Sofia Coppola 2006 123m When reflected onto Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors, Sofia Coppola’s pop rewriting of history seems like a more dazzling version of the truth. Something’s off outside the palace, inside the queen. The Americans here are the cast and the crew, holding a mirror to royal giddiness — as they waltz and twirl, […]
Event Category: Screenings
Terence Dixon // Melvin Van Peebles 1970 // 1967 26m // 87m From Josephine Baker to Miles Davis, Black Americans sought refuge in Paris from segregation. Shunned by Hollywood, Melvin Van Peebles similarly used France’s patronage to make his debut. _The Story of a Three Day Pass_ tells a Fanonian story of a Black G.I.whose […]
Antonio Campos 2012 105m In Paris 2012, synth-pop was at its peak (like, Eiffel Tower high). If warm synth layers can’t soothe the broken heart of Simon (Brady Corbet), could anything or anyone really? Paris’ exoticism? A North African sex worker played by the great actor-director Mati Diop? It’s all different but the same anyway. […]
Jacques Rivette 1961 141m While Jean Seberg was hawking “_New York Herald Tribune_!” in Godard’s first feature _Breathless_, Jacques Rivette was contributing to establishing the French New Wave with the overlooked _Paris Belongs to Us_, in which disillusioned twenty-somethings interweave against a conspiracy-theory-painted backdrop. Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Stanley Donen 1963 113m Who better fit than Audrey Hepburn to introduce this series? The British-born, American-playing actress embodies Parisian chic at its finest, giving Hollywood’s Golden Age its last shimmer in a film by Stanley Donen. In Givenchy dresses, Hepburn partners with Cary Grant in this funny and romantic suspense thriller. Ida Noyes Hall, […]