Yale French Ciné Club

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 continue our fall-semester screening cycle, entitled “La Discorde” (Discord), this Friday (Oct. 11th @ 6:30 pm @ LC 102) with Sarah Suco’s thought-provoking film Les Éblouis (The Dazzled).

Based on the real story of its director’s childhood, Les Éblouis (2019) depicts a French family who enter a religious community, which is initially centered around charity and mutual aid, but gradually becomes sectarian. We follow 12-year-old Camille, the eldest of the four siblings, as she

rebels against her parents and fights for her brothers’ and sisters’ freedom. Exploring fraternal and sororal solidarity in the face of religious trauma, Les Éblouis aims to bring to light the abuse children undergo in these dogmatic communities. If you loved Camille Cottin in Killing Eve or House

of Gucci, you’ll also enjoy her performance in this movie!

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 6:30

 LC (Linsly-Chittenden) 102

Linsly-Chittenden Hall - 63 High St, New Haven, CT 06511