Courtesy of Criterion
SCREENING
French Cancan
Friday, Jan 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Jan 23 at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Redstone Theater
Part of See It Big: Extravaganzas!
Dir. Jean Renoir. France. 1955, 104 mins. 35mm. In French with English subtitles. With Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, María Félix. In his amazing cinematic second act, Jean Renoir created a series of dazzling Technicolor period pieces in the 1950s. The greatest of them was French Cancan, a riot of color and movement set in 19th-century Paris starring the legendary Jean Gabin as the impresario who opened the Moulin Rouge. Historical drama, love-triangle romance, and music-filled extravaganza all at once, Renoir’s thrilling vision climaxes in an extended, splendid burst of dance and color that needs to be seen to be believed.
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Tickets: $15 / $11 senior and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / discounted for MoMI members ($7–$11). Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission. Review safety protocols before your visit.