[su_heading size=”30″ align=”left” margin=”10″]Le Doulos (1961)[/su_heading]
Alliance Française de Delhi – Ciné Club in association with Institut Français
presents
Le Doulos
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Age Category: 16+
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Plot: Le Doulos begins by introducing us to Maurice, an ex-con, just released from prison after serving a six-year sentence. He then murders his friend, Gilbert, and steals the jewels he had been hiding, products of a recent heist. Shortly afterwards, Maurice plans a heist of a rich man’s estate and shares his plan with Silien, who is rumoured to be a police informant. Silien is later picked up and questioned by the police. The film unfolds from there, incorporating a number of plot twists revealed through Melville’s traditionally styled hard-boiled dialogue and picturesque visuals.
Kindly Note: Only 50 seats available. Free entry. First-come first-serve basis. COVID-19 measures to be followed strictly.
[su_heading size=”30″ align=”left” margin=”10″]Léon Morin Prêtre (1961)[/su_heading]
Alliance Française de Delhi – Ciné Club in association with Institut Français
presents
Léon Morin Prêtre
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville
Age Category: 16+
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Plot: In a small French town during the Occupation, Barny (Riva)is a young, wayward, sexually frustrated widow, living with her little girl. She is also a communist militant who long ago decided that the easiest way was the best. One day she enters a church, randomly chooses a priest (Belmondo) to confess to and, while in confessional, attempts to provoke him by criticizing Catholicism. Instead of being affronted, the priest engages her in an intellectual discussion regarding religion. The priest is Leon Morin, young, handsome, smart and altruistic. He invites Barny to continue the conversation outside of the confessional. She begins regularly seeing him and is impressed by his moral strength, while he makes it his mission to steer her onto the right path.
Kindly Note: Only 50 seats available. Free entry. First-come first-serve basis. COVID-19 measures to be followed strictly.