For a Woman

Foreign Film Series ~ For A Woman

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Chief Theater, 813 Lincoln Ave.

The library's free foreign film series continues with film fest favorite from France directed by Diane Kurys, screening at the Chief Theater.

"Luminous! [A] beautifully crafted historical melodrama!" – The Hollywood Reporter
    
"Director Diane Kurys paints an evocative, witty portrait of love, longing, ideology and desolation in post-World War II France." – Minneapolis Star Tribune 

Anne has a very active imagination, only natural for a writer. But in her mid-thirties, she still knows practically nothing of her own family's past. After her mother's death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at the life of her parents, Michael and Léna. The young couple met in the concentration camps during World War II, later moving to France to start their new life together. Soon, Anne's research into their Jewish history and their ties to Lyon's communist party reveals the existence of a mysterious uncle, Jean, whom everyone seems intent on forgetting entirely. As she gradually closes in on the discovery she didn't know she was looking for, her father grows ever more ill, and may take the secret that kept them apart for so long to his grave. In a journey that stretches from post-war France to the 1980s, Anne's destiny intertwines with her father's past until they form a single, unforgettable story.

A French film screening bonus! Steamboat's French Club will gather for some holiday festivities before the film at 6 p.m. in the Chief Theater's Black Box Lounge for conversational French, French wine specials and potluck appetizers. All French speakers welcome.

In French with English subtitles.
Run time: 110 min.
The free screening includes an award-wining short & a cash bar.