French Film Festival Fall 2026

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Enjoy the best of French Cinema at Calvin University each fall. Films are free and open to the public. All films are subtitled in English, and will be shown in the Bytwerk Theater, DeVos Communication Building on the campus of Calvin University.

For more information call (616) 526-6361. Sponsored by the Department of World Languages, the Alliance Française of Grand Rapids, Albertine Foundation, and Villa Albertine.

Albertine Cinémathèque is part of the French for All initiative by Villa Albertine – The French Institute for Culture and Education, and Albertine Foundation, and is made possible thanks to the support of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (CNC) and Unifrance.

A bout de souffle /Breathless

Wed., September 2, 2026, 7:00 pm. 

Jean-Luc Godard, 1960, 1h30 

Nouvelle Vague

Wed., September 9, 2026, 7:00 pm. 

Richard Linklater, 2025, 1h46 

En Fanfare / The Marching Band 

Wed., September 16, 2026, 7:00 pm. 

Emmanuel Courcol, 2024, 1h43 

 Promis le ciel / Promised Sky 

Wed. September 23, 2026, 7:00 pm.

Erige Sehiri, 2025, 1h32 

Jeunes mères / Young Mothers

Wed. September 30, 2026, 7:00 pm. 

Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, 2025, 1h45 

Le Mohican / The Mohican 

Wed. October 7, 2026, 7:00 pm. 

Frédéric Farucci, 2024, 1h27