Schedule of Events:

1:30 PM: In His Own Image - Walter Reade Theater
Thierry de Peretti / 2024 / France / French, English, and Corse with English subtitles / 115 minutes

An acclaimed actor and, in his capacity as director, a Rendez-Vous regular dating back to his first feature, 2013’s Apaches, Thierry de Peretti returns to that film’s Corsican setting in his latest, an ambitiously sweeping account of recent Corsican history that operates in an intimate register. Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Jérôme Ferrari, de Peretti’s retelling follows Antonia (Clara-Maria Laredo), an enigmatic but driven photographer, from the 1980s to the moment, bearing witness to her love affair with the increasingly radical activist Pascal (Louis Starace) as it intersects with the intricacies of the island’s often-violent fight for independence. Shooting in masterfully controlled long takes to evoke decades of turmoil, de Peretti conjures a vision of a woman who remains deeply and passionately engaged with the realities of her place and time, steadfastly refusing to separate the political from the personal.

4:00 PM: Souleymane’s Story - Walter Reade Theater
Boris Lojkine / 2024 / France / French, Fulah, and Malinka with English subtitles / 94 minutes

In the opening scenes of Boris Lojkine’s urgent third feature, a Guinean immigrant bicycles frantically from one food delivery pickup to another, the camera racing along just behind him, revealing a singular new view of Paris from the perspective of some of its most underappreciated workers. Over the two days that follow, Souleymane (played by non-professional actor Abou Sangaré in a riveting first performance) struggles to stay afloat while preparing for a crucial immigration asylum interview. Stylistically inspired in part by Cristian Mungiu’s 2007 Cannes winner 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, Lojkine’s bracing, artful realism offers an equally affecting account of a migrant laborer’s experience finding himself caught up in the mechanisms of an uncaring and unforgiving society. Shooting on city streets with concealed cameras, Lojkine creates a simultaneously pulse-pounding and heartrending view of contemporary Parisian life.

6:15 PM: Suspended Time - Walter Reade Theater
Olivier Assayas / 2024 / France French with English subtitles / 105 minutes

“Never have I felt like less of a filmmaker,” frets Paul Berger (Vincent Macaigne). It’s April of 2020, and the film director has escaped to the provinces, living in lockdown with his brother Etienne (Micha Lescot), a middle-aged music journalist, and their respective romantic partners. The couples try to maintain their sanity in the midst of extended isolation in this tonally masterful dramedy from the great Olivier Assayas (Irma Vep, Personal Shopper). In an autobiographical vein, Assayas presents a disarmingly personal (and often very funny) perspective on the pandemic, taking place at the director’s very own family house. Amassing a wealth of insights into the foundational relationships and rural background that shaped him, Assayas is equally adept at thoughtfully reconstructing an unprecedented moment in our shared history with the grace and compassion that only a master filmmaker can bring.

8:45 PM: Planet B - Walter Reade Theater
Aude Léa Rapin / 2024 / France / French, English, and Arabic with English subtitles / 118 minutes

2039: after a group of environmental activists known only as “R” are arrested in the midst of an attempted bombing, they wake up on Planet B—the world’s first virtual prison. R’s members, among them Julia (Adèle Exarchopoulos), struggle to figure out how to escape, but soon find that the greatest challenge of all might be resisting the temptation to turn on each other; meanwhile, undocumented Iraqi journalist Nour (Souheila Yacoub) learns of the facility’s existence and sets about finding her way in. Unnervingly tapping into contemporary anxieties about VR and climate change, Aude Léa Rapin’s innovative thriller looks slightly into the future to offer a disturbingly convincing vision of what could be in store. Alongside cutting-edge visual effects, Planet B boasts a typically ominous and atmospheric score from director-composer Bertrand Bonello (director of NYFF61 Main Slate selection The Beast).

Ticket Prices:

General Public: $19
Students, Seniors, and Persons with Disabilities: $17
FLC Members: $14
Opening Night - General Public: $25
Opening Night - FLC Members: $20

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