Virtual CinéSalon Series

Looking Back: From Powdered Wigs to Pagnol

November 3, 2020–January 4, 2021
Available on Kino Marquee

From the courts of Versailles to pre-war Provence, Looking Back: From Powdered Wigs to Pagnol will transport audiences back in time. The nine period films featured in the series are more than escapist fantasies; they vividly and lavishly enliven classic French novels, revisit cinematic masterpieces, and reexamine social mores and gender roles through a contemporary lens.

Films are free for FIAF Members!


Previous Screenings


Virtual CinéSalon

Farewell, My Queen

Les Adieux à la Reine

Monday, November 2–Monday, November 9, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Diane Kruger and Léa Seydoux star as Marie Antoinette and one of her ladies-in-waiting as the French Revolution brings about the queen’s final days in Versailles.

Virtual CinéSalon

The Well-Digger’s Daughter

La Fille du puisatier

Tuesday, November 10–Monday, November 16, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Actor/director Daniel Auteuil remakes Marcel Pagnol’s sweeping saga about a widower raising six daughters in Provence on the cusp of World War II.

Virtual CinéSalon

A Woman’s Life

Une Vie

Tuesday, November 17–Monday, November 23, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Guy de Maupassant’s classic 19th century novel about broken hearts and shattered dreams along the Normandy coast is translated to the screen. Directed by Stéphane Brizé.

Virtual CinéSalon

Return of the Hero

Le Retour du héros

Tuesday, November 24–Monday, November 30, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Jean Dujardin and Mélanie Laurent star in this mischievous romantic comedy set during the Napoleonic era.

Virtual CinéSalon

Diary of a Chambermaid

Journal d’une femme de chambre

Tuesday, December 1–Monday, December 7, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Léa Seydoux follows in the footsteps of Paulette Goddard and Jeanne Moreau as Célestine, the resentful Parisian chambermaid exiled to the provinces.

Virtual CinéSalon

Marguerite

Marguerite

Tuesday, December 8–Monday, December 14, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Catherine Frot gives a tour-de-force turn as an impassioned but delusional amateur singer, who cannot hold a tune.

Virtual CinéSalon

A Sunday in the Country

Un Dimanche à la campagne

Tuesday, December 15–Monday, December 21, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Bertrand Tavernier’s lovingly shot and exquisitely acted portrait of a French family is an “Impressionist painting come to life.”

Virtual CinéSalon

Marius

Marius

Tuesday, December 22–Monday, December 28, 2020

Available on Kino Marquee


Daniel Auteuil breathes new life into Marcel Pagnol’s acclaimed Marseille Trilogy, about a love triangle set in the port city.

Virtual CinéSalon

Fanny

Fanny

Tuesday, December 29–Tuesday, January 4, 2021

Available on Kino Marquee


The second part of Marcel Pagnol’s Marseille Trilogy follows Fanny as she choses between financial security or following her heart.