Available September 18–October 9, 2020
Stream on Eventive
A sly, sultry character study from filmmaker Justine Triet, Sibyl follows a psychotherapist (Virginie Efira) who quits her practice to return to writing. Past and present as well as fiction and reality blur when a client’s dramatic story becomes source material for her novel.
Tuesday, September 29–Monday, October 5, 2020
Available on Kino Marquee
Legendary New Wave auteur Jacques Rivette offers one of the most incisive and immersive meditations on the creative process ever produced on screen in this film, starring Michel Piccoli and Jane Birkin.
Tuesday, October 6–Monday, October 12, 2020
Available on The Criterion Channel
Set in the backdrop of the May 1968 protests, a multi-generational clan returns to the rural family estate, fixating on family politics rather than national uprisings. Directed by Louis Malle.
Tuesday, October 13–Monday, October 19, 2020
Available on The Criterion Channel
A surreal and erotic late-sixties daydream, starring Catherine Deneuve and Michel Piccoli, from provocateur for the ages Luis Buñuel.
US Virtual Premiere
Thursday, October 15–Thursday, October 22, 2020
Stream on Kino Marquee
May 1940. The war intensifies, German forces launch their invasion of France, and one man leaves his country in hopes of saving it, becoming the voice of “la Résistance.” Directed by Gabriel le Bomin and starring Lambert Wilson.
Tuesday, October 20–Monday, October 26, 2020
Available on The Criterion Channel
This pastel-colored dream of a movie musical is a tribute to Hollywood-minted optimism from director Jacques Demy, composer Michel Legrand, and a star-studded international cast.
Tuesday, October 20–Monday, October 26, 2020
Available on The Criterion Channel
Michel Piccoli gives a tour-de-force performance as John Dillinger, an Italian gas mask designer, suffering from social malaise in Marco Ferreri’s existential masterpiece.
Tuesday, October 27–Monday, November 2, 2020
Available on The Criterion Channel
This love letter to movie-making, pegged to the centennial of cinema and created by one of its most iconic voices, celebrates the magic of filmmaking with cameos from Robert De Niro to Gérard Depardieu. Directed by Agnès Varda.
Tuesday, October 27–Monday, November 2, 2020
Available on The Criterion Channel
This lesser-known gem from Agnès Varda is an eccentric and imaginative science fiction fantasia that explores human nature, free will, and the creative process.
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