The Pelican
Schedule
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Dir. Gérard Blain, 1974, France, 83min, 35mm, Color
Starring Gérard Blain, Dominique Ravix, Daniel Sarky
In French with English subtitles
This 1973 film by—and starring—French director Gérard Blain follows Paul Boyer, a broke jazz pianist who, driven to support his wife and young son, embarks on a counterfeit money scheme. After being Imprisoned for nine years, he finds that upon release his wife has remarried and won’t let him see his son, who has all but forgotten him. Paul takes desperate measures in an attempt to regain his rights as a father. Blain’s narrative mixes melodramatic and thriller elements with social commentary in the style of an early silent film.
Official Selection, 1974 Berlin International Film Festival
“Though the story is part thriller, part family melodrama, part spiritual journey, part social drama, Blain purges it of all genre artifice: the purity of his method and his sentiments suggests the fresh, primal artistry of the early silent cinema.” –Richard Brody, The New Yorker
Venue
Event Pricing
CinéSalon is supported by BNP Paribas, Sofitel and Air France.
Davy Chou’s Cinematic Travels is curated by Davy Chou and organized by Delphine Selles-Alvarez (L’Alliance New York Film Curator), and Chloé Dheu (L’Alliance New York Assistant Film Programmer).
In partnership with Metrograph, Unifrance and Villa Albertine. Davy Chou is a 2024 Villa Albertine Resident in Chicago.
L’Alliance New York’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The Pelican © VM Productions, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF), Cinépol
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