The Albertine Cinémathèque film festival partners with the Franco-American Cultural Fund to showcase French and Francophone cinema to American Colleges and University campuses. A goal of the funding agency is to promote French-American Cultural Exchange (FACE) in Education and the Arts. The festival reflects the diversity and the richness of French and Francophone cinema through various genres. Among other things, the goal for the film festival at Missouri State University in Spring 2022 is to expose students to different aspects of French and Francophone culture, help them enhance their socio-historical, cultural and linguistic knowledge and also to promote awareness and appreciation for diversity through films—by including fiction, documentary, repertory (performances of ballet, plays, operas) and animation.
The following films will be available online during assigned times:
Click film title to view theatrical trailer.
Les Choristes (The Chorus)
January 24-29
Un Film Dramatique (A Dramatic Film)
January 30 – February 5
Bamako
February 6-12
Mandibles
February 13-19
Early Shorts by Alain Resnais
February 20-26
35 Rhums (35 Shots of Rum)
February 27 – March 5
Le Joli Mai (The Lovely Month of May)
March 6-13
Presentation
French Cinema: Art or Entertainment?
Presented by Anne-Christine Rice, Tufts University
Wednesday, March 9, 4 p.m.
Viewership is restricted and limited. Sign up for the film(s) you would like to see.
Those who sign up will be invited to the film festival’s Microsoft Teams site with further instructions and access to the film(s), discussion board, and further resources.
Please contact Dr. Antoinette Barffour with any questions.