Between 1918 and 1939, Paris drew a diverse international community of artists and writers who nourished each other’s creativity to produce one of the richest cultural moments of the twentieth century. Photographers were among them, and in a city where social and artistic hierarchies had been unsettled by the war they played a central role in recording and defining a new vision of modern life.

This study group on French politics, Culture and Society has several interesting topics and speakers coming up:

As part of its 13th annual international film series, Belmont World Film will present five French films:

The Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) will be inaugurating a new exhibition Caribbean: Crossroad of the World on April 18th, representing the artistic heritage of the region and its contemporary practices.  With over a 150 objects ranging from paintings to photographs to installations, this inter-disciplinary approach aims to advance our understanding of the four themes taken from the Caribbean and central to the exhibition: Fluid Motions, Counterpoints, Shades of History, and Kingdoms of this World.

FLA - FRA will be presenting on April 25th and 26th, Cédric Andrieux in Cédric Andrieux and Myriam Gourfink in Breathing Monsters and Corbeau and Marine.

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A 2-day Symposium to mark the Creation of the New England Pole of the Institut des Amériques at Boston College.

Event Schedule

Friday, May 2
- 4pm–4:30pm: Welcome and Introductions with Owen Stanwood, Boston College, and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, Université de Paris VIII/Institut des Amériques
- 4:30pm-5:30pm: Keynote Address by David A. Bell, Princeton University
 

The National Center for Jewish Film's 17th Annual Film Festival JEWISHFILM.2014 will screen several French productions this year:

- "For a woman", inspired by director Diane Kurys’s own family history, a story about two Jewish brothers who fall in love with the same woman in post-World War II France.
At the Museum of Fine Arts on May 1 at 7:30pm
At the Institute of Contemporary Art on May 3 at 7:30pm
In French with English subtitles

Performed by Thierry Lhermitte and Patrick Timsit

In this riveting production, legendary French actors Thierry Lhermitte and Patrick Timsit star as two long-time friends, a gentile and a Jew, torn apart on the eve of World War II. Told entirely through letters, this moving story about friendship and betrayal is based on Kressmann Taylor’s masterpiece Address Unknown.

In French with English supertitles.

Venue:

FIAF, Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022

FIAF Member Tickets

$45

Non-Member Tickets

Directed by Éric Didry
Performed by Nicolas Bouchaud

The words of acclaimed Cahiers du Cinéma film critic Serge Daney come to life in this engrossing production celebrating cinema.

Based on an interview with Daney, this one-man show captures the essence of Daney complete with projected scenes from one of his favorite westerns, Rio Bravo.

In French with English supertitles.

Wednesday & Thursday, May 21 & 22, 2014
7:30pm

Venue

FIAF, Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022