Saturday, July 8 at 1:00 p.m. | Eustache’s first completed film, ROBINSON’S PLACE (1963, France, 42 min. In French with English subtitles / Format: 4K Digital) follows two aimless young men who prowl the bars and dance halls of Paris in futile pursuit of female companionship. When one of their ostensible conquests spurns them, they plot a petty revenge. Eustache’s second narrative short, SANTA CLAUS HAS BLUE EYES (1966, France, 47 min. In French with English subtitles / Format: 4K Digital) stars French New Wave icon Jean-Pierre Léaud as Daniel, a young man who finds it easier to meet and talk to women while in costume as a department store Santa Claus. (Janus Films)
The Dirty Stories of Jean Eustache: The Film Center is proud to present a 12-film retrospective of Jean Eustache (1938-1981), a key figure in the evolution of the French New Wave movement. Eustache's authentic, passionate, and personal films both capture and broaden the spirit of “La Nouvelle Vague.” View full series.