conservancy, in Houston, TX (June 2-3), at the Spoleto Festival USA, in Charleston, SC (June 6-11), and finally at the Lincoln Center Festival, in New York, NY (July 19-22).