The Program in French at UWM and the FFF are partnering with the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival
The Program in French at UWM and the FFF are partnering with the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival on two francophone films.
NOTRE PÈRE, LE DIABLE
(OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL)
Ellie Foumbi / United States, France / 2021 / 108 min / French with English subtitles
An African immigrant’s quiet existence in a small mountain town in the south of France is upended by the arrival of an African priest she recognizes from her past…
Avalon Theater on 4/28 @ 9:45pm & Times Cinema on 5/1 @ 3:45pm
FALCON LAKE
Charlotte Le Bon / Canada, France / 2022 / 100 min / French, English with English subtitles
Bastien, 13, is spending the summer with his family at a lake cabin in Quebec. Introverted and slightly lost, he’s drawn to a local legend of a young ghost haunting the lake. When Chloe, a socially adept 16-year-old, arrives, a glazed melancholy and transgressive magic sets in as they form a bond.
Oriental Theatre on 4/24 @ 6:45pm & Times Cinema on 5/3 @ 6:30pm