Foreign Language Film Double Bill
Thu, Feb 4 · 1:00 PM McLean Community Center
Chosen by you, our audience! Movies are shown in the original language with English subtitles. Always free, always awesome. Programs subject to change. Double Bill! Thursday, Feb. 4, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m. Black Girl (1966, Senegal; directed by Ousmane Sembène) in French and Wolof with English subtitles A young Senegalese woman moves to France to work for a French couple. She hopes to continue her former job as a nanny and anticipates a new cosmopolitan lifestyle. However, upon her arrival, she experiences harsh treatment from the couple, who force her to work as a servant. She becomes increasingly aware of her constrained and alienated situation and starts to question her life in France. NR. Running time: 59 minutes. Not recommended for audiences under 13. The Red Balloon (1957, France; directed by Albert Lamorisse) in French with English subtitles Oscar winner A boy befriends a seemingly sentient balloon and follows it through the streets of Paris. NR. Running time: 36 minutes. All ages.
