Friday, March 04, 2011

jeune fille en fleur

Yes, "jeune fille en fleur." That's how British film historian Douglas McVay referred to Catherine Deneuve's presence in Jacques Demy's "Les parapluies de Cherbourg"/"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), one of 25 Deneuve titles that make up the BAMcinématek's simply-titled retrospect, "Deneuve," which plays 4 March through 31 March. (BAMcinématek is, of course, part of the Brooklyn Art Museum.)

The ambitious program includes only Deneuve's foreign-language performances (she's made a jaw-dropping 111 films to date) and I've taken the liberty of highlighting personal favorites with an asterisk.

Here's the dazzling line-up:

-"Potiche"/"Trophy Wife" (including a Q&A with Catherine Deneuve and director François Ozon) | 4 March @ 7 pm

-"Repulsion" | 4 March @ 940 pm and 12 March @ 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm (Deneuve herself will introduce the 4 March screening) *

-"Changing Times"/"Les temps qui changent" | 5 March @ 4:30pm

-"Genealogies of a Crime"/"Généalogies d'un crime" | 6 March @ 4:30pm

-"Thieves"/"Les voleurs" | 6 March @ 2 and 9:30pm

-"The Creatures"/"Les Créatures" | 8 March @ 7pm

-"Heartbeat"/"La chamade" | 9 March @ 7pm

-"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"/"Les parapluies de Cherbourg"(top photo) | 10 March @ 7 pm *

-"A Matter of Resistance"/"La vie de château" | 11 March @ 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm

-"Belle de Jour" | 13 March @ 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm *

-"Le sauvage"/"Call Me Savage" | 15 March @ 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm

-"Don't Touch the White Woman"/"Touche pas à la femme blanche" | 16 March @ 6:50 & 9:15pm *

-"Manon 70" | 17 March @ 7:30 & 9:40pm

-"Mississippi Mermaid"/"La sirène du Mississipi" (upper left photo, with Jean-Paul Belmondo) | 18 March @ 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm *

-"Tristana" | 19 March @ 6:50 & 9:15pm *

-"The Young Girls of Rochefort"/"Les Demoiselles de Rochefort" (bottom photo with her late sister Françoise Dorléac) | 20 March @ 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30pm *

-"Liza" | 22 March @ at 7pm *

-"Time Regained"/"Le temps retrouvé, d'après l'oeuvre de Marcel Proust" | 23 March @ 6:30 & 9:40pm

-"Scene of the Crime"/"Le lieu du crime" | 24 March @ 6:50 & 9:15pm

-"My Favorite Season"/"Ma saison préférée" (upper right photo with Daniel Auteuil) | 25 March @ 3, 6 & 9pm *

-"The Last Metro"/"Le dernier métro" | 26 March @ 3, 6 & 9pm *

-"Donkey Skin"/"Peau d'âne" | 27 March @ 2, 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm *

-"A Talking Picture"/"Um Filme Falado" | 29 March @ 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm

-"8 Women"/"8 femmes" | 30 March @ 4:30, 6:50 & 9:15pm *

-"A Christmas Tale"/"Un conte de Noël" | 31 March @ 6:30 & 9:30pm

All screenings are at the BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11217 (718.636.4100 | tickets@BAM.org)

1 comment:

Maureen said...

As the French say, "Formidable!"