Spring 2025

The Department of World Languages and Cultures is proud to present an Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival on the Kennesaw campus of Kennesaw State February 13 - 28, 2025!

All screenings will have English sub-titles and will be free and open to the public. Screenings are Thursday and Fridays at 5:15 pm in the Social Sciences Building, room 1019.

Linda veut du poulet (Chicken for Linda!)

Thursday, February 13

This charming animated comedy tells the story of a recently widowed mother who can’t cook but who is determined to make her daughter a chicken dinner despite an ongoing general strike.

Accolades: Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 97%

La passion de Dodin Bouffant (The Taste of Things)

Friday, Feburary 14

Starring Juliette Binoche, this delectable masterpiece tells the story of a romance between a cook and her employer who loves her food almost as much as he loves her.

Accolades: Winner of Best Director at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Nomination for an Academy Award in 2024.

 

Anatomie d’une chute (The Anatomy of a Fall)

Thursday, February 20

This cerebral murder trial drama portrays a woman’s alleged role in her husband’s death after his apparent fall in the French Alps.

Accolades: Winner of Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, Nominated for five Academy Awards in 2024 & Winner of Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay in 2024.

Mars Express

Friday, February 21

A futuristic animated thriller with adult and tech-noir themes, Mars Express follows an interplanetary private detective duo in pursuit of a pair of robot hackers considered criminals by some and activists by others.

Accolades: Winner of Best Animated Film from Paris Film Critics Association Awards.

Le Mépris (Contempt)

Thursday, February 27

Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 French New Wave meta-adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, this stirring drama spotlights the rocky marriage of Paul and Camille, played by Brigitte Bardot.

Accolades: Ranked #54 in Sight & Sound magazine’s list Greatest Films of All Time.

Disco Boy

Friday, February 27

Giacomo Abbruzzese’s visually and musically stunning directorial debut, this drama portrays the complex relationship between a French Foreign Legion soldier and a warrior in the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta.

Accolades: Winner of Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution in Cinematography at Berlin International Film Festival and The Lumières Award for Best Music.