The season is organized by the French Cultural Delegation in Cambridge with the support of the French Embassy, London, Trinity College and the Judith E. Wilson Fund, University of Cambridge.
Délégation Culturelle Française
Ambassade de France
12B King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1SJ
Tel : (0044)1223-338091 / 467781 ; fax : 324645
Email: ifmj1@cam.ac.uk (Dr Isabelle Joyau)
Emile Zola au cinéma
4-28 avril 2002
To mark the centenary of Emile Zola's death and to complement the international colloquium it is organizing with the French Department of the University on 16-17th April, the French Cultural Delegation in Cambridge has prepared a season 'Emile Zola au cinéma'
The screenings will take place at the Arts Picture House (38-39 St Andrew's Street, Cambridge), unless otherwise stated.
Thursday 4 April, 7 pm: Germinal (Claude Berri, 1993)
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Sunday 7 April, 7 pm: Thérèse Raquin (Marcel Carné, 1953). Screening courtesy of the French Cultural Delegation in Cambridge and The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Thursday 11 April, 7 pm: Gervaise (René Clément, 1955)
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Friday 12 April, 3 pm: The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle, 1937) and L'Affaire Dreyfus (Georges Méliès, 1899) Screening courtesy of the National Film & Television Archive.
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Sunday 14 April, 5 pm: La Bête humaine (Jean Renoir, 1938). Presented with the support of the French Cultural Delegation in Cambridge and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Permission from Canal + Images.
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Monday 15 April, 7 pm: Au Bonheur des dames (André Cayatte, 1943)
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Thursday 18 April, 6.40 pm: L'Argent (L'Herbier, 1928; silent)
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Sunday 21 April, 5.15 pm: Pot-Bouille (Julien Duvivier, 1957). Screening courtesy of the French Cultural Delegation in Cambridge and The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Tuesday 23 April, 12.20 pm and Wednesday 24 April, 7 pm: This Filthy Earth (Andrew Kötting, 2001).
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Thursday 25 April, 7 pm: Human Desire (Fritz Lang, 1954)
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Special Free Screening: Sunday 28 April, 2pm: Emile Zola ou La Conscience Humaine (Stellio Lorenzi, 1978)
Venue: New Hall, Buckingham House Lecture Theatre, Huntingdon Road.
Special thanks to Dr Russell Cousins (University of Birmingham), Dr Wendy Bennett and Mrs Anne Lonsdale, President of New Hall.
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