FILMS ON THE GREEN, the French Embassy-Villa Albertine’s annual French film festival in New York city parks is back this summer with an exciting lineup of international cinema and a new and vibrant visual identity inspired by movie theaters and electrifying city nightlife.
This year’s edition of Films on the Green, with the theme From Page to Screen, spotlights 12 diverse and world-class literary adaptations, coming to 9 different parks across Manhattan and Brooklyn, from June 3 to September 9, 2022.
Below is their 2022 lineup, and you can find more information here:
June 3, Central Park
LES CHOSES DE LA VIE by Claude Sautet (1970)
June 10, Washington Square Park
THE SUMMIT OF THE GODS by Patrick Imbert (2021)
June 17, Washington Square Park
BAND OF OUTSIDERS by Jean-Luc Godard (1964)
June 24, Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
LE CAPITAN by André Hunebelle (1960)
July 1, Tompkins Square Park
TOUCHEZ PAS AU GRISBI by Jacques Becker (1954)
July 8, Seward Park
BALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS by Dai Sijie (2002)
July 13, J. Hood Wright Park
FEVER MOUNTS AT EL PAO by Luis Buñuel (1959)
July 15, Seward Park
THE CLASS by Laurent Cantet (2008)
July 22, Riverside Park, Pier I
MANDABI by Ousmane Sembène (1968)
July 29, Riverside Park, Pier I
DELICACY by David and Stéphane Foenkinos (2012)
September 8, Columbia University
THE VELVET QUEEN by Marie Amiguet and Vincent Munier (2021)
September 9, McGolrick Park, Brooklyn
ELEANOR’S SECRET by Dominique Monféry (2009/recommended for ages 4+)
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