MAUVAIS SANG
(directed by Leos Carax)
Saturday, May 17th, 2025 8:30 pm at The Yvonne Theater in Lawrenceville, NJ
Mauvais Sang is Leos Carax’s second movie, two years after Boys Meets Girl, whose success allowed the 25-year-old filmmaker to direct famous actors such as Michel Piccoli, as well as young talents like Juliette Binoche and Julie Delpy. The main character is once again portrayed by Denis Lavant, his partner in crime for his entire career. Mauvais Sang is a stunning masterpiece which seduces with its poetry and its lyricism, dazzles with its plastic richness and polished style.
A TRAVELER’S NEEDS
(directed by Hong Sang-soo)
Saturday, May 10th, 2025 7:30 pm at the Showroom Cinema in Asbury Park, NJ
A comedy of improbable encounters and unlikely language lessons, A Traveler’s Needs marks the third collaboration between Hong and Huppert (following 2012’s In Another Country and 2017’s Claire’s Camera). This time Huppert plays Iris, a woman who finds herself adrift in Seoul and without any means to make ends meet, turns to teaching French via a très peculiar method. Through a series of encounters, as we grow to know more about Iris and her situation, the mysteries of her circumstances only deepen. A charming troupe of Hong regulars complete the cast, including Lee Hyeyoung as one of Huppert's students and Kwon Haehyo as her flirty husband. A film about meaning and connection and the comfort of makgeolli, A Traveler’s Needs, offers a surprising take on inter-continental rendezvous and continues one of the most unique actor-director collaborations in contemporary cinema.