Films on the Green 2024 – Marinette
Friday, July 5 | Seward Park
Marinette
Directed by Virginie Verrier
With Garance Mariller, Emilie Dequenne, Alban Lenoir, and Sylvie Testud
2023, Drama-Biopic, 1h35, France
Marinette Pichon has soccer in her blood. Raised by a courageous mother who had to cope with a violent husband, she overcomes difficulties and forges an unfailing determination. While juggling odd jobs with her sporting career, she is selected for the French national team and then spotted by a major American club. And so, Marinette sets off for the United States with her mother, to pursue her dream of becoming the best player in the world.
Film in French and English with English subtitles.
Free and open to the public. Registration is recommended but not required.
Presented in partnership with Nine Orchard and the Seward Park Conservancy.
The film is part of Unifrance and Villa Albertine’s Young French Cinema program.
Free and open to the public. Registration is recommended but not required.
Films begin at sunset. All films have English subtitles.
Friday, July 5 | Seward Park
Marinette
Directed by Virginie Verrier
With Garance Mariller, Emilie Dequenne, Alban Lenoir, and Sylvie Testud
2023, Drama-Biopic, 1h35, France
Friday, July 12 | Seward Park
Air of Paris (L’Air de Paris)
Directed by Marcel Carné
With Jean Gabin, Arletty, and Roland Lesaffre
1954, Drama, 1h50, France-Italy, courtesy of Rialto Pictures
US Premiere – Friday, July 19 | Riverside Park, Pier I
Les Cinq Tulipes Rouges (Five Red Tulips)
Directed by Jean Stelli
With René Dary, Suzanne Dehelly, Raymond Bussières, and Jean Brochard
1949, Crime, 1h37, France
Friday, July 26 | Riverside Park, Pier I
The Golden Ball (Le Ballon d’or)
Directed by Cheik Doukouré
With Salif Keïta, Agnès Soral, Aboucar Sidiki Soumah, and Habib Hammoud
1994, Comedy-Drama, 1h33, France-Guinea, courtesy of Rialto Pictures
Thursday, September 5 (TBD) | Columbia University
Ride Above (Tempête)
Directed by Christian Duguay
With Pio Marmaï, Mélanie Laurent, Carmen Kassovitz, Danny Huston, and Carole Bouquet
2022, Drama, 1h49, France-Canada, courtesy of Institut Français
Friday, September 6 | McGolrick Park
Racetime (La Course des Tuques)
Directed by Benoît Godbout
2018, Animation-Adventure, PG, 1h29, Canada
