On the occasion of the theatrical release of first-time-director Durga Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse, this series celebrates the beauty and myth of the Riviera. From portraits by Varda and Vigo, to stories of fathers and daughters, to solitary wanderings in a gritty port on the coast, this program complements Bonjour Tristesse, a film simply and exquisitely of its own.

In this gripping pastoral noir, Catherine Deneuve is the mother of a lonely thirteen-year-old boy whose chance encounter with a pair of recently escaped convicts unleashes a sequence of events that culminate in a showdown worthy of a Greek tragedy.

This spring, we spotlight the decades-long association between screen legend Catherine Deneuve and a giant of French auteur cinema, the writer-director André Téchiné. Téchiné and Deneuve would make seven features together, five of which will be screened in this series: Scene of the Crime, My Favorite Season, Thieves, The Girl on the Train and In the Name of My Daughter.  

An adaptation of Françoise Sagan’s unforgettable coming-of-age classic, Durga Chew-Bose’s Bonjour Tristesse masterfully captures the complexity of female relationships and how they can exert control over each other’s destinies.

Director Jean-Albert Lièvre’s documentary follows the plight of a beached humpback whale and weaves in interviews with myriad experts and underwater footage of whales in their natural environment. A poetic homage to Heathcote Williams’ book Whale Nation and a rallying cry, urging viewers to consider the effects of their actions.

Every month, our curators handpick an exciting film that’s perfect for all ages – so grab your loved ones and join us for a fun-filled movie everyone can enjoy!

Director Jean-Albert Lièvre’s documentary follows the plight of a beached humpback whale and weaves in interviews with myriad experts and underwater footage of whales in their natural environment. A poetic homage to Heathcote Williams’ book Whale Nation and a rallying cry, urging viewers to consider the effects of their actions.

Catherine Deneuve delivers one of her rawest performances in this riveting tale of two estranged siblings forced to resume their dangerously close relationship when their ailing mother can no longer live alone.

Téchiné’s masterpiece, which Olivier Assayas compared to Faulkner, reunites Deneuve and Daniel Auteuil to play a brilliant philosophy professor and a misanthropic cop, both of whom are in love with a wayward young woman mixed up in a murder.

Albert Lamorisse’s classic follows a young boy who finds, and is soon followed around Paris, by a playful balloon, with a mind of its own, who gets him into all kinds of adventures.   

Téchiné explores lying and its consequences in this compelling ensemble piece loosely based on the real case of a non-Jewish Frenchwoman who set off a media storm by falsely claiming to be the victim of an anti-Semitic attack on the Paris subway.

Based on one of France’s most notorious unsolved murder cases, Téchiné’s punchy true crime drama focuses on the strained relationship between the owner of a casino on the Riviera (Deneuve) and her free-spirited daughter (Adèle Haenel) as the mafia maneuvers to control their business.

Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s debut feature tells the story of writer and feminist activist Suzanne Césaire. Exploring relationships with her husband, French politician Aimé Césaire, and fellow surrealist André Breton, the film blends traditional biographical storytelling with captivating experimental elements.

As seen at the 2024 Annecy and Cannes Film Festivals, this beautifully animated family film by French auteur Jean-François Laguionie tells the story of an adopted boy and his stepfather in the 1950s, who bond over a shared interest in history and boating.