Paul Ryan – UWM Distinguished Lecture Series

Student Union Ballroom 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI

Join us for an evening with Paul Ryan, as he shares his reflections on leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ryan will also offer his insights on the fiscal and economic challenges in this country. The conversation with Ryan... Read More

Illusions perdues (Lost Illusions)

Union Cinema

Festival of Films in French Adapted from Balzac's eponymous novel Illusions perdues (1837-43), and resonating with our times, the period drama is set in 1821 in Paris, where Lucien Rubempré, the idealistic young poet from Angoulême, succeeds as a gifted... Read More

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Arlette!

Union Cinema

Festival of Films in French In this political satire about image and power, Arlette Saint-Amour, a fashion magazine editor, is invited by the Premier of Quebec to join his cabinet as minister of culture. Ambitious and inexperienced, Arlette incurs the wrath of the finance minister with her unconventional politics and use of the media to reinvigorate the arts. (Mariloup Wolfe, Québec, French w/English sub, 118min, 2022, Digital) Co-sponsored by the... Read More

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The Monopoly of Violence

Union Cinema

Festival of Films in French In response to the increasingly violent repression of citizen-led protests denouncing social injustices and inequalities, this documentary invites citizens from all walks of life to exchange views together and interrogate society’s rule of law and the legitimacy of the use of force by the State. (David Dufresne, France, French w/English sub, 86min, 2020, Digital) Presented as part of the Albertine Cinémathèque program & Co-sponsored by the Alliance française de Milwaukee... Read More

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