Do you love cinema, the French language, or perhaps both? Or are you still mourning the loss of downtown New Haven’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 Spring 2025 program below)!
We’re excited to present our first screening of the Spring cycle entitled “La Transition” (Transition), which will focus on coming-of-age narratives. The first screening will take place on Friday, February 7th at 6:30 PM at LORIA 351 (190 York Street), featuring the critically acclaimed film L’une chante l’autre pas by Agnès Varda.
Released in 1977, this movie focuses on the friendship of Pauline and Suzanne, spanning over three decades, in the backdrop of the Women’s Liberation Movement in France. First meeting when they are respectively 17 and 22 years old, Pauline’s and Suzanne’s paths cross again in the early seventies, at a protest for abortion rights. Pauline has now become Pomme, the lead singer of a feminist folk band, and Suzanne is now devoting her time to a family planning clinic. Through musical numbers and theatrical set pieces, Varda paints a striking picture of an enduring female friendship to make her case for feminist solidarity.
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!
Friday, February 7, 2025 at 6:30pm
Loria 351
