Thursday May 4, 2023 - Sunday May 7, 2023
Paris comes to Peoria! Join us at the Peoria Riverfront Museum for four films by two legendary French directors, Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, presented by resident film curator Marc Eliot. Marc will be appearing in-person for pre- and post- discussion of all four films.
This special festival kicks off the next cycle of our “Art of Film” series Marc Eliot's Art of Film: Double Vision
With additional programming, every film is an unforgettable experience.
Join us for:
Jean-Luc Godard's 1960 Breathless
Thursday May 4, 2023
Programming begins at 5:30 p.m. | Film begins at 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy French songs in the Peoria Riverfront Museum lobby before Breathless, self-played on the Steinway! Complementary with ticket, savor a gourmet pastry from Ardor.
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Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 Contempt
Friday May 5, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.
Get tickets for Contempt (Film only) HERE
Join us for "Dinner and a Movie!"
Beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Museum Lobby
Join us for an evening of French cuisine coupled with a complimentary ticket to the film of the night, Contempt. Enjoy a themed menu, catered by Cracked Pepper, with special treats from Voilà Macarons, plus a very special Parisian gift for each attendee. New York Times best-selling author and resident film curator Marc Eliot will be at the museum in person to discuss Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt.
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Francois Truffaut's 1959 The 400 Blows
Saturday May 6, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.
Join us for a pre-film cocktail hour, beginning at 5:30 p.m. French Martinis will be served at concessions. One drink complimentary with ticket, with a cash bar available for any drinks after!
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Francois Truffaut's 1962 Jules and Jim
Sunday May 7, 2023 | 2:30 p.m.
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Join us to taste French wine on the Sun plaza!
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Enjoy a wine tasting with Mackinaw Valley Vineyard! Sample up to four local wines, in addition to an educational talk from Diane Hahn, Manager of Mackinaw Valley Winery on the essential differences between French and American wines.
See the Greatest Films on Illinois' largest movie screen, the way they were meant to be seen!
Join New York Times best-selling author, film scholar, historian, and resident film curator MARC ELIOT, for the ART OF FILM featuring the Greatest Films ever released, presented the way they were meant to be seen on the Giant Screen. Marc Eliot personally selects each film, focusing on directorial art and influence (auteur theory), and examines the masterworks of legendary film directors, providing a virtual pre-film introduction and a full post-film discussion for each film. See the ART OF FILM series every Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. Meet Marc Eliot in person at special ART OF FILM FESTIVAL events. Only at Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater, featuring Illinois’ largest movie screen!
Go behind the scenes with Marc Eliot. Get the exclusive Art of Film newsletter. Sign up for Film Society emails HERE!
Thank you to our sponsors
Drs. Jane and Darrel Gumm, Kathy and Harry Puterbaugh, Nancy Snowden, and Film Society
