The Directors' Fortnight (La Quinzaine des réalisateurs) emerged in 1969 as an alternative to the Cannes Film Festival after its 1968 shutdown due to protests spreading across France.
It is a separate, non-competitive program that takes place simultaneously in Cannes. Directors' Fortnight proudly presents the French premieres of debut films by Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Nagisa Oshima, Martin Scorsese, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, and many others.
This series combines past and current international selections from the 40-year history of...
A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation! In collaboration with Emerging Pictures Miami Theatrical Premiere! Special Jury Prize for CATHERINE DENEUVE Cannes Film Festival 2008! Abel and Junon...
Laurent Cantet's The Class (Entre les Murs)
Winner of the Palme d'or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival France's official entry in the Oscars' Best Foreign Language Film category Melnitz Movies in co-sponsorship with the French...
The French Embassy Offers You 2 Free Tickets For The...
We are glad to offer you 2 free tickets for the Opening Night of the festival La Quinzaine des réalisateurs | The Directors' Fortnight! Write to cinema-ny@frenchculture.org and get to see...
Nocturnes and Polonaises
The 20 nocturnes reproduced here include Opp. 9, 15, 27, 32, 37, 48, 55, 62, 72, and the posthumous Nocturne in C-sharp Minor. The 11 polonaises include Opp. 26, 40, 44, 53, 61,71, and the...
Verdi: Aida / Chiara, Pavarotti, Dimitrova, Nucci,...
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