Les voix de la jeunesse French Film Festival

615 Grove Loop,Oxford MS 38655

29 March, 2022

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Join us for Les voix de la jeunesse (The Voice of Youth) Film Festival, featuring captivating stories from French cinema Last hosted on 2016, please join us for the 2022 "Les voix de la jeunesse (The Voice of Youth) Film Festival!"Hosted by the University of Mississippi Department of Modern Languages and funded by FACE Foundation and funded by The Croft Institute for International Studies “Les voix de la jeunesse” festival scheduleAll films begin at 6:30pmFriday, March 25th (Lamar 131) Un film dramatique - DocumentaryÉric Baudelaire’s coming-of-age documentary of 21 middle schoolers who live outside of Paris. Over the course of four years, they begin to realize the cruel realities of the world they live in. They need to make a choice: Learn how to live with the endless chaos with current socio-political events or decide to make a change for a better future. Tuesday, March 29th (Lamar 326) Petite fille - DocumentaryAfter an endless battle with her family’s acceptance of her new gender identity, 7-year-old Sasha and her family now need to confront outdated norms and find affirmation in a small community of rural France. Realized with delicacy and intimacy, Sébastien Lifshitz’s documentary poetically explores the emotional challenges, everyday feats, and small moments in Sasha’s life. Friday, April 1st (Lamar 131) La Nuit des Rois - DramaA young man is sent to “La Maca,” a prison in the middle of the Ivorian forest ruled by its inmates. Astradition goes with the rising of the red moon, he is designated by the Boss to be the new “Roman” and must tell a story to the other prisoners. Learning what fate awaits him, he begins to narrate the mystical life of the legendary outlaw named “Zama King” and has no choice but to make his story last until dawn. Wednesday, April 6th (Lamar 131) Conte d’été - Drama/Comedy/RomanceAccording to Eric Rohmer, the third film of Tales of the Four Seasons is his “most personal vehicle.” Based on events from Rohmer’s youth, A Tale of Summer follows amateur musician Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud) to a seaside resort in Dinard, on the coast of Brittany. There, each of three women (Amanda Langlet, Gwenaëlle Simon, and Aurelia Nolin) offers the possibility of romance, but Gaspard’s inability to commit to just one puts all of his chances at love in jeopardy. Summer features Rohmer’s wistful observations on indecisiveness and the fickle nature of desire, as brought to life by a talented young cast in a picturesque setting. Friday, April 8th (Lamar 131) La Permission - Drama/RomanceMelvin Van Peebles’s edgy, angsty, romantic first feature could never have been made in America. Unable to break into a segregated Hollywood, Van Peebles decamped to France, taught himself the language, and wrote a number of books in French, one of which, La Permission, would become his stylistically innovative feature debut. Turner (Harry Baird), an African American soldier stationed in France, is granted a promotion and a three-day leave from base by his casually racist commanding officer and heads to Paris, where he finds whirlwind romance with a white woman (Nicole Berger)—but what happens to their love when his furlough is over? Channeling the brash exuberance of the French New Wave, Van Peebles creates an exploration of the psychology of an interracial relationship as well as a commentary on France’s contradictory attitudes about race that is playful, sarcastic, and stingingly subversive by turns, and that laid the foundation for the scorched-earth cinematic revolution he would unleash just a few years later with Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song. Tuesday, April 19th (Lamar 326) Mandibules - ComedyWhen simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car, they decide to train it in the hope of making a ton of cash. All films will have English subtitles. New Prizes and Giveaways for each film! For more information or would like to see the trailers please visit umml.link/frenchfilms You don't need tickets to attend!