The 31st edition of New York's Rendez-vous with French Cinema will run from March 5 to 15 at Lincoln Center. It will open with François Ozon's The Stranger and close with The Wizard Of The Kremlin.

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In A Whisper
In A Whisper
Lilia returns to Tunisia for her uncle’s funeral and reunites with a family that knows nothing about her life in Paris, especially not about the woman she loves.
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old, lives with her single mother. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
Nino
Nino
Seventy-two hours before Nino's chemotherapy, he must complete the two missions given to him by his doctor.
Colours of Time
Colours of Time
After a group of distant relatives inherit a house, they begin to investigate the life of their predecessor.
Love Me Tender
Love Me Tender
One late summer, Clémence tells her ex-husband that she’s having romantic relationships with women. Her life is turned upside down when he takes custody of her son. Clémence must fight to remain a mother, a woman and a free woman.
Enzo
Enzo
A 16-year-old boy breaks out from his bourgeois family and starts an apprenticeship as a stonemason. He also meets a Ukrainian colleague who turns his world upside down.
The Girl In The Snow
The Girl In The Snow
1899. On a stormy night, Aimée, a young Republican schoolteacher, arrives in a snowy hamlet on the edge of the Alps. Despite the mistrust of the inhabitants, she is determined to shed light on their dark beliefs. As she blends into the life of the community, a sensual vertigo grows within her.
The Great Arch
The Great Arch
1982. French President François Mitterrand decides to launch an international architectural competition for the flagship project of his mandate: the Great Arch of La Défense, aligned with the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. Against all odds, Otto von Spreckelsen, a Danish architect, wins the competition...
Case 137
Case 137
Stéphanie, a police officer working for Internal Affairs, is assigned to a case involving a young man severely wounded during a tense and chaotic demonstration in Paris. While she finds no evidence of illegitimate police violence, the case takes a personal turn when she discovers the victim is from her hometown.

New York's Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Features

Seeking light out of darkness
Pauline Loquès on the personal tragedy that inspired her first feature Nino
'I’m very happy to be trusted with characters of this calibre'
Denis Lavant on the art of constructing personas in Redoubt and The Stranger
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