Lost in Frenchlation: "Le dernier metro" by Francois Truffaut

Lost in Frenchlation is thrilled to be working together with La Mairie de 11ème for the second year in a row to bring you free outdoor screenings of French films with English subtitles as a part of the highly anticipated 10th annual La Chaise et l’Écran cinema festival! Join us for two short films followed by the classic feature length film « Le Dernier Métro » (1980) by François Truffaut (which won 10 César awards!) on August 18th.

The short films to be screened with English subtitles are:
1. « Une Dernière Course » by Sérgio do Vale (20 min, 2016)
2. « Insolation » by Léa Fabreguettes (6 min, 2015)

“François Truffaut’s 19th century feature is his richest, most satisfying film in years, adroit dramatic entertainment, gracefully romantic and uplifting. But it is also a fascinating chronicle of Paris life under the German Occupation – its daily terror, material deprivation, opportunism, cowardice, denunciation, as well as its quiet heroism and unexpected moments of laughter.”
- Variety

“In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.”
- Official Synopsis