Pardon My French
Un chat, un chat
Preceded by “The Striped Truth”
Schedule
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Sophie Fillières, 2009, 105min, 35mm
Starring Chiara Mastroianni, Agathe Bonitzer, Malik Zidi, Dominique Valadié
A 35-year-old single mother of a 7-year-old boy, the author of two novels suffering from terrible writer’s block, a failure at relationships and quitting smoking, a sleepwalker who prepares cakes while slumbering, and a sometime mute, Célimène—who also goes by Nathalie and other names out of discontentment with herself—is perhaps Fillières’s most intriguing creation. Wonderfully played by Chiara Mastroianni, the gorgeous, droll depressive becomes the focus of 17-year-old fan Anaïs (Agathe Bonitzer), who’d like to be the subject of her next book. At first, she’s an annoyance, but her stalkerish ways might actually be something more meaningful.
Preceded by the short The Striped Truth (La vérité zébrée)
Sophie Fillières, 2008, 10min, DCP
On her birthday, a woman in her thirties receives a peculiar chair from her parents. In this surreal short film, Sophie Fillières reunites with her sister, actress Hélène Fillières, in the lead role.
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.
Children under seventeen (17) years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times and may not attend events unattended.
Cinema at L’Alliance New York is made possible by the generous support of BNP Paribas and Air France.
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