• FAREWELL, MY QUEEN – Friday March 2 @ 6:30
• AMERICANO – Saturday March 3 @ 6:30
• HEADWINDS – Friday March 9 @ 6:15
• UNFORGIVABLE – Friday March 9 @ 8:45
• THE WELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTER – @ Sunday March 11 @ 3:45
• DELICACY – Sunday March 11 @ 6:00

The films will be showing in over 50 venues across the country contemporaneously with their showings at Lincoln Center via Emerging’s network of digital theaters. Q&A’s from the Film Society venues will be broadcast live to many of those locations.
Program coming soon, stay tuned !

• 17 GIRLS by Delphine and Muriel Coulin (Strand)- Films Distrib
• 18 YEARS OLD AND RISING by Frédéric Louf
• 38 WITNESSES by Lucas Belvaux  – Films distrib
• AMERICANO by Mathieu Demy (MPI)- Bac films
• CHILDREN OF PARADISE by Marcel Carné + discussion with Michel Ciment (Positif)
• DELICACY by David and Stéphane Foenkinos (Cohen media) + Studio canal Conversation with Audrey Tautou
• FAREWELL TO THE QUEEN by Benoit Jacquot – Elle Driver
• FREE MEN by Ismael Ferroukhi (Film movement) – Pyramide
• A GANG STORY by Olivier Marchal (Weinstein co)- Gaumont
• GUILTY by Vincent Garenq  – Films Distrib
• HEADWINDS by Jalil Lespert – SND
• HERE BELOW by Jean-Pierre Denis- Pyramide
• THE LAST SCREENING  by Laurent Achard – Films du losange
• LOUISE WIMMER by Cyril Mennegun- Films distrib
• LOW LIFE by Nicolas Klotz – les films du losange
• THE PAINTING by Jean-François Laguionie – Rezo
• PARIS BY NIGHT by Philippe Lefevre – TF1
• PATER by Alain Cavalier – Pathé
• THE SCREEN ILLUSION by Mathieu Amalric- Le Pacte
• SMUGGLER’S SONGS by Rabah Ameur-Zaïméche- mk2
• THE SNOWS OF KILIMANJARO by Robert Guédiguian- Films distrib
• UNFORGIVEABLE by André Téchiné (Strand)- Tf1
• UNTOUCHABLE by Eric Tolenado and Olivier Nakache (weinstein co)- Gaumont
• THE WELL-DIGGER’S DAUGHTER by Daniel Auteuil (Lorber)- Pathé
• ZARAFA by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie – Pathé

Special screenings @ BAM

• A FEW DAYS WITH ME by Claude Sautet on March 5(60th anniversary of Positif)
• FAREWELL TO THE QUEEN by Benoit Jacquot on March 4(60th anniversary of Positif)
• PATER and MOON CHILD with special conversation with Vincent Lindon on March 3
• AMERICANO by Mathieu Demy on March 6

• opening night film : UNTOUCHABLE by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano

March 11:

• Closing night film : DELICACY by Stéphane and David Foenkinos

RENDEZ-VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA 2011 films

• The Big Picture
• La campagne de Cicéron
• Deep in the woods
• Free hands
• From one film to another
• Hands up
• Happy few
• Leila
• Living on love alone
• The long falling
• Love crime
• Love like poison
• Mozart’s sister
• Potiche
• The princess of Montpensier
• The queen of hearts
• Série noire
• Service entrance
• The sleeping beauty
• Think global act rural
• Top floor, left wing
• What love may bring

What you’ve missed…

Francois Ozon’s “POTICHE,” starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu selected for Opening Night
The 16th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Unifrance’s celebrated annual showcase of the best in contemporary French film, hits screens at The Film Society, the IFC Center, FIAF and BAMcinématek, March 3-13. A wide selection of titles will be showcased during the series – all in their New York premieres – including films from Catherine Breillat, Francois Ozon, Bertrand Tavernier, Benoit Jacquot, Claude Lelouch, Eric Lartigau and the final film from the late Alain Corneau.

Other highlights at this year’s festival include: Catherine Deneuve retrospective at BAM with 20 films, “A Conversation with Claude Lelouch” , “A conversation with Bertrand Tavernier” and a tribute to the late Alain Corneau. Claude Lelouch, a winner of the Palme d’Or and Academy Award for A MAN AND A WOMAN (UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME), known for his lush visual style, will discuss his career and latest release, WHAT LOVE MAY BRING. Bertrand Tavernier will present his latest film THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER which was premiered at Cannes Film festival last year.

The tribute to Alain Corneau will feature the screening of his final film, LOVE CRIME (CRIME D’AMOUR). And many other special screenings and events…!
Vive le cinéma !

Don’t miss the 17th Rendez-vous with French Cinema, March 1-11! more information soon…