Based on the life of writer and feminist activist Suzanne Césaire, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s debut feature explores the relationships with Césaire’s husband, French politician Aimé Césaire, and fellow surrealist André Breton. Starring Zita Hanrot as Suzanne Césaire, the film breaks from traditional biographical structure, blending more conventional narrative with captivating experimental elements.

Followed by a Q&A with director Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich and moderated by artist Leslie Hewitt

Based on one of ’s most notorious unsolved murder cases, In the Name of My Daughter centers on the strained relationship between the embattled owner of a casino on the Riviera (Deneuve) and her free-spirited daughter (Adèle Haenel). As the Nice mafia maneuvers to take over the family business, a crooked lawyer (Guillaume Canet) comes between the two women, laying the groundwork for tragedy.

Loosely based on the real case of a non-Jewish French woman who set off a media storm by falsely claiming to have been the victim of an anti-Semitic attack on the Paris subway, The Girl on the Train goes beyond the headlines to explore a recurrent theme in Téchiné’s work: lying and why people do it. Rather than providing pat answers, Téchiné crafts a fascinating ensemble piece in which Deneuve stands out by giving the potentially conventional role of the false victim’s widowed mother that enigmatic aura that makes her one of the great screen icons.

Imported 35mm print courtesy of Institut Français

Albert Lamorisse’s classic has been beloved by both critics and audiences for nearly 70 years, winning hearts every time it is discovered anew. Pascal Lamorisse (the director’s son) is a young boy who finds, and is soon followed around Paris by, a playful balloon with a mind of its own, which gets him into all kinds of adventures. A rightfully beloved masterpiece of childhood and humanity.