The Stylish Humanism of Jean Grémillon
La Petite Lise | France | 1930 | 35mm | 85 min. | French with English subtitles Director: Jean Grémillon
Event Details
Date
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Pierre Alcover, Julien Bertheau, Nadia Sibirskaïa
A father, sentenced for years to a prison chain gang after killing his wife in a fit of jealousy, is released. He is reunited with Lise, his now adult daughter who has committed a murder of her own. Lise will be immediately followed by Grémillon's featurette DAÏNAH LA MÉTISSE (1932, 35mm, 48 min., French with English subtitles), in which the title character is a bi-racial woman who faces dangers, along with her husband, on an ocean voyage.
A father, sentenced for years to a prison chain gang after killing his wife in a fit of jealousy, is released. He is reunited with Lise, his now adult daughter who has committed a murder of her own. Lise will be immediately followed by Grémillon's featurette DAÏNAH LA MÉTISSE (1932, 35mm, 48 min., French with English subtitles), in which the title character is a bi-racial woman who faces dangers, along with her husband, on an ocean voyage.
Cost
Free
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