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Partizanfilm: A Private Life (2025)

Partizanfilm: A Private Life (2025)

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Partizanfilm, 230 College Street, Burlington

Title: Vie privée
Date: 2025
Running time: 103 minutes
Language: French
Country: France

A black comedy mystery thriller. Starts at Partizanfilm on January 30; check the website for other dates.




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Northern Vermont
Partizanfilm: Arco (2025)

Partizanfilm: Arco (2025)

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Partizanfilm, 230 College Street, Burlington

Director: Ugo Bienvenu
Running time: 89 minutes
Country: France
Language: English

An animated science fantasy film that has received numerous award nominations. For showtimes, please visit the Partizanfilm website.




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Northern Vermont
Senegalese griot master Ablaye Cissoko

Senegalese griot master Ablaye Cissoko

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Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Senegalese kora master Ablaye Cissoko shares the stage in a mesmerizing collaboration with French accordionist and composer Cyrille Brotto. Together, they create an exotic, yet strikingly modern sound that melds the deep traditions of their very different musical cultures and showcases their unique artistry.

Ablaye Cissoko is an avid cross-cultural collaborator. He incorporates Mandinka griot traditions with contemporary musical creation, performing with artists across genres, including world music, jazz, classical and baroque. Cyrille Brotto is an accomplished diatonic accordionist and multi-instrumentalist, with a distinguished performing and educational profile across Europe. The rapport between these two artists is evident in their mesmerizing music. Together, they perform a gift of poetic imagination and musical intelligence, at times so harmonious that it seems as if touched by grace.

www.ablaye-cissoko.com | www.cyrillebrotto.com




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Northern Vermont
Partizanfilm: Boy Meets Girl (1984)

Partizanfilm: Boy Meets Girl (1984)

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Partizanfilm, 230 College Street, Burlington

Film title: Boy Meets Girl
Director: Leos Carax
Release date :1984
Running time 104 min
Country: France
Language: French




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Northern Vermont
VTIFF: The Battle of Algiers (1966)

VTIFF: The Battle of Algiers (1966)

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VTIFF, 60 Lake Street

One of the most influential political films in history, The Battle of Algiers vividly recreates a key year in the tumultuous Algerian struggle for independence from the occupying French in the 1950s.

Director: Gillo Pontecorvo
Run time: 121 minutes
Country: Italy, Algeria
Languages: Arabic, French with subtitles
Admission: $12 (general admission).
AFLCR member benefits apply. To receive the discount code, please write to info@aflcr.org




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Northern Vermont
Partizanfilm: Diva (1981)

Partizanfilm: Diva (1981)

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Partizanfilm, 230 College Street, Burlington

The screening time is TBA--please check the Partizanfilm website!

Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Year: 1981
Genre: Thriller
Country: France
Language: French

Synopsis: A young Parisian postman, Jules, is obsessed with opera and particularly with Cynthia Hawkins, a beautiful and celebrated American soprano who has never allowed her singing to be recorded. Jules attends a recital where Hawkins sings an aria; he covertly makes a high-quality bootleg recording of her performance, then steals the gown she was wearing from her dressing room.

Since its re-release in 2007, Diva has received acclaim from film critics.Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives it a score of 96% based on reviews from 56 critics, with an average of 8.2 out of 10. The website's critical consensus states: "Beineix combines unique cinematography, an intelligent script, and a brilliant soundtrack to make Diva a stylishly memorable film."




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Mardi Gras Party

Mardi Gras Party

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Hotel Vermont, 41 Cherry Street, Burlington VT

Join the Yankee Chank Mango Jam for live Cajun and Zydeco music, dancing, snacks, and cash bar!  More info at mark.sustic@gmail.com




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Northern Vermont
Partizanfilm: Betty Blue (1986)

Partizanfilm: Betty Blue (1986)

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Partizanfilm, 230 College Street, Burlington

The screening time is TBA--please check the Partisanfilm website.

In this  erotic psychological drama, a would-be writer (Jean-Hugues Anglade) falls for an unpredictable woman (Béatrice Dalle), then slowly realizes that she is going insane.

French title: 37°2 le matin
Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
Year: 1986
Language: French
Country: France

The film received both a BAFTA Award and Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1987.




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2026 Annual Meeting

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60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT 05401

The AFLCR's 2026 annual membership meeting will be held on February 22 from 2pm to 4pm in the Classroom at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center.




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