The 17th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Unifrance Films’ celebrated annual showcase of the best in contemporary French film, hits screens at The Film Society, the IFC Center and BAMcinématek, March 1-11. More than two dozen New York premieres will be showcased during the series.

This year also marks the first collaboration with Emerging Pictures on a select number of titles including Delphine Gleize’s Moon Child, Rabah Ameur-Zaïméche's Smugglers’ Songs, Alain Cavalier's Pater, Laurent Achard's The Last Screening, Daniel Auteuil's The Well-Digger's Daughter and Mathieu Amalric’s The Screen Illusion. The films will be showing in over 50 venues across the country contemporaneously with their showings at Lincoln Center via Emerging's network of digital theaters. Q&A's from the Film Society venues will be broadcast live to many of those locations.

Film Society of Lincoln Center Program Director Richard Pena notes, "RENDEZ-VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA IS ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT IN THE ANNUAL CYCLE OF THE FILM SOCIETY; WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL ITS SUCCESS OVER THE YEARS, AND THIS YEAR OUR LINE-UP ONCE AGAIN PROVIDES SOLID EVIDENCE OF HOW VITAL, VARIED AND CHALLENGING THE FRENCH CINEMA REMAINS."

The Screen Illusion (L’illusion Comique) - Mathieu Amalric, 77 min

• Mon, March 5 at 3:00
• Tue, March 6 at 7:30

Pater - Alain Cavalier, 105 min

• Mon, March 5 at 5:15
• Wed, March 7 at 3:00

17 Girls (17 Filles) - Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin, 90 min

• Mon, March 5 at 7:30
• Tue, March 6 at 3:00

Moon Child - Crystel Fournier, 110 min

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Tue, March 6 at 5:15
• Wed, March 7 at 7:30

The Last Screening (La Dernière Séance) - Laurent Achard, 81 min.

• Wed, March 7 at 5:15
• Mon, March 12 at 7:30

Smuggler’s Songs (Les Chants De Mandrin) - Rabah Ameur-ZaÏmeche, 97 min

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Mon, March 12 at 3:00
• Wed, March 14 at 5:15

The Well-Digger’s Daughter (La Fille Du Puisatier) - Daniel Auteuil, 107 min

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Mon, March 12 at 5:15
• Wed, March 14 at 7:30