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Internationally-acclaimed French filmmaker Claire Denis will be on the Emory campus for two evening presentations on November 14 and 15. Prior to her visit, four of her most critically-acclaimed films will be screened beginning November 2.
All events are free and open to the public.
Film Series leading up to her visit:
Nov. 2 - "Chocolat" (1988)
Nov. 5 - "I Can't Sleep" ("J'ai pas sommeil,"1994, presented on DVD)
Nov. 9 - "Beau Travail" (1999)
Nov. 12 - "35 Shots of Rum" ("35 rhums," 2008)
All films are shown at 7:30 pm in White Hall 205 (Emory Campus)
Claire Denis: Two Evenings
Nov. 14 - An evening with Claire Denis, an introduction by Ms. Denis to her most recent film "White Material" (2009) followed by a screening.
White Hall 208
7:30 PM
Nov. 15 - Creativity Conversation with Claire Denis, Dr. Catherine Dana (Department of French and Italian, Emory University), and Dr. Richard Neupert (Department of Theater and Film, University of Georgia).
White Hall 208
6:00 PM
Sponsored by: the Department of Film & Media Studies and the Department of French & Italian in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the Institut Français, and UniFrance. Co-sponsors: The Hightower Fund; the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry; the Departments of African-American Studies, Comparative Literature, English, History, Theater and Dance, Women/Gender/Sexuality Studies; the Program in African Studies, and WABE 90.1FM radio.
