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Paris, Texas: Richard Linklater and Nouvelle Vague

Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N State St, Chicago

Richard Linklater, Austin’s easygoing spinner of cinematic yarns, wasn't the obvious candidate to make Nouvelle Vague, a fact-inspired fable about the creation of Jean-Luc Godard’s innovative, era-defining French classic Breathless. […]

Iranian Masters: Jafar Panahi and Shahram Mokri

Alliance Française de Chicago 810 N. Dearborn St., Chicago

Born in 1960, and one of only two directors to win Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Chicago (all for different movies), Jafar Panahi trained under Iranian legend Abbas Kiarostami and joined […]

Voices that Carry: The Quiet Power of Kelly Reichardt

Alliance Française de Chicago 810 N. Dearborn St., Chicago

It's a miracle for any U.S. independent filmmaker, especially a woman, to build a ten-feature body of globally lauded work. A Competition veteran of the Cannes, Berlin, Venice, and Chicago […]

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