The 29th Annual Festival of Films in French
February 13-15 & 20-22, 2026
All films are in French and other languages with subtitles in English.
- La venue de l’avenir (Colors of Time)Friday, February 13 • 6pm La venue de l’avenir (Colors of Time)Cédric Klapisch, DCP, 126 minFrance, 2025 (French) Official Selection, 2025 Cannes FestivalMidwest premiere Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of a house in …
- Aux bords de la guerre, Ariane Mnouchkine et le Théâtre du Soleil à Kyiv (Kyiv Theater, an Island of Hope)Saturday, February 14 • 2pm Aux bords de la guerre, Ariane Mnouchkine et le Théâtre du Soleil à Kyiv (Kyiv Theater, an Island of Hope)Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini / Thomas Briat, DCP, 59 minFrance / Ukraine, …
- La princesse Mandane (Princess Mandane)Sunday, February 22 • 2:30pm La princesse Mandane (Princess Mandane)Germaine Dulac, DCP, 74 minFrance, 1928 (Silent) Étienne is engaged to Annette, a secretary in the factory where he works. Fantasizing about daring adventures, …
- Les fantômes (Ghost Trail)Sunday, February 15 • 1pm Les fantômes (Ghost Trail)Jonathan Millet, DCP, 108 minFrance, 2024 (Arabic, French, English, Turkish) Official Selection: Critics’ Week at the 2024 Cannes Film FestivalWisconsin premiere Justice knows no borders …
- Des “terroristes” à la retraite (“Terrorists” in Retirement)Sunday, February 15 • 3:30pm Des “terroristes” à la retraite (“Terrorists” in Retirement)Mosco Levi Boucault, DCP, 71 minFrance, 1983 (French) 1983 Cannes Film Festival & 2020 Cinéma du Réel Too controversial to be …
- Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)Friday, February 20 • 6pm Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)Louise Courvoisier, MP4, 90 minFrance, 2024 (French) Winner of the Youth Award, Un Certain Regard, 2024 Cannes Film Festival After the tragic death of his …
- Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting With Pol Pot)Saturday, February 21 • 2pm Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting With Pol Pot)Rithy Panh, Blu-ray, 112 minFrance / Cambodia, 2024 (French, Cambodian) Official Selection, Cannes Premiere, 2024 Cannes Film FestivalWisconsin premiere Democratic Kampuchea …
- Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood)Saturday, February 21 • 4:30pm Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood)Jean-Gabriel Leynaud, H264, 90 minFrance / Congo (DRC), 2025 (French, Swahili, English) Best International Documentary, 2025 Durban International Film FestivalMidwest …
- Dounia, le grand pays blanc (Dounia, the Great White North)Sunday, February 22 • 1pm Dounia, le grand pays blanc (Dounia, the Great White North)Marya Zarif / André Kadi, MP4, 51 minQuébec, 2025 (French) 2024 New York International Children Film FestivalMidwest premiere Now …
- Godard, seul le cinéma (Godard Cinema)Saturday, February 14 • 4:30pm Godard, seul le cinéma (Godard Cinema)Cyril Leuthy, MP4, 100 minFrance, 2023 (French) Official Selection, 2022 Venice International Film FestivalWisconsin premiere Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the …
