This summer, Films on the Green Festival presents 13 French and francophone movies directed by females filmmakers in different NYC parks. This year's theme is "Women Behind the Camera" and pays tribute to Agnés Varda, feminist filmmaker and pioneer of the…

The 2019 Films on the Green lineup focuses on female directors in French and Francophone cinema through a selection of 13 movies. This 12th edition pays tribute to “Women Behind the Camera” in honor of Agnès Varda, feminist filmmaker and pioneer of…

Navigate like a Native: An NYC savvy take on a City of Lights escapade

Paris Travel Course

Do you cringe at the wide-eyed traveler on the subway? A too-slow stroller along Bedford Avenue? The over camera-adorned customer at your favorite boutique?

Does FBAT (Fear of Being a Tourist) have you NYC shackled? Shake off your chains – tour Paris without being-a-tourist.

Be a…

I have been fortunate to have had several of my books illustrated by the New York-based French artist, Raymond Verdaguer. I have always been inspired by his work and the beauty of his art. This blog post seeks to present this artist's unique technique and approach, and encourage readers to pay closer attention to his work.

Born of Catalan parents in a…

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Venez soutenir des réalisateurs français indépendants et participer au festival!

Voici notre nouvelle sélection de films français pour notre 6ème édition qui se déroulera du 15 au 21 mars 2019 au Cinema Village, downtown Manhattan.

- un long métrage français: A THOUSAND PIECES by Véronique MÉRIADEC

(France | 2018 | 82 min | North American Premiere) Synopsis:…

Translating a novel to film is a language in itself - a dialect in discovery. Join Learn French Brooklyn in an exploration of the 19th century.…

Friday, February 8th - Warm up with some French wine wisdom. Join Learn French Brooklyn and Uva Wines for a most romantic tour of our favorite heartwarming, temperature rising, sweetheart wooing French Wines. Whatever the state of your heart is this chilly Season – French Wine enjoyed wisely (ie thanks to the info you’ll learn at our workshop) is THE answer.

Bring your thirst and your heart -…

The Ghetto drowned in the wake of the Marseillaise.

Napoleon’s conquering armies marched through European capitals, and ancient hierarchies crumbled to the tune of “Liberté, Égalité, et Fraternité.” Tumbling bricks followed rolling heads, and the Ghetto wall that had separated Jew from Gentile collapsed to dust.

At least…

Learn French Brooklyn présente: “Le petit sapin ébouriffé” Lecture et dédicace du livre par l’auteure Caroline Perry

Un évènement pour toute la…

Learn French Brooklyn based in Greenpoint, NY near the McCarren Park offers French Immersion classes for French Native Speakers ages 5 to 14 years old. 

The classes separated by age are based on The French Education National Program of CP, CE1, CE2, CM1 and CM2…

**DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS WE ARE RESCHEDULING THE SCREENING OF HAUTE CUISINE ON SATURDAY JULY 28 AT 8:30PM!**

HAUTE CUISINE (Les Saveurs du palais)

Directed by Christian Vincent, 2012, PG-13, 1h35

With Catherine Frot, Jean d’Ormesson, Arthur Dupont



Hortense Laborie (Frot), a renowned…

YOU WILL BE MY SON (Tu seras mon fils)

Directed by Gilles LeGrand, 2013, Rated R, 1h42

With Lorànt Deutsch, Neils Arestrup, Nicolas Bridet, Patrick Chesnais

Courtesy of Cohen Media…

ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS (Les Émotifs anonymes)

Directed by Jean-Pierre Améris, 2010, PG-13, 1h20

With Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré



Chocolate factory owner Jean-René (Poelvoorde) hires Angélique (Carré), a gifted chocolate maker. Although they are both incredibly shy and suffer…

EL DISCRETO ENCANTO DE LA BURGUESÍA (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie)

Directed by/Dirigida por Luis Buñuel, 1972, PG, 1h41

With/Con Fernando Rey, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Stéphane Audran, Delphine Seyrig

Courtesy of Rialto…

LE BOUCHER (The Butcher)

Directed by Claude Chabrol, 1970, Rated R, 1h33

With Stéphane Audran, Jean Yanne, Antonio Passalia



In a provincial French town, a sophisticated schoolmistress Hélène (Audran) befriends the charmingly passionate local butcher Popaul (Yann), a veteran of Algerian and Indochina…

GARÇON!

Directed by Claude Sautet, 1983, 1h32

With Yves Montand, Jacques Villeret, Nicole Garcia



Alex (Montand) is a head waiter in a popular Parisian bistro. Between his incessant comings and goings from the restaurant’s kitchen to the dining room, and from his friends to his customers, Alex dreams…

LA BUCHE

Directed by Danièle Thompson, 1999, 1h46

Courtesy of Rialto Pictures



Will there be “une bûche,” a traditional French dessert, for Christmas dinner? By trying to…

THE RULES OF THE GAME (LA RÈGLE DU JEU)

Directed by Jean Renoir, 1939, 1h50



At la Colinière, the deceptively idyllic country estate of a wealthy Parisian aristocrat, a selection of society’s finest gather for a rural sojourn and hunting party. While the masters are gathered around…

LE GRAND RESTAURANT

Directed by Jacques Besnard, 1966, 1h35

With Louis de Funès, Bernard Blier, Maria-Rosa Rodriguez



During a dinner at the "Grand Restaurant,” a South American head of state mysteriously disappears. The boss, Mr. Septime (de Funès), is soon suspected. An organization of formidable terrorists, already on…