An adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s. France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so...

Audrey Diwan is a French film director of Lebanese origin. Prior to becoming a film director she worked as a journalist and a screenwriter. She is a member of Collectif 50/50, a French NGO promoting equality between men and women in the film industry.

Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux is a French writer, professor of literature, and Nobel laureate. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology.

This event is free and open to the public.

The film will be shown in French with English subtitles.

This event is co-sponsored by the Columbia Maison Française with additional support by the Albertine Cinematheque, a program of FACE Foundation and Villa Albertine, with support from the CNC / Centre National du Cinema, and SACEM / Fonds Culturel Franco-Americain.

Please email [email protected] to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

Time: 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM EST

Free!

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