If You Don’t, I Will
Arrête ou je continue
Preceded by “The Unknowing”
Schedule
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
If You Don’t, I Will (Arrête ou je continue)
Sophie Fillières, 2014, 102min, DCP
Starring Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric, Joséphine de La Baume
Whatever the genre, screen couples setting off into the woods rarely result in joyous times, and here the definition of taking a hike makes a dramatic, literal turn. Pomme and Pierre (frequent co-stars Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric) have reached a marriage impasse, and on their latest nature excursion, discontentments bubble fully to the surface. Pomme impulsively insists on staying in the wilderness, which feels more welcoming than the status quo at home. With a perceptive, humorous scenario that’s more back-to-self than back-to-nature, Fillières allows Pomme the time to sufficiently confront her stifling new reality of fading youth and love.
Preceded by the short The Unknowing (L’insu)
Sophie Fillières, 1987, 12min
For her first short film at La Fémis film school, Fillières explores Lacan’s phrase “The unknown that the one who makes the mistake knows, flies away in silence,” through a silent exchange between a girl and a boy communicating through a door.
Venue
Event Pricing
• 4PM Screening: Free*
($3 for Advance Tickets)
• 7PM Screening: $5
(Limit one guest per member)
Additional online fees may apply
*Tickets are free for members for the 4PM screening when picked up in person at the box office or Haskell Library on the day of the event.
Cinema at L’Alliance New York is made possible by the generous support of BNP Paribas and Air France.
Header Image: If You Don’t, I Will
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