My Night at Maud's (1969)
Éric Rohmer
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Date
- 16:00 / Cancelled 16:00 / Sold out Sunday, 16:00
Location
Grand AuditoriumCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Pricing
10% – Cartão Gulbenkian and Cartão Gulbenkian Mais
Pedro Mexia opens the second instalment of the ‘Power and Glory’ film cycle with a talk with Joaquim Sapinho. The session includes a remarkable example of the French Nouvelle Vague, My Night at Maud's, a romantic comedy that raises questions about love, religion and the complexity of human relationships.
Thanks to a job offer, Jean-Louis, a Catholic engineer, moves to the city of Clermont-Ferrand, where he doesn’t know anyone. During Mass, he meets Françoise, a devout woman whom he vows to marry.
Everything changes when, on Christmas Eve, he is introduced by an old friend to Maud, a divorced woman, mother of three, who questions Jean-Louis’ convictions about marriage, fidelity and morality.
Film in French, with Portuguese subtitles.
Power and Glory
This event is part of the film cycle ‘Power and Glory’, which includes films by Rossellini, Rohmer and Wiseman, curated by Pedro Mexia. Learn more
Biographies
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Pedro Mexia
Pedro Mexia (Lisbon, 1972) is a literary critic and columnist for Expresso and co-author of a political commentary program on SIC Notícias. A cultural advisor to the President of the Republic, he previously served as deputy director and interim director of Cinemateca. He has published volumes of chronicles, diaries, poetry and theater, and won the Grand Prize for Chronicles from the Portuguese Writers’ Association. He is co-director of Granta in Portuguese and coordinates Tinta-da-china’s poetry collection.
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Joaquim Sapinho
Joaquim Sapinho (Sabugal, 1965) is a director, screenwriter and producer, and one of the most unique voices in contemporary Portuguese cinema. A graduate of Lisbon Theatre and Film School, where he currently teaches filmmaking, he is the founder of the independent production company Rosa Filmes, responsible for supporting and promoting new authors on the national scene. His filmography combines fiction and documentary with a strong personal and observational dimension. His work has been presented and recognised at international festivals such as Locarno, Berlin, Pusan and Toronto.
Credits
Original title
Ma nuit chez Maud
Director
Éric Rohmer
Duration
105 minutes
Genre
Comedy, Drama
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