French Cinémathèque: weekly French film discussion group in English

September 2 - The Ties that Bind Us (2025, Carine Tardieu) - Streaming on: Amazon Video, YouTube, Google Play, Fandango

A young single father trying to find the strength to love. A feminist librarian, single by conviction, who’s decided that she won’t be a mother. A six-year-old child trying to find a place in a new family structure. By revealing their aspirations, their fears, their choices, Carine Tardieu depicts different ways in which people create families.

September 9 - Auction (2025, Pascal Bonitzer) - Streaming on: Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube (free)

André Masson, a specialist in modern art, receives a letter informing him that a painting by Egon Schiele had been discovered in a small French town. He learns that the work has been missing since 1939. This discovery puts his career in danger.

September 16 - Daddy or Mommy (2015, Martin Bourboulon) - Streaming on: Kanopy, tubi, Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango

Florence and Vincent Leroy are a model couple. They have great jobs, a perfect marriage and delightful children. And now they want their divorce to be an equal success. But when they are both simultaneously promoted to their dream jobs, their relationship becomes a nightmare.

September 23 - Paris-Manhattan (2012, Sophie Lellouche) - Streaming on: tubi, Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play, Plex (free)

Alice, an obsessed Woody Allen fan, meets Pierre in a night-club and falls in love with him. But when Pierre sees Alice's sister Hélène, things start to get complicated.

September 30 - Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (2014, Riad Sattouf) - Streaming on: Kanopy, tubi, Prime Video, AppleTV, YouTube 

In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.