place: Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium at Webster Hall, 470 E. Lockwood Ave.
the tickets: $15 general admission tickets; $12 for St. Louis Cinema students and members. Webster U. students are admitted free of charge. Advance tickets can be purchased at Cinema St.
pass, pass, pass: Two types of passes are available: Five-movie passes are $65 and $50 for CSL members; All cards are $120 and $95 for CSL members.
more information: 314-200-5684, cinemastlouis.org
The 15th Annual Robert Classique French Film Festival – sponsored by the Jean M Foundation and Bruce B. Robert and co-presented by the Webster Film Series – celebrates the precious heritage of St. Louis and France’s cinematic heritage. The films presented this year cover decades from the 1920s to the 1990s, offering insight into French cinema.
The festival includes major restorations every year, and this year is no different, boasting an all-new restoration of Claire Denis’ “Chocolate,” the director’s debut. The festival also screens the rarely seen “Martin Roumagnac” in a new restoration, with Marlene Dietrich and Jean Gabin in this detective thriller.
Each program contains introductions and discussions by French filmmakers or scholars and critics. All films are in French with English subtitles.
The Jane M. and Bruce B. Robert Charitable Foundation is the title sponsor of the event. The Webster Film Series co-hosts this festival.
Free parking is available in the lots in front of and behind Webster Hall; No permit required on weekends.
For synopses of the film, see CSL’s website
Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1965, 110 min, colour, French, DCP
Introduction and discussion by Pete Timmerman, Director of the Webster U. Film Series and Adjunct Professor of Film Studies at Webster U.
Sponsored by the Jane M and Bruce B. Roberts Charitable Foundation
Claire Denis, Cameroon / France, 1988, 105 min, colour, restoration, DCP
Introduction and discussion by Joshua Ray, film critic and co-founder and editor of The Take-Up.
Georges Lacombe, France, 1946, 108 min, black and white, French, Restoration, DCP
Introduction and discussion by Robert Garrick, attorney and former cinema blog collaborator davekehr.com.
François Ozon, France / Italy, 2001, 103 min, colour, French, 35mm
Introduction and discussion by Diane Carson, Professor Emeritus of Film at St. Louis Community College in Meramec and Film Critic for KDHX (88.1 FM).
Jean Dillmann, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Brussels
Chantal Ackermann, Belgium / France, 1975, 202 min, colour, French, DCP
Introduction and discussion by St. Louis-based director Jessica Pearce.
Wing or thigh / wing or kitchen
Claude Zidi, France, 1976, 104 min, color, French, Blu-ray
Introduction and discussion by Salim Ayoub, Professor Jane M. and Bruce B. Robert, Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Director of the Francophone Center at Webster University.
Philippe de Broca, France/Italy/Mexico, 1973, 95 min, color, French, DCP
Introduction and discussion by Jean-Louis Botreaux, Professor of French and Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Saint Louis University.
Catherine Briat, France / Italy, 2001, 86 min, colour, French, English and Italian, Blu-ray
Introduction and discussion by Andrew White, film critic and editor of The Take-Up.
François Truffaut, France, 1960, 81 min, black and white, French, Blu-ray
Introduction and discussion by Cliff Froehlich, former CEO of St. Louis Cinema and Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Webster University.
Sponsored by the Jane M and Bruce B. Roberts Charitable Foundation
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