Please join us for a free film screening and discussion as part of the U.S. premiere tour of Ni Chaînes Ni Maîtres [No Chains No Masters] (98 mins, 2024). The University of Chicago is among a handful of American universities selected to debut the film in the U.S. This event will feature a screening of […]
Event Category: Screenings
No Chains No Masters (Ni Chaines Ni Maitres). Directed by Simon Moutaïrou. 2024, France, 98 min – Drama, Historical Following a public screening, director Simon Moutaïrou will be present for a Q&A at 4:30 pm in SSRB #201. The roundtable will be moderated by Nikhita Obeegadoo, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies. […]
Love Torn in a Dream (2000) – Wednesday, February 5th 7:00 PM · Saturday, February 8th 7:00 PM Relating nine stories that gradually intertwine and spin further tales, Love Torn in a Dream is the apotheosis of Ruiz’s vast body of work: a theology student who has lost faith in his senses, a mirror that […]
Love Torn in a Dream (2000) – Wednesday, February 5th 7:00 PM · Saturday, February 8th 7:00 PM Relating nine stories that gradually intertwine and spin further tales, Love Torn in a Dream is the apotheosis of Ruiz’s vast body of work: a theology student who has lost faith in his senses, a mirror that […]
On Top of the Whale (1982) – Wednesday, February 12th 7:00 PM A French linguist and his Dutch wife journey deep into South America to the remote stretches of Patagonia to study an indecipherable dying language spoken by two remaining natives. A satirical riff on anthropology, language, and imperialism that reflects on Ruiz’s own exile […]