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	Movie admission by donation - No reserve theater seating. All screenings occur in the Southeast Museum of Photography’s Madorsky Theater, Daytona campus of Daytona State College. Hosseini Center (Building 1200). Sorry, no popcorn! Exhibition film seasons and film festivals at the Southeast Museum of Photography are co-sponsored by the Center for Interdisciplinary Writing and Research at Daytona State College.
EXHIBITION FILM SERIES - Select Thursdays at 1:30 pm
NOUVELLE VAGUE - FRENCH NEW WAVE The origins and early history of both photography (Daguerre) and cinema (Lumiere Bothers) are traceable back to Paris. The city has figured prominently in the history of both these arts and has exerted an especially deep influence on the development of contemporary cinema; both in form and content. The French New Wave cinema movement of the early 1960’s revolutionized film, film theory and the style of contemporary movies. Take a look at some of the seminal figures and films from that era. Presented in conjunction with the museum exhibition: A Tale of Two Cities: Atget’s Paris and Berenice Abbott’s New York.

		Les Bonnes Femmes (The Good Time Girls) January 26 at 1:30 pm Dir. Claude Chabrol (France, 1960) 100 min. One of Chabrol's best films and a masterpiece of the French New Wave. There's a breezy naturalism that invigorates the film: easy, seemingly spontaneous ensemble performances, the immediacy of shooting on location, and a loose, episodic story full of rich detail. But this is no urban fairy tale: the dreams of these girls are frustrated by a tawdry and brutal world in a shocking, sad finale.
		The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) February 2 at 1:30 pm Dir. François Truffaut (France, 1959) 99 min. In 1959, François Truffaut burst upon the scene, heralding the French New Wave with his emotional, autobiographical tale of a boy named Antoine Doinel. The 14-year-old star Jean-Pierre Leaud begins his career as director Truffaut’s alter-ego, Antoine, a young boy neglected by his mother and stepfather.
		Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim) February 9 at 1:30 pm Dir. François Truffaut (France, 1962) 105 min. Hailed as one of the finest films ever made, legendary director François Truffaut’s early masterpiece Jules and Jim charts the relationship between two friends and the object of their mutual obsession, a mysterious, enigmatic woman named Catherine, over the course of twenty-five years.
		Paris Belongs to Us (Paris nous appartient) February 16 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jacques Rivette (France, 1962) 141 min. Curious as to why a young man would take his own life, Betty Schneider visits many of the places frequented by the dead youth. A playful movie indebted to noir in its conspiratorial storyline and photography - though much lighter than true noir.
		Cleo from 5 to 7 (Cléo de 5 à 7) March 1 at 1:30 pm Dir. Agnès Varda (France, 1962) 90 min. Set in real time, this drama explores the internal turmoil of a flighty young pop singer who awaits the results of a medical examination for cancer. Leaving behind her elegant apartment for the bustle of the Parisian streets, she weaves through crowds and watches street performers while struggling with her fears and self-recriminations, confronting her shortcomings and finding hope.
No French New Wave film on March 8 (see Brazil Week) or March 15 (Daytona State College Spring Break).
		Céline & Julie Vont En Bateau (Celine & Julie Go Boating) March 22 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jacques Rivette (France, 1974) 193 min. Two friends cross the line between reality and fantasy and find themselves caught up in a murder mystery. Rivette celebrates the magic of stories and the power of the imagination in this thought-provoking cult classic.
		Breathless (À Bout De Souffle) March 29 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jean-Luc Godard (France, 1960) 90 min. Godard’s first feature-length film. Breathless attracted attention with its lean, exciting and casual style, bold visuals, innovative editing, hand-held photography and its portrayal of the modern world. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg play two young lovers on the run from the law.
		A Woman is a Woman (Une Femme est une femme) April 5 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jean-Luc Godard (France, 1961) 84 min. A playful tribute to the American musical comedy; this breezy film showcases Godard’s signature wit and intellectual acumen. The film tells the story of an exotic dancer as she attempts to have a child with her unwilling boyfriend.
		Vivre sa vie (My Life to Live) April 12 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jean-Luc Godard (France, 1962) 85 min. The downward spiral of Nana, a young Parisian who aspires to be an actress is depicted in a series of vignettes and cameo scenes.
		Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) April 19 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jean Luc Godard (France, 1964) 95 min. Described by director Godard, as "Alice in Wonderland meets Franz Kafka," this 1964 film noir is about a naive woman who takes up with couple of would-be bad guys in a disastrous effort to rob her aunt of a fortune. More buoyantly unpredictable in its sense of romantic doom than any of the director's movies since Breathless.
		Masculin Féminin April 26 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jean Luc Godard (France, 1966) 103 min. The story of a gang of restless youths engaged in hopeless love affairs with music, revolution, and each other. French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Léaud, an idealistic would-be intellectual struggles to forge a relationship with adorable pop star Madeleine in this candid and free-form examination of youth culture in throbbing 1960’s Paris.
		2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (Duex ou Trois Choses Que Je Sais D’Elle) May 3 at 1:30 pm Dir. Jean Luc Godard (France, 1967) 87 min. Set in the 1960’s, this is an utterly fascinating and engrossing meditation on the modern consumer lifestyle. Juliette is a housewife that turns to prostitution to bring in money so she can buy the newest dresses.
		Daguerreotypes May 10 at 1:30 pm Dir. Agnès Varda (France, 1975) 75 min. Daguerreotypes is an intimate documentary portrait of the small shops and shopkeepers on a short stretch of the Rue Daguerre, a picturesque street that has been the filmmaker's home for more than 50 years. Varda opens up a fantastic world in microcosm; a picture of a city and a way of life that no longer exist.

  

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