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Ciné Club

Everyone loves movies. Join us for interactive experiences as we explore classic and modern French cinema.  Ciné-Club sessions are held online on Zoom. Participants will be able to join a breakout room to discuss the film in either French or English.   Open to AF DuPage and AF North Shore members - participants will watch the film on their own prior to the discussion.  Use the RSVP form below to receive the Zoom link.


2025-2026 Ciné-Club Season All sessions start at 7:00 PM CT on Zoom.  See the next frame for more info on the current feature film.


  • September 18 - Partie de campagne / A Day in the Country   Jean Renoir 
  • November 20 - Hippocrates / Diary of a French Doctor  Thomas Lilti
  • January 15 - L'armée des ombres / Army of Shadows   Jean-Pierre Melville
  • March 19 - Monsieur Lazhar     Philippe Falardeau
  • May 21 - Visages Village / Faces Places   Agnès Varda et JR


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Telescope allows users to search  and filter films by title, director, country, language, and genre, and  indicates if the film is available for purchase or through a streaming  service.

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Monsieur Lazhar

Thursday, March 19th, 7:00 - 8:00 PM CT on Zoom

Monsieur Lazhar  de  Philippe Falardeau (2011)


A Montréal, Bachir Lazhar, un immigré algérien, est embauché … pour remplacer une enseignante de primaire disparue subitement. Il apprend peu à peu à connaître et à s’attacher à ses élèves malgré le fossé culturel …. Pendant que la classe amorce un lent processus de guérison, personne à l’école ne soupçonne le passé douloureux de Bachir, qui risque l’expulsion du pays à tout moment.  https://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=183502.html


In Montreal, an elementary school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, Bachir Lazhar, a 55-year-old Algerian immigrant, goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher. Quickly hired to replace the deceased, he finds himself in an establishment in crisis, while going through his own personal tragedy.

https://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/en/cinema/monsieur-lazhar/


Where to watch the film:   Prime Video (rent), Apple TV (rent), Kanopy (if your library has it),  Hoopla (if your library has it), Plex, Netflix, and some libraries have the DVD.


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Virtual French Cinema

The Federation of Alliances Françaises USA has partnered with the Los Angeles-based COLCOA Film Festival to provide a platform of 150+ recent French films and documentaries, available for streaming in the USA. Prices start at $2.99 per rental.


Visit https://colcoa.org/virtual-cinema/ for the full listing of available movies. 


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