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Festival of Films in French – 10 days – 17 films
February 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
FreeThe annual Festival of Films in French runs from February 17th through the 26th. Click above to see the calendar entry for each individual showing or visit https://uwm.edu/french-film-festival/schedule/ to browse the full schedule.
All films are free and in French with subtitles. All films will be shown in the UWM Union Theater and are supported by our generous sponsors:
Dr. Richard Stone
Kitty Morse
The Quebec Government Office in Chicago
The Alliance Française of Milwaukee
SWAAF (Southeast Wisconsin Academic Alliance in French)
The Milwaukee French Immersion School
Feb. 21 @ 7:00 pm
La mort du soleil (The Death of the Sun)
Germaine Dulac, DCP, 83 min
France, 1921 (Silent)
Milwaukee premiere
A young researcher is passionate about her work as assistant to a tuberculosis specialist. Her dedication arouses the jealousy of her husband who asks her to choose between her profession and her family.
With live piano accompaniment by Renato Umali.
Co-sponsored by the UWM Film Studies Program
Talkback with Tami Williams (Film Studies program, Department of English)