French film screening in the cinema (7 films, total duration 2 hours), in French with English subtitles. Readings of French literature in Lithuanian and French in the courtyard of the French Institute, discussion of films and works.
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In case of rain, the literary readings will take place inside the institute. Films are intended for adults.
PROJECT PROMOTER: French Institute in Lithuania
Event line-up:
19:00
„L’attente“, director Alice Douard
In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
Duration: 29 minutes
Language: French, English subtitles
19:15
„The Mysterious Adventures of Claude Conseil“, director Marie-Lola Terver ir Paul Jousselin
Claude Conseil lives with her husband in a house in the middle of the woods. She spends her time listening to birds. One day, mysterious phone calls break the calm of the forest.
Duration: 24 min.
Language: French, English subtitles
19:50
„Sweet tooth“, rež. Joséphine Darcy Hopkins
Eight-year-old Madeleine accompanies her mother, a beautician, to the homes of new clients. When she arrives at one of the clients, she meets Eugenie, Constance, and Emerald, who invite her to the basement to play a cruel board game.
Duration: 25 min.
Language: French, English subtitles
20:40
„Montsouris“, rež. Guil Sela
On a beautiful autumn day, in Montsouris Park in Paris, Jacques and Nathan are looking for interesting people to shoot their documentary. They chance upon Pierre and Martin, two odd dodos about to have an unusual experience.
Duration: 14 min.
Language: French, English subtitles
21:10
„Bonnarien“, director Adiel Goliot
The slammer Mauricette Bonnarien is also a dock worker at the port of Dégrad-des-Cannes, in French Guiana. She has a big complex about her surname (which translates as ‘Goodfornothing’), attributed to her ancestor after the abolition of slavery, and begins an administrative procedure to change it.
Duration: 20 min.
Language: French, English subtitles
21:40
„A kind of testament“, director Stephen Vuillemin
A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. A stranger with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”
Duration: 16 min.
Language: French, English subtitles