Evenings with French Filmmakers: Cédric Klapisch
November
7, 2003
This fall, Unifrance
and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs are inaugurating a series
of master classes with French filmmakers at eight American universities,
and The Museum of Modern Art’s Department of Film and Media
is hosting special public screenings. On November 7, Cédric
Klapisch presents the New York premiere of his new film, Not
for, or against (Quite the Contrary), a gutsy departure from
his immensely popular comedies When the Cat’s Away
(1996) and L’Auberge espagnole (2002).
Organized by Joshua Siegel and Florence Charmasson, Unifrance, Paris.
Special thanks to Catherine Verret-Vimont, Unifrance/French Film
Office, New York; Marie Bonnel, Cultural Services of the French Embassy,
New York; Antoine Khalife, Unifrance, Paris; and Jay Anania.
. 2003. France. Directed by Cédric Klapisch.
Screenplay by Santiago Amigorena, Alexis Galmot, Klapisch. With
Marie Gillain, Vincent Elbaz, Simon Abkarian. A young woman is seduced
by a gang of thieves into pulling heists and living the fast life
in this superior homage to the gritty French policiers of
the 1950s. Intriguing for its nuanced performances, its use of authentic
underworld slang, and its choice of noirish settings. In French,
English subtitles. 111 min.
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