Do you love cinema, the French language, or perhaps both? Or are you still mourning the loss of downtown’s last movie theatre and longing to watch a film in a setting that revives that magic?
The Yale French Department Ciné Club, organized this academic year by Ecole Normale Supérieure Exchange Students Apolline Cuchet and Saly Touré, invites you to explore timeless classics and award-winning contemporary films that shape French cinema.
From animated films, and political dramas, to comedies and heartfelt coming-of-age stories, there will be something for everyone! Screenings are open to everyone in the Yale community. Films will be screened in French with English subtitles.
Mark your calendars (see Fall 2024 program below)!
We’re excited to present our last screening of the Fall 2024 Semester entitled “La Discorde” (Discord) on Wednesday, November 20th at 6:30 PM at 53 Wall St. Auditorium, featuring the critically acclaimed film Lola vers la mer (Lola and the Sea) by Laurent Micheli.
In honor of Transgender Awareness Week and of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, we have chosen this touching 2019 movie, which centers around the protagonist, Lola—played by trans actress Mya Bollaers—and her fraught relationship with her bigoted father, in the aftermath of her mother’s death. They embark on a road trip through Belgium in order to spread her ashes in the sea, in accordance with her last wishes. Lola vers la mer succeeds in portraying the harrowing hardships trans people experience across the world, without falling into tragic tropes, while focusing on a trans character who is full of agency.
The screening will begin with an introduction and will be followed by a discussion.
We look forward to seeing you for an evening of exceptional cinema and stimulating conversation!
Wedesday, November 20, 2024 at 6:30pm
53 Wall St. Auditorium
