COUSIN JULES

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Tue, Apr 29, 2014 5:45 PM
Film Info
Rating:Not Rated
Runtime:91 mins
Director:Dominique Benicheti
Year Released:1972
Production Country:France
Language:French

Description

DIALOGUE: University of Iowa film professor and head of film studies Steve Ungar will introduce the film and lead a post-screening discussion. All seats just $5. Co-sponsored by the UI Department of Cinematic Arts. PLUS - Free food/drink tasting with Wild Rose Apothecary, Iowa City based herbalists, including cocoa berry bliss, old crow bitters, and cocoa mint bitters, kombucha and an herbal treat platter

Part of BIJOU FILM FORUM, a curated series presented by the Bijou Film Board pairing special film screenings with UI departments for faculty-led discussions.

"For 91 minutes, the pleasure of the Guiteauxes’ company is ours. We are ultimately the richer for it." - David Fear, Time Out New York

"Cousin Jules concerns the essence inherent in actions, the way quotidian existence can be suffused with poetic peacefulness – and overwhelming sadness." - Zachary Wigon, Village Voice

Recorded over a five-year period, Cousin Jules is a rare intimate view into the lives of French blacksmith Jules Guiteaux and his wife, Felicie. Director Benicheti captures the simple, but beautiful existence of this peasant couple in the picturesque French countryside. The film was awarded the jury prize at the Locarno Film Festival in 1973, and although widely acclaimed around the world, remained unreleased in the United States until now. Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr says that Cousin Jules "is one of those rare experiences that’s rooted in the past yet feels very much of the moment."