Antoine and Antoinette
(Movies) WhenFrom August 01, 2018 <m>(Wednesday)m>To August 16, 2018 <m>(Thursday)m> WhereFilm Forum
209 West Houston St.
New York City, New York 10014 (US)
Phone: 212-727-8110
Website: https://filmforum.org/series/jacques-becker-series
Event Details
ANTOINE AND ANTOINETTE
(1947) Pauvre mais beau, but c'est la vie for struggling pulp publishing house worker Roger Pigaut and his wife, the radiant Claire Maffei, a department store photo booth operator, who runs a veritable book club with the rejects her husband brings home, as he dreams of a motorcycle and rope dances along the edge of their rooftop, with time out for l'amour avant diner. A real slice of life, where neighbors casually pop in through garret windows, Pigaut lines his shoes with newspaper cut-outs, insinuating greengrocer Noel Roquevert saves the best leeks for Maffei, who sometimes blows a sou or two on a silly lottery ticket?but what if they won the big one? What if they lost the ticket? What if?? A triumph of the unsung Becker's cinema style: discreetly moving cinema, cuts on movement and action, and a steady if relentless pace that gave Becker a gift for pure narrative. The only film to ever be awarded the Cannes Film Festival Prix du meilleur film psychologique et d'amour-Best Psychological and Love Film! DCP. Approx. 84 min.
Wednesday, August 1st at 4:50pm
Friday, August 3rd at 2:45pm
Sunday, August 5th at 12:30pm and 6:40pm
Monday, August 6th at 12:30pm
Wednesday, August 8th at 12:30pm
Friday, August 10th at 12:30pm
Sunday, August 12th at 8:45pm
Tuesday, August 14th at 12:30pm
Thursday, August 16th at 4:30pm