Join us for a screening of Les Amandiers by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. It follows a fascinating moment in contemporary French theater history when the public theater Nanterre Amandiers, led by Patrice Chéreau, housed a theater school. Bruni Tedeschi was among its first students, alongside other future prominent French screen and stage actors. The film revives the artistic dreams and fears of a generation of gifted drama students in the eighties and features a cohort of A-list newcomers in French cinema including Nina Tereszkiewicz, Vassili Schneider, and Noham Edje.
The film was part of the official selection of Cannes Film Festival 2022. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Micha Lescot nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the French Academy Awards for his role of Pierre Romans, the school’s director.
In collaboration with Princeton Film Festival Society.
Tickets
Free and open to the public; advance tickets required. Tickets can be reserved through Eventbrite (not University Ticketing)
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Event Details
Film screened in French with English subtitles. Duration: 2 hours, 5 min.
Content Advisory: This movie is not suitable for young audiences. The film includes strong language and depicts physical intimacy and drug use.
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Directions
Get directions to the James Stewart Film Theater, located on the first floor at 185 Nassau St. in Princeton, NJ.
Accessibility
The James Stewart Film Theater is an accessible venue. The theater has spaces for wheelchair and companion seating in the top row. A mechanized lift provides access to all levels in the theater for a wheelchair or a patron with a mobility disability. See an event staff member in the theater for assistance using the lift. Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes in advance of the event start time for this assistance and for best choice of seating locations.
Film presented in French with English subtitles.
Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information about our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.
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Special Thanks
Princeton Film Festival Society & Yassine Ait Ali.
