Hommage à Sólveig Anspach à la Cinémathèque

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, the Cinémathèque Française will pay tribute to the American-Icelandic director Sólveig Anspach by dedicating a special evening to her with the screening of several of her films to be discovered from 5pm.

In 2017 she posthumously received, two years after her death, the César for best original screenplay for"The Water Effect".

On Wednesday, November 15, the Cinémathèque Française will dedicate a tribute to her with the screening of several of her films, including"Haut les cœurs!" with Karin Viard, but also the documentaries"Made in the U.S.A." and"Par amour".

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2017, 5:00 PM
SALLE GEORGES FRANJU
5:00 pm → 6:55 pm (113 min)

Vestmannaeyjar
Solveig Anspach
France / 1990 / 21 min / 16mm / VOSTF

Synopsis:
On a small island in Iceland, 15 years after a volcanic eruption, the inhabitants remember the facts but also their premonitory dreams.

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Skrapp ut
Solveig Anspach
Iceland-France / 2007 / 92 min / 35mm / VOSTF
With Didda Jónsdóttir, Julien Cottereau.

Synopsis:
Anna Halgrimsdottir lives in Reykjavik with her two sons: Ulfur and Hrafn. Tired of the Icelandic cold, she decides to sell her prosperous marijuana business in order to leave the island. Her "buyer" asks her for 48 hours to collect the money. During these two days, Anna will find herself drawn into a succession of zany stories.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2017, 7:30 PM
SALLE GEORGES FRANJU
7:30 pm → 9:20 pm (110 min)
Screening presented by Karin Viard

Haut les coeurs!
Solveig Anspach
France, Belgium / 1998 / 110 min / DCP
With Karin Viard, Laurent Lucas, Julien Cottereau.

Synopsis:
While expecting her first child, Emma learns that she has breast cancer. She will have to start treatments while continuing her pregnancy, and fight for two.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2017, 9:45PM
GEORGES FRANJU HALL
9:45pm → 11:40pm (115 min)

Made in the U.S.A
Solveig Anspach
France-Belgium / 2000 / 105 min / Video / VOSTF
based on the journalistic investigation by Cindy Babski

Synopsis:
This documentary about the death penalty in the United States is based on the case of Odell Barnes. Born in Wichita Falls, he was executed on March 1, 2000, at the age of 31.

For Love
Solveig Anspach
France / 1988 / 10 min / 16mm

Synopsis:
An inmate at Fleury tells the story of why she murdered her lover, a butcher boy.

Practical info:
Tribute to Sólveig Anspach
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Schedule: from 5pm
Cinémathèque Française
Infos and reservations!