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Films on the Green 2017
July 12, 2017 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Free
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Films on the Green, the free outdoor French film festival produced annually in New York City parks by the French Embassy, FACE Foundation and NYC Parks.
In its landmark 10th year, Films on the Green will present French cinema through the eyes of 10 guest curators and some of the most creative and compelling filmmakers, actors, and artists of our time: Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, James Ivory, Saul Williams, Isabella Rossellini, Wanda Sykes, Laurie Anderson, Matthew Weiner, Matías Piñeiro, and Amy Hargreaves.
#FilmsontheGreen
Free and open to the public | Films in French with subtitles
Music by WNYU and WHCS DJs prior to the screenings!
2017 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
June 2, 8:30pm | Central Park, Cedar Hill
POTICHE (TROPHY WIFE) by François Ozon, 2010
Wanda Sykes’ Pick
June 9, 8:30pm | Washington Square Park
TEY (TODAY) by Alain Gomis, 2013
Saul Williams’ Pick
June 16, 8:30pm | Washington Square Park
LA TRAVERSEE DE PARIS by Claude Autant-Lara, 1956
Amy Hargreaves’ Pick
June 23, 8:30pm | Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
MAUVAIS SANG by Leos Carax, 1986
Wes Anderson’s Pick
June 30, 8:30pm | Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
CONTEMPT (LE MEPRIS) by Jean-Luc Godard, 1963
Jim Jarmusch’s Pick
July 7, 8:30pm | Tompkins Square Park
LA CEREMONIE by Claude Chabrol, 1995
Matthew Weiner’s Pick
July 12, 8:30pm | J. Hood Wright Park
LA CIENCIA DEL SUENO (THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP) by Michel Gondry, 2006*
*Film in French and English with Spanish subtitles
July 14, 8:30pm | Tompkins Square Park
PORT OF SHADOWS (QUAI DES BRUMES) by Marcel Carné, 1938
Laurie Anderson’s Pick
July 21, 8:30pm | Riverside Park, Pier I
LUMIERE D’ETE by Jean Grémillon, 1943
Matías Piñeiro’s Pick
July 28, 8:30pm | Riverside Park, Pier I
ELENA AND HER MEN (ELENA ET LES HOMMES) by Jean Renoir, 1956
Preceded by THE TRIP TO THE MOON (LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE) by Georges Méliès, 1902
Isabella Rossellini’s Picks
September 7, 7:30pm | Columbia University
THE WILD CHILD (L’ENFANT SAUVAGE) by François Truffaut, 1970
James Ivory’s Pick