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The President's Wife Drama
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Playing Friday, May 9th at 7:30pm
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Long the woman-behind-the-man, Bernadette Chirac (Catherine Deneuve) arrives at the presidential Elysée Palace in 1995 frustrated and all but cast off by her newly elected husband, Jacques (Michel Vuillermoz). Having always worked in his shadow to help his ascent to the presidency, Madame Chirac now fully expects to finally get the place in the political elite she believes she deserves.
In Léa Domenach's whip-smart feature film debut based on true events, Madame Chirac's rise from invisible political spouse to major media figure—as calculated as it was inevitable—is chronicled with equal parts reverence and wit, driven by Deneuve's wryly memorable central performance.
In French wife English subtitles. In French with English subtitles.
The Bibi Files Documentary
directed by alexis bloom and
Produced by Alex Gibney
Using never-seen-before interrogation footage, this investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle provides an unflinching gaze into the private world behind the headlines. Petty vanity and a sense of entitlement leads to corruption, and the unwillingness of the Netanyahus to give up power. The extreme right senses opportunity in Bibi’s weakness, and the dominos fall.
We’re proud to be partnering with Jolt to bring you the film that Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t want you to see—February14th through March 16th Watch the film now at: https://on.jolt.film/fss
BONNARD, PIERRE AND MARTHADRAMA
directed by Martin provost
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COMING SOON
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
The beautiful and transporting new historical drama from multi award-winning director Martin Provost ('Séraphine', 'The Midwife') about the turbulent love story between the famous post-Impressionist painter and his lesser-known - but highly influential - wife. 1893. When aspiring French painter Pierre Bonnard (Macaigne) - a protégé of Claude Monet - meets Marthe de Méligny (de France), he has no idea that this self-proclaimed aristocrat will become the cornerstone of his life and work. From this moment, though she appears in over a third of his work, she's more than just a muse; together over five decades, the couple will explore creative fulfillment, love and jealousies that challenge the standards of the time, as the film interrogates the great mystery around their relationship. A brilliant story of creation and love, of fame and secrets, and the life of the remarkable artist nicknamed “the painter of happiness”. Provost’s vision for this material is clear and concise; what may appear as a traditional account of its subjects soon moves beyond conventions and evolves into something much more resonant and profound.
Past Screenings at the Film Society of Summit
SING SING DRAMA
directed by Greg Kwedar
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Playing in January
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. 13 actors — a majority of the cast — are former convicts who had themselves participated in the rehabilitative theater program. Most of the actors thought they would never again return to a correctional facility, let alone wear the green prison-issue uniforms. The film was shot in the summer of 2022 at the now-decommissioned Downstate Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley. And in a dismaying twist, most of the actors had themselves been detained or processed through Downstate, the very facility that had become their movie set, a haunting reminder of their past selves and an opportunity — a calling, some said — to send a message.
SING SING DRAMA
directed by Greg Kwedar
Discussion to Follow
Playing in January
Madison Community Arts Center
10 Kings Road, Madison
Divine G (Colman Domingo), imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn’t commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group with other incarcerated men. When a wary outsider joins the group, the men decide to stage their first original comedy, in this stirring true story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art, starring an unforgettable ensemble cast of formerly incarcerated actors. 13 actors — a majority of the cast — are former convicts who had themselves participated in the rehabilitative theater program. Most of the actors thought they would never again return to a correctional facility, let alone wear the green prison-issue uniforms. The film was shot in the summer of 2022 at the now-decommissioned Downstate Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley. And in a dismaying twist, most of the actors had themselves been detained or processed through Downstate, the very facility that had become their movie set, a haunting reminder of their past selves and an opportunity — a calling, some said — to send a message.