Throughout movie history, Paris has been one of the most lovingly photographed, most idealized cities, every charming café and tree-lined boulevard full of romantic possibility. But for a handful of non-French filmmakers peering in, the City of Lights represents something much darker and more sinister. Inspired by Nathan Silver’s new psycho-sexual black comedy Thirst Street (opening at the Quad September 20, 2017), this series surveys Parisian portraits by directors from Italy, America, and Poland, movies that warp the city’s glorified clichés and expose the seedy underbelly festering beneath those cobblestone streets.
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BITTER MOON
Directed by Roman Polanski, 1992
> Friday, September 8 - 9:00pm
EXPOSED
Directed by James Toback, 1983
> Friday, September 8 - 7:00pm
FRANTIC
Directed by Roman Polanski, 1988
> Saturday, September 9 - 1:30pm
LA BALANCE
Directed by Bob Swaim, 1988
> Saturday, September 9 - 6:20pm
> Sunday, September 10 - 1:25pm
LAST TANGO IN PARIS
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
> Friday, September 8 - 4:30pm
> Sunday, September 10 - 5:30pm
QUIET DAYS IN CLICHY
Directed by Jens Jørgen Thorsen, 1970
> Saturday, September 9 - 8:25pm
> Sunday, September 10 - 3:30pm
THE TENANT
Directed by Roman Polanski, 1976
> Saturday, September 9 - 3:50pm
> Sunday, September 10 - 8:00pm
Image: "Frantic" by Roman Polanski
