Fri, Jan 23 / 7 pm
Directed by Jacques Becker
1952, France, 96 min
French with English subtitles
Secrets, Lies & Betrayal: Presented as part of l’Alliance Française du Manitoba 100th anniversary celebrations
From Quai des Orfèvres to Jeune & Jolie to Le Confessionnal, this francophone film festival is an invitation to discover films from different times and places and surrender to the power of “Secrets, Lies and Betrayal”. All films are in French with English subtitles.
The Alliance Française du Manitoba was born in 1915 of the passion of Manitobans for the French language and francophone cultures. It has been growing for a century and has been nurtured by it’s will to create a community beyond the boundaries of language where everyone is welcome.
Golden Helmet (Casque d’Or)
Jacques Becker, former assistant to Jean Renoir created one of the great classics of French cinema. After killing a man in a knife fight, a simple carpenter attempts to start a new life with a prostitute that he has fallen for, but when an old friend is implicated in the killing he feels obliged to turn himself in, leaving his beloved Marie in the hands of the duplicitous gangster who orchestrated the whole sordid affair.Beautifully photographed, expertly acted, and a thoroughly compelling fatalistic gem.
