Synopsis:

The hero in Renoir’s first sound film is a mild bank clerk trapped in marriage with Adele, a woman with a hard personality. His only joy comes from painting, which he enjoys every weekend. One day he saves a woman from a beating by a strange man not knowing that she is a prostitute and that the man is her pimp. Maurice slowly but surely falls in love…

35 mm, b/w, 91 min

PROJECTION:

Friday 20.03.2009 AT 19:00

Thursday 19.03.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

Chotard is a wealthy store owner whose daughter recently got married. He does not like her new husband and the new employee Julien. This changes when Julien receives an award for poetry and earns Chotard’s approval. As Julien spends more and more time writing poetry, the business suffers.

35 mm, b/w, 83 min

PROJECTION:

Saturday 21.03.2009 AT 19:00

Friday 20.03.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

Mr. Dufour from Paris takes his family for a day in the country. They meet two young men: Henri and Rodolphe. Mr. Dufour goes fishing with Anatole, his daughter’s fiancée. While Rodolphe entertains Ms. Dufour, Henriette and Henri paddle to a deserted island where they experience a brief romance.

35 mm, b/w, 40 min

PROJECTION:

Saturday 04.04.2009 AT 18:00

Saturday 21.03.2009 AT 18:00

Synopsis:

During WW I two French airmen are shot down and captured. They end up in a war prisoner’s camp where their class differences arise to surface. Lieutenant Maréchal is a mechanic from a working class while de Boeldieu is a rich aristocrat officer. During their imprisonment they meet Rosenthal, a wealthy Jewish banker and the camp commander Von Rauffenstein, a German and a member of the same social class as de Boeldieu.

b/w, 113'

PROJECTION:

Monday 23.03.2009 AT 21:00

Saturday 21.03.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

A young Italian named Toni comes to France to work in a quarry. He finds a boarding place with Marie, who falls in love with him, but he prefers Josefa. After Toni’s foreman Albert rapes Josefa, Toni rejects her and marries Marie. To avoid a scandal Albert marries Josefa, but she is unhappy in marriage and finds comfort in Gabi. The two lovers plan to elope together.

35 mm, b/w, 100 min

PROJECTION:

Friday 03.04.2009 AT 19:00

Monday 23.03.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

André is an excellent aviator who is unhappily in love with Christine. She is married to a rich aristocrat, Robert, who arrogantly cheats on her with Genevičve. He even invites her lover to the family’s castle in the country and organizes a hunting trip. Persuaded by a friend to accept Robert’s invitation, André joins the party. While the gentlemen play their little games, the servants play them too. It seems that there are love games in the backstage at every step of the way and they only diffe...

35 mm, b/w, 110 min

PROJECTION:

Monday 30.03.2009 AT 19:00

Tuesday 24.03.2009 AT 19:00

Synopsis:

Renoir’s first film made in America is a story about a falsely accused man. Tom Keefer, although innocent, was convicted of murder and sentenced to hanging. He manages to escape and start a new life by hiding in the swamp. A hunter named Ben accidentally finds him and, after hearing his story, becomes his ally. They hunt animals for fur so Ben’s father can sell them, and Tom asks for his share of the money so he can send it to his daughter Julie...

35 mm, b/w, 88 min

PROJECTION:

Tuesday 31.03.2009 AT 19:00

Monday 30.03.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

Etienne Alexis is a respected biologist and a candidate for the Presidency of Europe who firmly believes that artificial insemination and the elimination of passion will have favorable effects on the development of society. He decides to celebrate his sterile, almost clinical engagement to a frigid German by having a picnic in the countryside. His views will be put to test when he meets Nénette, a young girl from the country.

35 mm, color, 91 min

PROJECTION:

Wednesday 01.04.2009 AT 19:00

Tuesday 31.03.2009 AT 21:00

Synopsis:

During the German invasion of France in 1940, a corporal gets caught and taken to a prison camp. He plans to escape with two friends but their attempt fails. He is not discouraged even when he finds out that one of his comrades has lost interest. Moreover, along the way he seduces the daughter of a German dentist...

35 mm, b/w, 90 min

PROJECTION:

Saturday 04.04.2009 AT 19:00

Thursday 02.04.2009 AT 19:00