A selection of a dozen mostly French films concerning the complexities of relationships, from Renoir’s essential La Règle du Jeu (1939) to Rivette’s Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003). Emphasis will be placed on formal elements specific to film and narrative.
I. Women of Paris
April 20
Vendredi soir – Claire Denis (2002) 90’
April 27
Cléo de 5 à 7 - Agnes Varda (1961) 89'
II. Extreme Love
May 4
Last Tango in Paris - Bernardo Bertolucci (1972) 124'
May 11
Au hazard Balthazar - Robert Bresson (1966) 95'
III. Sexual Politics
May 18
Tenue de soirée / Menage - Bertrand Blier (1986) 84'
May 25
Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 / Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 - Alain Tanner (1973)
IV. Narrative Ontologies
June 01
Copie Conforme / Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami (2009) 94'
June 08
Histoire de Marie et Julien - Jacques Rivette (2003) 145'
V. Haunted Houses
June 15
L’année à Marienbad / Last Year at Marienbad - Alain Resnais (1961) 94’
June 22
La Règle du Jeu / The Rules of the Game - Jean Renoir (1939) 106'
VI. Types of Contempt
June 29
Le Mépris/Contempt - Jean-Luc Godard (1963) 104'
July 06
La peau douce / The Soft Skin – Francois Truffaut (1964) 113'
July 13
TBA
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