Ciné Club: Auction by Pascal Bonitzer

Pascal Bonitzer is one of France's most acclaimed contemporary filmmakers and screenwriters. A longtime writer for Cahiers du Cinéma, he has collaborated with directors including Jacques Rivette, André Téchiné, Raúl Ruiz, and Patrice Chéreau. As a director, he is celebrated for his elegant, intelligent films that blend wit, psychological insight, and literary sophistication. Victor comme tout le monde is his latest feature. Over the past three decades, Bonitzer has written or co-written more than forty screenplays and directed eleven feature films, including Encore, Nothing About Robert, Small Cuts, Looking for Hortense, Cherchez Hortense, The Great Alibi, and The Prize of Peril. His films have been selected for major international festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno, and have earned multiple César Award nominations. Widely regarded as one of the leading literary voices in contemporary French cinema, Bonitzer is renowned for crafting films that combine intellectual depth, subtle humor, and keen observations of human relationships. A Preview Evening with Boston Lyric Opera Join former Boston Lyric Opera General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson for a fascinating journey through legend, history, and opera, tracing how the story of Tell has been reimagined across centuries, with live musical excerpts from Rossini’s masterpiece. In-person, Indoor Event in French Come join us for the new Theater Club at the French Library, a place to read, watch, discuss and recite contemporary and classic French plays with fellow enthusiasts. DISCUSSION WITH BARBARA BOUQUEGNEAU Pascal Bonitzer takes on one of France’s most beloved characters, Inspector Maigret, portrayed by the equally legendary Denis Podalydès.