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The 21st edition of New York's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and uniFrance Films’ celebrated annual showcase of the best in contemporary French film, is screening from March 3 to 13.

It opened with Guillaume Nicloux’s Valley Of Love and closes with Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or winning drama Dheepan.

Guests include Isabelle Huppert, Melvil Poupaud, Alice Winocour, Maïwenn and Julie Delpy.

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Summertime
Summertime
Drama about social change in France in the early 1970s.
Valley Of Love
Valley Of Love
Two estranged parents are brought together by a request from their son who committed suicide.
My King
My King
An injured woman in a rehabilitation centre recalls an all encompassing love.
21 Nights With Pattie
21 Nights With Pattie
After her mother has died, Caroline befriends a woman who was looking after her mother, but events take a mysterious turn.
Dheepan
Dheepan
The story of a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
Standing Tall
Standing Tall
The story of a young delinquent and the woman who sets out to try to change his destiny.

New York's Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Features

Fragments of chaos
Alice Winocour on assembling Disorder.
King of hearts
Maïwenn and Louis Garrel on strategy, truth, destructive love and My King.
Aftermath
Alice Winocour on hyper-vigilance, sound, PTSD and Disorder.
All to play for
Melvil Poupaud on André Dussollier, Jacques Lacan and The Great Game.
The sounds of summer
Grégoire Hetzel on composing for Summertime and The Innocents.
Friends, foes and lovers
Louis Garrel talks about his work on Two Friends and My King.
Tall order
Emmanuelle Bercot on Standing Tall and the kids who fall through the cracks.
Bully boy
Julie Delpy on directing Lolo and playing the mother of a monster.
True believer
Isabelle Huppert on fashion, truth, the power of cinema and Valley Of Love.
Death Valley visions
Guillaume Nicloux confronts death and more in the Valley Of Love.
Keeping score
Grégoire Hetzel on his compositions for Mathieu Amalric and Arnaud Desplechin.
Beyond the Valley
John Waters on Isabelle Huppert and Isabelle Huppert on John Waters and Valley Of Love.
Isn't it romantic?
Eva Husson on modern love, Schubert and hamsters in Bang Gang.
New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema encore highlights
My King, Summertime, Two Friends and 21 Nights With Pattie.
New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Early Bird highlights
The Great Game, Disorder, Standing Tall and Three Sisters.
Maiwenn on the rocky road of romance
Director talking relationships, falling in love, and passion.

New York's Rendez-Vous With French Cinema News

New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema special events
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