French Cinémathèque: weekly French film discussion group in English

November 11 - The Screen Illusion (2010, Matthieu Amalric) - Streaming on: tubi, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp, Favesome 

In this contemporary adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s brilliant, eponymous 17th century play, the enigmatic Alcandre is now a hotel concierge who uses the myriad in-house high-tech security cameras to show worried father Pridamant the whereabouts and travails of his son, Clindor. As Pridamant witnesses the conflicting romances involving his estranged son, Corneille’s modernist meta-narrative is transposed to contemporary Paris, underscoring the ambiguous nature of love, wealth and desire in an age of consumerism. 

November 16 (MONDAY) - Murder in Provence / Meurtres à Aix-en-Provence (2016, Claude-Michel Rome) - Streaming on: Amazon Prime

A crucified body is the start of an investigation by two sisters, police and a Nostradamus expert. They are racing the clock because the first assassination will not be the last.

November 25 - Room(h)ates / Sous le même toit (2017, Dominique Farrugia) - Streaming on: Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube 

Delphine and Yvan divorce. While his financial situation does not allow him to find a home, Yvan remembers that he owns 20% of his ex-wife's house. He then returns to live with Delphine, in his 20%. The two exes will discover the joys of forced housemates.

November 30 (MONDAY) - Mouchette (1967, Robert Bresson) - Streaming on: Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Criterion Channel, Google Play, YouTube 

A young girl living in the French countryside suffers constant indignities at the hands her fellow man. A Robert Bresson classic.