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Anthology Film Archives presents a sampling of Robert Bresson's body of work with the screenings of 6 spiritual yet socially incisive films. 

     

The Museum of the Moving Image presents a special 6-film series casting light on French filmmaker Henri Verneuil: "Verneuil Populaire: Vintage Thrillers from France's Genre Maestro". 

The amazing thing about Adam Gopnik, staff writer for The New Yorker, is that he knows more about France than many French people. It’s as if this podcast was made for him. You can ask him a question about anything, from the Statue of Liberty to French pop music, and he will give you an eloquent, informative and captivating answer.

Join the Minneapolis St. Paul Film Society in celebrating the brightest talent in French language independent cinema in a week-long film festival at the St. Anthony Main Theatre. Lumières Françaises introduces an exciting new generation of rising francophone talent on both sides of the camera, from rebellious comedies to exquisite dramas, and vivid documentaries.

The two-part program La Politique des Autres: Short Films by Agnès Varda, organized by Block Cinema in Evanston, filmfront in Pilsen, and the Cultural Service at the Consulate of France in Chicago, with independent programmer Kathleen Sachs, gathers together nine of Varda’s short films from the 1950s to the 1980s.

A tribute to Edith Piaf by singer Myriam Phiro in honor of Bastile Day. 

Get ready on Saturday, July 13 for the 3rd annual grand Bastille Day celebration which will take place at Embarcadero Plaza from 11am to 7pm.