Arnaud Desplechin presents Shoah

Claude Lanzmann, 1985, 566min, DCP

Part 1: First Era
Fri, March 6 at 6pm
Wed, March 18 at 5:30pm
Run Time: 273min

Part 2: Second Era
Sat, March 7 at 4pm
Thurs, March 19 at 5:30pm
Run Time: 292min

November 2025 marked Claude Lanzmann’s centenary, director of one of the most significant works of cinema ever made, the epic Shoah. On this occasion, we welcome Arnaud Desplechin to introduce a two-day presentation of the film, which he eloquently and insightfully examines in his recent autobiographical work Spectateurs!

“The first time I saw Shoah in Paris, I was 24. It changed my life – radically. How many weeks did I stay stunned after this first screening? How many times have I seen this film all along these years? Sure, Shoah is a masterpiece, this is common knowledge! But it’s also an absolute wonder as a piece of art. This film is a thriller. This film is a meditation. From beginning to its end, it’s just heartbreaking. Forty years after its release, I can realize how a film changed all my perspectives about the terrifying history of our 20th century. I was born from that film.” – Arnaud Desplechin

Screenings on March 6 and 7 will be introduced by Desplechin.

The digital print of SHOAH was produced by Why Not Productions, with the support of the Foundation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah and CNC, as well as the participation of IFC Films and the Criterion Collection.