French Film Night
Soirée Cinéma
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Notes on French Films
10 New French Films to Watch in 2023
Coming in 2023
Looking forward to 2023, the Alliance Française of Santa Rosa will be working with Santa Rosa theaters to arrange some in-person French film events. On scanning the […]
To receive updates on future screenings, or to suggest a film for viewing and discussion, please email Peter Zingg and Joelle Pluchon at cineclub@afsantarosa.org
Some Past Soirée Cinéma Viewings
Parlons Cinéma: Aline (2020) – May 8 at 12 Noon
For May, and for music lovers, we discuss the film Aline, written by, directed by, and starring Valérie Lemercier. The movie is inspired by the life of the Canadian chanteuse […]
Parlons Cinéma June 7 at Noon: Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Our June selection is the 2011 Québecois film Monsieur Lazhar, directed by Philippe Falardeau. It tells the story of an Algerian immigrant in Montréal who takes a job teaching a […]
Parlons Cinéma: Petite Maman, 12 April at 5 pm
Our April film is a charming but serious investigation into the minds of children. Céline Sciamma, who was one of the screenwriters for our last film, Paris, 13th District, created […]
Parlons Cinéma: Paris, 13th District, 8 March at 5 pm
Our next film is set in the neighborhood of Les Olympiades, a high-rise housing development located in the working-class 13th district, the primary quartier asiatique of Paris. The story concerns […]
Parlons Cinéma: Persepolis (2007) 8 February 2023 at 5 pm
In solidarity with the women of Iran who are currently fighting for their rights against a brutal and patriarchal regime, Parlons Cinéma will revisit Marjane Statrapi’s 2007 animated graphic novel […]
Parlons Cinéma: Lost Illusions (2021) – Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 5 pm
"A breathless tour of the sleazy, seductive modern media system, in which reputations and loyalties are bought and sold, hype trumps truth and gossip makes the world go round." - A.O. Scott, The New York Times
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