All the info about our "part one" of the "grand finale" for THE FRENCH HAD A NAME FOR IT, 14 films including a screening of the 3-part, 4+ hour 1934 version of LES MISÉRABLES featuring the great Harry Baur as Jean Valjean. (Fear not, there are two intermissions included in the screening!)

https://roxie.com/series/the-french-had-a-name-for-it-24-pt-one/

There are individual pages for the double features at the Roxie site.

For those in the Bay Area with thoughts of attending, know that while all-festival passes are sold out, we are offering a pass that admits to all of the shows in the Big Roxie (October 3--Bardot & Gabin in their only film together; October 6--early Gabind matinee double feature + LES MISÉRABLES; October 7--the "madness" of monster sacré Michel Simon, including the one-of-a-kind NON COUPABLE.

All passholders (including those purchasing the "Big Roxie" pass, will receive a free printed copy of my 2020 essay "The Big Sigh" reprinted from Bright Lights Film Journal--a warmup for the French noir book which will be published in November and available for purchase during FRENCH '24 Part Two (November 29-December 3--with 19 more films).

https://www.midcenturyproductions.com/

More details about the films, and links to ticket/Big Roxie pass purchases.

The full schedule on our festival postcard (not this dark in real life, though te films are very dark!):