#ParisPeachy #MovietimeInManhattan #FrancePeachy @FIAFNY FIAF CinéSalon Presents Léa Seydoux: More Than a Bond Girl
FIAF CinéSalon Presents
Léa Seydoux:
More Than a Bond Girl
November 2–December 20
In Person: Tuesdays at 4pm & 7:30pm
FIAF Florence Gould Hall
Masks & proof of Covid-19 vaccination required
Select films also available online
Films in French with English subtitles
Free for FIAF Members
One of France’s most exciting young actresses, Léa Seydoux stars in two of this fall's biggest US releases, the new James Bond film, No Time to Die, and Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch.
As the Los Angeles Times writes, “With her singular combination of flintiness and fleshliness, Léa Seydoux is among the contemporary screen’s most compelling performers. She can bring whole lives into focus or wrap them in mystery with a glance or gesture.”
Join us at CinéSalon in November and December for seven of her career-defining films — tickets are on sale now!
Film Schedule
Dear Prudence
Belle épine
In Person: Tue, Nov 2 at 4 & 7:30pm
Dir. Rebecca Zlotowski, 2010
Having lost her mother just days earlier and out of contact with her father, 17-year-old Prudence (Léa Seydoux) falls in with a misfit gang of bikers and racers at an illegal racetrack on the outskirts of Paris.
Farewell, My Queen
Les Adieux à la reine
In Person: Tue, Nov 9 at 4pm
Dir. Benoît Jacquot, 2011
Benoît Jacquot brilliantly captures the passions, debauchery, occasional glimpses of nobility, but ultimately the chaos that engulfed the court of Marie Antoinette in her final days at Versailles. Diane Kruger stars as the doomed queen. Léa Seydoux plays one of her ladies-in-waiting.
Blue is the Warmest Color
La Vie d'Adèle
Rated NC-17
In Person: Tue, Nov 9 at 7:30pm
Dir. Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013
Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos), a passionate young woman, has a yearning she doesn’t quite understand until a chance encounter with the blue-haired Emma (Léa Seydoux in a fearless performance) ignites a flame and brings her to life.
The Beautiful Person
La Belle personne
In Person: Tue, Nov 16 at 4 & 7:30pm
Online: Tue, Nov 16–Mon, Nov 22
Dir. Christophe Honoré, 2008
This modern spin on the 17th century French classic The Princesse De Cleves sets the tale of love, courtly intrigue, and death in a Parisian high school. New student Junie (Léa Seydoux) sets off a flurry of conjecture and flirtation with her Italian teacher (Louis Garrel).
It's Only the End of the World
Juste la fin du monde
In Person: Tue, Nov 23 at 4 & 7:30pm
Dir. Xavier Dolan, 2016
After 12 years of estrangement, a writer (Gaspard Ulliel) returns to his hometown to announce his impending death to his family. However, his mother (Nathalie Baye), tempestuous siblings (Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel), and beleaguered sister-in-law (Marion Cotillard) have their own grievances to air.
Oh Mercy!
Roubaix, une lumiere
In Person: Tue, Nov 30 at 4 & 7:30pm
Dir. Arnaud Desplechin, 2019
This film noir based on a true murder case follows police Captain Daoud (Roschdy Zem) as he investigates the death of a poor, elderly woman. Her neighbors with a complicated interpersonal bond, Claude (Léa Seydoux) and Marie (Sara Forestier), are the most obvious suspects.
Sneak Preview
France
In Person: Tue, Dec 7 at 4 & 7:30pm
Dir. Bruno Dumont, 2021
Léa Seydoux brilliantly holds the center of this unexpected, unsettling new film, which starts out as a satire of the contemporary news media before steadily spiraling out into something richer and darker. Catch this exclusive sneak preview at FIAF on Dec 7, ahead of the film's US release on Dec 10 by Kino Lorber.
Sister
L'Enfant d'en haut
In Person: Tue, Dec 14 at 4 & 7:30pm
Online: Tue, Dec 14–Mon, Dec 20
Dir. Ursula Meier, 2012
Simon (Kacey Mottet Klein) lives with his older sister (Léa Seydoux) in a housing complex below a luxury Swiss ski resort. With his sister drifting in and out of jobs and relationships, 12-year-old Simon takes on the responsibility of providing for the two of them.
CinéSalon Tickets
FIAF Members: Free*
Non-Members: $14
Students with ID: $7
*Free Member tickets for in-person screenings are available day-of at the Box Office. They can be reserved online in advance for $3.
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CinéSalon is supported by BNP Paribas and Sofitel. It is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the NY Governor and the NY State Legislature.
Series curated by Delphine Selles-Alvarez, FIAF Film Curator
