Images de Femmes: Changing Images of Women in French Cinema

April in Paris 2001 film list:

The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)(40 min.) and The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928) (39 min.) by Germaine Dulac
Two silent films with accompaniment by pianist Patrick Miller -- followed by a reception

Et Dieu Créa la Femme (1957) And God Created Woman with Brigitte Bardot by Roger Vadim
A new 35mm print, courtesy of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy of New York

Vivre sa vie (1963) My Life to Live with Anna Karina by Godard

Zou Zou (1934) with Josephine Baker and Jean Gabin

Une Affaire de Femmes (1988) Story of Women with Isabelle Huppert by Claude Chabrol

Tatie Danielle (1991) Auntie Danielle by Etienne Chatiliez

Ma Saison Préférée (1999) My Favorite Season with Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Auteil by André Techiné

Jules et Jim (1961) Jules and Jim with Jeanne Moreau by François Truffaut

Samia (2001)- based on the novel by Soraya Nini starring Lynday Benahouda, Mohamed Chaouch
A Connecticut premiere. Reception sponsored by Pastis Brasserie and Manousos Wines at 7 p.m. at Cinestudio

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