Film
Stalingrad Lovers
Wed, Oct 17, 2012
- 6:50PM
LOCATION:
RUN TIME: 78min
FORMAT: DCP
LANGUAGE: In French with English subtitles
GENERAL ADMISSION: $12
MEMBERS: $7
STUDENTS/SENIORS:
$9 (Students 29 and under with a valid ID, Mon—Thu)
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Q&A with director Fleur Albert
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October 2012
Wednesday October 17, 2012
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Part of
BAMcinématek 2012
series Salut les jeunes! Young French Cinema
Directed by Fleur Albert | 2012
With Jean-Patrick Kone, Carole Eugénie, Jean-Paul Edwiges
Acclaimed documentarian Fleur Albert’s lyrical, narrative feature debut chronicles the precarious lives of crack addicts in Paris’ Stalingrad Metro station. Inspired by the true stories of its remarkable cast of nonprofessional actors, this stunningly photographed neorealist film noir follows Isaïe as he strives to make good on his promise to return his recently deceased friend Medhi back to his native Senegal and recover outstanding debts from his clients. Depicting the agony of poverty and addiction with striking immediacy, Stalingrad Lovers also captures moments of compassion and tenderness that keep hope alive in this marginalized community.