Films Wed 11 March at 2pm & 6pm La Vie est belle La Vie est belle is a 1987 musical comedy directed by Mwezé Ngangura and Benoît Lamy. The film revolves around the vibrant music scene of Kinshasa and tells the rags-to-riches story…
Films Wed 18 March at 2pm & 6pm The Divine Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt is at the height of her fame. An icon of her time and the world's first star, the actress is also a passionate,…
Films Fri 20 March at 6pm Monsieur Lazhar At a Montréal public grade school, Bachir Lazhar, an Algerian immigrant, is hired to replace an elementary school teacher who died tragically. While helping his…
Films Music Tue 24 March at 6pm Cinetopia Salons – Finis Terrae + Live performance of a newly composed original score ★★★★ "Jean Epstein inserts dreamy, almost mythic, flourishes into the even the most realistic scenes" Slant Magazine ★★★★★ "In the late 1920s, Jean Epstein…
Films Wed 25 March at 2pm & 6pm Skies of Lebanon / Sous le ciel d’Alice In the 1950s, a young woman leaves the Swiss mountains for the shores of Beirut, where she falls in love with a quirky astrophysicist. The…
Films Wed 1 April at 2pm & 6pm The Quiet Son / Jouer avec le feu Pierre (played by Vincent Lindon, Awarded Best Actor in this role at the Venice Film Festival) brings up his two sons alone. Louis, the younger,…
Films Wed 8 April at 2pm & 6pm Indes galantes At the Paris Opera, thirty dancers challenge tradition with a bold reinterpretation of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Baroque masterpiece Les Indes galantes. Directed by Clément Cogitore and…
Films Wed 15 April at 2pm & 6pm Sailing Home / La Vallée des fous Passionate about sailing, Jean-Paul is going through a difficult period. He's accumulating debt and drifting away from his family. Determined to take control of his…
Films Wed 22 April at 2pm & 6pm La Rivière Winner of the prestigious 2023 Jean-Vigo Prize, Dominique Marchais' documentary "La Rivière" explores the ecosystem of the Pyrenean mountain streams. Powerful rivers flow between the…
Films Wed 29 April at 2pm & 6pm Un singe en hiver Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic…
Films Wed 6 May at 2pm & 6pm The Boy / Le Garçon ★★★★ "A lively dialogue between fiction and documentary, "The Boy" gives rise to a moving emotional crescendo." L'Obs ★★★★ "This fascinating cinematic object stands out…
Films Talks Fri 8 May at 7pm Europe Day – European Comedy Short Films screening Join us to celebrate Europe Day exploring humor from different European countries! The event will feature a selection of comedy short films from Germany, Ireland, Italy,…
Films Wed 13 May Bon Voyage, Marie / On ira An unexpected road trip brings a dysfunctional family together for one last journey with their elder, sparking moments of connection, joy, and reconciliation.
Films Wed 20 May at 2pm & 6pm The Long Absence Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961. Thérèse Langlois is intrigued by a tramp who looks just like her husband,…
Books & Ideas Films Thu 21 May at 5pm Claude Simon, the Inexhaustible Chaos of the World Join us for a special screening of Alain Fleischer's documentary “Claude Simon, the Inexhaustible Chaos of the World”. It will be introduced by Dominique Viart,…
Films Wed 27 May at 2pm & 6pm Keeping Mum / Maman déchire A wonderful grandma, damaged child and spontaneous feminist - follows the director's punk mother who fascinates as much as she upends, while asking the question:…
Films Wed 3 June at 2pm & 6pm The (In)famous Youssef Salem Struggling author Youssef wins acclaim for a scandalous autobiographical novel. Suddenly famous, he must hide his work from family while grappling with newfound success and…
Films Wed 10 June at 2pm & 6pm Pride Month screening: La Pampa ★★★★ “Deftly captures the power of friendship and the struggle to define oneself at the brink of adulthood.” ICS Film Willy and Jojo, lifelong friends,…
Films Wed 17 June at 2pm & 6pm Returning to Reims Returning to Reims won the 2023 Cesar Award for Best Documentary Film. Based on the novel by Didier Eribon, the film tells an intimate and…
Films Wed 24 June at 2pm & 6pm Pride month screening: Being Maria "Anamaria Vartolomei impresses as 'Last Tango In Paris' star Maria Schneider in Jessica Palud’s sensitive biopic" Screen Daily Maria Schneider, on the cusp of adulthood,…
Books & Ideas Films Talks March 2025 Mois de la Francophonie 2026 Next event : La Vie est belle Wed 11 Mar at 14:00
Festivals & series Women Shaping the World Next event : "Marion du Faouët, La Catin aux cheveux rouges" performed by Les Escogriffes Thu 12 Mar at 18:30
Films Music Networking Performances Cinetopia Salons Next event : Cinetopia Salons – Finis Terrae + Live performance of a newly composed original score Tue 24 Mar at 18:00
Books & Ideas Talks On the works of Claude Simon Next event : Claude Simon, the Inexhaustible Chaos of the World Thu 21 May at 17:00
