In commemoration of
Bastille Day, The Oklahoma City Museum of Art (OKCMOA) continues its
annual celebration of recent French cinema. Beginning on Thursday, July
12 and running through Sunday, July 15, Museum Films’ French Film Week
series presents a curated showcase of crowd-pleasing hits and festival
favorites.
“This year’s French Film Week lineup
is one of our best yet,” said Dr. Michael J. Anderson, director of
curatorial affairs. “We’re thrilled to be able to include bold, personal
films by modern masters—like Olivier Assayas’s autobiographical
youth-culture reverie, 'Cold Water' and Bruno Dumont’s post-modern rock
opera, 'Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc' —alongside the work of
relatively unknown rising stars like Valérie Massadian. 'Milla,' was one
of the best films of 2017, and we’re very pleased to bring it to
Oklahoma City.”
Tickets for French Film Week are now
on sale. Prices are $5 for OKCMOA members, $9 for adults, $7 for
seniors (62+), college students with IDs and teens ages 13 to 18.
French Film Week opens with a new 4K
restoration of "Cold Water," an acclaimed, previously unavailable early
work by Olivier Assayas ("Personal Shopper"), making its long-awaited
debut in U.S. theaters.
Other series highlights include
Bruno Dumont’s staggeringly original biographical musical,
"Jeannette"—which follows a determined young Joan of Arc as she sings,
dances, and wrestles with her vocation—and Valérie Massadian’s graceful
second feature, "Milla," one of the most sensitive and wise depictions
of adolescent experience and young motherhood in recent years.
Three siblings reunite to save their
family vineyard in Cédric Klapisch’s sparkling comedy-drama, "Back to
Burgundy," a gorgeous, warm-hearted celebration of family, home and
wine-county traditions. A highlight of the Cannes Film Festival’s "Un
Certain Regard" program, Laurent Cantet’s "The Workshop" is a
sophisticated literary thriller set in the beautiful port city of La
Ciotat.
A stirring saga of love and survival
set against the backdrop of WWI, "The Guardians" follows the women of
the Paridier farm, who strive to maintain their livelihood and
traditions while their loved ones are away at the front. Elevated by
writer-director Xavier Beauvois’ sensitive screenplay and exquisite,
painterly compositions, it features a delicate score by legendary
composer Michel Legrand ("The Umbrellas of Cherbourg").
French Film week concludes with a
special preview of Xavier Giannoli’s "The Apparition," which will screen
at OKCMOA in advance of its official American release. An elegant,
thought-provoking and beautifully acted fable about the price of faith
and the possibility of miracles, "The Apparition" stars leading French
actor Vincent Lindon as celebrated journalist recruited by the Vatican
to investigate the veracity of a saintly apparition in a small French
village.
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