• Oct. 17-21, online viewing.
• 5:15 p.m. Oct. 21, Zoom discussion (speaker TBA).
• World premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
• In French with English subtitles. 

The moving story of a mother (Catherine Deneuve) facing the unbearable and her son (Benoît Magimel) in denial of a serious illness and facing his approaching death. Between them, a doctor (Gabriel Sara) and a nurse (Cécile de France) fight to do their job and bring them to acceptance. Mother and son have one year, four seasons, to “dance with the disease, tame it, and understand what it means: to die while still alive.” The film is deeply poignant while realistic at the same time. Sponsored by the French program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

Participation is simple. Head to the CineCulure website for a link and instructions on how to view that week’s film. To participate in the weekly discussion, just email Dr. Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu by the Thursday before the Friday discussion for the Zoom link.