Come experience the 10th anniversary of Films on the Green, a free French film festival in New York City Parks beginning on June 2nd.
This festival is a great cultural experience for all and this year, they will be hosting events in
Central Park, Washington Square Park, Transmitter Park (Brooklyn), Tompkins Square Park, J. Hood Wright Park, Riverside Park (Pier), and at Columbia University.
In its landmark 10th year, Films on the Green will present French cinema through the eyes of 10 guest curators and some of the most creative and compelling filmmakers, actors, and artists of our time: Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, James Ivory, Saul Williams, Isabella Rossellini, Wanda Sykes, Laurie Anderson, Matthew Weiner, Matías Piñeiro, and Amy Hargreaves.
This is free and open to the public!
2017 Schedule:
June 2, 8:30pm | Central Park, Cedar Hill
POTICHE (TROPHY WIFE) by François Ozon, 2010
Wanda Sykes’ Pick
** Wanda Sykes in person to introduce the film!
June 9, 8:30pm | Washington Square Park
TEY (TODAY) by Alain Gomis, 2013
Saul Williams’ Pick
** Saul Williams in person to introduce the film!
June 16, 8:30pm | Washington Square Park
LA TRAVERSEE DE PARIS by Claude Autant-Lara, 1956
Amy Hargreaves’ Pick
June 23, 8:30pm | Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
MAUVAIS SANG by Leos Carax, 1986
Wes Anderson’s Pick
June 30, 8:30pm | Transmitter Park, Brooklyn
CONTEMPT (LE MEPRIS) by Jean-Luc Godard, 1963
Jim Jarmusch’s Pick
July 7, 8:30pm | Tompkins Square Park
LA CEREMONIE by Claude Chabrol, 1995
Matthew Weiner’s Pick
July 12, 8:30pm | J. Hood Wright Park
LA CIENCIA DEL SUENO (THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP) by Michel Gondry, 2006*
*Film in French and English with Spanish subtitles
July 14, 8:30pm | Tompkins Square Park
PORT OF SHADOWS (QUAI DES BRUMES) by Marcel Carné, 1938
Laurie Anderson’s Pick
July 21, 8:30pm | Riverside Park, Pier I
LUMIERE D’ETE by Jean Grémillon, 1943
Matías Piñeiro’s Pick
July 28, 8:30pm | Riverside Park, Pier I
ELENA AND HER MEN (ELENA ET LES HOMMES) by Jean Renoir, 1956
Preceded by THE TRIP TO THE MOON (LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE) by Georges Méliès, 1902
Isabella Rossellini’s Picks
September 7, 7:30pm | Columbia University
THE WILD CHILD (L’ENFANT SAUVAGE) by François Truffaut, 1970
James Ivory’s Pick
For more events, visit French Culture’s website.
