FRENCH CONNECTIONS

India Song

Marguerite Duras
France · 1975

A haunted-house movie unlike any other, this most celebrated work from Marguerite Duras in an almost incantatory experience, with few stylistic precedents.

“Hypnotic… one of the most beautiful films in cinema history” – Criterion

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The Long Absence
Une aussi longue absence

Henri Colpi
France/Italy · 1961

Scripted by Marguerite Duras and directed by Henri Colpi, a regular editor for Alain Resnais and Agnes Varda, this forgotten New Wave film won the Palme d'Or in 1961.

“Encompasses a world of feeling” – NY Times

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We
Nous

Alice Diop
France · 2021

A sensitive documentary portrait of the disparate communities that lie along the Paris urban commuter rail line. From the diector of award-winning drama, Saint Omer.

“Great observational intelligence and sympathy” – Guardian

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Under the Fig Trees
Taht alshaira

Erige Sehiri
Tunisia/Switzerland/France/Qatar/Germany · 2021

This debut feature chronicles and animates the lives of a group of Tunisian women fig harvesters, in an understated and intimate story of sisterhood.

“A sun-dappled gem” – Variety

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Casablanca Beats
Haut et fort

Nabil Ayouch
France/Morocco · 2021

A rapper-turned-teacher helps his students find their creative voice in this grittily empowering hip-hop fable.

“Irresistibly youthful” – Jessica Kiang

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Ashkal

Youssef Chebbi
France/Tunisia/Qatar · 2022

There's more than a hint of the supernatural when a young detective investigates the charred body found in a construction site in this assured and gripping Tunisian thriller.

“Haunting and deeply disturbing” – Screen Anarchy

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