Cinéma Francophone curated by Eric Fillion

The Bookshelf in Guelph is excited to bring you a new curated series featuring French-language films (with English subtitles) that push the boundaries of cinematic convention to explore urgent, timely topics. Intended for Francophiles and cinephiles alike, the fall 2025 program brings together a brilliant constellation of politically minded artists that straddled the line between cinema and literature amid turbulent times (1940s—1960s), voicing their opposition to war, imperialism, and the spectre of fascism while also enacting and articulating their vision for a better, more just and equitable society.        

Series curated by Dr. Eric Fillion (director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation and assistant professor at the School of Languages and Literatures, and affiliated faculty in History).

24 | 09 | 2025
Le Silence de la mer (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1949)
https://events.timely.fun/126azpw2/event/78132062/20250924190000

15 | 10 | 2025
Hiroshima mon amour (Alain Resnais, 1959)
https://events.timely.fun/126azpw2/event/78132098/20251015190000

5 | 11 | 2025
Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)
https://events.timely.fun/126azpw2/event/78132102/20251105190000

3 | 12 | 2025
Soleil Ô (Med Hondo, 1970)
https://events.timely.fun/126azpw2/event/78132116/20251203190000