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 […]
Events
“Living Among Things: The Intersubjective Poetics of Francis Ponge in Le parti pris des choses” presented by Yuting Cai. Time and place TBA
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. […]
“Carmen: Law and Sacrifice in Merimée and Bizet.” presented by Michele Lowrie.
Collège de France scholars Dominique Charpin and Nele Ziegler will be visiting The University of Chicago from April 14 to the 24th. They are hosted by Hervé Raculeau, with support from NELC and ISAC.