Please note: All films start at 8:00 PM.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 | PERSEPOLIS

8:00 PM • Wilf Campus, Schottenstein Theater

Persepolis OPENING NIGHT!

The winner of major awards worldwide, Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl coming of age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 | L’AVOCAT DE LA TERREUR (TERROR’S ADVOCATE)

8:00 PM • Wilf Campus, Furst Hall 535

L’AVOCAT DE LA TERREUR (TERROR’S ADVOCATE)Communist, anti-colonialist, right-wing extremist? What convictions guide the moral mind of Jacques Vergès? Barbet Schroeder’s documentary takes us down history’s darkest paths in his attempt to illuminate the mystery behind this enigmatic figure.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 | L’IVRESSE DU POUVOIR (COMEDY OF POWER)

8:00 PM • Beren Campus, Yagoda Commons

L’IVRESSE DU POUVOIR (COMEDY OF POWER)Isabelle Huppert stars in Claude Chabrol’s political and psychological thriller exploring a magistrate’s growing power—and personal danger—as she investigates the embezzlement of public funds.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 – DOUBLE FEATURE: LE PLAFOND DE VERRE (GLASS CEILING) + CHATS PERCHÉS (THE CASE OF THE GRINNING CAT)

8:00 PM • Beren Campus, Yagoda Commons

LE PLAFOND DE VERRE (GLASS CEILING)In the documentary Plafond de verre, director Yamina Benguigui examines the integration of immigrants and women into the workplace and interviews experts who discuss the reasons behind workplace discrimination in France.

CHATS PERCHÉS (THE CASE OF THE GRINNING CAT)Chats perchés by Chris Marker documents the appearance of grinning yellow cat paintings on Paris buildings and public surfaces in 2001, examining the city’s changing social climate and the May ’68 slogan that claims La poésie est dans la rue (“Poetry is in the street”).

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 | 10ÈME CHAMBRE – INSTANTS D’AUDIENCE (TENTH DISTRICT COURT – MOMENTS OF TRIAL)

8:00 PM • Wilf Campus, Schottenstein Theater

10ÈME CHAMBRE – INSTANTS D’AUDIENCE(TENTH DISTRICT COURT – MOMENTS OF TRIAL)A unique documentary on the ins and outs of the French judicial system, 10ème Chambre records the proceedings of a Paris misdemeanor court, shedding light on class differences and pressing social issues in France.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 | INDIGÈNES (DAYS OF GLORY)

8:00 PM • Wilf Campus, Furst Hall 535

INDIGÈNES (DAYS OF GLORY)Rachid Bouchareb’s war drama explores the contributions of some 20,000 Africans and 130,000 North Africans to the 1944–45 liberation of France—a country they had never seen before.

Directions

Schottenstein Theater on Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus is located at 560 West 185th Street (between St. Nicholas and Amsterdam Avenues). Directions to 560 West 185th Street »

Furst Hall on YU’s Wilf Campus is located at 500 West 185th Street (near Amsterdam Avenue) in Manhattan. Directions to 500 West 185th Street »

Yagoda Commons on YU’s Beren Campus is located at 215 Lexington Avenue (at 33rd Street) in Manhattan. Directions to 215 Lexington Avenue »

Note to YU community members: Intercampus shuttles depart Wilf and Beren at 7:15 PM, with return service to both campuses at 10:15 PM and 11:00 PM. Please check the shuttle schedule when making plans.