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cinéma FRANCOPHONE cinema: Alphaville (dir. Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)

November 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$11 – $14
Poster for Eric Fillion's curated series of Francophone cinema at the Bookshelf, featuring black text and sponsor logos on a white/grey background. A screenshot from each of the four films is present at the left side of the image.

IICSI Director Dr. Eric Fillion is curating a special Francophone Cinema film series at The Bookshelf Cinema (41 Quebec Street, Guelph). These French-language films (with English subtitles) push the boundaries of cinematic convention to explore urgent, timely topics. Intended for Francophiles and cinephiles alike, the fall 2025 program brings together a brilliant constellation of politically minded artists that straddled the line between cinema and literature amid turbulent times (1940s—1960s), voicing their opposition to war, imperialism, and the spectre of fascism while also enacting and articulating their vision for a better, more just and equitable society. 

The third film in the series will be Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville (1965). See the film synopsis and specifications below. We hope to see you there for the November edition of this exciting monthly film series!

Poster for Alphaville. A black and white painting depicting a man in a fedora and trenchcoat holding a pistol, with a woman standing behind him with her eyes shifted to her left. Behind the two of them is a futuristic cityscape. Black and white text provides the subtitle and credits, with the main title rendered in white stylized letters that evoke a neon sign.Alphaville
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Year: 1965
Country: France
Running Time: 99 minutes

A cockeyed fusion of science fiction, pulp characters, and surrealist poetry, Godard’s irreverent journey to the mysterious Alphaville remains one of the least conventional films of all time. Eddie Constantine stars as intergalactic hero Lemmy Caution, on a mission to kill the inventor of fascist computer Alpha 60.

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