Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Films on the Green return to Tompkins Square Park this July



Films on the Green, a free French film festival in NYC parks, returns for another season beginning on June 2.

This year, for the 10th anniversary of the series, Films on the Green is featuring 10 guest curators, including Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, Isabella Rossellini and Laurie Anderson.

Two of the films will be in Tompkins Square Park:

• Friday, July 7, 8:30 p.m.
"La Cérémonie"
By Claude Chabrol, 1995, starring Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Bonnaire
Film selected by the creator of the series "Mad Men," Matthew Weiner

• Friday, July 14, 8:30 p.m.
"Port of Shadows (Quai des brumes)"
By Marcel Carné, 1938, starring Jean Gabin and Michèle Morgan
Film selected by writer, director and visual artist Laurie Anderson

Find the full schedule here.

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